Larry Playfair
Player profile and career history
D · #27
Larry Playfair was a defenceman. Born June 23, 1958 in Fort St. James, British Columbia, Canada, he stood 6'3", weighed 216 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1978 (round 1, 13th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 688 NHL regular-season games he had 26 goals and 94 assists for 120 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 688
- Goals
- 26
- Assists
- 94
- Points
- 120
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 94
- Game Winning Goals
- 2
- Games Played
- 688
- Goals
- 26
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 1814
- Plus Minus
- -22
- Points
- 120
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 2
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0562
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 1
- Shots
- 462
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 43
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 6
- Points
- 6
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 6
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 43
- Goals
- 0
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 111
- Plus Minus
- 4
- Points
- 6
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 2
- Shooting Pctg
- 0
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 26
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.04
- Assists / game
- 0.14
- Points / game
- 0.17
- Shots / game
- 0.67
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
- 6 1981–82 · Buffalo Sabres
- Assists
- 14 1984–85 · Buffalo Sabres
- Points
- 17 1984–85 · Buffalo Sabres
- Shots
- 75 1982–83 · Buffalo Sabres
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.
1989–90
1988–89
1987–88
1986–87
1985–86
1984–85
1983–84
1982–83
1981–82
1980–81
1979–80
1978–79
- HersheyAHL
Buffalo SabresNHL
1977–78
- PortlandWCJHL
1976–77
- PortlandWCJHL
1975–76
- LangleyBCJHL
- Kamloops ChiefsWCHL
- KamloopsWCJHL
1974–75
- LangleyBCJHL
- KamloopsWCJHL
Los Angeles KingsCoverage 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.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | NHL |  Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1988–89 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 110 | -10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1988–89 | NHL |  Los Angeles Kings | Regular | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1988–89 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1987–88 | NHL |  Los Angeles Kings | Regular | 54 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 197 | -13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1987–88 | NHL | Los Angeles Kings | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1986–87 | NHL |  Los Angeles Kings | Regular | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 181 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100 | -8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL | Los Angeles Kings | Regular | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | -14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 72 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 157 | -3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 76 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 211 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 79 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 180 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 77 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 258 | -5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 75 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 169 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 79 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 145 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Playoffs | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | AHL | Hershey | Regular | 45 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Buffalo Sabres | Regular | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | WCJHL | Portland | Regular | 71 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | WCJHL | Portland | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | WCJHL | Portland | Regular | 65 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | WCJHL | Portland | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | BCJHL | Langley | Regular | 72 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | WCJHL | Kamloops | Regular | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | WCHL | Kamloops Chiefs | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | BCJHL | Langley | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
| 1974–75 | WCJHL | Kamloops | Regular | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-10-25 | MNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1989-10-21 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1989-10-20 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1989-10-05 | QUE | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 5:30 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.