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 1977-78. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Bill Goldsworthy
NYR ·
1 P in 7 GP
Blake Dunlop
PHI ·
1 P in 3 GP
Doug Palazzari
STL ·
1 P in 3 GP
Blair Stewart
WSH ·
1 P in 8 GP
Douglas Patey
WSH ·
1 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 |
1977-78 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.20 | 33.3 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 1978 | vs BOS | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 13, 1977 | vs NYI | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 11, 1977 | vs TOR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 3, 1977 | @ PHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 2, 1977 | vs CHI | T 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |