Joe Thornton
Player profile and career history
C · #19
Joe Thornton was a center. Born July 2, 1979 in London, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'4", weighed 220 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1997 (round 1, 1st overall) by the Boston Bruins. In 1,714 NHL regular-season games he had 430 goals and 1,109 assists for 1,539 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 1,714
- Goals
- 430
- Assists
- 1,109
- Points
- 1,539
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 1109
- Avg Toi
- 18:45
- Faceoff Winning Pctg
- 0.525
- Game Winning Goals
- 68
- Games Played
- 1714
- Goals
- 430
- Ot Goals
- 9
- Pim
- 1272
- Plus Minus
- 182
- Points
- 1539
- Power Play Goals
- 146
- Power Play Points
- 548
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1401
- Shorthanded Goals
- 6
- Shorthanded Points
- 12
- Shots
- 3068
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 187
- Goals
- 32
- Assists
- 102
- Points
- 134
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 102
- Avg Toi
- 19:51
- Faceoff Winning Pctg
- 0.5135
- Game Winning Goals
- 8
- Games Played
- 187
- Goals
- 32
- Ot Goals
- 1
- Pim
- 134
- Plus Minus
- -36
- Points
- 134
- Power Play Goals
- 11
- Power Play Points
- 51
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0888
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 360
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.25
- Assists / game
- 0.65
- Points / game
- 0.90
- Shots / game
- 1.79
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
- 37 2000–01 · Boston Bruins
- Assists
- 92 2006–07 · San Jose Sharks
- Points
- 114 2006–07 · San Jose Sharks
- Shots
- 213 2006–07 · San Jose Sharks
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.
2021–22
2020–21
Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
- DavosNL
2019–20
2018–19
2017–18
2016–17
San Jose SharksNHL
- CanadaWCup
2015–16
2014–15
2013–14
2012–13
San Jose SharksNHL
- DavosSwiss
2011–12
2010–11
2009–10
San Jose SharksNHL
- CanadaOlympics
2008–09
2007–08
2006–07
2005–06
Boston BruinsNHL
San Jose SharksNHL
- CanadaOlympics
2004–05
- DavosSwiss
- CanadaWC-A
2003–04
Boston BruinsNHL
- CanadaW-Cup
2002–03
2001–02
2000–01
Boston BruinsNHL
- CanadaWC-A
1999–00
1998–99
1997–98
1996–97
- Sault Ste. MarieOHL
- CanadaWJC-A
1995–96
- Sault Ste. MarieOHL
- CanadaU-18
1994–95
- St. ThomasOHA-B
1993–94
- ElginMinor-ON
- St. ThomasOHA-B
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | NHL | Regular | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -10 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2021–22 | NHL | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2020–21 | NHL | Regular | 44 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2020–21 | NL | Davos | Regular | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2020–21 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2019–20 | NHL | Regular | 70 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 34 | -19 | 76 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2018–19 | NHL | Regular | 73 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 20 | 8 | 90 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | All stats
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| 2018–19 | NHL | Playoffs | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | -6 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2017–18 | NHL | Regular | 47 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 38 | -9 | 75 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2016–17 | NHL | Regular | 79 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 51 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2016–17 | WCup | Canada | Regular | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2016–17 | NHL | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2015–16 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 19 | 63 | 82 | 54 | 25 | 121 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | All stats
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| 2015–16 | NHL | Playoffs | 24 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | NHL | Regular | 78 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 30 | -4 | 131 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2013–14 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 11 | 65 | 76 | 32 | 20 | 122 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | All stats
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| 2013–14 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2012–13 | NHL | Regular | 48 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 85 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2012–13 | Swiss | Davos | Regular | 33 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2012–13 | NHL | Playoffs | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2011–12 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 18 | 59 | 77 | 31 | 17 | 156 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2011–12 | NHL | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2010–11 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 47 | 4 | 149 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 2010–11 | NHL | Playoffs | 18 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | -5 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | NHL | Regular | 79 | 20 | 69 | 89 | 54 | 17 | 141 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | Olympics | Canada | Regular | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2009–10 | NHL | Playoffs | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 25 | 61 | 86 | 56 | 16 | 139 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 29 | 67 | 96 | 59 | 18 | 178 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL | Playoffs | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Regular | 82 | 22 | 92 | 114 | 44 | 24 | 213 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Regular | 23 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Regular | 58 | 20 | 72 | 92 | 55 | 31 | 135 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | Olympics | Canada | Regular | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Playoffs | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Swiss | Davos | Regular | 40 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | WC-A | Canada | Regular | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Swiss | Davos | Playoffs | 14 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Regular | 77 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 98 | 18 | 187 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | W-Cup | Canada | Other | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Regular | 77 | 36 | 65 | 101 | 109 | 12 | 196 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Regular | 66 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 127 | 7 | 152 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Regular | 72 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 107 | -4 | 181 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | WC-A | Canada | Regular | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Regular | 81 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 82 | -5 | 171 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | NHL | Regular | 81 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 69 | 3 | 128 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | NHL | Playoffs | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NHL | Regular | 55 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NHL | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | Regular | 59 | 41 | 81 | 122 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | WJC-A | Canada | Regular | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | Playoffs | 11 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | Regular | 66 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | U-18 | Canada | Regular | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | OHA-B | St. Thomas | Regular | 50 | 40 | 64 | 104 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1993–94 | Minor-ON | Elgin | Regular | 67 | 83 | 85 | 168 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1993–94 | OHA-B | St. Thomas | Regular | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
34 imported games.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | PTS | Shots | +/− | TOI | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-29 | FLA | at MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 15:03 | All stats
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| 2022-04-28 | FLA | at OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:56 | All stats
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| 2022-04-26 | FLA | at BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:38 | All stats
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| 2022-04-21 | FLA | vs DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:47 | All stats
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| 2022-04-03 | FLA | at BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:01 | All stats
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| 2022-03-31 | FLA | vs CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:24 | All stats
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| 2022-03-29 | FLA | vs MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:20 | All stats
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| 2022-03-18 | FLA | at ANA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:12 | All stats
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| 2022-03-17 | FLA | at VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 9:35 | All stats
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| 2022-03-15 | FLA | at SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:03 | All stats
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| 2022-01-31 | FLA | at CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:12 | All stats
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| 2022-01-29 | FLA | vs SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:41 | All stats
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| 2022-01-21 | FLA | at VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:14 | All stats
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| 2022-01-08 | FLA | at CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:03 | All stats
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| 2022-01-06 | FLA | at DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:57 | All stats
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| 2022-01-04 | FLA | vs CGY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:48 | All stats
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| 2021-12-16 | FLA | vs LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 10:48 | All stats
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| 2021-12-14 | FLA | vs OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:44 | All stats
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| 2021-12-12 | FLA | at COL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12:39 | All stats
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| 2021-12-10 | FLA | at ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:23 | All stats
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| 2021-12-04 | FLA | vs STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12:11 | All stats
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| 2021-12-02 | FLA | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 8:00 | All stats
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| 2021-11-30 | FLA | vs WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:42 | All stats
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| 2021-11-27 | FLA | vs SEA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:45 | All stats
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| 2021-11-26 | FLA | at WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:05 | All stats
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| 2021-11-24 | FLA | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:16 | All stats
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| 2021-11-20 | FLA | vs MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9:46 | All stats
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| 2021-11-18 | FLA | vs NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:50 | All stats
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| 2021-10-29 | FLA | at DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:34 | All stats
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| 2021-10-27 | FLA | vs BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11:33 | All stats
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| 2021-10-25 | FLA | vs ARI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:45 | All stats
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| 2021-10-19 | FLA | at TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 10:13 | All stats
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| 2021-10-16 | FLA | vs NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 | All stats
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| 2021-10-14 | FLA | vs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 | All stats
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-23 | TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 |
| 2022-04-29 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 |
| 2022-04-28 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 |
| 2022-04-26 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:38 |
| 2022-04-21 | DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:47 |
Awards
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 12, 4:15 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.