Los Angeles Kings vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Saturday, December 17, 1983 · Civic Arena
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 on Saturday, December 17, 1983 at Civic Arena. The Kings outshot the Penguins 30–29.
Mike Bullard scored twice, Brian MacLellan scored twice and Charlie Simmer scored twice. Mike McEwen, Greg Fox, Ron Flockhart, Jim Fox and Thomas O'Regan also scored.
Gary Laskoski made 24 saves on 29 shots for the win; Denis Herron stopped 24 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Bullard (19)Bob Errey (8)0–104:35 PIT
Mike McEwen (4)Mark Hardy (15), Dave Taylor (16)1–105:59 LAK · 
Greg Fox (1)Thomas O'Regan (1), Pat Boutette (11)1–206:55 PIT
Brian MacLellan (15)Bernie Nicholls (28)2–209:05 LAK
2nd period
Charlie Simmer (20)Marcel Dionne (31), Mike McEwen (11)3–202:01 LAK
Ron Flockhart (11)Steve Gatzos (3)3–303:31 PIT
3rd period
- Charlie Simmer (21)Marcel Dionne (32), Dave Taylor (17)4–304:22 LAK ·
Jim Fox (16)Bernie Nicholls (29)5–307:20 LAK- Brian MacLellan (16)Bernie Nicholls (30), Jim Fox (22)6–313:21 LAK
Thomas O'Regan (1)Pat Boutette (12), Rick Kehoe (16)6–415:19 PIT- Mike Bullard (20)Unassisted6–515:30 PIT
Team stats
LAKPIT
3029
0%0%
2/40/2
1115
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:15 into the first period
Bryan Maxwell · holding2 min - 8:20 into the first period
Wes Jarvis · roughing2 min - 8:20 into the first periodGreg Hotham · roughing2 min
- 16:34 into the first periodBrian Engblom · interference2 min
- 19:18 into the first periodMark Hardy · hooking2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodWarren Young · hooking2 min
- 4:14 into the third periodRocky Saganiuk · tripping2 min
- 5:25 into the third periodMark Hardy · fighting5 min
- 5:25 into the third periodWarren Young · fighting5 min
- 10:45 into the third periodDoug Shedden · hooking2 min
Season series
Los Angeles Kings
| 9Bernie NichollsC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 11Charlie SimmerL | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 16Marcel DionneC | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 18Dave TaylorR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 19Jim FoxR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 27Brian MacLellanL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 2Mike McEwenD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 20Mark HardyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Steve ChristoffC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 17John Paul KellyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 21Anders HakanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Doug SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 26Wes JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Marc ChorneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 4Russ AndersonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Brian EngblomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 24Jay WellsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Gary LaskoskiG | W | 29 | 5 | .828 |
| 30Mike BlakeG | 0 | 0 | – |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 8Thomas O'ReganC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 15Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 22Mike BullardC | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 9Ron FlockhartC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 10Bob ErreyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Rick KehoeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 26Steve GatzosR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 11Troy LoneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Doug SheddenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Tom RoulstonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Rocky SaganiukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 35Warren YoungC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 4Marty McSorleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Bryan MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 6Greg HothamD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 7Rod BuskasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 25Randy CarlyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denis HerronG | L | 30 | 6 | .800 |
| 29Michel DionG | 0 | 0 | – |