1997–98 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1997–98 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' thirty-first season of operation in the National Hockey League. The Kings qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to St. Louis.
==Offseason==
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	T	October 1, 1997 	3–3 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	0–0–1
2 	L	October 2, 1997 	5–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	0–1–1
3 	T	October 5, 1997 	2–2 OT	@ New York Rangers (1997–98) 	0–1–2
4 	T	October 7, 1997 	3–3 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	0–1–3
5 	L	October 9, 1997 	2–3 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	0–2–3
6 	W	October 12, 1997 	7–4 	Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	1–2–3
7 	L	October 15, 1997 	3–5 	Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	1–3–3
8 	W	October 17, 1997 	5–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 	2–3–3
9 	L	October 19, 1997 	2–3 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	2–4–3
10 	W	October 21, 1997 	3–2 	New York Islanders (1997–98) 	3–4–3
11 	L	October 23, 1997 	1–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	3–5–3
12 	W	October 26, 1997 	3–1 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 	4–5–3
13 	T	October 28, 1997 	2–2 OT	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 	4–5–4
14 	W	October 31, 1997 	5–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	5–5–4
15 	L	November 1, 1997 	2–4 	@ New York Islanders (1997–98) 	5–6–4
16 	W	November 4, 1997 	3–0 	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 	6–6–4
17 	W	November 6, 1997 	5–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 	7–6–4
18 	L	November 8, 1997 	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	7–7–4
19 	W	November 11, 1997	8–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	8–7–4
20 	W	November 13, 1997	6–3 	San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	9–7–4
21 	L	November 15, 1997	1–5 	Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	9–8–4
22 	W	November 20, 1997	4–3 	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	10–8–4
23 	W	November 23, 1997	2–1 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	11–8–4
24 	L	November 26, 1997	1–4 	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	11–9–4
25 	T	November 27, 1997	2–2 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	11–9–5
26 	W	November 29, 1997	4–1 	New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 	12–9–5
27 	L	December 3, 1997 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	12–10–5
28 	L	December 4, 1997 	2–3 	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	12–11–5
29 	L	December 6, 1997 	2–7 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	12–12–5
30 	L	December 9, 1997 	1–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	12–13–5
31 	T	December 13, 1997	2–2 OT	Washington Capitals (1997–98) 	12–13–6
32 	L	December 15, 1997	0–7 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	12–14–6
33 	W	December 18, 1997	5–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	13–14–6
34 	W	December 20, 1997	4–1 	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	14–14–6
35 	W	December 22, 1997	1–0 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	15–14–6
36 	L	December 23, 1997	1–5 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	15–15–6
37 	L	December 27, 1997	2–4 	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	15–16–6
38 	W	December 29, 1997	5–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	16–16–6
39 	T	December 31, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	16–16–7
40 	L	January 1, 1998 	0–4 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	16–17–7
41 	W	January 4, 1998 	3–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	17–17–7
42 	L	January 5, 1998 	2–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	17–18–7
43 	T	January 8, 1998 	2–2 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 	17–18–8
44 	L	January 10, 1998 	3–4 	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	17–19–8
45 	W	January 12, 1998 	3–2 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 	18–19–8
46 	W	January 14, 1998 	4–2 	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	19–19–8
47 	W	January 20, 1998 	4–3 	Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	20–19–8
48 	W	January 22, 1998 	3–1 	Florida Panthers (1997–98) 	21–19–8
49 	T	January 24, 1998 	3–3 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	21–19–9
50 	W	January 29, 1998 	5–3 	Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	22–19–9
51 	W	January 31, 1998 	3–0 	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	23–19–9
52 	L	February 2, 1998 	0–1 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	23–20–9
53 	W	February 3, 1998 	6–3 	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	24–20–9
54 	W	February 5, 1998 	3–1 	New York Rangers (1997–98) 	25–20–9
55 	W	February 7, 1998 	5–2 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	26–20–9
56 	T	February 25, 1998	1–1 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	26–20–10
57 	W	February 26, 1998	7–4 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	27–20–10
58 	L	February 28, 1998	2–5 	St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	27–21–10
59 	T	March 2, 1998 	2–2 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	27–21–11
60 	L	March 5, 1998 	1–2 	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	27–22–11
61 	W	March 7, 1998 	2–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	28–22–11
62 	W	March 9, 1998 	4–3 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 	29–22–11
63 	W	March 10, 1998 	4–3 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	30–22–11
64 	L	March 12, 1998 	1–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	30–23–11
65 	W	March 14, 1998 	5–2 	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	31–23–11
66 	L	March 16, 1998 	1–2 	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	31–24–11
67 	L	March 17, 1998 	3–4 	Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	31–25–11
68 	W	March 21, 1998 	3–2 	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	32–25–11
69 	W	March 24, 1998 	4–3 	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	33–25–11
70 	L	March 26, 1998 	2–5 	San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	33–26–11
71 	L	March 28, 1998 	2–5 	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	33–27–11
72 	W	March 30, 1998 	3–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	34–27–11
73 	L	April 1, 1998 	0–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 	34–28–11
74 	L	April 2, 1998 	0–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 	34–29–11
75 	L	April 4, 1998 	2–3 	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 	34–30–11
76 	W	April 6, 1998 	3–1 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	35–30–11
77 	L	April 9, 1998 	0–4 	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	35–31–11
78 	W	April 11, 1998 	4–3 	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	36–31–11
79 	W	April 13, 1998 	4–2 	Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	37–31–11
80 	W	April 15, 1998 	2–0 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	38–31–11
81 	L	April 16, 1998 	3–7 	St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	38–32–11
82 	L	April 18, 1998 	1–4 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 	38–33–11
==Playoffs==
==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 	77	21	58	79 	53 	17 	4 	0 	2
 	RW 	81	29	31	60 	54 	6 	7 	3 	7
 	LW 	73	18	34	52 	18 	15 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	81	23	27	50 	94 	-3 	11 	0 	4
 	C 	79	28	20	48 	32 	6 	3 	2 	3
 	LW 	57	16	24	40 	66 	5 	5 	0 	7
 	LW 	74	17	21	38 	42 	9 	6 	0 	2
 	D 	74	9 	28	37 	63 	-5 	7 	0 	0
 	C 	62	11	13	24 	70 	4 	1 	0 	2
 	RW 	77	6 	15	21 	131	0 	0 	1 	1
 	RW 	58	12	6 	18 	27 	-2 	1 	4 	4
 	D 	80	2 	15	17 	179	7 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	45	6 	10	16 	49 	6 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	40	6 	9 	15 	42 	-10	0 	0 	2
 	D 	73	1 	12	13 	90 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	65	3 	9 	12 	33 	9 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	34	5 	3 	8 	32 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	62	4 	4 	8 	150	-9 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	72	0 	8 	8 	61 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	46	0 	8 	8 	111	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	22	5 	2 	7 	4 	-1 	2 	0 	0
 	LW 	66	2 	4 	6 	249	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	21	1 	5 	6 	10 	8 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	9 	1 	3 	4 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	25	0 	3 	3 	55 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	11	1 	0 	1 	4 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	60	0 	1 	1 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	0 	1 	1 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	12	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	8 	0 	0 	0 	6 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	17	0 	0 	0 	0 	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 	4 	1	2	3 	6 	-1 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	1	2	3 	6 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	1	2	3 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	3	3 	0 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	2	0	2 	6 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	1	0	1 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	1	0	1 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	1	0	1 	36 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0	1	1 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	1	1 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0	1	1 	8 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	0	1	1 	8 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0	1	1 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	0	0 	6 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0	0	0 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	0	0	0 	6 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	0	0	0 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	0	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	2 	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==
==Transactions==
==Roster==
==Draft picks==
==Farm teams==
==See also==
*1997–98 NHL season
==References==
* 
==External links==
Los Angeles Kings season, 1997–98
Los Angeles Kings season, 1997–98
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