1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 11,219 NHL 1980–81 1980 Los Angeles Kings 43–24–13 22–11–7 21–13–6 Wales 2nd Norris 2nd 337 290 George Maguire Bob Berry Mike Murphy None The Forum Marcel Dionne (58) Marcel Dionne (77) Marcel Dionne (135) Marcel Dionne (54) Jay Wells (155) Mario Lessard (35) Mario Lessard (3.26) The 1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Kings make it to the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Rangers. 2 Offseason July 2010 Regular season Final standings LAK LAK Record vs. opponents LAK Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#552583 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 5px solid; 1980–81 regular season1980-81 Los Angeles Kings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1981_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 27, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 11, 1980||8–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 14, 1980||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 16, 1980||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 18, 1980||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Rockies (1980–81) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||October 22, 1980||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1980–81) ||4–1–0 |- |6||W||October 25, 1980||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) ||5–1–0 |- |7||T||October 26, 1980||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) ||5–1–1 |- |8||W||October 28, 1980||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) ||6–1–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1980||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1980–81) ||7–1–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||W||November 1, 1980||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1980–81) ||8–1–1 |- |11||W||November 2, 1980||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1980–81) ||9–1–1 |- |12||W||November 5, 1980||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) ||10–1–1 |- |13||L||November 6, 1980||2–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) ||10–2–1 |- |14||L||November 8, 1980||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) ||10–3–1 |- |15||W||November 10, 1980||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1980–81) ||11–3–1 |- |16||L||November 12, 1980||4–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) ||11–4–1 |- |17||L||November 15, 1980||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1980–81) ||11–5–1 |- |18||W||November 16, 1980||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) ||12–5–1 |- |19||W||November 19, 1980||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) ||13–5–1 |- |20||W||November 22, 1980||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) ||14–5–1 |- |21||W||November 24, 1980||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) ||15–5–1 |- |22||L||November 26, 1980||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) ||15–6–1 |- |23||W||November 29, 1980||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) ||16–6–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||W||December 2, 1980||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1980–81) ||17–6–1 |- |25||W||December 4, 1980||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) ||18–6–1 |- |26||W||December 6, 1980||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1980–81) ||19–6–1 |- |27||L||December 8, 1980||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1980–81) ||19–7–1 |- |28||W||December 10, 1980||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) ||20–7–1 |- |29||W||December 11, 1980||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) ||21–7–1 |- |30||T||December 13, 1980||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) ||21–7–2 |- |31||L||December 14, 1980||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) ||21–8–2 |- |32||T||December 17, 1980||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) ||21–8–3 |- |33||L||December 20, 1980||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) ||21–9–3 |- |34||W||December 23, 1980||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) ||22–9–3 |- |35||W||December 26, 1980||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) ||23–9–3 |- |36||T||December 27, 1980||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1980–81) ||23–9–4 |- |37||L||December 30, 1980||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) ||23–10–4 |- |38||W||December 31, 1980||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) ||24–10–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |39||L||January 2, 1981||6–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) ||24–11–4 |- |40||W||January 5, 1981||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1980–81) ||25–11–4 |- |41||W||January 7, 1981||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1980–81) ||26–11–4 |- |42||T||January 10, 1981||6–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) ||26–11–5 |- |43||T||January 11, 1981||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) ||26–11–6 |- |44||W||January 14, 1981||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) ||27–11–6 |- |45||L||January 15, 1981||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) ||27–12–6 |- |46||L||January 17, 1981||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) ||27–13–6 |- |47||L||January 18, 1981||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) ||27–14–6 |- |48||W||January 20, 1981||11–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) ||28–14–6 |- |49||T||January 22, 1981||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) ||28–14–7 |- |50||W||January 24, 1981||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) ||29–14–7 |- |51||W||January 26, 1981||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) ||30–14–7 |- |52||L||January 28, 1981||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1980–81) ||30–15–7 |- |53||W||January 31, 1981||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) ||31–15–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |54||W||February 2, 1981||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1980–81) ||32–15–7 |- |55||L||February 3, 1981||1–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1980–81) ||32–16–7 |- |56||L||February 5, 1981||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) ||32–17–7 |- |57||T||February 7, 1981||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1980–81) ||32–17–8 |- |58||T||February 12, 1981||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) ||32–17–9 |- |59||L||February 14, 1981||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1980–81) ||32–18–9 |- |60||L||February 18, 1981||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) ||32–19–9 |- |61||L||February 21, 1981||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) ||32–20–9 |- |62||W||February 24, 1981||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) ||33–20–9 |- |63||W||February 26, 1981||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) ||34–20–9 |- |64||L||February 28, 1981||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1980–81) ||34–21–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |65||W||March 2, 1981||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) ||35–21–9 |- |66||L||March 4, 1981||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) ||35–22–9 |- |67||W||March 6, 1981||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) ||36–22–9 |- |68||W||March 8, 1981||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) ||37–22–9 |- |69||T||March 11, 1981||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) ||37–22–10 |- |70||W||March 14, 1981||10–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) ||38–22–10 |- |71||L||March 17, 1981||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) ||38–23–10 |- |72||T||March 19, 1981||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) ||38–23–11 |- |73||T||March 21, 1981||6–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) ||38–23–12 |- |74||W||March 22, 1981||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) ||39–23–12 |- |75||W||March 24, 1981||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) ||40–23–12 |- |76||W||March 25, 1981||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) ||41–23–12 |- |77||W||March 28, 1981||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) ||42–23–12 |- |78||W||March 31, 1981||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) ||43–23–12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||L||April 2, 1981||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) ||43–24–12 |- |80||T||April 4, 1981||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Rockies (1980–81) ||43–24–13 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs July 2010 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Marcel Dionne C 80 58 77 135 70552349 Dave Taylor Dave Taylor (ice hockey) RW 72 47 65 112 130471303 Charlie Simmer LW 65 56 49 105 62312309 Larry Murphy Larry Murphy (ice hockey) D 80 16 60 76 7917511 Jerry Korab D 78 9 43 52 13910302 Billy Harris Billy Harris (ice hockey b. 1952) RW 80 20 29 49 36-1141 Jim Fox Jim Fox (ice hockey) RW 71 18 25 43 80202 Mike Murphy Mike Murphy (ice hockey b. 1950) RW 68 16 23 39 54-7211 Steve Jensen LW 74 19 19 38 88-6514 Greg Terrion LW 73 12 25 37 99-1202 Dan Bonar C 71 11 15 26 570313 Dean Hopkins RW 67 8 18 26 1186201 Mark Hardy Mark Lea Hardy D 77 5 20 25 7714301 Garry Unger C 58 10 10 20 40-17100 Doug Halward D 51 4 15 19 96-2100 Jay Wells D 72 5 13 18 1559001 Andre St. Laurent C 22 10 6 16 638002 Glenn Goldup RW 49 6 9 15 35-2000 Dave Lewis Dave Lewis (ice hockey) D 67 1 12 13 9825000 John Paul Kelly John-Paul Kelly (ice hockey) LW 19 3 6 9 84000 Rick Chartraw D/RW 21 1 6 7 281001 Robert Palmer Rob Palmer (ice hockey b. 1956) D 13 0 4 4 135000 Rick Martin LW 1 1 1 2 01000 Don Luce C 10 1 0 1 2-4000 Mario Lessard G 64 0 1 1 80000 Jim Rutherford G 3 0 1 1 00000 John Gibson John Gibson (ice hockey b. 1959) D 4 0 0 0 21-5000 Ron Grahame G 6 0 0 0 00000 Doug Keans G 9 0 0 0 70000 Dave Morrison Dave Morrison (ice hockey) RW 3 0 0 0 0-1000 Paul Pageau G 1 0 0 0 00000 Kevin Schamehorn RW 5 0 0 0 4-1000 Don Waddell D 1 0 0 0 0-1000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Mario Lessard 3746 64 35 18 11 203 3.25 2 Ron Grahame 360 6 3 2 1 28 4.67 0 Jim Rutherford 180 3 3 0 0 10 3.33 0 Doug Keans 454 9 2 3 1 37 4.89 0 Paul Pageau 60 1 0 1 0 8 8.00 0 Team: 4800 80 43 24 13 286 3.57 2 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Dave Taylor Dave Taylor (ice hockey) RW 4 2 2 4 10100 Marcel Dionne C 4 1 3 4 7100 Larry Murphy Larry Murphy (ice hockey) D 4 3 0 3 2100 Billy Harris Billy Harris (ice hockey b. 1952) RW 4 2 1 3 0000 Mark Hardy Mark Lea Hardy D 4 1 2 3 4100 Dan Bonar C 4 1 1 2 11010 Steve Jensen LW 4 0 2 2 7000 Dave Lewis Dave Lewis (ice hockey) D 4 0 2 2 4000 Don Luce C 4 0 2 2 2000 Dean Hopkins RW 4 1 0 1 9001 Greg Terrion LW 3 1 0 1 4100 Rick Chartraw D/RW 4 0 1 1 4000 Jim Fox Jim Fox (ice hockey) RW 4 0 1 1 0000 John Paul Kelly John-Paul Kelly (ice hockey) LW 4 0 1 1 25000 Mike Murphy Mike Murphy (ice hockey b. 1950) RW 1 0 1 1 0000 Andre St. Laurent C 3 0 1 1 9000 Jerry Korab D 4 0 0 0 33000 Mario Lessard G 4 0 0 0 0000 Rick Martin LW 1 0 0 0 0000 Jim Rutherford G 1 0 0 0 0000 Jay Wells D 4 0 0 0 27000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Mario Lessard 220 4 1 3 20 5.45 0 Jim Rutherford 20 1 0 0 2 6.00 0 Team: 240 4 1 3 22 5.50 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-25 1980-81 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1981.html Awards and records July 2010 Transactions The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Kings&BeginDate=1980-05-01&EndDate=1981-09-01&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 Hockey Transactions Search Results Trades June 6, 1980To Los Angeles KingsGarry UngerTo Calgary FlamesBert Wilson Randy Holt December 12, 1980To Los Angeles KingsCashTo Quebec NordiquesRon Grahame February 17, 1981To Los Angeles KingsRick ChartrawTo Montreal Canadiens3rd round pick in 1983 – Claude Lemieux March 8, 1981To Los Angeles Kings5th round pick in 1982 – Ulf Isaksson Future considerationsTo Vancouver CanucksDoug Halward March 10, 1981To Los Angeles Kings7th round pick in 1981 – Craig HurleyTo Edmonton OilersGarry Unger March 10, 1981To Los Angeles KingsDon LuceTo Buffalo Sabres6th round pick in 1982 – Jeff Parker March 10, 1981To Los Angeles KingsJim RutherfordTo Toronto Maple Leafs5th round pick in 1981 – Barry Brigley March 10, 1981To Los Angeles KingsRick MartinTo Buffalo Sabres3rd round pick in 1981 – Colin Chisholm 1st round pick in 1983 – Tom Barrasso Free agent signings May 6, 1980From Team CanadaPaul Pageau August 1, 1980From Edmonton OilersAlec Tidey August 1, 1980From Vancouver CanucksLarry Goodenough September 15, 1980From Oklahoma City Stars (CHL)Cal Sandbeck September 15, 1980From Colorado RockiesNelson Pyatt October 18, 1980From Detroit Red WingsKevin Schamehorn Draft picks Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1980 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)14Larry MurphyCanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)110Jim FoxCanadaOttawa 67's (OHA)233Greg TerrionCanadaBrantford Alexanders (OHA)234Dave MorrisonCanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)352Steve BozekCanadaNorthern Michigan University (NCAA)473Bernie NichollsCanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL)594Alan GravesCanadaSeattle Breakers (WHL)6115Darren EliotCanadaCornell University (ECAC)7136Mike O'ConnorCanadaMichigan Tech University (WCHA)8157Billy O'DwyerUnited StatesBoston College (ECAC)9178Daryl EvansCanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)10199Kim CollinsCanadaBowling Green University (CCHA) See also 1980–81 NHL season References Category:Los Angeles Kings seasons Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Category:1980s in Los Angeles County, California