1997–98 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1997–98 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 31st season in the National Hockey League. The Kings qualified for the playoffs for the first time in five years, losing in the first round to St. Louis in four straight games.

Offseason

Regular season

On Saturday, April 11, 1998, the Kings scored three short-handed goals in 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Final standings

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

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Playoffs

The Kings were swept by the St. Louis Blues in 4 games in the first round. At home (game 3) LA were leading 3-0, until Storr was run by Geoff Courtnall with 11:27 remaining in the 3rd period. Kings player Sean O'Donnell stuck up for Storr resulting in a 5-minute major for the Blues. St. Louis went on to score 4 PP goals in a 3:07 span. Jamie likely had a concussion or some injury from the charge as his reactions and play were sluggishly uncoordinated contributing to the goals especially the 4th one.

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

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.

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1997–98 season.

Trades

Free agent signings

Free agents lost

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

See also

• 1997–98 NHL season

References

1. 1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season
2. 1997–98 Sacramento Kings season
3. 1997–98 Los Angeles Clippers season
4. List of Los Angeles Kings seasons
5. Los Angeles Kings
6. 1988–89 Los Angeles Kings season
7. 1997–98 NHL season
8. History of the Los Angeles Kings
9. 1996–97 Los Angeles Kings season
10. 1997–98 NBA season
11. List of Los Angeles Kings players
12. Sports in Los Angeles
13. Los Angeles Lakers
14. Los Angeles Clippers
15. List of Los Angeles Lakers seasons
16. 1997–98 Houston Rockets season
17. 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season
18. 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season
19. SoFi Stadium
20. 1998–99 Los Angeles Kings season