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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 1971-72. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jean Ratelle NYR · 109 P in 63 GP Vic Hadfield NYR · 106 P in 78 GP Rod Gilbert NYR · 97 P in 73 GP Frank Mahovlich MTL · 96 P in 77 GP Bobby Hull CHI · 93 P in 78 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

1971-72 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
76 66 67 133 54 76 426 0 1.75 15.5 0:00

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 29, 1972 @ TOR L 1-4 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 00:00
Mar 28, 1972 @ DET L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 00:00
Mar 26, 1972 vs MTL W 5-4 0 2 2 1 0 5 0 00:00
Mar 25, 1972 vs CHI T 5-5 2 0 2 -1 2 5 0 00:00
Mar 23, 1972 vs NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 00:00
Mar 19, 1972 vs MNS W 7-3 3 1 4 1 0 6 0 00:00
Mar 16, 1972 @ LAK W 8-3 0 2 2 3 0 8 0 00:00
Mar 12, 1972 vs PIT T 4-4 1 0 1 -2 2 7 0 00:00
Mar 11, 1972 @ PIT L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 8, 1972 @ MNS W 5-4 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 00:00
Mar 5, 1972 vs LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 00:00
Mar 4, 1972 @ DET W 5-4 0 4 4 4 2 9 0 00:00
Mar 2, 1972 vs VAN W 7-3 3 2 5 0 0 9 0 00:00
Feb 26, 1972 @ LAK W 5-4 1 2 3 2 0 7 0 00:00
Feb 23, 1972 @ CGS W 8-6 2 0 2 -1 0 9 0 00:00
Feb 22, 1972 @ VAN W 4-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 00:00
Feb 20, 1972 @ CHI W 3-1 2 1 3 3 0 5 0 00:00
Feb 19, 1972 @ MNS W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 00:00
Feb 17, 1972 @ PHI W 4-1 3 1 4 2 2 8 0 00:00
Feb 15, 1972 vs CGS W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 00:00
Feb 13, 1972 vs MTL T 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 00:00
Feb 12, 1972 vs BUF W 5-1 1 2 3 1 0 10 0 00:00
Feb 10, 1972 vs VAN W 9-1 1 1 2 2 0 13 0 00:00
Feb 6, 1972 @ BUF L 2-8 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 00:00
Feb 5, 1972 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 00:00
Feb 3, 1972 vs MNS W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 00:00
Feb 2, 1972 @ NYR W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 00:00
Jan 30, 1972 vs STL W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 00:00
Jan 29, 1972 @ PHI W 4-2 1 1 2 3 0 8 0 00:00
Jan 27, 1972 vs PHI W 4-2 3 0 3 2 2 12 0 00:00
Jan 23, 1972 vs BUF T 3-3 0 2 2 1 0 10 0 00:00
Jan 22, 1972 @ MTL W 8-5 1 1 2 -2 2 5 0 00:00
Jan 18, 1972 @ STL W 2-0 1 0 1 0 2 7 0 00:00
Jan 16, 1972 vs DET W 9-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 15, 1972 vs CHI W 4-2 2 0 2 2 0 6 0 00:00
Jan 13, 1972 vs LAK T 1-1 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 00:00
Jan 12, 1972 @ PIT T 2-2 0 2 2 -1 0 5 0 00:00
Jan 8, 1972 @ STL L 3-5 2 0 2 1 0 6 0 00:00
Jan 6, 1972 @ BUF W 5-2 1 1 2 -1 0 7 0 00:00
Jan 5, 1972 @ TOR W 2-0 1 1 2 2 0 7 0 00:00
Jan 2, 1972 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 30, 1971 @ MNS T 2-2 1 0 1 1 2 10 0 00:00
Dec 29, 1971 @ CHI W 5-1 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 00:00
Dec 26, 1971 vs TOR W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 6 0 00:00
Dec 25, 1971 vs PHI W 5-1 1 1 2 3 4 4 0 00:00
Dec 23, 1971 @ BUF T 4-4 1 1 2 2 5 5 0 00:00
Dec 19, 1971 vs PIT T 2-2 1 0 1 -1 2 10 0 00:00
Dec 18, 1971 @ PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 16, 1971 vs NYR W 8-1 1 3 4 2 2 7 0 00:00
Dec 12, 1971 @ CGS L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 11, 1971 @ VAN W 6-2 2 1 3 1 0 6 0 00:00
Dec 8, 1971 @ LAK W 5-3 0 3 3 2 0 10 0 00:00
Dec 5, 1971 vs PIT W 5-3 1 2 3 3 0 9 0 00:00
Dec 4, 1971 @ TOR W 5-3 1 0 1 -2 0 7 0 00:00
Nov 27, 1971 @ STL T 6-6 2 1 3 0 5 4 0 00:00
Nov 25, 1971 vs PHI W 4-2 0 2 2 2 6 3 0 00:00
Nov 24, 1971 @ PHI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 00:00
Nov 21, 1971 vs STL W 6-2 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 00:00
Nov 20, 1971 vs CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 18, 1971 vs VAN W 5-0 1 1 2 3 0 7 0 00:00
Nov 14, 1971 vs LAK W 11-2 2 3 5 4 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 11, 1971 vs CGS W 5-2 2 1 3 3 0 8 0 00:00
Nov 10, 1971 @ CHI L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 00:00
Nov 7, 1971 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 00:00
Nov 6, 1971 @ DET W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 00:00
Nov 4, 1971 vs STL W 6-1 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 00:00
Oct 31, 1971 vs MNS W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 28, 1971 vs CGS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 27, 1971 @ MTL L 2-5 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 24, 1971 @ VAN W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 7 0 00:00
Oct 22, 1971 @ CGS W 5-1 1 3 4 3 0 6 0 00:00
Oct 20, 1971 vs DET W 4-3 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 00:00
Oct 17, 1971 vs TOR T 2-2 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 00:00
Oct 14, 1971 vs BUF W 6-2 2 3 5 5 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 13, 1971 @ NYR W 6-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 10, 1971 vs NYR L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 2 5 0 00:00