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1991–92 Los Angeles Kings season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1991–92
year	1991
Team	Los Angeles Kings
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	4th
Division	Smythe
DivisionRank	2nd
Record	35–31–14
HomeRecord	20–11–9
RoadRecord	15–20–5
GoalsFor	287
GoalsAgainst	296
GeneralManager	Rogatien Vachon
Coach	Tom Webster
Captain	Wayne Gretzky
AltCaptain	Larry Robinson
Dave Taylor
Arena	Great Western Forum
GoalsLeader	Luc Robitaille (44)
AssistsLeader	Wayne Gretzky (90)
PointsLeader	Wayne Gretzky (121)
PlusMinusLeader	Jari Kurri (+24)
PIMLeader	Marty McSorley (268)
WinsLeader	Kelly Hrudey (26)
GAALeader	Kelly Hrudey (3.37)

Dave Taylor

The 1991–92 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 25th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Kings finishing second in the Smythe Division with a record of 35–31–14. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers in six games.

Offseason

In the Entry Draft, the Kings first pick, in the second round, was used to choose Guy Leveque from the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League. Their first-round pick had been dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in the Wayne Gretzky trade.

Pre-season

Main article: 1991 outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas

On September 27, 1991, the Kings played the New York Rangers in the first ever outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Caesars Palace. This was also the first NHL game in Las Vegas since 1968. The crowd on hand was 13,000 with the Kings beating the Rangers 5 to 2.

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 4, 1991||6–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 6, 1991||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 8, 1991||6–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) ||2–0–1 |- |4||L||October 10, 1991||1–7 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1991–92) ||2–1–1 |- |5||T||October 12, 1991||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) ||2–1–2 |- |6||W||October 16, 1991||8–5 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1991–92) ||3–1–2 |- |7||W||October 19, 1991||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) ||4–1–2 |- |8||L||October 22, 1991||2–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) ||4–2–2 |- |9||L||October 23, 1991||2–7 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1991–92) ||4–3–2 |- |10||W||October 26, 1991||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1991–92) ||5–3–2 |- |11||W||October 28, 1991||4–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) ||6–3–2 |- |12||T||October 30, 1991||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1991–92) ||6–3–3 |- |13||W||October 31, 1991||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) ||7–3–3

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| Legend:

Playoffs

The Kings lost in the Division Semi-finals to the Edmonton Oilers, four games to two.

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

|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 = |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 = |goalie6-1 = |goalie6-2 =

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	74	31	90	121	34
Luc Robitaille	80	44	63	107	95
Tony Granato	80	39	29	68	187
Jari Kurri	73	23	37	60	24
Mike Donnelly	80	29	16	45	20
Bob Kudelski	80	22	21	43	42
Corey Millen	46	20	21	41	44
Tomas Sandstrom	49	17	22	39	70
Dave Taylor	77	10	19	29	63
John McIntyre	73	5	19	24	100
Jay Miller	67	4	7	11	249
Kyosti Karjalainen	28	1	8	9	12
Randy Gilhen	33	3	6	9	14
Scott Bjugstad	22	2	4	6	10
Sylvain Couturier	14	3	1	4	2
Jim Thomson	45	1	2	3	162
Francois Breault	6	1	0	1	30
Ilkka Sinisalo	3	0	1	1	2
Shawn McCosh	4	0	0	0	4
Sean Whyte	3	0	0	0	0

Defensemen

Note: GP = Games played; G= Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Brian Benning	53	2	30	32	99
Marty McSorley	71	7	22	29	268
Charlie Huddy	56	4	19	23	43
Rob Blake	57	7	13	20	102
Peter Ahola	71	7	12	19	101
Larry Robinson	56	3	10	13	37
Tim Watters	37	0	7	7	92
Darryl Sydor	18	1	5	6	22
Paul Coffey	10	1	4	5	25
Brent Thompson	27	0	5	5	89
Jeff Chychrun	26	0	3	3	76
Rene Chapdelaine	16	0	1	1	10
Rod Buskas	5	0	0	0	11

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Kelly Hrudey	60	26	17	13	1	3.37
Daniel Berthiaume	19	7	10	1	0	4.04
Steve Weeks	7	1	3	0	0	4.05
David Goverde	2	1	1	0	0	4.50

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season.

Trades

February 19, 1992	To Los Angeles KingsPaul Coffey	To Pittsburgh PenguinsJeff Chychrun
Brian Benning
1st round pick in [1992](1992-nhl-entry-draft) - Jason Bowen

Free agents lost

September 17, 1991	To Montreal CanadiensStéphane Richer

Lost in expansion draft

May 30, 1991	To Minnesota North StarsJim Thomson

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1991 NHL entry draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.

Round	#	Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	42	Guy Leveque	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
4	79	Keith Redmond	Bowling Green University (CCHA)
4	81	Alexei Zhitnik	Sokil Kyiv (USSR)
5	108	Pauli Jaks	HC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland)
6	130	Brett Seguin	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7	152	Kelly Fairchild	Grand Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
9	196	Craig Brown	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
10	218	Mattias Olsson	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
11	240	Andre Boulianne	Longueuil College Francais (QPJHL)
12	262	Michael Gaul	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
[S](1991-nhl-supplemental-draft)	26	Brendan Creagh	University of Vermont (Hockey East)

References

Kings on Hockey Database

References

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