CenterRetired·Top-Six Forward
Pat LaFontaine
Born February 22, 1965 · St. Louis, USA
Draft 1983 · NYI round 1 #3
67
GP
23
G
39
A
62
PTS
Career
468G 545A 1013P
Star
Top-Six Forward
Goals per game vs. elite scorers
Assists per game vs. elite playmakers
Points per game vs. elite forwards
Power play points contribution
Ice time and skating metrics
Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range
Season projections
67 GP played · paced to 82 GPProj. Goals
28
at 82 GP
Proj. Assists
48
at 82 GP
Proj. Points
76
at 82 GP
Proj. Shots
196
at 82 GP
Proj. PPG
13
at 82 GP
Proj. PPP
35
at 82 GP
Points/Game
0.93
current rate
Goals/Game
0.34
current rate
TOI/Game
—
avg ice time
Shooting %
14.4%
current season
Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)
1.13
1993–94
1.23
1994–95
1.20
1995–96
0.62
1996–97
0.93
1997–98
Recent games
GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.60
Click date for box score · opponent for team
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-03-16 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.07 |
| 1998-03-14 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| 1998-03-12 | MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.60 |
| 1998-03-11 | SJS | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.35 |
| 1998-03-09 | NJD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.13 |
Tendencies
Full profileArchetype
Playmaker (volume)
Source: NHL API (volume only)
Sample: 67 GP · confidence 50%
Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.
- Goal-scoring index0.34 · 55 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
- Playmaking index0.58 · 78 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
- Point-production index0.93 · 74 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.
Career totals (regular season)
- Games
- 865
- Goals
- 468
- Assists
- 545
- Points
- 1013
- +/-
- -6
- PIM
- 552
- Shots
- 2664
Career totals (playoffs)
- Games
- 69
- Goals
- 26
- Assists
- 37
- Points
- 63
- +/-
- -13
- PIM
- 36
- Shots
- 146
Season history
NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | New York Rangers | 67 | 23 | 39 | 62 | -16 |
| 1997–98 | USA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996–97 | Buffalo Sabres | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -8 |
| 1996–97 | USA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1995–96 | Buffalo Sabres | 76 | 40 | 51 | 91 | -8 |
| 1995–96 | USA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres | 22 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 2 |
| 1993–94 | Buffalo Sabres | 16 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -4 |
| 1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | 84 | 53 | 95 | 148 | 11 |
| 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | 57 | 46 | 47 | 93 | 10 |
| 1991–92 | USA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1990–91 | New York Islanders | 75 | 41 | 44 | 85 | -6 |
| 1990–91 | USA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -6 |
| 1989–90 | New York Islanders | 74 | 54 | 51 | 105 | -13 |
| 1988–89 | New York Islanders | 79 | 45 | 43 | 88 | -8 |
| 1988–89 | USA | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1987–88 | New York Islanders | 75 | 47 | 45 | 92 | 12 |
| 1987–88 | USA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1986–87 | New York Islanders | 80 | 38 | 32 | 70 | -9 |
| 1986–87 | USA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1985–86 | New York Islanders | 65 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 15 |
| 1984–85 | New York Islanders | 67 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 7 |
| 1983–84 | New York Islanders | 15 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 9 |
| 1983–84 | USA | 58 | 56 | 55 | 111 | |
| 1983–84 | USA | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1982–83 | Verdun | 70 | 104 | 130 | 234 | |
| 1982–83 | Verdun | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1981–82 | Det. Compuware | 79 | 175 | 149 | 324 |