Rick Green
#23 · Defence · New York Islanders
Born Feb 20, 1956 in Belleville, Ontario, CAN · 6'3", 220 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 1st overall in 1976 by WSH (round 1)
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The defencemen closest to him in points in 1976-77. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Pierre Bouchard
MTL ·
15 P in 73 GP
Larry Carriere
VAN ·
15 P in 74 GP
John Van Boxmeer
CLR ·
14 P in 45 GP
Jim Nahrgang
DET ·
16 P in 54 GP
Dave Shand
AFM ·
16 P in 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | WSH | 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -20 | 16 | 82 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1977-78 | WSH | 60 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -35 | 67 | 83 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 1978-79 | WSH | 71 | 8 | 33 | 41 | -45 | 62 | 133 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 1979-80 | WSH | 71 | 4 | 20 | 24 | -10 | 52 | 105 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 1980-81 | WSH | 65 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -15 | 91 | 120 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 1981-82 | WSH | 65 | 3 | 25 | 28 | -12 | 93 | 91 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 1982-83 | MTL | 66 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 58 | 71 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 1983-84 | MTL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 1984-85 | MTL | 77 | 1 | 18 | 19 | -11 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1985-86 | MTL | 46 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1986-87 | MTL | 72 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 1987-88 | MTL | 59 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 44 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 1988-89 | MTL | 72 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 42 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 65 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1991-92 | NYI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 15 seasons | Career | 845 | 43 | 220 | 263 | -88 | 588 | 966 | 0 | 0.31 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | MTL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1983-84 | MTL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 1984-85 | MTL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1985-86 | MTL | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 1986-87 | MTL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 1987-88 | MTL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 1988-89 | MTL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 8 seasons | Playoffs | 100 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -5 | 73 | 55 | 0 | 0.19 |
1976-77 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -20 | 16 | 82 | 0 | 0.33 | 3.7 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 1977 | @ BUF | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 18, 1977 | vs MTL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 16, 1977 | vs NYI | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 15, 1977 | @ NYI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 11, 1977 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 10, 1977 | @ DET | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 8, 1977 | @ MTL | L 2-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 6, 1977 | vs PIT | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 4, 1977 | vs DET | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1977 | vs STL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 1, 1977 | @ TOR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 29, 1976 | @ CLR | L 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 28, 1976 | vs NYR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 26, 1976 | @ BUF | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 23, 1976 | @ PHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 18, 1976 | @ PIT | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 17, 1976 | vs TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 14, 1976 | vs LAK | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 11, 1976 | vs CLE | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 10, 1976 | @ CLE | L 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 7, 1976 | vs VAN | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 5, 1976 | @ BOS | T 5-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 3, 1976 | vs PHI | T 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 1, 1976 | @ NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 30, 1976 | vs PIT | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1976 | @ MNS | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 24, 1976 | @ AFM | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 21, 1976 | vs CLR | W 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 19, 1976 | vs BOS | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 18, 1976 | @ BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 14, 1976 | vs CLE | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 12, 1976 | vs CHI | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 10, 1976 | @ NYR | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 9, 1976 | vs VAN | W 4-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 7, 1976 | vs MNS | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 5, 1976 | vs BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 3, 1976 | @ AFM | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 31, 1976 | @ CHI | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 29, 1976 | @ CLR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 19, 1976 | vs MTL | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 16, 1976 | @ LAK | L 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 13, 1976 | @ VAN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 9, 1976 | @ CLE | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 7, 1976 | @ DET | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 5, 1976 | vs AFM | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |