Lindy Ruff
#44 · Left wing · New York Rangers
Born Feb 17, 1960 in Warburg, Alberta, CAN · 6'2", 201 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 32nd overall in 1979 by BUF (round 2)
Compare with a similar player
The forwards closest to him in points in 1989-90. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Derrick Smith
PHI ·
9 P in 55 GP
Jeff Parker
BUF ·
9 P in 61 GP
Rob Murray
WSH ·
9 P in 41 GP
Doug Smith
PIT ·
9 P in 40 GP
Normand Lacombe
PHI ·
9 P in 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | BUF | 63 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 1980-81 | BUF | 65 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 121 | 97 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 1981-82 | BUF | 79 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 2 | 194 | 181 | 0 | 0.61 |
| 1982-83 | BUF | 60 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 130 | 110 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 1983-84 | BUF | 58 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 15 | 101 | 126 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 1984-85 | BUF | 39 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 47 | 71 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 1985-86 | BUF | 54 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 158 | 131 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 1986-87 | BUF | 50 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -14 | 74 | 95 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 1987-88 | BUF | 77 | 2 | 23 | 25 | -9 | 179 | 106 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 1988-89 | BUF | 63 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 86 | 69 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 1988-89 | NYR | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 1989-90 | NYR | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 80 | 59 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 1990-91 | NYR | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 12 seasons | Career | 691 | 105 | 195 | 300 | -15 | 1266 | 1151 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | BUF | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1980-81 | BUF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 1981-82 | BUF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1982-83 | BUF | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 1983-84 | BUF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1984-85 | BUF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1.20 |
| 1987-88 | BUF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1988-89 | NYR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1989-90 | NYR | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 9 seasons | Playoffs | 52 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -7 | 207 | 71 | 0 | 0.46 |
1989-90 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 80 | 59 | 0 | 0.16 | 5.1 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1990 | @ WSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 29, 1990 | @ NJD | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 27, 1990 | @ QUE | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 25, 1990 | vs PHI | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 21, 1990 | vs TOR | T 5-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 18, 1990 | vs VAN | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 17, 1990 | @ NYI | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 14, 1990 | @ TOR | W 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 12, 1990 | vs LAK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 10, 1990 | @ MNS | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 8, 1990 | @ PHI | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 5, 1990 | vs DET | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 3, 1990 | @ HFD | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 2, 1990 | vs NYI | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 28, 1990 | vs WSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 26, 1990 | vs BOS | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1990 | @ WSH | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 21, 1990 | @ DET | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 19, 1990 | vs NJD | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 16, 1990 | @ NJD | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 14, 1990 | vs PIT | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 13, 1990 | @ PHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 23, 1990 | @ EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 18, 1990 | @ PIT | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 14, 1990 | vs PHI | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 13, 1990 | @ BOS | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 10, 1990 | vs CHI | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 8, 1990 | vs PIT | L 5-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 6, 1990 | @ STL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 4, 1990 | @ MNS | L 2-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 3, 1990 | vs WSH | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 31, 1989 | vs PIT | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 29, 1989 | @ NJD | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1989 | @ PIT | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 26, 1989 | vs NJD | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 23, 1989 | @ WSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 20, 1989 | vs BUF | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 17, 1989 | vs MTL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 16, 1989 | @ NYI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 13, 1989 | vs STL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 10, 1989 | vs PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 9, 1989 | @ NYI | T 0-0 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 6, 1989 | vs NJD | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 2, 1989 | @ LAK | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 29, 1989 | @ WIN | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 26, 1989 | vs QUE | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 22, 1989 | @ BUF | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 20, 1989 | vs WIN | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 18, 1989 | @ HFD | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 17, 1989 | @ NJD | L 4-5 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 14, 1989 | @ PIT | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 12, 1989 | vs NYI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 8, 1989 | vs MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 6, 1989 | vs DET | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 15, 1989 | vs PIT | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 8, 1989 | @ CHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |