Phil Russell
#26 · Defence · Buffalo Sabres
Born Jul 21, 1952 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'2", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 13th overall in 1972 by CHI (round 1)
Compare with a similar player
The defencemen closest to him in points in 1973-74. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Ian Turnbull
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35 P in 78 GP
Ron Stackhouse
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35 P in 69 GP
Tom Bladon
PHI ·
34 P in 70 GP
Bill White
CHI ·
36 P in 69 GP
Dale Tallon
CHI ·
34 P in 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | CHI | 76 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 156 | 119 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 75 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 184 | 123 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 1974-75 | CHI | 80 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 260 | 185 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 1975-76 | CHI | 75 | 9 | 29 | 38 | -20 | 194 | 180 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 1976-77 | CHI | 76 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 1 | 233 | 178 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 57 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 139 | 132 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 66 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -6 | 122 | 147 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 1978-79 | AFM | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 1979-80 | AFM | 80 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 115 | 102 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 1980-81 | CGY | 80 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 104 | 109 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 1981-82 | CGY | 71 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 110 | 114 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 1982-83 | CGY | 78 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 112 | 117 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 1983-84 | NJD | 76 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -28 | 96 | 123 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 1984-85 | NJD | 66 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -16 | 110 | 73 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 1985-86 | NJD | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -17 | 51 | 22 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1985-86 | BUF | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 1986-87 | BUF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 15 seasons | Career | 1017 | 99 | 325 | 424 | 47 | 2038 | 1760 | 0 | 0.42 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | CHI | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 49 | 23 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1974-75 | CHI | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 1975-76 | CHI | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1976-77 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 1978-79 | AFM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1979-80 | AFM | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1980-81 | CGY | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 1981-82 | CGY | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1982-83 | CGY | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 10 seasons | Playoffs | 73 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -19 | 202 | 118 | 0 | 0.36 |
1973-74 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 184 | 123 | 0 | 0.47 | 8.1 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1974 | vs STL | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 30, 1974 | @ DET | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 28, 1974 | @ BUF | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 27, 1974 | @ TOR | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 24, 1974 | vs MNS | W 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 23, 1974 | @ PHI | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 20, 1974 | vs BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 17, 1974 | vs AFM | T 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 16, 1974 | @ MTL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 14, 1974 | @ NYR | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 13, 1974 | vs MTL | T 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 9, 1974 | @ VAN | T 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 7, 1974 | @ LAK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 6, 1974 | @ CGS | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 3, 1974 | @ DET | T 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 28, 1974 | @ BUF | T 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 27, 1974 | @ MNS | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 24, 1974 | vs PIT | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1974 | vs PHI | W 3-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 20, 1974 | vs CGS | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 17, 1974 | vs TOR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 16, 1974 | @ NYI | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 13, 1974 | vs LAK | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 10, 1974 | vs PIT | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 8, 1974 | @ AFM | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 6, 1974 | vs AFM | T 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 3, 1974 | vs STL | W 3-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 2, 1974 | @ PIT | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 31, 1974 | vs CGS | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 27, 1974 | vs NYI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 26, 1974 | @ MTL | L 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 24, 1974 | @ BOS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 20, 1974 | vs VAN | W 7-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 19, 1974 | vs NYR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 16, 1974 | vs BOS | T 5-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 13, 1974 | vs DET | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 10, 1974 | @ BOS | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 9, 1974 | vs LAK | T 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 6, 1974 | vs CGS | W 9-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 3, 1974 | @ AFM | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1974 | vs NYI | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 30, 1973 | vs TOR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 29, 1973 | @ PIT | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 26, 1973 | vs LAK | T 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 23, 1973 | vs VAN | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 22, 1973 | @ PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 19, 1973 | vs BUF | T 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 16, 1973 | @ NYR | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 15, 1973 | @ NYI | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 12, 1973 | vs PHI | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 9, 1973 | vs MNS | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 5, 1973 | @ DET | W 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 2, 1973 | vs PIT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 1, 1973 | @ MTL | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 28, 1973 | vs BOS | T 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 25, 1973 | vs MTL | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | @ TOR | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 21, 1973 | vs STL | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 17, 1973 | @ PIT | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 16, 1973 | @ AFM | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 14, 1973 | @ NYR | T 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 11, 1973 | @ LAK | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 9, 1973 | @ VAN | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 7, 1973 | @ CGS | T 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 4, 1973 | vs NYR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 3, 1973 | @ MNS | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 1, 1973 | @ PHI | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 28, 1973 | vs TOR | T 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 27, 1973 | @ STL | T 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 24, 1973 | @ BUF | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 21, 1973 | vs NYI | T 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 17, 1973 | vs VAN | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 14, 1973 | vs MNS | T 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 12, 1973 | @ CGS | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 10, 1973 | @ LAK | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |