1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1989–90 1989 Los Angeles Kings Campbell 8th Smythe 4th 34–39–7 21–16–3 13–23–4 338 337 Rogatien Vachon Tom Webster Wayne Gretzky Larry RobinsonDave Taylor Great Western Forum Luc Robitaille (52) Wayne Gretzky (102) Wayne Gretzky (142) Tim Watters (+23) Marty McSorley (322) Kelly Hrudey (22) Ron Scott (3.67) The 1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 23rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Kings compile a record of 34-39-7 for 75 points, good enough for fourth place in the Smythe Division. They defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Calgary Flames in the first round of the playoffs before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers in the second round. For the Kings, this was the second consecutive year that they eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champions in the first round of the playoffs, only to be swept in the following round by the eventual Cup champions. In both years, they involved both teams from the province of Alberta. This season saw the Kings' captain, Wayne Gretzky, become the all-time leading scorer in NHL history (see below for more details). Gretzky also led the league in scoring for the year, winning the Art Ross Trophy. 2 Offseason NHL draft Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1989 NHL entry draft held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)239Brent ThompsonMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)481Jim MaherUniversity of Illinois at Chicago (CCHA)5102Eric RichardGranby Bisons (QMJHL)5103Tom NewmanBlaine High School (USHS-MN)6123Daniel RydmarkFarjestad BK (Sweden)7144Ted KramerUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)8165Sean WhyteGuelph Platers (OHL)9182Jim GiacinCulver Military Academy (USHS-IN)9186Martin MaskarinecSparta Prague (Czechoslovakia)10207Jim HillerMelville Millionaires (SJHL)11228Steve JaquesTri-City Americans (WHL)12249Kevin SneddonHarvard University (ECAC)S23Carl ReppUniversity of British Columbia (CWUAA) 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, 978-1-57215-037-9 Gosselin filled in for Kelly Hrudey and the Kings would give up an empty net goal. The result was a 7-6 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. On Wednesday, October 25, 1989, the Kings were shut out at home 5-0 by the Calgary Flames. It was the first time the team had been shut out in a regular-season game since Wednesday, March 12, 1986, when they lost at home 3-0 to the Detroit Red Wings. Prior to the loss against the Flames, the Kings had scored at least one goal in 261 consecutive regular-season games.https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1986_games.html 1985-86 Los Angeles Kings Schedule and Resultshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1987_games.html 1986-87 Los Angeles Kings Schedule and Resultshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1988_games.html 1987-88 Los Angeles Kings Schedule and Resultshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1989_games.html 1988-89 Los Angeles Kings Schedule and Resultshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1990_games.html 1989-90 Los Angeles Kings Schedule and Results 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 LAK LAK Record vs. opponents LAK Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 5px solid; 1989–90 regular season1989-90 Los Angeles Kings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1990_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 27, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 5, 1989||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 7, 1989||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 8, 1989||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 11, 1989||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1989–90) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||October 13, 1989||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||October 15, 1989||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||4–2–0 |- |7||L||October 17, 1989||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1989–90) ||4–3–0 |- |8||W||October 21, 1989||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||5–3–0 |- |9||L||October 22, 1989||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||5–4–0 |- |10||L||October 25, 1989||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||5–5–0 |- |11||W||October 27, 1989||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||6–5–0 |- |12||L||October 29, 1989||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||6–6–0 |- |13||W||October 31, 1989||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||7–6–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |14||L||November 2, 1989||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) ||7–7–0 |- |15||L||November 4, 1989||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||7–8–0 |- |16||L||November 5, 1989||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||7–9–0 |- |17||L||November 8, 1989||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||7–10–0 |- |18||W||November 11, 1989||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||8–10–0 |- |19||W||November 14, 1989||8–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||9–10–0 |- |20||T||November 15, 1989||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||9–10–1 |- |21||W||November 18, 1989||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1989–90) ||10–10–1 |- |22||W||November 22, 1989||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||11–10–1 |- |23||W||November 25, 1989||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||12–10–1 |- |24||T||November 26, 1989||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||12–10–2 |- |25||L||November 30, 1989||6–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||12–11–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |26||W||December 2, 1989||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1989–90) ||13–11–2 |- |27||W||December 6, 1989||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||14–11–2 |- |28||L||December 8, 1989||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||14–12–2 |- |29||W||December 10, 1989||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||15–12–2 |- |30||T||December 11, 1989||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||15–12–3 |- |31||W||December 13, 1989||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||16–12–3 |- |32||L||December 15, 1989||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) ||16–13–3 |- |33||L||December 16, 1989||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) ||16–14–3 |- |34||W||December 19, 1989||9–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||17–14–3 |- |35||W||December 21, 1989||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||18–14–3 |- |36||W||December 23, 1989||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||19–14–3 |- |37||T||December 27, 1989||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||19–14–4 |- |38||L||December 30, 1989||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) ||19–15–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |39||W||January 1, 1990||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) ||20–15–4 |- |40||L||January 2, 1990||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1989–90) ||20–16–4 |- |41||L||January 4, 1990||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) ||20–17–4 |- |42||L||January 6, 1990||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) ||20–18–4 |- |43||L||January 9, 1990||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||20–19–4 |- |44||T||January 11, 1990||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||20–19–5 |- |45||L||January 13, 1990||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||20–20–5 |- |46||L||January 16, 1990||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||20–21–5 |- |47||W||January 18, 1990||9–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||21–21–5 |- |48||T||January 23, 1990||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||21–21–6 |- |49||L||January 25, 1990||6–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||21–22–6 |- |50||L||January 27, 1990||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1989–90) ||21–23–6 |- |51||W||January 30, 1990||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1989–90) ||22–23–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |52||L||February 1, 1990||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||22–24–6 |- |53||W||February 3, 1990||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||23–24–6 |- |54||W||February 6, 1990||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||24–24–6 |- |55||L||February 8, 1990||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||24–25–6 |- |56||L||February 10, 1990||6–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||24–26–6 |- |57||L||February 12, 1990||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) ||24–27–6 |- |58||L||February 14, 1990||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||24–28–6 |- |59||L||February 15, 1990||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) ||24–29–6 |- |60||W||February 17, 1990||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||25–29–6 |- |61||W||February 19, 1990||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1989–90) ||26–29–6 |- |62||W||February 21, 1990||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) ||27–29–6 |- |63||L||February 24, 1990||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||27–30–6 |- |64||W||February 28, 1990||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||28–30–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |65||L||March 2, 1990||3–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||28–31–6 |- |66||L||March 4, 1990||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||28–32–6 |- |67||L||March 5, 1990||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||28–33–6 |- |68||L||March 7, 1990||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||28–34–6 |- |69||W||March 10, 1990||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||29–34–6 |- |70||W||March 12, 1990||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1989–90) ||30–34–6 |- |71||W||March 14, 1990||6–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||31–34–6 |- |72||W||March 17, 1990||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) ||32–34–6 |- |73||L||March 18, 1990||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) ||32–35–6 |- |74||L||March 20, 1990||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) ||32–36–6 |- |75||W||March 22, 1990||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1989–90) ||33–36–6 |- |76||W||March 24, 1990||9–3 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||34–36–6 |- |77||T||March 27, 1990||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||34–36–7 |- |78||L||March 29, 1990||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||34–37–7 |- |79||L||March 31, 1990||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||34–38–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#A2AAAD 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |80||L||April 1, 1990||4–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||34–39–7 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs Round 1: (S1) Calgary Flames vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames Great Western Forum Olympic Saddledome April 4 5–3 1 April 6 5–8 2 April 8 1–2 1 1 April 10 4–12 1 April 12 1–5 2 April 14 3–4 2 1 Los Angeles won series 4–2 Round 2: (S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers Great Western Forum Northlands Coliseum April 18 0–7 2 April 20 1–6 2 April 22 5–4 2 April 24 6–5 1 2 Edmonton won series 4–0 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Wayne Gretzky C 73 40 102 142 4281044 Luc Robitaille LW 80 52 49 101 3882007 Bernie Nicholls C 47 27 48 75 66-6801 John Tonelli LW 73 31 37 68 62-81504 Steve Duchesne D 79 20 42 62 36-3601 Steve Kasper C 77 17 28 45 274114 Mike Krushelnyski LW/C 63 16 25 41 507222 Dave Taylor Dave Taylor (ice hockey) RW 58 15 26 41 9617201 Larry Robinson D 64 7 32 39 347101 Bob Kudelski RW 62 23 13 36 49-7223 Marty McSorley D 75 15 21 36 3222210 Tomas Sandstrom RW 28 13 20 33 28-1110 Todd Elik C 48 10 23 33 414100 Brian Benning D 48 5 18 23 1041300 Mikko Makela Mikko Mäkelä (ice hockey) RW 45 7 14 21 16-4000 Keith Crowder RW 55 4 13 17 932001 Mike Allison LW 55 2 11 13 78-6001 Jay Miller Jay Miller (ice hockey) LW 68 10 2 12 224-6001 Tony Granato RW 19 5 6 11 45-2100 Tim Watters D 62 1 10 11 9223000 Petr Prajsler D 34 3 7 10 47-9100 Tom Laidlaw D 57 1 8 9 424000 Barry Beck D 52 1 7 8 533000 Hubie McDonough C 22 3 4 7 104001 Craig Duncanson LW 10 3 2 5 91000 Chris Kontos LW/C 6 2 2 4 43000 Mikael Lindholm C 18 2 2 4 22000 Bob Halkidis D 20 0 4 4 564000 Scott Bjugstad RW 11 1 2 3 22001 Jim Fox Jim Fox (ice hockey) RW 11 1 1 2 0-1001 Ken Baumgartner LW 12 1 0 1 28-10000 Rob Blake D 4 0 0 0 40000 Mario Gosselin Mario Gosselin (ice hockey) G 26 0 0 0 00000 Kelly Hrudey G 52 0 0 0 180000 Ron Scott G 12 0 0 0 20000 Robb Stauber G 2 0 0 0 00000 Gord Walker RW 1 0 0 0 00000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Kelly Hrudey 2860 52 22 21 6 194 4.07 215321338.873 Mario Gosselin Mario Gosselin (ice hockey) 1226 26 7 11 1 79 3.87 0587508.865 Ron Scott 654 12 5 6 0 40 3.67 0321281.875 Robb Stauber 83 2 0 1 0 11 7.95 04332.744 Team: 4823 80 34 39 7 324 4.03 224832159.870 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Todd Elik C 10 3 9 12 101100 Steve Duchesne D 10 2 9 11 6-2100 Luc Robitaille LW 10 5 5 10 12-5101 Wayne Gretzky C 7 3 7 10 0-4100 Tony Granato RW 10 5 4 9 12-2212 Tomas Sandstrom RW 10 5 4 9 19-5000 Dave Taylor Dave Taylor (ice hockey) RW 6 4 4 8 22200 Larry Robinson D 10 2 3 5 102000 Rob Blake D 8 1 3 4 4-4100 Mike Krushelnyski LW/C 10 1 3 4 120001 Marty McSorley D 10 1 3 4 18-8100 Bob Kudelski RW 8 1 2 3 2-5000 John Tonelli LW 10 1 2 3 6-6000 Steve Kasper C 10 1 1 2 2-4000 Jay Miller Jay Miller (ice hockey) LW 10 1 1 2 10-6000 Brian Benning D 7 0 2 2 10-9000 Mike Allison LW 4 1 0 1 2-2010 Keith Crowder RW 7 1 0 1 9-1000 Chris Kontos LW/C 5 1 0 1 0-6010 Bob Halkidis D 8 0 1 1 8-7000 Kelly Hrudey G 9 0 1 1 00000 Scott Bjugstad RW 2 0 0 0 2-1000 Mario Gosselin Mario Gosselin (ice hockey) G 3 0 0 0 00000 Mikko Makela Mikko Mäkelä (ice hockey) RW 1 0 0 0 00000 Petr Prajsler D 3 0 0 0 0-1000 Ron Scott G 1 0 0 0 00000 Tim Watters D 4 0 0 0 64000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Kelly Hrudey 539 9 4 4 39 4.34 0265226.853 Mario Gosselin Mario Gosselin (ice hockey) 63 3 0 2 3 2.86 02320.870 Ron Scott 32 1 0 0 4 7.50 0106.600 Team: 634 10 4 6 46 4.35 0298252.846 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-25 1989-90 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1990.html Awards and honors Wayne Gretzky, Runner Up, Lady Byng Memorial TrophyNational Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, 0-920445-98-5 Transactions The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1989–90 season.https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Kings&BeginDate=1989-05-01&EndDate=1990-09-01&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 Hockey Transactions Search Results Trades June 17, 1989To Los Angeles Kings5th round pick in 1989 - Tom NewmanTo Washington CapitalsAlan May September 1, 1989To Los Angeles KingsBarry BeckTo New York Rangers4th round pick in 1990 - Jeff Nielsen October 4, 1989To Los Angeles Kings4th round pick in 1991 - Keith RedmondTo Buffalo SabresDean Kennedy November 10, 1989To Los Angeles KingsBrian BenningTo St. Louis Blues3rd round pick in 1991 - Kyle Reeves November 24, 1989To Los Angeles KingsBob Halkidis Future considerationsTo Buffalo SabresDale DeGray November 29, 1989To Los Angeles KingsMikko MäkeläTo New York IslandersHubie McDonough Ken Baumgartner December 1, 1989To Los Angeles KingsBrad JonesTo Winnipeg JetsPhil Sykes January 20, 1990To Los Angeles KingsTony Granato Tomas SandstromTo New York RangersBernie Nicholls Free agent signings May 19, 1989From Belleville Bulls (OHL)Darryl Williams June 14, 1989From Quebec NordiquesMario Gosselin June 17, 1989From Boston BruinsKeith Crowder June 17, 1989From University of Minnesota (WCHA)Robb Stauber July 26, 1989From Montreal CanadiensLarry Robinson (3 years, $1.7 million)https://hockeyzoneplus.com/salaries/54311-larry-robinson HockeyZonePlus 3 August 2021 Larry Robinson August 24, 1989From Pittsburgh PenguinsScott Bjugstad January 12, 1990From New York RangersRon Scott Free agents lost July 6, 1989To Boston BruinsJim Wiemer August 10, 1989To New Jersey DevilsRoland Melanson August 16, 1989To New York IslandersGlenn Healy Free agent compensation August 16, 1989To Los Angeles Kings4th round pick in 1990 - Jeff NielsenTo New York IslandersGlenn Healy Waivers March 6, 1990To New York IslandersDave Pasin References Kings on Hockey Database Category:Los Angeles Kings seasons Los LA Kings LA Kings Category:1980s in Los Angeles County, California Category:1990s in Los Angeles County, California