Nelson Burton
#8 · Left wing · Washington Capitals
Born Nov 6, 1957 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, CAN · 6'0", 205 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 57th overall in 1977 by WSH (round 4)
Compare with a similar player
The forwards closest to him in points in 1978-79. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Dave Lumley
MTL ·
0 P in 3 GP
Mike Eaves
MNS ·
0 P in 3 GP
Ron Andruff
CLR ·
0 P in 3 GP
Alex McKendry
NYI ·
0 P in 4 GP
Brad Smith
VAN ·
0 P in 2 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WSH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 1978-79 | WSH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 seasons | Career | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0.13 |
1978-79 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1978 | vs PIT | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 28, 1978 | @ LAK | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 25, 1978 | @ CHI | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |