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Gary Nylund

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: October 28, 1963 in Surrey, British Columbia

Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 19 TOR NHL 16 0 3 3 1 0 16 0 0 0 0 12 0.0
1983-84 20 TOR NHL 47 2 14 16 5 -27 103 2 0 0 0 71 2.8
1984-85 21 TOR NHL 76 3 17 20 6 -37 99 3 0 0 0 61 4.9
1985-86 22 TOR NHL 79 2 16 18 6 -32 180 2 0 0 0 84 2.4
1986-87 23 CHI NHL 80 7 20 27 9 -9 190 5 2 0 0 123 5.7
1987-88 24 CHI NHL 76 4 15 19 6 -9 208 4 0 0 0 92 4.3
1988-89 25 TOT NHL 69 7 10 17 7 -19 137 7 0 0 0 74 9.5
1988-89 25 CHI NHL 23 3 2 5 2 -4 63 3 0 0 0 26 11.5
1988-89 25 NYI NHL 46 4 8 12 4 -15 74 4 0 0 0 48 8.3
1989-90 26 NYI NHL 64 4 21 25 8 8 144 2 2 0 0 65 6.2
1990-91 27 NYI NHL 72 2 21 23 7 -8 105 2 0 0 0 102 2.0
1991-92 28 NYI NHL 7 0 1 1 0 -3 10 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
1992-93 29 NYI NHL 22 1 1 2 1 -2 43 1 0 0 0 19 5.3
Career NHL 608 32 139 171 56 -138 1235 28 4 0 0 708 4.5

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
1982-83 19 TOR NHL 16 0.00 0.19 0.19 0.05 1.00 0.75 0 2 2 1 12 0 14 2 0 -0.1 0.8 0.7
1983-84 20 TOR NHL 47 0.04 0.30 0.34 0.11 2.19 1.51 2 11 13 4 57 3 109 28 -27 0.3 0.6 0.9
1984-85 21 TOR NHL 76 0.04 0.22 0.26 0.08 1.30 0.80 2 13 15 5 64 1 138 38 -37 0.1 2.1 2.3
1985-86 22 TOR NHL 79 0.03 0.20 0.23 0.07 2.28 1.06 2 13 15 5 108 3 182 45 -32 -0.2 1.7 1.5
1986-87 23 CHI NHL 80 0.09 0.25 0.34 0.11 2.38 1.54 6 17 23 8 97 11 128 33 -9 0.9 2.8 3.6
1987-88 24 CHI NHL 76 0.05 0.20 0.25 0.08 2.74 1.21 3 12 15 5 65 1 117 44 -9 0.1 3.0 3.1
1988-89 25 TOT NHL 69 0.10 0.14 0.25 0.10 1.99 1.07 5 9 14 5 43 2 98 38 -19 0.4 2.3 2.7
1988-89 25 CHI NHL 23 0.13 0.09 0.22 0.10 2.74 1.13 2 2 4 2 12 2 28 14 -4 0.1 0.7 0.8
1988-89 25 NYI NHL 46 0.09 0.17 0.26 0.10 1.61 1.04 3 7 10 4 31 0 70 24 -15 0.3 1.6 1.8
1989-90 26 NYI NHL 64 0.06 0.33 0.39 0.12 2.25 1.02 3 18 21 7 69 7 80 26 8 0.9 3.5 4.4
1990-91 27 NYI NHL 72 0.03 0.29 0.32 0.09 1.46 1.42 2 19 21 6 85 17 103 27 -8 0.4 3.5 4.0
1991-92 28 NYI NHL 7 0.00 0.14 0.14 0.04 1.43 0.71 0 1 1 0 7 2 10 2 -3 -0.1 0.1 0.0
1992-93 29 NYI NHL 22 0.05 0.05 0.09 0.04 1.95 0.86 1 1 2 1 15 0 21 4 -2 -0.2 0.9 0.7
Career NHL 608 0.05 0.23 0.28 0.09 2.03 1.16 26 116 142 46 622 47 1000 287 -138 2.5 21.4 23.9

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1985-86 22 TOR NHL 10 0 2 2 -5 25 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
1986-87 23 CHI NHL 4 0 2 2 -1 11 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1987-88 24 CHI NHL 5 0 0 0 -1 10 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
1989-90 26 NYI NHL 5 0 2 2 1 17 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
Career NHL 24 0 6 6 -6 63 0 0 0 0 32 0.0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 15 Delta Sun BCJHL 57 6 29 35 107
1978-79 15 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 2 0 0 0 0
1979-80 16 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 5 21 26 59
1980-81 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 70 6 40 46 186
1981-82 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 65 7 59 66 267
1981-82 18 Canada WJC-A 7 1 3 4 0
1991-92 28 Capital District Islanders AHL 4 0 0 0 0
1992-93 29 Capital District Islanders AHL 2 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 6 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season BCJHL 57 6 29 35 107
Career 4 Seasons WHL 209 18 120 138 512
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 1 3 4 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1979-80 16 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 8 0 1 1 2
1980-81 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 9 1 7 8 17
1981-82 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 15 3 16 19 74
1981-82 18 Portland Winter Hawks M-Cup 4 0 2 2 10
Career 1 Season M-Cup 4 0 2 2 10
Career 3 Seasons WHL 32 4 24 28 93

Similarity Scores

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Thru 11 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Gary Nylund 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.7 2.3 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.0
Murray Baron 90.3 4.6 4.1 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Cory Sarich 88.4 4.4 3.9 3.8 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.2 0.6 0.3
Bryan Allen 87.9 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.8 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.0
Chris Kotsopoulos 87.7 4.5 4.1 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 0.7 0.0
Randy Hillier 87.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.7 -0.1
Jack Evans 87.4 4.7 3.8 3.4 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.0 1.7 1.4 0.1 0.1
Peter Taglianetti 87.4 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.8 1.5 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Billy Stuart 87.2 3.7 3.1 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.3
Janne Laukkanen 87.0 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.1 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.6
Denis Gauthier 86.8 4.3 4.2 3.6 2.7 2.4 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.3 -0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Gary Nylund 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.7 2.3 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.0
Bryan Allen 87.9 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.8 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.0
Chris Kotsopoulos 87.7 4.5 4.1 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 0.7 0.0
Randy Hillier 87.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.7 -0.1
Peter Taglianetti 87.4 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.8 1.5 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Billy Stuart 87.2 3.7 3.1 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.3
Janne Laukkanen 87.0 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.1 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.6
Denis Gauthier 86.8 4.3 4.2 3.6 2.7 2.4 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.3 -0.2
Nick Beverley 86.8 4.4 4.3 3.8 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Geoff Smith 86.8 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.1 0.5 0.2 -0.3
Bob Boughner 86.7 4.3 3.6 3.3 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.2 0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1986-87 NHL 80 (3)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1984-85 NHL 138 (8)
1985-86 NHL 182 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 128 (7)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1985-86 NHL 45 (10)

Transactions

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August 27, 1986: Signed as a free agent by Chicago, August 27, 1986.

November 25, 1988: Traded to NY Islanders by Chicago with Marc Bergevin for Steve Konroyd and Bob Bassen, November 25, 1988.

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