Pat LaFontaine

C · #16

Pat LaFontaine was a center. Born February 22, 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri, the United States, he stood 5'10", weighed 182 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1983 (round 1, 3rd overall) by the New York Islanders. In 865 NHL regular-season games he had 468 goals and 545 assists for 1,013 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

865

Goals

468

Assists

545

Points

1,013

NHL playoff career

Games

69

Goals

26

Assists

37

Points

63

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.54

Assists / game

0.63

Points / game

1.17

Shots / game

3.08

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

54

1989–90 · New York Islanders

Assists

95

1992–93 · Buffalo Sabres

Points

148

1992–93 · Buffalo Sabres

Shots

306

1992–93 · Buffalo Sabres

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. 1997–98

   • New York RangersNHL
   • USAOlympics

2. 1996–97

   • Buffalo SabresNHL
   • USAW-Cup

3. 1995–96

   • Buffalo SabresNHL
   • USAWCup

4. 1994–95

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

5. 1993–94

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

6. 1992–93

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

7. 1991–92

   • USACan-Cup
   • Buffalo SabresNHL

8. 1990–91

   • USACC
   • New York IslandersNHL

9. 1989–90

   • New York IslandersNHL

10. 1988–89

    • New York IslandersNHL
    • USAWEC-A

11. 1987–88

    • USACan-Cup
    • New York IslandersNHL

12. 1986–87

    • USACC
    • New York IslandersNHL

13. 1985–86

    • New York IslandersNHL

14. 1984–85

    • New York IslandersNHL

15. 1983–84

    • New York IslandersNHL
    • USANat-Tm
    • USAOlympics

16. 1982–83

    • VerdunM-Cup
    • VerdunQMJHL

17. 1981–82

    • Det. CompuwareMNHL

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
1997–98	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	67	23	39	62	36	-16	160	11	29	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 39 Avg Toi 18:02 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5428 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 67 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus -16 Points 62 Power Play Goals 11 Power Play Points 29 Shooting Pctg 0.1438 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 160
1997–98	Olympics	USA	Regular	4	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
1996–97	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	13	2	6	8	4	-8	38	1	6	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -8 Points 8 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0526 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 38
1996–97	W-Cup	USA	Regular	5	2	2	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 4
1995–96	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	76	40	51	91	36	-8	224	15	39	3	3	7	0	All stats Assists 51 Game Winning Goals 7 Games Played 76 Goals 40 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus -8 Points 91 Power Play Goals 15 Power Play Points 39 Shooting Pctg 0.1786 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 224
1995–96	WCup	USA	Regular	5	2	2	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 4
1994–95	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	22	12	15	27	4	2	54	6	16	1	1	3	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 22 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 27 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.2222 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 54
1994–95	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	2	-2	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1818 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
1993–94	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	16	5	13	18	2	-4	40	1	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 13 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -4 Points 18 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 40
1992–93	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	84	53	95	148	63	11	306	20	63	2	2	7	0	All stats Assists 95 Game Winning Goals 7 Games Played 84 Goals 53 Ot Goals 0 Pim 63 Plus Minus 11 Points 148 Power Play Goals 20 Power Play Points 63 Shooting Pctg 0.1732 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 306
1992–93	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	7	2	10	12	0	0	13	1	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 12 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1538 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1991–92	Can-Cup	USA	Regular	6	3	1	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 4
1991–92	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	57	46	47	93	98	10	203	23	48	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 47 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 57 Goals 46 Ot Goals 0 Pim 98 Plus Minus 10 Points 93 Power Play Goals 23 Power Play Points 48 Shooting Pctg 0.2266 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 203
1991–92	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	7	8	3	11	4	0	27	5	6	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 11 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.2963 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 27
1990–91	CC	USA	Regular	6	3	1	4	2	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 2 Plus Minus -6 Points 4
1990–91	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	75	41	44	85	42	-6	225	12	33	2	2	5	0	All stats Assists 44 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 75 Goals 41 Ot Goals 0 Pim 42 Plus Minus -6 Points 85 Power Play Goals 12 Power Play Points 33 Shooting Pctg 0.1822 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 225
1989–90	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	74	54	51	105	38	-13	286	13	40	2	2	8	0	All stats Assists 51 Game Winning Goals 8 Games Played 74 Goals 54 Ot Goals 0 Pim 38 Plus Minus -13 Points 105 Power Play Goals 13 Power Play Points 40 Shooting Pctg 0.1888 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 286
1989–90	NHL	New York Islanders	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
1988–89	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	79	45	43	88	26	-8	288	16	35	0	0	4	2	All stats Assists 43 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 79 Goals 45 Ot Goals 2 Pim 26 Plus Minus -8 Points 88 Power Play Goals 16 Power Play Points 35 Shooting Pctg 0.1563 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 288
1988–89	WEC-A	USA	Regular	10	5	3	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 10 Goals 5 Pim 8 Points 8
1987–88	Can-Cup	USA	Regular	5	3	0	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 3 Pim 0 Points 3
1987–88	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	75	47	45	92	52	12	242	15	31	0	0	7	1	All stats Assists 45 Game Winning Goals 7 Games Played 75 Goals 47 Ot Goals 1 Pim 52 Plus Minus 12 Points 92 Power Play Goals 15 Power Play Points 31 Shooting Pctg 0.1942 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 242
1987–88	NHL	New York Islanders	Playoffs	6	4	5	9	8	2	16	1	4	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 6 Goals 4 Ot Goals 1 Pim 8 Plus Minus 2 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.25 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1986–87	CC	USA	Regular	5	3	0	3	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 3 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 3
1986–87	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	80	38	32	70	70	-9	219	19	31	1	1	6	1	All stats Assists 32 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 80 Goals 38 Ot Goals 1 Pim 70 Plus Minus -9 Points 70 Power Play Goals 19 Power Play Points 31 Shooting Pctg 0.1735 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 219
1986–87	NHL	New York Islanders	Playoffs	14	5	8	13	10	-6	39	1	6	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 14 Goals 5 Ot Goals 1 Pim 10 Plus Minus -6 Points 13 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.1282 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 39
1985–86	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	65	30	23	53	43	15	172	2	7	0	0	4	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 65 Goals 30 Ot Goals 0 Pim 43 Plus Minus 15 Points 53 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.1744 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 172
1985–86	NHL	New York Islanders	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	-2	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
1984–85	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	67	19	35	54	32	7	172	1	5	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 35 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 67 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus 7 Points 54 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1105 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 172
1984–85	NHL	New York Islanders	Playoffs	9	1	2	3	4	-3	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
1983–84	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	15	13	6	19	6	9	35	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 9 Points 19 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.3714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 35
1983–84	Nat-Tm	USA	Regular	58	56	55	111	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 55 Games Played 58 Goals 56 Pim 22 Points 111
1983–84	Olympics	USA	Regular	6	5	3	8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 5 Pim 0 Points 8
1983–84	NHL	New York Islanders	Playoffs	16	3	6	9	8	-1	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -1 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 21
1982–83	M-Cup	Verdun	Regular	4	3	2	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 4 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 5
1982–83	QMJHL	Verdun	Regular	70	104	130	234	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 130 Games Played 70 Goals 104 Pim 10 Points 234
1982–83	M-Cup	Verdun	Playoffs	4	3	2	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 4 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 5
1982–83	QMJHL	Verdun	Playoffs	15	11	24	35	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 15 Goals 11 Pim 4 Points 35
1981–82	MNHL	Det. Compuware	Regular	79	175	149	324	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 149 Games Played 79 Goals 175 Points 324

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