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Bob Gainey

#23 · Left wing · Montréal Canadiens · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Dec 13, 1953 in Peterborough, Ontario, CAN · 6'2", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 8th overall in 1973 by MTL (round 1)

Trophy case

×5 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1985-86, 1978-79, 1977-78, 1976-77, 1975-76
×4 Frank J. Selke Trophy Top Defensive Forward 1980-81, 1979-80, 1978-79, 1977-78
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 1978-79

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 1983-84. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Greg Terrion TOR · 39 P in 79 GP Mario Tremblay MTL · 39 P in 67 GP Tom Roulston PIT · 40 P in 77 GP Bobby Gould WSH · 40 P in 78 GP Duane Sutter NYI · 40 P in 78 GP

Career

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

0102030401973-74: 10 points1073-741974-75: 37 points371975-76: 28 points2875-761976-77: 33 points331977-78: 31 points3177-781978-79: 38 points381979-80: 33 points3379-801980-81: 47 points471981-82: 45 points4581-821982-83: 30 points301983-84: 39 points3983-841984-85: 32 points321985-86: 43 points4385-861986-87: 16 points161987-88: 22 points2287-881988-89: 17 points17

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1973-74 MTL 70 3 7 10 -9 34 55 0 0.14
1974-75 MTL 80 17 20 37 25 49 132 0 0.46
1975-76 MTL 78 15 13 28 20 57 155 0 0.36
1976-77 MTL 80 14 19 33 31 41 143 0 0.41
1977-78 MTL 66 15 16 31 11 57 140 0 0.47
1978-79 MTL 79 20 18 38 12 44 153 0 0.48
1979-80 MTL 64 14 19 33 -1 32 153 0 0.52
1980-81 MTL 78 23 24 47 13 36 181 0 0.60
1981-82 MTL 79 21 24 45 36 24 172 0 0.57
1982-83 MTL 80 12 18 30 6 43 149 0 0.38
1983-84 MTL 77 17 22 39 11 41 125 0 0.51
1984-85 MTL 79 19 13 32 14 40 164 0 0.41
1985-86 MTL 80 20 23 43 11 20 133 0 0.54
1986-87 MTL 47 8 8 16 0 19 73 0 0.34
1987-88 MTL 78 11 11 22 8 14 101 0 0.28
1988-89 MTL 49 10 7 17 13 34 65 0 0.35
16 seasons Career 1164 239 262 501 201 585 2094 0 0.43

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1973-74 MTL 6 0 0 0 -1 6 5 0 0.00
1974-75 MTL 11 2 4 6 7 4 21 0 0.55
1975-76 MTL 13 1 3 4 4 20 34 0 0.31
1976-77 MTL 14 4 1 5 2 25 28 0 0.36
1977-78 MTL 15 2 7 9 4 14 45 0 0.60
1978-79 MTL 16 6 10 16 4 10 38 0 1.00
1979-80 MTL 10 1 1 2 2 4 23 0 0.20
1980-81 MTL 3 0 0 0 -5 2 9 0 0.00
1981-82 MTL 5 0 1 1 -1 8 10 0 0.20
1982-83 MTL 3 0 0 0 -2 4 2 0 0.00
1983-84 MTL 15 1 5 6 6 9 10 0 0.40
1984-85 MTL 12 1 3 4 -7 13 15 0 0.33
1985-86 MTL 20 5 5 10 3 12 36 0 0.50
1986-87 MTL 17 1 3 4 -7 6 26 0 0.24
1987-88 MTL 6 0 1 1 -4 6 5 0 0.17
1988-89 MTL 16 1 4 5 0 8 14 0 0.31
16 seasons Playoffs 182 25 48 73 5 151 321 0 0.40

1983-84 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 17 22 39 11 41 125 0 0.51 13.6 0:00

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 31, 1984 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 00:00
Mar 29, 1984 vs QUE L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 00:00
Mar 27, 1984 @ NYI L 0-7 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 00:00
Mar 21, 1984 @ BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 19, 1984 vs CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 00:00
Mar 17, 1984 vs TOR W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 00:00
Mar 15, 1984 vs EDM W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 12, 1984 @ MNS L 6-7 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 10, 1984 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 8, 1984 vs HFD W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 6, 1984 vs BUF L 3-8 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 4, 1984 @ EDM L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Mar 3, 1984 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 1, 1984 @ DET W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Feb 25, 1984 vs NYR W 7-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 00:00
Feb 23, 1984 vs WIN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 21, 1984 @ QUE L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 18, 1984 @ LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 14, 1984 @ HFD W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 13, 1984 vs LAK W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 00:00
Feb 11, 1984 vs BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 9, 1984 vs VAN L 6-7 1 0 1 -2 2 4 0 00:00
Feb 7, 1984 @ NJD W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 5, 1984 @ WIN T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 3, 1984 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 2, 1984 @ PHI T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 29, 1984 @ BOS W 7-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 28, 1984 vs PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 26, 1984 @ NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 00:00
Jan 24, 1984 vs HFD T 7-7 (OT) 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 21, 1984 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 19, 1984 @ HFD W 3-2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 00:00
Jan 17, 1984 vs PHI L 4-6 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 00:00
Jan 14, 1984 vs NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 12, 1984 @ NYI L 3-7 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 00:00
Jan 11, 1984 @ TOR W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 8, 1984 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Jan 7, 1984 vs STL W 5-0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 00:00
Jan 5, 1984 vs DET W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 3, 1984 @ QUE L 5-9 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 31, 1983 vs QUE W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 27, 1983 vs BUF L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 26, 1983 @ HFD W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 22, 1983 @ QUE L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 20, 1983 @ NJD W 6-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 17, 1983 vs STL W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 15, 1983 vs PIT W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 11, 1983 @ PIT T 3-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 10, 1983 @ WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 8, 1983 @ BOS L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 6, 1983 vs HFD W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 4, 1983 @ BUF L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 00:00
Dec 3, 1983 vs CGY W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 1, 1983 vs QUE L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Nov 29, 1983 vs BUF L 2-5 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 00:00
Nov 26, 1983 vs WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 23, 1983 @ HFD W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 00:00
Nov 22, 1983 vs BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 00:00
Nov 19, 1983 vs CHI T 5-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 17, 1983 vs DET W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 00:00
Nov 15, 1983 @ STL W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 13, 1983 @ VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 12, 1983 @ LAK L 4-6 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 9, 1983 @ CHI W 3-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 5, 1983 vs BOS L 4-10 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 3, 1983 vs QUE W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 1, 1983 vs HFD W 6-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 00:00
Oct 30, 1983 @ BUF L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 29, 1983 vs EDM L 1-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 00:00
Oct 22, 1983 @ TOR L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 20, 1983 @ MNS W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 19, 1983 @ WIN W 12-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 15, 1983 vs VAN W 5-4 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 00:00
Oct 13, 1983 @ BOS L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 10, 1983 @ QUE W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 8, 1983 vs PHI L 3-6 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 6, 1983 vs NYI L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00