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Dennis Hextall

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: April 17, 1943 in Poplar Point, Manitoba

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 9:10AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #411. Ron Stackhouse… #411. Barclay Plager… #413. Joe Juneau… #413. DENNIS HEXTALL… #415. Ed Litzenberger… #415. Ryan Walter… #415. Sergei Samsonov… #415. Fleming MacKell… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1968-69 25 NYR NHL 13 1 4 5 2 1 25 1 0 0 0 16 6.3
1969-70 26 LAK NHL 28 5 7 12 5 -23 40 3 2 0 0 34 14.7
1970-71 27 CGS NHL 78 21 31 52 20 -20 217 20 1 0 3 153 13.7
1971-72 28 MNS NHL 33 6 10 16 6 1 49 3 3 0 1 46 13.0
1972-73 29 MNS NHL 78 30 52 82 30 29 140 27 3 0 4 140 21.4
1973-74 30 MNS NHL 78 20 62 82 28 4 138 17 2 1 3 152 13.2
1974-75 31 MNS NHL 80 17 57 74 25 -44 147 13 4 0 2 161 10.6
1975-76 32 TOT NHL 76 16 44 60 21 -27 164 14 2 0 1 125 12.8
1975-76 32 MNS NHL 59 11 35 46 16 -29 93 9 2 0 0 93 11.8
1975-76 32 DET NHL 17 5 9 14 5 2 71 5 0 0 1 32 15.6
1976-77 33 DET NHL 78 14 32 46 17 -35 158 9 5 0 1 129 10.9
1977-78 34 DET NHL 78 16 33 49 18 -5 195 12 2 2 3 89 18.0
1978-79 35 TOT NHL 46 6 17 23 8 -10 76 4 2 0 0 38 15.8
1978-79 35 DET NHL 20 4 8 12 4 3 33 2 2 0 0 16 25.0
1978-79 35 WSH NHL 26 2 9 11 4 -13 43 2 0 0 0 22 9.1
1979-80 36 WSH NHL 15 1 1 2 1 -5 49 1 0 0 0 17 5.9
Career NHL 681 153 350 503 180 -134 1398 124 26 3 18 1100 13.9

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
1968-69 25 NYR NHL 13 0.08 0.31 0.38 0.13 1.92 1.23 1 4 5 2 8 1 6 0 1 0.0 0.2 0.2
1969-70 26 LAK NHL 28 0.18 0.25 0.43 0.17 1.43 1.21 5 7 12 5 18 5 37 1 -23 0.4 -0.3 0.1
1970-71 27 CGS NHL 78 0.27 0.40 0.67 0.26 2.78 1.96 19 29 48 18 85 12 103 10 -20 3.2 0.7 4.0
1971-72 28 MNS NHL 33 0.18 0.30 0.48 0.18 1.48 1.39 6 10 16 6 23 7 15 0 1 0.6 0.6 1.2
1972-73 29 MNS NHL 78 0.38 0.67 1.05 0.39 1.79 1.79 27 48 75 28 109 19 64 3 29 5.8 1.8 7.6
1973-74 30 MNS NHL 78 0.26 0.79 1.05 0.35 1.77 1.95 19 60 79 27 117 27 98 12 4 5.3 1.3 6.6
1974-75 31 MNS NHL 80 0.21 0.71 0.93 0.31 1.84 2.01 14 50 64 21 102 30 138 22 -44 3.8 0.1 3.9
1975-76 32 TOT NHL 76 0.21 0.58 0.79 0.27 2.16 1.64 13 39 52 18 80 24 96 13 -27 2.8 0.6 3.4
1975-76 32 MNS NHL 59 0.19 0.59 0.78 0.26 1.58 1.58 9 31 40 13 55 17 72 5 -29 2.0 0.2 2.2
1975-76 32 DET NHL 17 0.29 0.53 0.82 0.30 4.18 1.88 4 8 12 4 25 7 24 8 2 0.8 0.3 1.1
1976-77 33 DET NHL 78 0.18 0.41 0.59 0.21 2.03 1.65 12 29 41 14 62 12 109 24 -35 1.8 0.5 2.2
1977-78 34 DET NHL 78 0.21 0.42 0.63 0.23 2.50 1.14 14 30 44 16 61 11 89 34 -5 2.3 1.0 3.3
1978-79 35 TOT NHL 46 0.13 0.37 0.50 0.17 1.65 0.83 5 15 20 7 34 8 49 13 -10 0.4 0.4 0.8
1978-79 35 DET NHL 20 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.22 1.65 0.80 3 7 10 4 17 4 14 4 3 0.4 0.4 0.9
1978-79 35 WSH NHL 26 0.08 0.35 0.42 0.14 1.65 0.85 2 8 10 3 17 4 35 9 -13 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
1979-80 36 WSH NHL 15 0.07 0.07 0.13 0.06 3.27 1.13 1 1 2 1 5 0 15 5 -5 -0.4 0.1 -0.3
Career NHL 681 0.22 0.51 0.74 0.26 2.05 1.62 136 322 458 162 704 156 819 137 -134 26.0 7.1 33.0

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1967-68 24 NYR NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971-72 28 MNS NHL 7 0 2 2 19 0 0 0 0
1972-73 29 MNS NHL 6 2 0 2 16 2 0 0 2
1977-78 34 DET NHL 7 1 1 2 10 0 0 1 1
Career NHL 22 3 3 6 45 2 0 1 3

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1961-62 18 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 39 11 18 29 24
1962-63 19 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 39 21 46 67 17
1964-65 21 University of North Dakota WCHA 33 17 36 53 33
1965-66 22 University of North Dakota WCHA 30 19 29 48 30
1966-67 23 Knoxville Knights EHL 61 20 56 76 202
1967-68 24 Omaha Knights CPHL 10 0 2 2 9
1967-68 24 Buffalo Bisons AHL 51 15 33 48 114
1968-69 25 Buffalo Bisons AHL 60 21 44 65 179
1969-70 26 2 Teams AHL 39 15 27 42 178
1969-70 26 Springfield Kings AHL 10 5 8 13 52
1969-70 26 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 29 10 19 29 126
1971-72 28 Cleveland Barons AHL 5 1 1 2 18
Career 4 Seasons AHL 155 52 105 157 489
Career 1 Season CPHL 10 0 2 2 9
Career 1 Season EHL 61 20 56 76 202
Career 2 Seasons MJHL 78 32 64 96 41
Career 2 Seasons WCHA 63 36 65 101 63

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1961-62 18 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 9 0 3 3 4
1961-62 18 Brandon Wheat Kings M-Cup 11 2 3 5 9
1962-63 19 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 19 16 10 26 12
1962-63 19 Brandon Wheat Kings M-Cup 9 5 6 11 8
1966-67 23 Knoxville Knights EHL 4 3 2 5 21
1967-68 24 Buffalo Bisons AHL 5 1 5 6 12
1968-69 25 Buffalo Bisons AHL 6 1 3 4 6
1969-70 26 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 8 2 5 7 29
Career 3 Seasons AHL 19 4 13 17 47
Career 1 Season EHL 4 3 2 5 21
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 20 7 9 16 17
Career 2 Seasons MJHL 28 16 13 29 16

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 12 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Dennis Hextall 7.6 6.6 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.3 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Ilkka Sinisalo 91.2 6.4 6.4 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.2 2.2 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.0
Baldy Cotton 89.7 5.0 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.2 -0.8
Scott Walker 87.8 7.9 6.1 4.7 3.6 3.6 2.3 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Buzz Boll 86.5 4.8 4.7 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.5 -0.3
Red Sullivan 86.1 6.4 5.7 3.6 3.5 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.0
Todd White 85.3 7.4 6.7 5.6 4.3 4.3 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.0
Tim Connolly 85.1 6.9 5.7 5.2 4.1 3.5 3.4 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.2
Carl Liscombe 85.0 6.4 3.6 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.7 0.4
Aaron Broten 84.1 6.6 5.9 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
Errol Thompson 84.0 8.2 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.1 2.0 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
Dennis Hextall 7.6 6.6 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.3 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Ilkka Sinisalo 91.2 6.4 6.4 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.2 2.2 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.0
Baldy Cotton 89.7 5.0 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.2 -0.8
Ken Mosdell 88.5 6.3 6.1 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.5
Scott Walker 86.7 7.9 6.1 4.7 3.6 3.6 2.9 2.3 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Buzz Boll 86.5 4.8 4.7 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.5 -0.3
Red Sullivan 86.1 6.4 5.7 3.6 3.5 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.0
Todd White 85.3 7.4 6.7 5.6 4.3 4.3 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0
Tim Connolly 85.1 6.9 5.7 5.2 4.1 3.5 3.4 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.2
Carl Liscombe 85.0 6.4 3.6 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.7 0.4
Aaron Broten 84.1 6.6 5.9 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1974 NHL
1975 NHL

Games Played

1970-71 NHL 78 (3)
1972-73 NHL 78 (3)
1973-74 NHL 78 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 80 (1)

Assists

1973-74 NHL 62 (3)

Points

1973-74 NHL 82 (9)

Penalties in Minutes

1970-71 NHL 217 (2)
1977-78 NHL 195 (8)

Short-Handed Goals

1977-78 NHL 2 (9)

Shooting Percentage

1972-73 NHL 21.4 (5)

Assists Per Game

1973-74 NHL 0.79 (4)

Adjusted Assists

1973-74 NHL 60 (3)

Adjusted Points

1973-74 NHL 79 (9)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1974-75 NHL 138 (9)
  

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 9, 1969: Traded to Los Angeles by NY Rangers with Leon Rochefort for Real Lemieux, June 9, 1969.

January 23, 1970: Traded to Montreal by Los Angeles for Dick Duff, January 23, 1970.

May 22, 1970: Traded to California by Montreal for cash, May 22, 1970.

May 20, 1971: Traded to Minnesota by California for Joey Johnston and Walt McKechnie, May 20, 1971.

February 27, 1976: Traded to Detroit by Minnesota for Bill Hogaboam and Los Angeles' 2nd round choice (previously acquired, Minnesota selected Jim Roberts) in 1976 Amateur Draft, February 27, 1976.

February 7, 1979: Signed as a free agent by Washington, February 7, 1979.

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