Garry Howatt
#8 · Left wing · New Jersey Devils
Born Sep 26, 1952 in Grande Cache, Alberta, CAN · 5'9", 175 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 144th overall in 1972 by NYI (round 10)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | NYI | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1973-74 | NYI | 78 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 204 | 84 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 1974-75 | NYI | 77 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 32 | 121 | 126 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 1975-76 | NYI | 80 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 25 | 197 | 115 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 1976-77 | NYI | 70 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 182 | 91 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 1977-78 | NYI | 61 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 146 | 60 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 1978-79 | NYI | 75 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 205 | 81 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 1979-80 | NYI | 77 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 219 | 62 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1980-81 | NYI | 70 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 174 | 48 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 1981-82 | HFD | 80 | 18 | 32 | 50 | -5 | 242 | 111 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 1982-83 | NJD | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -29 | 114 | 30 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 1983-84 | NJD | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 12 seasons | Career | 721 | 112 | 156 | 268 | 40 | 1836 | 815 | 0 | 0.37 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | NYI | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 59 | 22 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 1975-76 | NYI | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0.77 |
| 1976-77 | NYI | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1977-78 | NYI | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 1978-79 | NYI | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1979-80 | NYI | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 84 | 19 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 1980-81 | NYI | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 7 seasons | Playoffs | 87 | 12 | 14 | 26 | -4 | 289 | 90 | 0 | 0.30 |
1980-81 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 174 | 48 | 0 | 0.27 | 8.3 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1981 | @ BUF | W 7-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 4, 1981 | vs WSH | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 2, 1981 | vs NYR | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 29, 1981 | @ WSH | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 14, 1981 | vs PHI | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 12, 1981 | @ EDM | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 3, 1981 | vs EDM | T 8-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 28, 1981 | @ LAK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 27, 1981 | @ VAN | W 5-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 25, 1981 | @ CGY | L 4-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1981 | @ MNS | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 21, 1981 | vs CHI | W 6-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 17, 1981 | vs TOR | L 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 14, 1981 | vs STL | T 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 12, 1981 | @ PIT | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 7, 1981 | vs MNS | T 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 4, 1981 | @ NYR | L 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 3, 1981 | vs LAK | W 8-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 1, 1981 | @ BOS | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 31, 1981 | @ QUE | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 28, 1981 | @ TOR | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 26, 1981 | vs BUF | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 24, 1981 | vs QUE | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 22, 1981 | @ DET | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 20, 1981 | vs CGY | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 17, 1981 | vs WSH | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 13, 1981 | vs PIT | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 11, 1981 | @ PHI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 10, 1981 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 7, 1981 | @ PIT | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 6, 1981 | vs TOR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 3, 1981 | vs HFD | W 8-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1981 | @ NYR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 30, 1980 | vs CLR | W 9-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1980 | @ HFD | T 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 23, 1980 | vs CGY | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 21, 1980 | @ CHI | W 9-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 20, 1980 | vs QUE | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 16, 1980 | vs WIN | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 14, 1980 | @ WIN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 13, 1980 | @ CGY | T 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 10, 1980 | @ EDM | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 7, 1980 | @ VAN | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 6, 1980 | @ LAK | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 4, 1980 | @ CLR | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 2, 1980 | vs CLR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 30, 1980 | @ QUE | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 29, 1980 | vs DET | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1980 | @ MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 24, 1980 | vs WIN | T 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 22, 1980 | vs NYR | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 20, 1980 | vs HFD | W 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 18, 1980 | @ STL | W 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 17, 1980 | @ MNS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 15, 1980 | vs BUF | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 12, 1980 | @ TOR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 11, 1980 | vs MNS | T 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 8, 1980 | vs CHI | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 6, 1980 | @ BOS | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 4, 1980 | vs DET | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 1, 1980 | vs LAK | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 26, 1980 | @ BUF | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 25, 1980 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 23, 1980 | @ PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 21, 1980 | vs VAN | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 19, 1980 | @ HFD | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 18, 1980 | vs EDM | T 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | @ DET | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 12, 1980 | @ WSH | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 11, 1980 | vs BOS | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |