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Pat LaFontaine

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-10    Weight: 182 lbs.
Born: February 22, 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 2003

Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 9:23AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #59. PAT LAFONTAINE… #59. Jari Kurri… #61. Scott Stevens… #61. Bernie Geoffrion… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 18 NYI NHL 15 13 6 19 9 9 6 12 1 0 0 35 37.1
1984-85 19 NYI NHL 67 19 35 54 20 9 32 18 1 0 1 173 11.0
1985-86 20 NYI NHL 65 30 23 53 22 16 43 28 2 0 4 172 17.4
1986-87 21 NYI NHL 80 38 32 70 30 -10 70 18 19 1 6 219 17.4
1987-88 22 NYI NHL 75 47 45 92 39 12 52 32 15 0 7 242 19.4
1988-89 23 NYI NHL 79 45 43 88 37 -8 26 29 16 0 4 288 15.6
1989-90 24 NYI NHL 74 54 51 105 43 -13 38 39 13 2 8 286 18.9
1990-91 25 NYI NHL 75 41 44 85 34 -6 42 27 12 2 5 225 18.2
1991-92 26 BUF NHL 57 46 47 93 38 10 98 23 23 0 5 203 22.7
1992-93 27 BUF NHL 84 53 95 148 55 11 63 31 20 2 7 306 17.3
1993-94 28 BUF NHL 16 5 13 18 6 -4 2 4 1 0 0 40 12.5
1994-95 29 BUF NHL 22 12 15 27 11 2 4 5 6 1 3 54 22.2
1995-96 30 BUF NHL 76 40 51 91 36 -8 36 22 15 3 7 224 17.9
1996-97 31 BUF NHL 13 2 6 8 3 -8 4 1 1 0 0 38 5.3
1997-98 32 NYR NHL 67 23 39 62 22 -16 36 12 11 0 2 160 14.4
Career NHL 865 468 545 1013 405 -4 552 301 156 11 59 2665 17.6

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
1983-84 18 NYI NHL 15 0.87 0.40 1.27 0.59 0.40 2.33 10 5 15 7 23 2 12 0 9 1.7 0.4 2.0
1984-85 19 NYI NHL 67 0.28 0.52 0.81 0.30 0.48 2.58 15 28 43 16 82 14 60 1 9 2.6 0.9 3.4
1985-86 20 NYI NHL 65 0.46 0.35 0.82 0.35 0.66 2.65 23 18 41 17 74 14 46 2 16 3.1 1.1 4.2
1986-87 21 NYI NHL 80 0.48 0.40 0.88 0.37 0.88 2.74 32 27 59 25 104 53 71 10 -10 5.0 0.8 5.8
1987-88 22 NYI NHL 75 0.63 0.60 1.23 0.51 0.69 3.23 39 38 77 32 125 52 67 6 12 7.5 1.1 8.6
1988-89 23 NYI NHL 79 0.57 0.54 1.11 0.46 0.33 3.65 37 35 72 30 115 52 77 6 -8 6.7 0.9 7.6
1989-90 24 NYI NHL 74 0.73 0.69 1.42 0.59 0.51 3.86 45 43 88 36 141 66 98 10 -13 8.9 0.6 9.5
1990-91 25 NYI NHL 75 0.55 0.59 1.13 0.46 0.56 3.00 37 39 76 31 117 45 91 13 -6 7.1 1.0 8.1
1991-92 26 BUF NHL 57 0.81 0.82 1.63 0.67 1.72 3.56 41 41 82 34 136 70 67 11 10 8.9 1.0 9.9
1992-93 27 BUF NHL 84 0.63 1.13 1.76 0.65 0.75 3.64 43 76 119 44 200 88 105 4 11 11.9 1.3 13.2
1993-94 28 BUF NHL 16 0.31 0.81 1.13 0.40 0.13 2.50 5 12 17 6 30 11 28 5 -4 1.4 0.1 1.5
1994-95 29 BUF NHL 22 0.55 0.68 1.23 0.49 0.18 2.45 21 26 47 19 41 22 18 1 2 2.8 0.4 3.2
1995-96 30 BUF NHL 76 0.53 0.67 1.20 0.47 0.47 2.95 38 49 87 34 133 68 90 17 -8 8.3 0.8 9.1
1996-97 31 BUF NHL 13 0.15 0.46 0.62 0.21 0.31 2.92 2 6 8 3 11 6 13 0 -8 0.4 -0.1 0.3
1997-98 32 NYR NHL 67 0.34 0.58 0.93 0.34 0.54 2.39 26 45 71 26 75 38 56 3 -16 6.0 0.5 6.4
Career NHL 865 0.54 0.63 1.17 0.47 0.64 3.08 414 488 902 359 1407 601 899 89 -4 82.1 10.7 92.8

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 18 NYI NHL 16 3 6 9 -2 8 3 0 0 0 21 14.3
1984-85 19 NYI NHL 9 1 2 3 -3 4 1 0 0 0 7 14.3
1985-86 20 NYI NHL 3 1 0 1 -2 0 0 1 0 0 7 14.3
1986-87 21 NYI NHL 14 5 7 12 -6 10 4 1 0 2 39 12.8
1987-88 22 NYI NHL 6 4 5 9 2 8 3 1 0 1 16 25.0
1989-90 24 NYI NHL 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
1991-92 26 BUF NHL 7 8 3 11 0 4 2 5 1 1 27 29.6
1992-93 27 BUF NHL 7 2 10 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 13 15.4
1994-95 29 BUF NHL 5 2 2 4 -2 2 1 1 0 0 11 18.2
Career NHL 69 26 36 62 -14 36 15 10 1 4 146 17.8

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 16 Detroit Compuware MNHL 79 175 149 324
1982-83 17 Verdun Juniors QMJHL 70 104 130 234 10 79 17 8 17
1983-84 18 United States Nat-Tm 58 56 55 111 22
1983-84 18 United States Olympics 6 5 3 8 0
1987-88 22 United States Can-Cup 5 3 0 3 0
1988-89 23 United States WEC-A 10 5 3 8 8
1991-92 26 United States Can-Cup 6 3 1 4 2
1996-97 31 United States W-Cup 5 2 2 4 2
1997-98 32 United States Olympics 4 1 1 2 0
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 11 6 1 7 2
Career 1 Season MNHL 79 175 149 324
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 58 56 55 111 22
Career 2 Seasons Olympics 10 6 4 10 0
Career 1 Season QMJHL 70 104 130 234 10 79 17 8 17
Career 1 Season W-Cup 5 2 2 4 2
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 5 3 8 8

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 17 Verdun Juniors QMJHL 15 11 24 35 4 7 1 3 4
1982-83 17 Verdun Juniors M-Cup 4 3 2 5 2
Career 1 Season M-Cup 4 3 2 5 2
Career 1 Season QMJHL 15 11 24 35 4 7 1 3 4

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
Pat LaFontaine 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
Peter Stastny 93.8 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
Michel Goulet 93.1 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
Alexei Yashin 91.6 12.0 10.5 9.5 8.7 8.3 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.3
Bobby Clarke 91.1 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
Adam Oates 90.6 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
Mark Messier 90.0 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
Vincent Lecavalier 89.9 13.4 10.7 9.3 9.3 8.1 6.7 6.7 6.4 5.9 4.4 3.6 1.9
Patrick Marleau 89.8 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
Darryl Sittler 89.8 12.2 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.5 6.9 6.8 6.5 4.5 4.3 2.1 1.2 0.8
Peter Bondra 89.1 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
Pat LaFontaine 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
Peter Stastny 93.8 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
Michel Goulet 93.1 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
Alexei Yashin 91.6 12.0 10.5 9.5 8.7 8.3 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.3
Bobby Clarke 91.1 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
Vincent Lecavalier 89.9 13.4 10.7 9.3 9.3 8.1 6.7 6.7 6.4 5.9 4.4 3.6 1.9
Darryl Sittler 89.8 12.2 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.5 6.9 6.8 6.5 4.5 4.3 2.1 1.2 0.8
Patrick Marleau 89.8 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 Bondra 88.7 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
Markus Naslund 88.4 13.5 11.9 11.4 9.5 7.8 7.5 6.4 6.4 6.1 4.9 4.7 3.2 3.0 0.1 -0.8
Patrik Elias 88.4 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

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1988 NHL
1989 NHL
1990 NHL
1991 NHL
1993 NHL

Awards

1994-95 NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

Honors

1992-93 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1986-87 NHL 80 (3)
1992-93 NHL 84 (2)

Goals

1989-90 NHL 54 (5)
1991-92 NHL 46 (5)
Career NHL 468 (52)

Assists

1992-93 NHL 95 (2)
Career NHL 545 (97)

Points

1989-90 NHL 105 (8)
1992-93 NHL 148 (2)
Career NHL 1013 (75)

Goals Created

1989-90 NHL 43.3 (6)
1991-92 NHL 38.4 (10)
1992-93 NHL 54.7 (4)
Career NHL 404.8 (66)

Even Strength Goals

1987-88 NHL 32 (9)
1988-89 NHL 29 (9)
1989-90 NHL 39 (3)
Career NHL 301 (49)

Power Play Goals

1986-87 NHL 19 (3)
1991-92 NHL 23 (3)
Career NHL 156 (33)

Game-Winning Goals

1987-88 NHL 7 (6)
1989-90 NHL 8 (6)
1995-96 NHL 7 (8)
Career NHL 59 (62)

Shots

1988-89 NHL 288 (8)

Shooting Percentage

1991-92 NHL 22.7 (9)
1994-95 NHL 22.2 (5)
Career NHL 17.6 (45)

Goals Per Game

1987-88 NHL 0.63 (9)
1989-90 NHL 0.73 (4)
1991-92 NHL 0.81 (2)
Career NHL 0.54 (16)

Assists Per Game

1992-93 NHL 1.13 (4)
Career NHL 0.63 (48)

Points Per Game

1989-90 NHL 1.42 (5)
1991-92 NHL 1.63 (3)
1992-93 NHL 1.76 (2)
Career NHL 1.17 (16)

Goals Created Per Game

1989-90 NHL 0.59 (6)
1991-92 NHL 0.67 (2)
1992-93 NHL 0.65 (4)
Career NHL 0.47 (14)

Adjusted Goals

1989-90 NHL 45 (5)
1991-92 NHL 41 (5)
Career NHL 414 (77)

Adjusted Assists

1992-93 NHL 76 (2)

Adjusted Points

1989-90 NHL 88 (8)
1992-93 NHL 119 (2)
Career NHL 902 (98)

Adjusted Goals Created

1989-90 NHL 36.3 (6)
1992-93 NHL 44.2 (4)
Career NHL 358.9 (94)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1992-93 NHL 200 (3)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1989-90 NHL 66 (10)
1991-92 NHL 70 (8)
1992-93 NHL 88 (2)
1995-96 NHL 68 (7)
Career NHL 601 (63)

Offensive Point Shares

1989-90 NHL 8.9 (6)
1991-92 NHL 8.9 (5)
1992-93 NHL 11.9 (4)
Career NHL 82.1 (64)

Point Shares

1992-93 NHL 13.2 (5)
      

Transactions

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October 25, 1991: Traded to Buffalo by NY Islanders with Randy Hillier, Randy Wood and NY Islanders' 4th round choice (Dean Melanson) in 1992 Entry Draft for Pierre Turgeon, Uwe Krupp, Benoit Hogue and Dave McLlwain, October 25, 1991.

September 29, 1997: Traded to NY Rangers by Buffalo for NY Rangers' 2nd round choice (Andrew Peters) in 1998 Entry Draft and future considerations, September 29, 1997.

March 16, 1998: Suffered career-ending concussion in game vs. Ottawa, March 16, 1998.

October 12, 1999: Officially announced retirement, October 12, 1999.

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