Rick Lapointe
Player profile and career history
D · #18
Rick Lapointe was a defenceman. Born August 2, 1955 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, he stood 6'2", weighed 200 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1975 (round 1, 5th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings. In 664 NHL regular-season games he had 44 goals and 175 assists for 219 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 664
- Goals
- 44
- Assists
- 175
- Points
- 219
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 175
- Game Winning Goals
- 6
- Games Played
- 664
- Goals
- 44
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 831
- Plus Minus
- 57
- Points
- 219
- Power Play Goals
- 5
- Power Play Points
- 23
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.058
- Shorthanded Goals
- 1
- Shorthanded Points
- 2
- Shots
- 758
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 46
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 7
- Points
- 9
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 7
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 46
- Goals
- 2
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 64
- Plus Minus
- -10
- Points
- 9
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 1
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0344
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 58
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.07
- Assists / game
- 0.26
- Points / game
- 0.33
- Shots / game
- 1.14
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
- 10 1975–76 · Detroit Red Wings
- Assists
- 25 1980–81 · St. Louis Blues
- Points
- 33 1980–81 · St. Louis Blues
- Shots
- 113 1979–80 · St. Louis Blues
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.
1985–86
1984–85
1983–84
- FrederictonAHL
Quebec NordiquesNHL
1982–83
- FrederictonAHL
Quebec NordiquesNHL
1981–82
1980–81
1979–80
1978–79
1977–78
1976–77
- Kansas CityCHL
Detroit Red WingsNHL
Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1975–76
1974–75
- VictoriaWCJHL
- CanadaWJC-A
1973–74
- VictoriaWCJHL
1972–73
- VictoriaWCJHL
1971–72
- NanaimoBCJHL
- VictoriaWCJHL
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.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | NHL | Regular | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL | Regular | 73 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 46 | -10 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1983–84 | AHL | Fredericton | Regular | 54 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | Regular | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1983–84 | NHL | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1982–83 | AHL | Fredericton | Regular | 31 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Regular | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | AHL | Fredericton | Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Regular | 71 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 127 | -5 | 91 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1981–82 | NHL | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1980–81 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 124 | 36 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1980–81 | NHL | Playoffs | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1979–80 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 87 | -24 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1979–80 | NHL | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1978–79 | NHL | Regular | 77 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 53 | 15 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1978–79 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Regular | 47 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 35 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | -3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
| |
| 1976–77 | CHL | Kansas City | Regular | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Regular | 49 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 80 | -17 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Regular | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Playoffs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 95 | -2 | 106 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | WCJHL | Victoria | Regular | 67 | 19 | 51 | 70 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | WJC-A | Canada | Regular | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | WCJHL | Victoria | Playoffs | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1973–74 | WCJHL | Victoria | Regular | 66 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1972–73 | WCJHL | Victoria | Regular | 39 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | BCJHL | Nanaimo | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
| 1971–72 | WCJHL | Victoria | Regular | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-12-21 | VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1985-12-05 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1985-12-03 | EDM | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1985-11-30 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1985-11-24 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 1:00 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.