Phil Housley

Player profile and career history

D · #96

Phil Housley was a defenceman. Born March 9, 1964 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the United States, he stood 5'10", weighed 185 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1982 (round 1, 6th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 1,495 NHL regular-season games he had 338 goals and 894 assists for 1,232 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
1,495
Goals
338
Assists
894
Points
1,232
All supplied career statistics
Assists
894
Game Winning Goals
49
Games Played
1495
Goals
338
Ot Goals
5
Pim
822
Plus Minus
-53
Points
1232
Power Play Goals
129
Power Play Points
612
Shooting Pctg
0.0887
Shorthanded Goals
7
Shorthanded Points
10
Shots
3808

NHL playoff career

Games
85
Goals
13
Assists
43
Points
56
All supplied career statistics
Assists
43
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
85
Goals
13
Ot Goals
0
Pim
36
Plus Minus
-23
Points
56
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
36
Shooting Pctg
0.061
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
213

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.23
Assists / game
0.60
Points / game
0.82
Shots / game
2.55

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
31
1983–84 · Buffalo Sabres
Assists
79
1992–93 · Winnipeg Jets (1979)
Points
97
1992–93 · Winnipeg Jets (1979)
Shots
249
1992–93 · Winnipeg Jets (1979)

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. 2002–03

  2. 2001–02

  3. 2000–01

  4. 1999–00

  5. 1998–99

  6. 1997–98

  7. 1996–97

  8. 1995–96

  9. 1994–95

  10. 1993–94

  11. 1992–93

  12. 1991–92

  13. 1990–91

  14. 1989–90

  15. 1988–89

  16. 1987–88

  17. 1986–87

  18. 1985–86

  19. 1984–85

  20. 1983–84

  21. 1982–83

  22. 1981–82

    • South St. PaulHigh-MN
    • USAWEC-A
  23. 1980–81

    • South St. PaulHigh-MN
    • St. PaulUSHL

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.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
2002–03NHLChicago BlackhawksRegular57623292471342110021
All stats
Assists
23
Avg Toi
19:23
Faceoff Winning Pctg
1
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
57
Goals
6
Ot Goals
1
Pim
24
Plus Minus
7
Points
29
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
11
Shooting Pctg
0.0448
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
134
2002–03NHLToronto Maple LeafsRegular10002-13000000
All stats
Assists
0
Avg Toi
16:04
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
1
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
-1
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
3
2002–03WC-AUSARegular61124————————
All stats
Assists
1
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
6
Goals
1
Pim
4
Points
2
2002–03NHLToronto Maple LeafsPlayoffs30000-30000000
All stats
Assists
0
Avg Toi
13:36
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
-3
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
0
2001–02NHLChicago BlackhawksRegular8015243934-32188220060
All stats
Assists
24
Avg Toi
21:46
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
6
Games Played
80
Goals
15
Ot Goals
0
Pim
34
Plus Minus
-3
Points
39
Power Play Goals
8
Power Play Points
22
Shooting Pctg
0.0688
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
218
2001–02OlympicsUSARegular61450————————
All stats
Assists
4
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
6
Goals
1
Pim
0
Points
5
2001–02NHLChicago BlackhawksPlayoffs50114-113010000
All stats
Assists
1
Avg Toi
17:53
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-1
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
13
2000–01NHLCalgary FlamesRegular694303424-151150150000
All stats
Assists
30
Avg Toi
18:10
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
69
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
24
Plus Minus
-15
Points
34
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
15
Shooting Pctg
0.0348
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
115
2000–01WC-AUSARegular90114————————
All stats
Assists
1
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
9
Goals
0
Pim
4
Points
1
1999–00NHLCalgary FlamesRegular7811445524-121765350021
All stats
Assists
44
Avg Toi
23:29
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
78
Goals
11
Ot Goals
1
Pim
24
Plus Minus
-12
Points
55
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
35
Shooting Pctg
0.0625
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
176
1999–00WC-AUSARegular72350—110—0—0—
All stats
Assists
3
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
7
Goals
2
Pim
0
Points
5
Power Play Goals
0
Shooting Pctg
18.18
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shots
11
1998–99NHLCalgary FlamesRegular7911435452141934240010
All stats
Assists
43
Avg Toi
20:52
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
79
Goals
11
Ot Goals
0
Pim
52
Plus Minus
14
Points
54
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
24
Shooting Pctg
0.057
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
193
1997–98NHLWashington CapitalsRegular646253124-101164191100
All stats
Assists
25
Avg Toi
19:41
Faceoff Winning Pctg
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
64
Goals
6
Ot Goals
0
Pim
24
Plus Minus
-10
Points
31
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
19
Shooting Pctg
0.0517
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
116
1997–98NHLWashington CapitalsPlayoffs180444-227020000
All stats
Assists
4
Avg Toi
12:13
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
18
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-2
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
27
1996–97NHLWashington CapitalsRegular7711294024-101673201120
All stats
Assists
29
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
77
Goals
11
Ot Goals
0
Pim
24
Plus Minus
-10
Points
40
Power Play Goals
3
Power Play Points
20
Shooting Pctg
0.0659
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
167
1996–97W-CupUSARegular10110————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
1
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
1
1995–96NHLCalgary FlamesRegular5916365222-21556270010
All stats
Assists
36
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
59
Goals
16
Ot Goals
0
Pim
22
Plus Minus
-2
Points
52
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
27
Shooting Pctg
0.1032
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
155
1995–96NHLNew Jersey DevilsRegular22115168-450080000
All stats
Assists
15
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
22
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
-4
Points
16
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
8
Shooting Pctg
0.02
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
50
1995–96WCupUSARegular10110————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
1
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
1
1994–95NHLCalgary FlamesRegular438354318171353200000
All stats
Assists
35
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
43
Goals
8
Ot Goals
0
Pim
18
Plus Minus
17
Points
43
Power Play Goals
3
Power Play Points
20
Shooting Pctg
0.0593
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
135
1994–95SwissZurichRegular10681434————————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
10
Goals
6
Pim
34
Points
14
1994–95NHLCalgary FlamesPlayoffs70990522050000
All stats
Assists
9
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
7
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
5
Points
9
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
22
1993–94NHLSt. Louis BluesRegular267152212-5604110010
All stats
Assists
15
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
26
Goals
7
Ot Goals
0
Pim
12
Plus Minus
-5
Points
22
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
11
Shooting Pctg
0.1167
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
60
1993–94NHLSt. Louis BluesPlayoffs42134-310230000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
4
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-3
Points
3
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.2
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
10
1992–93NHLWinnipeg Jets (1979)Regular8018799752-142496560020
All stats
Assists
79
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
80
Goals
18
Ot Goals
0
Pim
52
Plus Minus
-14
Points
97
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
56
Shooting Pctg
0.0723
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
249
1992–93NHLWinnipeg Jets (1979)Playoffs60772-310050000
All stats
Assists
7
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
-3
Points
7
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
10
1991–92NHLWinnipeg Jets (1979)Regular7423638692-523411570040
All stats
Assists
63
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
74
Goals
23
Ot Goals
0
Pim
92
Plus Minus
-5
Points
86
Power Play Goals
11
Power Play Points
57
Shooting Pctg
0.0983
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
234
1991–92NHLWinnipeg Jets (1979)Playoffs71450-631150010
All stats
Assists
4
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
-6
Points
5
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0.0323
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
31
1990–91NHLWinnipeg Jets (1979)Regular7823537624-1320612371230
All stats
Assists
53
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
78
Goals
23
Ot Goals
0
Pim
24
Plus Minus
-13
Points
76
Power Play Goals
12
Power Play Points
37
Shooting Pctg
0.1117
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
206
1989–90NHLBuffalo SabresRegular8021608132112018371141
All stats
Assists
60
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
80
Goals
21
Ot Goals
1
Pim
32
Plus Minus
11
Points
81
Power Play Goals
8
Power Play Points
37
Shooting Pctg
0.1045
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
201
1989–90NHLBuffalo SabresPlayoffs61454016130000
All stats
Assists
4
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
6
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
0
Points
5
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.0625
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
16
1988–89NHLBuffalo SabresRegular722644704761785310131
All stats
Assists
44
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
72
Goals
26
Ot Goals
1
Pim
47
Plus Minus
6
Points
70
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
31
Shooting Pctg
0.1461
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
178
1988–89WEC-AUSARegular73472————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
7
Goals
3
Pim
2
Points
7
1988–89NHLBuffalo SabresPlayoffs51342010020100
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
5
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
0
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0.1
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
10
1987–88Can-CupUSARegular50224————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Pim
4
Points
2
1987–88NHLBuffalo SabresRegular7429376696-172316280010
All stats
Assists
37
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
74
Goals
29
Ot Goals
0
Pim
96
Plus Minus
-17
Points
66
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
28
Shooting Pctg
0.1255
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
231
1987–88NHLBuffalo SabresPlayoffs62466-520150000
All stats
Assists
4
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
6
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
-5
Points
6
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0.1
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
20
1986–87CCUSARegular502243———————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
3
Points
2
1986–87NHLBuffalo SabresRegular782146675712008241120
All stats
Assists
46
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
78
Goals
21
Ot Goals
0
Pim
57
Plus Minus
1
Points
67
Power Play Goals
8
Power Play Points
24
Shooting Pctg
0.105
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
200
1985–86NHLBuffalo SabresRegular7915476254-101807290020
All stats
Assists
47
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
79
Goals
15
Ot Goals
0
Pim
54
Plus Minus
-10
Points
62
Power Play Goals
7
Power Play Points
29
Shooting Pctg
0.0833
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
180
1985–86WEC-AUSARegular102684————————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
10
Goals
2
Pim
4
Points
8
1984–85Can-CupUSARegular60220————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
2
1984–85NHLBuffalo SabresRegular7316536928151893290150
All stats
Assists
53
Game Winning Goals
5
Games Played
73
Goals
16
Ot Goals
0
Pim
28
Plus Minus
15
Points
69
Power Play Goals
3
Power Play Points
29
Shooting Pctg
0.0847
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
189
1984–85NHLBuffalo SabresPlayoffs53252012010000
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
5
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
0
Points
5
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.25
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
12
1983–84CCUSARegular60220-2———————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
-2
Points
2
1983–84NHLBuffalo SabresRegular7531467733123513382261
All stats
Assists
46
Game Winning Goals
6
Games Played
75
Goals
31
Ot Goals
1
Pim
33
Plus Minus
1
Points
77
Power Play Goals
13
Power Play Points
38
Shooting Pctg
0.1319
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
235
1983–84NHLBuffalo SabresPlayoffs30006-111000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
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
11
1982–83NHLBuffalo SabresRegular7719476639-418311340020
All stats
Assists
47
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
77
Goals
19
Ot Goals
0
Pim
39
Plus Minus
-4
Points
66
Power Play Goals
11
Power Play Points
34
Shooting Pctg
0.1038
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
183
1982–83NHLBuffalo SabresPlayoffs103472-431140000
All stats
Assists
4
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
10
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
-4
Points
7
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
4
Shooting Pctg
0.0968
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
31
1981–82High-MNSouth St. PaulRegular2231346518————————
All stats
Assists
34
Games Played
22
Goals
31
Pim
18
Points
65
1981–82WEC-AUSARegular71014————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Pim
4
Points
1
1980–81High-MNSouth St. PaulRegular18282654—————————
All stats
Assists
26
Games Played
18
Goals
28
Points
54
1980–81USHLSt. PaulRegular677146————————
All stats
Assists
7
Games Played
6
Goals
7
Pim
6
Points
14
1980–81USHLSt. PaulPlayoffs1055100————————
All stats
Assists
5
Games Played
10
Goals
5
Pim
0
Points
10

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Lester Patrick Trophy2007–08

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