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1981–82 Los Angeles Kings season

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Division
  
4th Smythe

Goals for
  
314

General Manager
  
George Maguire

1981–82 record
  
24–41–15

Goals against
  
369

Coach
  
Parker MacDonald Don Perry

The 1981–82 Los Angeles Kings season saw the Kings make the playoffs, winning the first round before falling in the second round to the Vancouver Canucks. The first round upset of the heavily favored Edmonton Oilers is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in NHL history.

Contents

Offseason

The Kings were moved to the Smythe Division. The Kings now were in a division with western teams.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Playoffs

Miracle on Manchester

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

References

1981–82 Los Angeles Kings season Wikipedia