NHL careerBOSCOLLast NHL game 2001

Ray Bourque's NHL career

5× James Norris Memorial Trophy King Clancy Memorial Trophy Calder Memorial Trophy

Points

1579

Games

1612

Assists

1169

Goals

410

Plus/minus

+527

Defenceman Ray Bourque was drafted 8th overall by Boston Bruins in 1979. He played 22 seasons for 2 clubs, 1979-2001. That came to 1612 games and 1579 points, 410 goals and 1169 assists.

Below: the whole of Ray Bourque's career, season by season.

Every season

Year 1979
1979 NHL Draft
August 9
Ray Bourque is drafted 8 overall by Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Selected
8 overall, round 1
Swedes drafted
5 selected
First Swede off the board
Tomas Jonsson#25
First off the board
1Rob RamageCLR
2Perry TurnbullSTL
3Mike FolignoDET
Swedes from the same draft
Thomas Steen950 GP · 817 P
Mats Näslund651 GP · 634 P
Tomas Jonsson552 GP · 344 P
The full 1979 draft
2 months and 2 days later
1979-1980 season
NHL debut
October 11
Ray Bourque makes his NHL debut
WINWinnipeg Jets0–4BOSBoston Bruins
Ray was 18 years old · Boston Garden, USA
First NHL assistFirst NHL goalFirst NHL point
Other Swedes on the ice: Lars-Erik Sjöberg and Willy Lindström.
View the game
Year 1980
Season
April 22
1979-1980
Ray Bourque's first NHL season: 65 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
Calder Memorial Trophy
Points
65
NHL#60
Games
80 of 80
100%
Goals
17
NHL#123
Assists
48
NHL#26
P/GP
0.81
NHL#82
+/-
+52
NHL#2
PlayoffsEliminated by New York Islanders
0 of 10 games0 points
Preliminary roundPITPittsburgh Penguins3–2QuarterfinalNYINew York Islanders1–4
The whole season and the playoff run1979-1980
Year 1981
Season
April 11
1980-1981
Ray Bourque scores 56 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
56
NHL#112
Games
67 of 80
84%
Goals
27
NHL#64
Assists
29
NHL#143
P/GP
0.84
NHL#87
+/-
+29
NHL#24
PlayoffsEliminated by Minnesota North Stars
0 of 3 games0 points
Preliminary roundMNSMinnesota North Stars0–3
The whole season and the playoff run1980-1981
Year 1982
Season
April 21
1981-1982
Ray Bourque scores 66 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
66
NHL#85
Games
65 of 80
81%
Goals
17
NHL#149
Assists
49
NHL#37
P/GP
1.02
NHL#59
+/-
+21
NHL#45
PlayoffsEliminated by Quebec Nordiques
0 of 11 games0 points
First roundBUFBuffalo Sabres3–1Second roundQUEQuebec Nordiques3–4
The whole season and the playoff run1981-1982
Year 1983
Season
May 7
1982-1983
Ray Bourque scores 73 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
73
NHL#53
Games
65 of 80
81%
Goals
22
NHL#97
Assists
51
NHL#25
P/GP
1.12
NHL#22
+/-
+49
NHL#4
PlayoffsEliminated by New York Islanders
0 of 17 games0 points
First roundQUEQuebec Nordiques3–1Second roundBUFBuffalo Sabres4–3Conference finalNYINew York Islanders2–4
The whole season and the playoff run1982-1983
Year 1984
Season
April 7
1983-1984
Ray Bourque scores 96 points — the best season of his career
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
Career best
His best points season
Points
96
NHL#14
Games
78 of 80
98%
Goals
31
NHL#51
Assists
65
NHL#9
P/GP
1.23
NHL#17
+/-
+51
NHL#8
PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens
0 of 3 games0 points
First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens0–3
The whole season and the playoff run1983-1984
Year 1985
Season
April 16
1984-1985
Ray Bourque scores 86 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
86
NHL#27
Games
73 of 80
91%
Goals
20
NHL#111
Assists
66
NHL#8
P/GP
1.18
NHL#22
+/-
+30
NHL#25
PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens
0 of 5 games0 points
First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens2–3
The whole season and the playoff run1984-1985
Year 1986
Season
April 12
1985-1986
Ray Bourque scores 77 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
77
NHL#36
Games
74 of 80
93%
Goals
19
NHL#129
Assists
58
NHL#15
P/GP
1.04
NHL#36
+/-
+17
NHL#49
PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens
0 of 3 games0 points
First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens0–3
The whole season and the playoff run1985-1986
Year 1987
Season
April 12
1986-1987
Ray Bourque scores 95 points and wins the James Norris Memorial Trophy
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Points
95
NHL#9
Games
78 of 80
98%
Goals
23
NHL#83
Assists
72
NHL#2
P/GP
1.22
NHL#13
+/-
+44
NHL#6
PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens
0 of 4 games0 points
First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens0–4
The whole season and the playoff run1986-1987
Year 1988
Season
May 26
1987-1988
Ray Bourque scores 81 points and wins the James Norris Memorial Trophy
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Points
81
NHL#31
Games
78 of 80
98%
Goals
17
NHL#119
Assists
64
NHL#10
P/GP
1.04
NHL#41
+/-
+34
NHL#8
PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers
0 of 22 games0 points
First roundBUFBuffalo Sabres4–2Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–1Conference finalNJDNew Jersey Devils4–3Stanley Cup FinalEDMEdmonton Oilers0–4
The whole season and the playoff run1987-1988
Year 1989
Season
April 25
1988-1989
Ray Bourque scores 61 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
20
games missed
Points
61
NHL#86
Games
60 of 80
75%
Goals
18
NHL#125
Assists
43
NHL#57
P/GP
1.02
NHL#44
+/-
+20
NHL#39
PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens
0 of 10 games0 points
First roundBUFBuffalo Sabres4–1Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens1–4
The whole season and the playoff run1988-1989
Year 1990
Season
May 24
1989-1990
Ray Bourque scores 84 points and wins the James Norris Memorial Trophy
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Points
84
NHL#32
Games
76 of 80
95%
Goals
19
NHL#118
Assists
65
NHL#10
P/GP
1.11
NHL#35
+/-
+31
NHL#7
PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers
0 of 21 games0 points
First roundHFDHartford Whalers4–3Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–1Conference finalWSHWashington Capitals4–0Stanley Cup FinalEDMEdmonton Oilers1–4
The whole season and the playoff run1989-1990
Year 1991
Season
May 11
1990-1991
Ray Bourque scores 94 points and wins the James Norris Memorial Trophy
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Career best
His best assist season
Points
94
NHL#11
Games
76 of 80
95%
Goals
21
NHL#79
Assists
73
NHL#4
P/GP
1.24
NHL#13
+/-
+33
NHL#6
PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins
0 of 19 games0 points
First roundHFDHartford Whalers4–2Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–3Conference finalPITPittsburgh Penguins2–4
The whole season and the playoff run1990-1991
Year 1992
Season
May 23
1991-1992
Ray Bourque scores 81 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
1,000
career points
Points
81
NHL#26
Games
80 of 80
100%
Goals
21
NHL#94
Assists
60
NHL#13
P/GP
1.01
NHL#34
+/-
+11
NHL#80
PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins
0 of 15 games0 points
First roundBUFBuffalo Sabres4–3Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–0Conference finalPITPittsburgh Penguins0–4
The whole season and the playoff run1991-1992
Year 1993
Season
April 24
1992-1993
Ray Bourque scores 82 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
1,000
NHL games
Points
82
NHL#45
Games
78 of 84
93%
Goals
19
NHL#128
Assists
63
NHL#18
P/GP
1.05
NHL#56
+/-
+38
NHL#3
PlayoffsEliminated by Buffalo Sabres
0 of 4 games0 points
First roundBUFBuffalo Sabres0–4
The whole season and the playoff run1992-1993
Year 1994
Season
May 11
1993-1994
Ray Bourque scores 91 points and wins the James Norris Memorial Trophy
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Points
91
NHL#20
Games
72 of 84
86%
Goals
20
NHL#110
Assists
71
NHL#5
P/GP
1.26
NHL#12
+/-
+26
NHL#27
PlayoffsEliminated by New Jersey Devils
0 of 13 games0 points
First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–3Second roundNJDNew Jersey Devils2–4
The whole season and the playoff run1993-1994
Year 1995
Season
May 14
1994-1995
Ray Bourque scores 43 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
43
NHL#27
Games
46 of 48
96%
Goals
12
NHL#85
Assists
31
NHL#17
P/GP
0.93
NHL#40
+/-
+3
NHL#171
PlayoffsEliminated by New Jersey Devils
0 of 5 games0 points
First roundNJDNew Jersey Devils1–4
The whole season and the playoff run1994-1995
Year 1996
Season
April 27
1995-1996
Ray Bourque scores 82 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
1,250
career points
Points
82
NHL#29
Games
82 of 82
100%
Goals
20
NHL#105
Assists
62
NHL#14
P/GP
1.00
NHL#42
+/-
+31
NHL#7
PlayoffsEliminated by Florida Panthers
0 of 5 games0 points
First roundFLAFlorida Panthers1–4
The whole season and the playoff run1995-1996
Year 1997
Season
April 13
1996-1997
Ray Bourque scores 50 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Events
1,250
NHL games
1,000
career assists
20
games missed
Points
50
NHL#90
Games
62 of 82
76%
Goals
19
NHL#101
Assists
31
NHL#81
P/GP
0.81
NHL#53
+/-
-11
NHL#668
The whole season1996-1997
Year 1998
Season
May 3
1997-1998
Ray Bourque scores 48 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
48
NHL#73
Games
82 of 82
100%
Goals
13
NHL#152
Assists
35
NHL#49
P/GP
0.59
NHL#105
+/-
+2
NHL#228
PlayoffsEliminated by Washington Capitals
0 of 6 games0 points
First roundWSHWashington Capitals2–4
The whole season and the playoff run1997-1998
Year 1999
Season
May 18
1998-1999
Ray Bourque scores 57 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
57
NHL#45
Games
81 of 82
99%
Goals
10
NHL#212
Assists
47
NHL#17
P/GP
0.70
NHL#71
+/-
-7
NHL#637
PlayoffsEliminated by Buffalo Sabres
0 of 12 games0 points
First roundCARCarolina Hurricanes4–2Second roundBUFBuffalo Sabres2–4
The whole season and the playoff run1998-1999
Year 2000
Season
May 27
1999-2000
Ray Bourque scores 52 points
BOSBoston Bruins COLColorado Avalanche
Events
1,500
NHL games
1,500
career points
400
career goals
Points
52
NHL#75
Games
79 of 82
96%
Goals
18
NHL#109
Assists
34
NHL#68
P/GP
0.66
NHL#94
+/-
-2
NHL#467
PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars
0 of 17 games0 points
First roundPHXPhoenix Coyotes4–1Second roundDETDetroit Red Wings4–1Conference finalDALDallas Stars3–4
The whole season and the playoff run1999-2000
Year 2001
Season
June 9
2000-2001
Ray Bourque scores 59 points and wins the Stanley Cup
COLColorado Avalanche
Events
Stanley Cup
Points
59
NHL#65
Games
80 of 82
98%
Goals
7
NHL#313
Assists
52
NHL#11
P/GP
0.74
NHL#89
+/-
+25
NHL#13
PlayoffsStanley Cup
0 of 23 games0 points
First roundVANVancouver Canucks4–0Second roundLAKLos Angeles Kings4–3Conference finalSTLSt. Louis Blues4–1Stanley Cup FinalNJDNew Jersey Devils4–3
The whole season and the playoff run2000-2001
The career
Ray Bourque played his last NHL game in 2001
The career ended after 22 seasons, the last of them with Colorado Avalanche.

Ray Bourque is drafted 8 overall by Boston Bruins

Ray Bourque makes his NHL debut

1979-1980

1980-1981

1981-1982

1982-1983

1983-1984

1984-1985

1985-1986

1986-1987

1987-1988

1988-1989

1989-1990

1990-1991

1991-1992

1992-1993

1993-1994

1994-1995

1995-1996

1996-1997

1997-1998

1998-1999

1999-2000

2000-2001

Ray Bourque played his last NHL game in 2001