Ziggy Palffy
Player profile and career history
R · #33
Ziggy Palffy was a right wing. Born May 5, 1972 in Skalica, Slovakia, he stood 5'11", weighed 181 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1991 (round 2, 26th overall) by the New York Islanders. In 684 NHL regular-season games he had 329 goals and 384 assists for 713 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 684
- Goals
- 329
- Assists
- 384
- Points
- 713
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 384
- Game Winning Goals
- 45
- Games Played
- 684
- Goals
- 329
- Ot Goals
- 5
- Pim
- 322
- Plus Minus
- 83
- Points
- 713
- Power Play Goals
- 92
- Power Play Points
- 256
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.154
- Shorthanded Goals
- 19
- Shorthanded Points
- 26
- Shots
- 2136
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 24
- Goals
- 9
- Assists
- 10
- Points
- 19
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 10
- Avg Toi
- 22:15
- Faceoff Winning Pctg
- 1
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 24
- Goals
- 9
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 8
- Plus Minus
- 4
- Points
- 19
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 2
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1323
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 68
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.48
- Assists / game
- 0.56
- Points / game
- 1.04
- Shots / game
- 3.12
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
- 48 1996–97 · New York Islanders
- Assists
- 51 2000–01 · Los Angeles Kings
- Points
- 90 1996–97 · New York Islanders
- Shots
- 292 1996–97 · New York Islanders
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.
2012–13
- SkalicaSlovakia
2011–12
- SkalicaSlovakia
2009–10
- SlovakiaOlympics
- SkalicaSlovakia
2008–09
- SkalicaSlovakia
2007–08
- SkalicaSlovakia
2005–06
2004–05
- SlaviaCzRep
- SkalicaSlovakia
- SlovakiaWC-A
2003–04
2002–03
Los Angeles KingsNHL
- SlovakiaWC-A
2001–02
Los Angeles KingsNHL
- SlovakiaOlympics
- SlovakiaWC-A
2000–01
1999–00
1998–99
New York IslandersNHL
- SkalicaSlovakia
- SlovakiaWC-A
1997–98
1996–97
New York IslandersNHL
- TrencinSlovakia
- SlovakiaW-Cup
1995–96
New York IslandersNHL
- SlovakiaWC-A
1994–95
- DenverIHL
New York IslandersNHL
1993–94
- Salt LakeIHL
New York IslandersNHL
- SlovakiaOlympics
1992–93
- TrencinCzech
1991–92
- CzechoslovakiaCan-Cup
- HK Dukla TrencinCzech
- TrencinCzech
- CzechoslovakiaWJC-A
1990–91
- NitraCzech
- CzechoslovakiaWJC-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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Slovakia | Skalica | Regular | 39 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2012–13 | Slovakia | Skalica | Playoffs | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2011–12 | Slovakia | Skalica | Regular | 48 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2011–12 | Slovakia | Skalica | Playoffs | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2009–10 | Olympics | Slovakia | Regular | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2009–10 | Slovakia | Skalica | Regular | 36 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2009–10 | Slovakia | Skalica | Playoffs | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2008–09 | Slovakia | Skalica | Regular | 53 | 52 | 47 | 99 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2008–09 | Slovakia | Skalica | Playoffs | 17 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2007–08 | Slovakia | Skalica | Regular | 46 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2007–08 | Slovakia | Skalica | Playoffs | 13 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Regular | 42 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 112 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2004–05 | CzRep | Slavia | Regular | 41 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Slovakia | Skalica | Regular | 8 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | WC-A | Slovakia | Regular | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | CzRep | Slavia | Playoffs | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Regular | 35 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 18 | 109 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Regular | 76 | 37 | 48 | 85 | 47 | 22 | 277 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | WC-A | Slovakia | Regular | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Regular | 63 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 26 | 5 | 161 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | Olympics | Slovakia | Regular | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | WC-A | Slovakia | Regular | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Regular | 73 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 20 | 22 | 217 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Playoffs | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Regular | 64 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 32 | 18 | 186 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | NHL | Regular | 50 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 34 | -6 | 168 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | Slovakia | Skalica | Regular | 9 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | WC-A | Slovakia | Regular | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 34 | -2 | 277 | 17 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 43 | 21 | 292 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | Slovakia | Trencin | Regular | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | W-Cup | Slovakia | Regular | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | NHL | Regular | 81 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 56 | -17 | 257 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | WC-A | Slovakia | Regular | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | IHL | Denver | Regular | 33 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | NHL | Regular | 33 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1993–94 | IHL | Salt Lake | Regular | 57 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1993–94 | NHL | Regular | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1993–94 | Olympics | Slovakia | Regular | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1992–93 | Czech | Trencin | Regular | 43 | 38 | 41 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | Can-Cup | Czechoslovakia | Regular | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | Czech | Trencin | Regular | 45 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | WJC-A | Czechoslovakia | Regular | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | Czech | HK Dukla Trencin | Playoffs | 13 | 18 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | Czech | Nitra | Regular | 50 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | WJC-A | Czechoslovakia | Regular | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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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
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-16 | VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:00 |
| 2006-01-15 | NSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:52 |
| 2006-01-13 | CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:26 |
| 2006-01-11 | CBJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:51 |
| 2006-01-10 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:33 |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 13, 9:40 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.