Esa Tikkanen
#10 · Left wing · New York Rangers
Born Jan 25, 1965 in Helsinki, FIN · 6'1", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 80th overall in 1983 by EDM (round 4)
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The forwards closest to him in points in 1985-86. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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Pat Hughes
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13 P in 50 GP
Roger Kortko
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13 P in 52 GP
Ron Wilson
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13 P in 54 GP
Jan Ludvig
NJD ·
14 P in 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | EDM | 35 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 1986-87 | EDM | 76 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 44 | 120 | 126 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 1987-88 | EDM | 80 | 23 | 51 | 74 | 21 | 153 | 142 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 1988-89 | EDM | 67 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 10 | 92 | 151 | 0 | 1.16 |
| 1989-90 | EDM | 79 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 17 | 161 | 199 | 0 | 0.80 |
| 1990-91 | EDM | 79 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 22 | 85 | 235 | 0 | 0.87 |
| 1991-92 | EDM | 40 | 12 | 16 | 28 | -8 | 44 | 117 | 0 | 0.70 |
| 1992-93 | EDM | 66 | 14 | 19 | 33 | -11 | 76 | 162 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 1992-93 | NYR | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -13 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 1993-94 | NYR | 83 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 5 | 114 | 257 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 1994-95 | STL | 43 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 107 | 0 | 0.81 |
| 1995-96 | STL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 1995-96 | NJD | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 1995-96 | VAN | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 0.97 |
| 1996-97 | VAN | 62 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -9 | 66 | 103 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 1996-97 | NYR | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 1997-98 | FLA | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 0.32 |
| 1997-98 | WSH | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 0.60 |
| 1998-99 | NYR | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 38 | 25 | 30 | 0.09 |
| 14 seasons | Career | 877 | 244 | 386 | 630 | 82 | 1077 | 1903 | 47 | 0.72 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | EDM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1985-86 | EDM | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 1986-87 | EDM | 21 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 1987-88 | EDM | 18 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 70 | 40 | 0 | 1.44 |
| 1988-89 | EDM | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 1989-90 | EDM | 22 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 26 | 54 | 0 | 1.09 |
| 1990-91 | EDM | 18 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 24 | 76 | 0 | 1.11 |
| 1991-92 | EDM | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 1993-94 | NYR | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 56 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 1994-95 | STL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 1995-96 | VAN | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 1996-97 | NYR | 15 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 45 | 0 | 0.80 |
| 1997-98 | WSH | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 0.29 |
| 13 seasons | Playoffs | 185 | 71 | 60 | 131 | 14 | 273 | 441 | 6 | 0.71 |
1985-86 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 0.37 | 14.9 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1986 | @ VAN | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 4, 1986 | @ CGY | L 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 2, 1986 | vs VAN | W 8-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 28, 1986 | @ NYR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 26, 1986 | @ PIT | W 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 25, 1986 | @ DET | W 7-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 21, 1986 | vs MNS | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 14, 1986 | vs DET | W 12-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 12, 1986 | @ WIN | W 8-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 11, 1986 | @ MNS | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 9, 1986 | @ LAK | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 7, 1986 | vs PIT | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 5, 1986 | vs LAK | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 4, 1986 | @ VAN | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 2, 1986 | vs PHI | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 26, 1986 | @ WIN | W 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 24, 1986 | vs MTL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 10, 1985 | @ STL | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 8, 1985 | vs CHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 7, 1985 | vs MNS | W 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 5, 1985 | vs LAK | T 6-6 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 30, 1985 | vs HFD | W 8-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1985 | vs VAN | T 5-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 23, 1985 | vs NJD | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 20, 1985 | @ MTL | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 19, 1985 | @ QUE | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 17, 1985 | @ NYR | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 16, 1985 | @ NYI | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 5, 1985 | @ VAN | W 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 25, 1985 | vs CGY | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 20, 1985 | @ LAK | W 8-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 18, 1985 | vs BOS | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 16, 1985 | vs NYI | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 13, 1985 | vs STL | W 6-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 10, 1985 | vs WIN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |