Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: October 29, 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario
Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1991
Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft.
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | 20 | New York Islanders | NHL | 77 | 17 | 37 | 54 | -16 | 175 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 8.1 | ||
| 1974-75 | 21 | New York Islanders | NHL | 79 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 28 | 105 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 211 | 10.0 | ||
| 1975-76 | 22 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 31 | 67 | 98 | 12 | 100 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 256 | 12.1 | ||
| 1976-77 | 23 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 42 | 103 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 241 | 10.4 | ||
| 1977-78 | 24 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 30 | 64 | 94 | 57 | 81 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 288 | 10.4 | ||
| 1978-79 | 25 | New York Islanders | NHL | 73 | 31 | 70 | 101 | 71 | 58 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 237 | 13.1 | ||
| 1979-80 | 26 | New York Islanders | NHL | 31 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 13 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 8.2 | ||
| 1980-81 | 27 | New York Islanders | NHL | 74 | 20 | 56 | 76 | 38 | 104 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 206 | 9.7 | ||
| 1981-82 | 28 | New York Islanders | NHL | 60 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 38 | 83 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 169 | 14.2 | ||
| 1982-83 | 29 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 12 | 54 | 66 | 32 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 191 | 6.3 | ||
| 1983-84 | 30 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 55 | 87 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 246 | 8.9 | ||
| 1984-85 | 31 | New York Islanders | NHL | 77 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 36 | 96 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 8.6 | ||
| 1985-86 | 32 | New York Islanders | NHL | 74 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 34 | 78 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 168 | 12.5 | ||
| 1986-87 | 33 | New York Islanders | NHL | 58 | 12 | 30 | 42 | -6 | 70 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 8.2 | ||
| 1987-88 | 34 | New York Islanders | NHL | 72 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 26 | 112 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 10.1 | ||
| Career | 15 Seasons | NHL | 1060 | 310 | 742 | 1052 | 460 | 1356 | 173 | 127 | 10 | 44 | 3053 | 10.2 |
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | SOG | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- |
| 1973-74 | 20 | New York Islanders | NHL | 77 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.26 | -0.21 | 2.27 | 2.71 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 19 | 114 | 29 | 141 | 40 | -16 |
| 1974-75 | 21 | New York Islanders | NHL | 79 | 0.27 | 0.70 | 0.96 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 1.33 | 2.67 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 23 | 153 | 48 | 111 | 34 | 28 |
| 1975-76 | 22 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 0.40 | 0.86 | 1.26 | 0.45 | 0.15 | 1.28 | 3.28 | 27 | 59 | 86 | 31 | 168 | 85 | 104 | 33 | 12 |
| 1976-77 | 23 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 0.31 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 0.36 | 0.53 | 1.29 | 3.01 | 22 | 50 | 72 | 26 | 173 | 56 | 92 | 17 | 42 |
| 1977-78 | 24 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 0.38 | 0.80 | 1.18 | 0.42 | 0.71 | 1.01 | 3.60 | 27 | 58 | 85 | 31 | 204 | 70 | 107 | 30 | 57 |
| 1978-79 | 25 | New York Islanders | NHL | 73 | 0.42 | 0.96 | 1.38 | 0.49 | 0.97 | 0.79 | 3.25 | 26 | 59 | 85 | 30 | 203 | 75 | 91 | 34 | 71 |
| 1979-80 | 26 | New York Islanders | NHL | 31 | 0.26 | 1.06 | 1.32 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 1.42 | 3.16 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 72 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 13 |
| 1980-81 | 27 | New York Islanders | NHL | 74 | 0.27 | 0.76 | 1.03 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 1.41 | 2.78 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 20 | 190 | 85 | 108 | 41 | 38 |
| 1981-82 | 28 | New York Islanders | NHL | 60 | 0.40 | 0.62 | 1.02 | 0.38 | 0.63 | 1.38 | 2.82 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 17 | 148 | 56 | 77 | 23 | 38 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 0.17 | 0.78 | 0.96 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.87 | 2.77 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 17 | 140 | 55 | 81 | 28 | 32 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 0.28 | 0.81 | 1.09 | 0.38 | 0.71 | 1.12 | 3.15 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 23 | 178 | 50 | 105 | 32 | 55 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | New York Islanders | NHL | 77 | 0.22 | 0.66 | 0.88 | 0.30 | 0.47 | 1.25 | 2.57 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 18 | 161 | 45 | 117 | 37 | 36 |
| 1985-86 | 32 | New York Islanders | NHL | 74 | 0.28 | 0.51 | 0.80 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 1.05 | 2.27 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 17 | 133 | 39 | 93 | 33 | 34 |
| 1986-87 | 33 | New York Islanders | NHL | 58 | 0.21 | 0.52 | 0.72 | 0.25 | -0.10 | 1.21 | 2.53 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 93 | 44 | 78 | 23 | -6 |
| 1987-88 | 34 | New York Islanders | NHL | 72 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.71 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 1.56 | 2.61 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 16 | 121 | 46 | 74 | 25 | 26 |
| Career | 15 Seasons | NHL | 1060 | 0.29 | 0.70 | 0.99 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 1.28 | 2.88 | 257 | 625 | 882 | 311 | 2251 | 809 | 1427 | 445 | 460 | |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
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| 1974-75 | 21 | New York Islanders | NHL | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | 22 | New York Islanders | NHL | 13 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1976-77 | 23 | New York Islanders | NHL | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 24 | New York Islanders | NHL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 25 | New York Islanders | NHL | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 26 | New York Islanders | NHL | SC | 21 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1980-81 | 27 | New York Islanders | NHL | SC | 18 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1981-82 | 28 | New York Islanders | NHL | SC | 19 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982-83 | 29 | New York Islanders | NHL | SC | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1983-84 | 30 | New York Islanders | NHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1.8 | |||
| 1984-85 | 31 | New York Islanders | NHL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13.6 | |||
| 1985-86 | 32 | New York Islanders | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |||
| 1986-87 | 33 | New York Islanders | NHL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 | |||
| 1987-88 | 34 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | |||
| Career | 14 Seasons | NHL | 4 | 185 | 56 | 108 | 164 | -17 | 253 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 119 | 5.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
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| 1968-69 | 15 | Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 46 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 83 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 16 | Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 42 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 97 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 17 | Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 57 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 200 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 18 | Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 48 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 188 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 19 | Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 61 | 35 | 88 | 123 | 232 | |||||||||
| 1976-77 | 23 | Canada | Can-Cup | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1978-79 | 25 | NHL All-Stars | Ch-Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1981-82 | 28 | Canada | Can-Cup | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1985-86 | 32 | Canada | WEC-A | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Can-Cup | 14 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Ch-Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 254 | 95 | 234 | 329 | 800 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WEC-A | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 16 | Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 17 | Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 19 | Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | |||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 25 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 57 |
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All-Star Games 1974 NHL1975 NHL 1976 NHL 1977 NHL 1978 NHL 1981 NHL 1983 NHL 1984 NHL 1988 NHL |
Awards 1973-74 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy1975-76 NHL James Norris Memorial Trophy 1977-78 NHL James Norris Memorial Trophy 1978-79 NHL James Norris Memorial Trophy |
Honors 1974-75 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)1975-76 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1976-77 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) 1977-78 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1978-79 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1980-81 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1983-84 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) |
Games Played 1976-77 NHL 80 (1)1977-78 NHL 80 (3) |
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Assists 1975-76 NHL 67 (6)1976-77 NHL 55 (10) 1977-78 NHL 64 (5) 1978-79 NHL 70 (5) Career NHL 742 (41) |
Adjusted Assists 1975-76 NHL 59 (6)1976-77 NHL 50 (9) 1977-78 NHL 58 (5) 1978-79 NHL 59 (5) Career NHL 625 (66) |
Assists Per Game 1975-76 NHL 0.86 (6)1977-78 NHL 0.80 (6) 1978-79 NHL 0.96 (3) 1979-80 NHL 1.06 (2) 1982-83 NHL 0.78 (9) Career NHL 0.70 (25) |
Points 1977-78 NHL 94 (5)1978-79 NHL 101 (7) Career NHL 1052 (61) |
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Adjusted Points 1975-76 NHL 86 (10)1977-78 NHL 85 (5) 1978-79 NHL 85 (7) |
Points Per Game 1975-76 NHL 1.26 (10)1977-78 NHL 1.18 (8) 1978-79 NHL 1.38 (5) Career NHL 0.99 (56) |
Goals Created 1977-78 NHL 33.5 (9)1978-79 NHL 35.5 (9) Career NHL 371.8 (76) |
Adjusted Goals Created 1977-78 NHL 30.6 (9)1978-79 NHL 30.3 (8) |
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Goals Created Per Game 1978-79 NHL 0.49 (8) |
Total Goals On-Ice For 1975-76 NHL 168 (5)1976-77 NHL 173 (7) 1977-78 NHL 204 (1) 1978-79 NHL 203 (1) 1980-81 NHL 190 (3) 1983-84 NHL 178 (5) 1984-85 NHL 161 (7) Career NHL 2251 (15) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice For 1975-76 NHL 85 (1)1976-77 NHL 56 (2) 1977-78 NHL 70 (1) 1978-79 NHL 75 (2) 1980-81 NHL 85 (2) Career NHL 809 (19) |
Total Goals On-Ice Against 1973-74 NHL 141 (3)Career NHL 1427 (40) |
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Power Play Goals On-Ice Against 1973-74 NHL 40 (3)Career NHL 445 (21) |
Plus/Minus 1977-78 NHL 57 (6)1978-79 NHL 71 (2) 1983-84 NHL 55 (5) Career NHL 460 (6) |
Penalties in Minutes 1973-74 NHL 175 (7) |
Power Play Goals 1975-76 NHL 18 (2)Career NHL 127 (68) |
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Short-Handed Goals 1978-79 NHL 3 (5) |
Game-Winning Goals 1977-78 NHL 6 (9) |
Shots on Goal 1977-78 NHL 288 (5)Career NHL 3053 (73) |
November 30, 1979: Missed majority of 1979-80 season recovering from thumb injury suffered in game vs. Edmonton, November 30, 1979.
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