Paul Nicholson

Player profile and career history

L · #24

Paul Nicholson was a left wing. Born February 16, 1954 in London, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 190 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1974 (round 4, 55th overall) by the Washington Capitals. In 62 NHL regular-season games he had 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
62
Goals
4
Assists
8
Points
12
All supplied career statistics
Assists
8
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
62
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
18
Plus Minus
-39
Points
12
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0555
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
72

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.06
Assists / game
0.13
Points / game
0.19
Shots / game
1.16

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
4
1974–75 · Washington Capitals
Assists
5
1974–75 · Washington Capitals
Points
9
1974–75 · Washington Capitals
Shots
46
1974–75 · 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.

  1. 1977–78

    • Port HuronIHL
  2. 1976–77

  3. 1975–76

  4. 1974–75

  5. 1973–74

    • LondonOHA-Jr.
  6. 1972–73

    • LondonOHA-Jr.
  7. 1971–72

    • 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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SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
1977–78IHLPort HuronRegular7734468054————————
All stats
Assists
46
Games Played
77
Goals
34
Pim
54
Points
80
1977–78IHLPort HuronPlayoffs1798176————————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
17
Goals
9
Pim
6
Points
17
1976–77AHLSpringfieldRegular10000————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
1
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
0
1976–77IHLDaytonRegular6728396750————————
All stats
Assists
39
Games Played
67
Goals
28
Pim
50
Points
67
1976–77NHLWashington CapitalsRegular90112-616000000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
9
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
-6
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
16
1976–77IHLDaytonPlayoffs41452————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
4
Goals
1
Pim
2
Points
5
1975–76AHLRichmondRegular40000————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
0
1975–76IHLDaytonRegular5535377276————————
All stats
Assists
37
Games Played
55
Goals
35
Pim
76
Points
72
1975–76NHLWashington CapitalsRegular140229-410000000
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
14
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
9
Plus Minus
-4
Points
2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
10
1975–76IHLDaytonPlayoffs151192015————————
All stats
Assists
9
Games Played
15
Goals
11
Pim
15
Points
20
1974–75AHLRichmondRegular349132226————————
All stats
Assists
13
Games Played
34
Goals
9
Pim
26
Points
22
1974–75NHLWashington CapitalsRegular394597-2946000010
All stats
Assists
5
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
39
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
7
Plus Minus
-29
Points
9
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.087
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
46
1974–75AHLRichmondPlayoffs20002————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
2
Goals
0
Pim
2
Points
0
1973–74OHA-Jr.LondonRegular6736336960————————
All stats
Assists
33
Games Played
67
Goals
36
Pim
60
Points
69
1972–73OHA-Jr.LondonRegular6016183442————————
All stats
Assists
18
Games Played
60
Goals
16
Pim
42
Points
34
1971–72OHA-Jr.LondonRegular6218163450————————
All stats
Assists
16
Games Played
62
Goals
18
Pim
50
Points
34
1971–72OHA-Jr.LondonPlayoffs71017————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Pim
7
Points
1

NHL game-by-game archive

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Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
1976-12-29CLR000–
1976-12-28NYR000–
1976-12-26BUF000–
1976-12-23PHI000–
1976-12-18PIT000–

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 16, 5:00 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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