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| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS |
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| Oct 24 | vs  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richardson never scored more than four goals or finished with more than 21 points in a season. But his durability and willingness to sacrifice his body as a stay-at-home defenseman helped him fashion an NHL career that began in 1987-88 and didn't end until he played the last of his 1,417 games on Oct. 24, 2008.
The Toronto Maple Leafs selected Richardson with the No. 7 pick in 1987 NHL Draft after he finished with 45 points (13 goals, 32 assists) in 59 games for Peterborough of the Ontario Hockey League in 1986-87. He stepped right into the NHL as an 18-year-old in 1987-88, with 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 78 games.
Richardson remained a regular on Toronto's defense until he was part of a seven-player trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Sept. 19, 1991. His best offensive season came with the Oilers in 1991-92, when he finished with 21 points (two goals, 19 assists) in 75 games.
After six seasons with Edmonton, Richardson signed with the Philadelphia Flyers as a free agent on July 23, 1997. He got closest to a trip to the Stanley Cup Final with the Flyers in 2000, when Philadelphia lost to the New Jersey Devils in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final.
Richardson signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 4, 2002, and was named captain before the 2003-04 season. Columbus traded him back to Toronto on March 8, 2006; he played 21 games with the Maple Leafs, joined the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2006-07 season and signed with his hometown team, the Ottawa Senators, in the summer of 2007.
After playing two games in 2008-09, the 39-year-old called it a career with 201 points (35 goals, 166 assists) and 2,055 penalty minutes in 1,417 NHL games, as well as eight assists in 69 playoff games.
Following his retirement as a player, Richardson was an NHL assistant with the Senators, New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens.
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Signed as a free agent by Ottawa.
Signed as a free agent by Ottawa.
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay.
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay.
Traded to Toronto by Columbus for Toronto's 5th round pick (Nick Sucharski) in 2006 NHL Draft.
Traded to Toronto by Columbus for Toronto's 5th round pick (Nick Sucharski) in 2006 NHL Draft.
Signed as a free agent by Columbus.
Signed as a free agent by Columbus.
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia.
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia.
Traded to Edmonton by Toronto with Vincent Damphousse, Peter Ing and Scott Thornton for Grant Fuhr, Glenn Anderson and Craig Berube.
Traded to Edmonton by Toronto with Vincent Damphousse, Peter Ing and Scott Thornton for Grant Fuhr, Glenn Anderson and Craig Berube.
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