Nelson Burton

L · #8

Nelson Burton was a left wing. Born November 6, 1957 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 205 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1977 (round 4, 57th overall) by the Washington Capitals. In 8 NHL regular-season games he had 1 goals and 0 assists for 1 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

8

Goals

1

Assists

0

Points

1

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.13

Assists / game

0.00

Points / game

0.13

Shots / game

0.38

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

1

1977–78 · Washington Capitals

Assists

0

1978–79 · Washington Capitals

Points

1

1977–78 · Washington Capitals

Shots

3

1977–78 · Washington Capitals

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. 1983–84

   • ErieACHL

2. 1982–83

   • BaltimoreAHL

3. 1981–82

   • NashvilleCHL

4. 1980–81

   • ErieEHL

5. 1979–80

   • Nova ScotiaAHL
   • SyracuseAHL

6. 1978–79

   • HersheyAHL
   • Washington CapitalsNHL

7. 1977–78

   • HersheyAHL
   • Washington CapitalsNHL

8. 1976–77

   • QuebecQMJHL

9. 1975–76

   • QuebecM-Cup
   • HullQMJHL
   • QuebecQMJHL

10. 1974–75

    • HullQMJHL

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Season-by-season history

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1983–84	ACHL	Erie	Regular	65	10	12	22	156	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 65 Goals 10 Pim 156 Points 22
1983–84	ACHL	Erie	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Pim 79 Points 1
1982–83	AHL	Baltimore	Regular	60	3	8	11	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 60 Goals 3 Pim 71 Points 11
1981–82	CHL	Nashville	Regular	49	1	4	5	128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 49 Goals 1 Pim 128 Points 5
1981–82	CHL	Nashville	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1980–81	EHL	Erie	Regular	68	20	24	44	385	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 68 Goals 20 Pim 385 Points 44
1980–81	EHL	Erie	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 60 Points 0
1979–80	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	70	3	10	13	190	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 70 Goals 3 Pim 190 Points 13
1979–80	AHL	Syracuse	Regular	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
1979–80	AHL	Nova Scotia	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 37 Points 0
1978–79	AHL	Hershey	Regular	51	6	19	25	204	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 51 Goals 6 Pim 204 Points 25
1978–79	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	3	0	0	0	13	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 13 Plus Minus -2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1977–78	AHL	Hershey	Regular	57	4	7	11	323	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 57 Goals 4 Pim 323 Points 11
1977–78	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	5	1	0	1	8	-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -3 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.3333 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1976–77	QMJHL	Quebec	Regular	67	22	28	50	398	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 28 Games Played 67 Goals 22 Pim 398 Points 50
1976–77	QMJHL	Quebec	Playoffs	9	1	5	6	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 70 Points 6
1975–76	M-Cup	Quebec	Regular	3	0	0	0	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 13 Points 0
1975–76	QMJHL	Hull	Regular	39	13	9	22	122	—	—	2	—	0	—	3	—	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 39 Goals 13 Pim 122 Points 22 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 0
1975–76	QMJHL	Quebec	Regular	71	26	25	51	322	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 71 Goals 26 Pim 322 Points 51
1975–76	M-Cup	Quebec	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 13 Points 0
1975–76	QMJHL	Quebec	Playoffs	13	0	3	3	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 13 Goals 0 Pim 90 Points 3
1974–75	QMJHL	Hull	Regular	67	20	19	39	333	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 67 Goals 20 Pim 333 Points 39
1974–75	QMJHL	Hull	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0	—	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0

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