Brad Richards vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

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Brad Richards and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins compared on their NHL careers: Brad Richards played 15 seasons, 2000-01 to 2015-16, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 15 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26. Brad Richards won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brad Richards leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Brad Richards and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins career totals
1,126GP1,031
298G291
634, betterA513
932, betterPTS804
-66+/--28, better
251, betterPIM355
95, betterPPG88
8SHG9, better
41, betterGWG38
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Brad Richards and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins postseason
146GP102
37G25
68, betterA61
105, betterPTS86
-13, better+/--15
65PIM36, better
15, betterPPG11
0SHG0
9, betterGWG4
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Brad Richards and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all-time places
105th (932), betterPoints151st (804)
187th (298), betterGoals197th (291)
68th (634), betterAssists141st (513)
176th (95), betterPower-play goals196th (88)
227th (41), betterGame-winning goals258th (38)

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Brad Richards and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins titles and awards
2, betterChampionships—
1, betterConn Smythe Trophy—
1, betterLady Byng Trophy—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Brad Richards and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins season by season
1st2000-012011-12
2nd2001-022012-13
3rd2002-032013-14
4th2003-042014-15
5th2005-062015-16
6th2006-072016-17
7th2007-082017-18
8th2008-092018-19
9th2009-102019-20
10th2010-112020-21
11th2011-122021-22
12th2012-132022-23
13th2013-142023-24
14th2014-152024-25
15th2015-162025-26