NHL careerBUFLAKLast NHL game 1989

Larry Playfair's NHL career

Points

120

Games

688

Assists

Goals

Plus/minus

-22

Defenceman Larry Playfair was drafted 13th overall by Buffalo Sabres in 1978. He played 12 seasons for 2 clubs, 1978-1989. That came to 688 games and 120 points, 26 goals and 94 assists.

Below: the whole of Larry Playfair's career, season by season.

Every season

Year 1978
1978 NHL Draft
June 15
Larry Playfair is drafted 13 overall by Buffalo Sabres
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Selected
13 overall, round 1
Swedes drafted
8 selected
First Swede off the board
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson#55
First off the board
1Bobby SmithMNS
2Ryan WalterWSH
3Wayne BabychSTL
Swedes from the same draft
Bengt-Åke Gustafsson629 GP · 554 P
Mats Hallin152 GP · 31 P
The full 1978 draft
5 months and 8 days later · 1 season
1978-1979 season
NHL debut
November 23
Larry Playfair makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠5 loss against Boston Bruins
BUFBuffalo Sabres2–5BOSBoston Bruins
Larry was 20 years old · Boston Garden, USA
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Year 1979
Season
April 8
1978-1979
Larry Playfair's first NHL season: 3 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Events
54
games missed
Points
3
NHL#371
Games
26 of 80
33%
Goals
0
NHL#379
Assists
3
NHL#348
P/GP
0.12
+/-
+1
NHL#166
PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins
0 of 3 games0 points
Preliminary roundPITPittsburgh Penguins1–2
The whole season and the playoff run1978-1979
Year 1980
Season
May 10
1979-1980
Larry Playfair scores 12 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
12
NHL#357
Games
79 of 80
99%
Goals
2
NHL#378
Assists
10
NHL#325
P/GP
0.15
NHL#387
+/-
+13
NHL#76
PlayoffsEliminated by New York Islanders
14 games2 points0 G · 2 A
Preliminary roundVANVancouver Canucks3–1QuarterfinalCHIChicago Blackhawks4–0SemifinalNYINew York Islanders2–4
The whole season and the playoff run1979-1980
Year 1981
Season
April 22
1980-1981
Larry Playfair scores 12 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
12
NHL#367
Games
75 of 80
94%
Goals
3
NHL#355
Assists
9
NHL#346
P/GP
0.16
NHL#392
+/-
+5
NHL#149
PlayoffsEliminated by Minnesota North Stars
8 games0 points
Preliminary roundVANVancouver Canucks3–0QuarterfinalMNSMinnesota North Stars1–4
The whole season and the playoff run1980-1981
Year 1982
Season
April 11
1981-1982
Larry Playfair scores 6 goals — his best goal-scoring season
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Events
Career best
His best goal-scoring season
Points
16
NHL#336
Games
77 of 80
96%
Goals
6
NHL#296
Assists
10
NHL#345
P/GP
0.21
NHL#391
+/-
-5
NHL#389
PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins
4 games0 points
First roundBOSBoston Bruins1–3
The whole season and the playoff run1981-1982
Year 1983
Season
April 15
1982-1983
Larry Playfair scores 17 points — the best season of his career
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Events
Career best
His best points season
Points
17
NHL#324
Games
79 of 80
99%
Goals
4
NHL#339
Assists
13
NHL#293
P/GP
0.22
NHL#374
+/-
+7
NHL#144
PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins
5 of 10 games1 points0 G · 1 A
First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens3–0Second roundBOSBoston Bruins3–4
The whole season and the playoff run1982-1983
Year 1984
Season
April 7
1983-1984
Larry Playfair scores 16 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
16
NHL#346
Games
76 of 80
95%
Goals
5
NHL#324
Assists
11
NHL#340
P/GP
0.21
NHL#388
+/-
+4
NHL#156
PlayoffsEliminated by Quebec Nordiques
3 games0 points
First roundQUEQuebec Nordiques0–3
The whole season and the playoff run1983-1984
Year 1985
Season
April 16
1984-1985
Larry Playfair scores 17 points — the best season of his career
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Events
Career best
His best points season
Points
17
NHL#345
Games
72 of 80
90%
Goals
3
NHL#375
Assists
14
NHL#294
P/GP
0.24
NHL#384
+/-
-3
NHL#345
PlayoffsEliminated by Quebec Nordiques
5 games3 points0 G · 3 A
First roundQUEQuebec Nordiques2–3
The whole season and the playoff run1984-1985
Year 1986
Season
March 1
1985-1986
Larry Playfair scores 4 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres LAKLos Angeles Kings
Events
19
games missed
Points
4
NHL#453
Games
61 of 80
76%
Goals
1
NHL#439
Assists
3
NHL#432
P/GP
0.07
NHL#433
+/-
-22
NHL#580
The whole season1985-1986
Year 1987
Season
January 31
1986-1987
Larry Playfair plays only 37 games for 9 points
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Events
43
games missed
Points
9
NHL#405
Games
37 of 80
46%
Goals
2
NHL#395
Assists
7
NHL#385
P/GP
0.24
NHL#355
+/-
0
NHL#235
PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers
0 of 5 games0 points
First roundEDMEdmonton Oilers1–4
The whole season and the playoff run1986-1987
Year 1988
Season
April 12
1987-1988
Larry Playfair scores 7 points
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Events
26
games missed
Points
7
NHL#428
Games
54 of 80
68%
Goals
0
NHL#538
Assists
7
NHL#383
P/GP
0.13
NHL#412
+/-
-13
NHL#589
PlayoffsEliminated by Calgary Flames
3 of 5 games0 points
First roundCGYCalgary Flames1–4
The whole season and the playoff run1987-1988
Year 1989
Season
April 8
1988-1989
Larry Playfair scores 6 points
LAKLos Angeles Kings BUFBuffalo Sabres
Events
32
games missed
Points
6
NHL#430
Games
48 of 80
60%
Goals
0
NHL#511
Assists
6
NHL#387
P/GP
0.13
NHL#408
+/-
-7
NHL#501
PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins
1 of 5 games0 points
First roundBOSBoston Bruins1–4
The whole season and the playoff run1988-1989
Season
October 25
1989-1990
Larry Playfair's last season: 1 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Events
76
games missed
Points
1
NHL#538
Games
4 of 80
5%
Goals
0
NHL#509
Assists
1
NHL#516
P/GP
0.25
+/-
-2
NHL#383
PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens
0 of 6 games0 points
First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens2–4
The whole season and the playoff run1989-1990
The career
Larry Playfair played his last NHL game in 1989
The career ended after 12 seasons, the last of them with Buffalo Sabres.

Larry Playfair is drafted 13 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Larry Playfair makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠5 loss against Boston Bruins

1978-1979

1979-1980

1980-1981

1981-1982

1982-1983

1983-1984

1984-1985

1985-1986

1986-1987

1987-1988

1988-1989

1989-1990

Larry Playfair played his last NHL game in 1989