One of the Russian Five, Larionov has had team success wherever he’s gone. But his individual success only ever occurred outside of the NHL. Does he belong?
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Career:
- NHL:
- 1989-2004; 14 seasons, 13 quality
- 169G, 475A for 644P, +104P in 921 Games; 15:15 ATOI (since 1998-99); 54.9 PS
- Draft: In his draft class (1985), Larionov is
- 9th in Goals
- 2nd in Assists
- 3rd in Points
- 4th in Plus/Minus
- 13th in Point Shares
- Era: Of the 13 players 29 or over to play in at least 750 games between 1989 and 2004, Larionov is
- 9th in Goals and GPG
- 7th in Assists and APG
- 7th in Points
- 8th in PPG
- 5th in Plus Minus
- 11th in Offensive Point Shares
- 7th in Defensive Point Shares (3rd Forward)
- 11th in Point Shares
- 82-game average: 15G, 43A for 57P, +9
- 3 year peak (‘93-’96): 82-game average of 20G, 53A for 73P, +24
- Playoffs: 30G, 67A for 97P, +9 in 150 games
- No possession stats
- Adjusted: 170G, 500A for 670
- Adjusted 82-game average: 15G, 45A for 60P
- Trades:
- Traded (just shy of 35) for Ray Sheppard (29)
- Traded (at 40) for Yan Golubovsky (24)
- Waived once (due to a contract dispute).
- Soviet:
- 204G, 230A for 434P in 457 GP
- NDA:
- 10G, 19A for 29P in 24 GP
Accomplishments:
- NHL:
- Scored 20 goals twice
- Tallied 50 assists once, 40 assists four times
- Scored 70 points once, 60 points three times, 50 points five times
- Top 10 in Plus/Minus twice
- 1 All Star Game appearance
- Soviet [not 100% sure about rankings]:
- MVP (‘88)
- Top 5 in Goals twice, Top 10 four times
- Top 5 in Assists five times, Top 10 six times
- Top 5 in Points four times, Top 10 six times
- NDA: Didn’t play a full season
Great Teams:
- NHL:
- Top 6 Forward (by points) on two Champions (‘97, ‘98 Red Wings) and one Final Four (‘96 Red Wings)
- Top 9 Forward on one Champion (‘02 Red Wings)
- Olympics:
- Top 3 Forward on one Champion (‘88 USSR)
- Top 6? Forward on one Champion (‘84 USSR)
- Top 9? Forward on one Bronze Medalist (‘02 Russia)
- Canada Cup:
- Top 9? Forward on one Champion (‘81 USSR)
- World Championships:
- Media All Star and Top 3 Forward on one Champion (‘83 USSR)
- Top 3 Forward on one Runner Up (‘87 USSR)
- Media All Star and Top 6 Forward on one Champion (‘86 USSR)
- Top 6 Forward on one Champion (‘82 USSR)
- Top 6? Forward on one Bronze Medalist (‘85 USSR)
- Top 9? Forward on one Champion (‘89 USSR)
- World Juniors:
- Media All Star and Top 3 Forward on one Champion (‘80 USSR)
- Top 6 Forward on one Champion (‘79 USSR)
- European Cup:
- 8 Championships: won the championship every year he was on HC CSKA
- European Juniors:
- Top 6? Forward on one Runner Up (‘78 USSR)
- Soviet League:
- 8 Championships: won the championship every year he was on HC CSKA Moscow
- USSR Cup Champion (‘88)
- Super Series:
- Larionov was on two of the Moscow teams which always beat the NHL