Chris Nilan
Christopher John Nilan "Knuckles"
Born: February 9, 1958
Boston, MA USA
Position: RW
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
Shoot/Catch: Right
Career: 1979-1991
Minor league statistics
Chris Nilan scored 110 goals and recorded 115 assists in his 688-game career with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the ice during the 1991 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 1980-81 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 57 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 262 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 10.1 |
| 1981-82 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 49 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 204 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 15.6 |
| 1982-83 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 213 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 9.0 |
| 1983-84 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 76 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 338 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 16.3 |
| 1984-85 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 77 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 358 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 21.4 |
| 1985-86 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 72 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 274 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 15.8 |
| 1986-87 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 266 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 5.9 |
| 1987-88 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 209 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 10.3 |
| 1987-88 | NHL | New York Rangers | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 |
| 1988-89 | NHL | New York Rangers | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 177 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 17.9 |
| 1989-90 | NHL | New York Rangers | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 59 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| 1990-91 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 277 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 14.6 |
| 1991-92 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 39 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 186 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15.2 |
| 1991-92 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 74 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Totals | 688 | 110 | 115 | 225 | 3043 | -7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 820 | 13.4 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980-81 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981-82 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982-83 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983-84 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| 1984-85 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 81 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 |
| 1985-86 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 141 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 |
| 1986-87 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 75 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 |
| 1988-89 | NHL | New York Rangers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 1989-90 | NHL | New York Rangers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 1990-91 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 1991-92 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 111 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 531 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 6.9 |
