Pat LaFontaine

USA

61 y.o.

Center

🏒Right Shot

United States

Drafted3rd Overallby

New York Islandersin1983

Career Summary

Pat LaFontaine played 15 NHL SEASONS from 1983-84 to 1997-98 for the Islanders, Sabres, and Rangers. Across his NHL career, LaFontaine recorded 468 GOALS and 545 ASSISTS for 1,013 CAREER POINTS. In the playoffs, LaFontaine added 26 GOALS and 63 POINTS in 69 games. A 1-TIME BILL MASTERTON MEMORIAL TROPHY winner and 1-TIME LESTER PATRICK TROPHY winner. LaFontaine was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and named to the NHL Top 100 All-Time list.

Statistics

Per game

International

Regular Season Stats


1981-82	MNHL	Det. Compuware	79	175	149	324	-	-	-	-
1982-83	QMJHL	Verdun	70	104	130	234	-	-	-	10
1982-83	M-Cup	Verdun	4	3	2	5	-	-	-	2
1983-84	NHL	New York Islanders	15	13	6	19	9	35	37.1%	6
1984-85	NHL	New York Islanders	67	19	35	54	7	172	11.1%	32
1985-86	NHL	New York Islanders	65	30	23	53	15	172	17.4%	43
1986-87	NHL	New York Islanders	80	38	32	70	-9	219	17.3%	70
1987-88	NHL	New York Islanders	75	47	45	92	12	242	19.4%	52
1988-89	NHL	New York Islanders	79	45	43	88	-8	288	15.6%	26
1989-90	NHL	New York Islanders	74	54	51	105	-13	286	18.9%	38
1990-91	NHL	New York Islanders	75	41	44	85	-6	225	18.2%	42
1991-92	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	57	46	47	93	10	203	22.7%	98
1992-93	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	84	53	95	148	11	306	17.3%	63
1993-94	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	16	5	13	18	-4	40	12.5%	2
1994-95	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	22	12	15	27	2	54	22.2%	4
1995-96	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	76	40	51	91	-8	224	17.9%	36
1996-97	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	13	2	6	8	-8	38	5.3%	4
1997-98	NHL	New York Rangers	67	23	39	62	-16	160	14.4%	36

NHL Totals	–	865	468	545	1013	-6	2664	17.6%	552

Juniors Totals	–	70	104	130	234	-	-	-	10

Scores a goal every 2.9 games

Records an assist every 1.7 games

Earns a point every 1.1 games

Takes 2.4 shots per game

Gets at least 2 PIMs every 3.7 games

Scores a PP goal every 6.1 games

Earns a PP point every 2.3 games

Playoff Stats


1982-83	QMJHL	Verdun	15	11	24	35	-	-	-	4
1982-83	M-Cup	Verdun	4	3	2	5	-	-	-	2
1983-84	NHL	New York Islanders	16	3	6	9	-1	21	14.3%	8
1984-85	NHL	New York Islanders	9	1	2	3	-3	7	14.3%	4
1985-86	NHL	New York Islanders	3	1	0	1	-2	7	14.3%	0
1986-87	NHL	New York Islanders	14	5	8	13	-6	39	12.8%	10
1987-88	NHL	New York Islanders	6	4	5	9	2	16	25.0%	8
1989-90	NHL	New York Islanders	2	0	1	1	-1	5	0.0%	0
1991-92	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	7	8	3	11	0	27	29.6%	4
1992-93	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	7	2	10	12	0	13	15.4%	0
1994-95	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	5	2	2	4	-2	11	18.2%	2

NHL Totals	–	69	26	37	63	-13	146	17.8%	36

Juniors Totals	–	15	11	24	35	-	-	-	4

Scores a goal every 2.5 games

Records an assist every 2.5 games

Earns a point every 1.3 games

Takes 2.2 shots per game

Gets at least 2 PIMs every 5.0 games

Scores a PP goal every 5.0 games

Earns a PP point every 5.0 games

Last 5 Games

Season	Opponent	Date	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	Shifts	TOI
Regular	vs OTT	Mar 16	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	3:09
Regular	@ BOS	Mar 14	0	0	0	-1	0	2	16	14:22
Regular	@ MTL	Mar 12	0	1	1	-1	2	2	17	19:35
Regular	vs SJS	Mar 11	0	2	2	0	0	2	21	20:16
Regular	vs NJD	Mar 9	1	0	1	1	0	3	22	17:29

Awards

Year	Award
1996-97	Lester Patrick Trophy
1994-95	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy