Jack Lynch
Player profile and career history
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Jack Lynch was a defenceman. Born May 28, 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'2", weighed 180 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1972 (round 2, 24th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 382 NHL regular-season games he had 24 goals and 106 assists for 130 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 382
- Goals
- 24
- Assists
- 106
- Points
- 130
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 106
- Game Winning Goals
- 2
- Games Played
- 382
- Goals
- 24
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 336
- Plus Minus
- -196
- Points
- 130
- Power Play Goals
- 7
- Power Play Points
- 52
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0399
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 2
- Shots
- 601
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.06
- Assists / game
- 0.28
- Points / game
- 0.34
- Shots / game
- 1.57
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
- 9 1975–76 · Washington Capitals
- Assists
- 25 1976–77 · Washington Capitals
- Points
- 30 1976–77 · Washington Capitals
- Shots
- 137 1976–77 · Washington Capitals
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.
1978–79
- HersheyAHL
Washington CapitalsNHL
1977–78
1976–77
1975–76
1974–75
1973–74
1972–73
- HersheyAHL
Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
1971–72
- OshawaOHA-Jr.
1970–71
- OshawaOHA-Jr.
1969–70
- OshawaOHA-B
Detroit Red WingsCoverage 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.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79 | AHL | Hershey | Regular | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL |  Washington Capitals | Regular | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Washington Capitals | Regular | 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | -13 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Washington Capitals | Regular | 75 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 90 | -15 | 137 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Washington Capitals | Regular | 79 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 78 | -52 | 126 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL |  Detroit Red Wings | Regular | 50 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 46 | -15 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | Washington Capitals | Regular | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -54 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | AHL | Hershey | Regular | 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1973–74 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | Regular | 35 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | NHL |  Pittsburgh Penguins | Regular | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -15 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1972–73 | AHL | Hershey | Regular | 26 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1972–73 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | Regular | 47 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 40 | -19 | 78 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1972–73 | AHL | Hershey | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | OHA-Jr. | Oshawa | Regular | 59 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | OHA-Jr. | Oshawa | Playoffs | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | OHA-Jr. | Oshawa | Regular | 60 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | OHA-B | Oshawa | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
NHL game-by-game archive
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-04-08 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1979-04-07 | MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1979-04-03 | LAK | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-04-01 | NYI | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1979-03-31 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 16, 1:55 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.