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Butch Goring

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: October 22, 1949 in St. Boniface, Manitoba

Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (51st overall) of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft.

Coaching Record

19 21 91 22

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 8:45AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #155. Ted Kennedy… #156. John Ogrodnick… #156. BUTCH GORING… #158. Bill Gadsby… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 20 LAK NHL 59 13 23 36 14 -15 8 11 2 0 0 125 10.4
1970-71 21 LAK NHL 19 2 5 7 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 15 13.3
1971-72 22 LAK NHL 74 21 29 50 20 -10 2 18 3 0 2 137 15.3
1972-73 23 LAK NHL 67 28 31 59 24 0 2 23 4 1 1 148 18.9
1973-74 24 LAK NHL 70 28 33 61 25 2 2 20 5 3 5 161 17.4
1974-75 25 LAK NHL 60 27 33 60 24 26 6 18 6 3 7 134 20.1
1975-76 26 LAK NHL 80 33 40 73 29 0 8 23 5 5 2 193 17.1
1976-77 27 LAK NHL 78 30 55 85 32 10 6 17 13 0 3 216 13.9
1977-78 28 LAK NHL 80 37 36 73 30 -4 2 25 9 3 5 248 14.9
1978-79 29 LAK NHL 80 36 51 87 33 -20 16 19 13 4 2 217 16.6
1979-80 30 TOT NHL 81 26 53 79 29 -14 14 22 2 2 1 180 14.4
1979-80 30 LAK NHL 69 20 48 68 24 -21 12 17 2 1 1 160 12.5
1979-80 30 NYI NHL 12 6 5 11 5 7 2 5 0 1 0 20 30.0
1980-81 31 NYI NHL 78 23 37 60 23 4 0 18 4 1 1 152 15.1
1981-82 32 NYI NHL 67 15 17 32 13 -3 10 9 1 5 1 63 23.8
1982-83 33 NYI NHL 75 19 20 39 16 10 8 12 2 5 4 98 19.4
1983-84 34 NYI NHL 71 22 24 46 19 9 8 17 0 5 3 89 24.7
1984-85 35 TOT NHL 68 15 26 41 15 -19 8 10 2 3 2 103 14.6
1984-85 35 NYI NHL 29 2 5 7 2 -11 2 1 0 1 0 19 10.5
1984-85 35 BOS NHL 39 13 21 34 13 -8 6 9 2 2 2 84 15.5
Career NHL 1107 375 513 888 348 -20 102 264 71 40 39 2279 16.5

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1969-70 20 LAK NHL 59 0.22 0.39 0.61 0.23 0.14 2.12 13 24 37 14 48 10 59 6 -15 2.1 0.6 2.7
1970-71 21 LAK NHL 19 0.11 0.26 0.37 0.13 0.11 0.79 2 5 7 2 7 1 2 0 4 0.0 0.4 0.4
1971-72 22 LAK NHL 74 0.28 0.39 0.68 0.27 0.03 1.85 21 29 50 19 65 15 64 4 -10 3.3 1.0 4.3
1972-73 23 LAK NHL 67 0.42 0.46 0.88 0.36 0.03 2.21 26 29 55 22 74 12 63 1 0 4.4 1.2 5.6
1973-74 24 LAK NHL 70 0.40 0.47 0.87 0.35 0.03 2.30 26 32 58 23 76 20 77 23 2 4.8 1.1 5.9
1974-75 25 LAK NHL 60 0.45 0.55 1.00 0.40 0.10 2.23 23 29 52 20 77 26 51 26 26 4.4 1.6 6.0
1975-76 26 LAK NHL 80 0.41 0.50 0.91 0.37 0.10 2.41 28 35 63 25 96 37 93 34 0 5.2 1.2 6.4
1976-77 27 LAK NHL 78 0.38 0.71 1.09 0.41 0.08 2.77 26 50 76 28 120 56 82 28 10 6.4 1.4 7.8
1977-78 28 LAK NHL 80 0.46 0.45 0.91 0.38 0.03 3.10 33 33 66 27 101 34 102 31 -4 5.8 1.2 7.0
1978-79 29 LAK NHL 80 0.45 0.64 1.09 0.42 0.20 2.71 30 43 73 28 122 64 119 41 -20 6.3 0.6 6.9
1979-80 30 TOT NHL 81 0.32 0.65 0.98 0.36 0.17 2.22 22 45 67 24 122 62 114 40 -14 4.9 0.6 5.4
1979-80 30 LAK NHL 69 0.29 0.70 0.99 0.35 0.17 2.32 17 41 58 20 106 59 105 37 -21 4.0 0.2 4.3
1979-80 30 NYI NHL 12 0.50 0.42 0.92 0.39 0.17 1.67 5 4 9 4 16 3 9 3 7 0.8 0.3 1.2
1980-81 31 NYI NHL 78 0.29 0.47 0.77 0.29 0.00 1.95 17 29 46 17 82 24 88 34 4 2.8 0.9 3.7
1981-82 32 NYI NHL 67 0.22 0.25 0.48 0.19 0.15 0.94 11 12 23 9 54 10 76 29 -3 0.4 0.5 0.9
1982-83 33 NYI NHL 75 0.25 0.27 0.52 0.21 0.11 1.31 15 16 31 13 53 5 62 24 10 1.1 1.3 2.4
1983-84 34 NYI NHL 71 0.31 0.34 0.65 0.27 0.11 1.25 17 19 36 14 61 6 74 28 9 2.0 0.8 2.8
1984-85 35 TOT NHL 68 0.22 0.38 0.60 0.22 0.12 1.51 12 21 33 12 59 20 88 30 -19 1.3 0.3 1.6
1984-85 35 NYI NHL 29 0.07 0.17 0.24 0.09 0.07 0.66 2 4 6 2 9 1 33 14 -11 -0.5 0.0 -0.5
1984-85 35 BOS NHL 39 0.33 0.54 0.87 0.33 0.15 2.15 10 17 27 10 50 19 55 16 -8 1.7 0.3 2.1
Career NHL 1107 0.34 0.46 0.80 0.31 0.09 2.06 322 451 773 299 1217 402 1214 379 -20 54.9 14.7 69.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1973-74 24 LAK NHL 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1974-75 25 LAK NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975-76 26 LAK NHL 9 2 3 5 4 1 1 0 2
1976-77 27 LAK NHL 9 7 5 12 0 4 3 0 2
1977-78 28 LAK NHL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1978-79 29 LAK NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979-80 30 NYI NHL SC 21 7 12 19 2 6 1 0 0
1980-81 31 NYI NHL SC 18 10 10 20 6 4 4 2 2
1981-82 32 NYI NHL SC 19 6 5 11 12 5 1 0 2
1982-83 33 NYI NHL SC 20 4 8 12 4 4 0 0 1
1983-84 34 NYI NHL 21 1 5 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 16 6.3
1984-85 35 BOS NHL 5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 9.1
Career NHL 4 134 38 50 88 3 32 25 11 2 9 27 7.4

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1965-66 16 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 3 0 0 0 0
1966-67 17 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 51 35 31 66 2
1967-68 18 Hull Nationals Que-Sr. 40 16 41 57 4
1968-69 19 Winnipeg Jets WCJHL 39 42 33 75 0
1969-70 20 Springfield Kings AHL 19 13 7 20 0
1970-71 21 Springfield Kings AHL 40 23 32 55 4
1981-82 32 Canada Can-Cup 7 3 2 5 4
1986-87 37 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 10 3 5 8 2
Career 3 Seasons AHL 69 39 44 83 6
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 7 3 2 5 4
Career 2 Seasons MJHL 54 35 31 66 2
Career 1 Season Que-Sr. 40 16 41 57 4
Career 1 Season WCJHL 39 42 33 75 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1965-66 16 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 3 0 1 1 0
1966-67 17 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 8 2 6 8 0
1967-68 18 Winnipeg Jets MJHL 1 2 1 3 0
1967-68 18 St. Boniface Mohawks Al-Cup 12 5 6 11 2
1968-69 19 Dauphin Kings M-Cup 12 8 8 16 5
1968-69 19 Regina Pats M-Cup 2 2 3 5 0
1970-71 21 Springfield Kings AHL 12 11 14 25 0
Career 1 Season AHL 12 11 14 25 0
Career 1 Season Al-Cup 12 5 6 11 2
Career 1 Season M-Cup 14 10 11 21 5
Career 3 Seasons MJHL 12 4 8 12 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 16 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Butch Goring 7.8 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 4.3 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.6 0.9 0.4
Ed Olczyk 93.7 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 3.4 3.2 2.5 2.0 1.6 0.7 0.0 -0.3
Jamie Langenbrunner 92.1 8.5 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.9 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.0 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.0 0.2 0.0
Syd Howe 91.5 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.4 -0.1 -0.1
Neal Broten 90.9 7.6 7.4 6.4 6.4 5.7 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.8 2.8 2.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.2 0.2
Andrew Brunette 90.5 8.2 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.9 2.1 0.8 0.7
Trevor Linden 90.4 7.6 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.4
Geoff Courtnall 90.3 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.0 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.4 1.8 1.2 1.1 -0.1
Jere Lehtinen 90.1 7.5 6.7 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.5 2.7 1.7 1.7 0.8 0.3
Ivan Boldirev 89.9 7.4 6.8 6.6 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.1 1.7 -0.1
Bobby Rousseau 89.9 7.8 7.5 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.4 3.0 1.8 1.0 0.2 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Butch Goring 7.8 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 4.3 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.6 0.9 0.4
Ed Olczyk 93.7 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 3.4 3.2 2.5 2.0 1.6 0.7 0.0 -0.3
Jamie Langenbrunner 92.1 8.5 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.9 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.0 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.0 0.2 0.0
Syd Howe 92.0 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.4 0.6 -0.1 -0.1
Neal Broten 90.5 7.6 7.4 6.4 6.4 5.7 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.8 2.8 2.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.2
Andrew Brunette 90.5 8.2 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.9 2.1 0.8 0.7
Geoff Courtnall 90.4 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.0 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.4 1.8 1.2 1.1 0.6 -0.1
Jere Lehtinen 90.1 7.5 6.7 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.5 2.7 1.7 1.7 0.8 0.3
Claude Lemieux 90.0 7.6 6.8 6.4 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.3 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
Ivan Boldirev 89.9 7.4 6.8 6.6 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.1 1.7 -0.1
Bobby Rousseau 89.9 7.8 7.5 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.4 3.0 1.8 1.0 0.2 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1980 NHL

Awards

1977-78 NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
1977-78 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1980-81 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1980 New York Islanders (NHL)
1981 New York Islanders (NHL)
1982 New York Islanders (NHL)
1983 New York Islanders (NHL)

Games Played

1975-76 NHL 80 (1)
 1977-78 NHL 80 (3)
1978-79 NHL 80 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 81 (1)

Assists

1976-77 NHL 55 (10)

Points

Career NHL 888 (99)

Goals Created

Career NHL 347.8 (97)

Even Strength Goals

Career NHL 264 (86)

Power Play Goals

1976-77 NHL 13 (6)
1978-79 NHL 13 (10)

Short-Handed Goals

1973-74 NHL 3 (8)
1974-75 NHL 3 (9)
1975-76 NHL 5 (3)
1977-78 NHL 3 (5)
1978-79 NHL 4 (3)
1979-80 NHL 2 (9)
1981-82 NHL 5 (3)
1982-83 NHL 5 (2)
1983-84 NHL 5 (4)
Career NHL 40 (5)

Game-Winning Goals

1974-75 NHL 7 (10)

Shooting Percentage

1983-84 NHL 24.7 (6)
Career NHL 16.5 (72)

Adjusted Assists

1976-77 NHL 50 (9)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1976-77 NHL 56 (2)
1978-79 NHL 64 (6)
1979-80 NHL 62 (3)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 1214 (96)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1978-79 NHL 41 (8)
1979-80 NHL 40 (9)
Career NHL 379 (56)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

March, 1968: Loaned to Dauphin (MJHL) and Regina (WCJHL) for Memorial Cup Playoffs, March, 1968.

March 10, 1980: Traded to NY Islanders by Los Angeles for Billy Harris and Dave Lewis, March 10, 1980.

January 8, 1985: Claimed on waivers by Boston from NY Islanders, January 8, 1985.

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