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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 1978-79. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Anders Hedberg NYR · 78 P in 80 GP Ivan Boldirev AFM · 78 P in 79 GP Terry O'Reilly BOS · 77 P in 80 GP Steve Shutt MTL · 77 P in 72 GP Bill Barber PHI · 80 P in 79 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

1978-79 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 42 36 78 -1 37 215 0 0.98 19.5 0:00

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 8, 1979 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 00:00
Apr 6, 1979 @ AFM L 2-9 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 00:00
Apr 4, 1979 vs AFM T 3-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 00:00
Apr 2, 1979 vs LAK W 5-4 1 0 1 -1 2 6 0 00:00
Apr 1, 1979 @ PHI L 3-7 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 28, 1979 @ PIT L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 27, 1979 vs PHI T 4-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 25, 1979 vs MTL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 21, 1979 @ CHI W 7-6 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 20, 1979 @ WSH T 2-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 18, 1979 vs PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 17, 1979 @ NYI L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 15, 1979 @ BOS W 7-4 4 0 4 1 0 5 0 00:00
Mar 14, 1979 vs AFM L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 11, 1979 vs CHI W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 00:00
Mar 10, 1979 @ MTL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 7, 1979 vs CLR W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 4, 1979 vs TOR L 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 00:00
Mar 3, 1979 vs BUF T 2-2 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 00:00
Feb 28, 1979 @ MNS T 4-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Feb 27, 1979 @ STL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 25, 1979 vs NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 00:00
Feb 24, 1979 @ TOR W 4-2 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 21, 1979 vs STL W 7-3 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 00:00
Feb 18, 1979 vs WSH T 6-6 3 1 4 3 0 3 0 00:00
Feb 17, 1979 @ PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 15, 1979 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 00:00
Feb 14, 1979 vs BOS W 5-1 1 1 2 1 2 4 0 00:00
Feb 3, 1979 @ LAK L 2-4 0 2 2 -2 0 6 0 00:00
Jan 31, 1979 @ CLR L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 30, 1979 @ VAN W 5-3 2 0 2 -1 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 27, 1979 @ NYI W 7-2 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 00:00
Jan 25, 1979 @ BUF W 5-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 00:00
Jan 24, 1979 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 21, 1979 vs PHI T 5-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 20, 1979 @ STL L 2-3 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 17, 1979 vs NYI W 5-3 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 15, 1979 vs MNS L 1-8 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 00:00
Jan 14, 1979 @ AFM W 6-4 1 3 4 4 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 10, 1979 @ CLR W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 00:00
Jan 9, 1979 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 00:00
Jan 5, 1979 vs VAN W 6-4 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 3, 1979 vs MTL W 6-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 31, 1978 vs AFM L 5-6 2 0 2 -1 2 3 0 00:00
Dec 30, 1978 @ CHI W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 28, 1978 @ PHI L 5-6 1 1 2 0 7 6 0 00:00
Dec 26, 1978 @ AFM W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 23, 1978 @ NYI L 4-9 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 22, 1978 vs DET W 4-2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 20, 1978 vs BUF W 6-3 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 17, 1978 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 16, 1978 @ BOS L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 13, 1978 vs LAK W 8-7 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 10, 1978 vs PHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 00:00
Dec 9, 1978 @ DET L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 7, 1978 @ PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 6, 1978 vs STL W 7-4 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 3, 1978 vs BOS L 2-3 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 2, 1978 @ TOR L 2-5 0 2 2 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 29, 1978 @ AFM W 5-3 0 2 2 -1 2 2 0 00:00
Nov 26, 1978 vs WSH W 9-4 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 22, 1978 vs TOR T 3-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 19, 1978 vs AFM L 1-3 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 00:00
Nov 18, 1978 @ MNS W 7-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 15, 1978 vs CHI W 8-1 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 12, 1978 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 11, 1978 @ PIT W 2-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 8, 1978 vs MNS L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 5, 1978 @ VAN W 5-2 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 4, 1978 @ LAK W 7-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 00:00
Nov 2, 1978 @ CLR W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 29, 1978 vs PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 00:00
Oct 28, 1978 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 25, 1978 vs VAN W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 22, 1978 vs TOR W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 21, 1978 @ NYI L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 19, 1978 @ DET T 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Oct 18, 1978 vs DET T 3-3 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 15, 1978 vs CLR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 00:00
Oct 12, 1978 vs PHI T 3-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 00:00