# 1985–86 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1985–86 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 19th season in the National Hockey League. The Kings did not qualify for the playoffs for the seventh time in franchise history.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Smythe Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 426 | 310 | 119 |
| Calgary Flames | 80 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 354 | 315 | 89 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 26 | 47 | 7 | 295 | 372 | 59 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 282 | 333 | 59 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 23 | 49 | 8 | 284 | 389 | 54 |
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.

### Record vs. opponents

Smythe Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Smythe Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Calgary
—1−6−17−14−2−26−1−118−10−4
Edmonton
6−1−1—6−0−27−0−16−225−3−4
Los Angeles
1−70−6−2—1−5−25−2−17−20−5
Vancouver
2−4−20−7−15−1−2—3−3−210−15−7
Winnipeg
1−6−12−62−5−13−3−2—8−20−4
Vs. Norris Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Calgary
1−22−0−10−2−11−22−16−7−2
Edmonton
3−03−02−11−1−12−111−3−1
Los Angeles
0−1−21−22−11−1−12−16−6−3
Vancouver
0−33−02−10−32−0−17−7−1
Winnipeg
1−23−02−11−21−1−18−6−1
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Calgary
1−21−1−11−21−21−25−9−1
Edmonton
2−11−23−03−02−111−4−0
Los Angeles
0−32−11−21−21−25−10−0
Vancouver
0−1−21−20−30−31−1−12−10−3
Winnipeg
0−31−21−21−22−15−10−0
Vs. Patrick Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Calgary
2−0−11−1−12−11−22−13−011−5−2
Edmonton
3−01−0−21−22−12−10−39−7−2
Los Angeles
1−21−21−20−31−21−25−13−0
Vancouver
1−21−1−10−31−21−20−2−14−12−2
Winnipeg
1−20−2−11−21−21−21−1−15−11−2 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 10, 1985 | 5–6 | Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 12, 1985 | 4–5 OT | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | L | October 13, 1985 | 2–9 | Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 0–3–0 |
| 4 | W | October 16, 1985 | 4–3 | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | L | October 18, 1985 | 4–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 1–4–0 |
| 6 | L | October 20, 1985 | 5–8 | Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 1–5–0 |
| 7 | L | October 22, 1985 | 2–5 | Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 1–6–0 |
| 8 | L | October 25, 1985 | 0–5 | @ New York Rangers (1985–86) | 1–7–0 |
| 9 | L | October 26, 1985 | 2–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 1–8–0 |
| 10 | W | October 29, 1985 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (1985–86) | 2–8–0 |
| 11 | L | October 31, 1985 | 4–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 2–9–0 |
| 12 | W | November 2, 1985 | 8–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 3–9–0 |
| 13 | L | November 3, 1985 | 4–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 3–10–0 |
| 14 | T | November 6, 1985 | 4–4 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 3–10–1 |
| 15 | L | November 9, 1985 | 0–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 3–11–1 |
| 16 | L | November 13, 1985 | 2–7 | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 3–12–1 |
| 17 | W | November 16, 1985 | 4–3 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 4–12–1 |
| 18 | L | November 19, 1985 | 3–6 | New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 4–13–1 |
| 19 | W | November 21, 1985 | 5–4 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 5–13–1 |
| 20 | L | November 23, 1985 | 2–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 5–14–1 |
| 21 | T | November 24, 1985 | 4–4 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 5–14–2 |
| 22 | L | November 27, 1985 | 0–9 | Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 5–15–2 |
| 23 | T | November 30, 1985 | 4–4 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 5–15–3 |
| 24 | L | December 3, 1985 | 4–8 | Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 5–16–3 |
| 25 | T | December 5, 1985 | 6–6 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 5–16–4 |
| 26 | W | December 7, 1985 | 3–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 6–16–4 |
| 27 | W | December 8, 1985 | 4–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 7–16–4 |
| 28 | L | December 10, 1985 | 5–6 | @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 7–17–4 |
| 29 | L | December 12, 1985 | 0–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 7–18–4 |
| 30 | L | December 14, 1985 | 4–5 | Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 7–19–4 |
| 31 | W | December 18, 1985 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 8–19–4 |
| 32 | L | December 20, 1985 | 4–9 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 8–20–4 |
| 33 | L | December 21, 1985 | 2–6 | Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 8–21–4 |
| 34 | W | December 28, 1985 | 5–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 9–21–4 |
| 35 | W | December 30, 1985 | 4–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 10–21–4 |
| 36 | L | January 2, 1986 | 4–7 | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 10–22–4 |
| 37 | W | January 4, 1986 | 6–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 11–22–4 |
| 38 | W | January 5, 1986 | 3–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 12–22–4 |
| 39 | L | January 8, 1986 | 3–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 12–23–4 |
| 40 | W | January 10, 1986 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 13–23–4 |
| 41 | T | January 11, 1986 | 4–4 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 13–23–5 |
| 42 | L | January 15, 1986 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 13–24–5 |
| 43 | W | January 17, 1986 | 9–7 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 14–24–5 |
| 44 | T | January 18, 1986 | 4–4 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 14–24–6 |
| 45 | W | January 21, 1986 | 6–3 | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 15–24–6 |
| 46 | L | January 23, 1986 | 3–4 | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 15–25–6 |
| 47 | L | January 25, 1986 | 2–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 15–26–6 |
| 48 | L | January 27, 1986 | 3–6 | @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 15–27–6 |
| 49 | W | January 29, 1986 | 4–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 16–27–6 |
| 50 | W | February 1, 1986 | 9–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 17–27–6 |
| 51 | L | February 2, 1986 | 3–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 17–28–6 |
| 52 | L | February 6, 1986 | 2–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 17–29–6 |
| 53 | L | February 8, 1986 | 3–4 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 17–30–6 |
| 54 | L | February 9, 1986 | 3–7 | Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 17–31–6 |
| 55 | L | February 12, 1986 | 2–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 17–32–6 |
| 56 | L | February 15, 1986 | 1–4 | Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 17–33–6 |
| 57 | W | February 17, 1986 | 3–2 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 18–33–6 |
| 58 | W | February 18, 1986 | 5–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 19–33–6 |
| 59 | L | February 20, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 19–34–6 |
| 60 | W | February 22, 1986 | 5–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 20–34–6 |
| 61 | L | February 24, 1986 | 5–6 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 20–35–6 |
| 62 | L | February 27, 1986 | 3–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 20–36–6 |
| 63 | L | March 1, 1986 | 4–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 20–37–6 |
| 64 | L | March 2, 1986 | 1–5 | Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 20–38–6 |
| 65 | L | March 5, 1986 | 3–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 20–39–6 |
| 66 | T | March 6, 1986 | 5–5 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 20–39–7 |
| 67 | L | March 9, 1986 | 3–7 | Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 20–40–7 |
| 68 | L | March 12, 1986 | 0–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 20–41–7 |
| 69 | W | March 15, 1986 | 5–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 21–41–7 |
| 70 | L | March 17, 1986 | 6–7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 21–42–7 |
| 71 | W | March 18, 1986 | 5–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 22–42–7 |
| 72 | L | March 20, 1986 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 22–43–7 |
| 73 | L | March 22, 1986 | 3–6 | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 22–44–7 |
| 74 | L | March 23, 1986 | 1–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 22–45–7 |
| 75 | W | March 26, 1986 | 7–3 | Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 23–45–7 |
| 76 | L | March 28, 1986 | 1–2 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 23–46–7 |
| 77 | L | March 29, 1986 | 3–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 23–47–7 |
| 78 | L | March 31, 1986 | 2–5 | Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 23–48–7 |
| 79 | T | April 2, 1986 | 4–4 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 23–48–8 |
| 80 | L | April 5, 1986 | 3–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 23–49–8 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Bernie Nicholls | C | 80 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 78 | -5 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | C | 80 | 36 | 58 | 94 | 42 | -22 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Taylor | RW | 76 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 110 | -16 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiger Williams | LW | 72 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 320 | -6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Sykes | LW | 76 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 97 | -26 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Bryan Erickson | RW | 55 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Jay Wells | D | 79 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 226 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Fox | RW | 39 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 2 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Paterson | LW | 47 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 153 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Hardy | D | 55 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 71 | -11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Grant Ledyard | D | 52 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 78 | -22 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Redmond | D | 73 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 57 | -34 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Galley | D | 49 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 46 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Morris Lukowich | LW | 55 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 51 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | C | 48 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 56 | -29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | D | 49 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 61 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Paul Kelly | LW | 61 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 50 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian MacLellan | LW | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Wilks | C | 43 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Kennedy | D | 78 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 132 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Guay | RW | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Hachborn | C | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Hakansson | LW | 38 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Mongrain | C | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean McKenna | RW | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | D | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Currie | C | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Janecyk | G | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Brennan | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Duncanson | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Eliot | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hammond | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Melanson | G | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle Phair | LW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Tuer | D | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 150 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gans | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Healy | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Bob Janecyk | 2083 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 162 | 4.67 | 0 | 1130 | 968 | .857 |
| Darren Eliot | 1481 | 27 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 121 | 4.90 | 0 | 801 | 680 | .849 |
| Roland Melanson | 1246 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 87 | 4.19 | 0 | 654 | 567 | .867 |
| Glenn Healy | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.06 | 0 | 35 | 29 | .829 |
| Team: | 4861 | 80 | 23 | 49 | 8 | 376 | 4.64 | 0 | 2620 | 2244 | .856 |
    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 1985–86 season.

### Trades

| May 31, 1985 | To Los Angeles KingsDean Hopkins | To Edmonton OilersFuture considerations |
| September 9, 1985 | To Los Angeles KingsGlen Currie | To Washington CapitalsDaryl Evans |
| October 11, 1985 | To Los Angeles KingsPaul Guay 4th round pick in 1986 – Sylvain Couturier | To Philadelphia FlyersSteve Seguin 2nd round pick in 1986 – Jukka Seppo |
| October 31, 1985 | To Los Angeles KingsBryan Erickson | To Washington CapitalsBruce Shoebottom |
| December 6, 1985 | To Los Angeles KingsLen Hachborn | To Philadelphia FlyersCash |
| December 9, 1985 | To Los Angeles KingsRoland Melanson Grant Ledyard | To New York RangersBrian MacLellan 4th round pick in 1987 – Mike Sullivan |
| December 18, 1985 | To Los Angeles KingsJoe Paterson | To Philadelphia Flyers4th round pick in 1986 – Mark Bar |
| January 29, 1986 | To Los Angeles KingsLarry Playfair Sean McKenna Ken Baumgartner | To Buffalo SabresBrian Engblom Doug Smith |
| April 22, 1986 | To Los Angeles Kings3rd round pick in 1987 – Ross Wilson | To Buffalo Sabres8th round pick in 1987 – Tim Roberts |

### Free agent signings

| June 7, 1985 | From Michigan State University (CCHA)Lyle Phair |
| March 4, 1986 | From EHC Kloten (NL)Bob Mongrain |

### Free agents lost

| July 23, 1985 | To Philadelphia FlyersCarl Mokosak |
| September 11, 1985 | To New Jersey DevilsArchie Henderson |
| September 27, 1985 | To Edmonton OilersDean Hopkins |

### Waivers

| June 18, 1985 | To Montreal CanadiensSteve Shutt |
| November 15, 1985 | From Boston BruinsMorris Lukowich |

## Draft picks

| Round # | Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 9 | Craig Duncanson | Left wing | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 1 | 10 | Dan Gratton | Center | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 2 | 30 | Par Edlund | Left wing | Sweden | IF Björklöven (Sweden) |
| 4 | 72 | Perry Florio | Defense | United States | Kent High School, Connecticut |
| 5 | 93 | Petr Prajsler | Defense | Czechoslovakia | LTC Pardubice (Czechoslovakia) |
| 7 | 135 | Tim Flanagan | Center | Canada | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |
| 8 | 156 | John Hyduke | Goaltender | Canada | Hibbing High School (USHS-MN) |
| 9 | 177 | Steve Horner | Right wing | Canada | Henry Carr Crusaders (MetJHL) |
| 11 | 219 | Trent Ciprick | Right wing | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 12 | 240 | Marian Horvath | Left wing | Czechoslovakia | Bratislava Slovan (Czechoslovakia) |