1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season

Offseason

NHL draft

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1989 NHL entry draft held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Regular season

Mario Gosselin was the first goaltender in NHL history to lose a game without giving up a goal. Gosselin filled in for Kelly Hrudey and the Kings would give up an empty net goal. The result was a 7-6 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

On Wednesday, October 25, 1989, the Kings were shut out at home 5-0 by the Calgary Flames. It was the first time the team had been shut out in a regular-season game since Wednesday, March 12, 1986, when they lost at home 3-0 to the Detroit Red Wings. Prior to the loss against the Flames, the Kings had scored at least one goal in 261 consecutive regular-season games.

Wayne Gretzky's scoring record

On October 15, 1989, playing in only his 780th career game, Wayne Gretzky became the all-time leading scorer in NHL history, breaking the record of 1,850 career points set by his idol, Gordie Howe. Gretzky set the new record on a game-tying goal against Bill Ranford in the final minute of a contest against his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, in Edmonton. Afterwards, Howe was on hand to congratulate Gretzky on his accomplishment. The Kings went on to win the game in overtime.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 5, 1989||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 7, 1989||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 8, 1989||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 11, 1989||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1989–90) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||October 13, 1989||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||October 15, 1989||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||4–2–0 |- |7||L||October 17, 1989||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1989–90) ||4–3–0 |- |8||W||October 21, 1989||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||5–3–0 |- |9||L||October 22, 1989||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||5–4–0 |- |10||L||October 25, 1989||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||5–5–0 |- |11||W||October 27, 1989||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||6–5–0 |- |12||L||October 29, 1989||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||6–6–0 |- |13||W||October 31, 1989||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||7–6–0

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Playoffs

Round 1: (S1) Calgary Flames vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings

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|2-1-1 = |2-1-2 = |2-2-1 = |2-2-2 = |2-3-1 = |2-3-2 = |goalie2-1 = |goalie2-2 =

|3-1-1 = |3-1-2 = |3-2-1 = |3-2-2 = |3-3-1 = |3-3-2 = |3-4-1 = |3-4-2 = |goalie3-1 = |goalie3-2 =

|4-1-1 = |4-1-2 = |4-2-1 = |4-2-2 = |4-3-1 = |4-3-2 = |goalie4-1 = |goalie4-2 =

|5-1-1 = |5-1-2 = |5-2-1 = |5-2-2 = |5-3-1 = |5-3-2 = |goalie5-1 = |goalie5-2 =

|6-1-1 = |6-1-2 = |6-2-1 = |6-2-2 = |6-3-1 = |6-3-2 = |6-4-1 = |6-4-2 = |goalie6-1 = |goalie6-2 =

Round 2: (S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings

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|2-1-1 = |2-1-2 = |2-2-1 = |2-2-2 = |2-3-1 = |2-3-2 = |goalie2-1 = |goalie2-2 =

|3-1-1 = |3-1-2 = |3-2-1 = |3-2-2 = |3-3-1 = |3-3-2 = |goalie3-1 = |goalie3-2 =

|4-1-1 = |4-1-2 = |4-2-1 = |4-2-2 = |4-3-1 = |4-3-2 = |4-4-1 = |4-4-2 = |goalie4-1 = |goalie4-2 =

Player statistics

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Awards and honors

• Wayne Gretzky, Runner Up, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1989–90 season.

Trades

Free agent signings

Free agents lost

Free agent compensation

Waivers

References

• Kings on Hockey Database

References

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