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1997–98 Los Angeles Kings season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1997–98 |
| year | 1997 |
| Team | Los Angeles Kings |
| Record | 38–33–11 |
| HomeRecord | 22–16–3 |
| RoadRecord | 16–17–8 |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 5th |
| Division | Pacific |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| GoalsFor | 227 |
| GoalsAgainst | 225 |
| GeneralManager | Dave Taylor |
| Coach | Larry Robinson |
| Captain | Rob Blake |
| AltCaptain | Luc Robitaille |
| Garry Galley | |
| Arena | Great Western Forum |
| Attendance | 13,019 |
| MinorLeague | Long Beach Ice Dogs |
| Fredericton Canadiens | |
| Mississippi Sea Wolves | |
| GoalsLeader | Glen Murray (29) |
| AssistsLeader | Jozef Stumpel (58) |
| PointsLeader | Jozef Stumpel (79) |
| PIMLeader | Matt Johnson (249) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Jozef Stumpel (+17) |
| WinsLeader | Stephane Fiset (26) |
| GAALeader | Jamie Storr (2.22) |
Garry Galley Fredericton Canadiens Mississippi Sea Wolves The 1997–98 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 31st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kings qualified for the playoffs for the first time in five years, losing in the first round to St. Louis in four straight games.
Regular season
On Saturday, April 11, 1998, the Kings scored three short-handed goals in 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Final standings
Playoffs
The Kings were swept by the St. Louis Blues in 4 games in the first round. At home (game 3) LA were leading 3-0, until Storr was run by Geoff Courtnall with 11:27 remaining in the 3rd period. Kings player Sean O'Donnell stuck up for Storr resulting in a 5-minute major for the Blues. St. Louis went on to score 4 PP goals in a 3:07 span. Jamie likely had a concussion or some injury from the charge as his reactions and play were sluggishly uncoordinated contributing to the goals especially the 4th one.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 1, 1997||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||0–0–1 || |- |2||October 2, 1997||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||0–1–1 || |- |3||October 5, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1997–98) ||0–1–2 || |- |4||October 7, 1997||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||0–1–3 || |- |5||October 9, 1997||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||0–2–3 || |- |6||October 12, 1997||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||1–2–3 || |- |7||October 15, 1997||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||1–3–3 || |- |8||October 17, 1997||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||2–3–3 || |- |9||October 19, 1997||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||2–4–3 || |- |10||October 21, 1997||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1997–98) ||3–4–3 || |- |11||October 23, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||3–5–3 || |- |12||October 26, 1997||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||4–5–3 || |- |13||October 28, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||4–5–4 || |- |14||October 31, 1997||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||5–5–4 ||
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Playoffs
|- |1|| April 23, 1998 || 3–8 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 1–0 || |- |2|| April 25, 1998 || 1–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 2–0 || |- |3|| April 27, 1998 || 3–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 3–0 || |- |4|| April 29, 1998 || 1–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues win 4–0 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | C | 77 | 21 | 58 | 79 | 17 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 27 | RW | 81 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 6 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 9 | LW | 73 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 8 | |||
| 4 | D | 81 | 23 | 27 | 50 | −3 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 | |||
| 44 | C | 79 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 | |||
| 20 | LW | 57 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 23 | LW | 74 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 3 | D | 74 | 9 | 28 | 37 | −5 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | |||
| 45 | C | 62 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 70 | |||||||||
| 22 | RW | 77 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 131 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 19 | RW | 58 | 12 | 6 | 18 | −2 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |||
| 6 | D | 80 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 179 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | |||
| 28 | D | 45 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 49 | |||||||||
| 26 | C | 40 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −10 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 14 | D | 73 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 42 | RW | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | |||
| 24 | C | 34 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |||
| 7 | LW | 62 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −9 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 5 | D | 72 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2 | D | 46 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 10 | C | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 17 | LW | 66 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −8 | 249 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | |||
| 33 | D | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 11 | RW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 12 | C | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −7 | 55 | |||||||||
| 52 | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −7 | 4 | |||||||||
| 35 | G | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 43 | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 31 | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 21 | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1 | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Stephane Fiset | 60 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 1728 | 158 | 2.71 | .909 | 2 | 3497 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 7 | 4.52 | .885 | 0 | 93 | ||
| 1 | Jamie Storr | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 482 | 34 | 2.22 | .929 | 2 | 920 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 9 | 3.72 | .883 | 0 | 145 | ||
| 31 | Frederic Chabot | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 267 | 29 | 3.14 | .891 | 0 | 554 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | Team | |||||||
| James Norris Memorial Trophy | Rob Blake | |||||||
| NHL All-Rookie Team | Jamie Storr (Goaltender) | title=Postseason All-Star Teams | url=https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=19971998 | website=records.nhl.com | access-date=July 9, 2023}} | |||
| NHL First All-Star Team | Rob Blake (Defense) | |||||||
| Best Newcomer | Jozef Stumpel | |||||||
| Bill Libby Memorial Award | Rob Blake | |||||||
| Defensive Player | Ian Laperriere | |||||||
| Jim Fox Community Service | Luc Robitaille | |||||||
| Leading Scorer | Jozef Stumpel | |||||||
| Most Inspirational | Rob Blake | |||||||
| Most Popular Player | Rob Blake | |||||||
| Outstanding Defenseman | Rob Blake | |||||||
| Unsung Hero | Mattias Norstrom |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 1,000th point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olli Jokinen | October 1, 1997 | ||||
| Donald MacLean | |||||
| Luc Robitaille | January 29, 1998 |
Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1997–98 season.
Trades
| November 14, 1997 | To Los Angeles KingsFuture considerations | To New York RangersBrad Smyth |
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Free agent signings
| November 7, 1997 | From New York RangersRuss Courtnall (1 year, $940,000) |
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Free agents lost
| September 4, 1997 | To Phoenix CoyotesBrad Tiley |
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Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Olli Jokinen | HIFK (Finland) | |
| 1 | 15 | Matt Zultek | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |
| 2 | 29 | Scott Barney | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |
| 4 | 83 | Joe Corvo | Western Michigan University (CCHA) | |
| 4 | 99 | Sean Blanchard | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |
| 6 | 137 | Richard Seeley | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | |
| 6 | 150 | Jeff Katcher | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | |
| 8 | 193 | Jay Kopischke | North Iowa Huskies (USHL) | |
| 9 | 220 | Konrad Brand | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
References
References
- "Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings Box Score — April 11, 1998".
- "1997-98 Los Angeles Kings Schedule".
- "James Norris Memorial Trophy".
- "Postseason All-Star Teams".
- Los Angeles Kings 2014–15 Media Guide, p. 201–03
- "1997-98 NHL Debuts".
- (January 30, 1998). "Robitaille reaches milestone".
- "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
- "1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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