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Pierre Turgeon

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 199 lbs.
Born: August 28, 1969 in Rouyn, Quebec

Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 10:20AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #72. PIERRE TURGEON… #73. Michel Goulet… #74. Sidney Crosby… #74. Theoren Fleury… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 18 BUF NHL 76 14 28 42 15 -8 34 6 8 0 3 101 13.9
1988-89 19 BUF NHL 80 34 54 88 33 -2 26 15 19 0 5 182 18.7
1989-90 20 BUF NHL 80 40 66 106 40 10 29 22 17 1 10 193 20.7
1990-91 21 BUF NHL 78 32 47 79 31 14 26 17 13 2 3 174 18.4
1991-92 22 TOT NHL 77 40 55 95 36 7 20 27 13 0 6 207 19.3
1991-92 22 BUF NHL 8 2 6 8 3 -1 4 2 0 0 0 14 14.3
1991-92 22 NYI NHL 69 38 49 87 34 8 16 25 13 0 6 193 19.7
1992-93 23 NYI NHL 83 58 74 132 52 -1 26 34 24 0 10 301 19.3
1993-94 24 NYI NHL 69 38 56 94 36 14 18 24 10 4 6 254 15.0
1994-95 25 TOT NHL 49 24 23 47 20 0 14 17 5 2 4 160 15.0
1994-95 25 NYI NHL 34 13 14 27 11 -12 10 8 3 2 2 93 14.0
1994-95 25 MTL NHL 15 11 9 20 8 12 4 9 2 0 2 67 16.4
1995-96 26 MTL NHL 80 38 58 96 37 19 44 20 17 1 6 297 12.8
1996-97 27 TOT NHL 78 26 59 85 30 8 14 21 5 0 7 216 12.0
1996-97 27 MTL NHL 9 1 10 11 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 22 4.5
1996-97 27 STL NHL 69 25 49 74 27 4 12 20 5 0 7 194 12.9
1997-98 28 STL NHL 60 22 46 68 25 13 24 16 6 0 4 140 15.7
1998-99 29 STL NHL 67 31 34 65 26 4 36 21 10 0 5 193 16.1 1281 19:07
1999-00 30 STL NHL 52 26 40 66 25 30 8 18 8 0 3 139 18.7 999 19:13
2000-01 31 STL NHL 79 30 52 82 31 14 37 19 11 0 6 171 17.5 1488 18:50
2001-02 32 DAL NHL 66 15 32 47 17 -4 16 8 7 0 1 121 12.4 1090 16:31
2002-03 33 DAL NHL 65 12 30 42 15 4 18 9 3 0 5 76 15.8 951 14:38
2003-04 34 DAL NHL 76 15 25 40 15 17 20 9 6 0 1 104 14.4 1081 14:13
2005-06 36 COL NHL 62 16 30 46 16 1 32 9 7 0 1 94 17.0 793 12:47
2006-07 37 COL NHL 17 4 3 7 3 -1 10 3 1 0 0 31 12.9 173 10:10
Career NHL 1294 515 812 1327 502 139 452 315 190 10 86 3154 16.3 7855 16:14

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
1987-88 18 BUF NHL 76 0.18 0.37 0.55 0.20 0.45 1.33 12 23 35 13 68 28 48 0 -8 1.3 0.7 1.9
1988-89 19 BUF NHL 80 0.43 0.68 1.10 0.41 0.33 2.28 28 44 72 27 117 53 87 21 -2 5.7 1.0 6.7
1989-90 20 BUF NHL 80 0.50 0.83 1.33 0.50 0.36 2.41 34 55 89 34 140 61 86 17 10 7.7 1.4 9.1
1990-91 21 BUF NHL 78 0.41 0.60 1.01 0.40 0.33 2.23 29 42 71 27 114 36 80 16 14 6.1 1.4 7.5
1991-92 22 TOT NHL 77 0.52 0.71 1.23 0.47 0.26 2.69 36 48 84 33 119 45 84 17 7 7.5 1.1 8.6
1991-92 22 BUF NHL 8 0.25 0.75 1.00 0.35 0.50 1.75 2 5 7 2 8 4 9 4 -1 0.5 0.1 0.6
1991-92 22 NYI NHL 69 0.55 0.71 1.26 0.49 0.23 2.80 34 43 77 30 111 41 75 13 8 7.0 1.0 8.0
1992-93 23 NYI NHL 83 0.70 0.89 1.59 0.62 0.31 3.63 47 59 106 42 166 76 93 2 -1 11.0 1.0 12.0
1993-94 24 NYI NHL 69 0.55 0.81 1.36 0.52 0.26 3.68 35 51 86 33 120 46 76 16 14 8.5 1.2 9.7
1994-95 25 TOT NHL 49 0.49 0.47 0.96 0.40 0.29 3.27 41 39 80 33 54 18 48 12 0 4.7 0.7 5.4
1994-95 25 NYI NHL 34 0.38 0.41 0.79 0.33 0.29 2.74 22 24 46 19 29 12 41 12 -12 2.4 0.0 2.5
1994-95 25 MTL NHL 15 0.73 0.60 1.33 0.56 0.27 4.47 19 15 34 14 25 6 7 0 12 2.3 0.6 2.9
1995-96 26 MTL NHL 80 0.48 0.73 1.20 0.46 0.55 3.71 36 56 92 35 128 57 63 11 19 8.6 1.6 10.2
1996-97 27 TOT NHL 78 0.33 0.76 1.09 0.39 0.18 2.77 27 61 88 31 116 39 78 9 8 7.4 1.3 8.7
1996-97 27 MTL NHL 9 0.11 1.11 1.22 0.36 0.22 2.44 1 10 11 3 19 9 6 0 4 0.8 0.2 1.0
1996-97 27 STL NHL 69 0.36 0.71 1.07 0.39 0.17 2.81 26 51 77 28 97 30 72 9 4 6.7 1.0 7.7
1997-98 28 STL NHL 60 0.37 0.77 1.13 0.41 0.40 2.33 25 53 78 28 90 32 48 3 13 7.0 1.1 8.1
1998-99 29 STL NHL 67 0.46 0.51 0.97 0.38 0.54 2.88 36 38 74 30 81 28 50 1 4 6.4 1.5 7.9
1999-00 30 STL NHL 52 0.50 0.77 1.27 0.47 0.15 2.67 29 43 72 28 82 31 22 1 30 6.7 2.4 9.0
2000-01 31 STL NHL 79 0.38 0.66 1.04 0.39 0.47 2.16 33 56 89 33 110 47 51 2 14 7.6 2.2 9.8
2001-02 32 DAL NHL 66 0.23 0.48 0.71 0.25 0.24 1.83 17 36 53 19 63 31 37 1 -4 3.7 1.0 4.7
2002-03 33 DAL NHL 65 0.18 0.46 0.65 0.22 0.28 1.17 14 33 47 17 54 18 32 0 4 3.2 1.2 4.3
2003-04 34 DAL NHL 76 0.20 0.33 0.53 0.19 0.26 1.37 18 29 47 18 54 17 20 0 17 3.0 2.2 5.3
2005-06 36 COL NHL 62 0.26 0.48 0.74 0.27 0.52 1.52 16 29 45 17 61 28 33 1 1 3.7 0.9 4.6
2006-07 37 COL NHL 17 0.24 0.18 0.41 0.17 0.59 1.82 4 3 7 3 9 4 6 0 -1 0.6 0.1 0.8
Career NHL 1294 0.40 0.63 1.03 0.39 0.35 2.44 517 798 1315 500 1746 695 1042 130 139 110.4 23.9 134.3

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 18 BUF NHL 6 4 3 7 -6 4 1 3 0 0 8 50.0
1988-89 19 BUF NHL 5 3 5 8 0 2 2 1 0 0 7 42.9
1989-90 20 BUF NHL 6 2 4 6 2 2 2 0 0 1 13 15.4
1990-91 21 BUF NHL 6 3 1 4 -1 6 2 1 0 0 13 23.1
1992-93 23 NYI NHL 11 6 7 13 2 0 5 1 0 0 45 13.3
1993-94 24 NYI NHL 4 0 1 1 -4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1995-96 26 MTL NHL 6 2 4 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 18 11.1
1996-97 27 STL NHL 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 12.5
1997-98 28 STL NHL 10 4 4 8 -5 2 2 2 0 0 27 14.8
1998-99 29 STL NHL 13 4 9 13 3 6 4 0 0 2 42 9.5 255 19:35
1999-00 30 STL NHL 7 0 7 7 -2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 138 19:45
2000-01 31 STL NHL 15 5 10 15 8 2 4 1 0 0 30 16.7 287 19:07
2002-03 33 DAL NHL 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 62 12:21
2003-04 34 DAL NHL 5 1 3 4 -2 2 1 0 0 0 9 11.1 79 15:53
2005-06 36 COL NHL 5 0 2 2 -3 6 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 58 11:40
Career NHL 109 35 62 97 -6 36 25 10 0 3 255 13.7 879 17:35

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 15 Montreal-Bourassa QAAA 41 49 52 101 26
1985-86 16 Granby Bisons QMJHL 69 47 67 114 31 34 13 0 5
1985-86 16 Canada Nat-Tm 11 2 4 6 2
1986-87 17 Granby Bisons QMJHL 58 69 85 154 8 50 12 7 7
1986-87 17 Canada WJC-A 6 3 0 3 2
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 11 2 4 6 2
Career 1 Season QAAA 41 49 52 101 26
Career 2 Seasons QMJHL 127 116 152 268 39 84 25 7 12
Career 1 Season WJC-A 6 3 0 3 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 15 Montreal-Bourassa QAAA 5 3 8 11 2
1986-87 17 Granby Bisons QMJHL 7 9 6 15 15 8 1 0 0
Career 1 Season QAAA 5 3 8 11 2
Career 1 Season QMJHL 7 9 6 15 15 8 1 0 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 19 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 19
Pierre Turgeon 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
Luc Robitaille 96.4 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
Stan Mikita 95.6 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 4.1 1.4 0.0
Mark Messier 95.3 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 5.0 3.8 3.7 0.9
Mark Recchi 95.0 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 3.8 -0.3
Mats Sundin 93.8 11.0 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.2 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.2 3.8 2.4
Brendan Shanahan 93.2 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 4.4 3.4 0.3
Keith Tkachuk 92.7 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
Mike Modano 92.7 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
Jeremy Roenick 91.4 11.3 11.1 10.2 9.9 9.1 8.5 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.2 5.4 4.7 3.5 3.4 1.6 1.5 0.9
Frank Mahovlich 90.1 11.8 10.7 10.4 9.7 8.5 8.4 7.9 7.8 7.4 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.4 3.3 0.1
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
Pierre Turgeon 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
Luc Robitaille 96.4 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
Stan Mikita 95.0 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
Mark Messier 94.5 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
Mark Recchi 93.9 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 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.8 -0.3
Mats Sundin 93.8 11.0 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.2 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.2 3.8 2.4
Brendan Shanahan 92.7 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
Keith Tkachuk 92.7 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
Mike Modano 92.5 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
Jeremy Roenick 91.3 11.3 11.1 10.2 9.9 9.1 8.5 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.2 5.4 4.7 3.5 3.4 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.9
Jean Beliveau 91.3 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

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1990 NHL
1993 NHL
1994 NHL
1996 NHL

Awards

1992-93 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Games Played

1988-89 NHL 80 (1)
 1989-90 NHL 80 (1)
 1994-95 NHL 49 (2)
Career NHL 1294 (54)

Goals

1992-93 NHL 58 (6)
Career NHL 515 (35)

Assists

1989-90 NHL 66 (9)
1996-97 NHL 59 (8)
1997-98 NHL 46 (10)
Career NHL 812 (29)

Points

1989-90 NHL 106 (7)
1992-93 NHL 132 (5)
Career NHL 1327 (31)

Goals Created

1992-93 NHL 51.5 (6)
Career NHL 501.6 (30)

Plus/Minus

1999-00 NHL 30 (4)

Even Strength Goals

1992-93 NHL 34 (8)
Career NHL 315 (40)

Power Play Goals

1988-89 NHL 19 (7)
1989-90 NHL 17 (9)
1992-93 NHL 24 (5)
1995-96 NHL 17 (8)
Career NHL 190 (18)

Short-Handed Goals

1993-94 NHL 4 (10)

Game-Winning Goals

1989-90 NHL 10 (4)
1992-93 NHL 10 (4)
1996-97 NHL 7 (7)
Career NHL 86 (18)

Shots

Career NHL 3154 (63)

Shooting Percentage

1999-00 NHL 18.7 (9)
Career NHL 16.3 (80)

Goals Per Game

1992-93 NHL 0.70 (8)
1999-00 NHL 0.50 (8)

Assists Per Game

1997-98 NHL 0.77 (4)
1999-00 NHL 0.77 (3)
Career NHL 0.63 (49)

Points Per Game

1989-90 NHL 1.32 (9)
1992-93 NHL 1.59 (6)
1993-94 NHL 1.36 (8)
1997-98 NHL 1.13 (5)
1999-00 NHL 1.27 (4)
Career NHL 1.03 (42)

Goals Created Per Game

1992-93 NHL 0.62 (5)
1993-94 NHL 0.52 (6)
1999-00 NHL 0.47 (4)
Career NHL 0.39 (61)

Adjusted Goals

1992-93 NHL 47 (6)
Career NHL 517 (32)

Adjusted Assists

1989-90 NHL 55 (9)
1996-97 NHL 61 (8)
1997-98 NHL 53 (10)
Career NHL 798 (28)

Adjusted Points

1989-90 NHL 89 (7)
1992-93 NHL 106 (6)
Career NHL 1315 (26)

Adjusted Goals Created

1989-90 NHL 33.5 (10)
1992-93 NHL 41.7 (6)
Career NHL 499.6 (25)

Total Goals On-Ice For

Career NHL 1746 (45)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

Career NHL 695 (36)

Offensive Point Shares

1992-93 NHL 11.0 (6)
Career NHL 110.4 (23)

Point Shares

Career NHL 134.3 (52)
    

Transactions

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October 25, 1991: Traded to NY Islanders by Buffalo with Uwe Krupp, Benoit Hogue and Dave McLlwain for Pat LaFontaine, Randy Hillier, Randy Wood and NY Islanders' 4th round choice (Dean Melanson) in 1992 Entry Draft, October 25, 1991.

April 5, 1995: Traded to Montreal by NY Islanders with Vladimir Malakhov for Kirk Muller, Mathieu Schneider and Craig Darby, April 5, 1995.

October 29, 1996: Traded to St. Louis by Montreal with Rory Fitzpatrick and Craig Conroy for Murray Baron, Shayne Corson and St. Louis' 5th round choice (Gennady Razin) in 1997 Entry Draft, October 29, 1996.

July 1, 2001: Signed as a free agent by Dallas, July 1, 2001.

August 3, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Colorado, August 3, 2005.

September 5, 2007: Officially announced his retirement, September 5, 2007.

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