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Paul Kariya

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia

Drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 9:18AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #79. PAUL KARIYA… #80. Tim Horton… #81. Peter Bondra… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 20 MDA NHL 47 18 21 39 15 -17 4 10 7 1 3 134 13.4
1995-96 21 MDA NHL 82 50 58 108 42 9 20 27 20 3 9 349 14.3
1996-97 22 MDA NHL 69 44 55 99 39 36 6 26 15 3 10 340 12.9
1997-98 23 MDA NHL 22 17 14 31 14 12 23 14 3 0 2 103 16.5
1998-99 24 MDA NHL 82 39 62 101 39 17 40 26 11 2 4 429 9.1 2094 25:32
1999-00 25 MDA NHL 74 42 44 86 34 22 24 28 11 3 3 324 13.0 1803 24:22
2000-01 26 MDA NHL 66 33 34 67 27 -9 20 12 18 3 3 230 14.3 1520 23:02
2001-02 27 MDA NHL 82 32 25 57 24 -15 28 21 11 0 8 289 11.1 1822 22:13
2002-03 28 MDA NHL 82 25 56 81 28 -3 48 13 11 1 2 257 9.7 1664 20:17
2003-04 29 COL NHL 51 11 25 36 12 -5 22 5 5 1 1 110 10.0 950 18:37
2005-06 31 NSH NHL 82 31 54 85 31 -6 40 17 14 0 3 245 12.7 1565 19:05
2006-07 32 NSH NHL 82 24 52 76 26 6 36 19 5 0 2 224 10.7 1671 20:23
2007-08 33 STL NHL 82 16 49 65 21 -10 50 11 5 0 1 223 7.2 1536 18:44
2008-09 34 STL NHL 11 2 13 15 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 31 6.5 199 18:06
2009-10 35 STL NHL 75 18 25 43 16 -7 36 15 3 0 2 221 8.1 1287 17:09
Career NHL 989 402 587 989 375 31 399 246 139 17 53 3509 11.5 16109 20:57

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
1994-95 20 MDA NHL 47 0.38 0.45 0.83 0.33 0.09 2.85 31 36 67 27 50 22 51 6 -17 3.4 0.0 3.4
1995-96 21 MDA NHL 82 0.61 0.71 1.32 0.52 0.24 4.26 48 56 104 41 132 52 87 16 9 10.3 1.3 11.6
1996-97 22 MDA NHL 69 0.64 0.80 1.43 0.56 0.09 4.93 46 57 103 41 133 47 63 13 36 10.6 2.0 12.6
1997-98 23 MDA NHL 22 0.77 0.64 1.41 0.61 1.05 4.68 19 16 35 15 41 8 25 4 12 4.3 0.7 5.0
1998-99 24 MDA NHL 82 0.48 0.76 1.23 0.47 0.49 5.23 45 70 115 44 155 79 83 24 17 9.1 3.1 12.2
1999-00 25 MDA NHL 74 0.57 0.59 1.16 0.46 0.32 4.38 46 48 94 38 124 42 79 19 22 8.1 2.8 10.9
2000-01 26 MDA NHL 66 0.50 0.52 1.02 0.41 0.30 3.48 36 36 72 29 89 46 63 11 -9 6.0 1.7 7.7
2001-02 27 MDA NHL 82 0.39 0.30 0.70 0.29 0.34 3.52 37 28 65 28 82 37 62 2 -15 4.6 1.9 6.5
2002-03 28 MDA NHL 82 0.30 0.68 0.99 0.34 0.59 3.13 28 62 90 32 99 41 66 5 -3 6.6 2.2 8.8
2003-04 29 COL NHL 51 0.22 0.49 0.71 0.24 0.43 2.16 13 29 42 15 51 23 43 10 -5 2.5 0.8 3.3
2005-06 31 NSH NHL 82 0.38 0.66 1.04 0.38 0.49 2.99 31 52 83 31 122 71 61 4 -6 6.8 1.5 8.4
2006-07 32 NSH NHL 82 0.29 0.63 0.93 0.32 0.44 2.73 25 52 77 28 106 39 61 0 6 5.4 1.8 7.2
2007-08 33 STL NHL 82 0.20 0.60 0.79 0.26 0.61 2.72 18 52 70 24 90 32 69 1 -10 4.3 1.5 5.8
2008-09 34 STL NHL 11 0.18 1.18 1.36 0.42 0.18 2.82 2 13 15 5 19 12 7 1 1 1.2 0.3 1.5
2009-10 35 STL NHL 75 0.24 0.33 0.57 0.22 0.48 2.95 20 26 46 18 58 17 53 5 -7 2.9 1.3 4.3
Career NHL 989 0.41 0.59 1.00 0.38 0.40 3.55 445 633 1078 415 1351 568 873 121 31 86.2 23.1 109.3

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1996-97 22 MDA NHL 11 7 6 13 -2 4 3 4 0 1 61 11.5
1998-99 24 MDA NHL 3 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 9.1 78 26:03
2002-03 28 MDA NHL 21 6 6 12 0 6 6 0 0 1 53 11.3 446 21:15
2003-04 29 COL NHL 1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 16 16:00
2005-06 31 NSH NHL 5 2 5 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 16.7 104 20:47
2006-07 32 NSH NHL 5 0 2 2 -4 2 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 98 19:36
Career NHL 46 16 23 39 -7 12 10 6 0 2 149 10.7 742 21:12

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 16 Penticton Panthers BCJHL 54 45 67 112 8
1990-91 16 Canada U-18 5 4 8 12 2
1991-92 17 Penticton Panthers BCJHL 40 46 86 132 18
1991-92 17 Canada WJC-A 6 1 1 2 2
1992-93 18 University of Maine H-East 39 25 75 100 12
1992-93 18 Canada WJC-A 7 2 6 8 2
1992-93 18 Canada WC-A 8 2 7 9 0
1993-94 19 University of Maine H-East 12 8 16 24 4
1993-94 19 Canada Nat-Tm 23 7 34 41 2
1993-94 19 Canada Olympics 8 3 4 7 2
1993-94 19 Canada WC-A 8 5 7 12 2
1995-96 21 Canada WC-A 8 4 3 7 2
2001-02 27 Canada Olympics 6 3 1 4 5 0 2 1 0 0
Career 2 Seasons BCJHL 94 91 153 244 26
Career 2 Seasons H-East 51 33 91 124 16
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 23 7 34 41 2
Career 2 Seasons Olympics 14 6 5 11 5 2 2 1 0 0
Career 1 Season U-18 5 4 8 12 2
Career 3 Seasons WC-A 24 11 17 28 4
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 13 3 7 10 4

Similarity Scores

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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
Paul Kariya 12.6 12.2 11.6 10.9 8.8 8.4 7.7 7.2 6.5 5.8 5.0 4.3 3.4 3.3 1.5
Alexander Mogilny 94.4 13.4 12.2 10.6 9.5 8.3 8.3 7.8 6.6 6.5 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 3.3 2.9
Theoren Fleury 94.3 11.7 11.2 11.1 9.2 8.9 8.1 8.0 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 3.0 2.6
Bryan Trottier 92.8 13.6 12.9 11.2 10.3 10.0 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.5 6.3 4.3 2.6 0.9
Jari Kurri 92.0 14.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.1 3.8 3.0 1.9
Peter Bondra 91.3 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
Jean Beliveau 90.5 13.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.8 5.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 1.1 0.3
Daniel Alfredsson 90.5 12.3 11.5 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.1 5.6 5.3 3.2 2.7
Patrik Elias 90.0 12.5 11.8 9.4 9.4 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.1 6.5 6.4 5.6 5.2 4.6 0.1 -0.1
Brendan Shanahan 90.0 11.6 10.7 10.5 10.3 9.5 8.9 8.9 6.9 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 4.4 3.4 0.3
Adam Oates 89.0 12.2 10.5 9.6 8.9 7.9 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.3 5.2 5.0 4.5 3.8 2.9 0.5
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
Paul Kariya 12.6 12.2 11.6 10.9 8.8 8.4 7.7 7.2 6.5 5.8 5.0 4.3 3.4 3.3 1.5
Theoren Fleury 94.3 11.7 11.2 11.1 9.2 8.9 8.1 8.0 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 3.0 2.6
Alexander Mogilny 93.7 13.4 12.2 10.6 9.5 8.3 8.3 7.8 6.6 6.5 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 3.3 2.9 2.5
Bryan Trottier 92.5 13.6 12.9 11.2 10.3 10.0 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.5 6.3 4.3 2.6 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.1
Jari Kurri 91.2 14.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.1 3.8 3.0 1.9 1.7 1.2
Peter Bondra 90.9 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
Daniel Alfredsson 90.5 12.3 11.5 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.1 5.6 5.3 3.2 2.7
Patrik Elias 90.1 12.5 11.8 9.4 9.4 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.1 6.5 6.4 5.6 5.2 4.6 0.1 -0.1
Bobby Clarke 88.8 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
Marian Hossa 87.9 12.4 11.1 10.8 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.6 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.9 4.0 -0.1
Joe Thornton 87.8 13.3 12.2 12.1 11.9 9.6 9.5 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.2 5.7 4.3 -0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1996 NHL
1997 NHL
1999 NHL
2000 NHL
2001 NHL
2002 NHL
2003 NHL

Awards

1995-96 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1996-97 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Honors

1994-95 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)
1995-96 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1996-97 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1998-99 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1999-00 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
2002-03 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1995-96 NHL 82 (3)
1998-99 NHL 82 (2)
2001-02 NHL 82 (2)
2002-03 NHL 82 (4)
2005-06 NHL 82 (3)
2006-07 NHL 82 (2)
2007-08 NHL 82 (3)

Goals

1995-96 NHL 50 (7)
1996-97 NHL 44 (9)
1998-99 NHL 39 (10)
1999-00 NHL 42 (4)
Career NHL 402 (85)

Assists

1998-99 NHL 62 (3)
2002-03 NHL 56 (8)
Career NHL 587 (80)

Points

1995-96 NHL 108 (7)
1996-97 NHL 99 (3)
1998-99 NHL 101 (3)
1999-00 NHL 86 (4)
Career NHL 989 (79)

Goals Created

1995-96 NHL 42.5 (6)
1996-97 NHL 38.6 (5)
1998-99 NHL 38.6 (3)
1999-00 NHL 34.3 (5)
Career NHL 374.7 (79)

Plus/Minus

1996-97 NHL 36 (6)

Even Strength Goals

1998-99 NHL 26 (9)
1999-00 NHL 28 (3)

Power Play Goals

1995-96 NHL 20 (2)
1996-97 NHL 15 (3)
2000-01 NHL 18 (5)
Career NHL 139 (55)

Short-Handed Goals

2000-01 NHL 3 (10)
Career NHL 17 (92)

Game-Winning Goals

1995-96 NHL 9 (5)
1996-97 NHL 10 (1)
 2001-02 NHL 8 (4)
Career NHL 53 (95)

Shots

1995-96 NHL 349 (4)
1996-97 NHL 340 (1)
 1998-99 NHL 429 (1)
 1999-00 NHL 324 (3)
2001-02 NHL 289 (6)
Career NHL 3509 (43)

Goals Per Game

1996-97 NHL 0.64 (5)
1999-00 NHL 0.57 (3)
Career NHL 0.41 (95)

Assists Per Game

1996-97 NHL 0.80 (6)
1998-99 NHL 0.76 (5)
2002-03 NHL 0.68 (9)
Career NHL 0.59 (60)

Points Per Game

1996-97 NHL 1.43 (4)
1998-99 NHL 1.23 (7)
1999-00 NHL 1.16 (5)
Career NHL 1.00 (54)

Goals Created Per Game

1995-96 NHL 0.52 (9)
1996-97 NHL 0.56 (4)
1998-99 NHL 0.47 (6)
1999-00 NHL 0.46 (5)
Career NHL 0.38 (71)

Adjusted Goals

1995-96 NHL 48 (7)
1996-97 NHL 46 (9)
1998-99 NHL 45 (9)
1999-00 NHL 46 (4)
Career NHL 445 (57)

Adjusted Assists

1998-99 NHL 70 (3)
2002-03 NHL 62 (8)
Career NHL 633 (65)

Adjusted Points

1995-96 NHL 104 (7)
1996-97 NHL 103 (3)
1998-99 NHL 115 (3)
1999-00 NHL 94 (4)
Career NHL 1078 (64)

Adjusted Goals Created

1995-96 NHL 41.5 (6)
1996-97 NHL 40.6 (4)
1998-99 NHL 43.6 (3)
1999-00 NHL 38.2 (3)
Career NHL 415.4 (56)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1996-97 NHL 133 (7)
1998-99 NHL 155 (2)
1999-00 NHL 124 (7)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1996-97 NHL 47 (10)
1998-99 NHL 79 (1)
 Career NHL 568 (72)

Offensive Point Shares

1995-96 NHL 10.3 (6)
1996-97 NHL 10.6 (5)
1998-99 NHL 9.1 (6)
1999-00 NHL 8.1 (6)
Career NHL 86.2 (57)

Point Shares

1996-97 NHL 12.6 (10)
    

Transactions

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February 1, 1998: Missed majority of 1997-98 season after failing to come to contract terms with Anaheim and recovering from concussion vs. San Jose, February 1, 1998.

July 3, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Colorado, July 3, 2003.

August 5, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Nashville, August 5, 2005.

July 1, 2007: Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, July 1, 2007.

November 5, 2008: Missed majority of 2008-09 due to lower body injury at Anaheim, November 5, 2008.

June 29, 2011: Officially announced his retirement, June 29, 2011.

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