1968-69 Los Angeles Kings Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 24-42-10 - 58 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 4-7
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Oakland Seals 4-3
Semi-Finals - Lost to St. Louis Blues 4-0
Coach: Red Kelly (24-42-10)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1968-69 Los Angeles Kings RosterTeam Record: 24-42-10 - 58 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 4-7
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Oakland Seals 4-3
Semi-Finals - Lost to St. Louis Blues 4-0
Coach: Red Kelly (24-42-10)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1968-69 Los Angeles Kings Results
The Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 24 wins and 42 losses and 10 ties for 58 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-7.
The Kings scored 185 goals and allowed 260. Eddie Joyal netted 33 goals for Los Angeles, and Real Lemieux contributed 29 assists. Gerry Desjardins topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 3.26 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Red Kelly coached the team. The 1968-69 Los Angeles Kings lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Joyal | C | 73 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 24 | -30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 222 | 14.9 |
| Bill Flett | R | 72 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 53 | -24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 198 | 12.1 |
| Real Lemieux | L | 75 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 68 | -22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 8.2 |
| Ted Irvine | L | 76 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 47 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 7.3 |
| Bill White | D | 75 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 38 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 3.1 |
| Howie Hughes | R | 73 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 10 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 9.9 |
| Lowell MacDonald | L | 58 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 7.7 |
| Gord Labossiere | C | 48 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 12 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 10.3 |
| Howie Menard | C | 56 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 10.6 |
| Bob Wall | D | 71 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 16 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 8.8 |
| Jimmy Peters | C | 76 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 28 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 9.2 |
| Dale Rolfe | D | 75 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 85 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 2.0 |
| Brent Hughes | D | 72 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 73 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 1.7 |
| Larry Cahan | D | 72 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 76 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 2.3 |
| Skip Krake | C | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5.8 |
| Doug Robinson | L | 31 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4.7 |
| Ron Anderson | R | 56 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 4.4 |
| Gary Croteau | L | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26.3 |
| Dave Amadio | D | 65 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 60 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 1.4 |
| Bryan Campbell | C | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5.4 |
| Gerry Desjardins | G | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Inglis | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Marc Dufour | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Gerry Foley | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Wayne Rutledge | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacques Caron | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1276 | 185 | 298 | 483 | 688 | -266 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 2423 | 7.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 60 | 3499 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 190 | 3.26 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rutledge | 17 | 921 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3.65 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Caron | 3 | 140 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3.86 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 80 | 4560 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 255 | 3.36 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Joyal | C | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Flett | R | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Real Lemieux | L | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Irvine | L | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bill White | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Howie Hughes | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lowell MacDonald | L | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Howie Menard | C | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Peters | C | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Rolfe | D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Cahan | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Anderson | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Croteau | L | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Amadio | D | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Campbell | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Desjardins | G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Inglis | C | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Lemieux | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rutledge | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 192 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 162 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 9 | 431 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.90 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rutledge | 5 | 229 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.14 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 660 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 |
