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.

  1. 1985–86

  2. 1984–85

  3. 1983–84

  4. 1982–83

  5. 1981–82

  6. 1980–81

  7. 1979–80

  8. 1978–79

  9. 1977–78

  10. 1976–77

  11. 1975–76

  12. 1974–75

    • VictoriaWCJHL
    • CanadaWJC-A
  13. 1973–74

    • VictoriaWCJHL
  14. 1972–73

    • VictoriaWCJHL
  15. 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.

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SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
1985–86NHLLos Angeles KingsRegular2004418-137000000
All stats
Assists
4
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
20
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
18
Plus Minus
-13
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
7
1984–85NHLLos Angeles KingsRegular734131746-1068000010
All stats
Assists
13
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
73
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
46
Plus Minus
-10
Points
17
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0588
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
68
1983–84AHLFrederictonRegular548223079————————
All stats
Assists
22
Games Played
54
Goals
8
Pim
79
Points
30
1983–84NHLQuebec NordiquesRegular22291112824010000
All stats
Assists
9
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
22
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
12
Plus Minus
8
Points
11
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.0833
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
24
1983–84NHLQuebec NordiquesPlayoffs3000004000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
0
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
4
1982–83AHLFrederictonRegular314141850————————
All stats
Assists
14
Games Played
31
Goals
4
Pim
50
Points
18
1982–83NHLQuebec NordiquesRegular432911591448000000
All stats
Assists
9
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
43
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
59
Plus Minus
14
Points
11
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0417
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
48
1982–83AHLFrederictonPlayoffs120668————————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
12
Goals
0
Pim
8
Points
6
1981–82NHLSt. Louis BluesRegular7122022127-591030000
All stats
Assists
20
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
71
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
127
Plus Minus
-5
Points
22
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.022
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
91
1981–82NHLSt. Louis BluesPlayoffs3000614000000
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
4
1980–81NHLSt. Louis BluesRegular80825331243684020030
All stats
Assists
25
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
80
Goals
8
Ot Goals
0
Pim
124
Plus Minus
36
Points
33
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0.0952
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
84
1980–81NHLSt. Louis BluesPlayoffs82241258000000
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
8
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
12
Plus Minus
5
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.25
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
8
1979–80NHLSt. Louis BluesRegular806192587-24113020010
All stats
Assists
19
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
80
Goals
6
Ot Goals
0
Pim
87
Plus Minus
-24
Points
25
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0.0531
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
113
1979–80NHLSt. Louis BluesPlayoffs30116-46000000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
-4
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
6
1978–79NHLPhiladelphia FlyersRegular7731821531575131200
All stats
Assists
18
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
77
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
53
Plus Minus
15
Points
21
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.04
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
75
1978–79NHLPhiladelphia FlyersPlayoffs701114-49010000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
7
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
14
Plus Minus
-4
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
9
1977–78NHLPhiladelphia FlyersRegular4741620913556130000
All stats
Assists
16
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
47
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
91
Plus Minus
35
Points
20
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.0714
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
56
1977–78NHLPhiladelphia FlyersPlayoffs1203319-322000000
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
12
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
19
Plus Minus
-3
Points
3
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
22
1976–77CHLKansas CityRegular60006————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Pim
6
Points
0
1976–77NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular492111380-1759130000
All stats
Assists
11
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
49
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
80
Plus Minus
-17
Points
13
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.0339
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
59
1976–77NHLPhiladelphia FlyersRegular22189392027010010
All stats
Assists
8
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
22
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
39
Plus Minus
20
Points
9
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.037
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
27
1976–77NHLPhiladelphia FlyersPlayoffs100007-55000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
10
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
7
Plus Minus
-5
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
5
1975–76NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular8010233395-2106250000
All stats
Assists
23
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
80
Goals
10
Ot Goals
0
Pim
95
Plus Minus
-2
Points
33
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0.0943
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
106
1974–75WCJHLVictoriaRegular67195170177————————
All stats
Assists
51
Games Played
67
Goals
19
Pim
177
Points
70
1974–75WJC-ACanadaRegular523516————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
5
Goals
2
Pim
16
Points
5
1974–75WCJHLVictoriaPlayoffs121121326————————
All stats
Assists
12
Games Played
12
Goals
1
Pim
26
Points
13
1973–74WCJHLVictoriaRegular6681826207————————
All stats
Assists
18
Games Played
66
Goals
8
Pim
207
Points
26
1972–73WCJHLVictoriaRegular393121531————————
All stats
Assists
12
Games Played
39
Goals
3
Pim
31
Points
15
1971–72BCJHLNanaimoRegular—————————————
All stats
1971–72WCJHLVictoriaRegular40000————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
0

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Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
1985-12-21VAN000–
1985-12-05EDM000–
1985-12-03EDM011–
1985-11-30CHI000–
1985-11-24CHI000–

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

Profile updated Oct 15, 1:00 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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