Denis Potvin vs Ray Bourque

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Denis Potvin and Ray Bourque compared on their NHL careers: Denis Potvin played 15 seasons, 1973-74 to 1987-88, Ray Bourque 22 seasons, 1979-80 to 2000-01. Denis Potvin won 4 titles, Ray Bourque won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ray Bourque leads in 7 of the 8 lines, Denis Potvin in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Denis Potvin and Ray Bourque career totals
1,060GP1,612
310G410
742A1,169, better
1,052PTS1,579, better
456+/-528, better
1,356PIM1,141, better
3,050, betterS1,002
127PPG173, better
10SHG16, better
44GWG60, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Denis Potvin and Ray Bourque postseason
185GP214
56G41
109A139, better
165PTS180, better
64, better+/-27
253PIM171, better
578, betterS163
28, betterPPG15
2, betterSHG0
7, betterGWG4
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Denis Potvin and Ray Bourque all-time places
83rd (1,052)Points13th (1,579), better
210th (310)Goals104th (410), better
52nd (742)Assists4th (1,169), better
98th (127)Power-play goals35th (173), better
233rd (44)Game-winning goals109th (60), better

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

Denis Potvin and Ray Bourque titles and awards
4, betterChampionships1
1Calder Trophy1
3Norris Trophy5, better

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.

Denis Potvin and Ray Bourque season by season
1st1973-741979-80
2nd1974-751980-81
3rd1975-761981-82
4th1976-771982-83
5th1977-781983-84
6th1978-791984-85
7th1979-801985-86
8th1980-811986-87
9th1981-821987-88
10th1982-831988-89
11th1983-841989-90
12th1984-851990-91
13th1985-861991-92
14th1986-871992-93
15th1987-881993-94
16th—1994-95
17th—1995-96
18th—1996-97
19th—1997-98
20th—1998-99
21st—1999-00
22nd—2000-01