Position: G ▪ Catches: Left
Height: 5-10 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: June 28, 1960 in Moncton, New Brunswick
Draft: NY Islanders, 3rd round (59th overall), 1979 NHL Entry
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| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | GPS | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1980-81 | 20 | NYI | NHL | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3.10 | 0 | 620 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1981-82 | 21 | NYI | NHL | 36 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 114 | 3.23 | 0 | 2115 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||
| 1982-83 | 22 | NYI | NHL | 44 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 109 | 2.66 | 1 | 2460 | 10.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |||
| 1983-84 | 23 | NYI | NHL | 37 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 110 | 1129 | 1019 | .903 | 3.27 | 0 | 2019 | 8.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1984-85 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 28 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 113 | 844 | 731 | .866 | 4.33 | 0 | 1567 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1984-85 | 24 | NYI | NHL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 257 | 222 | .864 | 4.94 | 0 | 425 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | 24 | MNS | NHL | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 78 | 587 | 509 | .867 | 4.10 | 0 | 1142 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 28 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 111 | 829 | 718 | .866 | 4.24 | 0 | 1571 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | MNS | NHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 175 | 151 | .863 | 4.43 | 0 | 325 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | LAK | NHL | 22 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 87 | 654 | 567 | .867 | 4.19 | 0 | 1246 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1986-87 | 26 | LAK | NHL | 46 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 168 | 1420 | 1252 | .882 | 3.69 | 1 | 2734 | 7.9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 1987-88 | 27 | LAK | NHL | 47 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 195 | 1399 | 1204 | .861 | 4.37 | 2 | 2676 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1988-89 | 28 | LAK | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 109 | 90 | .826 | 6.40 | 0 | 178 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1990-91 | 30 | NJD | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .714 | 6.00 | 0 | 20 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | 31 | MTL | NHL | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 195 | 173 | .887 | 2.68 | 2 | 492 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | NHL | 291 | 129 | 106 | 33 | 995 | 5932 | 5192 | .875 | 3.63 | 6 | 16452 | 50.8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 109 | ||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
| 1980-81 | 20 | NYI | NHL | SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.91 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981-82 | 21 | NYI | NHL | SC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.69 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982-83 | 22 | NYI | NHL | SC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2.52 | 0 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1983-84 | 23 | NYI | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 27 | .844 | 3.45 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1986-87 | 26 | LAK | NHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 154 | 130 | .844 | 5.54 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1987-88 | 27 | LAK | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 41 | .820 | 9.00 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career | NHL | 3 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 236 | 198 | .839 | 4.42 | 0 | 801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1976-77 | 16 | Moncton Flyers | NBAHA | 70 | 147 | 2.10 | 14 | 4198 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 17 | Windsor Spitfires | OMJHL | 44 | 195 | 4.51 | 1 | 2592 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 18 | Windsor Spitfires | OMJHL | 62 | 254 | 4.40 | 1 | 3461 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 19 | 2 Teams | OMJHL | 60 | 37 | 20 | 0 | 226 | 4.06 | 3 | 3339 | |||||||
| 1979-80 | 19 | Windsor Spitfires | OMJHL | 22 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 90 | 4.91 | 0 | 1099 | |||||||
| 1979-80 | 19 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 136 | 3.64 | 3 | 2240 | |||||||
| 1980-81 | 20 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | 52 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 131 | 2.57 | 2 | 3056 | |||||||
| 1985-86 | 25 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.36 | 0 | 179 | |||||||
| 1988-89 | 28 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 106 | 3.67 | 1 | 1734 | |||||||
| 1989-90 | 29 | Utica Devils | AHL | 48 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 167 | 3.66 | 1 | 2737 | |||||||
| 1990-91 | 30 | Utica Devils | AHL | 54 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 208 | 4.08 | 0 | 3058 | |||||||
| 1992-93 | 32 | Brantford Smoke | ColHL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 4.00 | 1 | 811 | |||||||
| 1993-94 | 33 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4.44 | 0 | 270 | |||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | AHL | 141 | 60 | 66 | 7 | 514 | 3.87 | 2 | 7978 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 52 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 131 | 2.57 | 2 | 3056 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | ColHL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 4.00 | 1 | 811 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NBAHA | 70 | 147 | 2.10 | 14 | 4198 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OMJHL | 166 | 37 | 20 | 0 | 675 | 4.31 | 5 | 9392 | ||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1976-77 | 16 | Moncton Flyers | NBAHA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 360 | |||||||
| 1977-78 | 17 | Windsor Spitfires | OMJHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3.02 | 0 | 258 | |||||||
| 1978-79 | 18 | Windsor Spitfires | OMJHL | 7 | 31 | 4.74 | 0 | 392 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 19 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 420 | |||||||
| 1988-89 | 28 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 4.36 | 1 | 1019 | |||||||
| 1989-90 | 29 | Utica Devils | AHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4.03 | 0 | 298 | |||||||
| 1992-93 | 32 | Brantford Smoke | ColHL | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 3.55 | 0 | 844 | |||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 94 | 4.28 | 1 | 1317 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | ColHL | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 3.55 | 0 | 844 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NBAHA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 360 | ||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OMJHL | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 76 | 4.26 | 0 | 1070 | ||||||||
| Thru 11 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Roland Melanson | 10.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Denis DeJordy | 91.6 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Clint Malarchuk | 87.2 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | -0.1 | |
| Doug Favell | 86.8 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| Bruce Gamble | 86.6 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | |
| Richard Brodeur | 86.4 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 | ||
| Ken Wregget | 85.6 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 85.5 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Manny Legace | 84.8 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Kevin Weekes | 84.7 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Manny Fernandez | 84.2 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Roland Melanson | 10.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |||
| Denis DeJordy | 91.6 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ||
| Clint Malarchuk | 87.2 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | -0.1 | |||
| Doug Favell | 86.6 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Bruce Gamble | 86.6 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | |||
| Richard Brodeur | 86.4 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Manny Legace | 84.8 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | ||
| Kevin Weekes | 84.7 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||
| Tim Cheveldae | 84.0 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| Manny Fernandez | 83.4 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Dan Cloutier | 83.2 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |||
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Awards
1982-83 NHL William M. Jennings Trophy |
Honors
1982-83 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) |
Championships
1981 New York Islanders (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) 1982 New York Islanders (NHL) 1983 New York Islanders (NHL) |
Wins |
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Losses 1987-88 NHL 20 (10) |
Ties plus OT/SO Losses 1987-88 NHL 7 (5) |
Goals Against 1987-88 NHL 195 (5) |
Shots Against |
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Saves |
Save Percentage Career NHL .875 (99) |
Goals Against Average 1982-83 NHL 2.66 (3) 1983-84 NHL 3.27 (8) |
Shutouts 1986-87 NHL 1 (6) 1987-88 NHL 2 (7) 1991-92 NHL 2 (8) |
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Minutes |
Adjusted Goals Against Average 1982-83 NHL 2.07 (3) 1983-84 NHL 2.56 (8) Career NHL 2.92 (73) |
Goalie Point Shares 1983-84 NHL 8.4 (9) 1986-87 NHL 7.9 (8) |
Point Shares |
November 19, 1984: Traded to Minnesota by NY Islanders for Minnesota's 1st round choice (Brad Dalgarno) in 1985 Entry Draft, November 19, 1984.
December 9, 1985: Traded to NY Rangers by Minnesota for NY Rangers' 2nd round choice (Neil Wilkinson) in 1986 Entry Draft and NY Rangers' 4th round choice (John Weisbrod) in 1987 Entry Draft, December 9, 1985.
December 9, 1985: Traded to Los Angeles by NY Rangers with Grant Ledyard for Brian MacLellan and Los Angeles' 4th round choice (Mike Sullivan) in 1987 Entry Draft, December 9, 1985.
August 10, 1989: Signed as a free agent by New Jersey, August 10, 1989.
September 20, 1991: Traded to Montreal by New Jersey with Kirk Muller for Stephane Richer and Tom Chorske, September 20, 1991.
January 11, 1992: Missed majority of 1991-92 due to groin injury vs. Hartford, January 11, 1992.
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