Michel Goulet vs Pat Lafontaine

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Michel Goulet and Pat Lafontaine compared on their NHL careers: Michel Goulet played 15 seasons, 1979-80 to 1993-94, Pat Lafontaine 15 seasons, 1983-84 to 1997-98.

Who has the better career numbers?

Michel Goulet leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Pat Lafontaine in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Michel Goulet and Pat Lafontaine career totals

1,089	GP	865
548	G	468
605, better	A	545
1,153, better	PTS	1,013
98, better	+/-	-4
825	PIM	552, better
178, better	PPG	156
16, better	SHG	11
63, better	GWG	59
—	TOI/G	—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Michel Goulet and Pat Lafontaine postseason

92	GP	69
39	G	26
39, better	A	36
78, better	PTS	62
-9, better	+/-	-14
110	PIM	36, better
14, better	PPG	10
2, better	SHG	1
3	GWG	4, better
—	TOI/G	—

Where each stands all time

Michel Goulet and Pat Lafontaine all-time places

52nd (1,153), better	Points	83rd (1,013)
28th (548), better	Goals	48th (468)
86th (605), better	Assists	121st (545)
31st (178), better	Power-play goals	43rd (156)
85th (63), better	Game-winning goals	95th (59)

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

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

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.

Michel Goulet 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	1987-88	1991-92
10th	1988-89	1992-93
11th	1989-90	1993-94
12th	1990-91	1994-95
13th	1991-92	1995-96
14th	1992-93	1996-97
15th	1993-94	1997-98