Bob Gainey

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Bob Gainey was a left wing. Born December 13, 1953 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'2", weighed 200 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1973 (round 1, 8th overall) by the Montréal Canadiens. In 1,160 NHL regular-season games he had 239 goals and 262 assists for 501 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,160

Goals

239

Assists

262

Points

501

NHL playoff career

Games

182

Goals

25

Assists

48

Points

73

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.21

Assists / game

0.23

Points / game

0.43

Shots / game

1.81

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

23

1980–81 · Montréal Canadiens

Assists

24

1981–82 · Montréal Canadiens

Points

47

1980–81 · Montréal Canadiens

Shots

181

1980–81 · Montréal Canadiens

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. 1989–90

   • EpinalFrance-2

2. 1988–89

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

3. 1987–88

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

4. 1986–87

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

5. 1985–86

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

6. 1984–85

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

7. 1983–84

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

8. 1982–83

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL
   • CanadaWEC-A

9. 1981–82

   • CanadaCan-Cup
   • Montréal CanadiensNHL
   • CanadaWEC-A

10. 1980–81

    • CanadaCC
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

11. 1979–80

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

12. 1978–79

    • NHL All-StarsChallenge Cup '79
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

13. 1977–78

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

14. 1976–77

    • CanadaCan-Cup
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

15. 1975–76

    • CanadaCC
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

16. 1974–75

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

17. 1973–74

    • Nova ScotiaAHL
    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

18. 1972–73

    • PeterboroughOHA-Jr.

19. 1971–72

    • PeterboroughOHA-B
    • PeterboroughOHA-Jr.

20. 1970–71

    • PeterboroughOHA-Jr.

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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
1989–90	France-2	Epinal	Regular	18	14	12	26	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 18 Goals 14 Pim 16 Points 26
1989–90	France-2	Epinal	Playoffs	10	6	7	13	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 10 Goals 6 Pim 14 Points 13
1988–89	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	49	10	7	17	34	13	65	1	1	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 49 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus 13 Points 17 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1538 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 65
1988–89	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	16	1	4	5	8	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
1987–88	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	78	11	11	22	14	8	101	0	0	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 78 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus 8 Points 22 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1089 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 101
1987–88	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	6	-4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -4 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
1986–87	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	47	8	8	16	19	0	73	0	0	1	1	3	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 47 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Plus Minus 0 Points 16 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1096 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 73
1986–87	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	17	1	3	4	6	-7	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 17 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -7 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0385 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 26
1985–86	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	80	20	23	43	20	11	133	0	0	2	4	4	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 80 Goals 20 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 11 Points 43 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1504 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 133
1985–86	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	20	5	5	10	12	3	36	0	2	1	2	3	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 20 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 3 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1389 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 36
1984–85	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	79	19	13	32	40	14	164	0	1	3	5	3	1	All stats Assists 13 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 79 Goals 19 Ot Goals 1 Pim 40 Plus Minus 14 Points 32 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1159 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 164
1984–85	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	12	1	3	4	13	-7	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 13 Plus Minus -7 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 15
1983–84	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	77	17	22	39	41	11	125	0	0	0	3	3	0	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 77 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 41 Plus Minus 11 Points 39 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.136 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 125
1983–84	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	15	1	5	6	9	6	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 9 Plus Minus 6 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1982–83	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	80	12	18	30	43	6	149	0	0	1	3	3	0	All stats Assists 18 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 80 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 43 Plus Minus 6 Points 30 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0805 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 149
1982–83	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	10	0	6	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 10 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 6
1982–83	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1981–82	Can-Cup	Canada	Regular	7	1	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 4
1981–82	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	79	21	24	45	24	36	172	1	2	3	3	1	0	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 79 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus 36 Points 45 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1221 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 172
1981–82	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	10	2	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 3
1981–82	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	8	-1	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 10
1980–81	CC	Canada	Regular	7	1	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 4
1980–81	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	78	23	24	47	36	13	181	5	8	3	4	3	0	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 78 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus 13 Points 47 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.1271 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 181
1980–81	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
1979–80	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	64	14	19	33	32	-1	153	4	9	1	2	3	0	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 64 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus -1 Points 33 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.0915 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 153
1979–80	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	10	1	1	2	4	2	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 10 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0435 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
1978–79	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	79	20	18	38	44	12	153	1	1	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 18 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 79 Goals 20 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus 12 Points 38 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1307 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 153
1978–79	Challenge Cup '79	NHL All-Stars	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 1
1978–79	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	16	6	10	16	10	4	38	0	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 16 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 4 Points 16 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1579 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 38
1977–78	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	66	15	16	31	57	11	140	0	2	2	3	1	0	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 66 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 57 Plus Minus 11 Points 31 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1071 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 140
1977–78	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	15	2	7	9	14	4	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus 4 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0444 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 45
1976–77	Can-Cup	Canada	Regular	5	2	0	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 2
1976–77	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	80	14	19	33	41	31	143	0	0	1	1	3	0	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 80 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 41 Plus Minus 31 Points 33 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0979 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 143
1976–77	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	14	4	1	5	25	2	28	0	0	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 14 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 25 Plus Minus 2 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 28
1975–76	CC	Canada	Regular	5	2	0	2	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 2
1975–76	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	78	15	13	28	57	20	155	1	1	2	3	1	0	All stats Assists 13 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 78 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 57 Plus Minus 20 Points 28 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0968 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 155
1975–76	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	13	1	3	4	20	4	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 4 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0294 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 34
1974–75	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	80	17	20	37	49	25	132	1	2	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 80 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 49 Plus Minus 25 Points 37 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1288 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 132
1974–75	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	11	2	4	6	4	7	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 7 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0952 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 21
1973–74	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	6	2	5	7	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 7
1973–74	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	66	3	7	10	34	-9	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 66 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus -9 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0545 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 55
1973–74	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	6	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
1972–73	OHA-Jr.	Peterborough	Regular	52	22	21	43	99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 52 Goals 22 Pim 99 Points 43
1971–72	OHA-B	Peterborough	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1971–72	OHA-Jr.	Peterborough	Regular	4	2	1	3	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Pim 33 Points 3
1971–72	OHA-B	Peterborough	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 1
1970–71	OHA-Jr.	Peterborough	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1970–71	OHA-Jr.	Peterborough	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 0

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