1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Hockey League. The Kings finished 4th in the Smythe Division and lost in the Division Finals to the Edmonton Oilers 4 games to 0.
==Off-season==
The Kings held their training camp in Hull, Quebec.
===Draft Picks===
==Regular Season==
Mario Gosselin was the first goaltender in NHL history to lose a game without giving up a goal. Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.16, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9 Gosselin filled in for Kelly Hrudey and the Kings gave up an empty net goal. The result was a 7-6 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
===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===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 5, 1989 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 	1–0–0
2 	L 	October 7, 1989 	5–6 	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	October 8, 1989 	5–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 	2–1–0
4 	L 	October 11, 1989 	4–7 	New York Islanders (1989–90) 	2–2–0
5 	W 	October 13, 1989 	6–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 	3–2–0
6 	W 	October 15, 1989 	5–4 OT 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 	4–2–0
7 	L 	October 17, 1989 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1989–90) 	4–3–0
8 	W 	October 21, 1989 	6–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 	5–3–0
9 	L 	October 22, 1989 	4–7 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 	5–4–0
10 	L 	October 25, 1989 	0–5 	Calgary Flames (1989–90) 	5–5–0
11 	W 	October 27, 1989 	3–1 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 	6–5–0
12 	L 	October 29, 1989 	1–6 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 	6–6–0
13 	W 	October 31, 1989 	8–4 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 	7–6–0
14 	L 	November 2, 1989 	4–5 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 	7–7–0
15 	L 	November 4, 1989 	3–6 	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 	7–8–0
16 	L 	November 5, 1989 	3–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 	7–9–0
17 	L 	November 8, 1989 	4–5 	Calgary Flames (1989–90) 	7–10–0
18 	W 	November 11, 1989 	5–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 	8–10–0
19 	W 	November 14, 1989 	8–6 	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 	9–10–0
20 	T 	November 15, 1989 	2–2 OT 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 	9–10–1
21 	W 	November 18, 1989 	5–3 	Washington Capitals (1989–90) 	10–10–1
22 	W 	November 22, 1989 	6–3 	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 	11–10–1
23 	W 	November 25, 1989 	7–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 	12–10–1
24 	T 	November 26, 1989 	3–3 OT 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 	12–10–2
25 	L 	November 30, 1989 	6–7 	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 	12–11–2
26 	W 	December 2, 1989 	6–0 	New York Rangers (1989–90) 	13–11–2
27 	W 	December 6, 1989 	5–4 OT 	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 	14–11–2
28 	L 	December 8, 1989 	4–5 OT 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 	14–12–2
29 	W 	December 10, 1989 	8–4 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 	15–12–2
30 	T 	December 11, 1989 	2–2 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 	15–12–3
31 	W 	December 13, 1989 	5–2 	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 	16–12–3
32 	L 	December 15, 1989 	5–7 	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 	16–13–3
33 	L 	December 16, 1989 	2–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 	16–14–3
34 	W 	December 19, 1989 	9–5 	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 	17–14–3
35 	W 	December 21, 1989 	6–1 	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 	18–14–3
36 	W 	December 23, 1989 	4–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 	19–14–3
37 	T 	December 27, 1989 	5–5 OT 	Calgary Flames (1989–90) 	19–14–4
38 	L 	December 30, 1989 	3–6 	Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 	19–15–4
39 	W 	January 1, 1990 	7–4 	@ Washington Capitals (1989–90) 	20–15–4
40 	L 	January 2, 1990 	3–5 	@ New York Islanders (1989–90) 	20–16–4
41 	L 	January 4, 1990 	2–4 	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 	20–17–4
42 	L 	January 6, 1990 	4–7 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 	20–18–4
43 	L 	January 9, 1990 	3–4 	St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 	20–19–4
44 	T 	January 11, 1990 	3–3 OT 	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 	20–19–5
45 	L 	January 13, 1990 	3–6 	Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 	20–20–5
46 	L 	January 16, 1990 	2–4 	Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 	20–21–5
47 	W 	January 18, 1990 	9–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 	21–21–5
48 	T 	January 23, 1990 	3–3 OT 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 	21–21–6
49 	L 	January 25, 1990 	6–7 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 	21–22–6
50 	L 	January 27, 1990 	1–3 	New York Rangers (1989–90) 	21–23–6
51 	W 	January 30, 1990 	5–2 	New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 	22–23–6
52 	L 	February 1, 1990 	4–7 	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 	22–24–6
53 	W 	February 3, 1990 	4–3 	Calgary Flames (1989–90) 	23–24–6
54 	W 	February 6, 1990 	5–3 	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 	24–24–6
55 	L 	February 8, 1990 	1–5 	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 	24–25–6
56 	L 	February 10, 1990 	6–7 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 	24–26–6
57 	L 	February 12, 1990 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 	24–27–6
58 	L 	February 14, 1990 	5–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 	24–28–6
59 	L 	February 15, 1990 	3–6 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	24–29–6
60 	W 	February 17, 1990 	7–1 	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 	25–29–6
61 	W 	February 19, 1990 	3–2 	Washington Capitals (1989–90) 	26–29–6
62 	W 	February 21, 1990 	4–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 	27–29–6
63 	L 	February 24, 1990 	4–6 	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 	27–30–6
64 	W 	February 28, 1990 	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 	28–30–6
65 	L 	March 2, 1990 	3–9 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 	28–31–6
66 	L 	March 4, 1990 	2–5 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 	28–32–6
67 	L 	March 5, 1990 	0–5 	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 	28–33–6
68 	L 	March 7, 1990 	2–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 	28–34–6
69 	W 	March 10, 1990 	8–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 	29–34–6
70 	W 	March 12, 1990 	6–2 	@ New York Rangers (1989–90) 	30–34–6
71 	W 	March 14, 1990 	6–5 OT 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 	31–34–6
72 	W 	March 17, 1990 	5–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 	32–34–6
73 	L 	March 18, 1990 	4–7 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 	32–35–6
74 	L 	March 20, 1990 	2–5 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	32–36–6
75 	W 	March 22, 1990 	3–1 	New York Islanders (1989–90) 	33–36–6
76 	W 	March 24, 1990 	9–3 	St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 	34–36–6
77 	T 	March 27, 1990 	4–4 OT 	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 	34–36–7
78 	L 	March 29, 1990 	0–1 	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 	34–37–7
79 	L 	March 31, 1990 	3–6 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 	34–38–7
80 	L 	April 1, 1990 	4–8 	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 	34–39–7
==Playoffs==
===Los Angeles Kings 4, Calgary Flames 2===
===Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 0===
==Player Stats==
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	73	40	102	142	42 	8 	10 	4 	4
 	LW 	80	52	49 	101	38 	8 	20 	0 	7
 	C 	47	27	48 	75 	66 	-6 	8 	0 	1
 	LW 	73	31	37 	68 	62 	-8 	15 	0 	4
 	D 	79	20	42 	62 	36 	-3 	6 	0 	1
 	C 	77	17	28 	45 	27 	4 	1 	1 	4
 	LW/C	63	16	25 	41 	50 	7 	2 	2 	2
 	RW 	58	15	26 	41 	96 	17 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	64	7 	32 	39 	34 	7 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	62	23	13 	36 	49 	-7 	2 	2 	3
 	D 	75	15	21 	36 	322	2 	2 	1 	0
 	RW 	28	13	20 	33 	28 	-1 	1 	1 	0
 	C 	48	10	23 	33 	41 	4 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	48	5 	18 	23 	104	1 	3 	0 	0
 	RW 	45	7 	14 	21 	16 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	55	4 	13 	17 	93 	2 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	55	2 	11 	13 	78 	-6 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	68	10	2 	12 	224	-6 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	19	5 	6 	11 	45 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	62	1 	10 	11 	92 	23 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	34	3 	7 	10 	47 	-9 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	57	1 	8 	9 	42 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	52	1 	7 	8 	53 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	22	3 	4 	7 	10 	4 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	10	3 	2 	5 	9 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW/C	6 	2 	2 	4 	4 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	18	2 	2 	4 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	20	0 	4 	4 	56 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	11	1 	2 	3 	2 	2 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	11	1 	1 	2 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	12	1 	0 	1 	28 	-10	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	12	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	26	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	52	0 	0 	0 	18 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	10	3	9	12 	10 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	10	2	9	11 	6 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	10	5	5	10 	12 	-5 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	7 	3	7	10 	0 	-4 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	10	5	4	9 	12 	-2 	2 	1 	2
 	RW 	10	5	4	9 	19 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	4	4	8 	2 	2 	2 	0 	0
 	D 	10	2	3	5 	10 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	1	3	4 	4 	-4 	1 	0 	0
 	LW/C	10	1	3	4 	12 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	10	1	3	4 	18 	-8 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	8 	1	2	3 	2 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	10	1	2	3 	6 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	1	1	2 	2 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	10	1	1	2 	10 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	0	2	2 	10 	-9 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	1	0	1 	2 	-2 	0 	1 	0
 	RW 	7 	1	0	1 	9 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW/C	5 	1	0	1 	0 	-6 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	8 	0	1	1 	8 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	9 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	0	0 	6 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage 
==Awards and Records==
*Art Ross Trophy: Wayne Gretzky
*Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Wayne Gretzky, Runner Up National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
*Luc Robitaille, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Wayne Gretzky, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
==References==
* Kings on Hockey Database
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