Adam Oates stats
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,337
- G
- 341
- A
- 1,079
- PTS
- 1,420
- +/-
- 35
- PIM
- 415
- PPG
- 103
- GWG
- 56
Ranked among NHL players with 20+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | +/-: Goals for minus goals against while the player was on the ice at even strength or short-handed. | PIM: Penalty minutes — time served in the box. | PPG: Power-play goals, scored with a man advantage. | GWG: Game-winning goals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | DET | 38 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -24 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 76 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 63 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 69 | 16 | 62 | 78 | -1 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989-90 | STL | 80 | 23 | 79 | 102 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 3 |
| 1990-91 | STL | 61 | 25 | 90 | 115 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 3 |
| 1991-92 |  BOS/STL | 80 | 20 | 79 | 99 | -9 | 22 | 6 | 4 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 84 | 45 | 97 | 142 | 15 | 32 | 24 | 11 |
| 1993-94 | BOS | 77 | 32 | 80 | 112 | 10 | 45 | 16 | 3 |
| 1994-95 | BOS | 48 | 12 | 41 | 53 | -11 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 1995-96 | BOS | 70 | 25 | 67 | 92 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 1996-97 |  BOS/WSH | 80 | 22 | 60 | 82 | -5 | 14 | 3 | 5 |
| 1997-98 | WSH | 82 | 18 | 58 | 76 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998-99 | WSH | 59 | 12 | 42 | 54 | -1 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | WSH | 82 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
| 2000-01 | WSH | 81 | 13 | 69 | 82 | -9 | 28 | 5 | 4 |
| 2001-02 | PHI/WSH | 80 | 14 | 64 | 78 | -4 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002-03 | ANA | 67 | 9 | 36 | 45 | -1 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003-04 | EDM | 60 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 163
- G
- 42
- A
- 114
- PTS
- 156
- +/-
- -12
- PIM
- 66
- PPG
- 17
- GWG
- 7
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,337
- G
- 0.3
- A
- 0.8
- PTS
- 1.1
- +/-
- 35
- PIM
- 0.3
- PPG
- 0.1
- GWG
- 0.0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — percentages, plus/minus, goals-against average and time on ice are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | +/-: Goals for minus goals against while the player was on the ice at even strength or short-handed. | PIM: Penalty minutes — time served in the box. | PPG: Power-play goals, scored with a man advantage. | GWG: Game-winning goals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | DET | 38 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -24 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 76 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 63 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 16 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 69 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1989-90 | STL | 80 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1990-91 | STL | 61 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1991-92 | BOS/STL | 80 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 84 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 15 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1993-94 | BOS | 77 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1994-95 | BOS | 48 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1995-96 | BOS | 70 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 16 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1996-97 | BOS/WSH | 80 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 1997-98 | WSH | 82 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1998-99 | WSH | 59 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1999-00 | WSH | 82 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2000-01 | WSH | 81 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2001-02 | PHI/WSH | 80 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002-03 | ANA | 67 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2003-04 | EDM | 60 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1985
Latest performance
Adam Oates
Apr 03 · @ VAN · L 5-2
- A
- 1
- G
- 0
- S
- 0
- +/-
- 1
- GWG
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- PPA
- 1
- PPG
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Apr 03 | at VANL 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wed, Mar 31 | at DALW 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Mar 30 | atSTLL 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Mar 28 | vs—W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Mar 26 | vs LAW 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Mar 24 | vsDALL 4-3 OT | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
What were Adam Oates's career stats?
Adam Oates played 19 seasons for the Red Wings, the Blues, the Bruins, the Capitals, the Ducks and the Oilers. He had 341 goals and 1,079 assists for 1,420 points in 1,337 games.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 15 postseasons, 1985-86 to 2003-04
Adam Oates sits top 10 all time in assists.
All-time career rank
- 18th in points (1,420)
- 135th in goals (341)
- 9th in assists (1,079)
- 144th in power-play goals (103)
- 110th in game-winning goals (56)
Among the 3,898 NHL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Adam Oates
Playoff series
Adam Oates played 61 games across 6 NHL postseasons in 12 series — 6 won, 6 lost.
| G: Goals scored. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 |  DET | Won 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002-03 | DAL | Won 4-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002-03 |  MIN | Won 4-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002-03 |  NJ | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001-02 |  OTT | Lost 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000-01 |  PIT | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | PIT | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997-98 |  BOS | Won 4-2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1997-98 | OTT | Won 4-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997-98 |  BUF | Won 4-2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997-98 | DET | Lost 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1995-96 |  FLA | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Totals, from NHL game logs since the 1995-96 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Adam Oates against each club
- vs Pittsburgh Penguins (40)
- vs Carolina Hurricanes (39)
- vs Florida Panthers (39)
- vs Ottawa Senators (39)
- vs Buffalo Sabres (36)
- vs New Jersey Devils (35)
- vs New York Rangers (32)
- vs Tampa Bay Lightning (31)
- vs Montreal Canadiens (29)
- vs Philadelphia Flyers (28)
- vs Dallas Stars (26)
- vs Boston Bruins (25)
- vs New York Islanders (24)
- vs Detroit Red Wings (22)
- vs Vancouver Canucks (22)
- vs Los Angeles Kings (20)
- vs Chicago Blackhawks (19)
- vs Colorado Avalanche (19)
- vs San Jose Sharks (19)
- vs Anaheim Ducks (18)
- vs Calgary Flames (18)
- vs St. Louis Blues (18)
- vs Toronto Maple Leafs (17)
- vs Winnipeg Jets (17)
- vs Edmonton Oilers (15)
- vs Minnesota Wild (15)
- vs Nashville Predators (13)
- vs Washington Capitals (9)
- vs Columbus Blue Jackets (7)
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