Former NHL defence

Eric Cairns

1996-97 to 2006-074 clubsLast club Pittsburgh

Born 27 June 1974 · Drafted 1992, round 3, #72 by NY Rangers

Clubs

NY Islanders327 NY Rangers79 Pittsburgh28 Florida23

Games457NHL career

Goals10NHL career

Assists32NHL career

Points42NHL career

Eric Cairns played 457 NHL games for NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Pittsburgh and Florida from 1996-97 to 2006-07: 10 goals and 42 points.

Career · regular season

Ten NHL seasons

Points by season

NY IslandersNY RangersPittsburghFlorida

Each bar is one regular season, split by club. Hover a bar for the line.

By season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points

1996-97NYR400110.030.0%

1997-98NYR390330.080.0%

1998-99NYI90330.330.0%

1999-00NYI672790.133.6%

2000-01NYI452240.099.5%

2001-02NYI742570.095.9%

2002-03NYI601450.083.2%

2003-04NYI722680.118.3%

2005-06FLA, PIT501120.045.3%

2006-07PIT10000.00—

Career4571032420.094.5%

Every NHL regular season. The career line is the official total.

Clubs and teammates

Most games with NY Islanders

By club

New York Islanders327 GP 36 P1998-99 to 2003-04 · 128th in club points since 1990-91

New York Rangers79 GP 4 P1996-97 to 1997-98 · 318th in club points since 1990-91

Pittsburgh Penguins28 GP 1 P2005-06 to 2006-07 · 403rd in club points since 1990-91

Florida Panthers23 GP 1 P2005-06 · 342nd in club points since 1990-91

Played with

Most seasons on the same club since 1990-91

Kenny Jonsson6 seasons

Steve Webb6 seasons

Dave Scatchard5 seasons

Mariusz Czerkawski5 seasons

Claude Lapointe5 seasons

Ray Schultz5 seasons

Oleg Kvasha4 seasons

Roman Hamrlik4 seasons

Mark Parrish4 seasons

Brad Isbister4 seasons

Updated 2 Oct 2026 · official career totals and season history