Rick Green

Player profile and career history

D · #5

Rick Green was a defenceman. Born February 20, 1956 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'3", weighed 220 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1976 (round 1, 1st overall) by the Washington Capitals. In 845 NHL regular-season games he had 43 goals and 220 assists for 263 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 845
Goals: 43
Assists: 220
Points: 263

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 220
Game Winning Goals: 3
Games Played: 845
Goals: 43
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 588
Plus Minus: -88
Points: 263
Power Play Goals: 13
Power Play Points: 76
Shooting Pctg: 0.0445
Shorthanded Goals: 1
Shorthanded Points: 7
Shots: 966

NHL playoff career

Games: 100
Goals: 3
Assists: 16
Points: 19

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 16
Game Winning Goals: 0
Games Played: 100
Goals: 3
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 73
Plus Minus: -5
Points: 19
Power Play Goals: 0
Power Play Points: 3
Shooting Pctg: 0.0545
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 0
Shots: 55

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.05
Assists / game: 0.26
Points / game: 0.31
Shots / game: 1.14

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: 8
Assists: 33
Points: 41
Shots: 133

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.

1991–92
- New York IslandersNHL
1990–91
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1989–90
- MeranoItaly
- CanadaWEC-A
1988–89
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
1987–88
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
1986–87
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
- NHL All-StarsRV-87
1985–86
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
1984–85
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
1983–84
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
1982–83
- Montréal CanadiensNHL
1981–82
- WashingtonDN-Cup
- Washington CapitalsNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1980–81
- Washington CapitalsNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1979–80
- Washington CapitalsNHL
1978–79
- Washington CapitalsNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1977–78
- Washington CapitalsNHL
1976–77
- Washington CapitalsNHL
1975–76
- LondonOMJHL
1974–75
- LondonOMJHL
1973–74
- LondonOHA-Jr.
1972–73
- LondonOHA-Jr.

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
1991–92	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	4	0	0	0	0	-1	2	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 2
1990–91	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	65	2	14	16	24	10	36	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 65 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus 10 Points 16 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 36
1990–91	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1989–90	Italy	Merano	Regular	9	2	6	8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 8
1989–90	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	10	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 10 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
1989–90	Italy	Merano	Playoffs	10	3	6	9	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 10 Goals 3 Pim 4 Points 9
1988–89	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	72	1	14	15	25	19	42	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 72 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 25 Plus Minus 19 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0238 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 42
1988–89	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	21	1	1	2	6	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 21 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
1987–88	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	59	2	11	13	33	21	44	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 59 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 33 Plus Minus 21 Points 13 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0455 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 44
1987–88	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	11	0	2	2	2	-2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1986–87	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	72	1	9	10	10	-1	39	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 72 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -1 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0256 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 39
1986–87	RV-87	NHL All-Stars	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1986–87	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	17	0	4	4	8	13	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 17 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 13 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1985–86	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	46	3	2	5	20	-6	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 46 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus -6 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 45
1985–86	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	18	1	4	5	8	-5	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 18 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -5 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 18
1984–85	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	77	1	18	19	30	-11	63	1	7	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 18 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 77 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 30 Plus Minus -11 Points 19 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0159 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 63
1984–85	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	12	0	3	3	14	-7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -7 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
1983–84	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	7	0	1	1	7	-5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 7 Plus Minus -5 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1983–84	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	15	1	2	3	33	-3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 33 Plus Minus -3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0909 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
1982–83	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	66	2	24	26	58	23	71	1	7	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 66 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 58 Plus Minus 23 Points 26 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0282 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 71
1982–83	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-1	0	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 -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1981–82	DN-Cup	Washington	Regular	4	0	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Points 1
1981–82	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	65	3	25	28	93	-12	91	1	9	0	3	0	0	All stats Assists 25 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 65 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 93 Plus Minus -12 Points 28 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.033 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 91
1981–82	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	9	0	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 3
1980–81	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	65	8	23	31	91	-15	120	2	12	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 65 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 91 Plus Minus -15 Points 31 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.0667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 120
1980–81	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	7	1	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 4
1979–80	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	71	4	20	24	52	-10	105	0	7	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 71 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus -10 Points 24 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0381 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 105
1978–79	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	71	8	33	41	62	-45	133	2	14	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 33 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 71 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus -45 Points 41 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.0602 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 133
1978–79	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	8	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 2
1977–78	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	60	5	14	19	67	-35	83	4	12	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 60 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 67 Plus Minus -35 Points 19 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.0602 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 83
1976–77	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	45	3	12	15	16	-20	82	1	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 45 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus -20 Points 15 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0366 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 82
1975–76	OMJHL	London	Regular	61	13	47	60	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 47 Games Played 61 Goals 13 Pim 69 Points 60
1975–76	OMJHL	London	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 1
1974–75	OMJHL	London	Regular	65	8	45	53	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 45 Games Played 65 Goals 8 Pim 68 Points 53
1973–74	OHA-Jr.	London	Regular	65	6	30	36	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 30 Games Played 65 Goals 6 Pim 45 Points 36
1972–73	OHA-Jr.	London	Regular	8	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1

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Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Time on ice
1992-04-13	WSH	–
1992-04-12	TOR	–
1992-03-07	MTL	–
1992-01-23	TOR	–

Awards

Stanley Cup1985–86

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Profile updated Oct 15, 2:35 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

Player on NHL.com

NHL regular-season career

NHL playoff career

NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1991–92

1990–91

1989–90

1988–89

1987–88

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

Season-by-season history

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Recent NHL games

Awards