Gary Sampson played 4 seasons (1984–1987) for Washington Capitals. Career regular-season line: 13 goals and 22 assists (35 points) in 105 games. Shooting Star career, peaking in 1985.
NHL Stats
Career Snapshot
Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.
Peak 3Y VAL
0.9
1985, 1986, 1987 avg
Career VAL
2.8
Value Above League
Games
105
Goals
13
Assists
22
Points
35
Playoff VAL
4.7
postseason
Career arc · VAL by season
4 seasons · peak 2.8 in 1985
All-time standings
Career boards only, within NHL
Cross-sport prominence: 44.2th percentile among NHL careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.
Boards that rank NHL careers
NHL Age Milestones — Youngest to 100 Goals, 500 Points, 50 Goals and 100 PointsNHL Breakout Seasons — Biggest Career-High LeapsNHL Career Arc TypesNHL Career Dominance — top-25 in multiple all-time categoriesNHL Clutch Delta — Who Rises in the Stanley Cup PlayoffsNHL Compilers vs Comets — Career ShapeNHL Consistency Index — Mr. Reliable vs Boom-BustNHL Era-Adjusted Careers — Greatest Careers on One ScaleNHL Era-Adjusted Seasons — Greatest Seasons in Modern TermsNHL Franchise Mt. Rushmores — Four Faces of Every TeamNHL Greatest Single Seasons by VAL (Skaters and Goalies)NHL Hall of Very Good — Great Careers on the Hall's DoorstepNHL JourneymenNHL League Leader Marks — Most League-Leading SeasonsNHL LoyaltyNHL Only Club — Statistical Exclusivity
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Players whose careers had the same shape — total value, peak, best three-season stretch, length and when the value came — measured with VAL against their own leagues.
Where this data comes from
Rosters, bio, draft details, and season/career totals come directly from the NHL's own official public API.
- NHL API — Official public API, keyless — no stated open licence
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