Steve Yzerman

Player profile and career history

C · #19

Steve Yzerman was a center. Born May 9, 1965 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, he stood 5'10", weighed 187 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1983 (round 1, 4th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings. In 1,514 NHL regular-season games he had 692 goals and 1,063 assists for 1,755 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
1,514
Goals
692
Assists
1,063
Points
1,755
All supplied career statistics
Assists
1063
Game Winning Goals
94
Games Played
1514
Goals
692
Ot Goals
9
Pim
924
Plus Minus
184
Points
1755
Power Play Goals
202
Power Play Points
595
Shooting Pctg
0.1503
Shorthanded Goals
50
Shorthanded Points
83
Shots
4602

NHL playoff career

Games
196
Goals
70
Assists
115
Points
185
All supplied career statistics
Assists
115
Game Winning Goals
12
Games Played
196
Goals
70
Ot Goals
1
Pim
84
Plus Minus
-11
Points
185
Power Play Goals
27
Power Play Points
76
Shooting Pctg
0.1198
Shorthanded Goals
3
Shorthanded Points
11
Shots
584

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.46
Assists / game
0.70
Points / game
1.16
Shots / game
3.04

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
65
1988–89 · Detroit Red Wings
Assists
90
1988–89 · Detroit Red Wings
Points
155
1988–89 · Detroit Red Wings
Shots
388
1988–89 · Detroit Red Wings

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. 2005–06

  2. 2003–04

  3. 2002–03

  4. 2001–02

  5. 2000–01

  6. 1999–00

  7. 1998–99

  8. 1997–98

  9. 1996–97

  10. 1995–96

  11. 1994–95

  12. 1993–94

  13. 1992–93

  14. 1991–92

  15. 1990–91

  16. 1989–90

  17. 1988–89

  18. 1987–88

  19. 1986–87

  20. 1985–86

  21. 1984–85

  22. 1983–84

  23. 1982–83

    • PeterboroughOHL
    • CanadaWJC-A
  24. 1981–82

    • PeterboroughOHL
  25. 1980–81

    • NepeanCJHL

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.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
2005–06NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular61142034188864110030
All stats
Assists
20
Avg Toi
12:47
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5773
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
61
Goals
14
Ot Goals
0
Pim
18
Plus Minus
8
Points
34
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
11
Shooting Pctg
0.1628
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
86
2005–06NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs40444-210020000
All stats
Assists
4
Avg Toi
16:39
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.54
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-2
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
10
2003–04NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular7518335146101417180130
All stats
Assists
33
Avg Toi
17:32
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5529
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
75
Goals
18
Ot Goals
0
Pim
46
Plus Minus
10
Points
51
Power Play Goals
7
Power Play Points
18
Shooting Pctg
0.1277
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
141
2003–04NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs113250-118000110
All stats
Assists
2
Avg Toi
17:02
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.6435
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
11
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
-1
Points
5
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.1667
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
18
2002–03NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular162688613130010
All stats
Assists
6
Avg Toi
15:35
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5597
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
16
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
6
Points
8
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.1538
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
13
2002–03NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs40112010000000
All stats
Assists
1
Avg Toi
20:33
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5932
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
0
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
10
2001–02NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular5213354818111045221251
All stats
Assists
35
Avg Toi
20:35
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5838
Game Winning Goals
5
Games Played
52
Goals
13
Ot Goals
1
Pim
18
Plus Minus
11
Points
48
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
22
Shooting Pctg
0.125
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
104
2001–02OlympicsCanadaRegular62462————————
All stats
Assists
4
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
6
Goals
2
Pim
2
Points
6
2001–02NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs2361723104524110220
All stats
Assists
17
Avg Toi
21:22
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5921
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
23
Goals
6
Ot Goals
0
Pim
10
Plus Minus
4
Points
23
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
11
Shooting Pctg
0.1154
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
52
2000–01NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular541834521841555200173
All stats
Assists
34
Avg Toi
22:14
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5957
Game Winning Goals
7
Games Played
54
Goals
18
Ot Goals
3
Pim
18
Plus Minus
4
Points
52
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
20
Shooting Pctg
0.1161
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
155
2000–01NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs1000000000000
All stats
Assists
0
Avg Toi
5:58
Faceoff Winning Pctg
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
0
1999–00NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular78354479342823415292460
All stats
Assists
44
Avg Toi
21:07
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.568
Game Winning Goals
6
Games Played
78
Goals
35
Ot Goals
0
Pim
34
Plus Minus
28
Points
79
Power Play Goals
15
Power Play Points
29
Shooting Pctg
0.1496
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
4
Shots
234
1999–00NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs80440-420040000
All stats
Assists
4
Avg Toi
22:39
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.6134
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
8
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
-4
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
4
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
20
1998–99NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular8029457442823113242340
All stats
Assists
45
Avg Toi
21:35
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5694
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
80
Goals
29
Ot Goals
0
Pim
42
Plus Minus
8
Points
74
Power Play Goals
13
Power Play Points
24
Shooting Pctg
0.1255
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
231
1998–99NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs1094130241450020
All stats
Assists
4
Avg Toi
21:49
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5944
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
10
Goals
9
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
2
Points
13
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0.2195
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
41
1997–98NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular752445694631886272300
All stats
Assists
45
Avg Toi
20:26
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5789
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
75
Goals
24
Ot Goals
0
Pim
46
Plus Minus
3
Points
69
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
27
Shooting Pctg
0.1277
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
188
1997–98OlympicsCanadaRegular611210————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
6
Goals
1
Pim
10
Points
2
1997–98NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs2261824221065381300
All stats
Assists
18
Avg Toi
22:41
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.6022
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
22
Goals
6
Ot Goals
0
Pim
22
Plus Minus
10
Points
24
Power Play Goals
3
Power Play Points
8
Shooting Pctg
0.0923
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
65
1996–97NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular8122638578222328260230
All stats
Assists
63
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
81
Goals
22
Ot Goals
0
Pim
78
Plus Minus
22
Points
85
Power Play Goals
8
Power Play Points
26
Shooting Pctg
0.0948
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
232
1996–97W-CupCanadaRegular62130————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
6
Goals
2
Pim
0
Points
3
1996–97NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs2076134365350020
All stats
Assists
6
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
20
Goals
7
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
3
Points
13
Power Play Goals
3
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0.1077
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
65
1995–96NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular80365995642922016382781
All stats
Assists
59
Game Winning Goals
8
Games Played
80
Goals
36
Ot Goals
1
Pim
64
Plus Minus
29
Points
95
Power Play Goals
16
Power Play Points
38
Shooting Pctg
0.1636
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
7
Shots
220
1995–96WCupCanadaRegular62130————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
6
Goals
2
Pim
0
Points
3
1995–96NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs18812204-1524110011
All stats
Assists
12
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
18
Goals
8
Ot Goals
1
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-1
Points
20
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
11
Shooting Pctg
0.1538
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
52
1994–95NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular471226384061344190010
All stats
Assists
26
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
47
Goals
12
Ot Goals
0
Pim
40
Plus Minus
6
Points
38
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
19
Shooting Pctg
0.0896
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
134
1994–95NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs1548120-237260010
All stats
Assists
8
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
15
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
-2
Points
12
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
6
Shooting Pctg
0.1081
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
37
1993–94NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular5824588236112177243630
All stats
Assists
58
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
58
Goals
24
Ot Goals
0
Pim
36
Plus Minus
11
Points
82
Power Play Goals
7
Power Play Points
24
Shooting Pctg
0.1106
Shorthanded Goals
3
Shorthanded Points
6
Shots
217
1993–94NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs3134048000100
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
4
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.125
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
8
1992–93NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular845879137443330713417960
All stats
Assists
79
Game Winning Goals
6
Games Played
84
Goals
58
Ot Goals
0
Pim
44
Plus Minus
33
Points
137
Power Play Goals
13
Power Play Points
41
Shooting Pctg
0.1889
Shorthanded Goals
7
Shorthanded Points
9
Shots
307
1992–93NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs74374-424131110
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
7
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-4
Points
7
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.1667
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
24
1991–92NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular794558103642629592781090
All stats
Assists
58
Game Winning Goals
9
Games Played
79
Goals
45
Ot Goals
0
Pim
64
Plus Minus
26
Points
103
Power Play Goals
9
Power Play Points
27
Shooting Pctg
0.1525
Shorthanded Goals
8
Shorthanded Points
10
Shots
295
1991–92NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs1135812-348031210
All stats
Assists
5
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
11
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
12
Plus Minus
-3
Points
8
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.0625
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
48
1990–91NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular80515710834-232612336740
All stats
Assists
57
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
80
Goals
51
Ot Goals
0
Pim
34
Plus Minus
-2
Points
108
Power Play Goals
12
Power Play Points
33
Shooting Pctg
0.1564
Shorthanded Goals
6
Shorthanded Points
7
Shots
326
1990–91NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs73364-127120100
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
7
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-1
Points
6
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0.1111
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
27
1989–90NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular79626512779-6332163771181
All stats
Assists
65
Game Winning Goals
8
Games Played
79
Goals
62
Ot Goals
1
Pim
79
Plus Minus
-6
Points
127
Power Play Goals
16
Power Play Points
37
Shooting Pctg
0.1867
Shorthanded Goals
7
Shorthanded Points
11
Shots
332
1989–90WEC-ACanadaRegular101010208————————
All stats
Assists
10
Games Played
10
Goals
10
Pim
8
Points
20
1988–89NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular806590155611738817463872
All stats
Assists
90
Game Winning Goals
7
Games Played
80
Goals
65
Ot Goals
2
Pim
61
Plus Minus
17
Points
155
Power Play Goals
17
Power Play Points
46
Shooting Pctg
0.1675
Shorthanded Goals
3
Shorthanded Points
8
Shots
388
1988–89WEC-ACanadaRegular857122————————
All stats
Assists
7
Games Played
8
Goals
5
Pim
2
Points
12
1988–89NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs655102-735250000
All stats
Assists
5
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
6
Goals
5
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
-7
Points
10
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
5
Shooting Pctg
0.1429
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
35
1987–88NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular645052102443024210346760
All stats
Assists
52
Game Winning Goals
6
Games Played
64
Goals
50
Ot Goals
0
Pim
44
Plus Minus
30
Points
102
Power Play Goals
10
Power Play Points
34
Shooting Pctg
0.2066
Shorthanded Goals
6
Shorthanded Points
7
Shots
242
1987–88NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs31346-312020000
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
-3
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0.0833
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
12
1986–87NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular8031599043-22179331220
All stats
Assists
59
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
80
Goals
31
Ot Goals
0
Pim
43
Plus Minus
-2
Points
90
Power Play Goals
9
Power Play Points
33
Shooting Pctg
0.1429
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
217
1986–87NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs16513188-240160000
All stats
Assists
13
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
16
Goals
5
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
-2
Points
18
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
6
Shooting Pctg
0.125
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
40
1985–86NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular5114284216-221323180030
All stats
Assists
28
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
51
Goals
14
Ot Goals
0
Pim
16
Plus Minus
-22
Points
42
Power Play Goals
3
Power Play Points
18
Shooting Pctg
0.1061
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
132
1984–85Can-CupCanadaRegular40000————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
0
1984–85NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular8030598958-172319330030
All stats
Assists
59
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
80
Goals
30
Ot Goals
0
Pim
58
Plus Minus
-17
Points
89
Power Play Goals
9
Power Play Points
33
Shooting Pctg
0.1299
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
231
1984–85WEC-ACanadaRegular103476————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
10
Goals
3
Pim
6
Points
7
1984–85NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs32132-511120000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
-5
Points
3
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0.1818
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
11
1983–84CCCanadaRegular40000-2———————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
-2
Points
0
1983–84NHLDetroit Red WingsRegular8039488733-1917713320021
All stats
Assists
48
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
80
Goals
39
Ot Goals
1
Pim
33
Plus Minus
-19
Points
87
Power Play Goals
13
Power Play Points
32
Shooting Pctg
0.2203
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
177
1983–84NHLDetroit Red WingsPlayoffs4336019110010
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
4
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
1
Points
6
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.3333
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
9
1982–83OHLPeterboroughRegular5642499133————————
All stats
Assists
49
Games Played
56
Goals
42
Pim
33
Points
91
1982–83WJC-ACanadaRegular72352————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
7
Goals
2
Pim
2
Points
5
1982–83OHLPeterboroughPlayoffs41450————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
4
Goals
1
Pim
0
Points
5
1981–82OHLPeterboroughRegular5821436465————————
All stats
Assists
43
Games Played
58
Goals
21
Pim
65
Points
64
1981–82OHLPeterboroughPlayoffs601116————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Pim
16
Points
1
1980–81CJHLNepeanRegular5038549244————————
All stats
Assists
54
Games Played
50
Goals
38
Pim
44
Points
92

NHL game-by-game archive

This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
2006-05-01EDM01113:04
2006-04-25EDM01114:22
2006-04-23EDM01116:51
2006-04-21EDM01122:17
2006-04-18NSH00018:31

Awards

Stanley Cup2001–02, 1997–98, 1996–97
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy2002–03
Conn Smythe Trophy1997–98
Frank J. Selke Trophy1999–00
Lester Patrick Trophy2005–06
Ted Lindsay Award1988–89

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 13, 8:35 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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