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Dan Bolduc's 1978-1979 season

Points
29
NHL#175
Goals
16
NHL#113
Assists
13
NHL#228
Plus/minus
-9
NHL#329
Games
56
70%
70% of 80

Right winger Dan Bolduc was 25 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 56 of a possible 80 games and scored 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points, 0.52 points per game. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979
  1. A late start

    Dan Bolduc's season starts in game 25 of 80

    Detroit Red Wings have played 24 games24 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    Dan Bolduc makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against Montréal Canadiens

    Dan was 25 years old · Detroit Olympia, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-

    Swedes on the ice: Dan Labraaten and Thommie Bergman.

    • The game
      MTL2–2DET
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET5–6BOS
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–5DET
      W
      game 27/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    Milestone

    Dan Bolduc scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Rangers · December 9

    • The game
      DET3–3CHI
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–5DET
      game 29/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET1–4NYI
      L
      game 30/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4TOR
      L
      game 31/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–0DET
      L
      game 32/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–7DET
      W
      game 33/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4NYR
      L
      game 34/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–2DET
      game 35/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2DET
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Dan Bolduc records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · December 26

    • The game
      MTL5–2DET
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3PIT
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4DET
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–1DET
      L
      game 40/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8016 of 40 played
      7
      points
      NHL#261
      6
      goals
      NHL#144
      1
      assists
      NHL#338
      DET
      8-21-0W-L-OT27Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET3–4BUF
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–5DET
      game 42/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–3PHI
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–3DET
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4DET
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–5WSH
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–3DET
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET6–6LAK
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–3DET
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–7AFM
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–7DET
      W
      game 51/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • February 1979
    • The game
      DET1–6MNS
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4PIT
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–8DET
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–2DET
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–6DET
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–2DET
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–3WSH
      W
      game 58/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET1–3NYI
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–8DET
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8036 of 60 played
      18
      points
      NHL#203
      12
      goals
      NHL#107
      6
      assists
      NHL#279
      DET
      14-32-0W-L-OT42Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL6–5DET
      L
      game 61/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1979
    • The game
      DET5–3MTL
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–4DET
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–5MNS
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–3DET
      game 65/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3MTL
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–1WSH
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET3–1STL
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–2CHI
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5DET
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–5BOS
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR1–2DET
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–5VAN
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–8LAK
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–4DET
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • April 1979
    • The game
      MNS1–3DET
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–4MTL
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–4PIT
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL0–1DET
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dan Bolduc closes the 1978-1979 season with 29 points

    Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    29
    NHL#175
    Games
    56of 80
    70%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#113
    Assists
    13
    NHL#228
    P/GP
    0.52
    NHL#155
    +/-
    -9
    NHL#329
    Events
    29
    career best in points
    16
    career best in goals
    13
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts