Sylvain Cote

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Sylvain Cote was a defenceman. Born January 19, 1966 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, he stood 5'11", weighed 195 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1984 (round 1, 11th overall) by the HFD. In 1,171 NHL regular-season games he had 122 goals and 313 assists for 435 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,171

Goals

122

Assists

313

Points

435

NHL playoff career

Games

102

Goals

11

Assists

22

Points

33

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.10

Assists / game

0.27

Points / game

0.37

Shots / game

1.91

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

21

1992–93 · Washington Capitals

Assists

35

1993–94 · Washington Capitals

Points

51

1993–94 · Washington Capitals

Shots

212

1995–96 · 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. 2002–03

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

2. 2001–02

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

3. 2000–01

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

4. 1999–00

   • Chicago BlackhawksNHL
   • Dallas StarsNHL
   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL

5. 1998–99

   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL

6. 1997–98

   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
   • Washington CapitalsNHL

7. 1996–97

   • Washington CapitalsNHL
   • CanadaW-Cup

8. 1995–96

   • Washington CapitalsNHL
   • CanadaWCup

9. 1994–95

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

10. 1993–94

    • Washington CapitalsNHL

11. 1992–93

    • Washington CapitalsNHL

12. 1991–92

    • Washington CapitalsNHL
    • CanadaWC

13. 1990–91

    • Hartford WhalersNHL

14. 1989–90

    • Hartford WhalersNHL

15. 1988–89

    • Hartford WhalersNHL

16. 1987–88

    • Hartford WhalersNHL

17. 1986–87

    • Binghamton WhalersAHL
    • Hartford WhalersNHL

18. 1985–86

    • BinghamtonAHL
    • HullM-Cup
    • Hartford WhalersNHL
    • HullQMJHL
    • CanadaWJC-A

19. 1984–85

    • Hartford WhalersNHL
    • QuebecQMJHL

20. 1983–84

    • QuebecQMJHL
    • CanadaWJC-A

21. 1982–83

    • QuebecQMJHL

22. 1981–82

    • Ste-FoyQAAA

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
2002–03	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 4:12 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
2001–02	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	70	3	11	14	26	-15	101	1	3	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 11 Avg Toi 19:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 70 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -15 Points 14 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0297 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 101
2000–01	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	68	7	11	18	18	-3	86	1	7	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 11 Avg Toi 17:47 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 68 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -3 Points 18 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0814 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 86
2000–01	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 21:11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1999–00	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	45	6	18	24	14	-4	78	5	12	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 18 Avg Toi 23:22 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 45 Goals 6 Ot Goals 1 Pim 14 Plus Minus -4 Points 24 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 78
1999–00	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	28	2	8	10	14	6	47	0	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 18:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 28 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus 6 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0426 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 47
1999–00	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	3	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 21:40 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 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 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1999–00	NHL	Dallas Stars	Playoffs	23	2	1	3	8	0	24	2	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 16:54 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 23 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 3 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 24
1998–99	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	79	5	24	29	28	22	119	0	9	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 24 Avg Toi 21:04 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 79 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus 22 Points 29 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.042 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 119
1998–99	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	17	2	1	3	10	-3	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 19:49 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 17 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1053 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 19
1997–98	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	12	3	6	9	6	2	20	1	3	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 21:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 12 Goals 3 Ot Goals 1 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.15 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 20
1997–98	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	59	1	15	16	36	-5	83	0	1	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 15 Avg Toi 18:33 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 59 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus -5 Points 16 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.012 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 83
1996–97	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	57	6	18	24	28	11	131	2	9	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 18 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 57 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus 11 Points 24 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.0458 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 131
1996–97	W-Cup	Canada	Regular	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
1995–96	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	81	5	33	38	40	5	212	3	15	0	2	2	0	All stats Assists 33 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 81 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 40 Plus Minus 5 Points 38 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.0236 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 212
1995–96	WCup	Canada	Regular	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
1995–96	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	6	2	0	2	12	-3	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.08 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
1994–95	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	47	5	14	19	53	2	124	1	7	0	3	2	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 47 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 53 Plus Minus 2 Points 19 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0403 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 124
1994–95	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	2	-9	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -9 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0625 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1993–94	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	84	16	35	51	66	30	212	3	14	2	2	2	0	All stats Assists 35 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 84 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 66 Plus Minus 30 Points 51 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.0755 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 212
1993–94	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	9	1	8	9	6	3	30	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 3 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0333 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 30
1992–93	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	77	21	29	50	34	28	206	8	17	2	3	3	0	All stats Assists 29 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 77 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus 28 Points 50 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.1019 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 206
1992–93	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	4	-3	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
1991–92	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	78	11	29	40	31	7	151	6	20	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 29 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 78 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 31 Plus Minus 7 Points 40 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.0728 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 151
1991–92	WC	Canada	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1991–92	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	4	4	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 4 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1990–91	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	73	7	12	19	17	-17	154	1	6	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 73 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 17 Plus Minus -17 Points 19 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0455 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 154
1990–91	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	2	2	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1989–90	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	28	4	2	6	14	2	50	1	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 28 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus 2 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.08 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 50
1989–90	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1988–89	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	78	8	9	17	49	-7	130	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 78 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 49 Plus Minus -7 Points 17 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0615 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 130
1988–89	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	4	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -3 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1987–88	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	67	7	21	28	30	-8	142	0	5	1	4	0	0	All stats Assists 21 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 67 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 30 Plus Minus -8 Points 28 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0493 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 142
1987–88	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	4	0	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
1986–87	AHL	Binghamton Whalers	Regular	12	2	4	6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 12 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 6
1986–87	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	67	2	8	10	20	10	100	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 67 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 10 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.02 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 100
1986–87	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	2	0	2	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 4 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1985–86	AHL	Binghamton	Regular	12	2	4	6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 12 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 6
1985–86	M-Cup	Hull	Regular	5	0	3	3	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 14 Points 3
1985–86	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1985–86	QMJHL	Hull	Regular	26	10	33	43	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 33 Games Played 26 Goals 10 Pim 14 Points 43
1985–86	WJC-A	Canada	Regular	7	1	4	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 5
1985–86	M-Cup	Hull	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 14 Points 3
1985–86	QMJHL	Hull	Playoffs	13	6	28	34	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 28 Games Played 13 Goals 6 Pim 22 Points 34
1984–85	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	67	3	9	12	17	-29	88	1	4	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 67 Goals 3 Ot Goals 1 Pim 17 Plus Minus -29 Points 12 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0341 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 88
1984–85	QMJHL	Quebec	Regular	2	0	1	1	2	—	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
1983–84	QMJHL	Quebec	Regular	66	15	50	65	89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 50 Games Played 66 Goals 15 Pim 89 Points 65
1983–84	WJC-A	Canada	Regular	7	0	2	2	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 13 Points 2
1983–84	QMJHL	Quebec	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
1982–83	QMJHL	Quebec	Regular	66	10	24	34	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 66 Goals 10 Pim 50 Points 34
1981–82	QAAA	Ste-Foy	Regular	46	18	29	47	117	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Games Played 46 Goals 18 Pim 117 Points 47
1981–82	QAAA	Ste-Foy	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 8 Points 3

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