1987–88 Los Angeles Kings season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1987–88 1987 Los Angeles Kings Campbell 7th Smythe 4th 30–42–8 19–18–3 11–24–5 318 359 Rogatien Vachon Mike MurphyRogatien VachonRobbie Ftorek Dave Taylor The Forum Jimmy Carson (55) Luc Robitaille (58) Luc Robitaille (111) Ken Baumgartner (+5)Phil Sykes (+5) Larry Playfair (197) Roland Melanson (17) Glenn Healy (4.33) The 1987–88 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Kings finish in fourth place in the Smythe Division with a record of 30 wins, 42 losses, and 8 ties for 68 points. The team finished last in the league in goaltending, with 359 goals allowed.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1988.html 1987-88 NHL Summary They lost the Division Semifinals in five games to the Calgary Flames. This was the last season that the Kings wore purple and gold uniforms with a crown logo adorning the front. After this season, they would introduce a new logo with a white, black, and silver uniform, coinciding with the acquisition of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers. 2 Regular season Final standings LAK Record vs. opponents LAK Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#552583 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 5px solid; 1987–88 regular season1987-88 Los Angeles Kings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1988_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||L||October 8, 1987||1–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 10, 1987||4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 11, 1987||2–9 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 15, 1987||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1987||2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||1–4–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1987||2–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||1–5–0 |- |7||L||October 23, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||1–6–0 |- |8||W||October 25, 1987||2–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||2–6–0 |- |9||T||October 27, 1987||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||2–6–1 |- |10||W||October 28, 1987||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1987–88) ||3–6–1 |- |11||L||October 30, 1987||1–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||3–7–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||November 1, 1987||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||3–8–1 |- |13||L||November 4, 1987||4–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||3–9–1 |- |14||W||November 7, 1987||5–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1987–88) ||4–9–1 |- |15||T||November 10, 1987||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||4–9–2 |- |16||L||November 13, 1987||7–10 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||4–10–2 |- |17||W||November 14, 1987||8–7 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||5–10–2 |- |18||L||November 17, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1987–88) ||5–11–2 |- |19||L||November 19, 1987||5–7 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||5–12–2 |- |20||T||November 21, 1987||6–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||5–12–3 |- |21||W||November 22, 1987||8–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||6–12–3 |- |22||W||November 25, 1987||6–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||7–12–3 |- |23||L||November 28, 1987||4–8 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||7–13–3 |- |24||T||November 29, 1987||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||7–13–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |25||L||December 1, 1987||6–7 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||7–14–4 |- |26||L||December 3, 1987||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||7–15–4 |- |27||L||December 5, 1987||4–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||7–16–4 |- |28||L||December 6, 1987||3–10 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||7–17–4 |- |29||L||December 9, 1987||1–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||7–18–4 |- |30||L||December 10, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||7–19–4 |- |31||L||December 12, 1987||2–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||7–20–4 |- |32||W||December 16, 1987||7–5 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||8–20–4 |- |33||L||December 19, 1987||1–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||8–21–4 |- |34||W||December 20, 1987||6–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||9–21–4 |- |35||L||December 22, 1987||2–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||9–22–4 |- |36||L||December 23, 1987||1–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||9–23–4 |- |37||W||December 26, 1987||3–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||10–23–4 |- |38||L||December 28, 1987||2–5 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||10–24–4 |- |39||W||December 30, 1987||6–4 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||11–24–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |40||W||January 2, 1988||5–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||12–24–4 |- |41||W||January 4, 1988||6–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||13–24–4 |- |42||T||January 5, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||13–24–5 |- |43||L||January 8, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||13–25–5 |- |44||L||January 10, 1988||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||13–26–5 |- |45||W||January 11, 1988||5–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||14–26–5 |- |46||L||January 13, 1988||3–8 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||14–27–5 |- |47||L||January 16, 1988||3–4 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||14–28–5 |- |48||W||January 19, 1988||6–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1987–88) ||15–28–5 |- |49||W||January 21, 1988||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||16–28–5 |- |50||L||January 22, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||16–29–5 |- |51||W||January 24, 1988||2–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||17–29–5 |- |52||L||January 26, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||17–30–5 |- |53||L||January 27, 1988||2–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||17–31–5 |- |54||W||January 30, 1988||5–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||18–31–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |55||L||February 2, 1988||2–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||18–32–5 |- |56||W||February 3, 1988||7–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||19–32–5 |- |57||W||February 6, 1988||7–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||20–32–5 |- |58||L||February 7, 1988||2–5 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||20–33–5 |- |59||W||February 11, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||21–33–5 |- |60||L||February 13, 1988||5–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||21–34–5 |- |61||L||February 15, 1988||1–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||21–35–5 |- |62||W||February 17, 1988||5–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||22–35–5 |- |63||L||February 18, 1988||4–7 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||22–36–5 |- |64||W||February 20, 1988||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||23–36–5 |- |65||W||February 24, 1988||4–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||24–36–5 |- |66||L||February 27, 1988||6–8 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||24–37–5 |- |67||W||February 28, 1988||2–0 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||25–37–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |68||L||March 1, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||25–38–5 |- |69||L||March 5, 1988||6–7 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||25–39–5 |- |70||L||March 9, 1988||4–5 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||25–40–5 |- |71||T||March 10, 1988||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||25–40–6 |- |72||W||March 13, 1988||7–6 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||26–40–6 |- |73||T||March 16, 1988||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||26–40–7 |- |74||L||March 18, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||26–41–7 |- |75||W||March 19, 1988||7–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||27–41–7 |- |76||L||March 23, 1988||2–6 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||27–42–7 |- |77||W||March 26, 1988||9–5 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||28–42–7 |- |78||W||March 30, 1988||9–7 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||29–42–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#552583 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDB927 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||W||April 1, 1988||6–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||30–42–7 |- |80||T||April 3, 1988||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||30–42–8 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs (S1) Calgary Flames vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames The Forum Olympic Saddledome April 6 2–9 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-cgy/1988/04/06/1987030171#game=1987030171,game_state=final No scoring 06:00 – Lanny McDonald (1)08:07 – Al MacInnis (1)09:36 – Joel Otto (1)14:42 – pp – Hakan Loob (1) Jimmy Carson (1) – 07:21Dave Taylor (1) – pp – 14:49 02:54 – Joel Otto (2)10:37 – Joe Mullen (1) No scoring 10:07 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (1)13:19 – Gary Roberts (1)15:02 – Hakan Loob (2) Roland Melanson 41 saves / 50 shots Mike Vernon 15 saves / 17 shots April 7 4–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-cgy/1988/04/07/1987030172#game=1987030172,game_state=final Dave Taylor (2) – pp – 15:13 05:06 – pp – Paul Reinhart (1)09:49 – Joe Mullen (2) Jimmy Carson (2) – 15:34Chris Kontos (1) – 19:17 03:24 – pp – Joel Otto (3)04:45 – Tim Hunter (1) Paul Fenton (1) – 16:47 09:33 – pp – John Tonelli (1)19:26 – sh – Gary Suter (1) Glenn Healy 29 saves / 34 shots Mike Vernon 23 saves / 27 shots April 9 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-lak/1988/04/09/1987030173#game=1987030173,game_state=final 12:42 – Jimmy Carson (3) Colin Patterson (1) – sh – 13:58 04:38 – pp – Bernie Nicholls (1)15:15 – pp – Luc Robitaille (1) No scoring 00:46 – Bobby Carpenter (1)14:08 – pp – Jimmy Carson (4) Dana Murzyn (1) – 07:31 Glenn Healy 28 saves / 30 shots Mike Vernon 21 saves / 26 shots April 10 7–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-lak/1988/04/10/1987030174#game=1987030174,game_state=final 12:13 – Dave Taylor (3)13:10 – pp – Luc Robitaille (2) Hakan Loob (3) – sh – 01:29Brad McCrimmon (1) – pp – 04:56Gary Roberts (2) – 10:50 08:12 – pp – Steve Duchesne (1) Tim Hunter (2) – 14:35Hakan Loob (4) – 16:05 No scoring Lanny McDonald (2) – 00:19Hakan Loob (5) – 08:41 Glenn Healy 27 saves / 34 shots Mike Vernon 22 saves / 25 shots April 12 4–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-cgy/1988/04/12/1987030175#game=1987030175,game_state=final Jay Wells (1) – 11:06 04:01 – pp – Hakan Loob (6)18:22 – pp – Al MacInnis (2) Bernie Nicholls (2) – 02:45 03:38 – Paul Reinhart (2) Paul Fenton (2) – pp – 16:10Jimmy Carson (5) – 18:18 01:57 – Hakan Loob (7)02:32 – Tim Hunter (3)09:03 – Ric Nattress (1) Glenn Healy 23 saves / 29 shots Mike Vernon 26 saves / 30 shots Calgary won series 4–1 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Luc Robitaille LW 80 53 58 111 82-91706 Jimmy Carson C 80 55 52 107 45-192207 Bernie Nicholls C 65 32 46 78 1142871 Dave Taylor Dave Taylor (ice hockey) RW 68 26 41 67 129-4902 Steve Duchesne D 71 16 39 55 1090504 Bobby Carpenter Bobby Carpenter (ice hockey) C 71 19 33 52 84-211002 Jim Fox Jim Fox (ice hockey) RW 68 16 35 51 18-7201 Paul Fenton ice hockey LW 71 20 23 43 46-14811 Mike Allison LW 37 16 12 28 573512 Mark Hardy Mark Lea Hardy D 61 6 22 28 99-27411 Jay Wells D 58 2 23 25 159-3100 Phil Sykes Phil Sykes (ice hockey) LW 40 9 12 21 825310 Bryan Erickson Bryan Erickson (ice hockey) RW 42 6 15 21 20-14200 Bob Bourne C 72 7 11 18 28-31101 Ken Hammond Ken Hammond (ice hockey) D 46 7 9 16 69-1101 Tom Laidlaw D 57 1 12 13 473000 Craig Laughlin RW 19 4 8 12 6-8200 Chris Kontos LW/C 6 2 10 12 21100 Dean Kennedy D 58 1 11 12 158-22000 Lyle Phair LW 28 4 6 10 8-5000 Paul Guay RW 33 4 4 8 40-7000 Ron Duguay C/RW 15 2 6 8 17-5001 Grant Ledyard D 23 1 7 8 52-7100 Tim Tookey C 20 1 6 7 8-2000 Larry Playfair D 54 0 7 7 197-13000 Sean McKenna Sean McKenna (ice hockey) RW 30 3 2 5 12-14000 Ken Baumgartner LW 30 2 3 5 1895000 John English John English (ice hockey) D 3 1 3 4 42100 Joe Paterson ice hockey LW 32 1 3 4 113-10000 Glenn Healy G 34 0 2 2 60000 Dan Gratton C 7 1 0 1 51000 Eric Germain D 4 0 1 1 13-2000 Bob Kudelski RW 26 0 1 1 8-10000 Denis Larocque D 8 0 1 1 18-4000 Wayne McBean D 27 0 1 1 26-14000 Glen Currie C 7 0 0 0 0-2000 Craig Duncanson LW 9 0 0 0 12-5000 Bob Janecyk G 5 0 0 0 20000 Roland Melanson G 47 0 0 0 160000 Petr Prajsler D 7 0 0 0 22000 Craig Redmond D 2 0 0 0 0-4000 Tiger Williams LW 2 0 0 0 61000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Roland Melanson 2676 47 17 20 7 195 4.37 213991204.861 Glenn Healy 1869 34 12 18 1 135 4.33 11005870.866 Bob Janecyk 303 5 1 4 0 23 4.55 0165142.861 Team: 4848 80 30 42 8 353 4.37 325692216.863 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Jimmy Carson C 5 5 3 8 4-2100 Bernie Nicholls C 5 2 6 8 11-3100 Luc Robitaille LW 5 2 5 7 18-8201 Dave Taylor Dave Taylor (ice hockey) RW 5 3 3 6 6-3200 Steve Duchesne D 5 1 3 4 14-5100 Paul Fenton ice hockey LW 5 2 1 3 2-3100 Jay Wells D 5 1 2 3 210000 Bobby Carpenter Bobby Carpenter (ice hockey) C 5 1 1 2 0-7000 Tom Laidlaw D 5 0 2 2 4-8000 Chris Kontos LW/C 4 1 0 1 4-3000 Ken Baumgartner LW 5 0 1 1 28-6000 Bob Bourne C 5 0 1 1 0-1000 Paul Guay RW 4 0 1 1 8-1000 Dean Kennedy D 4 0 1 1 104000 Craig Laughlin RW 3 0 1 1 2-1000 Mike Allison LW 5 0 0 0 16-3000 Ron Duguay C/RW 2 0 0 0 0-1000 John English John English (ice hockey) D 1 0 0 0 00000 Jim Fox Jim Fox (ice hockey) RW 1 0 0 0 0-2000 Eric Germain D 1 0 0 0 4-1000 Ken Hammond Ken Hammond (ice hockey) D 2 0 0 0 4-5000 Glenn Healy G 4 0 0 0 40000 Roland Melanson G 1 0 0 0 00000 Lyle Phair LW 1 0 0 0 0-1000 Larry Playfair D 3 0 0 0 14-1000 Phil Sykes Phil Sykes (ice hockey) LW 4 0 0 0 0-3000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Glenn Healy 240 4 1 3 20 5.00 0128108.844 Roland Melanson 60 1 0 1 9 9.00 05041.820 Team: 300 5 1 4 29 5.80 0178149.837 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-25 1987-88 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1988.html Awards and records Luc Robitaille, Left Wing, NHL First All-Star Team Transactions The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1987–88 season.https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Kings&BeginDate=1987-05-01&EndDate=1988-09-01&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 Hockey Transactions Search Results Trades June 13, 1987To Los Angeles Kings1st round pick in 1987 – Wayne McBeanTo Minnesota North Stars1st round pick in 1987 – Dave Archibald 3rd round pick in 1987 NHL entry draft – Kevin Kaminski October 15, 1987To Los Angeles KingsCashTo Hartford WhalersTiger Williams December 14, 1987To Los Angeles KingsMike AllisonTo Toronto Maple LeafsSean McKenna January 21, 1988To Los Angeles KingsGordie Walker Mike SiltalaTo New York RangersJoe Paterson February 4, 1988To Los Angeles KingsChris Kontos 6th round pick in 1988 – Micah AivazoffTo Pittsburgh PenguinsBryan Erickson February 9, 1988To Los Angeles KingsGrant LedyardTo Washington CapitalsCraig Laughlin February 22, 1988To Los Angeles KingsRon DuguayTo New York RangersMark Hardy Free agent signings March 18, 1988From New Haven Nighthawks (AHL)Hubie McDonough Free agents lost August 15, 1987To Philadelphia FlyersMark Lofthouse December 14, 1987To Pittsburgh PenguinsScott Gruhl Waivers October 5, 1987To Minnesota North StarsAl Tuer October 5, 1987From New York RangersPaul Fenton October 5, 1987From Philadelphia FlyersTim Tookey Draft picks Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1987 NHL entry draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)14Wayne McBeanCanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)227Mark FitzpatrickCanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)343Ross WilsonCanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)590Mike VukonichUnited StatesDenfeld High School (USHS-MN)6111Greg BattersCanadaVictoria Cougars (WHL)7132Kyosti KarjalainenSwedenBrynäs IF (Sweden)9174Jeff GawlickiUnited StatesNorthern Michigan University (WCHA)10195John PrestonCanadaBoston University (Hockey East)11216Rostislav VlachTJ Gottwaldov (Czechoslovakia)12237Mikael LindholmSwedenBrynäs IF (Sweden)S210Chris PanekUnited StatesSUNY Plattsburgh (SUNYAC) References Category:Los Angeles Kings seasons Los Los Angeles Los Angeles Category:1980s in Los Angeles County, California