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1979-80 to 1985-86 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #17 JOHN PAUL KELLY Los Angeles Kings · Left Wing
GOOD Career
2
Card #CAREER-08448435
John Paul Kelly in action
17 L Left Wing
50 OVR
John Paul Kelly Los Angeles Kings
7 NHL seasons · 1979-80 to 1985-86
1985-86

Career Report

2 Good 2

Graded on the Game Score of their best 5 seasons, ranked among retired forwards.

Season Team GP P OVR Grade
1982-83 LAK 65 31 63 5
1985-86 LAK 61 15 49 2
1981-82 LAK 70 23 47 3
1984-85 LAK 73 18 47 3
1979-80 LAK 40 7 45 2

Connections

Every goal of his career he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 80OVR Terry Ruskowski Kings 14 of his goals R 88OVR Jim Fox Kings 13 of his goals C 51OVR Dan Bonar Kings 6 of his goals R 49OVR Dean Hopkins Kings 6 of his goals

Set up most

R 88OVR Jim Fox Kings Set up 10 goals C 80OVR Terry Ruskowski Kings Set up 6 goals C 96OVR Bernie Nicholls Kings Set up 5 goals C 61OVR Doug Smith Kings Set up 5 goals
Scored on most
Frank Caprice 5 goals Jacques Cloutier 3 goals Grant Fuhr 3 goals
Best game
February 10, 1983 vs BUF: 3G · 1A
Hat tricks
2

Rivals

His fights, hit rivals, and faceoff duels across his career, from the play-by-play (hits and faceoffs from 2009-10 on).

12 fights with 10 opponents
Garry Howatt 2 fights Randy Moller 2 fights Laurie Boschman 1 fight Colin Campbell 1 fight Curt Fraser 1 fight Steve Konroyd 1 fight Reed Larson 1 fight Gilles Lupien 1 fight Graeme Nicolson 1 fight Tim Watters 1 fight