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| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
| 1976-77 | Taber Golden Suns | AJHL | 60 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 112 | |||||||
| 1976-77 | Lethbridge Broncos | WCHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1977-78 | Lethbridge Broncos | WCHL | 66 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 219 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1978-79 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 24 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979-80 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 63 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 38 | -2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | |
| 1980-81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 65 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 121 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | |
| 1981-82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 194 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 1982-83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 60 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 130 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 47 | |
| 1983-84 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 58 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 101 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1984-85 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 39 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 45 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| 1985-86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 54 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 158 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1986-87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 50 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 74 | -12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1987-88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 179 | -9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | |
| 1988-89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 63 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 86 | -17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1988-89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 1989-90 | New York Rangers | NHL | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 80 | -10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 1990-91 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | -2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1991-92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 62 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 110 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| 1992-93 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 81 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 100 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | |
| NHL Totals | 691 | 105 | 195 | 300 | 1264 | 52 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 193 | ||||
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| Season | Team | Lge | Type | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pct | Result |
| 1993-94 | Florida Panthers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
| 1994-95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
| 1995-96 | Florida Panthers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
| 1996-97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
| 1997-98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0.543 | Lost in round 3 |
| 1998-99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0.555 | Lost in Finals |
| 1999-00 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0.518 | Lost in round 1 |
| 2000-01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0.598 | Lost in round 2 |
| 2001-02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0.500 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2002-03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 0.439 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2003-04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0.518 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2005-06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0.671 | Lost in round 3 |
| 2006-07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 53 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0.689 | Lost in round 3 |
| 2007-08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 39 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 0.549 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2008-09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0.555 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2009-10 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 45 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0.610 | Lost in round 1 |
| 2010-11 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 43 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0.585 | Lost in round 1 |
| 2011-12 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 82 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 0.543 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2012-13 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head† | 17 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.382 | |
| 2013-14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | Head | 82 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0.555 | Lost in round 1 |
| 2014-15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | Head | 82 | 41 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 0.561 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2015-16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | Head | 82 | 50 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0.665 | Lost in round 2 |
| 2016-17 | Dallas Stars | NHL | Head | 82 | 34 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 0.482 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2017-18 | New York Rangers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
| 2018-19 | New York Rangers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
| 2019-20 | New York Rangers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
| 2020-21 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | Head | 56 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0.402 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2021-22 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | Head | 82 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 9 | 0.384 | Out of Playoffs |
| 2022-23 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | Head | 82 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0.683 | Lost in round 2 |
| 2023-24 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | Head† | 61 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0.525 | |
| 2024-25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head | 70 | 29 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0.457 |
| Year | League | Award |
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| 2005-06 | NHL | Jack Adams Award |