Coaching Record
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T | OL | PTS | PTS% | Finish | G | W | L | T | W-L% | Notes |
| 1981-82 | 39 | WSH | NHL | 66 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 63 | .477 | 5th | |||||||
| 1982-83 | 40 | WSH | NHL | 80 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 94 | .588 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | ||
| 1983-84 | 41 | WSH | NHL | 80 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 101 | .631 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | ||
| 1984-85 | 42 | WSH | NHL | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 101 | .631 | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | ||
| 1985-86 | 43 | WSH | NHL | 80 | 50 | 23 | 7 | 107 | .669 | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | ||
| 1986-87 | 44 | WSH | NHL | 80 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 86 | .538 | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | ||
| 1987-88 | 45 | WSH | NHL | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 85 | .531 | 2nd | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | ||
| 1988-89 | 46 | WSH | NHL | 80 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 92 | .575 | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | ||
| 1989-90 | 47 | WSH | NHL | 46 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 40 | .435 | 3rd | |||||||
| 1990-91 | 48 | DET | NHL | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 76 | .475 | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | ||
| 1991-92 | 49 | DET | NHL | 80 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 98 | .613 | 1st | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | ||
| 1992-93 | 50 | DET | NHL | 84 | 47 | 28 | 9 | 103 | .613 | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | ||
| 1997-98 | 55 | FLA | NHL | 59 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 45 | .381 | 6th | |||||||
| 2001-02 | 59 | MDA | NHL | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 69 | .421 | 5th | ||||||
| 2005-06 | 63 | OTT | NHL | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 113 | .689 | 1st | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | ||
| 2006-07 | 64 | OTT | NHL | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 105 | .640 | 2nd | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | Eastern Conference Champions | |
| 2007-08 | 65 | OTT | NHL | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 16 | .444 | 2nd | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |||
| 9 yrs | WSH | NHL | 672 | 343 | 246 | 83 | 769 | .572 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 0 | .453 | ||||
| 3 yrs | DET | NHL | 244 | 124 | 91 | 29 | 277 | .568 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .400 | ||||
| 3 yrs | OTT | NHL | 182 | 107 | 55 | 20 | 234 | .643 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 0 | .529 | ||||
| 1 yr | FLA | NHL | 59 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 45 | .381 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | MDA | NHL | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 69 | .421 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 1239 | 620 | 465 | 131 | 23 | 1394 | .563 | 112 | 52 | 60 | 0 | .464 | ||||
Awards and Honors
| Year | League | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | NHL | Jack Adams Award |
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