Esa Tikkanen vs Keith Primeau

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Esa Tikkanen and Keith Primeau compared on their NHL careers: Esa Tikkanen played 14 seasons, 1985-86 to 1998-99, Keith Primeau 15 seasons, 1990-91 to 2005-06. Esa Tikkanen won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Esa Tikkanen leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Keith Primeau in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Esa Tikkanen and Keith Primeau career totals
877GP909
244G266
386, betterA353
630, betterPTS619
81+/-124, better
1,077, betterPIM1,541
59PPG64, better
29, betterSHG14
41, betterGWG40
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Esa Tikkanen and Keith Primeau postseason
186GP128
72G18
60, betterA39
132, betterPTS57
13, better+/--4
275PIM213, better
19, betterPPG2
3, betterSHG2
11, betterGWG4
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Esa Tikkanen and Keith Primeau all-time places
272nd (630), betterPoints278th (619)
280th (244)Goals228th (266), better
276th (386), betterAssists—
227th (41), betterGame-winning goals239th (40)
—Power-play goals297th (64), 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

Esa Tikkanen and Keith Primeau titles and awards
Esa TikkanenTitle or awardKeith Primeau
4, betterChampionships—

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.

Esa Tikkanen and Keith Primeau season by season
1st1985-861990-91
2nd1986-871991-92
3rd1987-881992-93
4th1988-891993-94
5th1989-901994-95
6th1990-911995-96
7th1991-921996-97
8th1992-931997-98
9th1993-941998-99
10th1994-951999-00
11th1995-962000-01
12th1996-972001-02
13th1997-982002-03
14th1998-992003-04
15th—2005-06