Steve Payne

L · #26

Steve Payne was a left wing. Born August 16, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'2", weighed 202 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1978 (round 2, 19th overall) by the MNS. In 613 NHL regular-season games he had 228 goals and 238 assists for 466 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

613

Goals

228

Assists

238

Points

466

NHL playoff career

Games

71

Goals

35

Assists

35

Points

70

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.37

Assists / game

0.39

Points / game

0.76

Shots / game

2.64

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

42

1979–80 · Minnesota North Stars

Assists

45

1981–82 · Minnesota North Stars

Points

85

1979–80 · Minnesota North Stars

Shots

243

1980–81 · Minnesota North Stars

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. 1987–88

   • KalamazooIHL
   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

2. 1986–87

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

3. 1985–86

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

4. 1984–85

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

5. 1983–84

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

6. 1982–83

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

7. 1981–82

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

8. 1980–81

   • MinnesotaDN-Cup
   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

9. 1979–80

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

10. 1978–79

    • Oklahoma CityCHL
    • Minnesota North StarsNHL
    • CanadaWEC-A

11. 1977–78

    • OttawaOMJHL

12. 1976–77

    • OttawaM-Cup
    • OttawaOMJHL

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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
1987–88	IHL	Kalamazoo	Regular	5	3	5	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 5 Goals 3 Pim 6 Points 8
1987–88	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	9	1	3	4	12	-1	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -1 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 15
1986–87	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	48	4	6	10	19	-12	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 48 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Plus Minus -12 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0597 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 67
1985–86	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	22	8	4	12	8	1	60	3	5	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 22 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 1 Points 12 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1333 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 60
1984–85	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	76	29	22	51	61	-14	224	14	20	0	0	4	0	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 76 Goals 29 Ot Goals 0 Pim 61 Plus Minus -14 Points 51 Power Play Goals 14 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.1295 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 224
1984–85	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	9	1	2	3	6	-3	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0455 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 22
1983–84	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	78	28	31	59	49	0	174	7	16	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 31 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 78 Goals 28 Ot Goals 0 Pim 49 Plus Minus 0 Points 59 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1609 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 174
1983–84	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	15	3	6	9	18	-4	44	1	4	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 15 Goals 3 Ot Goals 1 Pim 18 Plus Minus -4 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0682 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 44
1982–83	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	80	30	39	69	53	-9	201	14	29	1	1	2	0	All stats Assists 39 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 80 Goals 30 Ot Goals 0 Pim 53 Plus Minus -9 Points 69 Power Play Goals 14 Power Play Points 29 Shooting Pctg 0.1493 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 201
1982–83	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	9	3	6	9	19	-7	20	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Plus Minus -7 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.15 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 20
1981–82	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	74	33	45	78	76	20	239	11	25	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 45 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 74 Goals 33 Ot Goals 0 Pim 76 Plus Minus 20 Points 78 Power Play Goals 11 Power Play Points 25 Shooting Pctg 0.1381 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 239
1981–82	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	4	4	2	6	2	-3	14	2	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 6 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.2857 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
1980–81	DN-Cup	Minnesota	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1980–81	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	76	30	28	58	88	14	243	11	21	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 76 Goals 30 Ot Goals 0 Pim 88 Plus Minus 14 Points 58 Power Play Goals 11 Power Play Points 21 Shooting Pctg 0.1235 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 243
1980–81	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	19	17	12	29	6	2	86	6	10	0	0	4	2	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 19 Goals 17 Ot Goals 2 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 29 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.1977 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 86
1979–80	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	80	42	43	85	40	37	233	16	30	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 43 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 80 Goals 42 Ot Goals 0 Pim 40 Plus Minus 37 Points 85 Power Play Goals 16 Power Play Points 30 Shooting Pctg 0.1803 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 233
1979–80	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	15	7	7	14	9	-2	50	3	6	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 15 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 9 Plus Minus -2 Points 14 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.14 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 50
1978–79	CHL	Oklahoma City	Regular	5	3	4	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 5 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 7
1978–79	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	70	23	17	40	29	-5	165	3	5	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 17 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 70 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 29 Plus Minus -5 Points 40 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1394 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 165
1978–79	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	7	2	0	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 2
1977–78	OMJHL	Ottawa	Regular	52	57	37	94	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 37 Games Played 52 Goals 57 Pim 22 Points 94
1977–78	OMJHL	Ottawa	Playoffs	16	12	8	20	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 16 Goals 12 Pim 4 Points 20
1976–77	M-Cup	Ottawa	Regular	5	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 1
1976–77	OMJHL	Ottawa	Regular	61	25	26	51	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 61 Goals 25 Pim 22 Points 51
1976–77	M-Cup	Ottawa	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 1
1976–77	OMJHL	Ottawa	Playoffs	19	4	14	18	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 19 Goals 4 Pim 5 Points 18

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