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Phil Esposito

#77 · Centre · New York Rangers · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Feb 20, 1942 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 205 lb · Shoots left

Trophy case

×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1971-72, 1969-70
×5 Art Ross Trophy Top Point Scorer 1973-74, 1972-73, 1971-72, 1970-71, 1968-69
×2 Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 1973-74, 1968-69
×2 Ted Lindsay Award Most Outstanding Player as Voted by the NHLPA 1973-74, 1970-71
Lester Patrick Trophy Outstanding Service to Hockey in the United States 1977-78

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 1968-69. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Bobby Hull CHI · 107 P in 74 GP Gordie Howe DET · 103 P in 76 GP Stan Mikita CHI · 97 P in 74 GP Ken Hodge BOS · 90 P in 75 GP Yvan Cournoyer MTL · 87 P in 76 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0501001501963-64: 5 points563-641964-65: 55 points551965-66: 53 points5365-661966-67: 61 points611967-68: 84 points8467-681968-69: 126 points1261969-70: 99 points9969-701970-71: 152 points1521971-72: 133 points13371-721972-73: 130 points1301973-74: 145 points14573-741974-75: 127 points1271975-76: 83 points8375-761976-77: 80 points801977-78: 81 points8177-781978-79: 78 points781979-80: 78 points7879-801980-81: 20 points20

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1963-64 CHI 29 3 2 5 2 2 19 0 0.17
1964-65 CHI 70 23 32 55 5 44 187 0 0.79
1965-66 CHI 69 27 26 53 21 49 172 0 0.77
1966-67 CHI 69 21 40 61 34 40 192 0 0.88
1967-68 BOS 74 35 49 84 18 21 284 0 1.14
1968-69 BOS 74 49 77 126 55 79 351 0 1.70
1969-70 BOS 76 43 56 99 26 50 405 0 1.30
1970-71 BOS 78 76 76 152 69 71 550 0 1.95
1971-72 BOS 76 66 67 133 54 76 426 0 1.75
1972-73 BOS 78 55 75 130 17 87 411 0 1.67
1973-74 BOS 78 68 77 145 51 58 393 0 1.86
1974-75 BOS 79 61 66 127 17 62 346 0 1.61
1975-76 BOS 12 6 10 16 -1 8 57 0 1.33
1975-76 NYR 62 29 38 67 -38 28 217 0 1.08
1976-77 NYR 80 34 46 80 -27 52 344 0 1.00
1977-78 NYR 79 38 43 81 -21 53 261 0 1.03
1978-79 NYR 80 42 36 78 -1 37 215 0 0.98
1979-80 NYR 80 34 44 78 -14 73 245 0 0.98
1980-81 NYR 41 7 13 20 -15 20 91 0 0.49
18 seasons Career 1284 717 873 1590 252 910 5166 0 1.24

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1963-64 CHI 6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0.00
1964-65 CHI 14 3 3 6 2 15 32 0 0.43
1965-66 CHI 6 1 1 2 0 2 13 0 0.33
1966-67 CHI 6 0 0 0 -2 7 11 0 0.00
1967-68 BOS 4 0 3 3 0 0 17 0 0.75
1968-69 BOS 10 8 10 18 6 8 63 0 1.80
1969-70 BOS 14 13 14 27 12 16 72 0 1.93
1970-71 BOS 7 3 7 10 0 6 54 0 1.43
1971-72 BOS 15 9 15 24 16 24 101 0 1.60
1972-73 BOS 2 0 1 1 -4 2 5 0 0.50
1973-74 BOS 16 9 5 14 -2 25 73 0 0.88
1974-75 BOS 3 4 1 5 2 0 19 0 1.67
1977-78 NYR 3 0 1 1 -1 5 7 0 0.33
1978-79 NYR 18 8 12 20 -1 20 37 0 1.11
1979-80 NYR 9 3 3 6 -2 8 30 0 0.67
15 seasons Playoffs 133 61 76 137 25 138 535 0 1.03

1968-69 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 49 77 126 55 79 351 0 1.70 14.0 0:00

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 30, 1969 vs MTL W 6-3 2 0 2 1 2 4 0 00:00
Mar 29, 1969 @ MTL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Mar 27, 1969 vs NYR T 3-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 23, 1969 @ NYR L 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 00:00
Mar 22, 1969 @ CHI W 5-3 2 0 2 1 2 4 0 00:00
Mar 20, 1969 vs CHI T 5-5 0 1 1 3 2 4 0 00:00
Mar 19, 1969 @ PIT W 3-2 1 0 1 0 5 6 0 00:00
Mar 16, 1969 vs TOR W 11-3 1 4 5 3 0 7 0 00:00
Mar 15, 1969 @ TOR L 4-7 1 2 3 -1 0 6 0 00:00
Mar 13, 1969 @ PHI L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 00:00
Mar 11, 1969 @ MNS T 3-3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 9, 1969 vs LAK W 7-2 1 3 4 2 0 5 0 00:00
Mar 8, 1969 @ DET L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 7 0 00:00
Mar 5, 1969 vs DET T 2-2 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 2, 1969 vs PIT W 4-0 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 00:00
Mar 1, 1969 vs NYR W 8-5 1 1 2 3 0 13 0 00:00
Feb 27, 1969 @ OAK W 9-0 1 2 3 2 4 2 0 00:00
Feb 26, 1969 @ LAK W 4-2 0 2 2 1 2 7 0 00:00
Feb 16, 1969 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Feb 15, 1969 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 11, 1969 vs CHI W 7-3 2 3 5 3 0 4 0 00:00
Feb 9, 1969 vs OAK T 3-3 0 2 2 2 0 7 0 00:00
Feb 8, 1969 vs PHI W 6-5 0 3 3 2 22 3 0 00:00
Feb 6, 1969 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 5, 1969 @ CHI W 7-2 2 2 4 4 0 4 0 00:00
Feb 2, 1969 vs DET W 4-2 1 0 1 -1 0 8 0 00:00
Jan 30, 1969 @ LAK W 7-5 1 2 3 -1 2 4 0 00:00
Jan 29, 1969 @ OAK T 3-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Jan 26, 1969 vs MNS W 4-3 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 25, 1969 vs STL W 4-0 0 3 3 2 2 5 0 00:00
Jan 23, 1969 @ DET T 2-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 19, 1969 vs TOR W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 6 0 00:00
Jan 18, 1969 @ PHI W 5-3 1 2 3 2 0 8 0 00:00
Jan 16, 1969 vs MNS W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 8 0 00:00
Jan 15, 1969 @ TOR T 5-5 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 00:00
Jan 12, 1969 vs PIT W 8-4 0 5 5 4 2 6 0 00:00
Jan 11, 1969 @ MTL W 6-3 1 2 3 1 0 6 0 00:00
Jan 9, 1969 vs TOR W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 4, 1969 @ MNS T 2-2 2 0 2 1 0 6 0 00:00
Jan 2, 1969 @ NYR W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 29, 1968 @ DET T 3-3 0 3 3 1 0 7 0 00:00
Dec 28, 1968 @ STL W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 25, 1968 vs OAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 00:00
Dec 22, 1968 vs MTL W 7-5 2 0 2 -3 12 5 0 00:00
Dec 21, 1968 @ MTL T 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 00:00
Dec 19, 1968 vs LAK W 6-4 0 2 2 1 0 6 0 00:00
Dec 15, 1968 vs PIT W 5-3 3 0 3 4 0 6 0 00:00
Dec 14, 1968 vs CHI W 10-5 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 00:00
Dec 11, 1968 @ NYR T 2-2 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 8, 1968 @ CHI L 4-7 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 00:00
Dec 7, 1968 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 5, 1968 vs MTL T 2-2 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 00:00
Dec 1, 1968 vs MNS W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 00:00
Nov 30, 1968 vs NYR L 1-4 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 00:00
Nov 27, 1968 @ STL T 4-4 1 0 1 -2 2 4 0 00:00
Nov 24, 1968 vs TOR W 7-4 3 2 5 2 2 12 0 00:00
Nov 23, 1968 vs NYR W 5-1 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 00:00
Nov 21, 1968 vs LAK W 4-1 1 1 2 1 4 6 0 00:00
Nov 17, 1968 vs OAK W 6-3 1 1 2 1 0 6 0 00:00
Nov 14, 1968 @ PHI L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 8 0 00:00
Nov 13, 1968 @ TOR T 1-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 10, 1968 vs STL T 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 6, 1968 vs PHI W 7-1 1 2 3 4 0 4 0 00:00
Nov 3, 1968 vs CHI W 5-3 0 1 1 2 2 5 0 00:00
Oct 31, 1968 @ DET L 5-7 1 2 3 -2 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 30, 1968 @ MNS W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 27, 1968 vs MTL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 00:00
Oct 26, 1968 @ TOR L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 24, 1968 vs STL L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 19, 1968 @ PIT W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 17, 1968 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 00:00
Oct 16, 1968 @ OAK W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 13, 1968 vs PHI W 3-2 1 1 2 2 4 6 0 00:00
Oct 11, 1968 vs DET W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 7 0 00:00