Neal Broten

C · #7

Neal Broten was a center. Born November 29, 1959 in Roseau, Minnesota, the United States, he stood 5'10", weighed 175 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1979 (round 3, 42nd overall) by the MNS. In 1,099 NHL regular-season games he had 289 goals and 634 assists for 923 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,099

Goals

289

Assists

634

Points

923

NHL playoff career

Games

135

Goals

35

Assists

63

Points

98

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.26

Assists / game

0.58

Points / game

0.84

Shots / game

2.10

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

38

1981–82 · Minnesota North Stars

Assists

76

1985–86 · Minnesota North Stars

Points

105

1985–86 · Minnesota North Stars

Shots

212

1989–90 · Minnesota North Stars

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. 1998–99

   • USAWC-Q

2. 1996–97

   • PhoenixIHL
   • Dallas StarsNHL
   • Los Angeles KingsNHL
   • New Jersey DevilsNHL

3. 1995–96

   • New Jersey DevilsNHL

4. 1994–95

   • Dallas StarsNHL
   • New Jersey DevilsNHL

5. 1993–94

   • Dallas StarsNHL

6. 1992–93

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

7. 1991–92

   • Berliner Preus.Germany
   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

8. 1990–91

   • MinnesotaFr-Tour
   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

9. 1989–90

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL
   • USAWEC-A

10. 1988–89

    • Minnesota North StarsNHL

11. 1987–88

    • Minnesota North StarsNHL

12. 1986–87

    • Minnesota North StarsNHL

13. 1985–86

    • Minnesota North StarsNHL

14. 1984–85

    • USACan-Cup
    • Minnesota North StarsNHL

15. 1983–84

    • USACC
    • Minnesota North StarsNHL

16. 1982–83

    • Minnesota North StarsNHL

17. 1981–82

    • USACan-Cup
    • Minnesota North StarsNHL

18. 1980–81

    • Minnesota North StarsNHL
    • U. Of MinnesotaWCHA

19. 1979–80

    • USANat-Tm
    • USAOlympics

20. 1978–79

    • U. Of MinnesotaWCHA
    • USAWJC-A

21. 1977–78

    • RoseauHigh-MN

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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
1998–99	WC-Q	USA	Regular	3	3	3	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 3 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 6
1996–97	IHL	Phoenix	Regular	11	3	3	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 11 Goals 3 Pim 4 Points 6
1996–97	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	20	8	7	15	12	6	35	1	1	1	1	2	1	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 20 Goals 8 Ot Goals 1 Pim 12 Plus Minus 6 Points 15 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.2286 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 35
1996–97	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	19	0	4	4	0	-9	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -9 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
1996–97	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	3	0	1	1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 3
1996–97	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	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 3
1995–96	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	55	7	16	23	14	-3	73	1	6	1	3	1	0	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 55 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -3 Points 23 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0959 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 73
1994–95	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	17	0	4	4	4	-8	29	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 17 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -8 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 29
1994–95	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	30	8	20	28	20	9	43	2	6	0	1	3	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 30 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 9 Points 28 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.186 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 43
1994–95	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Playoffs	20	7	12	19	6	13	47	1	8	0	0	4	1	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 20 Goals 7 Ot Goals 1 Pim 6 Plus Minus 13 Points 19 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.1489 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 47
1993–94	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	79	17	35	52	62	10	153	2	11	1	4	1	1	All stats Assists 35 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 79 Goals 17 Ot Goals 1 Pim 62 Plus Minus 10 Points 52 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 153
1993–94	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	9	2	1	3	6	1	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.087 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
1992–93	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	82	12	21	33	22	7	123	0	1	3	4	3	0	All stats Assists 21 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 82 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 7 Points 33 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0976 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 123
1991–92	Germany	Berliner Preus.	Regular	8	3	5	8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 8 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 8
1991–92	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	76	8	26	34	16	-15	119	4	15	1	2	1	0	All stats Assists 26 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 76 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus -15 Points 34 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.0672 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 119
1991–92	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	7	1	5	6	2	3	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
1990–91	Fr-Tour	Minnesota	Regular	3	0	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 3
1990–91	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	79	13	56	69	26	-3	191	1	25	2	5	0	0	All stats Assists 56 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 79 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -3 Points 69 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 25 Shooting Pctg 0.0681 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 191
1990–91	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	23	9	13	22	6	2	55	2	12	1	2	0	0	All stats Assists 13 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 23 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 22 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.1636 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 55
1989–90	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	80	23	62	85	45	-16	212	9	31	1	4	4	0	All stats Assists 62 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 80 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 45 Plus Minus -16 Points 85 Power Play Goals 9 Power Play Points 31 Shooting Pctg 0.1085 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 212
1989–90	WEC-A	USA	Regular	8	1	5	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 6
1989–90	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	18	2	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1538 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1988–89	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	68	18	38	56	57	1	160	4	19	5	8	1	0	All stats Assists 38 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 68 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 57 Plus Minus 1 Points 56 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 19 Shooting Pctg 0.1125 Shorthanded Goals 5 Shorthanded Points 8 Shots 160
1988–89	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	4	-3	14	1	2	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -3 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 14
1987–88	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	54	9	30	39	32	-23	121	4	20	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 30 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 54 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus -23 Points 39 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.0744 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 121
1986–87	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	46	18	35	53	33	12	112	5	21	1	1	4	1	All stats Assists 35 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 46 Goals 18 Ot Goals 1 Pim 33 Plus Minus 12 Points 53 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 21 Shooting Pctg 0.1607 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 112
1985–86	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	80	29	76	105	47	14	193	6	38	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 76 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 80 Goals 29 Ot Goals 0 Pim 47 Plus Minus 14 Points 105 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 38 Shooting Pctg 0.1503 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 193
1985–86	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	5	3	2	5	2	-5	16	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 5 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1875 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1984–85	Can-Cup	USA	Regular	6	3	1	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 4 Points 4
1984–85	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	80	19	37	56	39	-17	187	5	17	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 37 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 80 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 39 Plus Minus -17 Points 56 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.1016 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 187
1984–85	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	9	2	5	7	10	-7	25	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -7 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.08 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
1983–84	CC	USA	Regular	6	3	1	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 4
1983–84	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	76	28	61	89	43	15	185	8	31	3	6	5	1	All stats Assists 61 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 76 Goals 28 Ot Goals 1 Pim 43 Plus Minus 15 Points 89 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 31 Shooting Pctg 0.1514 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 6 Shots 185
1983–84	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	16	5	5	10	4	-4	40	2	5	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 16 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -4 Points 10 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 40
1982–83	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	79	32	45	77	43	25	163	8	20	2	4	4	0	All stats Assists 45 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 79 Goals 32 Ot Goals 0 Pim 43 Plus Minus 25 Points 77 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.1963 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 163
1982–83	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	9	1	6	7	10	-4	17	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -4 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0588 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
1981–82	Can-Cup	USA	Regular	6	3	2	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 0 Points 5
1981–82	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	73	38	60	98	42	14	188	7	26	2	4	4	0	All stats Assists 60 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 73 Goals 38 Ot Goals 0 Pim 42 Plus Minus 14 Points 98 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 26 Shooting Pctg 0.2021 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 188
1981–82	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0	-1	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
1980–81	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	3	2	0	2	12	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.3333 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1980–81	WCHA	U. Of Minnesota	Regular	36	17	54	71	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 54 Games Played 36 Goals 17 Pim 56 Points 71
1980–81	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	19	1	7	8	9	-4	25	0	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 19 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 9 Plus Minus -4 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.04 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
1979–80	Nat-Tm	USA	Regular	55	25	30	55	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 30 Games Played 55 Goals 25 Pim 20 Points 55
1979–80	Olympics	USA	Regular	7	2	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 3
1978–79	WCHA	U. Of Minnesota	Regular	40	21	50	71	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 50 Games Played 40 Goals 21 Pim 18 Points 71
1978–79	WJC-A	USA	Regular	5	2	4	6	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 10 Points 6
1977–78	High-MN	Roseau	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats

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