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1988-89 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #7 ROD BUSKAS Pittsburgh Penguins · Defense
GOOD Season grade
2
Card #1989-08445796
Rod Buskas in action
7 D Defense
57 OVR
Rod Buskas Pittsburgh Penguins
1988-89 · 52 GP · 1 G · 5 A · 6 PTS
1989-90
1987-88

Season Report

2 Good 2

Game Score -0.06 a game, 9th percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
52
G
1
A
5
P
6
+/-
-2
PIM
105
PPP
0
SHP
0
GWG
0
S
15

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 1988-89. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 46

Goals / GP
0.02

19th percentile of defense

Shots / GP
0.29

0th percentile of defense

Playmaking 44

Points / GP
0.12

9th percentile of defense

Assists / GP
0.10

10th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.00

11th percentile of defense

Physicality 85

PIM / GP
2.02

76th percentile of defense

Connections

Every 1988-89 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 99OVR Mario Lemieux Penguins 1 of his goals L 95OVR Bob Errey Penguins 1 of his goals

Set up most

C 99OVR Mario Lemieux Penguins Set up 1 goal L 83OVR Kevin Stevens Penguins Set up 1 goal RC R 45OVR Jay Caufield Penguins Set up 1 goal RC L 95OVR Bob Errey Penguins Set up 1 goal
Scored on most
Ken Wregget 1 goal
Best game
November 16, 1988 vs TOR: 1G

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 1988-89, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

L 43OVR David Maley Devils 2 fights D 95OVR Tommy Albelin Devils 1 fight R 83OVR Ulf Dahlen Rangers 1 fight R 48OVR Bobby Gould Capitals 1 fight

1988-89 Pittsburgh Penguins

40-33-7 · 87 points · 6th of 21

Top teammates

C 99OVR Mario Lemieux Penguins 76 GP · 85 G · 114 A · 199 PTS D 98OVR Paul Coffey Penguins 75 GP · 30 G · 83 A · 113 PTS R 98OVR Rob Brown Penguins 68 GP · 49 G · 66 A · 115 PTS D 95OVR Zarley Zalapski Penguins 58 GP · 12 G · 33 A · 45 PTS RC L 95OVR Bob Errey Penguins 76 GP · 26 G · 32 A · 58 PTS C 84OVR Dan Quinn Penguins 79 GP · 34 G · 60 A · 94 PTS