Craig Simpson

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Craig Simpson was a left wing. Born February 15, 1967 in London, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'2", weighed 195 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1985 (round 1, 2nd overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 634 NHL regular-season games he had 247 goals and 250 assists for 497 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

634

Goals

247

Assists

250

Points

497

NHL playoff career

Games

67

Goals

36

Assists

32

Points

68

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.39

Assists / game

0.39

Points / game

0.78

Shots / game

1.65

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

43

1987–88 · Edmonton Oilers

Assists

41

1988–89 · Edmonton Oilers

Points

76

1988–89 · Edmonton Oilers

Shots

143

1990–91 · Edmonton Oilers

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. 1994–95

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

2. 1993–94

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

3. 1992–93

   • Edmonton OilersNHL

4. 1991–92

   • Edmonton OilersNHL

5. 1990–91

   • Edmonton OilersNHL

6. 1989–90

   • Edmonton OilersNHL

7. 1988–89

   • Edmonton OilersNHL

8. 1987–88

   • Edmonton OilersNHL
   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

9. 1986–87

   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

10. 1985–86

    • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

11. 1984–85

    • Michigan StateCCHA

12. 1983–84

    • Michigan StateCCHA

13. 1982–83

    • LondonOHA-B

14. 1981–82

    • LondonON-Jr.B

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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
1994–95	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	24	4	7	11	26	-5	20	1	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 24 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -5 Points 11 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 20
1993–94	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	22	8	8	16	8	-3	28	2	6	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 22 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -3 Points 16 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.2857 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 28
1992–93	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	60	24	22	46	36	-14	91	12	25	0	0	3	2	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 60 Goals 24 Ot Goals 2 Pim 36 Plus Minus -14 Points 46 Power Play Goals 12 Power Play Points 25 Shooting Pctg 0.2637 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 91
1991–92	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	79	24	37	61	80	8	128	6	16	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 37 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 79 Goals 24 Ot Goals 0 Pim 80 Plus Minus 8 Points 61 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1875 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 128
1991–92	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
1990–91	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	75	30	27	57	66	-8	143	15	24	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 27 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 75 Goals 30 Ot Goals 0 Pim 66 Plus Minus -8 Points 57 Power Play Goals 15 Power Play Points 24 Shooting Pctg 0.2098 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 143
1990–91	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	18	5	11	16	12	1	21	1	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 18 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 1 Points 16 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.2381 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 21
1989–90	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	80	29	32	61	180	-2	129	7	18	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 32 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 80 Goals 29 Ot Goals 0 Pim 180 Plus Minus -2 Points 61 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.2248 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 129
1989–90	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	22	16	15	31	8	11	42	6	11	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 22 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 11 Points 31 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.381 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 42
1988–89	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	66	35	41	76	80	-3	121	17	31	0	0	4	0	All stats Assists 41 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 66 Goals 35 Ot Goals 0 Pim 80 Plus Minus -3 Points 76 Power Play Goals 17 Power Play Points 31 Shooting Pctg 0.2893 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 121
1988–89	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	7	2	0	2	10	-3	10	1	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1987–88	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	59	43	21	64	43	15	118	18	25	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 21 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 59 Goals 43 Ot Goals 0 Pim 43 Plus Minus 15 Points 64 Power Play Goals 18 Power Play Points 25 Shooting Pctg 0.3644 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 118
1987–88	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	21	13	13	26	34	5	59	4	7	0	1	3	1	All stats Assists 13 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 21 Goals 13 Ot Goals 1 Pim 34 Plus Minus 5 Points 26 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.2203 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 59
1987–88	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	19	13	6	19	26	4	33	3	5	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 19 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus 4 Points 19 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.3939 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 33
1986–87	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	72	26	25	51	57	8	133	7	11	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 25 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 72 Goals 26 Ot Goals 0 Pim 57 Plus Minus 8 Points 51 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1955 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 133
1985–86	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	76	11	17	28	47	2	74	2	8	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 17 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 76 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 47 Plus Minus 2 Points 28 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.1486 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 74
1984–85	CCHA	Michigan State	Regular	42	31	53	84	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 53 Games Played 42 Goals 31 Pim 33 Points 84
1983–84	CCHA	Michigan State	Regular	46	14	43	57	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 43 Games Played 46 Goals 14 Pim 38 Points 57
1982–83	OHA-B	London	Regular	42	47	64	111	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 64 Games Played 42 Goals 47 Pim 68 Points 111
1981–82	ON-Jr.B	London	Regular	41	23	22	45	36	—	—	6	—	0	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 41 Goals 23 Pim 36 Points 45 Power Play Goals 6 Shorthanded Goals 0

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