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Dave Poulin's 1990-1991 season

Points
20
NHL#277
Goals
8
NHL#242
Assists
12
NHL#285
Plus/minus
+5
NHL#145
Games
31
38%
38% of 80

Centre Dave Poulin was 31 years old when the 1990-1991 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 31 of a possible 80 games and scored 8 goals and 12 assists for 20 points, 0.65 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 9 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1990-1991Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dave Poulin plays the 1990-1991 season for Boston Bruins

    Dave was 31 years old when the 1990-1991 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHI1–4BOS
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Dave Poulin reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · October 4

    • The game
      QUE1–7BOS
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS5–2QUE
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–2WIN
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–3MNS
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–7LAK
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 806 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#257
      4
      goals
      NHL#115
      1
      assists
      NHL#356
      BOS
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • November 1990
    • The game
      BOS4–3HFD
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–4BOS
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • December 1990
    • The game
      NYR5–4BOS
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–4DET
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–4BOS
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–1HFD
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–8BOS
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD1–1BOS
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–8NJD
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–4BOS
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–6BOS
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–5NYR
      game 37/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS3–3BUF
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS0–6WIN
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8020 of 40 played
      14
      points
      NHL#215
      6
      goals
      NHL#168
      8
      assists
      NHL#221
      BOS
      20-12-0W-L-OT48Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–5BOS
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–6PIT
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8022 of 60 played
      15
      points
      NHL#277
      7
      goals
      NHL#212
      8
      assists
      NHL#301
      BOS
      34-18-0W-L-OT76Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • March 1991
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET5–3BOS
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–1PHI
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–1HFD
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE3–3BOS
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6BOS
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS7–4QUE
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–5NYI
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–7BOS
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dave Poulin closes the 1990-1991 season with 20 points

    Points
    20
    NHL#277
    Games
    31of 80
    39%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#242
    Assists
    12
    NHL#285
    P/GP
    0.65
    NHL#118
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#145
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Hartford Whalers

    BOSvsHFD
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      HFD5–2BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Hartford Whalerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      HFD3–4BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withHartford Whalers
    • Game 3
      BOS6–3HFD
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 4
      BOS3–4HFD
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withHartford Whalers
    • Game 5
      HFD1–6BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 6
      BOS3–1HFD
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Hartford Whalers out 4–2

    BOS4–2HFD
    Advance
    6Games4Points0Goals4Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MTL1–2BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL4–3BOS
      L
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BOS3–2MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      BOS2–6MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL1–4BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      BOS2–3MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 7
      MTL1–2BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–3

    BOS4–3MTL
    Advance
    7Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    2 days later
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    BOSvsPIT
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 1
      PIT3–6BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT4–5BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      BOS1–4PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    Conference final

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    BOS2–4PIT
    Eliminated
    3Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Dave Poulin ends the 1990-1991 playoffs with 9 points

    Points
    9
    NHL#46
    Games
    16
    Goals
    0
    NHL#206
    Assists
    9
    NHL#22
    P/GP
    0.56
    NHL#52
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#39
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    HFD4–2→MTL4–3→PIT2–4