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Maurice Richard

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: August 4, 1921 in Montreal, Quebec
Died: May 27, 2000

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1961

Coaching Record

9

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 9:40AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #3. Gordie Howe… #4. Bobby Orr… #5. MAURICE RICHARD… #6. Raymond Bourque… #7. Guy Lafleur… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1942-43 21 MTL NHL 16 5 6 11 4 4
1943-44 22 MTL NHL 46 32 22 54 24 45
1944-45 23 MTL NHL 50 50 23 73 39 46
1945-46 24 MTL NHL 50 27 21 48 24 50
1946-47 25 MTL NHL 60 45 26 71 36 69
1947-48 26 MTL NHL 53 28 25 53 25 89
1948-49 27 MTL NHL 59 20 18 38 18 110
1949-50 28 MTL NHL 70 43 22 65 31 114
1950-51 29 MTL NHL 65 42 24 66 31 97
1951-52 30 MTL NHL 48 27 17 44 20 44
1952-53 31 MTL NHL 70 28 33 61 25 112
1953-54 32 MTL NHL 70 37 30 67 29 112
1954-55 33 MTL NHL 67 38 36 74 31 125
1955-56 34 MTL NHL 70 38 33 71 30 89
1956-57 35 MTL NHL 63 33 29 62 26 74
1957-58 36 MTL NHL 28 15 19 34 13 28
1958-59 37 MTL NHL 42 17 21 38 15 27
1959-60 38 MTL NHL 51 19 16 35 15 50
Career NHL 978 544 421 965 434 1285

NHL Miscellaneous

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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
1942-43 21 MTL NHL 16 0.31 0.38 0.69 0.27 0.25 5 7 12 5 0.3 0.3 0.6
1943-44 22 MTL NHL 46 0.70 0.48 1.17 0.53 0.98 29 23 52 22 3.4 1.6 4.9
1944-45 23 MTL NHL 50 1.00 0.46 1.46 0.77 0.92 51 31 82 36 7.8 1.4 9.2
1945-46 24 MTL NHL 50 0.54 0.42 0.96 0.48 1.00 32 36 68 27 4.5 1.1 5.7
1946-47 25 MTL NHL 60 0.75 0.43 1.18 0.59 1.15 51 37 88 38 8.3 1.4 9.7
1947-48 26 MTL NHL 53 0.53 0.47 1.00 0.46 1.68 36 39 75 30 5.8 0.9 6.7
1948-49 27 MTL NHL 59 0.34 0.31 0.64 0.30 1.86 27 30 57 23 3.6 1.3 4.8
1949-50 28 MTL NHL 70 0.61 0.31 0.93 0.44 1.63 54 31 85 38 8.0 1.4 9.4
1950-51 29 MTL NHL 65 0.65 0.37 1.02 0.48 1.49 53 35 88 38 8.6 1.0 9.5
1951-52 30 MTL NHL 48 0.56 0.35 0.92 0.42 0.92 31 22 53 23 5.3 0.9 6.2
1952-53 31 MTL NHL 70 0.40 0.47 0.87 0.35 1.60 36 47 83 32 7.0 1.3 8.3
1953-54 32 MTL NHL 70 0.53 0.43 0.96 0.41 1.60 50 43 93 39 8.8 1.4 10.1
1954-55 33 MTL NHL 67 0.57 0.54 1.10 0.46 1.87 50 50 100 41 9.1 1.2 10.3
1955-56 34 MTL NHL 70 0.54 0.47 1.01 0.43 1.27 50 45 95 40 8.7 1.5 10.2
1956-57 35 MTL NHL 63 0.52 0.46 0.98 0.42 1.17 41 36 77 32 6.8 1.2 8.1
1957-58 36 MTL NHL 28 0.54 0.68 1.21 0.47 1.00 17 22 39 15 3.4 0.6 4.0
1958-59 37 MTL NHL 42 0.40 0.50 0.90 0.35 0.64 19 24 43 17 3.2 0.8 4.1
1959-60 38 MTL NHL 51 0.37 0.31 0.69 0.29 0.98 21 18 39 16 2.7 0.9 3.6
Career NHL 978 0.56 0.43 0.99 0.44 1.31 653 576 1229 513 105.3 20.0 125.3

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1943-44 22 MTL NHL SC 9 12 5 17 10
1944-45 23 MTL NHL 6 6 2 8 10
1945-46 24 MTL NHL SC 9 7 4 11 15
1946-47 25 MTL NHL 10 6 5 11 44
1948-49 27 MTL NHL 7 2 1 3 14
1949-50 28 MTL NHL 5 1 1 2 6
1950-51 29 MTL NHL 11 9 4 13 13
1951-52 30 MTL NHL 11 4 2 6 6
1952-53 31 MTL NHL SC 12 7 1 8 2
1953-54 32 MTL NHL 11 3 0 3 22
1955-56 34 MTL NHL SC 10 5 9 14 24
1956-57 35 MTL NHL SC 10 8 3 11 8
1957-58 36 MTL NHL SC 10 11 4 15 10
1958-59 37 MTL NHL SC 4 0 0 0 2
1959-60 38 MTL NHL SC 8 1 3 4 2
Career NHL 8 133 82 44 126 188

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1938-39 17 Montreal Paquette Midgets QAHA 46 133 7 140
1939-40 18 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs QJHL 10 4 1 5 2
1939-40 18 Verdun Maple Leafs QSHL 1 0 0 0 0
1940-41 19 Montreal Sr. Canadiens QSHL 1 0 1 1 0
1941-42 20 Montreal Sr. Canadiens QSHL 31 8 9 17 27
Career 1 Season QAHA 46 133 7 140
Career 1 Season QJHL 10 4 1 5 2
Career 3 Seasons QSHL 33 8 10 18 27

Other Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1939-40 18 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs QJHL 4 6 3 9 2
1939-40 18 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs M-Cup 7 7 9 16 16
1941-42 20 Montreal Sr. Canadiens QSHL 6 2 1 3 6
Career 1 Season M-Cup 7 7 9 16 16
Career 1 Season QJHL 4 6 3 9 2
Career 1 Season QSHL 6 2 1 3 6

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 18 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Maurice Richard 10.3 10.2 10.1 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.2 8.3 8.1 6.7 6.2 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.0 3.6 0.6
Mike Modano 93.1 10.7 10.7 10.2 10.2 9.7 9.7 9.6 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.4 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 3.4 3.3
Brendan Shanahan 92.8 11.6 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.3 9.5 8.9 8.9 7.9 6.9 6.7 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 4.4 3.4 0.3
Keith Tkachuk 92.5 11.2 10.9 10.7 9.9 9.3 9.3 9.2 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 0.5
Mark Messier 91.9 11.3 11.3 9.9 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 5.4 5.0 3.8 3.7 0.9
Luc Robitaille 91.1 11.8 10.3 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.2 8.1 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.3 4.6 4.4 2.7
Mark Recchi 90.9 11.0 10.7 9.7 9.5 9.4 8.9 8.7 8.1 8.0 7.8 6.6 6.4 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 -0.3
Jean Beliveau 90.4 13.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.8 5.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 1.1 0.3
Stan Mikita 90.4 10.7 10.2 10.2 9.9 9.4 9.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.2 6.6 6.4 4.6 4.5 1.4 0.0
Bobby Hull 90.3 12.2 12.0 11.8 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.2 9.0 8.5 6.5 6.0 4.3 3.6 0.9
Pierre Turgeon 90.2 12.0 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.9 7.5 6.7 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.3 1.9
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Maurice Richard 10.3 10.2 10.1 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.2 8.3 8.1 6.7 6.2 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.0 3.6 0.6
Mike Modano 92.6 10.7 10.7 10.2 10.2 9.7 9.7 9.6 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.4 6.6 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 0.9
Keith Tkachuk 92.5 11.2 10.9 10.7 9.9 9.3 9.3 9.2 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 0.5
Brendan Shanahan 91.3 11.6 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.3 9.5 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.2 4.4 3.4 1.1 0.3
Luc Robitaille 90.9 11.8 10.3 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.2 8.1 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.3 4.6 4.4 2.7 1.8
Jean Beliveau 90.8 13.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.7 7.7 6.8 5.9 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 1.1 0.3
Bobby Hull 90.3 12.2 12.0 11.8 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.2 9.0 8.5 6.5 6.0 4.3 3.6 0.9
Mark Messier 90.1 11.3 11.3 9.9 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 1.6 0.9
Pierre Turgeon 90.1 12.0 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.9 7.5 6.7 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.3 1.9 0.8
Stan Mikita 89.9 10.7 10.2 10.2 9.9 9.4 9.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.2 6.6 6.4 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.1 4.1 1.4 0.3 0.0
Marcel Dionne 89.9 13.6 13.3 12.8 12.8 11.0 10.2 9.7 8.8 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.6 4.9 1.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1947 NHL
1948 NHL
1949 NHL
1950 NHL
1951 NHL
1952 NHL
1953 NHL
1954 NHL
1955 NHL
1956 NHL
1957 NHL
1958 NHL
1959 NHL

Awards

1946-47 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy

Honors

1943-44 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1944-45 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1945-46 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1946-47 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1947-48 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1948-49 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1949-50 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1950-51 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1951-52 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1952-53 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1953-54 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1954-55 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1955-56 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1956-57 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1944 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1946 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1953 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1956 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1957 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1958 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1959 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1960 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1944-45 NHL 50 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 50 (1)
 1946-47 NHL 60 (2)
1949-50 NHL 70 (2)
1952-53 NHL 70 (1)
 1953-54 NHL 70 (2)
1955-56 NHL 70 (2)

Goals

1943-44 NHL 32 (6)
1944-45 NHL 50 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 27 (4)
1946-47 NHL 45 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 28 (3)
1949-50 NHL 43 (1)
 1950-51 NHL 42 (2)
1951-52 NHL 27 (5)
1952-53 NHL 28 (4)
1953-54 NHL 37 (1)
 1954-55 NHL 38 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 38 (2)
1956-57 NHL 33 (2)
Career NHL 544 (28)

Assists

1945-46 NHL 21 (9)
1952-53 NHL 33 (6)
1954-55 NHL 36 (7)
1955-56 NHL 33 (10)

Points

1944-45 NHL 73 (2)
1945-46 NHL 48 (5)
1946-47 NHL 71 (2)
1947-48 NHL 53 (7)
1949-50 NHL 65 (4)
1950-51 NHL 66 (2)
1952-53 NHL 61 (3)
1953-54 NHL 67 (2)
1954-55 NHL 74 (2)
1955-56 NHL 71 (3)
1956-57 NHL 62 (6)
Career NHL 965 (84)

Goals Created

1944-45 NHL 38.6 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 23.8 (4)
1946-47 NHL 35.5 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 24.6 (4)
1949-50 NHL 30.9 (1)
 1950-51 NHL 31.4 (2)
1952-53 NHL 24.7 (4)
1953-54 NHL 28.7 (2)
1954-55 NHL 30.6 (2)
1955-56 NHL 30.1 (3)
1956-57 NHL 26.3 (6)
Career NHL 433.9 (52)

Penalties in Minutes

1944-45 NHL 46 (6)
1945-46 NHL 50 (5)
1947-48 NHL 89 (7)
1948-49 NHL 110 (4)
1949-50 NHL 114 (7)
1950-51 NHL 97 (8)
1952-53 NHL 112 (1)
 1953-54 NHL 112 (2)
1954-55 NHL 125 (5)

Goals Per Game

1943-44 NHL 0.70 (7)
1944-45 NHL 1.00 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 0.54 (5)
1946-47 NHL 0.75 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 0.53 (2)
1949-50 NHL 0.61 (1)
 1950-51 NHL 0.65 (1)
 1951-52 NHL 0.56 (2)
1952-53 NHL 0.40 (5)
1953-54 NHL 0.53 (2)
1954-55 NHL 0.57 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 0.54 (2)
1956-57 NHL 0.52 (2)
1959-60 NHL 0.37 (9)
Career NHL 0.56 (13)

Assists Per Game

1952-53 NHL 0.47 (6)
1954-55 NHL 0.54 (6)

Points Per Game

1944-45 NHL 1.46 (2)
1945-46 NHL 0.96 (9)
1946-47 NHL 1.18 (2)
1947-48 NHL 1.00 (2)
1949-50 NHL 0.93 (4)
1950-51 NHL 1.02 (2)
1951-52 NHL 0.92 (4)
1952-53 NHL 0.87 (3)
1953-54 NHL 0.96 (3)
1954-55 NHL 1.10 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 1.01 (4)
1956-57 NHL 0.98 (5)
Career NHL 0.99 (63)

Goals Created Per Game

1944-45 NHL 0.77 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 0.48 (7)
1946-47 NHL 0.59 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 0.46 (1)
 1949-50 NHL 0.44 (2)
1950-51 NHL 0.48 (2)
1951-52 NHL 0.42 (2)
1952-53 NHL 0.35 (4)
1953-54 NHL 0.41 (3)
1954-55 NHL 0.46 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 0.43 (3)
1956-57 NHL 0.42 (4)
Career NHL 0.44 (20)

Adjusted Goals

1943-44 NHL 29 (6)
1944-45 NHL 51 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 32 (4)
1946-47 NHL 51 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 36 (3)
1949-50 NHL 54 (1)
 1950-51 NHL 53 (2)
1951-52 NHL 31 (5)
1952-53 NHL 36 (4)
1953-54 NHL 50 (1)
 1954-55 NHL 50 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 50 (2)
1956-57 NHL 41 (2)
Career NHL 653 (8)

Adjusted Assists

1945-46 NHL 36 (9)
1952-53 NHL 47 (6)
1954-55 NHL 50 (7)
1955-56 NHL 45 (10)
Career NHL 576 (84)

Adjusted Points

1944-45 NHL 82 (2)
1945-46 NHL 68 (8)
1946-47 NHL 88 (2)
1947-48 NHL 75 (7)
1949-50 NHL 85 (4)
1950-51 NHL 88 (2)
1952-53 NHL 83 (3)
1953-54 NHL 93 (2)
1954-55 NHL 100 (2)
1955-56 NHL 95 (3)
1956-57 NHL 77 (6)
Career NHL 1229 (30)

Adjusted Goals Created

1944-45 NHL 36.3 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 27.3 (5)
1946-47 NHL 37.9 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 30.3 (5)
1949-50 NHL 37.9 (1)
 1950-51 NHL 38.5 (2)
1952-53 NHL 32.5 (3)
1953-54 NHL 39.0 (2)
1954-55 NHL 40.9 (2)
1955-56 NHL 39.5 (3)
1956-57 NHL 32.2 (5)
Career NHL 513.3 (23)

Offensive Point Shares

1944-45 NHL 7.8 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 4.5 (4)
1946-47 NHL 8.3 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 5.8 (3)
1949-50 NHL 8.0 (2)
1950-51 NHL 8.6 (2)
1951-52 NHL 5.3 (8)
1952-53 NHL 7.0 (4)
1953-54 NHL 8.8 (2)
1954-55 NHL 9.1 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 8.7 (3)
1956-57 NHL 6.8 (5)
Career NHL 105.3 (25)

Point Shares

1944-45 NHL 9.2 (3)
1945-46 NHL 5.7 (8)
1946-47 NHL 9.7 (5)
1947-48 NHL 6.7 (8)
1949-50 NHL 9.4 (6)
1950-51 NHL 9.5 (8)
1952-53 NHL 8.3 (10)
1953-54 NHL 10.1 (7)
1954-55 NHL 10.3 (6)
1955-56 NHL 10.2 (7)
1956-57 NHL 8.1 (10)
Career NHL 125.3 (66)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 3, 1940: Missed majority of 1940-41 due to ankle injury vs. Boston, November 3, 1940.

October 29, 1942: Signed as a free agent by Montreal, October 29, 1942.

December 27, 1942: Missed remainder of 1942-43 due to leg injury vs. Boston, December 27, 1942.

March 10, 1955: Suspended for last 3 games of regular-season and playoffs by NHL for on-ice incident in game vs. Boston, March 10, 1955.

November 13, 1957: Missed majority of 1957-58 due to Achilles tendon injury vs. Toronto, November 13, 1957.

January 18, 1959: Missed remainder of 1958-59 regular due to ankle injury vs. Chicago, January 18, 1959.

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