1987–88 Los Angeles Kings season


The 1987–88 Los Angeles Kings season 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. They lost the Division Semi-finals 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 silver and black uniform, coinciding with the acquisition of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

(S1) Calgary Flames vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings

Player statistics

Playoffs----------
Scoring----------

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Steve Duchesne71163955109
Mark Hardy616222899
Jay Wells5822325159

Awards and records

Roster

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
14Wayne McBeanMedicine Hat Tigers
227Mark FitzpatrickMedicine Hat Tigers
343Ross WilsonPeterborough Petes
590Mike VukonichDenfeld High School
6111Greg BattersVictoria Cougars
7132Kyosti KarjalainenBrynas IF
9174Jeff GawlickiNorthern Michigan University
10195John PrestonBoston University
11216Rostislav VlachTJ Gottwaldov
12237Mikael LindholmBrynas IF
S7Chris PanekSUNY Plattsburgh

Farm teams

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