| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1976-77 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1977-78 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 20 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 1978-79 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 26 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 92 | |||||
| 1979-80 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 49 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 304 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1979-80 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980-81 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 57 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 262 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 49 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 204 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 1982-83 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1983-84 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 76 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 338 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| 1984-85 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 358 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 81 |
| 1985-86 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 274 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 141 |
| 1986-87 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 266 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 75 |
| 1987-88 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 209 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1987-88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 96 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1988-89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 177 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| 1989-90 | New York Rangers | NHL | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 1990-91 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 277 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 |
| 1991-92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 39 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 186 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1991-92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| NHL Totals | 688 | 110 | 115 | 225 | 3043 | 111 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 531 | ||
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| Season | Team | Lge | Type | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pct | Result |
| 1995-96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
| 1997-98 | Chesapeake Icebreakers | ECHL | Head | 70 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0.543 | Lost in round 1 |
| 1998-99 | Chesapeake Icebreakers | ECHL | Head | 70 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0.564 | Lost in round 3 |