Michal Pivonka

C · #20

Michal Pivonka was a center. Born January 28, 1966 in Kladno, Czechia, he stood 6'2", weighed 198 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1984 (round 3, 59th overall) by the Washington Capitals. In 825 NHL regular-season games he had 181 goals and 418 assists for 599 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

825

Goals

181

Assists

418

Points

599

NHL playoff career

Games

95

Goals

19

Assists

36

Points

55

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.22

Assists / game

0.51

Points / game

0.73

Shots / game

1.78

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

25

1989–90 · Washington Capitals

Assists

65

1995–96 · Washington Capitals

Points

81

1995–96 · Washington Capitals

Shots

177

1991–92 · Washington Capitals

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. 1999–00

   • Kansas CityIHL

2. 1998–99

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

3. 1997–98

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

4. 1996–97

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

5. 1995–96

   • DetroitIHL
   • Washington CapitalsNHL

6. 1994–95

   • KlagenfurtAustria
   • Washington CapitalsNHL

7. 1993–94

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

8. 1992–93

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

9. 1991–92

   • CzechoslovakiaCan-Cup
   • Washington CapitalsNHL

10. 1990–91

    • CzechoslovakiaCC
    • Washington CapitalsNHL

11. 1989–90

    • WashingtonFr-Tour
    • Washington CapitalsNHL

12. 1988–89

    • BaltimoreAHL
    • Washington CapitalsNHL

13. 1987–88

    • Washington CapitalsNHL

14. 1986–87

    • Washington CapitalsNHL

15. 1985–86

    • JihlavaCzech
    • CzechoslovakiaWEC-A
    • CzechoslovakiaWJC-A

16. 1984–85

    • JihlavaCzech
    • CzechoslovakiaWEC-A
    • CzechoslovakiaWJC-A

17. 1983–84

    • Jihlava Jr.Czech-Jr.
    • CzechoslovakiaEJC-A
    • CzechoslovakiaWJC-A

18. 1982–83

    • Jihlava Jr.Czech-Jr.
    • CzechoslovakiaEJC-A

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
1999–00	IHL	Kansas City	Regular	52	16	34	50	38	-8	95	5	—	2	—	3	—	All stats Assists 34 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 52 Goals 16 Pim 38 Plus Minus -8 Points 50 Power Play Goals 5 Shooting Pctg 16.84 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shots 95
1998–99	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	36	5	6	11	12	-6	30	2	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 13:12 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4905 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 36 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -6 Points 11 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 30
1997–98	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	33	3	6	9	20	5	38	0	1	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 14:47 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4826 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 33 Goals 3 Ot Goals 1 Pim 20 Plus Minus 5 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0789 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 38
1997–98	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	13	0	3	3	0	5	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 14:58 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5385 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 5 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1996–97	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	54	7	16	23	22	-15	83	2	6	0	2	1	0	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 54 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus -15 Points 23 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0843 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 83
1995–96	IHL	Detroit	Regular	7	1	9	10	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 19 Points 10
1995–96	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	73	16	65	81	36	18	168	6	24	2	4	5	2	All stats Assists 65 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 73 Goals 16 Ot Goals 2 Pim 36 Plus Minus 18 Points 81 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 24 Shooting Pctg 0.0952 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 168
1995–96	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	18	1	17	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1765 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
1994–95	Austria	Klagenfurt	Regular	7	2	4	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 6
1994–95	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	46	10	23	33	50	3	80	4	13	2	4	2	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 46 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 50 Plus Minus 3 Points 33 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 13 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 80
1994–95	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	7	1	4	5	21	2	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 21 Plus Minus 2 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
1993–94	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	82	14	36	50	38	2	138	5	15	0	0	4	0	All stats Assists 36 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 82 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 38 Plus Minus 2 Points 50 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.1014 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 138
1993–94	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	7	4	4	8	4	0	16	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 8 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.25 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1992–93	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	69	21	53	74	66	14	147	6	30	1	1	5	1	All stats Assists 53 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 69 Goals 21 Ot Goals 1 Pim 66 Plus Minus 14 Points 74 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 30 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 147
1992–93	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0	-3	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
1991–92	Can-Cup	Czechoslovakia	Regular	5	0	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 3
1991–92	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	80	23	57	80	47	10	177	7	23	4	5	2	0	All stats Assists 57 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 80 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 47 Plus Minus 10 Points 80 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 23 Shooting Pctg 0.1299 Shorthanded Goals 4 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 177
1991–92	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	7	1	5	6	13	4	19	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 13 Plus Minus 4 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0526 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 19
1990–91	CC	Czechoslovakia	Regular	5	0	3	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 3
1990–91	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	79	20	50	70	34	3	172	6	22	0	3	4	0	All stats Assists 50 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 79 Goals 20 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus 3 Points 70 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 22 Shooting Pctg 0.1163 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 172
1990–91	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	11	2	3	5	8	-6	26	0	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -6 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 26
1989–90	Fr-Tour	Washington	Regular	4	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
1989–90	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	77	25	39	64	54	-7	149	10	23	3	3	0	0	All stats Assists 39 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 77 Goals 25 Ot Goals 0 Pim 54 Plus Minus -7 Points 64 Power Play Goals 10 Power Play Points 23 Shooting Pctg 0.1678 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 149
1989–90	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	11	0	2	2	6	1	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1988–89	AHL	Baltimore	Regular	31	12	24	36	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 31 Goals 12 Pim 19 Points 36
1988–89	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	52	8	19	27	30	9	73	1	5	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 52 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 30 Plus Minus 9 Points 27 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1096 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 73
1988–89	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	6	3	1	4	10	0	17	0	0	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 0 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1765 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 17
1987–88	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	71	11	23	34	28	1	96	3	13	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 71 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus 1 Points 34 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 13 Shooting Pctg 0.1146 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 96
1987–88	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	14	4	9	13	4	7	28	2	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 7 Points 13 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 28
1986–87	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	73	18	25	43	39	-19	117	4	16	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 25 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 73 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 39 Plus Minus -19 Points 43 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1538 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 117
1986–87	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	2	2	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 15
1985–86	Czech	Jihlava	Regular	42	5	13	18	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 42 Goals 5 Pim 18 Points 18
1985–86	WEC-A	Czechoslovakia	Regular	10	2	1	3	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Pim 8 Points 3
1985–86	WJC-A	Czechoslovakia	Regular	7	5	5	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 7 Goals 5 Pim 10 Points 10
1984–85	Czech	Jihlava	Regular	33	8	11	19	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 33 Goals 8 Pim 18 Points 19
1984–85	WEC-A	Czechoslovakia	Regular	10	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 10 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
1984–85	WJC-A	Czechoslovakia	Regular	7	9	4	13	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 7 Goals 9 Pim 14 Points 13
1983–84	Czech-Jr.	Jihlava Jr.	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1983–84	EJC-A	Czechoslovakia	Regular	5	3	4	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 5 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 7
1983–84	WJC-A	Czechoslovakia	Regular	7	1	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 3
1982–83	Czech-Jr.	Jihlava Jr.	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1982–83	EJC-A	Czechoslovakia	Regular	5	4	5	9	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 5 Goals 4 Pim 14 Points 9

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