Kent Nilsson vs Mario Lemieux

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Kent Nilsson and Mario Lemieux compared on their NHL careers: Kent Nilsson played 9 seasons, 1979-80 to 1994-95, Mario Lemieux 17 seasons, 1984-85 to 2005-06. Kent Nilsson won 1 title, Mario Lemieux won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mario Lemieux leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Kent Nilsson in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kent Nilsson and Mario Lemieux career totals
553GP915
264G690
422A1,033, better
686PTS1,723, better
-20+/-115, better
116, betterPIM834
97PPG236, better
16SHG49, better
28GWG74, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kent Nilsson and Mario Lemieux postseason
59GP107
11G76
41A96, better
52PTS172, better
1+/-20, better
14, betterPIM87
3PPG29, better
0SHG7, better
0GWG11, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Kent Nilsson and Mario Lemieux all-time places
235th (686)Points8th (1,723), better
235th (264)Goals10th (690), better
221st (422)Assists12th (1,033), better
167th (97)Power-play goals9th (236), better
—Game-winning goals48th (74), 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

Kent Nilsson and Mario Lemieux titles and awards
1Championships2, better
—Calder Trophy1, better
—Ted Lindsay Award4, better
—Art Ross Trophy6, better
—Hart Trophy3, better
—Conn Smythe Trophy2, 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.

Kent Nilsson and Mario Lemieux season by season
1st1979-801984-85
2nd1980-811985-86
3rd1981-821986-87
4th1982-831987-88
5th1983-841988-89
6th1984-851989-90
7th1985-861990-91
8th1986-871991-92
9th1994-951992-93
10th—1993-94
11th—1995-96
12th—1996-97
13th—2000-01
14th—2001-02
15th—2002-03
16th—2003-04
17th—2005-06