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Keith Acton

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-8    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: April 15, 1958 in Stouffville, Ontario

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 6th round (103rd overall) of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1979-80 21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 0.16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.50 0.0
1980-81 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 61 15 24 39 0.64 15 0.25 50 8 38 1 5 74 12 3 0 2 101 1.66 14.9
1981-82 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 36 52 88 1.13 34 0.43 128 35 51 6 48 88 26 10 0 5 218 2.79 16.5
1982-83 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 24 26 50 0.64 20 0.26 64 4 74 8 -6 63 23 1 0 3 154 1.97 15.6
1983-84 25 2 Teams NHL 71 20 45 65 0.92 24 0.33 86 25 84 20 -3 64 12 6 2 5 165 2.32 12.1
1983-84 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 3 7 10 1.11 4 0.41 13 7 12 1 -5 4 1 2 0 0 14 1.56 21.4
1983-84 25 Minnesota North Stars NHL 62 17 38 55 0.89 20 0.32 73 18 72 19 2 60 11 4 2 5 151 2.44 11.3
1984-85 26 Minnesota North Stars NHL 78 20 38 58 0.74 21 0.27 81 23 86 25 -3 90 16 4 0 3 167 2.14 12.0
1985-86 27 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79 26 32 58 0.73 23 0.29 76 16 112 41 -11 100 19 5 2 2 169 2.14 15.4
1986-87 28 Minnesota North Stars NHL 78 16 29 45 0.58 17 0.22 61 8 107 39 -15 56 14 1 1 3 126 1.62 12.7
1987-88 29 2 Teams NHL 72 11 17 28 0.39 11 0.15 38 4 97 44 -19 95 9 1 1 1 75 1.04 14.7
1987-88 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 46 8 11 19 0.41 7 0.16 28 2 73 38 -9 74 7 0 1 0 49 1.07 16.3
1987-88 29 Edmonton Oilers NHL 26 3 6 9 0.35 3 0.13 10 2 24 6 -10 21 2 1 0 1 26 1.00 11.5
1988-89 30 2 Teams NHL 71 14 25 39 0.55 14 0.20 56 1 67 22 10 111 12 0 2 1 112 1.58 12.5
1988-89 30 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 11 15 26 0.57 10 0.21 35 1 40 15 9 47 10 0 1 1 74 1.61 14.9
1988-89 30 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 25 3 10 13 0.52 4 0.18 21 0 27 7 1 64 2 0 1 0 38 1.52 7.9
1989-90 31 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 13 14 27 0.39 11 0.15 41 0 65 22 -2 80 11 0 2 0 94 1.36 13.8
1990-91 32 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 14 23 37 0.49 14 0.18 52 8 75 22 -9 131 11 2 1 1 120 1.58 11.7
1991-92 33 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 50 7 10 17 0.34 6 0.13 28 2 42 12 -4 98 7 0 0 3 79 1.58 8.9
1992-93 34 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 83 8 15 23 0.28 9 0.10 29 0 91 52 -10 51 8 0 0 0 74 0.89 10.8
1993-94 35 2 Teams NHL 77 2 7 9 0.12 3 0.04 10 0 39 24 -5 71 2 0 0 0 35 0.45 5.7
1993-94 35 Washington Capitals NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 4 0 -4 21 0 0 0 0 2 0.33 0.0
1993-94 35 New York Islanders NHL 71 2 7 9 0.13 3 0.04 10 0 35 24 -1 50 2 0 0 0 33 0.46 6.1
Career 15 Seasons NHL 1023 226 358 584 0.57 221 0.22 801 134 1029 338 -24 1172 182 33 11 29 1690 1.65 13.4

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1980-81 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0 0
1981-82 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 4 4 0.80 16 0 0 0 0
1982-83 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
1983-84 25 Minnesota North Stars NHL 15 4 7 11 0.73 -1 12 3 1 0 1 26 1.73 15.4
1984-85 26 Minnesota North Stars NHL 9 4 4 8 0.89 0 6 3 1 0 2 34 3.78 11.8
1985-86 27 Minnesota North Stars NHL 5 0 3 3 0.60 -1 6 0 0 0 0 9 1.80 0.0
1987-88 29 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 7 2 0 2 0.29 4 16 2 0 0 2 10 1.43 20.0
1988-89 30 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16 2 3 5 0.31 0 18 2 0 0 0 10 0.63 20.0
1993-94 35 New York Islanders NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0.25 0.0
Career 9 Seasons NHL 1 66 12 21 33 0.50 2 88 10 2 0 5 90 1.61 13.3

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 16 Wexford Raiders OPJHL 43 23 29 52 1.21 46
1975-76 17 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 35 9 17 26 0.74 30
1976-77 18 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 65 52 69 121 1.86 93
1977-78 19 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 68 42 86 128 1.88 52
1977-78 19 Peterborough Petes M-Cup 3 0 1 1 0.33 0
1978-79 20 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 79 15 26 41 0.52 22
1979-80 21 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 75 45 53 98 1.31 38
1985-86 27 Canada WEC-A 10 3 0 3 0.30 2
1989-90 31 Canada WEC-A 10 2 0 2 0.20 0
1991-92 33 Canada WC-A 6 1 0 1 0.17 2
1994-95 36 Hershey Bears AHL 12 5 7 12 1.00 58
Career 3 Seasons AHL 166 65 86 151 0.91 118
Career 1 Season M-Cup 3 0 1 1 0.33 0
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 168 103 172 275 1.64 175
Career 1 Season OPJHL 43 23 29 52 1.21 46
Career 1 Season WC-A 6 1 0 1 0.17 2
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 20 5 0 5 0.25 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1976-77 18 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 4 1 4 5 1.25 6
1977-78 19 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 21 10 8 18 0.86 16
1978-79 20 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 10 4 2 6 0.60 4
1979-80 21 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 6 1 2 3 0.50 8
Career 2 Seasons AHL 16 5 4 9 0.56 12
Career 2 Seasons OMJHL 25 11 12 23 0.92 22

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1982 NHL

Power Play Goals Against

1992-93 NHL 52 (8)
Career NHL 338 (86)

Plus/Minus

1981-82 NHL 48 (9)

Transactions

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October 28, 1983: Traded to Minnesota by Montreal with Mark Napier and Toronto's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Minnesota selected Ken Hodge Jr.) in 1984 Entry Draft for Bobby Smith, October 28, 1983.

January 22, 1988: Traded to Edmonton by Minnesota for Moe Mantha, January 22, 1988.

February 7, 1989: Traded to Philadelphia by Edmonton with Edmonton's 6th round choice (Dmitry Yushkevich) in 1991 Entry Draft for Dave Brown, February 7, 1989.

September 28, 1989: Traded to Winnipeg by Philadelphia with Pete Peeters for future considerations, September 28, 1989.

October 3, 1989: Traded to Philadelphia by Winnipeg with Pete Peeters for Toronto's 5th round choice (previously acquired, Winnipeg selected Juha Ylonen) in 1991 Entry Draft and the cancellation of future considerations owed Philadelphia from the Shawn Cronin trade, October 3, 1989.

July 27, 1993: Signed as a free agent by Washington, July 27, 1993.

October 22, 1993: Claimed on waivers by NY Islanders from Washington, October 22, 1993.

August 4, 2000: Named Assistant Coach by Toronto, August 4, 2000.