Position: RW ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: September 15, 1953 in Dresden, Ontario
Draft: Atlanta, 6th round (85th overall), 1973 NHL Amateur
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1975-76 | 22 | ATF | NHL | 38 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | -3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10.2 | ||
| 1976-77 | 23 | ATF | NHL | 78 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 13.2 | ||
| 1977-78 | 24 | ATF | NHL | 74 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 15.0 | ||
| 1978-79 | 25 | ATF | NHL | 80 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 20 | 4 | 135 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 140 | 15.0 | ||
| 1979-80 | 26 | ATF | NHL | 80 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 21 | -1 | 100 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 14.8 | ||
| 1980-81 | 27 | CGY | NHL | 42 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 93 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 19.2 | ||
| 1981-82 | 28 | CGY | NHL | 70 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 18 | -2 | 91 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 165 | 13.3 | ||
| 1982-83 | 29 | WSH | NHL | 71 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 18 | -8 | 93 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 139 | 18.0 | ||
| 1983-84 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 37 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | -5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 21.1 | ||
| 1983-84 | 30 | WSH | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 1983-84 | 30 | LAK | NHL | 33 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | -3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 22.9 | ||
| Career | NHL | 570 | 161 | 167 | 328 | 134 | -6 | 624 | 133 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 148 | 1 | 18 | 1062 | 15.2 | ||||
| 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 |
| 1975-76 | 22 | ATF | NHL | 38 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 1.29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 0 | -3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1976-77 | 23 | ATF | NHL | 78 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.56 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 1.94 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 16 | 67 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| 1977-78 | 24 | ATF | NHL | 74 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.51 | 0.22 | 0.69 | 1.99 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 14 | 54 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 1978-79 | 25 | ATF | NHL | 80 | 0.26 | 0.39 | 0.65 | 0.25 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 17 | 83 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 1979-80 | 26 | ATF | NHL | 80 | 0.29 | 0.39 | 0.68 | 0.27 | 1.25 | 1.94 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 17 | 85 | 15 | 72 | 1 | -1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | CGY | NHL | 42 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.71 | 0.29 | 2.21 | 1.86 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 58 | 27 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1981-82 | 28 | CGY | NHL | 70 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.25 | 1.30 | 2.36 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 13 | 76 | 14 | 64 | 0 | -2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | WSH | NHL | 71 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.55 | 0.25 | 1.31 | 1.96 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 14 | 70 | 27 | 51 | 0 | -8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 37 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.41 | 1.03 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 0 | -5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | WSH | NHL | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | LAK | NHL | 33 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.48 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 1.06 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 0 | -3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Career | NHL | 570 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.58 | 0.24 | 1.09 | 1.86 | 131 | 138 | 269 | 109 | 535 | 110 | 433 | 2 | -6 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 20.9 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1975-76 | 22 | ATF | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1976-77 | 23 | ATF | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 24 | ATF | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 25 | ATF | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 26 | ATF | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980-81 | 27 | CGY | NHL | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1981-82 | 28 | CGY | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1982-83 | 29 | WSH | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | NHL | 35 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1971-72 | 18 | Chatham Maroons | ON-Jr.A | 48 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 213 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1972-73 | 19 | Chatham Maroons | ON-Jr.A | 52 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 161 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1973-74 | 20 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 71 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 144 | ||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 21 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 78 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 158 | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 22 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 27 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 56 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 27 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 56 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | CHL | 149 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 302 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | ON-Jr.A | 100 | 22 | 65 | 87 | 374 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1973-74 | 20 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 21 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | CHL | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Thru 9 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Ken Houston | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
| Eric Nesterenko | 93.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Murph Chamberlain | 91.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Glen Skov | 90.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Keane | 90.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Joe Klukay | 89.2 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Greg Johnson | 88.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 88.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Sean Avery | 87.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Randy Wood | 87.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Marty Pavelich | 87.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Ken Houston | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |||||
| Randy Robitaille | 89.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ||
| Joe Klukay | 87.6 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | |||
| Randy Wood | 87.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ||
| Marty Pavelich | 87.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |||
| John Marks | 86.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | |||
| Wes Walz | 86.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Sean Avery | 86.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |||
| Andrei Nikolishin | 85.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | |||
| Cully Dahlstrom | 85.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | |||||
| Perry Turnbull | 85.4 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -0.2 | ||||
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Games Played 1979-80 NHL 80 (3) |
June 24, 1980: Transferred to Calgary after Atlanta franchise relocated, June 24, 1980.
June 9, 1982: Traded to Washington by Calgary with Pat Riggin for Howard Walker, George White, Washington's 6th round choice (Mats Kihlstrom) in 1982 Entry Draft, 3rd round choice (Perry Berezan) in 1983 Entry Draft and 2nd round choice (Paul Ranheim) in 1984 Entry Draft, June 9, 1982.
October 18, 1983: Traded to Los Angeles by Washington with Brian Engblom for Larry Murphy, October 18, 1983.
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