James Patrick

Player profile and career history

D · #3

James Patrick was a defenceman. Born June 14, 1963 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, he stood 6'2", weighed 198 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1981 (round 1, 9th overall) by the New York Rangers. In 1,280 NHL regular-season games he had 149 goals and 490 assists for 639 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 1,280
Goals: 149
Assists: 490
Points: 639

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 490
Game Winning Goals: 16
Games Played: 1280
Goals: 149
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 759
Plus Minus: 100
Points: 639
Power Play Goals: 62
Power Play Points: 295
Shooting Pctg: 0.0806
Shorthanded Goals: 3
Shorthanded Points: 18
Shots: 1848

NHL playoff career

Games: 117
Goals: 6
Assists: 32
Points: 38

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 32
Game Winning Goals: 1
Games Played: 117
Goals: 6
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 86
Plus Minus: -10
Points: 38
Power Play Goals: 3
Power Play Points: 20
Shooting Pctg: 0.0447
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 0
Shots: 134

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.12
Assists / game: 0.38
Points / game: 0.50
Shots / game: 1.44

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: 17
Assists: 57
Points: 71
Shots: 187

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.

2005–06
- Frankfurt LionsDEL
2003–04
- Buffalo SabresNHL
2002–03
- Buffalo SabresNHL
2001–02
- Buffalo SabresNHL
- CanadaWC-A
2000–01
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1999–00
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1998–99
- Buffalo SabresNHL
1997–98
- Calgary FlamesNHL
- CanadaWC-A
1996–97
- Calgary FlamesNHL
1995–96
- Calgary FlamesNHL
1994–95
- Calgary FlamesNHL
1993–94
- Calgary FlamesNHL
- Hartford WhalersNHL
- New York RangersNHL
1992–93
- New York RangersNHL
1991–92
- New York RangersNHL
1990–91
- New York RangersNHL
1989–90
- New York RangersNHL
1988–89
- New York RangersNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1987–88
- CanadaCan-Cup
- New York RangersNHL
1986–87
- New York RangersNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1985–86
- New York RangersNHL
1984–85
- New York RangersNHL
1983–84
- New York RangersNHL
- CanadaNat-Tm
- CanadaOlympics
1982–83
- North DakotaWCHA
- CanadaWEC-A
- CanadaWJC-A
1981–82
- North DakotaWCHA
- CanadaWJC-A
1980–81
- Prince AlbertSJHL

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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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2005–06	DEL	Frankfurt Lions	Regular	42	1	6	7	73	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 42 Goals 1 Pim 73 Plus Minus 1 Points 7
2003–04	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	55	4	7	11	12	11	44	0	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 18:59 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 55 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 11 Points 11 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0909 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 44
2002–03	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	69	4	12	16	26	-3	63	2	8	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 12 Avg Toi 18:55 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 69 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -3 Points 16 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.0635 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 63
2001–02	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	56	5	8	13	16	3	45	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 16:27 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 56 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 3 Points 13 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 45
2001–02	WC-A	Canada	Regular	7	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 2
2000–01	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	54	4	9	13	12	9	48	1	6	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Avg Toi 17:16 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 54 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 9 Points 13 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 48
2000–01	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	13	1	2	3	2	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 20:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0625 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1999–00	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	66	5	8	13	22	8	40	0	0	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 15:59 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 66 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 8 Points 13 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 40
1999–00	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 15:23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1998–99	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	45	1	7	8	16	12	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 14:45 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 45 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 12 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0323 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 31
1998–99	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	20	0	1	1	12	6	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 13:57 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 20 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 6 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
1997–98	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	60	6	11	17	26	-2	57	1	4	0	2	1	0	All stats Assists 11 Avg Toi 20:48 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 60 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -2 Points 17 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1053 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 57
1997–98	WC-A	Canada	Regular	6	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
1996–97	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	19	3	1	4	6	2	22	1	1	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1364 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 22
1995–96	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	80	3	32	35	30	3	116	1	17	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 32 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 80 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 30 Plus Minus 3 Points 35 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.0259 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 116
1995–96	NHL	Calgary Flames	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1994–95	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	43	0	10	10	14	-3	43	0	1	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 43 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -3 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 43
1994–95	NHL	Calgary Flames	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1993–94	NHL	Calgary Flames	Regular	15	2	2	4	6	6	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 6 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 20
1993–94	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	47	8	20	28	32	-12	65	4	16	1	1	2	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 47 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus -12 Points 28 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1231 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 65
1993–94	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	6	0	3	3	2	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1993–94	NHL	Calgary Flames	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	6	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1992–93	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	60	5	21	26	61	1	99	3	15	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 21 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 60 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 61 Plus Minus 1 Points 26 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.0505 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 99
1991–92	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	80	14	57	71	54	34	148	6	34	0	2	1	0	All stats Assists 57 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 80 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 54 Plus Minus 34 Points 71 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 34 Shooting Pctg 0.0946 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 148
1991–92	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	13	0	7	7	12	-4	21	0	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -4 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 21
1990–91	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	74	10	49	59	58	-5	138	6	37	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 49 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 74 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 58 Plus Minus -5 Points 59 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 37 Shooting Pctg 0.0725 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 138
1990–91	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	6	-1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 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 7
1989–90	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	73	14	43	57	50	4	136	9	34	0	2	0	0	All stats Assists 43 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 73 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 50 Plus Minus 4 Points 57 Power Play Goals 9 Power Play Points 34 Shooting Pctg 0.1029 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 136
1989–90	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	10	3	8	11	0	-2	25	2	8	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 10 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 11 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.12 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
1988–89	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	68	11	36	47	41	3	147	6	28	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 36 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 68 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 41 Plus Minus 3 Points 47 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 28 Shooting Pctg 0.0748 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 147
1988–89	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	10	2	2	4	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Pim 8 Points 4
1988–89	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	-1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1987–88	Can-Cup	Canada	Regular	6	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1
1987–88	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	70	17	45	62	52	16	187	9	35	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 45 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 70 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus 16 Points 62 Power Play Goals 9 Power Play Points 35 Shooting Pctg 0.0909 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 187
1986–87	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	78	10	45	55	62	13	145	5	20	0	4	0	0	All stats Assists 45 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 78 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus 13 Points 55 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.069 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 145
1986–87	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	8	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1
1986–87	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	-5	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1985–86	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	75	14	29	43	88	12	131	2	16	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 29 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 75 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 88 Plus Minus 12 Points 43 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1069 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 131
1985–86	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	16	1	5	6	34	1	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus 1 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0588 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
1984–85	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	75	8	28	36	71	-18	102	4	15	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 75 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 71 Plus Minus -18 Points 36 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.0784 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 102
1984–85	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1983–84	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	12	1	7	8	2	5	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 5 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 15
1983–84	Nat-Tm	Canada	Regular	63	7	24	31	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 63 Goals 7 Pim 52 Points 31
1983–84	Olympics	Canada	Regular	7	0	3	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 3
1983–84	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	2	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1982–83	WCHA	North Dakota	Regular	36	12	36	48	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 36 Games Played 36 Goals 12 Pim 29 Points 48
1982–83	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	9	1	1	2	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 10 Points 2
1982–83	WJC-A	Canada	Regular	7	0	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 2
1981–82	WCHA	North Dakota	Regular	42	5	24	29	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 42 Goals 5 Pim 26 Points 29
1981–82	WJC-A	Canada	Regular	7	0	2	2	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 2
1980–81	SJHL	Prince Albert	Regular	59	21	61	82	162	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 61 Games Played 59 Goals 21 Pim 162 Points 82

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Date	Opponent	Goals	Points	Time on ice
2004-04-03	MTL	0	0	11:37
2004-04-02	TOR	0	0	20:29
2004-03-31	NYR	0	0	20:37
2004-03-29	CBJ	1	1	17:20
2004-03-27	PIT	0	0	22:05

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Profile updated Oct 13, 10:30 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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