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Lanny McDonald

#9 · Right wing · Calgary Flames · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Feb 16, 1953 in Hanna, Alberta, CAN · 6'0", 185 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 4th overall in 1973 by TOR (round 1)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1988-89
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 1987-88
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication 1982-83

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.

Gilbert Perreault BUF · 85 P in 79 GP Rick Middleton BOS · 86 P in 72 GP Butch Goring LAK · 87 P in 80 GP Eric Vail AFM · 83 P in 80 GP Darryl Sittler TOR · 87 P in 70 GP

Career

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

0204060801973-74: 30 points3073-741974-75: 44 points441975-76: 93 points9375-761976-77: 90 points901977-78: 87 points8777-781978-79: 85 points851979-80: 75 points7579-801980-81: 81 points811981-82: 82 points8281-821982-83: 98 points981983-84: 66 points6683-841984-85: 37 points371985-86: 71 points7185-861986-87: 26 points261987-88: 23 points2387-881988-89: 18 points18

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1973-74 TOR 70 14 16 30 2 43 142 0 0.43
1974-75 TOR 64 17 27 44 6 86 165 0 0.69
1975-76 TOR 76 37 56 93 24 70 270 0 1.22
1976-77 TOR 80 46 44 90 12 77 293 0 1.13
1977-78 TOR 74 47 40 87 35 54 241 0 1.18
1978-79 TOR 79 43 42 85 11 32 314 0 1.08
1979-80 TOR 35 15 15 30 -2 10 140 0 0.86
1979-80 CLR 46 25 20 45 -15 43 194 0 0.98
1980-81 CLR 80 35 46 81 -28 56 298 0 1.01
1981-82 CLR 16 6 9 15 -3 20 65 0 0.94
1981-82 CGY 55 34 33 67 22 37 178 0 1.22
1982-83 CGY 80 66 32 98 -1 90 275 0 1.23
1983-84 CGY 65 33 33 66 -16 64 245 0 1.02
1984-85 CGY 43 19 18 37 -4 36 117 0 0.86
1985-86 CGY 80 28 43 71 -2 44 227 0 0.89
1986-87 CGY 58 14 12 26 -3 54 129 0 0.45
1987-88 CGY 60 10 13 23 2 57 79 0 0.38
1988-89 CGY 51 11 7 18 -1 26 72 0 0.35
16 seasons Career 1112 500 506 1006 39 899 3444 0 0.90

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 TOR 7 0 0 0 -4 2 15 0 0.00
1975-76 TOR 10 4 4 8 -6 4 33 0 0.80
1976-77 TOR 9 10 7 17 0 6 33 0 1.89
1977-78 TOR 13 3 4 7 -5 10 36 0 0.54
1978-79 TOR 6 3 2 5 1 0 11 0 0.83
1981-82 CGY 3 0 1 1 -3 6 13 0 0.33
1982-83 CGY 7 3 4 7 -4 19 19 0 1.00
1983-84 CGY 11 6 7 13 2 6 31 0 1.18
1984-85 CGY 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
1985-86 CGY 22 11 7 18 5 30 71 0 0.82
1986-87 CGY 5 0 0 0 -3 2 7 0 0.00
1987-88 CGY 9 3 1 4 3 6 17 0 0.44
1988-89 CGY 14 1 3 4 2 29 13 0 0.29
13 seasons Playoffs 117 44 40 84 -12 120 300 0 0.72

1978-79 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 43 42 85 11 32 314 0 1.08 13.7 0:00

Game log

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