Denis Potvin
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Birth place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg)
Birth place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg)
Championships & Medals
Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
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22 | 1976 | Team Canada | Canada Cup | Team Canada defeated Team Czechoslovakia in the finals in a best of three series 2‑0. | |
26 | 1980 | New York Islanders | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | New York Islanders defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4‑2 in a best of seven series. | |
27 | 1981 | New York Islanders | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars 4‑1 in a best of seven series. | |
28 | 1982 | New York Islanders | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | New York Islanders defeated Vancouver Canucks 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
29 | 1983 | New York Islanders | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | New York Islanders defeated Edmonton Oilers 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
32 | 1986 | Team Canada | World Championship | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
World Cup Championships | |||||
NHL Stanley Cup Championships |
Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SHOTS | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
Apr 6, 1988 | NJD @ NYI | (3-4) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 3 | 33.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr 7, 1988 | NJD @ NYI | (3-2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr 9, 1988 | NYI @ NJD | (0-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr 10, 1988 | NYI @ NJD | (5-4) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr 12, 1988 | NJD @ NYI | (4-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
GAME LOG |
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Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
1973‑74 | New York Islanders | NHL | 20 | 77 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 175 | -17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8.1 |
1974‑75 | New York Islanders | NHL | 21 | 79 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 105 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10.0 |
1975‑76 | New York Islanders | NHL | 22 | 78 | 31 | 67 | 98 | 100 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 12.1 |
1976‑77 | New York Islanders | NHL | 23 | 80 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 103 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10.5 |
1976‑77 | Team Canada | 23 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
1977‑78 | New York Islanders | NHL | 24 | 80 | 30 | 64 | 94 | 81 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 10.5 |
1978‑79 | New York Islanders | NHL | 25 | 73 | 31 | 70 | 101 | 58 | 71 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 13.1 |
1979‑80 | New York Islanders | NHL | 26 | 31 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
1980‑81 | New York Islanders | NHL | 27 | 74 | 20 | 56 | 76 | 104 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9.7 |
1981‑82 | New York Islanders | NHL | 28 | 60 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 83 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 14.2 |
1981‑82 | Team Canada | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | ||
1982‑83 | New York Islanders | NHL | 29 | 69 | 12 | 54 | 66 | 60 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
1983‑84 | New York Islanders | NHL | 30 | 78 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 87 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8.9 |
1984‑85 | New York Islanders | NHL | 31 | 77 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 96 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 |
1985‑86 | New York Islanders | NHL | 32 | 74 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 78 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12.5 |
1985‑86 | Team Canada | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||
1986‑87 | New York Islanders | NHL | 33 | 58 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 70 | -6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
1987‑88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 34 | 72 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 112 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 10.1 |
NHL Totals | 1060 | 310 | 742 | 1052 | 1356 | 456 | 127 | 10 | 44 | 10.2 |
Playoff Stats
Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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1974‑75 | New York Islanders | NHL | 21 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 |
1975‑76 | New York Islanders | NHL | 22 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.9 |
1976‑77 | New York Islanders | NHL | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 |
1977‑78 | New York Islanders | NHL | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
1978‑79 | New York Islanders | NHL | 25 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
1979‑80 | New York Islanders | NHL | 26 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
1980‑81 | New York Islanders | NHL | 27 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18.2 |
1981‑82 | New York Islanders | NHL | 28 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
1982‑83 | New York Islanders | NHL | 29 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 |
1983‑84 | New York Islanders | NHL | 30 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
1984‑85 | New York Islanders | NHL | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.6 |
1985‑86 | New York Islanders | NHL | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
1986‑87 | New York Islanders | NHL | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
1987‑88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 34 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
NHL Totals | 185 | 56 | 109 | 165 | 253 | 64 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9.7 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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Team Canada - Canada Cup 1976 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Team Canada - Canada Cup 1981 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | |
Team Canada - World Championship 1986 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||||
World Cup Totals | 14 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | |
World Championship Totals | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
All-Star Game Appearences
Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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1974 | East Division All-Stars | NHL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1975 | Campbell Conference All-Stars | NHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1976 | Campbell Conference All-Stars | NHL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1977 | Campbell Conference All-Stars | NHL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1978 | Campbell Conference All-Stars | NHL | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1981 | Campbell Conference All-Stars | NHL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1983 | Wales Conference All-Stars | NHL | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1984 | Wales Conference All-Stars | NHL | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1988 | Wales Conference All-Stars | NHL | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NHL All-Star Game Totals | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |