1995–96 Los Angeles Kings
Division6th Pacific
Conference12th Western
1995–96 record24–40–18
Home record16–16–9
Road record8–24–9
Goals for256
Goals against302
Team information
General managerSam McMaster
CoachLarry Robinson
CaptainWayne Gretzky (Oct-Feb)
Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captainsRob Blake
Jari Kurri (Oct-Mar)
Rick Tocchet (Oct-Jan)
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Average attendance13,551
Minor league affiliate(s)Phoenix Roadrunners
Knoxville Cherokees
Richmond Renegades
Team leaders
GoalsDmitri Khristich (27)
AssistsWayne Gretzky (66)
PointsWayne Gretzky (81)
Penalty minutesMarty McSorley (148)
Plus/minusKevin Todd (+6)
WinsByron Dafoe (14)
Goals against averageJamie Storr (2.75)

The 1995–96 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 29th season in the National Hockey League. It involved Wayne Gretzky being traded to the St. Louis Blues. For the third consecutive year, the Kings failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

Regular season

  • February 27, 1996: Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the St. Louis Blues for Patrice Tardif, Craig Johnson, Roman Vopat, 1st round pick in the 1997 draft and a 5th round pick in the 1996 draft.[1][2]

Final standings

Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Colorado Avalanche82472510326240104
2Calgary Flames8234371124124079
3Vancouver Canucks8232351527827879
4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim823539823424778
5Edmonton Oilers823044824030468
6Los Angeles Kings8224401825630266
7San Jose Sharks822055725235747

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN8262137325181131
2Colorado AvalanchePAC82472510326240104
3Chicago BlackhawksCEN8240281427322094
4Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8234361224725280
5St. Louis BluesCEN8232341621924880
6Calgary FlamesPAC8234371124124079
7Vancouver CanucksPAC8232351527827879
8Winnipeg JetsCEN823640627529178
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC823539823424778
10Edmonton OilersPAC823044824030468
11Dallas StarsCEN8226421422728066
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8224401825630266
13San Jose SharksPAC822055725235747

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

1995–96 regular season[4]
October: 4–3–4 (home: 2–1–2; road: 2–2–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 7, 19954–2Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 10, 19956–5 OTChicago Blackhawks (1995–96)2–0–0Recap
3TOctober 12, 19957–7 OTVancouver Canucks (1995–96)2–0–1Recap
4TOctober 15, 19953–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)2–0–2Recap
5TOctober 18, 19951–1 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1995–96)2–0–3Recap
6WOctober 20, 19957–4@ Washington Capitals (1995–96)3–0–3Recap
7WOctober 21, 19953–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)4–0–3Recap
8LOctober 23, 19953–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)4–1–3Recap
9LOctober 26, 19954–5@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)4–2–3Recap
10TOctober 28, 19952–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)4–2–4Recap
11LOctober 31, 19951–2Calgary Flames (1995–96)4–3–4Recap
November: 7–7–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–5–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12WNovember 2, 19955–3New York Rangers (1995–96)5–3–4Recap
13LNovember 4, 19952–4New Jersey Devils (1995–96)5–4–4Recap
14WNovember 7, 19951–0@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)6–4–4Recap
15TNovember 8, 19953–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)6–4–5Recap
16WNovember 11, 19953–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)7–4–5Recap
17WNovember 13, 19954–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)8–4–5Recap
18LNovember 14, 19955–6Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)8–5–5Recap
19WNovember 16, 19959–2New York Islanders (1995–96)9–5–5Recap
20WNovember 18, 19953–2Florida Panthers (1995–96)10–5–5Recap
21LNovember 21, 19952–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)10–6–5Recap
22LNovember 22, 19952–5@ New York Islanders (1995–96)10–7–5Recap
23LNovember 24, 19951–2@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)10–8–5Recap
24LNovember 26, 19951–5@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)10–9–5Recap
25LNovember 27, 19950–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)10–10–5Recap
26WNovember 30, 19953–2Washington Capitals (1995–96)11–10–5Recap
December: 3–5–4 (home: 3–2–3; road: 0–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
27TDecember 2, 19952–2 OTDallas Stars (1995–96)11–10–6Recap
28WDecember 6, 19956–3Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)12–10–6Recap
29LDecember 9, 19951–2St. Louis Blues (1995–96)12–11–6Recap
30LDecember 11, 19952–6@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)12–12–6Recap
31WDecember 13, 19956–2Ottawa Senators (1995–96)13–12–6Recap
32LDecember 16, 19953–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)13–13–6Recap
33TDecember 20, 19952–2 OTVancouver Canucks (1995–96)13–13–7Recap
34LDecember 22, 19953–4@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)13–14–7Recap
35TDecember 23, 19952–2 OTColorado Avalanche (1995–96)13–14–8Recap
36WDecember 27, 19957–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)14–14–8Recap
37LDecember 29, 19954–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)14–15–8Recap
38TDecember 31, 19952–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)14–15–9Recap
January: 3–8–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–6–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39LJanuary 3, 19964–5Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)14–16–9Recap
40WJanuary 5, 19965–2@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)15–16–9Recap
41WJanuary 6, 19967–5San Jose Sharks (1995–96)16–16–9Recap
42TJanuary 8, 19964–4 OT@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)16–16–10Recap
43LJanuary 10, 19964–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)16–17–10Recap
44LJanuary 12, 19962–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)16–18–10Recap
45LJanuary 14, 19962–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)16–19–10Recap
46TJanuary 16, 19965–5 OTCalgary Flames (1995–96)16–19–11Recap
47LJanuary 22, 19961–3@ New York Rangers (1995–96)16–20–11Recap
48LJanuary 23, 19961–3@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)16–21–11Recap
49LJanuary 25, 19962–8@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)16–22–11Recap
50WJanuary 27, 19965–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)17–22–11Recap
51LJanuary 31, 19964–6Hartford Whalers (1995–96)17–23–11Recap
February: 1–9–4 (home: 1–4–1; road: 0–5–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52TFebruary 1, 19966–6 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)17–23–12Recap
53LFebruary 3, 19961–2@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)17–24–12Recap
54LFebruary 6, 19962–5Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)17–25–12Recap
55WFebruary 8, 19964–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)18–25–12Recap
56LFebruary 10, 19961–6San Jose Sharks (1995–96)18–26–12Recap
57LFebruary 13, 19964–9@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)18–27–12Recap
58TFebruary 14, 19962–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)18–27–13Recap
59LFebruary 17, 19961–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)18–28–13Recap
60TFebruary 19, 19963–3 OTBoston Bruins (1995–96)18–28–14Recap
61LFebruary 21, 19962–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)18–29–14Recap
62LFebruary 23, 19962–6@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)18–30–14Recap
63TFebruary 24, 19962–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)18–30–15Recap
64LFebruary 26, 19963–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)18–31–15Recap
65LFebruary 28, 19961–5Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)18–32–15Recap
March: 4–6–2 (home: 2–4–1; road: 2–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
66WMarch 2, 19965–4Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)19–32–15Recap
67WMarch 6, 19963–2Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)20–32–15Recap
68WMarch 8, 19964–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)21–32–15Recap
69LMarch 10, 19962–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)21–33–15Recap
70LMarch 13, 19962–6Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)21–34–15Recap
71LMarch 16, 19962–5Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)21–35–15Recap
72LMarch 18, 19961–3St. Louis Blues (1995–96)21–36–15Recap
73LMarch 20, 19962–5Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)21–37–15Recap
74TMarch 23, 19964–4 OTDallas Stars (1995–96)21–37–16Recap
75LMarch 25, 19961–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)21–38–16Recap
76TMarch 27, 19963–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)21–38–17Recap
77WMarch 29, 19964–3@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)22–38–17Recap
April: 2–2–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78TApril 3, 19962–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1995–96)22–38–18Recap
79LApril 6, 19962–4Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)22–39–18Recap
80WApril 10, 19966–2San Jose Sharks (1995–96)23–39–18Recap
81LApril 12, 19963–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)23–40–18Recap
82WApril 14, 19965–4 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)24–40–18Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
  • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
99Wayne GretzkyC62156681−732
8Dmitri KhristichLW76273764044
43Vitali YachmenevRW80193453−316
44Yanic PerreaultC78252449−1116
12Kevin ToddC74162743638
17Jari KurriRW57172340−1237
22Rick TocchetRW441323363117
21Tony GranatoRW49171835−546
28Eric LacroixLW72161632−11110
33Marty McSorleyD59102131−14148
26Philippe BoucherD5371623−2631
13Robert LangRW6861622−1510
19John DruceRW6491221−2614
27John SlaneyD3161117510
14Gary ShuchukRW3341014312
25Kevin StevensLW2031013−1122
2[lower-alpha 1]Darryl SydorD5811112−1134
77Rob CowieD465510−1632
9Vladimir TsyplakovLW23551014
23Craig JohnsonRW11549−46
15Pat ConacherC35527−818
6Sean O'DonnellD712573127
5Aki BergD51077−1329
20Ray FerraroC11426−1310
24Nathan LaFayetteC12246−36
3Denis TsygurovD18156022
29Steven FinnD50325−6102
40Barry PotomskiLW33325−7104
22Ian LaperriereC10235−215
3Jan VopatD1114534
4Rob BlakeD612308
11[lower-alpha 2]Shane ChurlaRW11123−937
20Steve LaroucheC712304
15Jaroslav ModryD9033−46
37Patrice TardifC15112−937
7Kevin BrownRW7101−24
55Troy CrowderRW15101−342
2[lower-alpha 3]Doug ZmolekD16101−622
35Arto BlomstenD201110
11Mattias NorstromD11011−818
24Michel PetitD9011−127
45Ruslan BatyrshinD200006
42Dan BylsmaLW400000
31Byron DafoeG470006
32Kelly HrudeyG360004
34Matt JohnsonLW100005
1Jamie StorrG50000

Goaltending

Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Byron Dafoe471424815391723.87.88812666
32Kelly Hrudey367151012141133.26.90702077
1Jamie Storr5310147122.75.9180262

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Wayne Gretzky[lower-alpha 4] [6]
NHL Rookie of the Month Vitali Yachmenev (October) [7]
Team Best Newcomer Vitali Yachmenev [8]
Bill Libby Memorial Award Dmitri Khristich [8]
Defensive Player Kevin Todd [8]
Jim Fox Community Service Rob Blake [8]
Eric Lacroix
Leading Scorer Dmitri Khristich [8]
Most Inspirational Tony Granato [8]
Most Popular Player Eric Lacroix [8]
Outstanding Defenseman Steven Finn [8]
Unsung Hero Steven Finn [8]

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season.[9]

Trades

May 31, 1995 To Los Angeles Kings
Jan Vopat
To Hartford Whalers
4th round pick in 1995 - Ian MacNeil
June 7, 1995 To Los Angeles Kings
5th round pick in 1995 - Jason Morgan
To Dallas Stars
Jeff Mitchell
July 8, 1995 To Los Angeles Kings
Byron Dafoe
Dmitri Khristich
To Washington Capitals
1st round pick in 1996 - Alexander Volchov
4th round pick in 1996 - Justin Davis
November 13, 1995 To Los Angeles Kings
Steven Finn
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Michel Petit
December 28, 1995 To Los Angeles Kings
John Slaney
To Colorado Avalanche
6th round pick in 1996 - Brian Willsie
January 14, 1996 To Los Angeles Kings
Steve Larouche
To New York Rangers
Chris Snell
January 25, 1996 To Los Angeles Kings
Kevin Stevens
To Boston Bruins
Rick Tocchet
February 10, 1996 To Los Angeles Kings
Craig Ferguson
To Calgary Flames
Pat Conacher
February 17, 1996 To Los Angeles Kings
Shane Churla
Doug Zmolek
To Dallas Stars
Darryl Sydor
5th round pick in 1996 - Ryan Christie
February 27, 1996 To Los Angeles Kings
Craig Johnson
Patrice Tardif
Roman Vopat
5th round pick in 1996 - Peter Hogan
1st round pick in 1997 - Matt Zultek
To St. Louis Blues
Wayne Gretzky
March 14, 1996 To Los Angeles Kings
Mattias Norstrom
Ray Ferraro
Ian Laperriere
Nathan LaFayette
4th round pick in 1997 - Sean Blanchard
To New York Rangers
Marty McSorley
Jari Kurri
Shane Churla
March 19, 1996 To Los Angeles Kings
4th round pick in 1996 - Mikael Simons
To Philadelphia Flyers
John Druce
7th round pick in 1997 - Todd Fedoruk
March 20, 1996 To Los Angeles Kings
Jaroslav Modry
8th round pick in 1996 - Steve Valiquette
To Ottawa Senators
Kevin Brown

Free agent signings

August 30, 1995 From St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)
Steve Bancroft
September 12, 1995 From Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL)
Nicholas Vachon

Free agents lost

July 14, 1995 To St. Louis Blues
Grant Fuhr (2 years, $2.1 million)
July 17, 1995 To Chicago Wolves (IHL)
Rob Brown
August 1, 1995 To Ottawa Senators
Dan Quinn (2 years, $1.05 million)
August 25, 1995 To Chicago Blackhawks
Andre Racicot
September 19, 1995 To Edmonton Oilers
Rem Murray
October 4, 1995 To Buffalo Sabres
Randy Burridge (1 year, $350,000)

Waivers

October 2, 1995 To Ottawa Senators
Justin Hocking

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[10]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
13Aki Berg FinlandTPS (Finland)
233Donald MacLean CanadaBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
250Pavel Rosa Czech RepublicHC Litvinov (Czech Republic)
359Vladimir Tsyplakov BelarusFort Wayne Komets (IHL)
5118Jason Morgan CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
6137Igor Melyakov RussiaTorpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
7157Benoit Larose CanadaSherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
7163Juha Vuorivirta FinlandTappara (Finland)
9215Brian Stewart CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

Notes

  1. Sydor wore number 25 until Stevens was acquired.
  2. Churla wore number 72 in his first six games.
  3. Zmolek wore number 55 in his first two games.
  4. Gretzky was voted to the starting lineup.[5]

References

  • "Los Angeles Kings 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  • "1995-96 Los Angeles Kings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  1. Lapointe, Joe (February 28, 1996). "HOCKEY;Finally, Gretzky Is Traded to Blues". The New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  2. "Wayne Gretzky Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com".
  3. "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. "1995-96 Los Angeles Kings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  6. "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1996". NHL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  7. "NHL Rookies of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Los Angeles Kings 2014–15 Media Guide, p. 201–03
  9. "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com.
  10. "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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