According to Tracey Myers of nhl.com, former National Hockey League center Peter McNab of Vancouver, British Columbia passed away at the age of 70 of cancer on Sunday. McNab played 14 National Hockey League seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils from 1973 to 1987.
McNab had 363 goals and 450 assists for 813 points in 955 games. He was a +128 with 179 penalty minutes, 194 power-play points, two shorthanded points, 47 game-winning goals and 1959 shots on goal. McNab’s lone shorthanded regular season goal came on November 14, 1981, while with the Boston Bruins in a 3-3 tie against the Pittsburgh Penguins. McNab scored from Don Marcotte of Asbestos, Quebec and Mike Milbury at 17:06 of the second period, and put the Bruins up 3-1 at the time. McNab had his lone shorthanded regular season assist on February 12, 1977 in an 8-3 Bruins loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
While with the Sabres in 1974-75, McNab led the NHL in shooting percentage at 24.2%. He scored 22 goals on only 91 shots. McNab also had seven hat tricks, all coming with the Bruins from 1976 to 1982.
In the playoffs, McNab had 40 goals and 42 assists for 82 points in 107 games. He was a +9 with 20 penalty minutes, eight power-play goals, four game-winning goals, and 249 shots on goal. McNab scored the overtime winner for the Bruins in game three of the 1978 NHL Quarterfinal Series, a 4-3 Bruins win over the Chicago Black Hawks on April 21, 1978, and the overtime winner for the Bruins in game six of the 1982 Adams Division Finals, a 6-5 Bruins win over the Quebec Nordiques on April 23, 1982.
