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Serge Savard

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: January 22, 1946 in Montreal, Quebec

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1986

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 9:50AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #82. Darryl Sittler… #82. Rob Blake… #84. SERGE SAVARD… #85. Rick MacLeish… #86. John Bucyk… #86. Lanny McDonald… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1966-67 21 MTL NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967-68 22 MTL NHL 67 2 13 15 5 13 34 1 1 0 0 59 3.4
1968-69 23 MTL NHL 74 8 23 31 11 33 73 8 0 0 2 98 8.2
1969-70 24 MTL NHL 64 12 19 31 12 4 38 4 5 3 2 151 7.9
1970-71 25 MTL NHL 37 5 10 15 6 11 30 4 0 1 0 55 9.1
1971-72 26 MTL NHL 23 1 8 9 3 21 16 1 0 0 0 45 2.2
1972-73 27 MTL NHL 74 7 32 39 13 70 58 4 2 1 0 106 6.6
1973-74 28 MTL NHL 67 4 14 18 6 20 49 3 1 0 1 98 4.1
1974-75 29 MTL NHL 80 20 40 60 22 71 64 12 7 1 2 165 12.1
1975-76 30 MTL NHL 71 8 39 47 15 52 38 6 1 1 1 112 7.1
1976-77 31 MTL NHL 78 9 33 42 14 79 35 9 0 0 1 110 8.2
1977-78 32 MTL NHL 77 8 34 42 14 62 24 4 4 0 1 103 7.8
1978-79 33 MTL NHL 80 7 26 33 11 46 30 4 1 2 0 82 8.5
1979-80 34 MTL NHL 46 5 8 13 5 -2 18 5 0 0 1 45 11.1
1980-81 35 MTL NHL 77 4 13 17 6 12 30 4 0 0 1 63 6.3
1981-82 36 WIN NHL 47 2 5 7 2 -8 26 2 0 0 1 41 4.9
1982-83 37 WIN NHL 76 4 16 20 7 -24 29 4 0 0 0 51 7.8
Career NHL 1040 106 333 439 152 460 592 75 22 9 13 1384 7.7

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
1966-67 21 MTL NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 0.1
1967-68 22 MTL NHL 67 0.03 0.19 0.22 0.07 0.51 0.88 2 14 16 5 51 5 40 7 13 0.4 4.7 5.2
1968-69 23 MTL NHL 74 0.11 0.31 0.42 0.15 0.99 1.32 8 23 31 11 93 4 62 6 33 2.2 5.8 7.9
1969-70 24 MTL NHL 64 0.19 0.30 0.48 0.19 0.59 2.36 12 20 32 12 96 26 92 26 4 2.9 3.7 6.6
1970-71 25 MTL NHL 37 0.14 0.27 0.41 0.15 0.81 1.49 4 9 13 5 48 6 40 9 11 1.1 2.4 3.5
1971-72 26 MTL NHL 23 0.04 0.35 0.39 0.12 0.70 1.96 1 8 9 3 43 6 21 5 21 0.4 2.4 2.9
1972-73 27 MTL NHL 74 0.09 0.43 0.53 0.17 0.78 1.43 6 30 36 11 147 14 85 22 70 2.5 7.3 9.8
1973-74 28 MTL NHL 67 0.06 0.21 0.27 0.09 0.73 1.46 4 13 17 6 105 17 98 30 20 0.6 4.0 4.5
1974-75 29 MTL NHL 80 0.25 0.50 0.75 0.28 0.80 2.06 17 35 52 19 171 37 97 34 71 4.8 7.4 12.2
1975-76 30 MTL NHL 71 0.11 0.55 0.66 0.21 0.54 1.58 7 34 41 13 125 19 75 21 52 3.0 6.7 9.7
1976-77 31 MTL NHL 78 0.12 0.42 0.54 0.18 0.45 1.41 8 30 38 13 168 18 93 22 79 2.6 7.4 10.0
1977-78 32 MTL NHL 77 0.10 0.44 0.55 0.18 0.31 1.34 7 31 38 12 155 33 88 28 62 2.6 6.9 9.5
1978-79 33 MTL NHL 80 0.09 0.33 0.41 0.14 0.38 1.03 6 22 28 9 135 12 104 27 46 1.4 6.9 8.3
1979-80 34 MTL NHL 46 0.11 0.17 0.28 0.11 0.39 0.98 4 7 11 4 58 8 68 16 -2 0.5 2.2 2.7
1980-81 35 MTL NHL 77 0.05 0.17 0.22 0.08 0.39 0.82 3 10 13 4 93 1 108 28 12 -0.1 4.9 4.8
1981-82 36 WIN NHL 47 0.04 0.11 0.15 0.05 0.55 0.87 1 4 5 2 67 0 94 19 -8 -0.3 2.2 1.9
1982-83 37 WIN NHL 76 0.05 0.21 0.26 0.09 0.38 0.67 3 13 16 5 88 1 155 44 -24 0.2 2.5 2.8
Career NHL 1040 0.10 0.32 0.42 0.15 0.57 1.33 93 303 396 133 1643 207 1320 344 460 24.7 77.5 102.3

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1967-68 22 MTL NHL SC 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1
1968-69 23 MTL NHL SC 14 4 6 10 24 3 1 0 1
1971-72 26 MTL NHL 6 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
1972-73 27 MTL NHL SC 17 3 8 11 22 3 0 0 0
1973-74 28 MTL NHL 6 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0
1974-75 29 MTL NHL 11 1 7 8 2 1 0 0 0
1975-76 30 MTL NHL SC 13 3 6 9 6 1 1 1 2
1976-77 31 MTL NHL SC 14 2 7 9 2 1 1 0 1
1977-78 32 MTL NHL SC 15 1 7 8 8 1 0 0 0
1978-79 33 MTL NHL SC 16 2 7 9 6 1 1 0 1
1979-80 34 MTL NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980-81 35 MTL NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981-82 36 WIN NHL 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1982-83 37 WIN NHL 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 7 130 19 49 68 88 12 4 3 6

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1963-64 18 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 56 3 31 34 72
1964-65 19 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 56 14 33 47 81
1964-65 19 Omaha Knights CPHL 2 0 0 0 0
1965-66 20 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 20 8 10 18 33
1966-67 21 Houston Apollos CPHL 68 7 25 32 155
1972-73 27 Canada Summit-72 5 0 2 2 0
1976-77 31 Canada Can-Cup 7 0 3 3 0
1978-79 33 NHL All-Stars Ch-Cup 3 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 7 0 3 3 0
Career 1 Season Ch-Cup 3 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons CPHL 70 7 25 32 155
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 132 25 74 99 186
Career 1 Season Summit-72 5 0 2 2 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
1963-64 18 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 17 1 7 8 30
1964-65 19 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 7 2 3 5 8
1964-65 19 Omaha Knights CPHL 4 0 1 1 4
1965-66 20 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 10 1 4 5 20
1966-67 21 Houston Apollos CPHL 5 1 3 4 17
1966-67 21 Quebec Aces AHL 1 0 0 0 2
Career 1 Season AHL 1 0 0 0 2
Career 2 Seasons CPHL 9 1 4 5 21
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 34 4 14 18 58

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 17 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
Serge Savard 12.2 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.5 8.3 7.9 6.6 5.2 4.8 4.5 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 1.9 0.1
Sandis Ozolinsh 89.6 11.2 11.1 10.4 8.9 8.6 7.3 7.3 6.5 5.3 3.8 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.3 0.2
Rob Blake 89.4 12.2 9.8 9.5 9.5 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.6 6.4 6.1 4.6 3.7 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.1
Borje Salming 89.4 12.0 11.8 11.8 9.7 9.0 8.3 6.8 6.7 5.8 5.7 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.6
James Patrick 89.0 10.6 9.0 8.5 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.3 6.1 5.5 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.2 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.3
Pierre Pilote 88.6 10.6 9.6 9.1 8.3 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.0 3.4 1.5
Darryl Sydor 88.2 10.3 10.3 8.6 8.5 7.7 7.6 6.1 5.0 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.7 0.8
Steve Duchesne 87.9 10.4 9.9 9.7 9.0 8.6 8.0 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.6 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.7 3.5
Flash Hollett 87.7 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.2 7.2 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.6 3.6 3.2 2.5
Mathieu Schneider 87.7 11.9 9.8 9.3 9.2 8.0 7.0 6.8 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.3 4.1 3.8 2.5 0.1
Bryan McCabe 87.5 10.9 10.5 9.1 8.6 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.5 5.7 5.6 5.4 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.3
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
Serge Savard 12.2 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.5 8.3 7.9 6.6 5.2 4.8 4.5 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 1.9 0.1
Sandis Ozolinsh 89.6 11.2 11.1 10.4 8.9 8.6 7.3 7.3 6.5 5.3 3.8 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.3 0.2
Borje Salming 89.4 12.0 11.8 11.8 9.7 9.0 8.3 6.8 6.7 5.8 5.7 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.6
Pierre Pilote 88.6 10.6 9.6 9.1 8.3 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.0 3.4 1.5
Steve Duchesne 87.9 10.4 9.9 9.7 9.0 8.6 8.0 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.6 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.7 3.5
Darryl Sydor 87.9 10.3 10.3 8.6 8.5 7.7 7.6 6.1 5.0 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.7 1.3 0.8
Flash Hollett 87.7 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.2 7.2 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.6 3.6 3.2 2.5
Bryan McCabe 87.5 10.9 10.5 9.1 8.6 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.5 5.7 5.6 5.4 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.3
Eric Desjardins 87.4 12.0 10.1 9.3 9.2 8.7 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.1 6.4 5.2 5.0 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.1
Doug Wilson 86.3 10.4 10.0 9.7 9.5 8.6 8.3 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.6 2.7 2.1 1.4
Mark Howe 86.0 14.5 10.8 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.3 8.0 6.7 5.5 5.5 5.0 4.8 4.6 3.9 2.0 1.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1970 NHL
1973 NHL
1977 NHL
1978 NHL

Awards

1968-69 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy
1978-79 NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

Honors

1978-79 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1968 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1969 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1973 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1976 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1977 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1978 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1979 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1974-75 NHL 80 (1)
 1978-79 NHL 80 (1)

Plus/Minus

1972-73 NHL 70 (2)
1974-75 NHL 71 (3)
1975-76 NHL 52 (10)
1976-77 NHL 79 (4)
1977-78 NHL 62 (5)
1978-79 NHL 46 (8)
Career NHL 460 (6)

Short-Handed Goals

1969-70 NHL 3 (6)
1978-79 NHL 2 (9)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1972-73 NHL 147 (6)
1974-75 NHL 171 (6)
1976-77 NHL 168 (8)
1977-78 NHL 155 (7)
Career NHL 1643 (64)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1982-83 NHL 155 (3)
Career NHL 1320 (58)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1982-83 NHL 44 (7)
Career NHL 344 (86)

Defensive Point Shares

1968-69 NHL 5.8 (7)
1972-73 NHL 7.3 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 7.4 (2)
1975-76 NHL 6.7 (5)
1976-77 NHL 7.4 (2)
1977-78 NHL 6.9 (5)
1978-79 NHL 6.9 (2)
Career NHL 77.5 (15)

Point Shares

1974-75 NHL 12.2 (10)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

July, 1965: Missed majority of 1965-66 due to knee surgery, July 1965.

March 11, 1970: Missed remainder of 1969-70 season and majority of 1970-71 due to leg injury vs. NY Rangers, March 11, 1970.

January 30, 1971: Missed remainder of 1970-71 season and majority of 1971-72 due to leg injury vs. Toronto, January 30, 1971.

October 5, 1981: Claimed by Winnipeg from Montreal in Waiver Draft, October 5, 1981.

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