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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30 P in 72 GP
Jeff Shantz
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30 P in 69 GP
Brent Gilchrist
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30 P in 67 GP
Kevin Todd
ANA ·
30 P in 65 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 |
1996-97 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -9 | 72 | 133 | 0 | 0.39 | 9.8 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1997 | vs TBL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 10, 1997 | @ PHI | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 7, 1997 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | @ BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 3, 1997 | vs BOS | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 1, 1997 | vs BUF | T 1-1 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 29, 1997 | @ HFD | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 27, 1997 | @ NJD | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 24, 1997 | vs PIT | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 21, 1997 | vs DET | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 19, 1997 | vs MTL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 17, 1997 | vs OTT | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 14, 1997 | @ OTT | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 12, 1997 | vs WSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 8, 1997 | vs DET | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 5, 1997 | vs CHI | T 1-1 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 3, 1997 | @ COL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | vs LAK | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 27, 1997 | vs PHX | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 25, 1997 | vs MTL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1997 | @ ANA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 22, 1997 | @ LAK | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | @ SJS | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 18, 1997 | vs TOR | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 15, 1997 | vs ANA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 11, 1997 | vs WSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 8, 1997 | @ TOR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 6, 1997 | @ DET | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 1, 1997 | @ CGY | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 30, 1997 | vs NYI | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 27, 1997 | vs SJS | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | @ PHX | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 23, 1997 | @ STL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 22, 1997 | @ CHI | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 20, 1997 | vs SJS | W 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 14, 1997 | vs FLA | T 4-4 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 12, 1997 | vs ANA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 10, 1997 | vs HFD | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 7, 1997 | @ LAK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 6, 1997 | @ ANA | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 4, 1997 | vs TOR | W 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1997 | vs LAK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 31, 1996 | vs PHI | L 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1996 | @ PHX | L 4-7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 26, 1996 | @ SJS | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 23, 1996 | vs EDM | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 20, 1996 | vs DET | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 18, 1996 | vs NJD | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 15, 1996 | @ STL | W 8-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 13, 1996 | @ DAL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 11, 1996 | vs COL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 7, 1996 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 4, 1996 | @ BUF | W 7-6 (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 3, 1996 | @ DET | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 1, 1996 | @ PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 29, 1996 | @ BOS | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1996 | @ HFD | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 26, 1996 | @ TOR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 23, 1996 | vs NYR | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 21, 1996 | vs CHI | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 19, 1996 | vs DAL | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 16, 1996 | @ MTL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 11, 1996 | @ NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 8, 1996 | vs STL | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 2, 1996 | vs CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 1, 1996 | @ EDM | W 5-4 (OT) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 30, 1996 | @ ANA | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 26, 1996 | vs PIT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 23, 1996 | vs COL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 19, 1996 | @ COL | L 2-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 17, 1996 | @ DAL | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 14, 1996 | vs BOS | L 4-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 12, 1996 | vs STL | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 9, 1996 | vs BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 6, 1996 | @ EDM | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 5, 1996 | vs CGY | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |