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Michel Goulet

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: April 21, 1960 in Peribonka, Quebec

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1998

Drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 4, 2012, 7:47AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #56. Bernie Nicholls… #57. Scott Stevens… #58. Jarome Iginla… #58. MICHEL GOULET… #58. Peter Stastny… 

NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 18 BRB WHA 78 28 30 58 24 13 65 25 3 0 146 19.2
1979-80 19 QUE NHL 77 22 32 54 20 -10 48 17 5 0 1 167 13.2
1980-81 20 QUE NHL 76 32 39 71 28 0 45 27 3 2 3 265 12.1
1981-82 21 QUE NHL 80 42 42 84 34 35 48 29 7 6 3 251 16.7
1982-83 22 QUE NHL 80 57 48 105 44 31 51 43 10 4 4 256 22.3
1983-84 23 QUE NHL 75 56 65 121 48 62 76 43 11 2 16 239 23.4
1984-85 24 QUE NHL 69 55 40 95 40 10 55 38 17 0 6 257 21.4
1985-86 25 QUE NHL 75 53 51 104 42 6 64 25 28 0 3 244 21.7
1986-87 26 QUE NHL 75 49 47 96 39 -12 61 32 17 0 6 276 17.8
1987-88 27 QUE NHL 80 48 58 106 41 -31 56 18 29 1 4 284 16.9
1988-89 28 QUE NHL 69 26 38 64 24 -20 67 15 11 0 2 162 16.0
1989-90 29 TOT NHL 65 20 30 50 19 -32 51 10 9 1 0 154 13.0
1989-90 29 QUE NHL 57 16 29 45 17 -33 42 8 8 0 0 144 11.1
1989-90 29 CHI NHL 8 4 1 5 2 1 9 2 1 1 0 10 40.0
1990-91 30 CHI NHL 74 27 38 65 25 27 65 18 9 0 1 167 16.2
1991-92 31 CHI NHL 75 22 41 63 23 20 69 13 9 0 4 176 12.5
1992-93 32 CHI NHL 63 23 21 44 18 10 43 13 10 0 5 125 18.4
1993-94 33 CHI NHL 56 16 14 30 12 1 26 13 3 0 6 120 13.3
Career NHL 1089 548 604 1152 458 97 825 354 178 16 64 3143 17.4
Career WHA 78 28 30 58 24 13 65 25 3 0 146 19.2

NHL/WHA 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
1978-79 18 BRB WHA 78 0.36 0.38 0.74 0.31 0.83 1.87 13
1979-80 19 QUE NHL 77 0.29 0.42 0.70 0.26 0.62 2.17 18 27 45 17 73 24 60 1 -10 2.6 1.0 3.6
1980-81 20 QUE NHL 76 0.42 0.51 0.93 0.37 0.59 3.49 24 30 54 21 101 21 98 18 0 4.1 1.0 5.2
1981-82 21 QUE NHL 80 0.53 0.53 1.05 0.42 0.60 3.14 31 31 62 25 122 21 96 30 35 5.1 1.8 7.0
1982-83 22 QUE NHL 80 0.71 0.60 1.31 0.55 0.64 3.20 46 39 85 36 138 25 115 33 31 8.2 1.4 9.7
1983-84 23 QUE NHL 75 0.75 0.87 1.61 0.64 1.01 3.19 44 52 96 38 149 39 58 10 62 9.3 2.3 11.6
1984-85 24 QUE NHL 69 0.80 0.58 1.38 0.58 0.80 3.72 44 32 76 33 120 40 71 1 10 7.6 1.1 8.7
1985-86 25 QUE NHL 75 0.71 0.68 1.39 0.56 0.85 3.25 41 40 81 33 152 75 71 0 6 7.7 1.2 9.0
1986-87 26 QUE NHL 75 0.65 0.63 1.28 0.52 0.81 3.68 41 40 81 33 139 63 92 4 -12 7.7 0.9 8.7
1987-88 27 QUE NHL 80 0.60 0.73 1.33 0.51 0.70 3.55 40 48 88 35 150 83 107 9 -31 7.9 0.4 8.3
1988-89 28 QUE NHL 69 0.38 0.55 0.93 0.35 0.97 2.35 21 31 52 20 111 51 84 4 -20 3.7 0.6 4.3
1989-90 29 TOT NHL 65 0.31 0.46 0.77 0.29 0.78 2.37 16 25 41 16 67 33 68 2 -32 2.7 0.2 2.8
1989-90 29 QUE NHL 57 0.28 0.51 0.79 0.29 0.74 2.53 13 24 37 14 61 31 64 1 -33 2.3 0.0 2.3
1989-90 29 CHI NHL 8 0.50 0.13 0.63 0.31 1.13 1.25 3 1 4 2 6 2 4 1 1 0.4 0.1 0.5
1990-91 30 CHI NHL 74 0.36 0.51 0.88 0.34 0.88 2.26 24 34 58 22 93 36 31 1 27 4.5 1.8 6.3
1991-92 31 CHI NHL 75 0.29 0.55 0.84 0.31 0.92 2.35 20 36 56 21 89 34 40 5 20 3.8 1.8 5.5
1992-93 32 CHI NHL 63 0.37 0.33 0.70 0.29 0.68 1.98 19 17 36 15 62 29 25 2 10 2.6 1.3 3.8
1993-94 33 CHI NHL 56 0.29 0.25 0.54 0.22 0.46 2.14 14 13 27 11 49 19 29 0 1 1.7 0.8 2.5
Career NHL 1089 0.50 0.55 1.06 0.42 0.76 2.89 443 495 938 377 1615 593 1045 120 97 79.3 17.4 96.8
Career WHA 78 0.36 0.38 0.74 0.31 0.83 1.87 13

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1980-81 20 QUE NHL 4 3 4 7 7 3 0 0 1
1981-82 21 QUE NHL 16 8 5 13 6 4 2 2 0
1982-83 22 QUE NHL 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
1983-84 23 QUE NHL 9 2 4 6 1 17 2 0 0 0 17 11.8
1984-85 24 QUE NHL 17 11 10 21 3 17 4 7 0 0 51 21.6
1985-86 25 QUE NHL 3 1 2 3 -2 10 0 1 0 0 12 8.3
1986-87 26 QUE NHL 13 9 5 14 -2 35 5 4 0 2 40 22.5
1989-90 29 CHI NHL 14 2 4 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 18 11.1
1991-92 31 CHI NHL 9 3 4 7 4 6 3 0 0 1 19 15.8
1992-93 32 CHI NHL 3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Career NHL 92 39 39 78 5 110 23 14 2 4 158 17.7

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1976-77 16 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 37 17 18 35 9 17 0 0 5
1977-78 17 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 72 73 62 135 109 64 8 1 5
1982-83 22 Canada WEC-A 10 1 8 9 6
1984-85 24 Canada Can-Cup 8 5 6 11 0
1986-87 26 NHL All-Stars RV-87 2 0 1 1 0
1987-88 27 Canada Can-Cup 8 2 3 5 0
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 16 7 9 16 0
Career 2 Seasons QMJHL 109 90 80 170 118 81 8 1 10
Career 1 Season RV-87 2 0 1 1 0
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 1 8 9 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1976-77 16 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 14 3 8 11 19 2 1 0 0
1977-78 17 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons QMJHL 15 3 9 12 19 2 1 0 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 15 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Michel Goulet 11.6 9.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 5.5 5.2 4.3 3.8 3.6 2.8 2.5
Pat LaFontaine 93.1 13.2 9.9 9.5 9.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 6.4 5.8 4.2 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.5 0.3
Bobby Clarke 92.8 11.7 11.2 10.3 9.4 9.1 8.3 8.1 6.4 6.1 5.1 4.9 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.4
Bernie Geoffrion 92.2 11.5 10.3 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.5 3.8 1.8
Denis Savard 92.0 11.0 9.6 9.2 8.2 7.9 7.9 6.9 6.5 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.2 3.9 3.2 2.2
Patrick Marleau 91.9 11.4 9.4 9.2 8.8 8.5 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.1
Peter Stastny 91.8 10.4 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.2 8.6 7.6 6.3 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.1 2.5 1.3 0.1
Frank Mahovlich 91.0 10.7 10.4 8.5 8.4 7.8 7.4 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.4 3.3 0.1
Mark Messier 91.0 11.3 9.9 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 5.0 3.8 3.7 0.9
Alexei Yashin 90.9 12.0 10.5 9.5 8.7 8.3 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.3
Peter Bondra 90.8 12.1 10.3 10.2 10.2 8.6 7.2 7.1 6.2 6.2 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 1.7
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
Michel Goulet 11.6 9.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 5.5 5.2 4.3 3.8 3.6 2.8 2.5
Pat LaFontaine 93.1 13.2 9.9 9.5 9.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 6.4 5.8 4.2 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.5 0.3
Bobby Clarke 92.8 11.7 11.2 10.3 9.4 9.1 8.3 8.1 6.4 6.1 5.1 4.9 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.4
Bernie Geoffrion 92.0 11.5 10.3 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.5 3.8 1.8 0.6
Patrick Marleau 91.9 11.4 9.4 9.2 8.8 8.5 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.1
Peter Stastny 91.8 10.4 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.2 8.6 7.6 6.3 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.1 2.5 1.3 0.1
Andy Bathgate 91.3 9.9 8.8 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.2 4.3 4.1 3.4 2.9 1.4 0.1 -0.6
Alexei Yashin 90.9 12.0 10.5 9.5 8.7 8.3 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.3
Denis Savard 90.4 11.0 9.6 9.2 8.2 7.9 7.9 6.9 6.5 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.2 3.9 3.9 3.2 2.2 1.3
Peter Bondra 90.4 12.1 10.3 10.2 10.2 8.6 7.2 7.1 6.2 6.2 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 1.7 1.3
Yvan Cournoyer 90.1 10.4 10.0 9.3 8.6 8.3 7.2 6.7 6.5 6.0 5.3 5.1 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1983 NHL
1984 NHL
1985 NHL
1986 NHL
1988 NHL

Honors

1982-83 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1983-84 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1985-86 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1986-87 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1987-88 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1981-82 NHL 80 (4)
1982-83 NHL 80 (1)
 1987-88 NHL 80 (1)

Goals

1982-83 NHL 57 (4)
1983-84 NHL 56 (2)
1984-85 NHL 55 (4)
1985-86 NHL 53 (5)
1986-87 NHL 49 (6)
1987-88 NHL 48 (9)
Career NHL 548 (27)

Assists

1983-84 NHL 65 (8)
Career NHL 604 (73)

Points

1982-83 NHL 105 (8)
1983-84 NHL 121 (3)
1986-87 NHL 96 (8)
1987-88 NHL 106 (9)
Career NHL 1152 (49)

Goals Created

1982-83 NHL 44.0 (6)
1983-84 NHL 48.2 (2)
1985-86 NHL 42.3 (8)
1986-87 NHL 39.0 (9)
Career NHL 458.3 (43)

Plus/Minus

1983-84 NHL 62 (4)
1990-91 NHL 27 (10)

Even Strength Goals

1982-83 NHL 43 (3)
1983-84 NHL 43 (4)
1984-85 NHL 38 (6)
1986-87 NHL 32 (6)
Career NHL 354 (23)

Power Play Goals

1984-85 NHL 17 (2)
1985-86 NHL 28 (2)
1986-87 NHL 17 (7)
1987-88 NHL 29 (2)
Career NHL 178 (26)

Short-Handed Goals

1981-82 NHL 6 (1)
 1982-83 NHL 4 (9)

Game-Winning Goals

1983-84 NHL 16 (1)
 Career NHL 64 (52)

Shots

1986-87 NHL 276 (5)
1987-88 NHL 284 (5)
Career NHL 3143 (64)

Shooting Percentage

Career NHL 17.4 (49)

Goals Per Game

1982-83 NHL 0.71 (4)
1983-84 NHL 0.75 (4)
1984-85 NHL 0.80 (3)
1985-86 NHL 0.71 (6)
1986-87 NHL 0.65 (5)
Career NHL 0.50 (20)

Assists Per Game

1983-84 NHL 0.87 (9)

Points Per Game

1982-83 NHL 1.31 (10)
1983-84 NHL 1.61 (5)
1984-85 NHL 1.38 (8)
1985-86 NHL 1.39 (10)
1986-87 NHL 1.28 (8)
Career NHL 1.06 (34)

Goals Created Per Game

1982-83 NHL 0.55 (8)
1983-84 NHL 0.64 (4)
1984-85 NHL 0.58 (5)
1985-86 NHL 0.56 (8)
1986-87 NHL 0.52 (6)
Career NHL 0.42 (34)

Adjusted Goals

1982-83 NHL 46 (4)
1983-84 NHL 44 (2)
1984-85 NHL 44 (4)
1985-86 NHL 41 (5)
1986-87 NHL 41 (6)
1987-88 NHL 40 (9)
Career NHL 443 (58)

Adjusted Assists

1983-84 NHL 52 (8)

Adjusted Points

1982-83 NHL 85 (7)
1983-84 NHL 96 (3)
1986-87 NHL 81 (8)
1987-88 NHL 88 (10)
Career NHL 938 (88)

Adjusted Goals Created

1982-83 NHL 35.7 (5)
1983-84 NHL 38.2 (2)
1984-85 NHL 32.7 (10)
1985-86 NHL 33.3 (8)
1986-87 NHL 33.3 (8)
1987-88 NHL 34.9 (9)
Career NHL 376.6 (77)

Total Goals On-Ice For

Career NHL 1615 (68)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1985-86 NHL 75 (7)
1986-87 NHL 63 (3)
1987-88 NHL 83 (2)
Career NHL 593 (67)

Offensive Point Shares

1982-83 NHL 8.2 (6)
1983-84 NHL 9.3 (3)
1984-85 NHL 7.6 (10)
1985-86 NHL 7.7 (8)
1986-87 NHL 7.7 (9)
Career NHL 79.3 (74)

Point Shares

1983-84 NHL 11.6 (5)
    

Transactions

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June, 1978: Signed as an underage free agent by Birmingham (WHA), June, 1978.

March 5, 1990: Traded to Chicago by Quebec with Greg Millen and Quebec's 6th round choice (Kevin St. Jacques) in 1991 Entry Draft for Mario Doyon, Everett Sanipass and Dan Vincelette, March 5, 1990.

March 16, 1994: Suffered career-ending concussion in game vs. Montreal, March 16, 1994.

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