# 1979–80 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1979–80 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 13th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings qualify for the playoffs, placing second in the Norris Division, but they lost in the first round to the New York Islanders. Just prior to the end of the season, the Kings sent Butch Goring to the Islanders for Billy Harris and Dave Lewis. Goring would help the Islanders defeat the Kings on their way to their first of 4 Stanley Cup wins. They also had the worst penalty kill percentage in a season in the history of the NHL at 67.70%.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 328 | 240 | 107 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 290 | 313 | 74 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 251 | 303 | 73 |
| Hartford Whalers | 80 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 303 | 312 | 73 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 268 | 306 | 63 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
League standings :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 48 | 12 | 20 | 327 | 254 | 116 |
| 2 | y – Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 318 | 201 | 110 |
| 3 | x – Montreal Canadiens | NRS | 80 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 328 | 240 | 107 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 310 | 234 | 105 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 281 | 247 | 91 |
| 6 | Minnesota North Stars | ADM | 80 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 311 | 253 | 88 |
| 7 | x – Chicago Black Hawks | SMY | 80 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 241 | 250 | 87 |
| 8 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 308 | 284 | 86 |
| 9 | Atlanta Flames | PTK | 80 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 282 | 269 | 83 |
| 10 | St. Louis Blues | SMY | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 266 | 278 | 80 |
| 11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | ADM | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 304 | 327 | 75 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Kings | NRS | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 290 | 313 | 74 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NRS | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 251 | 303 | 73 |
| 14 | Hartford Whalers | NRS | 80 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 303 | 312 | 73 |
| 15 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 256 | 281 | 70 |
| 16 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 301 | 322 | 69 |
| 17 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 261 | 293 | 67 |
| 18 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 268 | 306 | 63 |
| 19 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 248 | 313 | 61 |
| 20 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 20 | 49 | 11 | 214 | 314 | 51 |
| 21 | Colorado Rockies | SMY | 80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 234 | 308 | 51 |
Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe
bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference. x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

### Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1979–80 NHL records
Team
DET
HFD
LAK
MTL
PIT
Total
Detroit
—1–2–10–3–10–3–12–23–10–3
Hartford
2–1–1—2–1–10–1–32–1–16–4–6
Los Angeles
3–0–11–2–1—0–41–1–25–7–4
Montreal
3–0–11–0–34–0—2–1–110–1–5
Pittsburgh
2–21–2–11–1–21–2–1—5–7–4
Vs. Adams Division
1979–80 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
MIN
QUE
TOR
Total
Detroit
1–2–11–32–1–12–1–10–46–11–3
Hartford
1–2–11–30–41–1–22–25–12–3
Los Angeles
1–2–10–3–12–0–23–13–0–19–6–5
Montreal
3–11–1–23–12–1–13–112–5–3
Pittsburgh
2–20–41–32–22–27–13–0
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Patrick Division
1979–80 NHL records
Team
ATL
NYI
NYR
PHI
WSH
Total
Detroit
1–2–13–11–30–3–12–1–17–10–3
Hartford
3–11–31–2–10–2–21–2–16–10–4
Los Angeles
1–2–11–2–11–30–41–34–14–2
Montreal
3–0–10–3–13–0–12–1–12–1–110–5–5
Pittsburgh
2–1–11–0–32–20–3–13–18–7–5
Vs. Smythe Division
1979–80 NHL records
Team
CHI
COL
EDM
STL
VAN
WIN
Total
Detroit
1−31−32−1–11−2−12−23−110−12−2
Hartford
1–1–22−1−12–1–12–21−1−22−210−8−6
Los Angeles
3−0−14−01−2−11−32−21−2−112−9−3
Montreal
2−23−13−12−22−23−115−9−0
Pittsburgh
0−2–22−21−31−2–12−1–14−010−10−4 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | T | October 10, 1979 | 4–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) | 0–0–1 |
| 2 | W | October 13, 1979 | 5–3 | St. Louis Blues (1979–80) | 1–0–1 |
| 3 | L | October 16, 1979 | 6–8 | @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) | 1–1–1 |
| 4 | W | October 17, 1979 | 5–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) | 2–1–1 |
| 5 | L | October 19, 1979 | 3–6 | @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) | 2–2–1 |
| 6 | L | October 20, 1979 | 4–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) | 2–3–1 |
| 7 | W | October 23, 1979 | 7–4 | @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) | 3–3–1 |
| 8 | W | October 24, 1979 | 5–3 | Washington Capitals (1979–80) | 4–3–1 |
| 9 | W | October 27, 1979 | 7–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) | 5–3–1 |
| 10 | T | October 30, 1979 | 4–4 | Boston Bruins (1979–80) | 5–3–2 |
| 11 | W | November 1, 1979 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1979–80) | 6–3–2 |
| 12 | L | November 3, 1979 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) | 6–4–2 |
| 13 | W | November 4, 1979 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) | 7–4–2 |
| 14 | L | November 6, 1979 | 1–4 | @ New York Islanders (1979–80) | 7–5–2 |
| 15 | L | November 7, 1979 | 4–8 | @ New York Rangers (1979–80) | 7–6–2 |
| 16 | T | November 10, 1979 | 6–6 | Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) | 7–6–3 |
| 17 | W | November 13, 1979 | 4–1 | Colorado Rockies (1979–80) | 8–6–3 |
| 18 | T | November 15, 1979 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) | 8–6–4 |
| 19 | L | November 17, 1979 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) | 8–7–4 |
| 20 | W | November 20, 1979 | 5–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) | 9–7–4 |
| 21 | L | November 21, 1979 | 4–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) | 9–8–4 |
| 22 | T | November 24, 1979 | 4–4 | New York Islanders (1979–80) | 9–8–5 |
| 23 | W | November 27, 1979 | 5–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) | 10–8–5 |
| 24 | W | December 1, 1979 | 7–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) | 11–8–5 |
| 25 | W | December 4, 1979 | 6–2 | @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) | 12–8–5 |
| 26 | L | December 6, 1979 | 4–9 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) | 12–9–5 |
| 27 | L | December 7, 1979 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) | 12–10–5 |
| 28 | L | December 9, 1979 | 2–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) | 12–11–5 |
| 29 | W | December 12, 1979 | 7–4 | Hartford Whalers (1979–80) | 13–11–5 |
| 30 | W | December 15, 1979 | 4–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) | 14–11–5 |
| 31 | T | December 19, 1979 | 4–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) | 14–11–6 |
| 32 | L | December 20, 1979 | 3–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) | 14–12–6 |
| 33 | W | December 22, 1979 | 9–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) | 15–12–6 |
| 34 | W | December 27, 1979 | 3–0 | Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) | 16–12–6 |
| 35 | W | December 29, 1979 | 4–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) | 17–12–6 |
| 36 | W | January 2, 1980 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) | 18–12–6 |
| 37 | T | January 5, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) | 18–12–7 |
| 38 | T | January 6, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) | 18–12–8 |
| 39 | L | January 8, 1980 | 3–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) | 18–13–8 |
| 40 | W | January 9, 1980 | 6–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) | 19–13–8 |
| 41 | W | January 12, 1980 | 6–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) | 20–13–8 |
| 42 | L | January 13, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) | 20–14–8 |
| 43 | L | January 16, 1980 | 2–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) | 20–15–8 |
| 44 | L | January 19, 1980 | 2–4 | Atlanta Flames (1979–80) | 20–16–8 |
| 45 | L | January 22, 1980 | 4–5 | New York Rangers (1979–80) | 20–17–8 |
| 46 | W | January 24, 1980 | 5–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) | 21–17–8 |
| 47 | T | January 26, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) | 21–17–9 |
| 48 | L | January 27, 1980 | 1–9 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) | 21–18–9 |
| 49 | L | January 29, 1980 | 3–7 | Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) | 21–19–9 |
| 50 | L | January 30, 1980 | 1–8 | Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) | 21–20–9 |
| 51 | L | February 2, 1980 | 4–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) | 21–21–9 |
| 52 | L | February 3, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) | 21–22–9 |
| 53 | L | February 6, 1980 | 3–7 | @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) | 21–23–9 |
| 54 | L | February 7, 1980 | 1–4 | @ New York Islanders (1979–80) | 21–24–9 |
| 55 | W | February 9, 1980 | 7–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) | 22–24–9 |
| 56 | L | February 10, 1980 | 2–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) | 22–25–9 |
| 57 | L | February 12, 1980 | 2–5 | Washington Capitals (1979–80) | 22–26–9 |
| 58 | L | February 14, 1980 | 4–6 | St. Louis Blues (1979–80) | 22–27–9 |
| 59 | W | February 16, 1980 | 3–2 | New York Islanders (1979–80) | 23–27–9 |
| 60 | W | February 18, 1980 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) | 24–27–9 |
| 61 | W | February 20, 1980 | 3–0 | Boston Bruins (1979–80) | 25–27–9 |
| 62 | L | February 23, 1980 | 1–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) | 25–28–9 |
| 63 | L | February 26, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) | 25–29–9 |
| 64 | L | February 27, 1980 | 4–5 | @ New York Rangers (1979–80) | 25–30–9 |
| 65 | L | March 1, 1980 | 0–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) | 25–31–9 |
| 66 | W | March 2, 1980 | 4–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) | 26–31–9 |
| 67 | L | March 5, 1980 | 1–3 | Atlanta Flames (1979–80) | 26–32–9 |
| 68 | T | March 8, 1980 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) | 26–32–10 |
| 69 | L | March 10, 1980 | 3–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) | 26–33–10 |
| 70 | L | March 12, 1980 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) | 26–34–10 |
| 71 | T | March 13, 1980 | 2–2 | @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) | 26–34–11 |
| 72 | T | March 15, 1980 | 2–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) | 26–34–12 |
| 73 | W | March 19, 1980 | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) | 27–34–12 |
| 74 | W | March 22, 1980 | 4–1 | Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) | 28–34–12 |
| 75 | W | March 25, 1980 | 5–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) | 29–34–12 |
| 76 | T | March 27, 1980 | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) | 29–34–13 |
| 77 | T | March 29, 1980 | 2–2 | Hartford Whalers (1979–80) | 29–34–14 |
| 78 | W | April 1, 1980 | 4–3 | Colorado Rockies (1979–80) | 30–34–14 |
| 79 | L | April 3, 1980 | 2–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) | 30–35–14 |
| 80 | L | April 5, 1980 | 3–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) | 30–36–14 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Marcel Dionne | C | 80 | 53 | 84 | 137 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| Charlie Simmer | LW | 64 | 56 | 45 | 101 | 65 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| Dave Taylor | RW | 61 | 37 | 53 | 90 | 72 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Butch Goring | C | 69 | 20 | 48 | 68 | 12 | -21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Halward | D | 63 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | RW | 80 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 29 | -12 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Robert Palmer | D | 78 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | LW | 76 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 13 | -39 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | C | 77 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 88 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Goldup | RW | 55 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 78 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Carlson | C | 52 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 23 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Syl Apps Jr. | C | 51 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | D | 52 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 48 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Hopkins | RW | 60 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Selwood | D | 63 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 82 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | D | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | RW | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | LW | 75 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 91 | -19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Howse | LW | 33 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Paul Kelly | LW | 40 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | D | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | D | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | G | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hardy | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | D | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | LW/D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Keans | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Lessard | G | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Marson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Wells | D | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Mario Lessard | 2836 | 50 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 185 | 3.91 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 1405 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 98 | 4.19 | 2 |
| Doug Keans | 559 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 2.47 | 0 |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 306 | 3.83 | 2 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Dave Taylor | RW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Palmer | D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Simmer | LW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Carlson | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hardy | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Goldup | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Hopkins | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Howse | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Keans | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Paul Kelly | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Lessard | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Selwood | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Wells | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Mario Lessard | 207 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4.06 | 0 |
| Doug Keans | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10.50 | 0 |
| Team: | 247 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 5.10 | 0 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.

### Trades

| June 9, 1979 | To Los Angeles KingsBarry Gibbs | To New York IslandersTom Williams |
| June 11, 1979 | To Los Angeles KingsMike Marson | To Washington CapitalsSteve Clippingdale |
| August 16, 1979 | To Los Angeles KingsCash | To St. Louis BluesTom Williams |
| September 14, 1979 | To Los Angeles KingsBrad Selwood 4th round pick in 1982 – Dave Ross | To Montreal Canadiens4th round pick in 1982 – John DeVoe |
| March 10, 1980 | To Los Angeles KingsBilly Harris Dave Lewis | To New York IslandersButch Goring |
| March 10, 1980 | To Los Angeles KingsJerry Korab | To Buffalo Sabres1st round pick in 1982 – Phil Housley |

### Free agent signings

| October 1, 1979 | From Montreal CanadiensDon Howse |
| October 11, 1979 | From Saginaw Gears (IHL)Scott Gruhl |

### Free agents lost

| January 21, 1980 | To Philadelphia FlyersDave Gardner |

### Free agent compensation

| August 22, 1979 | To Los Angeles KingsAndre St. Laurent 1st round pick in 1980 – Larry Murphy 1st round pick in 1981 – Doug Smith | To Detroit Red WingsDale McCourt Rogie Vachon |

### Waivers

| February 10, 1980 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRichard Mulhern |

### Expansion draft

| June 13, 1979 | To Edmonton OilersLarry Brown |
| June 13, 1979 | To Quebec NordiquesHartland Monahan |
| June 13, 1979 | To Winnipeg JetsDennis Abgrall |
| June 13, 1979 | To Winnipeg JetsMark Heaslip |

## Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 16 | Jay Wells | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHL) |
| 2 | 29 | Dean Hopkins | Canada | London Knights (OMJHL) |
| 2 | 30 | Mark Hardy | Canada | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 50 | John-Paul Kelly | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) |
| 4 | 71 | John Gibson | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |
| 5 | 92 | Jim Brown | United States | University of Notre Dame (WCHA) |
| 6 | 113 | Jay McFarlane | Canada | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |