Paul Gardner
Player profile and career history
C · #20
Paul Gardner was a center. Born March 5, 1956 in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 195 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1976 (round 1, 11th overall) by the KCS. In 447 NHL regular-season games he had 201 goals and 201 assists for 402 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 447
- Goals
- 201
- Assists
- 201
- Points
- 402
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 201
- Game Winning Goals
- 9
- Games Played
- 447
- Goals
- 201
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 207
- Plus Minus
- -120
- Points
- 402
- Power Play Goals
- 105
- Power Play Points
- 202
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1788
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 1124
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 16
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 6
- Points
- 8
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 6
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 16
- Goals
- 2
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 14
- Plus Minus
- -2
- Points
- 8
- Power Play Goals
- 2
- Power Play Points
- 4
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0588
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 34
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.45
- Assists / game
- 0.45
- Points / game
- 0.90
- Shots / game
- 2.51
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
- 36 1981–82 · Pittsburgh Penguins
- Assists
- 40 1980–81 · Pittsburgh Penguins
- Points
- 74 1980–81 · Pittsburgh Penguins
- Shots
- 190 1976–77 · Colorado Rockies
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.
1996–97
- PortlandAHL
1985–86
- RochesterAHL
Buffalo SabresNHL
1984–85
- BinghamtonAHL
Washington CapitalsNHL
1983–84
- BaltimoreAHL
Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
1982–83
1981–82
1980–81
- SpringfieldAHL
- Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
1979–80
- New BrunswickAHL
Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1978–79
1977–78
1976–77
- Rhode IslandAHL
Colorado RockiesNHL
1975–76
- OshawaOMJHL
1974–75
- OshawaOMJHL
1973–74
- St. Mike's B'sOHA-B
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | AHL | Portland | Regular | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 71 | 61 | 51 | 112 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | AHL | Binghamton | Regular | 64 | 51 | 79 | 130 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL |  Washington Capitals | Regular | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | AHL | Binghamton | Playoffs | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1983–84 | AHL | Baltimore | Regular | 54 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL |  Pittsburgh Penguins | Regular | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | AHL | Baltimore | Playoffs | 10 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | Regular | 70 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 12 | -23 | 155 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | Regular | 59 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 28 | -5 | 157 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | AHL | Springfield | Regular | 14 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | Regular | 62 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 59 | -5 | 183 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | AHL | New Brunswick | Regular | 20 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL |  Toronto Maple Leafs | Regular | 45 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 | -7 | 74 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | AHL | New Brunswick | Playoffs | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Colorado Rockies | Regular | 64 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 32 | -25 | 170 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | Regular | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Colorado Rockies | Regular | 46 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 29 | -17 | 133 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | AHL | Rhode Island | Regular | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Colorado Rockies | Regular | 60 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 25 | -30 | 190 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | OMJHL | Oshawa | Regular | 65 | 69 | 75 | 144 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | OMJHL | Oshawa | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | OMJHL | Oshawa | Regular | 64 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | OMJHL | Oshawa | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1973–74 | OHA-B | St. Mike's B's | Regular | 44 | 87 | 44 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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Profile updated Oct 15, 12:20 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.