The ’74-’75 Los Angeles Kings…..that’s a lot of “piss” yellow. (Photo via kings.nhl.com)
The 7th-seeded ’74-’75 Kings got off to a hot start offensively potting eight goals in both Game 1 and Game 2. In those games, the ’74-’75 Kings took up all six of the “stars,” but no player appeared more than once. Bob Berry led them with four points in Game 1 and then Dan Maloney led them with five points in Game 2. Then, in Game 3, the 3rd-seeded ’92-’93 Kings scored first courtesy of Jari Kurri, but the ’74-’75 Kings scored the next four goals to win 4-1. Tom Williams accounted for two of those goals. Then, on the back of two goals each from Juha Widing and Butch Goring led the ’74-’75 Kings to a 7-3 win in Game 4. They complete the sweep and now hold a 8-1 record in this tournament. They have defeated a Stanley Cup winner and a Stanley Cup runner up in their first two rounds.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’74-’75 Kings | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 |
| ’92-’93 Kings | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’74-’75 LAK – 8 ’92-’93 LAK – 2 (1-0 ’74-’75 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Bob Berry (’74-’75 LAK) – 1 G 3 A 4 P +4 4 S
2nd Star: C – Juha Widing (’74-’75 LAK) – 3 G 0 A 3 P Even 8 S
3rd Star: RW – Frank St. Marseille (’74-’75 LAK) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +4 2 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’74-’75 Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 |
| ’92-’93 Kings | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’74-’75 LAK – 8 ’92-’93 LAK – 3 (2-0 ’74-’75 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Dan Maloney (’74-’75 LAK) – 1 G 4 A 5 P +4 8 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: C – Butch Goring (’74-’75 LAK) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +4 5 S
3rd Star: RW – Bob Nevin (’74-’75 LAK) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +4 2 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’92-’93 Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| ’74-’75 Kings | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’74-’75 LAK – 4 ’92-’93 LAK – 1 (3-0 ’74-’75 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Tom Williams (’74-’75 LAK) – 2 G 0 A 2 P Even 10 S
2nd Star: G – Kelly Hrudey (’92-’93 LAK) – L 4.00 GAA .942 SV% (65 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – Butch Goring (’74-’75 LAK) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 2 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’92-’93 Kings | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 |
| ’74-’75 Kings | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’74-’75 LAK – 7 ’92-’93 LAK – 3 (4-0 ’74-’75 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Juha Widing (’74-’75 LAK) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +2 5 S
2nd Star: LW – Tom Williams (’74-’75 LAK) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 6 S
3rd Star: C – Butch Goring (’74-’75 LAK) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 8 S
This sets up a 2015 Los Angeles Kings Qualifying Final between the 5th-seeded ’00-’01 Kings and the 7th-seeded ’74-’75 Kings!
