Don Murdoch

R · #14

Don Murdoch was a right wing. Born October 25, 1956 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, he stood 5'11", weighed 180 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1976 (round 1, 6th overall) by the New York Rangers. In 320 NHL regular-season games he had 121 goals and 117 assists for 238 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

320

Goals

121

Assists

117

Points

238

NHL playoff career

Games

24

Goals

10

Assists

8

Points

18

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.38

Assists / game

0.37

Points / game

0.74

Shots / game

2.88

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

32

1976–77 · New York Rangers

Assists

28

1977–78 · New York Rangers

Points

56

1976–77 · New York Rangers

Shots

223

1976–77 · 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. 1985–86

   • IndianapolisIHL
   • MuskegonIHL
   • ToledoIHL

2. 1984–85

   • MuskegonIHL

3. 1983–84

   • Adirondack Red WingsAHL
   • MontanaCHL

4. 1982–83

   • Adirondack Red WingsAHL

5. 1981–82

   • Adirondack Red WingsAHL
   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

6. 1980–81

   • WichitaCHL
   • Edmonton OilersNHL

7. 1979–80

   • Edmonton OilersNHL
   • New York RangersNHL

8. 1978–79

   • New York RangersNHL

9. 1977–78

   • New York RangersNHL

10. 1976–77

    • New York RangersNHL

11. 1975–76

    • Medicine HatWCJHL

12. 1974–75

    • Medicine HatWCJHL

13. 1973–74

    • VernonBCJHL
    • KamloopsWCJHL

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Season-by-season history

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1985–86	IHL	Indianapolis	Regular	11	4	3	7	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 11 Goals 4 Pim 4 Points 7
1985–86	IHL	Muskegon	Regular	12	4	4	8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 12 Goals 4 Pim 0 Points 8
1985–86	IHL	Toledo	Regular	37	15	23	38	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 37 Goals 15 Pim 8 Points 38
1984–85	IHL	Muskegon	Regular	32	18	13	31	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 32 Goals 18 Pim 4 Points 31
1984–85	IHL	Muskegon	Playoffs	16	6	3	9	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 16 Goals 6 Pim 26 Points 9
1983–84	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	59	26	20	46	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 20 Games Played 59 Goals 26 Pim 19 Points 46
1983–84	CHL	Montana	Regular	17	10	10	20	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 17 Goals 10 Pim 2 Points 20
1982–83	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	35	10	12	22	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 35 Goals 10 Pim 19 Points 22
1981–82	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	24	11	13	24	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 24 Goals 11 Pim 24 Points 24
1981–82	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	49	9	13	22	23	1	97	1	3	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 13 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 49 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 23 Plus Minus 1 Points 22 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0928 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 97
1981–82	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Playoffs	4	5	0	5	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 5 Pim 14 Points 5
1980–81	CHL	Wichita	Regular	22	15	10	25	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 22 Goals 15 Pim 48 Points 25
1980–81	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	40	10	9	19	18	-16	102	4	6	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 40 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -16 Points 19 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.098 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 102
1980–81	CHL	Wichita	Playoffs	18	17	7	24	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 18 Goals 17 Pim 24 Points 24
1979–80	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	10	5	2	7	4	0	35	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 35
1979–80	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	56	23	19	42	16	-13	143	5	12	1	1	2	0	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 56 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus -13 Points 42 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.1608 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 143
1979–80	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	0	-1	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1333 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 15
1978–79	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	40	15	22	37	6	-6	133	4	11	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 40 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -6 Points 37 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1128 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 133
1978–79	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	18	7	5	12	12	4	46	3	3	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 18 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 4 Points 12 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1522 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 46
1977–78	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	66	27	28	55	41	-6	188	10	18	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 66 Goals 27 Ot Goals 0 Pim 41 Plus Minus -6 Points 55 Power Play Goals 10 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.1436 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 188
1977–78	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	3	1	3	4	4	-1	6	0	1	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Ot Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus -1 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1976–77	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	59	32	24	56	47	5	223	11	18	0	0	6	0	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 59 Goals 32 Ot Goals 0 Pim 47 Plus Minus 5 Points 56 Power Play Goals 11 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.1435 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 223
1975–76	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Regular	70	88	77	165	202	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 77 Games Played 70 Goals 88 Pim 202 Points 165
1975–76	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Playoffs	7	4	3	7	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 4 Pim 23 Points 7
1974–75	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Regular	70	82	59	141	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 59 Games Played 70 Goals 82 Pim 83 Points 141
1974–75	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Playoffs	5	1	5	6	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 15 Points 6
1973–74	BCJHL	Vernon	Regular	45	50	32	82	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 32 Games Played 45 Goals 50 Pim 69 Points 82
1973–74	WCJHL	Kamloops	Regular	4	1	0	1	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 9 Points 1

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