Keith Acton

C · #12

Keith Acton was a center. Born April 15, 1958 in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'8", weighed 170 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1978 (round 6, 103rd overall) by the Montréal Canadiens. In 1,023 NHL regular-season games he had 226 goals and 358 assists for 584 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,023

Goals

226

Assists

358

Points

584

NHL playoff career

Games

66

Goals

12

Assists

21

Points

33

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.22

Assists / game

0.35

Points / game

0.57

Shots / game

1.65

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

36

1981–82 · Montréal Canadiens

Assists

52

1981–82 · Montréal Canadiens

Points

88

1981–82 · Montréal Canadiens

Shots

218

1981–82 · Montréal Canadiens

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 1994–95

   • HersheyAHL

2. 1993–94

   • New York IslandersNHL
   • Washington CapitalsNHL

3. 1992–93

   • Philadelphia FlyersNHL

4. 1991–92

   • Philadelphia FlyersNHL
   • CanadaWC-A

5. 1990–91

   • Philadelphia FlyersNHL

6. 1989–90

   • Philadelphia FlyersNHL
   • CanadaWEC-A

7. 1988–89

   • Edmonton OilersNHL
   • Philadelphia FlyersNHL

8. 1987–88

   • Edmonton OilersNHL
   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

9. 1986–87

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL
   • CanadaWC

10. 1985–86

    • Minnesota North StarsNHL
    • CanadaWEC-A

11. 1984–85

    • Minnesota North StarsNHL

12. 1983–84

    • Minnesota North StarsNHL
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

13. 1982–83

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

14. 1981–82

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

15. 1980–81

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

16. 1979–80

    • Nova ScotiaAHL
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

17. 1978–79

    • Nova ScotiaAHL

18. 1977–78

    • PeterboroughM-Cup
    • PeterboroughOMJHL

19. 1976–77

    • PeterboroughOMJHL

20. 1975–76

    • PeterboroughOMJHL

21. 1974–75

    • WexfordOPJHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1994–95	AHL	Hershey	Regular	12	5	7	12	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 12 Goals 5 Pim 58 Points 12
1993–94	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	71	2	7	9	50	-1	33	0	0	0	2	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 71 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 50 Plus Minus -1 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0606 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 33
1993–94	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	6	0	0	0	21	-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 21 Plus Minus -4 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1993–94	NHL	New York Islanders	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
1992–93	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	83	8	15	23	51	-10	74	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 83 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 51 Plus Minus -10 Points 23 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1081 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 74
1991–92	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	50	7	10	17	98	-4	79	0	0	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 50 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 98 Plus Minus -4 Points 17 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0886 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 79
1991–92	WC-A	Canada	Regular	6	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 1
1990–91	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	76	14	23	37	131	-9	120	2	7	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 76 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 131 Plus Minus -9 Points 37 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.1167 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 120
1989–90	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	69	13	14	27	80	-2	94	0	0	2	2	0	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 69 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 80 Plus Minus -2 Points 27 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1383 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 94
1989–90	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	10	2	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 2
1988–89	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	46	11	15	26	47	9	74	0	0	1	2	1	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 46 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 47 Plus Minus 9 Points 26 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1486 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 74
1988–89	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	25	3	10	13	64	1	38	0	0	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 25 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 64 Plus Minus 1 Points 13 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0789 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 38
1988–89	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	16	2	3	5	18	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 0 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1987–88	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	26	3	6	9	21	-10	26	1	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 26 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 21 Plus Minus -10 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1154 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 26
1987–88	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	46	8	11	19	74	-9	49	0	0	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 46 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 74 Plus Minus -9 Points 19 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1633 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 49
1987–88	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	7	2	0	2	16	4	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 4 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1986–87	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	78	16	29	45	56	-15	126	1	6	1	2	3	0	All stats Assists 29 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 78 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 56 Plus Minus -15 Points 45 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.127 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 126
1986–87	WC	Canada	Regular	10	3	0	3	2	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 10 Goals 3 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 3
1985–86	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	79	26	32	58	100	-12	169	5	12	2	4	2	0	All stats Assists 32 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 79 Goals 26 Ot Goals 0 Pim 100 Plus Minus -12 Points 58 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.1538 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 169
1985–86	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	10	3	0	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 10 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 3
1985–86	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	6	-1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
1984–85	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	78	20	38	58	90	-4	168	4	18	0	2	3	0	All stats Assists 38 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 78 Goals 20 Ot Goals 0 Pim 90 Plus Minus -4 Points 58 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.119 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 168
1984–85	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	9	4	4	8	6	0	34	1	1	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 9 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 8 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1176 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 34
1983–84	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	62	17	38	55	60	2	151	4	16	2	5	5	0	All stats Assists 38 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 62 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 60 Plus Minus 2 Points 55 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1126 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 151
1983–84	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	9	3	7	10	4	-5	14	2	6	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -5 Points 10 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.2143 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
1983–84	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	15	4	7	11	12	-1	30	1	2	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 15 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -1 Points 11 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1333 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 30
1982–83	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	78	24	26	50	63	-7	154	1	3	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 26 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 78 Goals 24 Ot Goals 0 Pim 63 Plus Minus -7 Points 50 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1558 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 154
1982–83	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1981–82	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	78	36	52	88	88	47	218	10	20	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 52 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 78 Goals 36 Ot Goals 0 Pim 88 Plus Minus 47 Points 88 Power Play Goals 10 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.1651 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 218
1981–82	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	5	0	4	4	16	0	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 0 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
1980–81	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	61	15	24	39	74	5	101	3	8	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 61 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 74 Plus Minus 5 Points 39 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.1485 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 101
1980–81	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	6	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1979–80	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	75	45	53	98	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 53 Games Played 75 Goals 45 Pim 38 Points 98
1979–80	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
1979–80	AHL	Nova Scotia	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 8 Points 3
1978–79	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	79	15	26	41	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 79 Goals 15 Pim 22 Points 41
1978–79	AHL	Nova Scotia	Playoffs	10	4	2	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 10 Goals 4 Pim 4 Points 6
1977–78	M-Cup	Peterborough	Regular	3	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
1977–78	OMJHL	Peterborough	Regular	68	42	86	128	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 86 Games Played 68 Goals 42 Pim 52 Points 128
1977–78	M-Cup	Peterborough	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
1977–78	OMJHL	Peterborough	Playoffs	21	10	8	18	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 21 Goals 10 Pim 16 Points 18
1976–77	OMJHL	Peterborough	Regular	65	52	69	121	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 69 Games Played 65 Goals 52 Pim 93 Points 121
1976–77	OMJHL	Peterborough	Playoffs	4	1	4	5	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 6 Points 5
1975–76	OMJHL	Peterborough	Regular	35	9	17	26	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 35 Goals 9 Pim 30 Points 26
1974–75	OPJHL	Wexford	Regular	43	23	29	52	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Games Played 43 Goals 23 Pim 46 Points 52

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