Dave Creighton

Player profile and career history

C · #16

Dave Creighton was a center. Born June 24, 1930 in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'1", weighed 195 lbs and shot left. In 616 NHL regular-season games he had 140 goals and 174 assists for 314 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
616
Goals
140
Assists
174
Points
314
All supplied career statistics
Assists
174
Game Winning Goals
19
Games Played
616
Goals
140
Ot Goals
0
Pim
221
Points
314
Power Play Goals
34
Power Play Points
82
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0

NHL playoff career

Games
51
Goals
11
Assists
13
Points
24
All supplied career statistics
Assists
13
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
51
Goals
11
Ot Goals
0
Pim
20
Points
24
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
5
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.23
Assists / game
0.28
Points / game
0.51
Shots / game
—

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
20
1955–56 · New York Rangers
Assists
35
1957–58 · New York Rangers
Points
52
1957–58 · New York Rangers
Shots
23
1959–60 · Toronto Maple Leafs

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. 1968–69

    • ProvidenceAHL
  2. 1967–68

    • ProvidenceAHL
  3. 1966–67

    • ProvidenceAHL
  4. 1965–66

    • BaltimoreAHL
    • ProvidenceAHL
  5. 1964–65

    • BaltimoreAHL
  6. 1963–64

    • BaltimoreAHL
  7. 1962–63

    • BaltimoreAHL
  8. 1961–62

    • BuffaloAHL
  9. 1960–61

    • RochesterAHL
  10. 1959–60

  11. 1958–59

  12. 1957–58

  13. 1956–57

  14. 1955–56

  15. 1954–55

  16. 1953–54

  17. 1952–53

  18. 1951–52

  19. 1950–51

  20. 1949–50

  21. 1948–49

  22. 1947–48

    • Pt. Art. BruinsM-Cup
    • Pt. Art. BruinsTBJHL
  23. 1946–47

    • F-Wm. K of CM-Cup
    • Pt. Art. BruinsTBJHL

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.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
1968–69AHLProvidenceRegular7211203136————————
All stats
Assists
20
Games Played
72
Goals
11
Pim
36
Points
31
1968–69AHLProvidencePlayoffs10000————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
1
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
0
1967–68AHLProvidenceRegular7222537554————————
All stats
Assists
53
Games Played
72
Goals
22
Pim
54
Points
75
1967–68AHLProvidencePlayoffs86280————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
8
Goals
6
Pim
0
Points
8
1966–67AHLProvidenceRegular7222426463————————
All stats
Assists
42
Games Played
72
Goals
22
Pim
63
Points
64
1965–66AHLBaltimoreRegular143252————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
14
Goals
3
Pim
2
Points
5
1965–66AHLProvidenceRegular5616375314————————
All stats
Assists
37
Games Played
56
Goals
16
Pim
14
Points
53
1964–65AHLBaltimoreRegular6223285110————————
All stats
Assists
28
Games Played
62
Goals
23
Pim
10
Points
51
1964–65AHLBaltimorePlayoffs52246————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
5
Goals
2
Pim
6
Points
4
1963–64AHLBaltimoreRegular7217254220————————
All stats
Assists
25
Games Played
72
Goals
17
Pim
20
Points
42
1962–63AHLBaltimoreRegular7124487214————————
All stats
Assists
48
Games Played
71
Goals
24
Pim
14
Points
72
1962–63AHLBaltimorePlayoffs312325————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
3
Goals
1
Pim
25
Points
3
1961–62AHLBuffaloRegular6821486954————————
All stats
Assists
48
Games Played
68
Goals
21
Pim
54
Points
69
1961–62AHLBuffaloPlayoffs112684————————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
11
Goals
2
Pim
4
Points
8
1960–61AHLRochesterRegular7130427231————————
All stats
Assists
42
Games Played
71
Goals
30
Pim
31
Points
72
1959–60AHLRochesterRegular5825345930————————
All stats
Assists
34
Games Played
58
Goals
25
Pim
30
Points
59
1959–60NHLToronto Maple LeafsRegular141564-323010010
All stats
Assists
5
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
14
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-3
Points
6
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.0435
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
23
1959–60AHLRochesterPlayoffs1233610————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
12
Goals
3
Pim
10
Points
6
1958–59AHLRochesterRegular3314173146————————
All stats
Assists
17
Games Played
33
Goals
14
Pim
46
Points
31
1958–59NHLToronto Maple LeafsRegular3439124——150000
All stats
Assists
9
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
34
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Points
12
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
5
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1958–59AHLRochesterPlayoffs51344————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
5
Goals
1
Pim
4
Points
4
1958–59NHLToronto Maple LeafsPlayoffs50110——000000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1957–58NHLNew York RangersRegular7017355240——6230020
All stats
Assists
35
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
70
Goals
17
Ot Goals
0
Pim
40
Points
52
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
23
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1957–58NHLNew York RangersPlayoffs63362——230010
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
6
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Points
6
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
3
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1956–57NHLNew York RangersRegular7018213940——6120020
All stats
Assists
21
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
70
Goals
18
Ot Goals
0
Pim
40
Points
39
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
12
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1956–57NHLNew York RangersPlayoffs52242——010000
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
5
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1955–56NHLNew York RangersRegular7020315143——5130040
All stats
Assists
31
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
70
Goals
20
Ot Goals
0
Pim
43
Points
51
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
13
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1955–56NHLNew York RangersPlayoffs50004——000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1954–55NHLChicago BlackhawksRegular4977146——010020
All stats
Assists
7
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
49
Goals
7
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Points
14
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1954–55NHLToronto Maple LeafsRegular142138——120010
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
14
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Points
3
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
2
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1953–54NHLBoston BruinsRegular6920204027——380040
All stats
Assists
20
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
69
Goals
20
Ot Goals
0
Pim
27
Points
40
Power Play Goals
3
Power Play Points
8
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1953–54NHLBoston BruinsPlayoffs40000——000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1952–53NHLBoston BruinsRegular45881614——330010
All stats
Assists
8
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
45
Goals
8
Ot Goals
0
Pim
14
Points
16
Power Play Goals
3
Power Play Points
3
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1952–53NHLBoston BruinsPlayoffs1145910——010000
All stats
Assists
5
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
11
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
10
Points
9
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1951–52AHLHersheyRegular19915244————————
All stats
Assists
15
Games Played
19
Goals
9
Pim
4
Points
24
1951–52NHLBoston BruinsRegular4920173718——690000
All stats
Assists
17
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
49
Goals
20
Ot Goals
0
Pim
18
Points
37
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
9
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1951–52NHLBoston BruinsPlayoffs72132——000010
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
7
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Points
3
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1950–51AHLHersheyRegular112570————————
All stats
Assists
5
Games Played
11
Goals
2
Pim
0
Points
7
1950–51NHLBoston BruinsRegular565494——000000
All stats
Assists
4
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
56
Goals
5
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Points
9
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1950–51NHLBoston BruinsPlayoffs50110——000000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1949–50NHLBoston BruinsRegular6418133113——240020
All stats
Assists
13
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
64
Goals
18
Ot Goals
0
Pim
13
Points
31
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
4
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1948–49AHLHersheyRegular4919183712————————
All stats
Assists
18
Games Played
49
Goals
19
Pim
12
Points
37
1948–49NHLBoston BruinsRegular121340——110000
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
12
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
4
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
1
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1948–49NHLBoston BruinsPlayoffs30000——000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
1947–48M-CupPt. Art. BruinsRegular1721153616————————
All stats
Assists
15
Games Played
17
Goals
21
Pim
16
Points
36
1947–48TBJHLPt. Art. BruinsRegular91912314————————
All stats
Assists
12
Games Played
9
Goals
19
Pim
4
Points
31
1947–48M-CupPt. Art. BruinsPlayoffs1721153616————————
All stats
Assists
15
Games Played
17
Goals
21
Pim
16
Points
36
1947–48TBJHLPt. Art. BruinsPlayoffs55494————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
5
Goals
5
Pim
4
Points
9
1946–47M-CupF-Wm. K of CRegular410110————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
4
Goals
1
Pim
10
Points
1
1946–47TBJHLPt. Art. BruinsRegular687152————————
All stats
Assists
7
Games Played
6
Goals
8
Pim
2
Points
15
1946–47M-CupF-Wm. K of CPlayoffs410110————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
4
Goals
1
Pim
10
Points
1
1946–47TBJHLPt. Art. BruinsPlayoffs45380————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
4
Goals
5
Pim
0
Points
8

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Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
1960-02-21CHI011–
1960-02-20CHI000–
1960-02-14DET000–
1960-02-13DET011–
1960-02-10MTL000–

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Profile updated Oct 16, 7:50 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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