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Lanny McDonald

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: February 16, 1953 in Hanna, Alberta

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1992

Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 9:22AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #78. Dale Hawerchuk… #79. Peter Bondra… #79. LANNY MCDONALD… #81. Pavel Datsyuk… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1973-74 20 TOR NHL 70 14 16 30 12 3 43 12 2 0 3 142 9.9
1974-75 21 TOR NHL 64 17 27 44 17 5 86 14 2 1 1 168 10.1
1975-76 22 TOR NHL 75 37 56 93 36 24 70 26 6 5 4 270 13.7
1976-77 23 TOR NHL 80 46 44 90 37 12 77 26 16 4 5 293 15.7
1977-78 24 TOR NHL 74 47 40 87 37 34 54 36 11 0 5 243 19.3
1978-79 25 TOR NHL 79 43 42 85 36 12 32 27 16 0 2 314 13.7
1979-80 26 TOT NHL 81 40 35 75 32 -16 53 26 14 0 5 334 12.0
1979-80 26 TOR NHL 35 15 15 30 12 -1 10 9 6 0 2 140 10.7
1979-80 26 CLR NHL 46 25 20 45 20 -15 43 17 8 0 3 194 12.9
1980-81 27 CLR NHL 80 35 46 81 32 -27 56 24 11 0 2 298 11.7
1981-82 28 TOT NHL 71 40 42 82 33 19 57 29 10 1 4 243 16.5
1981-82 28 CLR NHL 16 6 9 15 6 -3 20 6 0 0 1 65 9.2
1981-82 28 CGY NHL 55 34 33 67 27 22 37 23 10 1 3 178 19.1
1982-83 29 CGY NHL 80 66 32 98 46 -2 90 49 17 0 8 272 24.3
1983-84 30 CGY NHL 65 33 33 66 27 -15 64 23 10 0 1 245 13.5
1984-85 31 CGY NHL 43 19 18 37 15 -4 36 10 9 0 2 117 16.2
1985-86 32 CGY NHL 80 28 43 71 27 -2 44 17 11 0 3 227 12.3
1986-87 33 CGY NHL 58 14 12 26 11 -3 54 10 4 0 3 127 11.0
1987-88 34 CGY NHL 60 10 13 23 9 2 57 10 0 0 2 79 12.7
1988-89 35 CGY NHL 51 11 7 18 8 -1 26 11 0 0 3 72 15.3
Career NHL 1111 500 506 1006 416 41 899 350 139 11 53 3444 14.5

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
1973-74 20 TOR NHL 70 0.20 0.23 0.43 0.17 0.61 2.03 13 15 28 11 58 12 47 4 3 0.8 0.8 1.7
1974-75 21 TOR NHL 64 0.27 0.42 0.69 0.27 1.34 2.63 14 24 38 14 70 12 69 16 5 2.2 0.9 3.1
1975-76 22 TOR NHL 75 0.49 0.75 1.24 0.47 0.93 3.60 32 49 81 31 126 37 95 30 24 7.2 1.4 8.6
1976-77 23 TOR NHL 80 0.58 0.55 1.13 0.47 0.96 3.66 41 40 81 33 136 44 105 25 12 7.9 1.3 9.2
1977-78 24 TOR NHL 74 0.64 0.54 1.18 0.49 0.73 3.28 42 36 78 33 126 39 54 1 34 8.0 2.0 10.0
1978-79 25 TOR NHL 79 0.54 0.53 1.08 0.45 0.41 3.97 36 36 72 29 130 46 72 0 12 6.9 1.4 8.4
1979-80 26 TOT NHL 81 0.49 0.43 0.93 0.40 0.65 4.12 33 30 63 26 115 42 100 11 -16 5.8 0.8 6.6
1979-80 26 TOR NHL 35 0.43 0.43 0.86 0.36 0.29 4.00 12 13 25 10 51 17 36 1 -1 2.1 0.4 2.5
1979-80 26 CLR NHL 46 0.54 0.43 0.98 0.43 0.93 4.22 21 17 38 16 64 25 64 10 -15 3.7 0.4 4.1
1980-81 27 CLR NHL 80 0.44 0.58 1.01 0.40 0.70 3.73 27 36 63 25 116 45 117 19 -27 5.1 0.8 5.9
1981-82 28 TOT NHL 71 0.56 0.59 1.15 0.47 0.80 3.42 29 31 60 24 124 42 77 14 19 5.3 1.5 6.8
1981-82 28 CLR NHL 16 0.38 0.56 0.94 0.37 1.25 4.06 4 7 11 4 25 8 20 0 -3 0.8 0.2 1.0
1981-82 28 CGY NHL 55 0.62 0.60 1.22 0.50 0.67 3.24 25 24 49 20 99 34 57 14 22 4.5 1.3 5.8
1982-83 29 CGY NHL 80 0.83 0.40 1.23 0.58 1.13 3.40 53 26 79 36 151 61 98 6 -2 8.8 0.9 9.8
1983-84 30 CGY NHL 65 0.51 0.51 1.02 0.42 0.98 3.77 26 26 52 21 101 41 76 1 -15 4.4 0.4 4.8
1984-85 31 CGY NHL 43 0.44 0.42 0.86 0.35 0.84 2.72 15 14 29 12 60 21 43 0 -4 2.2 0.2 2.5
1985-86 32 CGY NHL 80 0.35 0.54 0.89 0.34 0.55 2.84 22 34 56 21 102 42 64 2 -2 3.7 0.7 4.4
1986-87 33 CGY NHL 58 0.24 0.21 0.45 0.19 0.93 2.19 12 10 22 9 49 12 44 4 -3 0.7 0.6 1.3
1987-88 34 CGY NHL 60 0.17 0.22 0.38 0.15 0.95 1.32 8 11 19 7 34 2 31 1 2 0.2 0.4 0.6
1988-89 35 CGY NHL 51 0.22 0.14 0.35 0.16 0.51 1.41 9 6 15 7 23 2 22 0 -1 0.2 0.5 0.7
Career NHL 1111 0.45 0.46 0.91 0.37 0.81 3.10 412 424 836 340 1521 500 1114 134 41 69.5 14.8 84.3

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 21 TOR NHL 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1975-76 22 TOR NHL 10 4 4 8 4 2 2 0 1
1976-77 23 TOR NHL 9 10 7 17 6 7 3 0 1
1977-78 24 TOR NHL 13 3 4 7 10 2 1 0 2
1978-79 25 TOR NHL 6 3 2 5 0 3 0 0 0
1981-82 28 CGY NHL 3 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0
1982-83 29 CGY NHL 7 3 4 7 19 2 1 0 0
1983-84 30 CGY NHL 11 6 7 13 -2 6 3 3 0 1 31 19.4
1984-85 31 CGY NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
1985-86 32 CGY NHL 22 11 7 18 5 30 7 4 0 2 70 15.7
1986-87 33 CGY NHL 5 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1987-88 34 CGY NHL 9 3 1 4 3 6 3 0 0 0 17 17.6
1988-89 35 CGY NHL SC 14 1 3 4 2 29 1 0 0 0 13 7.7
Career NHL 1 117 44 40 84 5 120 30 14 0 7 139 15.1

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 16 Lethbridge Sugar Kings AJHL 34 2 9 11 19
1970-71 17 Lethbridge Sugar Kings AJHL 45 37 45 82 56
1970-71 17 Calgary Centennials WCJHL 6 0 2 2 6
1971-72 18 Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 68 50 64 114 54
1972-73 19 Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 68 62 77 139 84
1976-77 23 Canada Can-Cup 5 0 2 2 0
1978-79 25 NHL All-Stars Ch-Cup 3 0 0 0 2
1980-81 27 Canada WEC-A 8 3 0 3 4
Career 2 Seasons AJHL 79 39 54 93 75
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 5 0 2 2 0
Career 1 Season Ch-Cup 3 0 0 0 2
Career 3 Seasons WCJHL 142 112 143 255 144
Career 1 Season WEC-A 8 3 0 3 4

Other Playoffs

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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 Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 7 2 2 4 6
1972-73 19 Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 17 18 19 37 6
1972-73 19 Medicine Hat Tigers M-Cup 2 0 0 0 2
Career 1 Season M-Cup 2 0 0 0 2
Career 2 Seasons WCJHL 24 20 21 41 12

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 16 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Lanny McDonald 10.0 9.8 9.2 8.6 8.4 6.8 6.6 5.9 4.8 4.4 3.1 2.5 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.6
Yvan Cournoyer 92.7 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
Miroslav Satan 92.5 10.0 9.1 8.3 8.3 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 1.9
Pat Verbeek 91.7 9.5 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.7 6.9 6.7 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.4
Rick Middleton 91.5 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.4 8.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 1.9
Alex Tanguay 91.4 10.5 9.3 8.4 8.3 8.2 7.1 6.1 5.3 5.2 5.0 2.8
Jacques Lemaire 91.2 10.9 10.3 9.1 8.4 8.2 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.5
Patrick Marleau 90.0 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
Glenn Anderson 89.7 9.5 8.9 8.8 8.0 6.9 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 0.6
Gary Roberts 89.6 10.0 9.7 8.1 6.9 6.5 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.4 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.3
Bill Guerin 89.3 9.9 9.8 8.8 7.5 7.2 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.5 3.8 3.2 2.4 2.3 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Lanny McDonald 10.0 9.8 9.2 8.6 8.4 6.8 6.6 5.9 4.8 4.4 3.1 2.5 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.6
Yvan Cournoyer 92.7 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
Miroslav Satan 92.5 10.0 9.1 8.3 8.3 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 1.9
Rick Middleton 91.5 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.4 8.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 1.9
Alex Tanguay 91.4 10.5 9.3 8.4 8.3 8.2 7.1 6.1 5.3 5.2 5.0 2.8
Jacques Lemaire 91.2 10.9 10.3 9.1 8.4 8.2 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.5
Patrick Marleau 90.0 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
Glenn Anderson 89.7 9.5 8.9 8.8 8.0 6.9 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 0.6
Busher Jackson 88.8 8.7 7.6 7.0 6.3 6.2 5.1 4.3 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.4 1.1 0.8
Alexei Yashin 88.2 12.0 10.5 9.5 8.7 8.3 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.3
Brad Richards 87.7 9.3 9.1 8.9 8.0 7.2 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.0 4.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1977 NHL
1978 NHL
1983 NHL
1984 NHL

Awards

1982-83 NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
1987-88 NHL King Clancy Memorial Trophy

Honors

1976-77 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1982-83 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1989 Calgary Flames (NHL)

Games Played

1976-77 NHL 80 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 81 (1)
 1980-81 NHL 80 (2)
1982-83 NHL 80 (1)
 1985-86 NHL 80 (3)

Goals

1976-77 NHL 46 (5)
1977-78 NHL 47 (4)
1978-79 NHL 43 (6)
1982-83 NHL 66 (2)
Career NHL 500 (42)

Points

1976-77 NHL 90 (8)
1977-78 NHL 87 (10)
Career NHL 1006 (77)

Goals Created

1976-77 NHL 37.4 (5)
1977-78 NHL 36.6 (7)
1978-79 NHL 35.6 (8)
1982-83 NHL 46.2 (4)
Career NHL 415.5 (60)

Even Strength Goals

1977-78 NHL 36 (2)
1982-83 NHL 49 (1)
 Career NHL 350 (24)

Power Play Goals

1976-77 NHL 16 (1)
 1978-79 NHL 16 (3)
1982-83 NHL 17 (6)
Career NHL 139 (55)

Short-Handed Goals

1975-76 NHL 5 (3)
1976-77 NHL 4 (5)

Game-Winning Goals

1982-83 NHL 8 (6)
Career NHL 53 (95)

Shots

1976-77 NHL 293 (6)
1978-79 NHL 314 (3)
1979-80 NHL 334 (2)
1980-81 NHL 298 (8)
1982-83 NHL 272 (6)
Career NHL 3444 (45)

Shooting Percentage

1982-83 NHL 24.3 (2)

Goals Per Game

1976-77 NHL 0.57 (5)
1977-78 NHL 0.64 (4)
1978-79 NHL 0.54 (8)
1982-83 NHL 0.82 (2)
Career NHL 0.45 (54)

Points Per Game

1976-77 NHL 1.12 (9)
1977-78 NHL 1.18 (7)

Goals Created Per Game

1976-77 NHL 0.47 (6)
1977-78 NHL 0.49 (5)
1982-83 NHL 0.58 (5)
Career NHL 0.37 (76)

Adjusted Goals

1976-77 NHL 41 (5)
1977-78 NHL 42 (4)
1978-79 NHL 36 (6)
1982-83 NHL 53 (2)
Career NHL 412 (79)

Adjusted Points

1976-77 NHL 81 (8)
1977-78 NHL 78 (10)

Adjusted Goals Created

1976-77 NHL 33.3 (5)
1977-78 NHL 32.7 (6)
1978-79 NHL 29.4 (9)
1982-83 NHL 36.0 (4)

Total Goals On-Ice For

Career NHL 1521 (84)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1982-83 NHL 61 (5)
Career NHL 500 (99)

Offensive Point Shares

1976-77 NHL 7.9 (5)
1977-78 NHL 8.0 (8)
1978-79 NHL 6.9 (9)
1982-83 NHL 8.8 (4)
  

Transactions

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December 29, 1979: Traded to Colorado by Toronto with Joel Quenneville for Pat Hickey and Wilf Paiement, December 29, 1979.

November 25, 1981: Traded to Calgary by Colorado with Colorado's 4th round choice (later traded to NY Islanders - NY Islanders selected Mikko Makela) in 1983 Entry Draft for Bob MacMIllan and Don Lever, November 25, 1981.

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