Phil Esposito

C · #77

Phil Esposito was a center. Born February 20, 1942 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'1", weighed 205 lbs and shot left. In 1,282 NHL regular-season games he had 717 goals and 873 assists for 1,590 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,282

Goals

717

Assists

873

Points

1,590

NHL playoff career

Games

130

Goals

61

Assists

76

Points

137

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.56

Assists / game

0.68

Points / game

1.24

Shots / game

4.03

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

76

1970–71 · Boston Bruins

Assists

77

1973–74 · Boston Bruins

Points

152

1970–71 · Boston Bruins

Shots

550

1970–71 · Boston Bruins

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. 1980–81

   • New York RangersNHL

2. 1979–80

   • New York RangersNHL

3. 1978–79

   • New York RangersNHL

4. 1977–78

   • New York RangersNHL

5. 1976–77

   • CanadaCan-Cup
   • New York RangersNHL
   • CanadaWEC-A

6. 1975–76

   • CanadaCC
   • Boston BruinsNHL
   • New York RangersNHL

7. 1974–75

   • Boston BruinsNHL

8. 1973–74

   • Boston BruinsNHL

9. 1972–73

   • Boston BruinsNHL
   • CanadaSummit-72

10. 1971–72

    • Boston BruinsNHL

11. 1970–71

    • Boston BruinsNHL

12. 1969–70

    • Boston BruinsNHL

13. 1968–69

    • Boston BruinsNHL

14. 1967–68

    • Boston BruinsNHL

15. 1966–67

    • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

16. 1965–66

    • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

17. 1964–65

    • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

18. 1963–64

    • St. LouisCPHL
    • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

19. 1962–63

    • St. LouisEPHL

20. 1961–62

    • Sault Ste. MarieEPHL
    • St. Cath. TeepeesOHA-Jr.

21. 1960–61

    • SarniaOHA-B

22. 1959–60

    • Soo AlgomaNOJHA

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
1980–81	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	41	7	13	20	20	-15	91	3	6	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 13 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 41 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus -15 Points 20 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 91
1979–80	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	80	34	44	78	73	-14	245	13	28	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 44 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 80 Goals 34 Ot Goals 0 Pim 73 Plus Minus -14 Points 78 Power Play Goals 13 Power Play Points 28 Shooting Pctg 0.1388 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 245
1979–80	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	9	3	3	6	8	-2	30	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 9 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -2 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 30
1978–79	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	80	42	36	78	37	-1	215	14	26	0	0	7	0	All stats Assists 36 Game Winning Goals 7 Games Played 80 Goals 42 Ot Goals 0 Pim 37 Plus Minus -1 Points 78 Power Play Goals 14 Power Play Points 26 Shooting Pctg 0.1953 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 215
1978–79	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	18	8	12	20	20	-1	37	2	6	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 18 Goals 8 Ot Goals 1 Pim 20 Plus Minus -1 Points 20 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.2162 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 37
1977–78	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	79	38	43	81	53	-21	261	21	38	0	1	5	0	All stats Assists 43 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 79 Goals 38 Ot Goals 0 Pim 53 Plus Minus -21 Points 81 Power Play Goals 21 Power Play Points 38 Shooting Pctg 0.1456 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 261
1977–78	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	5	-1	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 5 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
1976–77	Can-Cup	Canada	Regular	7	4	3	7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 4 Pim 0 Points 7
1976–77	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	80	34	46	80	52	-27	344	15	31	0	1	4	0	All stats Assists 46 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 80 Goals 34 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus -27 Points 80 Power Play Goals 15 Power Play Points 31 Shooting Pctg 0.0988 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 344
1976–77	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	10	7	3	10	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 10 Goals 7 Pim 14 Points 10
1975–76	CC	Canada	Regular	7	4	3	7	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 4 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 7
1975–76	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	12	6	10	16	8	-1	57	3	9	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -1 Points 16 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.1053 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 57
1975–76	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	62	29	38	67	28	-38	217	16	31	1	1	2	0	All stats Assists 38 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 62 Goals 29 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus -38 Points 67 Power Play Goals 16 Power Play Points 31 Shooting Pctg 0.1336 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 217
1974–75	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	79	61	66	127	62	17	346	27	54	4	5	8	0	All stats Assists 66 Game Winning Goals 8 Games Played 79 Goals 61 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus 17 Points 127 Power Play Goals 27 Power Play Points 54 Shooting Pctg 0.1763 Shorthanded Goals 4 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 346
1974–75	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	3	4	1	5	0	2	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 5 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.2105 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 19
1973–74	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	78	68	77	145	58	51	393	14	40	4	6	9	0	All stats Assists 77 Game Winning Goals 9 Games Played 78 Goals 68 Ot Goals 0 Pim 58 Plus Minus 51 Points 145 Power Play Goals 14 Power Play Points 40 Shooting Pctg 0.173 Shorthanded Goals 4 Shorthanded Points 6 Shots 393
1973–74	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	16	9	5	14	25	-2	73	4	5	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 16 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 25 Plus Minus -2 Points 14 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1233 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 73
1972–73	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	78	55	75	130	87	17	411	19	44	5	6	11	0	All stats Assists 75 Game Winning Goals 11 Games Played 78 Goals 55 Ot Goals 0 Pim 87 Plus Minus 17 Points 130 Power Play Goals 19 Power Play Points 44 Shooting Pctg 0.1338 Shorthanded Goals 5 Shorthanded Points 6 Shots 411
1972–73	Summit-72	Canada	Regular	8	7	6	13	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 8 Goals 7 Pim 15 Points 13
1972–73	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -4 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
1971–72	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	76	66	67	133	76	54	426	27	52	2	4	16	0	All stats Assists 67 Game Winning Goals 16 Games Played 76 Goals 66 Ot Goals 0 Pim 76 Plus Minus 54 Points 133 Power Play Goals 27 Power Play Points 52 Shooting Pctg 0.1549 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 426
1971–72	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	15	9	15	24	24	16	101	2	8	0	1	3	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 15 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus 16 Points 24 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.0891 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 101
1970–71	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	78	76	76	152	71	69	550	24	51	1	2	16	0	All stats Assists 76 Game Winning Goals 16 Games Played 78 Goals 76 Ot Goals 0 Pim 71 Plus Minus 69 Points 152 Power Play Goals 24 Power Play Points 51 Shooting Pctg 0.1382 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 550
1970–71	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	7	3	7	10	6	0	54	2	4	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 10 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 54
1969–70	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	76	43	56	99	50	26	405	18	44	1	2	5	0	All stats Assists 56 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 76 Goals 43 Ot Goals 0 Pim 50 Plus Minus 26 Points 99 Power Play Goals 18 Power Play Points 44 Shooting Pctg 0.1062 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 405
1969–70	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	14	13	14	27	16	12	72	4	9	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 14 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 12 Points 27 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.1806 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 72
1968–69	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	74	49	77	126	79	55	351	10	39	2	4	9	0	All stats Assists 77 Game Winning Goals 9 Games Played 74 Goals 49 Ot Goals 0 Pim 79 Plus Minus 55 Points 126 Power Play Goals 10 Power Play Points 39 Shooting Pctg 0.1396 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 351
1968–69	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	10	8	10	18	8	6	63	5	9	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 10 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 6 Points 18 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.127 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 63
1967–68	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	74	35	49	84	21	18	284	8	27	1	1	3	0	All stats Assists 49 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 74 Goals 35 Ot Goals 0 Pim 21 Plus Minus 18 Points 84 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 27 Shooting Pctg 0.1232 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 284
1967–68	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	4	0	3	3	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
1966–67	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	69	21	40	61	40	34	192	2	8	1	1	3	0	All stats Assists 40 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 69 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 40 Plus Minus 34 Points 61 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.1094 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 192
1966–67	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	7	-2	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 7 Plus Minus -2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
1965–66	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	69	27	26	53	49	21	172	7	10	0	0	6	0	All stats Assists 26 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 69 Goals 27 Ot Goals 0 Pim 49 Plus Minus 21 Points 53 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.157 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 172
1965–66	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	2	0	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1964–65	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	70	23	32	55	44	5	187	5	11	1	1	9	0	All stats Assists 32 Game Winning Goals 9 Games Played 70 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus 5 Points 55 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.123 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 187
1964–65	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	13	3	3	6	15	2	32	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 15 Plus Minus 2 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0938 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 32
1963–64	CPHL	St. Louis	Regular	43	26	54	80	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 54 Games Played 43 Goals 26 Pim 65 Points 80
1963–64	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	27	3	2	5	2	2	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 27 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 2 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1579 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 19
1963–64	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 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 1
1962–63	EPHL	St. Louis	Regular	71	36	54	90	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 54 Games Played 71 Goals 36 Pim 51 Points 90
1961–62	EPHL	Sault Ste. Marie	Regular	6	0	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 3
1961–62	OHA-Jr.	St. Cath. Teepees	Regular	49	32	39	71	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 39 Games Played 49 Goals 32 Pim 54 Points 71
1961–62	OHA-Jr.	St. Cath. Teepees	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 9 Points 5
1960–61	OHA-B	Sarnia	Regular	32	47	61	108	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 61 Games Played 32 Goals 47 Points 108
1959–60	NOJHA	Soo Algoma	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats

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