Dale Hawerchuk vs Kent Nilsson

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Dale Hawerchuk and Kent Nilsson compared on their NHL careers: Dale Hawerchuk played 16 seasons, 1981-82 to 1996-97, Kent Nilsson 9 seasons, 1979-80 to 1994-95. Kent Nilsson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dale Hawerchuk leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Kent Nilsson in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dale Hawerchuk and Kent Nilsson career totals
1,188GP553
518G264
891, betterA422
1,409, betterPTS686
-114+/--20, better
740PIM116, better
182, betterPPG97
13SHG16, better
49, betterGWG28
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dale Hawerchuk and Kent Nilsson postseason
97GP59
30G11
69, betterA41
99, betterPTS52
-21+/-1, better
67PIM14, better
14, betterPPG3
0SHG0
2, betterGWG0
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Dale Hawerchuk and Kent Nilsson all-time places
20th (1,409), betterPoints235th (686)
35th (518), betterGoals235th (264)
21st (891), betterAssists221st (422)
28th (182), betterPower-play goals167th (97)
155th (49), betterGame-winning goals—

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

Dale Hawerchuk and Kent Nilsson titles and awards
—Championships1, better
1, betterCalder 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.

Dale Hawerchuk and Kent Nilsson season by season
1st1981-821979-80
2nd1982-831980-81
3rd1983-841981-82
4th1984-851982-83
5th1985-861983-84
6th1986-871984-85
7th1987-881985-86
8th1988-891986-87
9th1989-901994-95
10th1990-91—
11th1991-92—
12th1992-93—
13th1993-94—
14th1994-95—
15th1995-96—
16th1996-97—