Denis Potvin

Full Name: Denis Charles Potvin

(Bear)

Position: D • Shoots: Left

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: October 29, 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario ca

Draft: NY Islanders, 1st round (1st overall), 1973 NHL Amateur

Amateur Teams: Ottawa 67's

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player 1991 (Full List)

Relatives: Brother Jean Potvin; Cousin Marc Potvin

Hall of Fame
4x Cup Winner
1973-74 Calder
7x All Star
3x Norris
NHL 100th Anniv. Team

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Denis Potvin 1986-87 Scoring Log

Regular Season Breakdown

Points Summary
Goals	12
Assists	30
Points	42
Games with Points	29 games

Points by Period
First	11
Second	12
Third	19
OT	0

Points by Situation
Even Strength	18
Power Play	24
Short-handed	0

Points by Opponent
LAK	6
WSH	4
NYR	4
MNS	4
PIT	4
PHI	4
WIN	3
CGY	3
BUF	3
HAR	2
NJD	1
EDM	1
VAN	1
CHI	1
QUE	1

Goals by Arena
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	5
Brendan Byrne Arena	1
Hartford Civic Center	1
Met Center	1
Olympic Saddledome	1
Northlands Coliseum	1
Pacific Coliseum	1
The Spectrum	1

Goals by Goalie
Jacques Cloutier	2
John Vanbiesbrouck	1
Alain Chevrier	1
Mike Liut	1
Mike Sands	1
Steve Weeks	1
Mike Vernon	1
Andy Moog	1
Frank Caprice	1
Ron Hextall	1
Tom Barrasso	1

Goals by Assister
Bryan Trottier	6
Patrick Flatley	3
Tomas Jonsson	3
Mike Bossy	3
Mikko Mäkelä	2
Pat LaFontaine	2
Brad Lauer	1
Ken Leiter	1
Brent Sutter	1

Assists by Scorer
Mike Bossy	8
Pat LaFontaine	6
Bryan Trottier	4
Brent Sutter	3
Mikko Mäkelä	2
Brad Lauer	1
Duane Sutter	1
Patrick Flatley	1
Gord Dineen	1
Greg Gilbert	1
Alan Kerr	1
Richard Kromm	1

Regular Season

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Regular Season Table
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	Scr	P	Time		Goal Scorer	Primary Assist	Secondary Assist	Goalie
1	1986-10-11	NYI	@	LAK	0-4	2	09:46	PP	Brad Lauer	Denis Potvin	Pat LaFontaine	Bob Janecyk
2	1986-10-11	NYI	@	LAK	1-5	2	18:51	PP	Brent Sutter	Denis Potvin	Mikko Mäkelä	Bob Janecyk
3	1986-10-11	NYI	@	LAK	2-5	3	01:42	EV	Duane Sutter	Alan Kerr	Denis Potvin	Bob Janecyk
4	1986-10-16	NYI		WSH	1-2	1	08:39	PP	Bryan Trottier	Denis Potvin	Richard Kromm	Pete Peeters
5	1986-10-18	NYI		NYR	0-2	3	00:15	PP	Pat LaFontaine	Denis Potvin		John Vanbiesbrouck
6	1986-10-18	NYI		NYR	1-3	3	17:05	EV	Denis Potvin	Bryan Trottier		John Vanbiesbrouck
7	1986-10-19	NYI	@	NYR	0-1	2	12:15	EV	Bryan Trottier	Denis Potvin	Duane Sutter	John Vanbiesbrouck
8	1986-10-19	NYI	@	NYR	1-2	3	14:03	EV	Patrick Flatley	Denis Potvin		John Vanbiesbrouck
9	1986-10-25	NYI		LAK	0-0	1	03:10	EV	Gord Dineen	Denis Potvin		Bob Janecyk
10	1986-10-25	NYI		LAK	2-2	1	18:04	PP	Mikko Mäkelä	Denis Potvin	Tomas Jonsson	Bob Janecyk
11	1986-10-30	NYI	@	NJD	2-1	1	15:43	EV	Denis Potvin	Patrick Flatley	Brent Sutter	Alain Chevrier
12	1986-11-01	NYI		WIN	1-1	1	12:29	PP	Pat LaFontaine	Denis Potvin	Bryan Trottier	Pokey Reddick
13	1986-11-01	NYI		WIN	5-3	3	17:00	PP	Pat LaFontaine	Denis Potvin	Tomas Jonsson	Pokey Reddick
14	1986-11-01	NYI		WIN	6-4	3	19:49	EV	Mike Bossy	Denis Potvin		Pokey Reddick
15	1986-11-04	NYI		WSH	3-0	2	13:13	EV	Mike Bossy	Denis Potvin	Pat LaFontaine	Pete Peeters
16	1986-11-04	NYI		WSH	6-1	3	05:45	PP	Mike Bossy	Denis Potvin	Bryan Trottier	Pete Peeters
17	1986-11-05	NYI	@	HAR	0-0	1	13:04	PP	Denis Potvin	Tomas Jonsson	Bryan Trottier	Mike Liut
18	1986-11-15	NYI	@	MNS	2-2	3	00:45	PP	Pat LaFontaine	Denis Potvin	Tomas Jonsson	Mike Sands
19	1986-11-15	NYI	@	MNS	5-3	3	16:32	PP	Denis Potvin	Brad Lauer	Mike Bossy	Mike Sands
20	1986-11-22	NYI		HAR	0-0	1	06:50	PP	Denis Potvin	Ken Leiter	Patrick Flatley	Steve Weeks
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	Scr	P	Time		Goal Scorer	Primary Assist	Secondary Assist	Goalie
21	1986-11-25	NYI		PIT	0-0	1	08:26	PP	Pat LaFontaine	Denis Potvin	Ken Leiter	Gilles Meloche
22	1986-11-26	NYI	@	PIT	2-2	2	09:24	EV	Mike Bossy	Duane Sutter	Denis Potvin	Roberto Romano
23	1986-11-29	NYI		PHI	1-2	2	11:07	PP	Mike Bossy	Bryan Trottier	Denis Potvin	Ron Hextall
24	1986-11-29	NYI		PHI	2-4	3	07:44	PP	Bryan Trottier	Denis Potvin	Ken Leiter	Ron Hextall
25	1986-12-02	NYI	@	CGY	1-1	2	02:54	PP	Mikko Mäkelä	Brent Sutter	Denis Potvin	Mike Vernon
26	1986-12-02	NYI	@	CGY	2-1	3	01:04	PP	Denis Potvin	Mike Bossy	Pat LaFontaine	Mike Vernon
27	1986-12-03	NYI	@	EDM	0-1	1	08:35	PP	Denis Potvin	Mike Bossy	Tomas Jonsson	Andy Moog
28	1986-12-05	NYI	@	VAN	3-3	3	15:20	EV	Denis Potvin	Mikko Mäkelä	Patrick Flatley	Frank Caprice
29	1986-12-09	NYI		LAK	1-5	3	00:21	PP	Pat LaFontaine	Bryan Trottier	Denis Potvin	Darren Eliot
30	1986-12-18	NYI	@	PHI	3-9	3	08:28	PP	Denis Potvin	Bryan Trottier	Tomas Jonsson	Ron Hextall
31	1986-12-27	NYI	@	PIT	0-1	2	08:48	EV	Mike Bossy	Denis Potvin		Roberto Romano
32	1986-12-30	NYI		CHI	2-4	3	11:52	EV	Brent Sutter	Denis Potvin	Patrick Flatley	Bob Sauvé
33	1987-01-06	NYI		MNS	3-1	2	11:48	EV	Mike Bossy	Denis Potvin	Patrick Flatley	Don Beaupre
34	1987-01-06	NYI		MNS	4-2	2	19:24	PP	Bryan Trottier	Mike Bossy	Denis Potvin	Don Beaupre
35	1987-01-13	NYI		PIT	2-3	3	11:57	EV	Mike Bossy	Bryan Trottier	Denis Potvin	Gilles Meloche
36	1987-01-15	NYI		WSH	1-2	2	03:00	PP	Brent Sutter	Tomas Jonsson	Denis Potvin	Bob Mason
37	1987-02-07	NYI	@	CGY	0-1	1	09:54	EV	Greg Gilbert	Denis Potvin	Bryan Trottier	Mike Vernon
38	1987-02-14	NYI		BUF	0-2	1	14:18	PP	Denis Potvin	Bryan Trottier		Tom Barrasso
39	1987-04-02	NYI		QUE	0-4	3	07:43	EV	Alan Kerr	Denis Potvin	Pat LaFontaine	Clint Malarchuk
40	1987-04-04	NYI		BUF	2-4	3	02:00	PP	Denis Potvin	Pat LaFontaine	Bryan Trottier	Jacques Cloutier
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	Scr	P	Time		Goal Scorer	Primary Assist	Secondary Assist	Goalie
41	1987-04-04	NYI		BUF	5-6	3	19:43	EV	Denis Potvin	Mikko Mäkelä	Bryan Trottier	Jacques Cloutier
42	1987-04-05	NYI	@	PHI	3-5	2	03:07	EV	Richard Kromm	Gord Dineen	Denis Potvin	Ron Hextall

Playoffs Breakdown

Points Summary
Goals	2
Assists	2
Points	4
Games with Points	3 games

Points by Period
First	0
Second	0
Third	4
OT	0

Points by Situation
Even Strength	2
Power Play	2
Short-handed	0

Points by Opponent
WSH	2
PHI	2

Goals by Arena
The Spectrum	2

Goals by Goalie
Ron Hextall	2

Goals by Assister
Pat LaFontaine	1
Alan Kerr	1
Tomas Jonsson	1
Randy Wood	1

Assists by Scorer
Mike Bossy	1
Bryan Trottier	1

Playoffs

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