After two years in St. Louis and a year-and-a-half with the New York Rangers, Mike Murphy was traded to Los Angeles, where he played ten years and had the best run of his career.

Playing at Right Wing, Murphy had back-to-back 68 Point years (1974-75 & 1975-76) and was one of the few offensive threats that the Kings had at the time.  This season was his top output, but not the end for Murphy, who had two more years where he had at least 55 Points, and as Los Angeles acquired and developed more offensive stars, Murphy provided depth and grit on lower lines.

Age and injuries caught up to Murphy, who retired after the 1982-83 Season.  He had 457 Points in 673 Games for Los Angeles.