After going six consecutive home games without a goal, Marcel Dionne responded in a huge way, getting a hat trick in the Kings' 5-2 win over the Nordiques at the Inglewood Forum. Dionne's third goal was the 400th in his RHL career. He becomes the first player in the RHL to reach this milestone. You can watch this historic moment at https://youtu.be/jBqG8-X8Nug.
Mario Lessard made 33 saves for Los Angeles (29-16-7). Jacques Richard and Alain Cote scored for Quebec (24-17-9).
Quebec Nordiques at Los Angeles Kings
DATE : 02/06/2023
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Quebec Nordiques 0 1 1 0 2
Los Angeles Kings 2 2 1 0 5
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Quebec Nordiques 7 17 11 0 35
Los Angeles Kings 9 6 11 0 26
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. LAK. GEORGE LYLE(1)( JIM FOX ) (PP) : 1st 12:27
2. LAK. MARCEL DIONNE(40)( LARRY MURPHY, DAVE TAYLOR ): 1st 14:43
3. LAK. TERRY MARTIN(11)( JIM FOX, LARRY MURPHY ): 2nd 1:04
4. LAK. MARCEL DIONNE(41)( CHARLIE SIMMER ): 2nd 8:55
5. QUE. JACQUES RICHARD(43)( ANTON STASTNY ) (PP) : 2nd 19:05
6. LAK. MARCEL DIONNE(42)( DAVE TAYLOR, CHARLIE SIMMER ) (PP) : 3rd 1:16
7. QUE. ALAIN COTE(10)( PETER STASTNY, PEKKA RAUTAKALLIO ): 3rd 17:32
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. LAK. MARCEL DIONNE - 2 Minutes: 1st 3:55
2. QUE. DALE HUNTER - 4 Minutes: 1st 7:46
3. LAK. RYAN WALTER - 4 Minutes: 1st 7:46
4. QUE. DAVE PICHETTE - 2 Minutes: 1st 11:10
5. LAK. DAVE TAYLOR - 4 Minutes: 1st 19:46
6. QUE. MARC TARDIF - 4 Minutes: 1st 19:46
7. LAK. RYAN WALTER - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:46
8. LAK. LARRY MURPHY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 13:38
9. LAK. GEORGE LYLE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:41
10. QUE. PAUL REINHART - 2 Minutes: 3rd 0:29
11. LAK. CHARLIE SIMMER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 4:18
12. QUE. PIERRE LACROIX - 2 Minutes: 3rd 9:37
13. LAK. GEORGE LYLE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:10
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Quebec Nordiques
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
JACQUES RICHARD 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 2-1 46 26:34 0 0 2 3
MICHEL GOULET 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:48 0 1 0 2
PETER STASTNY 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9-5 41 22:37 0 0 0 1
ANTON STASTNY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 35 19:44 0 0 0 0
DALE HUNTER 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6-4 29 17:55 0 2 0 0
ROBBIE FTOREK -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4-1 32 18:36 0 0 0 0
JEAN PRONOVOST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 5:42 0 0 0 0
REAL CLOUTIER -2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:39 0 0 0 2
MARC TARDIF -2 3 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 30 17:02 1 0 0 1
JERRY BUTLER 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 17 9:11 1 0 0 0
PAUL REINHART -2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 42 24:12 0 1 0 0
PEKKA RAUTAKALLIO 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:14 1 0 0 0
ALAIN COTE 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2-0 27 14:42 0 0 0 0
BILL STEWART 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:09 3 0 0 0
DAVE PICHETTE 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 16 8:30 0 0 0 0
PIERRE LACROIX -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 38 22:12 1 0 0 0
PAT RIBBLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 10:25 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -10 35 2 3 14 1 0 25-11 7 4 2 9
Player Stats For Los Angeles Kings
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MARCEL DIONNE 2 6 3 0 2 1 0 9-7 35 19:16 0 1 0 2
DAVE TAYLOR 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0-0 28 16:00 0 1 0 1
CHARLIE SIMMER 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 24 13:34 0 0 0 1
TERRY MARTIN 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 35 19:44 0 0 0 1 GWG
RYAN WALTER 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 6-2 32 19:14 3 0 0 2
WARREN MILLER 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:16 0 0 0 0
JIM FOX 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 29 15:40 0 0 0 0
ERROL THOMPSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:55 0 0 0 0
LARRY MURPHY 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 37 21:14 0 0 0 0
DAN BONAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-3 36 20:09 1 0 0 0
DAN MALONEY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 8:35 0 0 0 0
GEORGE LYLE 0 4 1 0 4 1 0 1-1 29 16:59 0 1 0 1
JERRY KORAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 13:23 0 0 0 0
MARIO MAROIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 25:11 1 0 0 0
MARK HARDY 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:09 2 1 0 0
DAVE LEWIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 22:14 0 2 0 0
MIKE KITCHEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 8:30 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 10 26 5 8 20 2 0 25-14 7 6 0 8
Goalie Stats For Quebec Nordiques
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
HARDY ASTROM 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
MICHEL PLASSE 60 26 5 0 21 0.808 LOSS 0 0 8 3 1 105
Goalie Stats For Los Angeles Kings
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
GILLES GILBERT 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARIO LESSARD 60 35 2 0 33 0.943 WIN 0 0 3 1 0 105
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Quebec Nordiques 6 1
Los Angeles Kings 3 2
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - MARCEL DIONNE from Los Angeles
2nd star - MARIO LESSARD from Los Angeles
3rd star - CHARLIE SIMMER from Los Angeles
GAME STORY
In front of a cheering crowd the Kings had an easy win over the Nordiques
by a score of 5 to 2. This was a bit of a rough and tumble matchup, as
the battlers combined for 34 penalty minutes. MARCEL DIONNE came up
big, scoring a hat-trick on 6 shots for Los Angeles. MARIO LESSARD was
sharp in goal. He allowed 2 goals while facing 35 shots. Others who scored
were JACQUES RICHARD and ALAIN COTE for Quebec and TERRY MARTIN and GEORGE
LYLE for Los Angeles.
In other RHL news:
The Islanders made a move to bolster their defense for the stretch run, sending Mike Crombeen to the Whalers for Al Sims.
Rick MacLeish scored twice as the Flyers edged the Canucks 4-3 in a battle of the league's top two teams.
Eddie Johnstone scored with 39 seconds remaining to lead the Rangers past the Oilers 4-3.