Mark Messier

Player profile and career history

C · #11

Mark Messier was a center. Born January 18, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he stood 6'2", weighed 211 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1979 (round 3, 48th overall) by the Edmonton Oilers. In 1,756 NHL regular-season games he had 694 goals and 1,193 assists for 1,887 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
1,756
Goals
694
Assists
1,193
Points
1,887
All supplied career statistics
Assists
1193
Game Winning Goals
92
Games Played
1756
Goals
694
Ot Goals
8
Pim
1912
Plus Minus
211
Points
1887
Power Play Goals
179
Power Play Points
581
Shooting Pctg
0.1644
Shorthanded Goals
63
Shorthanded Points
144
Shots
4221

NHL playoff career

Games
236
Goals
109
Assists
186
Points
295
All supplied career statistics
Assists
186
Game Winning Goals
14
Games Played
236
Goals
109
Ot Goals
0
Pim
244
Plus Minus
52
Points
295
Power Play Goals
24
Power Play Points
92
Shooting Pctg
0.1624
Shorthanded Goals
14
Shorthanded Points
19
Shots
671

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.40
Assists / game
0.68
Points / game
1.07
Shots / game
2.40

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
50
1981–82 · Edmonton Oilers
Assists
84
1989–90 · Edmonton Oilers
Points
129
1989–90 · Edmonton Oilers
Shots
241
1995–96 · New York Rangers

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. 2003–04

  2. 2002–03

  3. 2001–02

  4. 2000–01

  5. 1999–00

  6. 1998–99

  7. 1997–98

  8. 1996–97

  9. 1995–96

  10. 1994–95

  11. 1993–94

  12. 1992–93

  13. 1991–92

  14. 1990–91

  15. 1989–90

  16. 1988–89

  17. 1987–88

  18. 1986–87

  19. 1985–86

  20. 1984–85

  21. 1983–84

  22. 1982–83

  23. 1981–82

  24. 1980–81

  25. 1979–80

  26. 1978–79

    • St. AlbertAJHL
    • Cincinnati StingersWHA
    • Indianapolis RacersWHA
  27. 1977–78

    • St. AlbertAJHL
    • PortlandWHL
  28. 1976–77

    • Spruce GroveAJHL

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.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
2003–04NHLNew York RangersRegular76182543423104152330
All stats
Assists
25
Avg Toi
16:29
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5496
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
76
Goals
18
Ot Goals
0
Pim
42
Plus Minus
3
Points
43
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0.1731
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
104
2002–03NHLNew York RangersRegular7818224030-21178161150
All stats
Assists
22
Avg Toi
18:38
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5289
Game Winning Goals
5
Games Played
78
Goals
18
Ot Goals
0
Pim
30
Plus Minus
-2
Points
40
Power Play Goals
8
Power Play Points
16
Shooting Pctg
0.1538
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
117
2001–02NHLNew York RangersRegular417162332-169280120
All stats
Assists
16
Avg Toi
18:31
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5362
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
41
Goals
7
Ot Goals
0
Pim
32
Plus Minus
-1
Points
23
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
8
Shooting Pctg
0.1014
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
69
2000–01NHLNew York RangersRegular8224436789-2513112293620
All stats
Assists
43
Avg Toi
19:14
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5551
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
82
Goals
24
Ot Goals
0
Pim
89
Plus Minus
-25
Points
67
Power Play Goals
12
Power Play Points
29
Shooting Pctg
0.1832
Shorthanded Goals
3
Shorthanded Points
6
Shots
131
1999–00NHLVancouver CanucksRegular6617375430-151316190142
All stats
Assists
37
Avg Toi
21:12
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5677
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
66
Goals
17
Ot Goals
2
Pim
30
Plus Minus
-15
Points
54
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
19
Shooting Pctg
0.1298
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
131
1998–99NHLVancouver CanucksRegular5913354833-12974222720
All stats
Assists
35
Avg Toi
22:36
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5391
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
59
Goals
13
Ot Goals
0
Pim
33
Plus Minus
-12
Points
48
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
22
Shooting Pctg
0.134
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
7
Shots
97
1997–98NHLVancouver CanucksRegular8222386058-101398252420
All stats
Assists
38
Avg Toi
22:42
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5428
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
82
Goals
22
Ot Goals
0
Pim
58
Plus Minus
-10
Points
60
Power Play Goals
8
Power Play Points
25
Shooting Pctg
0.1583
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
4
Shots
139
1996–97NHLNew York RangersRegular71364884881222771851190
All stats
Assists
48
Game Winning Goals
9
Games Played
71
Goals
36
Ot Goals
0
Pim
88
Plus Minus
12
Points
84
Power Play Goals
7
Power Play Points
18
Shooting Pctg
0.1586
Shorthanded Goals
5
Shorthanded Points
11
Shots
227
1996–97W-CupCanadaRegular714512————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Pim
12
Points
5
1996–97NHLNew York RangersPlayoffs1539126243030010
All stats
Assists
9
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
15
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
2
Points
12
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.0698
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
43
1995–96NHLNew York RangersRegular744752991222924114371451
All stats
Assists
52
Game Winning Goals
5
Games Played
74
Goals
47
Ot Goals
1
Pim
122
Plus Minus
29
Points
99
Power Play Goals
14
Power Play Points
37
Shooting Pctg
0.195
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
4
Shots
241
1995–96WCupCanadaRegular714512————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Pim
12
Points
5
1995–96NHLNew York RangersPlayoffs11471116-1041260010
All stats
Assists
7
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
11
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
16
Plus Minus
-10
Points
11
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
6
Shooting Pctg
0.0976
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
41
1994–95NHLNew York RangersRegular461439534081263203320
All stats
Assists
39
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
46
Goals
14
Ot Goals
0
Pim
40
Plus Minus
8
Points
53
Power Play Goals
3
Power Play Points
20
Shooting Pctg
0.1111
Shorthanded Goals
3
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
126
1994–95NHLNew York RangersPlayoffs10310138-1126280110
All stats
Assists
10
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
10
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
-11
Points
13
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
8
Shooting Pctg
0.1154
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
26
1993–94NHLNew York RangersRegular7626588476252166362951
All stats
Assists
58
Game Winning Goals
5
Games Played
76
Goals
26
Ot Goals
1
Pim
76
Plus Minus
25
Points
84
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
36
Shooting Pctg
0.1204
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
9
Shots
216
1993–94NHLNew York RangersPlayoffs231218303314752101240
All stats
Assists
18
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
23
Goals
12
Ot Goals
0
Pim
33
Plus Minus
14
Points
30
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
10
Shooting Pctg
0.16
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
75
1992–93NHLNew York RangersRegular7525669172-62157302420
All stats
Assists
66
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
75
Goals
25
Ot Goals
0
Pim
72
Plus Minus
-6
Points
91
Power Play Goals
7
Power Play Points
30
Shooting Pctg
0.1163
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
4
Shots
215
1991–92Can-CupCanadaRegular826810————————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
8
Goals
2
Pim
10
Points
8
1991–92NHLNew York RangersRegular793572107763121212334961
All stats
Assists
72
Game Winning Goals
6
Games Played
79
Goals
35
Ot Goals
1
Pim
76
Plus Minus
31
Points
107
Power Play Goals
12
Power Play Points
33
Shooting Pctg
0.1651
Shorthanded Goals
4
Shorthanded Points
9
Shots
212
1991–92NHLNew York RangersPlayoffs1177146-427232200
All stats
Assists
7
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
11
Goals
7
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
-4
Points
14
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.2593
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
27
1990–91CCCanadaRegular8268107———————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
8
Goals
2
Pim
10
Plus Minus
7
Points
8
1990–91NHLEdmonton OilersRegular5312526434151093211121
All stats
Assists
52
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
53
Goals
12
Ot Goals
1
Pim
34
Plus Minus
15
Points
64
Power Play Goals
3
Power Play Points
21
Shooting Pctg
0.1101
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
109
1990–91NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs184111516241130000
All stats
Assists
11
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
18
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
16
Plus Minus
2
Points
15
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.0976
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
41
1989–90NHLEdmonton OilersRegular7945841297919211134761131
All stats
Assists
84
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
79
Goals
45
Ot Goals
1
Pim
79
Plus Minus
19
Points
129
Power Play Goals
13
Power Play Points
47
Shooting Pctg
0.2133
Shorthanded Goals
6
Shorthanded Points
11
Shots
211
1989–90NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs229223120547191210
All stats
Assists
22
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
22
Goals
9
Ot Goals
0
Pim
20
Plus Minus
5
Points
31
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
9
Shooting Pctg
0.1915
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
47
1988–89NHLEdmonton OilersRegular72336194130-516463461240
All stats
Assists
61
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
72
Goals
33
Ot Goals
0
Pim
130
Plus Minus
-5
Points
94
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
34
Shooting Pctg
0.2012
Shorthanded Goals
6
Shorthanded Points
12
Shots
164
1988–89WEC-ACanadaRegular63368————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
6
Goals
3
Pim
8
Points
6
1988–89NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs7111128-123050100
All stats
Assists
11
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
-1
Points
12
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0.0435
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
23
1987–88Can-CupCanadaRegular91676————————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
9
Goals
1
Pim
6
Points
7
1987–88NHLEdmonton OilersRegular7737741111032118212333870
All stats
Assists
74
Game Winning Goals
7
Games Played
77
Goals
37
Ot Goals
0
Pim
103
Plus Minus
21
Points
111
Power Play Goals
12
Power Play Points
33
Shooting Pctg
0.2033
Shorthanded Goals
3
Shorthanded Points
8
Shots
182
1987–88NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs19112334299427171100
All stats
Assists
23
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
19
Goals
11
Ot Goals
0
Pim
29
Plus Minus
9
Points
34
Power Play Goals
7
Power Play Points
17
Shooting Pctg
0.2619
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
42
1986–87NHLEdmonton OilersRegular773770107732221072841150
All stats
Assists
70
Game Winning Goals
5
Games Played
77
Goals
37
Ot Goals
0
Pim
73
Plus Minus
22
Points
107
Power Play Goals
7
Power Play Points
28
Shooting Pctg
0.1762
Shorthanded Goals
4
Shorthanded Points
11
Shots
210
1986–87RV-87NHL All-StarsRegular21010————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
2
Goals
1
Pim
0
Points
1
1986–87NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs21121628161362152210
All stats
Assists
16
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
21
Goals
12
Ot Goals
0
Pim
16
Plus Minus
13
Points
28
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0.1935
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
62
1985–86NHLEdmonton OilersRegular63354984703519810235871
All stats
Assists
49
Game Winning Goals
7
Games Played
63
Goals
35
Ot Goals
1
Pim
70
Plus Minus
35
Points
84
Power Play Goals
10
Power Play Points
23
Shooting Pctg
0.1768
Shorthanded Goals
5
Shorthanded Points
8
Shots
198
1985–86NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs10461018023012300
All stats
Assists
6
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
10
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
18
Plus Minus
0
Points
10
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.1739
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
23
1984–85Can-CupCanadaRegular82468————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
8
Goals
2
Pim
8
Points
6
1984–85NHLEdmonton OilersRegular5523315457101384125810
All stats
Assists
31
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
55
Goals
23
Ot Goals
0
Pim
57
Plus Minus
10
Points
54
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
12
Shooting Pctg
0.1667
Shorthanded Goals
5
Shorthanded Points
8
Shots
138
1984–85NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs18121325121456131110
All stats
Assists
13
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
18
Goals
12
Ot Goals
0
Pim
12
Plus Minus
14
Points
25
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.2143
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
56
1983–84CCCanadaRegular82468-3———————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
8
Goals
2
Pim
8
Plus Minus
-3
Points
6
1983–84NHLEdmonton OilersRegular7337641011654022072541170
All stats
Assists
64
Game Winning Goals
7
Games Played
73
Goals
37
Ot Goals
0
Pim
165
Plus Minus
40
Points
101
Power Play Goals
7
Power Play Points
25
Shooting Pctg
0.1682
Shorthanded Goals
4
Shorthanded Points
11
Shots
220
1983–84NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs1981826199631101120
All stats
Assists
18
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
19
Goals
8
Ot Goals
0
Pim
19
Plus Minus
9
Points
26
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
10
Shooting Pctg
0.127
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
63
1982–83NHLEdmonton OilersRegular774858106721823712321520
All stats
Assists
58
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
77
Goals
48
Ot Goals
0
Pim
72
Plus Minus
18
Points
106
Power Play Goals
12
Power Play Points
32
Shooting Pctg
0.2025
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
5
Shots
237
1982–83NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs1515621141150462220
All stats
Assists
6
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
15
Goals
15
Ot Goals
0
Pim
14
Plus Minus
11
Points
21
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
6
Shooting Pctg
0.3
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
50
1981–82NHLEdmonton OilersRegular785038881192023510150130
All stats
Assists
38
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
78
Goals
50
Ot Goals
0
Pim
119
Plus Minus
20
Points
88
Power Play Goals
10
Power Play Points
15
Shooting Pctg
0.2128
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
235
1981–82NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs51238-417010000
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
5
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
-4
Points
3
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.0588
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
17
1980–81NHLEdmonton OilersRegular72234063102-121794100310
All stats
Assists
40
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
72
Goals
23
Ot Goals
0
Pim
102
Plus Minus
-12
Points
63
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
10
Shooting Pctg
0.1285
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
179
1980–81NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs925713124020000
All stats
Assists
5
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
9
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
13
Plus Minus
1
Points
7
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0.0833
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
24
1979–80CHLHoustonRegular40334————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Pim
4
Points
3
1979–80NHLEdmonton OilersRegular75122133120-9113131210
All stats
Assists
21
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
75
Goals
12
Ot Goals
0
Pim
120
Plus Minus
-9
Points
33
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.1062
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
113
1979–80NHLEdmonton OilersPlayoffs31232211001100
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
2
Points
3
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0909
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
11
1978–79AJHLSt. AlbertRegular1715183364————————
All stats
Assists
18
Games Played
17
Goals
15
Pim
64
Points
33
1978–79WHACincinnati StingersRegular471101158————————
All stats
Assists
10
Games Played
47
Goals
1
Pim
58
Points
11
1978–79WHAIndianapolis RacersRegular50000————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
0
1978–79WHACincinnati StingersPlayoffs300000———————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
0
Points
0
1977–78AJHLSt. AlbertRegular54254974194————————
All stats
Assists
49
Games Played
54
Goals
25
Pim
194
Points
74
1977–78WHLPortlandRegular—————————————
All stats
1977–78WHLPortlandPlayoffs74152————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
7
Goals
4
Pim
2
Points
5
1976–77AJHLSpruce GroveRegular5727396691————————
All stats
Assists
39
Games Played
57
Goals
27
Pim
91
Points
66

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

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
2004-03-31BUF10118:06
2004-03-21PIT0119:49
2004-03-20PHI00018:06
2004-03-18WSH01121:59
2004-03-15NJD00017:49

Awards

Stanley Cup1993–94, 1989–90, 1987–88, 1986–87, 1984–85, 1983–84
Conn Smythe Trophy1983–84
Hart Memorial Trophy1991–92, 1989–90
Lester Patrick Trophy2008–09
Ted Lindsay Award1991–92, 1989–90

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

Profile updated Oct 13, 11:50 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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