Kent Nilsson vs Pat Lafontaine

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Kent Nilsson and Pat Lafontaine compared on their NHL careers: Kent Nilsson played 9 seasons, 1979-80 to 1994-95, Pat Lafontaine 15 seasons, 1983-84 to 1997-98. Kent Nilsson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Pat Lafontaine leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Kent Nilsson in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kent Nilsson and Pat Lafontaine career totals

553	GP	865
264	G	468
422	A	545, better
686	PTS	1,013, better
-20	+/-	-4, better
116, better	PIM	552
97	PPG	156, better
16, better	SHG	11
28	GWG	59, better
—	TOI/G	—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kent Nilsson and Pat Lafontaine postseason

59	GP	69
11	G	26
41, better	A	36
52	PTS	62, better
1, better	+/-	-14
14, better	PIM	36
3	PPG	10, better
0	SHG	1, better
0	GWG	4, better
—	TOI/G	—

Where each stands all time

Kent Nilsson and Pat Lafontaine all-time places

235th (686)	Points	83rd (1,013), better
235th (264)	Goals	48th (468), better
221st (422)	Assists	121st (545), better
167th (97)	Power-play goals	43rd (156), better
—	Game-winning goals	95th (59), 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 Pat Lafontaine titles and awards
Kent Nilsson	Title or award	Pat Lafontaine
1, better	Championships	—

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 Pat Lafontaine season by season

1st	1979-80	1983-84
2nd	1980-81	1984-85
3rd	1981-82	1985-86
4th	1982-83	1986-87
5th	1983-84	1987-88
6th	1984-85	1988-89
7th	1985-86	1989-90
8th	1986-87	1990-91
9th	1994-95	1991-92
10th	—	1992-93
11th	—	1993-94
12th	—	1994-95
13th	—	1995-96
14th	—	1996-97
15th	—	1997-98