Mark Howe

Player profile and career history

D · #2

Mark Howe was a defenceman. Born May 28, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan, the United States, he stood 5'11", weighed 185 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1974 (round 2, 25th overall) by the Boston Bruins. In 929 NHL regular-season games he had 197 goals and 545 assists for 742 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 929
Goals: 197
Assists: 545
Points: 742

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 545
Game Winning Goals: 23
Games Played: 929
Goals: 197
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 455
Plus Minus: 400
Points: 742
Power Play Goals: 58
Power Play Points: 262
Shooting Pctg: 0.0924
Shorthanded Goals: 28
Shorthanded Points: 51
Shots: 2132

NHL playoff career

Games: 101
Goals: 10
Assists: 51
Points: 61

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 51
Game Winning Goals: 1
Games Played: 101
Goals: 10
Ot Goals: 1
Pim: 34
Plus Minus: 42
Points: 61
Power Play Goals: 1
Power Play Points: 20
Shooting Pctg: 0.0471
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 5
Shots: 212

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.21
Assists / game: 0.59
Points / game: 0.80
Shots / game: 2.29

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: 24
Assists: 58
Points: 82
Shots: 225

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.

1994–95
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1993–94
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1992–93
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1991–92
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1990–91
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1989–90
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1988–89
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1987–88
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1986–87
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1985–86
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1984–85
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1983–84
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1982–83
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1981–82
- USACan-Cup
- Hartford WhalersNHL
1980–81
- USACC
- Hartford WhalersNHL
1979–80
- Hartford WhalersNHL
1978–79
- New England WhalersWHA
1977–78
- New England WhalersWHA
1976–77
- Houston AerosWHA
1975–76
- Houston AerosWHA
1974–75
- CanadaSummit-74
- Houston AerosWHA
1973–74
- Houston AerosWHA
1972–73
- Toronto MarliesM-Cup
- TorontoOHA-Jr.
1971–72
- USAOlympics
- Det. Jr. Red WingsSOJHL
1970–71
- Det. Jr. Red WingsCen-Cup
- Det. Jr. Red WingsSOJHL
1969–70
- Det. OlympiaMNHL

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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
1994–95	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	18	1	5	6	10	-3	14	0	3	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 18 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -3 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
1994–95	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	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 2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
1993–94	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	44	4	20	24	8	16	72	1	6	0	2	0	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 44 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 16 Points 24 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 72
1993–94	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1992–93	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	60	3	31	34	22	22	72	3	20	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 31 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 60 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 22 Points 34 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.0417 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 72
1992–93	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	2	6	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 6 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 8
1991–92	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	42	7	18	25	18	18	63	6	13	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 18 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 42 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 18 Points 25 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 13 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 63
1990–91	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	19	0	10	10	8	9	40	0	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 9 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 40
1989–90	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	40	7	21	28	24	22	63	3	11	1	2	1	0	All stats Assists 21 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 40 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus 22 Points 28 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 63
1988–89	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	52	9	29	38	45	7	95	5	18	1	3	1	0	All stats Assists 29 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 52 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 45 Plus Minus 7 Points 38 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.0947 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 95
1988–89	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	19	0	15	15	10	14	33	0	5	0	4	0	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 14 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 33
1987–88	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	75	19	43	62	62	23	177	8	25	1	5	4	0	All stats Assists 43 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 75 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus 23 Points 62 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 25 Shooting Pctg 0.1073 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 177
1987–88	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	7	3	6	9	4	7	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 7 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1875 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1986–87	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	69	15	43	58	37	57	150	2	21	4	7	0	0	All stats Assists 43 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 69 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 37 Plus Minus 57 Points 58 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 21 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 4 Shorthanded Points 7 Shots 150
1986–87	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	26	2	10	12	4	15	67	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 26 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 15 Points 12 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0299 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 67
1985–86	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	77	24	58	82	36	87	193	4	23	7	10	3	0	All stats Assists 58 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 77 Goals 24 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus 87 Points 82 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 23 Shooting Pctg 0.1244 Shorthanded Goals 7 Shorthanded Points 10 Shots 193
1985–86	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	5	0	4	4	0	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1984–85	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	73	18	39	57	31	51	215	3	15	2	2	0	0	All stats Assists 39 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 73 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 31 Plus Minus 51 Points 57 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.0837 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 215
1984–85	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	19	3	8	11	6	7	46	1	7	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 19 Goals 3 Ot Goals 1 Pim 6 Plus Minus 7 Points 11 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0652 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 46
1983–84	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	71	19	34	53	44	30	184	3	12	3	4	2	0	All stats Assists 34 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 71 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus 30 Points 53 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.1033 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 184
1983–84	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	0	10	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 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1982–83	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	76	20	47	67	18	47	219	5	23	5	7	4	0	All stats Assists 47 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 76 Goals 20 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 47 Points 67 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 23 Shooting Pctg 0.0913 Shorthanded Goals 5 Shorthanded Points 7 Shots 219
1982–83	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	4	-3	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
1981–82	Can-Cup	USA	Regular	6	0	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 4
1981–82	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	76	8	45	53	18	-9	225	3	24	0	2	1	0	All stats Assists 45 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 76 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -9 Points 53 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 24 Shooting Pctg 0.0356 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 225
1980–81	CC	USA	Regular	6	0	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 4
1980–81	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	63	19	46	65	54	9	172	7	24	2	3	3	0	All stats Assists 46 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 63 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 54 Plus Minus 9 Points 65 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 24 Shooting Pctg 0.1105 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 172
1979–80	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	74	24	56	80	20	14	178	5	19	2	4	3	0	All stats Assists 56 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 74 Goals 24 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 14 Points 80 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 19 Shooting Pctg 0.1348 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 178
1979–80	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	2	-6	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -6 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
1978–79	WHA	New England Whalers	Regular	77	42	65	107	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 65 Games Played 77 Goals 42 Pim 32 Points 107
1978–79	WHA	New England Whalers	Playoffs	6	4	2	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 6 Goals 4 Pim 6 Points 6
1977–78	WHA	New England Whalers	Regular	70	30	61	91	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 61 Games Played 70 Goals 30 Pim 32 Points 91
1977–78	WHA	New England Whalers	Playoffs	14	8	7	15	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 14 Goals 8 Pim 18 Points 15
1976–77	WHA	Houston Aeros	Regular	57	23	52	75	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 52 Games Played 57 Goals 23 Pim 46 Points 75
1976–77	WHA	Houston Aeros	Playoffs	10	4	10	14	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 10 Goals 4 Pim 2 Points 14
1975–76	WHA	Houston Aeros	Regular	72	39	37	76	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 37 Games Played 72 Goals 39 Pim 38 Points 76
1975–76	WHA	Houston Aeros	Playoffs	17	6	10	16	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 17 Goals 6 Pim 18 Points 16
1974–75	Summit-74	Canada	Regular	7	2	4	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 6
1974–75	WHA	Houston Aeros	Regular	74	36	40	76	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 40 Games Played 74 Goals 36 Pim 30 Points 76
1974–75	WHA	Houston Aeros	Playoffs	13	10	12	22	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 13 Goals 10 Pim 0 Points 22
1973–74	WHA	Houston Aeros	Regular	76	38	41	79	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 41 Games Played 76 Goals 38 Pim 20 Points 79
1973–74	WHA	Houston Aeros	Playoffs	14	9	10	19	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 14 Goals 9 Pim 4 Points 19
1972–73	M-Cup	Toronto Marlies	Regular	3	4	4	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 3 Goals 4 Pim 6 Points 8
1972–73	OHA-Jr.	Toronto	Regular	60	38	66	104	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 66 Games Played 60 Goals 38 Pim 27 Points 104
1972–73	M-Cup	Toronto Marlies	Playoffs	3	4	4	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 3 Goals 4 Pim 6 Points 8
1971–72	Olympics	USA	Regular	6	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1971–72	SOJHL	Det. Jr. Red Wings	Regular	9	5	9	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 9 Goals 5 Points 14
1970–71	Cen-Cup	Det. Jr. Red Wings	Regular	10	5	19	24	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 10 Goals 5 Pim 0 Points 24
1970–71	SOJHL	Det. Jr. Red Wings	Regular	44	37	70	107	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 70 Games Played 44 Goals 37 Points 107
1970–71	Cen-Cup	Det. Jr. Red Wings	Playoffs	10	5	19	24	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 10 Goals 5 Pim 0 Points 24
1969–70	MNHL	Det. Olympia	Regular	40	30	39	69	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 39 Games Played 40 Goals 30 Pim 21 Points 69

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Date	Opponent	Goals	Points	Time on ice
1995-06-20	NJD	0	0	–
1995-06-17	NJD	0	0	–
1995-06-11	CHI	0	0	–
1995-05-03	STL	1	1	–
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