Here is the 2016 Los Angeles Kings Qualifying Tournament in its entirety.
On the back of a four-point (3G, 1A) performance from Marcel Dionne, the 6th-seeded ’80-’81 Los Angeles Kings took the opening game of the series. Then, Dionne scored the overtime winner in Game 2 to win it 4-3 for the ’80-’81 Kings. Dan Maloney scored all three goals for the 4th-seeded ’74-’75 Los Angeles Kings in the loss, who responded with a 5-1 win in Game 3. Juha Widing scored twice and added an assist to lead the ’74-’75 Kings. They tied the series up at two with a 5-0 win in Game 4 as goaltender Rogie Vachon stopped all 27 shots he saw while defenseman Neil Komadoski scored twice from the blue line. The ’74-’75 Kings had to score five goals in the third period to come back and win Game 5 by a score of 6-5 to take a 3-2 series lead. Butch Goring led the way offensively with a goal and two assists while Bob Nevin scored twice.
In the loss, both defenseman Larry Murphy and winger Jim Fox totaled three points for the ’80-’81 Kings. Then, in Game 6, it was the ’80-‘8 Kings who came back late in the third period. They scored twice in the last two and a half minutes, including with just 21 seconds remaining to force an overtime. Then, just under five minutes into overtime, longtime King Dave Taylor won it for the ’80-’81 Kings to force a Game 7. The ’80-’81 Kings then scored two PP goals towards the end of the first period of Game 7. However, the ’74-’75 Kings chipped away and by two minutes into third period, they led 3-2. The ’80-’81 Kings pulled their goaltender for the extra attacker, but the ’74-’75 Kings sealed the series and their second straight UNP berth with an empty netter from Gene Carr.
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’80-’81 Kings | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
’74-’75 Kings | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’80-’81 LAK – 5 ’74-’75 LAK – 3 (1-0 ’80-’81 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Marcel Dionne (’80-’81 LAK) – 3 G 1 A 4 P +2 10 S
2nd Star: D – Jerry Korab (’80-’81 LAK) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 3 S
3rd Star: LW – Charlie Simmer (’80-’81 LAK) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +2 3 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’80-’81 Kings | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
’74-’75 Kings | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’80-’81 LAK – 4 ’74-’75 LAK – 3 (OT) (2-0 ’80-’81 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Marcel Dionne (’80-’81 LAK) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +2 7 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: LW – Dan Maloney (’74-’75 LAK) – 3 G 0 A 3 P -1 14 S 6 PIM
3rd Star: RW – Dave Taylor (’80-’81 LAK) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +1 5 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’74-’75 Kings | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
’80-’81 Kings | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’74-’75 LAK – 5 ’80-’81 LAK – 1 (2-1 ’80-’81 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Juha Widing (’74-’75 LAK) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +3 5 S
2nd Star: RW – Frank St. Marseille (’74-’75 LAK) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 2 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: LW – Mike Murphy (’74-’75 LAK) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +2 3 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’74-’75 Kings | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
’80-’81 Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’74-’75 LAK – 5 ’80-’81 LAK – 0 (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Rogie Vachon (’74-’75 LAK) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (27 SV’s)
2nd Star: D – Neil Komadoski (’74-’75 LAK) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +3 3 S
3rd Star: RW – Bob Nevin (’74-’75 LAK) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 4 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’80-’81 Kings | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
’74-’75 Kings | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | 6 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’74-’75 LAK – 6 ’80-’81 LAK – 5 (3-2 ’74-’75 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Butch Goring (’74-’75 LAK) – 1 G 2 A 3 P Even 4 S
2nd Star: RW – Jim Fox (’80-’81 LAK) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 2 S
3rd Star: C – Dan Bonar (’80-’81 LAK) – 2 G 0 A 2 P Even 2 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’74-’75 Kings | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
’80-’81 Kings | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’80-’81 LAK – 6 ’74-’75 LAK – 5 (OT) (3-3)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Charlie Simmer (’80-’81 LAK) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +3 3 S
2nd Star: D – Larry Murphy (’80-’81 LAK) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +3 4 S
3rd Star: C – Marcel Dionne (’80-’81 LAK) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +3 8 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’80-’81 Kings | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
’74-’75 Kings | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’74-’75 LAK – 4 ’80-’81 LAK – 2 (4-3 ’74-’75 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Gene Carr (’74-’75 LAK) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 4 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: LW – Bob Berry (’74-’75 LAK) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 1 S
3rd Star: LW – Dan Maloney (’74-’75 LAK) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +2 4 S 4 PIM
Up next is the 2016 Philadelphia Flyers Qualifying Tournament!