Eric Boulton's NHL career
Left winger Eric Boulton was drafted 234th overall by New York Rangers in 1994. He played 15 seasons for 4 clubs, 2000-2016. That came to 654 games and 79 points, 31 goals and 48 assists.
Below: the whole of Eric Boulton's career, season by season.
- Year 19941994 NHL Draft
Eric Boulton is drafted 234 overall by New York Rangers
First off the board- 1Ed JovanovskiFLA
- 2Oleg TverdovskyANA
- 3Radek BonkOTT
Swedes from the same draft
Daniel Alfredsson1246 GP · 1157 P- Tomas Holmström1026 GP · 530 P
- Mattias Öhlund909 GP · 343 P
- 6 years, 3 months and 6 days later · 7 seasonsYear 20002000-2001 seasonNHL debut
Eric Boulton makes his NHL debut in 4–2 win against Chicago Blackhawks
Eric was 24 years old ·
HSBC Arena, USASwedes on the ice:
Anders Eriksson and Michael Nylander.Year 2001Season2000-2001
Eric Boulton's first NHL season: 3 points
Events47games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2000-2001Points3NHL#664Games35 of 8243%Goals1NHL#591Assists2NHL#650P/GP0.09NHL#600+/--1NHL#428PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins0 of 13 games0 pointsFirst roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers4–2Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins3–4 - Year 2002Season
2001-2002
Eric Boulton plays only 35 games for 5 points
Events47games missedThe whole season2001-2002Points5NHL#579Games35 of 8243%Goals2NHL#518Assists3NHL#579P/GP0.14NHL#520+/--1NHL#421 - Year 2003Season
2002-2003
Eric Boulton scores 6 points
Events24games missedThe whole season2002-2003Points6NHL#567Games58 of 8271%Goals1NHL#605Assists5NHL#524P/GP0.10NHL#560+/-+1NHL#292 - Year 2004Season
2003-2004
Eric Boulton plays only 44 games for 3 points
Events38games missedThe whole season2003-2004Points3NHL#651Games44 of 8254%Goals1NHL#583Assists2NHL#642P/GP0.07NHL#611+/--2NHL#526 - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Eric Boulton scores 9 points
Events31games missedThe whole season2005-2006Points9NHL#530Games51 of 8262%Goals4NHL#446Assists5NHL#553P/GP0.18NHL#520+/--4NHL#605 - Year 2007Season
2006-2007
Eric Boulton plays only 45 games for 7 points
Events37games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2006-2007Points7NHL#564Games45 of 8255%Goals3NHL#460Assists4NHL#577P/GP0.16NHL#525+/-+2NHL#252PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers4 games0 pointsFirst roundNYRNew York Rangers0–4 - Year 2008Season
2007-2008
Eric Boulton scores 9 points
The whole season2007-2008Points9NHL#517Games74 of 8290%Goals4NHL#428Assists5NHL#537P/GP0.12NHL#553+/--10NHL#744 - Year 2009Season
2008-2009
Eric Boulton scores 13 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season2008-2009Points13NHL#454Games76 of 8293%Goals3NHL#477Assists10NHL#419P/GP0.17NHL#516+/--3NHL#553 - Year 2010Season
2009-2010
Eric Boulton scores 8 points
Events20games missedThe whole season2009-2010Points8NHL#551Games62 of 8276%Goals2NHL#527Assists6NHL#523P/GP0.13NHL#561+/--1NHL#423 - Year 2011Season
2010-2011
Eric Boulton scores 6 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring seasonThe whole season2010-2011Points10NHL#498Games69 of 8284%Goals6NHL#348Assists4NHL#578P/GP0.14NHL#543+/-+1NHL#291 - Year 2012Season
2011-2012
Eric Boulton scores 0 points
Events31games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2011-2012Points0NHL#784Games51 of 8262%Goals0NHL#708Assists0NHL#752P/GP0.00+/--12NHL#816PlayoffsEliminated by Los Angeles Kings0 of 24 games0 pointsFirst roundFLAFlorida Panthers4–3Second roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers4–1Conference finalNYRNew York Rangers4–2Stanley Cup FinalLAKLos Angeles Kings2–4 - Year 2013Season
2012-2013
Eric Boulton plays only 15 games for 0 points
Events33games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2012-2013Points0NHL#732Games15 of 4831%Goals0NHL#626Assists0NHL#700P/GP0.00+/--4NHL#610PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundPITPittsburgh Penguins2–4 - Year 2014Season
2013-2014
Eric Boulton plays only 23 games for 4 points
Events59games missedThe whole season2013-2014Points4NHL#630Games23 of 8228%Goals2NHL#535Assists2NHL#638P/GP0.17+/-0NHL#348 - Year 2015Season
2014-2015
Eric Boulton plays only 10 games for 2 points
Events72games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2014-2015Points2NHL#680Games10 of 8212%Goals2NHL#528Assists0NHL#751P/GP0.20+/--1NHL#445PlayoffsEliminated by Washington Capitals0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundWSHWashington Capitals3–4 - Year 2016Season
2015-2016
Eric Boulton's last season: 0 points
Events76games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2015-2016Points0NHL#784Games6 of 827%Goals0NHL#695Assists0NHL#758P/GP0.00+/--3NHL#572PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning0 of 11 games0 pointsFirst roundFLAFlorida Panthers4–2Second roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning1–4 - The career
Eric Boulton played his last NHL game in 2016
The career ended after 15 seasons, the last of them with New York Islanders.