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Lindy Ruff
Buffalo Sabres
Position
L
Age
66
Height
74"
Weight
201LBS
Shoots
L
Birth Place
Warburg, AB, CAN
Born
Feb 16, 1960
L
Buffalo Sabres
1981
G16
A32
PTS48
Career Trajectory
Lindy
Ruff
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
63 | 0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 77.0 | 6.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1980 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
65 | 0 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 26.0 | 2.0 | 121.0 | 97.0 | 8.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1981 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
79 | 0 | 16.0 | 32.0 | 48.0 | 2.0 | 194.0 | 181.0 | 8.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1982 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
60 | 0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 29.0 | 16.0 | 130.0 | 110.0 | 10.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1983 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
58 | 0 | 14.0 | 31.0 | 45.0 | 15.0 | 101.0 | 126.0 | 11.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1984 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
39 | 0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 70.0 | 18.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1985 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
54 | 0 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 32.0 | 8.0 | 158.0 | 131.0 | 15.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1986 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
50 | 0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | -14.0 | 74.0 | 95.0 | 6.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1987 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
77 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | -9.0 | 179.0 | 106.0 | 1.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1988 |
New York Rangers
|
76 | 0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 22.0 | -23.0 | 117.0 | 88.0 | 6.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1989 |
New York Rangers
|
56 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | -10.0 | 80.0 | 59.0 | 5.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1990 |
New York Rangers
|
14 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1979 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
8 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -2.0 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 9.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1980 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
6 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 9.0 | 33.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1981 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -3.0 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1982 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
10 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 | 47.0 | 14.0 | 28.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1983 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 33.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1984 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
5 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 13.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1987 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 33.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1988 |
New York Rangers
|
2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.0 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1989 |
New York Rangers
|
8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -3.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
Season Totals Distribution
Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
SOG
Career Totals
#1171
OF 8,954
Points
300
#1219
OF 8,954
Goals
105
#1121
OF 8,954
Assists
195
#1209
OF 8,954
Games
691
#7003
OF 8,954
Plus/Minus
-15
#1053
OF 8,954
Shots
1,150
#1305
OF 8,954
PP Goals
18
#1157
OF 8,954
PP Points
63
#1493
OF 8,954
SH Goals
2
#1454
OF 8,954
SH Points
5
#844
OF 8,954
GW Goals
22
Per Game Averages
#1998
OF 8,954
Goals/G
0.15
#1714
OF 8,954
Points/G
0.43
Efficiency & Percentages
#1740
OF 8,954
Shooting %
9.1%
Career Totals
#39
OF 539
Points
268
#38
OF 539
Goals
96
#37
OF 539
Assists
172
#25
OF 539
Games
545
#58
OF 539
Plus/Minus
20
#32
OF 539
Shots
993
#60
OF 539
PP Goals
17
#43
OF 539
PP Points
62
#67
OF 539
SH Goals
2
#54
OF 539
SH Points
5
#25
OF 539
GW Goals
20
Per Game Averages
#112
OF 539
Goals/G
0.18
#95
OF 539
Points/G
0.49
Efficiency & Percentages
#126
OF 539
Shooting %
9.7%
Career Totals
#296
OF 980
Points
32
#345
OF 980
Goals
9
#289
OF 980
Assists
23
#253
OF 980
Games
146
#959
OF 980
Plus/Minus
-35
#211
OF 980
Shots
157
#366
OF 980
PP Goals
1
#486
OF 980
PP Points
1
#880
OF 980
SH Goals
0
#889
OF 980
SH Points
0
#303
OF 980
GW Goals
2
Per Game Averages
#412
OF 980
Goals/G
0.06
#405
OF 980
Points/G
0.22
Efficiency & Percentages
#224
OF 980
Shooting %
5.7%
Career Totals
#970
OF 4,997
Points
24
#816
OF 4,997
Goals
11
#1114
OF 4,997
Assists
13
#1370
OF 4,997
Games
52
#4433
OF 4,997
Plus/Minus
-7
#1219
OF 4,997
Shots
71
#1000
OF 4,997
PP Goals
2
#1197
OF 4,997
PP Points
4
#4430
OF 4,997
SH Goals
0
#447
OF 4,997
SH Points
1
#635
OF 4,997
GW Goals
2
Per Game Averages
#672
OF 4,997
Goals/G
0.21
#862
OF 4,997
Points/G
0.46
Efficiency & Percentages
#152
OF 4,997
Shooting %
15.5%
Career Totals
#30
OF 278
Points
21
#22
OF 278
Goals
11
#45
OF 278
Assists
10
#31
OF 278
Games
42
#200
OF 278
Plus/Minus
-2
#38
OF 278
Shots
66
#39
OF 278
PP Goals
2
#47
OF 278
PP Points
4
#137
OF 278
SH Goals
0
#148
OF 278
SH Points
0
#20
OF 278
GW Goals
2
Per Game Averages
#27
OF 278
Goals/G
0.26
#40
OF 278
Points/G
0.50
Efficiency & Percentages
#9
OF 278
Shooting %
16.7%
Career Totals
#216
OF 475
Points
3
#385
OF 475
Goals
0
#183
OF 475
Assists
3
#266
OF 475
Games
10
#426
OF 475
Plus/Minus
-5
#250
OF 475
Shots
5
#341
OF 475
PP Goals
0
#363
OF 475
PP Points
0
#297
OF 475
SH Goals
0
#51
OF 475
SH Points
1
#332
OF 475
GW Goals
0
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 475
Goals/G
0.00
#—
OF 475
Points/G
0.30
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 475
Shooting %
0.0%
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