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Phil Esposito

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: February 20, 1942 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1984

Coaching Record

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1963-64 21 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 27 3 2 5 0.19 2 0.08 2 3 0 0 0
1964-65 22 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 23 32 55 0.79 21 0.31 44 17 5 1 9
1965-66 23 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 27 26 53 0.77 21 0.31 49 20 7 0 6
1966-67 24 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 21 40 61 0.88 23 0.33 40 18 2 1 3
1967-68 25 Boston Bruins NHL 74 35 49 84 1.14 32 0.44 113 37 69 12 19 21 25 9 1 3 284 3.84 12.3
1968-69 26 Boston Bruins NHL 74 49 77 126 1.70 48 0.65 164 50 69 11 56 79 37 10 2 9 351 4.74 14.0
1969-70 27 Boston Bruins NHL 76 43 56 99 1.30 38 0.50 157 80 69 20 28 50 24 18 1 5 405 5.33 10.6
1970-71 28 Boston Bruins NHL 78 76 76 152 1.95 60 0.77 214 78 72 7 71 71 50 25 1 16 550 7.05 13.8
1971-72 29 Boston Bruins NHL 76 66 67 133 1.75 53 0.69 186 71 67 7 55 76 36 28 2 16 426 5.61 15.5
1972-73 30 Boston Bruins NHL 78 55 75 130 1.67 50 0.64 174 67 117 26 16 87 31 19 5 11 411 5.27 13.4
1973-74 31 Boston Bruins NHL 78 68 77 145 1.86 58 0.74 201 65 109 24 51 58 50 14 4 9 393 5.04 17.3
1974-75 32 Boston Bruins NHL 79 61 66 127 1.61 51 0.65 174 79 110 33 18 62 30 27 4 8 347 4.39 17.6
1975-76 33 2 Teams NHL 74 35 48 83 1.12 32 0.44 116 55 120 19 -40 36 15 19 1 2 274 3.70 12.8
1975-76 33 Boston Bruins NHL 12 6 10 16 1.33 6 0.51 20 10 16 5 -1 8 3 3 0 0 57 4.75 10.5
1975-76 33 New York Rangers NHL 62 29 38 67 1.08 26 0.42 96 45 104 14 -39 28 12 16 1 2 217 3.50 13.4
1976-77 34 New York Rangers NHL 80 34 46 80 1.00 30 0.38 119 48 114 15 -28 52 19 15 0 4 344 4.30 9.9
1977-78 35 New York Rangers NHL 79 38 43 81 1.03 33 0.41 117 56 98 15 -22 53 17 21 0 5 259 3.28 14.7
1978-79 36 New York Rangers NHL 80 42 36 78 0.98 32 0.39 113 35 82 3 -1 37 28 14 0 7 215 2.69 19.5
1979-80 37 New York Rangers NHL 80 34 44 78 0.98 30 0.38 118 42 89 0 -13 73 21 13 0 5 245 3.06 13.9
1980-81 38 New York Rangers NHL 41 7 13 20 0.49 8 0.18 47 13 54 7 -13 20 4 3 0 0 91 2.22 7.7
Career NHL 1282 717 873 1590 1.24 621 0.48 2013 776 1239 199 197 910 445 249 23 118 4595 4.39 14.0

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1963-64 21 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0
1964-65 22 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 13 3 3 6 0.46 15
1965-66 23 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 1 1 2 0.33 2
1966-67 24 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 7
1967-68 25 Boston Bruins NHL 4 0 3 3 0.75 0 0 0 0 0
1968-69 26 Boston Bruins NHL 10 8 10 18 1.80 8 3 5 0 2
1969-70 27 Boston Bruins NHL SC 14 13 14 27 1.93 16 9 4 0 2
1970-71 28 Boston Bruins NHL 7 3 7 10 1.43 6 1 2 0 0
1971-72 29 Boston Bruins NHL SC 15 9 15 24 1.60 24 7 2 0 3
1972-73 30 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 1 1 0.50 2 0 0 0 0
1973-74 31 Boston Bruins NHL 16 9 5 14 0.88 25 5 4 0 2
1974-75 32 Boston Bruins NHL 3 4 1 5 1.67 0 3 1 0 0
1977-78 35 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 5 0 0 0 0
1978-79 36 New York Rangers NHL 18 8 12 20 1.11 20 6 2 0 2
1979-80 37 New York Rangers NHL 9 3 3 6 0.67 8 2 1 0 1
Career NHL 2 130 61 76 137 1.05 138 36 21 0 12

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1960-61 18 Sarnia Legionnaires OHA-B 32 47 61 108 3.38
1961-62 19 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 49 32 39 71 1.45 54
1961-62 19 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds EPHL 6 0 3 3 0.50 2
1962-63 20 St. Louis Braves EPHL 71 36 54 90 1.27 51
1963-64 21 St. Louis Braves CPHL 43 26 54 80 1.86 65
1972-73 30 Canada Summit-72 8 7 6 13 1.63 15
1976-77 34 Canada Can-Cup 7 4 3 7 1.00 0
1976-77 34 Canada WEC-A 10 7 3 10 1.00 14
Career Can-Cup 7 4 3 7 1.00 0
Career CPHL 43 26 54 80 1.86 65
Career EPHL 77 36 57 93 1.21 53
Career OHA-B 32 47 61 108 3.38
Career OHA-Jr. 49 32 39 71 1.45 54
Career Summit-72 8 7 6 13 1.63 15
Career WEC-A 10 7 3 10 1.00 14

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1961-62 19 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 6 1 4 5 0.83 9
Career OHA-Jr. 6 1 4 5 0.83 9

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1969 NHL
1970 NHL
1971 NHL
1972 NHL
1973 NHL
1974 NHL
1975 NHL
1977 NHL
1978 NHL
1980 NHL

Awards

1968-69 NHL Art Ross Trophy
1968-69 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1970-71 NHL Art Ross Trophy
1970-71 NHL Lester B. Pearson Award
1971-72 NHL Art Ross Trophy
1972-73 NHL Art Ross Trophy
1973-74 NHL Art Ross Trophy
1973-74 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1973-74 NHL Lester B. Pearson Award

Honors

1967-68 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1968-69 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1969-70 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1970-71 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1971-72 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1972-73 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1973-74 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1974-75 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1964-65 NHL 70 (1)
 1967-68 NHL 74 (2)
1969-70 NHL 76 (1)
 1970-71 NHL 78 (3)
1972-73 NHL 78 (3)
1973-74 NHL 78 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 80 (1)
 1978-79 NHL 80 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 80 (3)
Career NHL 1282 (50)

Goals

1967-68 NHL 35 (4)
1968-69 NHL 49 (2)
1969-70 NHL 43 (1)
 1970-71 NHL 76 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 66 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 55 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 68 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 61 (1)
 1978-79 NHL 42 (8)
Career NHL 717 (5)

Goals Per Game

1967-68 NHL 0.47 (6)
1968-69 NHL 0.66 (2)
1969-70 NHL 0.57 (2)
1970-71 NHL 0.97 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 0.87 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 0.71 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 0.87 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 0.77 (1)
 Career NHL 0.56 (11)

Assists

1966-67 NHL 40 (6)
1967-68 NHL 49 (1)
 1968-69 NHL 77 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 56 (2)
1970-71 NHL 76 (2)
1971-72 NHL 67 (2)
1972-73 NHL 75 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 77 (2)
1974-75 NHL 66 (5)
Career NHL 873 (20)

Assists Per Game

1966-67 NHL 0.58 (6)
1967-68 NHL 0.66 (1)
 1968-69 NHL 1.04 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 0.74 (3)
1970-71 NHL 0.97 (2)
1971-72 NHL 0.88 (3)
1972-73 NHL 0.96 (3)
1973-74 NHL 0.99 (2)
1974-75 NHL 0.84 (7)
Career NHL 0.68 (26)

Points

1964-65 NHL 55 (9)
1966-67 NHL 61 (7)
1967-68 NHL 84 (2)
1968-69 NHL 126 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 99 (2)
1970-71 NHL 152 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 133 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 130 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 145 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 127 (2)
Career NHL 1590 (10)

Points Per Game

1966-67 NHL 0.88 (8)
1967-68 NHL 1.14 (3)
1968-69 NHL 1.70 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 1.30 (2)
1970-71 NHL 1.95 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 1.75 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 1.67 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 1.86 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 1.61 (3)
Career NHL 1.24 (10)

Goals Created

1964-65 NHL 21.5 (10)
1966-67 NHL 22.6 (8)
1967-68 NHL 32.3 (3)
1968-69 NHL 48.0 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 38.4 (2)
1970-71 NHL 59.8 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 52.7 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 49.6 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 57.6 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 51.2 (1)
 Career NHL 621.2 (8)

Goals Created Per Game

1966-67 NHL 0.33 (8)
1967-68 NHL 0.44 (5)
1968-69 NHL 0.65 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 0.50 (2)
1970-71 NHL 0.77 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 0.69 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 0.64 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 0.74 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 0.65 (2)
Career NHL 0.48 (6)

Total Goals For

1967-68 NHL 113 (6)
1968-69 NHL 164 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 157 (2)
1970-71 NHL 214 (2)
1971-72 NHL 186 (2)
1972-73 NHL 174 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 201 (2)
1974-75 NHL 174 (5)
Career NHL 2013 (26)

Power Play Goals For

1967-68 NHL 37 (4)
1968-69 NHL 50 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 80 (1)
 1970-71 NHL 78 (2)
1971-72 NHL 71 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 67 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 65 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 79 (2)
1976-77 NHL 48 (9)
1977-78 NHL 56 (6)
Career NHL 776 (24)

Total Goals Against

Career NHL 1239 (78)

Plus/Minus

1968-69 NHL 56 (2)
1969-70 NHL 28 (9)
1970-71 NHL 71 (3)
1971-72 NHL 55 (5)
1973-74 NHL 51 (4)
Career NHL 197 (61)

Even Strength Goals

1964-65 NHL 17 (9)
1965-66 NHL 20 (9)
1966-67 NHL 18 (10)
1967-68 NHL 25 (5)
1968-69 NHL 37 (2)
1969-70 NHL 24 (8)
1970-71 NHL 50 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 36 (4)
1972-73 NHL 31 (6)
1973-74 NHL 50 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 30 (6)
1978-79 NHL 28 (10)
Career NHL 445 (7)

Power Play Goals

1967-68 NHL 9 (8)
1968-69 NHL 10 (8)
1969-70 NHL 18 (1)
 1970-71 NHL 25 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 28 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 19 (2)
1973-74 NHL 14 (4)
1974-75 NHL 27 (1)
 1975-76 NHL 19 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 15 (2)
1977-78 NHL 21 (2)
1978-79 NHL 14 (7)
Career NHL 249 (3)

Short-Handed Goals

1966-67 NHL 1 (7)
1968-69 NHL 2 (8)
1972-73 NHL 5 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 4 (3)
1974-75 NHL 4 (6)
Career NHL 23 (42)

Game-Winning Goals

1964-65 NHL 9 (2)
1965-66 NHL 6 (6)
1968-69 NHL 9 (2)
1970-71 NHL 16 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 16 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 11 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 9 (2)
1974-75 NHL 8 (5)
1978-79 NHL 7 (6)
Career NHL 118 (1)

Shots on Goal

1967-68 NHL 284 (5)
1968-69 NHL 351 (2)
1969-70 NHL 405 (2)
1970-71 NHL 550 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 426 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 411 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 393 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 347 (4)
1976-77 NHL 344 (2)
Career NHL 4595 (10)
      

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

May 15, 1967: Traded to Boston by Chicago with Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield for Pit Martin, Jack Norris, and Gilles Marotte, May 15, 1967.

November 7, 1975: Traded to NY Rangers by Boston with Carol Vadnais for Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi, November 7, 1975.