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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

7 7 12 77

NHL/WHA Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1963-64 21 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 27 3 2 5 2 3 0 0 0
1964-65 22 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 23 32 55 44 17 5 1 9
1965-66 23 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 27 26 53 49 20 7 0 6
1966-67 24 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 21 40 61 40 18 2 1 3
1967-68 25 Boston Bruins NHL 74 35 49 84 19 21 25 9 1 3 284 12.3
1968-69 26 Boston Bruins NHL 74 49 77 126 56 79 37 10 2 9 351 14.0
1969-70 27 Boston Bruins NHL 76 43 56 99 28 50 24 18 1 5 405 10.6
1970-71 28 Boston Bruins NHL 78 76 76 152 71 71 50 25 1 16 550 13.8
1971-72 29 Boston Bruins NHL 76 66 67 133 55 76 36 28 2 16 426 15.5
1972-73 30 Boston Bruins NHL 78 55 75 130 16 87 31 19 5 11 411 13.4
1973-74 31 Boston Bruins NHL 78 68 77 145 51 58 50 14 4 9 393 17.3
1974-75 32 Boston Bruins NHL 79 61 66 127 18 62 30 27 4 8 347 17.6
1975-76 33 2 Teams NHL 74 35 48 83 -40 36 15 19 1 2 274 12.8
1975-76 33 Boston Bruins NHL 12 6 10 16 -1 8 3 3 0 0 57 10.5
1975-76 33 New York Rangers NHL 62 29 38 67 -39 28 12 16 1 2 217 13.4
1976-77 34 New York Rangers NHL 80 34 46 80 -28 52 19 15 0 4 344 9.9
1977-78 35 New York Rangers NHL 79 38 43 81 -22 53 17 21 0 5 259 14.7
1978-79 36 New York Rangers NHL 80 42 36 78 -1 37 28 14 0 7 215 19.5
1979-80 37 New York Rangers NHL 80 34 44 78 -13 73 21 13 0 5 245 13.9
1980-81 38 New York Rangers NHL 41 7 13 20 -13 20 4 3 0 0 91 7.7
Career 18 Seasons NHL 1282 717 873 1590 197 910 445 249 23 118 4595 14.0

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1963-64 21 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 27 0.11 0.07 0.19 0.08 0.07 3 2 5 2
1964-65 22 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 0.33 0.46 0.79 0.31 0.63 25 36 61 23
1965-66 23 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 0.39 0.38 0.77 0.32 0.71 28 27 55 23
1966-67 24 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 0.30 0.58 0.88 0.33 0.58 22 43 65 24
1967-68 25 Boston Bruins NHL 74 0.47 0.66 1.14 0.44 0.26 0.28 3.84 38 54 92 35 113 37 69 12 19
1968-69 26 Boston Bruins NHL 74 0.66 1.04 1.70 0.65 0.76 1.07 4.74 48 77 125 47 164 50 69 11 56
1969-70 27 Boston Bruins NHL 76 0.57 0.74 1.30 0.51 0.37 0.66 5.33 43 58 101 39 157 80 69 20 28
1970-71 28 Boston Bruins NHL 78 0.97 0.97 1.95 0.78 0.91 0.91 7.05 70 71 141 58 214 78 72 7 71
1971-72 29 Boston Bruins NHL 76 0.87 0.88 1.75 0.71 0.72 1.00 5.61 65 68 133 54 186 71 67 7 55
1972-73 30 Boston Bruins NHL 78 0.71 0.96 1.67 0.64 0.21 1.12 5.27 51 70 121 47 174 67 117 26 16
1973-74 31 Boston Bruins NHL 78 0.87 0.99 1.86 0.75 0.65 0.74 5.04 64 74 138 55 201 65 109 24 51
1974-75 32 Boston Bruins NHL 79 0.77 0.84 1.61 0.66 0.23 0.78 4.39 52 58 110 44 174 79 110 33 18
1975-76 33 2 Teams NHL 74 0.47 0.65 1.12 0.44 -0.54 0.49 3.70 30 42 72 28 116 55 120 19 -40
1975-76 33 Boston Bruins NHL 12 0.50 0.83 1.33 0.51 -0.08 0.67 4.75 5 9 14 5 20 10 16 5 -1
1975-76 33 New York Rangers NHL 62 0.47 0.61 1.08 0.43 -0.63 0.45 3.50 25 33 58 23 96 45 104 14 -39
1976-77 34 New York Rangers NHL 80 0.43 0.58 1.00 0.38 -0.35 0.65 4.30 30 41 71 28 119 48 114 15 -28
1977-78 35 New York Rangers NHL 79 0.48 0.54 1.03 0.42 -0.28 0.67 3.28 34 39 73 29 117 56 98 15 -22
1978-79 36 New York Rangers NHL 80 0.53 0.45 0.98 0.40 -0.01 0.46 2.69 35 30 65 27 113 35 82 3 -1
1979-80 37 New York Rangers NHL 80 0.43 0.55 0.98 0.38 -0.16 0.91 3.06 28 37 65 25 118 42 89 0 -13
1980-81 38 New York Rangers NHL 41 0.17 0.32 0.49 0.18 -0.32 0.49 2.22 5 10 15 5 47 13 54 7 -13
Career 18 Seasons NHL 1282 0.56 0.68 1.24 0.49 0.19 0.71 4.39 671 837 1508 594 2013 776 1239 199 197

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1960-61 18 Sarnia Legionnaires OHA-B 32 47 61 108
1961-62 19 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 49 32 39 71 54
1961-62 19 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds EPHL 6 0 3 3 2
1962-63 20 St. Louis Braves EPHL 71 36 54 90 51
1963-64 21 St. Louis Braves CPHL 43 26 54 80 65
1972-73 30 Canada Summit-72 8 7 6 13 15
1976-77 34 Canada Can-Cup 7 4 3 7 0
1976-77 34 Canada WEC-A 10 7 3 10 14
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 7 4 3 7 0
Career 1 Season CPHL 43 26 54 80 65
Career 2 Seasons EPHL 77 36 57 93 53
Career 1 Season OHA-B 32 47 61 108
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 49 32 39 71 54
Career 1 Season Summit-72 8 7 6 13 15
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 7 3 10 14

Other Playoffs

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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

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 (54)

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)

Adjusted Goals

1967-68 NHL 38 (4)
1968-69 NHL 48 (2)
1969-70 NHL 43 (1)
 1970-71 NHL 70 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 65 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 51 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 64 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 52 (1)
 1978-79 NHL 35 (8)
Career NHL 671 (6)

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 (12)

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 (21)

Adjusted Assists

1966-67 NHL 43 (6)
1967-68 NHL 54 (1)
 1968-69 NHL 77 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 58 (2)
1970-71 NHL 71 (2)
1971-72 NHL 68 (2)
1972-73 NHL 70 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 74 (2)
1974-75 NHL 58 (5)
Career NHL 837 (22)

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 (27)

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)

Adjusted Points

1966-67 NHL 65 (8)
1967-68 NHL 92 (2)
1968-69 NHL 125 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 101 (2)
1970-71 NHL 141 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 133 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 121 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 138 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 110 (2)
Career NHL 1508 (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 (11)

Goals Created

1964-65 NHL 21.6 (10)
1966-67 NHL 22.4 (8)
1967-68 NHL 32.5 (3)
1968-69 NHL 48.1 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 38.8 (2)
1970-71 NHL 60.9 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 53.8 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 50.0 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 58.6 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 52.3 (1)
 1977-78 NHL 33.3 (10)
Career NHL 629.7 (8)

Adjusted Goals Created

1964-65 NHL 23.4 (10)
1966-67 NHL 23.7 (8)
1967-68 NHL 35.5 (3)
1968-69 NHL 47.2 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 39.3 (2)
1970-71 NHL 57.5 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 54.0 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 46.9 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 55.1 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 44.2 (1)
 1977-78 NHL 29.2 (10)
Career NHL 594.3 (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 0.51 (2)
1970-71 NHL 0.78 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 0.71 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 0.64 (1)
 1973-74 NHL 0.75 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 0.66 (2)
Career NHL 0.49 (9)

Total Goals On-Ice 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 (28)

Power Play Goals On-Ice 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 On-Ice Against

Career NHL 1239 (80)

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 (43)

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 (11)
      

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.

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