Danny Gare

Player profile and career history

R · #18

Danny Gare was a right wing. Born May 14, 1954 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, he stood 5'9", weighed 175 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1974 (round 2, 29th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 827 NHL regular-season games he had 354 goals and 331 assists for 685 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 827
Goals: 354
Assists: 331
Points: 685

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 331
Game Winning Goals: 43
Games Played: 827
Goals: 354
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 1285
Plus Minus: 160
Points: 685
Power Play Goals: 79
Power Play Points: 153
Shooting Pctg: 0.1388
Shorthanded Goals: 2
Shorthanded Points: 5
Shots: 2550

NHL playoff career

Games: 64
Goals: 25
Assists: 21
Points: 46

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 21
Game Winning Goals: 5
Games Played: 64
Goals: 25
Ot Goals: 3
Pim: 195
Plus Minus: 6
Points: 46
Power Play Goals: 8
Power Play Points: 14
Shooting Pctg: 0.1373
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 0
Shots: 182

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.43
Assists / game: 0.40
Points / game: 0.83
Shots / game: 3.08

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: 56
Assists: 40
Points: 89
Shots: 303

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.

1986–87
- Edmonton OilersNHL
1985–86
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1984–85
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1983–84
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1982–83
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1981–82
- CanadaCan-Cup
- Buffalo SabresNHL
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1980–81
- CanadaCC
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1979–80
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1978–79
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1977–78
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1976–77
- CanadaCan-Cup
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1975–76
- CanadaCC
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1974–75
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1973–74
- CalgaryWCJHL
1972–73
- CalgaryWCJHL
1971–72
- CalgaryWCJHL

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
1986–87	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	18	1	3	4	6	2	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 18 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0455 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 22
1985–86	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	57	7	9	16	102	-18	108	1	3	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 57 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 102 Plus Minus -18 Points 16 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0648 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 108
1984–85	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	71	27	29	56	163	5	167	3	8	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 29 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 71 Goals 27 Ot Goals 0 Pim 163 Plus Minus 5 Points 56 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.1617 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 167
1984–85	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	10	-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1983–84	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	63	13	13	26	147	3	148	1	2	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 13 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 63 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 147 Plus Minus 3 Points 26 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0878 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 148
1983–84	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	38	2	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 38 Plus Minus 2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1818 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
1982–83	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	79	26	35	61	107	-16	226	6	12	0	1	3	0	All stats Assists 35 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 79 Goals 26 Ot Goals 0 Pim 107 Plus Minus -16 Points 61 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.115 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 226
1981–82	Can-Cup	Canada	Regular	7	1	5	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 6
1981–82	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	22	7	14	21	25	0	71	2	7	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 22 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 25 Plus Minus 0 Points 21 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0986 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 71
1981–82	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	36	13	9	22	74	-3	100	2	4	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 36 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 74 Plus Minus -3 Points 22 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.13 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 100
1980–81	CC	Canada	Regular	7	1	5	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 6
1980–81	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	73	46	39	85	109	12	249	15	28	0	0	7	0	All stats Assists 39 Game Winning Goals 7 Games Played 73 Goals 46 Ot Goals 0 Pim 109 Plus Minus 12 Points 85 Power Play Goals 15 Power Play Points 28 Shooting Pctg 0.1847 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 249
1980–81	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	3	3	0	3	8	2	8	2	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 3 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 2 Points 3 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.375 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
1979–80	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	76	56	33	89	90	48	270	17	28	0	0	11	0	All stats Assists 33 Game Winning Goals 11 Games Played 76 Goals 56 Ot Goals 0 Pim 90 Plus Minus 48 Points 89 Power Play Goals 17 Power Play Points 28 Shooting Pctg 0.2074 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 270
1979–80	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	14	4	7	11	35	2	45	4	8	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 14 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 35 Plus Minus 2 Points 11 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.0889 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 45
1978–79	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	71	27	40	67	90	17	260	7	18	0	1	3	0	All stats Assists 40 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 71 Goals 27 Ot Goals 0 Pim 90 Plus Minus 17 Points 67 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.1038 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 260
1978–79	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	9	-1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 9 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
1977–78	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	69	39	38	77	95	32	265	9	18	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 38 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 69 Goals 39 Ot Goals 0 Pim 95 Plus Minus 32 Points 77 Power Play Goals 9 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.1472 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 265
1977–78	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	8	4	6	10	37	3	24	2	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 37 Plus Minus 3 Points 10 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 24
1976–77	Can-Cup	Canada	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1976–77	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	35	11	15	26	73	7	91	3	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 35 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 73 Plus Minus 7 Points 26 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1209 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 91
1976–77	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	18	-4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -4 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
1975–76	CC	Canada	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
1975–76	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	79	50	23	73	129	32	303	8	12	1	1	9	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 9 Games Played 79 Goals 50 Ot Goals 0 Pim 129 Plus Minus 32 Points 73 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.165 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 303
1975–76	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	9	5	2	7	21	4	31	0	0	0	0	2	2	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 9 Goals 5 Ot Goals 2 Pim 21 Plus Minus 4 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1613 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 31
1974–75	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	78	31	31	62	75	39	270	5	9	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 31 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 78 Goals 31 Ot Goals 0 Pim 75 Plus Minus 39 Points 62 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.1148 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 270
1974–75	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	17	7	6	13	19	0	41	0	0	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 17 Goals 7 Ot Goals 1 Pim 19 Plus Minus 0 Points 13 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1707 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 41
1973–74	WCJHL	Calgary	Regular	65	68	59	127	238	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 59 Games Played 65 Goals 68 Pim 238 Points 127
1973–74	WCJHL	Calgary	Playoffs	14	10	12	22	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 14 Goals 10 Pim 53 Points 22
1972–73	WCJHL	Calgary	Regular	65	45	43	88	107	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 43 Games Played 65 Goals 45 Pim 107 Points 88
1972–73	WCJHL	Calgary	Playoffs	6	5	5	10	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 6 Goals 5 Pim 18 Points 10
1971–72	WCJHL	Calgary	Regular	56	10	17	27	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 56 Goals 10 Pim 15 Points 27
1971–72	WCJHL	Calgary	Playoffs	13	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 2

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Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Time on ice
1987-02-18	TOR	–
1987-02-15	WSH	–
1987-02-08	STL	–
1987-02-06	NYI	–
1987-02-04	MNS	–

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Profile updated Oct 15, 10:55 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1986–87

1985–86

1984–85

1983–84

1982–83

1981–82

1980–81

1979–80

1978–79

1977–78

1976–77

1975–76

1974–75

1973–74

1972–73

1971–72

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