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Rick Middleton

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: December 4, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 21 New York Rangers NHL 47 22 18 40 0.85 17 0.35 57 24 39 0 -6 19 16 6 0 2 106 2.26 20.8
1975-76 22 New York Rangers NHL 77 24 26 50 0.65 20 0.26 85 38 86 1 -38 14 17 7 0 5 159 2.06 15.1
1976-77 23 Boston Bruins NHL 72 20 22 42 0.58 17 0.23 70 8 60 0 2 2 20 0 0 1 128 1.78 15.6
1977-78 24 Boston Bruins NHL 79 25 35 60 0.76 23 0.29 101 10 52 1 40 8 23 2 0 6 171 2.16 14.6
1978-79 25 Boston Bruins NHL 71 38 48 86 1.21 34 0.47 117 29 69 14 33 7 25 12 1 5 152 2.14 25.0
1979-80 26 Boston Bruins NHL 80 40 52 92 1.15 36 0.45 135 50 56 2 31 24 31 9 0 4 223 2.79 17.9
1980-81 27 Boston Bruins NHL 80 44 59 103 1.29 40 0.50 138 64 68 9 15 16 24 16 4 7 222 2.78 19.8
1981-82 28 Boston Bruins NHL 75 51 43 94 1.25 39 0.52 140 52 92 19 15 12 31 19 1 9 202 2.69 25.2
1982-83 29 Boston Bruins NHL 80 49 47 96 1.20 39 0.49 134 29 102 30 33 8 40 6 3 7 214 2.68 22.9
1983-84 30 Boston Bruins NHL 80 47 58 105 1.31 41 0.52 155 56 91 18 26 14 27 16 4 6 209 2.61 22.5
1984-85 31 Boston Bruins NHL 80 30 46 76 0.95 28 0.36 107 32 102 29 2 6 15 12 3 3 169 2.11 17.8
1985-86 32 Boston Bruins NHL 49 14 30 44 0.90 16 0.33 68 18 60 27 17 10 8 4 2 0 100 2.04 14.0
1986-87 33 Boston Bruins NHL 76 31 37 68 0.89 27 0.35 105 32 89 23 7 6 23 4 4 3 141 1.86 22.0
1987-88 34 Boston Bruins NHL 59 13 19 32 0.54 12 0.21 49 11 62 27 3 11 8 2 3 1 79 1.34 16.5
Career 14 Seasons NHL 1005 448 540 988 0.98 389 0.39 1461 453 1028 200 180 157 308 115 25 59 2275 2.26 19.7

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 21 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0
1976-77 23 Boston Bruins NHL 13 5 4 9 0.69 0 5 0 0 1
1977-78 24 Boston Bruins NHL 15 5 2 7 0.47 0 5 0 0 2
1978-79 25 Boston Bruins NHL 11 4 8 12 1.09 0 2 2 0 1
1979-80 26 Boston Bruins NHL 10 4 2 6 0.60 5 4 0 0 0
1980-81 27 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 2 0 0 0 0
1981-82 28 Boston Bruins NHL 11 6 9 15 1.36 0 4 2 0 0
1982-83 29 Boston Bruins NHL 17 11 22 33 1.94 6 6 4 1 1
1983-84 30 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 -4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.33 0.0
1984-85 31 Boston Bruins NHL 5 3 0 3 0.60 1 0 3 0 0 0 13 2.60 23.1
1986-87 33 Boston Bruins NHL 4 2 2 4 1.00 -1 0 0 1 1 0 6 1.50 33.3
1987-88 34 Boston Bruins NHL 19 5 5 10 0.53 4 4 4 0 1 3 18 0.95 27.8
Career 12 Seasons NHL 114 45 55 100 0.88 0 19 33 9 3 8 41 1.32 24.4

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 18 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 53 36 34 70 1.32 24
1972-73 19 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 62 67 70 137 2.21 14
1973-74 20 Providence Reds AHL 63 36 48 84 1.33 14
1981-82 28 Canada Can-Cup 7 1 2 3 0.43 0
1984-85 31 Canada Can-Cup 7 4 4 8 1.14 0
Career 1 Season AHL 63 36 48 84 1.33 14
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 14 5 6 11 0.79 0
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 115 103 104 207 1.80 38

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 18 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 12 5 5 10 0.83 2
1973-74 20 Providence Reds AHL 15 9 6 15 1.00 2
Career 1 Season AHL 15 9 6 15 1.00 2
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 12 5 5 10 0.83 2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1981 NHL
1982 NHL
1984 NHL

Awards

1981-82 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Honors

1981-82 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1979-80 NHL 80 (3)
1980-81 NHL 80 (2)
1982-83 NHL 80 (1)
 1983-84 NHL 80 (1)
 1984-85 NHL 80 (1)

Goals

1981-82 NHL 51 (7)
1982-83 NHL 49 (8)
1983-84 NHL 47 (10)
Career NHL 448 (56)

Goals Per Game

1978-79 NHL 0.54 (9)
1981-82 NHL 0.68 (6)
Career NHL 0.45 (56)

Assists

Career NHL 540 (95)

Points

1980-81 NHL 103 (10)
1983-84 NHL 105 (10)
Career NHL 988 (73)

Points Per Game

Career NHL 0.98 (60)

Goals Created

1980-81 NHL 40.1 (10)
1983-84 NHL 41.4 (9)
Career NHL 388.6 (68)

Goals Created Per Game

1978-79 NHL 0.47 (9)
Career NHL 0.39 (54)

Total Goals For

Career NHL 1461 (90)

Power Play Goals For

1980-81 NHL 64 (9)

Plus/Minus

Career NHL 180 (74)

Even Strength Goals

1981-82 NHL 31 (10)
1982-83 NHL 40 (6)
Career NHL 308 (43)

Power Play Goals

1980-81 NHL 16 (8)
1981-82 NHL 19 (5)
1983-84 NHL 16 (7)
Career NHL 115 (94)

Short-Handed Goals

1980-81 NHL 4 (6)
1983-84 NHL 4 (8)
1986-87 NHL 4 (8)
Career NHL 25 (34)

Game-Winning Goals

1977-78 NHL 6 (9)
1980-81 NHL 7 (6)
1981-82 NHL 9 (4)
Career NHL 59 (55)

Shooting Percentage

1974-75 NHL 20.8 (7)
1978-79 NHL 25.0 (4)
1981-82 NHL 25.2 (1)
 1982-83 NHL 22.9 (7)
1986-87 NHL 22.0 (10)
Career NHL 19.7 (7)
  

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

May 26, 1976: Traded to Boston by NY Rangers for Ken Hodge, May 26, 1976.