Don Lever
Player profile and career history
C · #9
Don Lever was a center. Born November 14, 1952 in South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'10", weighed 185 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1972 (round 1, 3rd overall) by the Vancouver Canucks. In 1,020 NHL regular-season games he had 313 goals and 367 assists for 680 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 1,020
- Goals
- 313
- Assists
- 367
- Points
- 680
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 367
- Game Winning Goals
- 23
- Games Played
- 1020
- Goals
- 313
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 593
- Plus Minus
- -248
- Points
- 680
- Power Play Goals
- 77
- Power Play Points
- 163
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1452
- Shorthanded Goals
- 10
- Shorthanded Points
- 17
- Shots
- 2155
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 30
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 10
- Points
- 17
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 10
- Game Winning Goals
- 1
- Games Played
- 30
- Goals
- 7
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 26
- Plus Minus
- -15
- Points
- 17
- Power Play Goals
- 2
- Power Play Points
- 8
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0875
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 80
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.31
- Assists / game
- 0.36
- Points / game
- 0.67
- Shots / game
- 2.11
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
- 38 1974–75 · Vancouver Canucks
- Assists
- 40 1975–76 · Vancouver Canucks
- Points
- 68 1974–75 · Vancouver Canucks
- Shots
- 213 1974–75 · Vancouver Canucks
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.
1986–87
- RochesterAHL
Buffalo SabresNHL
1985–86
- RochesterAHL
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1984–85
1983–84
1982–83
1981–82
1980–81
1979–80
1978–79
1977–78
Vancouver CanucksNHL- CanadaWEC-A
1976–77
1975–76
1974–75
1973–74
1972–73
1971–72
- Niagara FallsOHA-Jr.
1970–71
- Niagara FallsOHA-Jr.
1969–70
- Niagara FallsOHA-Jr.
New Jersey Devils
Calgary FlamesCoverage 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 57 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1986–87 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1986–87 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 29 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 29 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL |  New Jersey Devils | Regular | 67 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -30 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | Regular | 70 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 44 | -23 | 109 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | Regular | 79 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 68 | -36 | 140 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL |  Calgary Flames | Regular | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | -14 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL |  Colorado Rockies | Regular | 59 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 20 | -10 | 136 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Calgary Flames | Regular | 62 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 56 | 20 | 157 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Calgary Flames | Playoffs | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL |  Atlanta Flames | Regular | 28 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL |  Vancouver Canucks | Regular | 51 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 32 | -13 | 134 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Atlanta Flames | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | Regular | 71 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 17 | -43 | 170 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | Playoffs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL |  Vancouver Canucks | Regular | 75 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 58 | -29 | 168 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | WEC-A | Canada | Regular | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | Regular | 80 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 28 | -8 | 198 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | Regular | 80 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 93 | -3 | 166 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | Regular | 80 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 49 | -13 | 213 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | Regular | 78 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 28 | -16 | 175 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1972–73 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | Regular | 78 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 49 | -27 | 138 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1971–72 | OHA-Jr. | Niagara Falls | Regular | 63 | 61 | 65 | 126 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | OHA-Jr. | Niagara Falls | Playoffs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | OHA-Jr. | Niagara Falls | Regular | 59 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | OHA-Jr. | Niagara Falls | Regular | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-03-20 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987-03-17 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987-03-14 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987-03-13 | VAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1987-03-11 | LAK | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 10:35 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.