Coaching Record
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T | OL | PTS | PTS% | Finish | G | W | L | T | W-L% | Notes |
| 1967-68 | 34 | STL | NHL | 58 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 60 | .517 | 3rd | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | ||
| 1968-69 | 35 | STL | NHL | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 88 | .579 | 1st | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | ||
| 1969-70 | 36 | STL | NHL | 76 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 86 | .566 | 1st | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | ||
| 1970-71 | 37 | STL | NHL | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 31 | .554 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | ||
| 1971-72 | 38 | MTL | NHL | 78 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 108 | .692 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | ||
| 1972-73 | 39 | MTL | NHL | 78 | 52 | 10 | 16 | 120 | .769 | 1st | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | Stanley Cup Champions | |
| 1973-74 | 40 | MTL | NHL | 78 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 99 | .635 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | ||
| 1974-75 | 41 | MTL | NHL | 80 | 47 | 14 | 19 | 113 | .706 | 1st | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | ||
| 1975-76 | 42 | MTL | NHL | 80 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 127 | .794 | 1st | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | Stanley Cup Champions | |
| 1976-77 | 43 | MTL | NHL | 80 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 132 | .825 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | Stanley Cup Champions | |
| 1977-78 | 44 | MTL | NHL | 80 | 59 | 10 | 11 | 129 | .806 | 1st | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | Stanley Cup Champions | |
| 1978-79 | 45 | MTL | NHL | 80 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 115 | .719 | 1st | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Stanley Cup Champions | |
| 1979-80 | 46 | BUF | NHL | 80 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 110 | .688 | 1st | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | ||
| 1981-82 | 48 | BUF | NHL | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 43 | .614 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | ||
| 1982-83 | 49 | BUF | NHL | 80 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 89 | .556 | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ||
| 1983-84 | 50 | BUF | NHL | 80 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 103 | .644 | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1984-85 | 51 | BUF | NHL | 80 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 90 | .563 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | ||
| 1985-86 | 52 | BUF | NHL | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 37 | .500 | 5th | |||||||
| 1986-87 | 53 | BUF | NHL | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .333 | 5th | |||||||
| 1991-92 | 58 | PIT | NHL | 80 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 87 | .544 | 3rd | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .762 | Stanley Cup Champions | |
| 1992-93 | 59 | PIT | NHL | 84 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 119 | .708 | 1st | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | ||
| 1993-94 | 60 | DET | NHL | 84 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 100 | .595 | 1st | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | ||
| 1994-95 | 61 | DET | NHL | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 70 | .729 | 1st | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | Western Conference Champions | |
| 1995-96 | 62 | DET | NHL | 82 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 131 | .799 | 1st | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .526 | ||
| 1996-97 | 63 | DET | NHL | 82 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 94 | .573 | 2nd | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | .800 | Stanley Cup Champions | |
| 1997-98 | 64 | DET | NHL | 82 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 103 | .628 | 2nd | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | Stanley Cup Champions | |
| 1998-99 | 65 | DET | NHL | 77 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 85 | .552 | 1st | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ||
| 1999-00 | 66 | DET | NHL | 82 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 108 | .659 | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
| 2000-01 | 67 | DET | NHL | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 111 | .677 | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
| 2001-02 | 68 | DET | NHL | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 116 | .707 | 1st | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | .696 | Stanley Cup Champions |
| 9 yrs | DET | NHL | 701 | 410 | 193 | 88 | 10 | 918 | .655 | 134 | 86 | 48 | 0 | .642 | |||
| 8 yrs | MTL | NHL | 634 | 419 | 110 | 105 | 943 | .744 | 98 | 70 | 28 | 0 | .714 | ||||
| 7 yrs | BUF | NHL | 404 | 210 | 134 | 60 | 480 | .594 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| 4 yrs | STL | NHL | 238 | 110 | 83 | 45 | 265 | .557 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| 2 yrs | PIT | NHL | 164 | 95 | 53 | 16 | 206 | .628 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 | .697 | ||||
| Career | NHL | 2141 | 1244 | 573 | 314 | 10 | 2812 | .657 | 353 | 223 | 130 | 0 | .632 | ||||
Awards and Honors
| Year | League | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | NHL | Jack Adams Award |
| 1995-96 | NHL | Jack Adams Award |
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