Los Angeles Kings vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Tuesday, February 15, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Hartford Whalers 5–2 on Tuesday, February 15, 1983 at Hartford Civic Center. The Kings outshot the Whalers 46–34.
Goals came from John Paul Kelly, Robert Sullivan, Dave Taylor, Bernie Nicholls, Blaine Stoughton, Doug Smith and Terry Ruskowski.
Markus Mattsson made 32 saves on 34 shots for the win; Greg Millen stopped 41 of 46.
Scoring
1st period
John Paul Kelly (9)Marcel Dionne (34), Markus Mattsson (1)1–001:01 LAK
Robert Sullivan (13)Mickey Volcan (10), Ray Neufeld (22)1–102:16 HFD · 
Dave Taylor (10)Dean Kennedy (7), Charlie Simmer (30)2–112:53 LAK
Bernie Nicholls (20)Jay Wells (10), Jim Fox (31)3–115:12 LAK
2nd period
Blaine Stoughton (33)Ron Francis (48), Doug Sulliman (17)3–210:56 HFD ·
3rd period
Doug Smith (3)Dean Kennedy (8), Bernie Nicholls (17)4–206:18 LAK
Terry Ruskowski (10)Jim Fox (32)5–208:10 LAK
Team stats
LAKHFD
4634
0%0%
0/32/4
108
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:12 into the first period
Dave Lewis · hooking2 min - 5:33 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 17:44 into the first periodBlaine Stoughton · tripping2 min
- 9:22 into the second periodDaryl Evans · tripping2 min
- 11:33 into the second periodJay Wells · holding2 min
- 16:04 into the second periodRon Francis · holding2 min
- 16:04 into the second periodLarry Murphy · holding2 min
- 6:47 into the third periodGreg Adams · tripping2 min
- 7:34 into the third periodMarcel Dionne · tripping2 min
Season series
Los Angeles Kings
| 9Bernie NichollsC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 19Jim FoxR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 6Dean KennedyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 11Charlie SimmerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 16Marcel DionneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 17John Paul KellyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 18Dave TaylorR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 23Doug SmithC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 24Jay WellsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 7Mike MurphyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Dean HopkinsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Daryl EvansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 44Dan BonarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Jerry KorabD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 5Larry MurphyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Mark HardyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 25Dave LewisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Gary LaskoskiG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Markus MattssonG | W | 34 | 2 | .941 |
Hartford Whalers
| 10Ron FrancisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 7 | – |
| 17Ray NeufeldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Blaine StoughtonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 22Doug SullimanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 26Robert SullivanL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 4Mickey VolcanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 11Paul LawlessL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 12Mark JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Greg AdamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Merlin MalinowskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 32Mike McDougallR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 3Stuart SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Pierre LacroixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 7Russ AndersonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 25Mark RenaudD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Greg MillenG | L | 46 | 5 | .891 |
| 31Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – |