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Dennis Owchar's 1977-1978 season

Points
41
NHL#116
Goals
10
NHL#175
Assists
31
NHL#81
Plus/minus
-61
NHL#458
Games
82
98%
98% of 83

Defenceman Dennis Owchar was 24 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins och Colorado Rockies. He played 82 of a possible 83 games and scored 10 goals and 31 assists for 41 points, 0.50 points per game. He moved from Pittsburgh Penguins to Colorado Rockies in December. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 1 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dennis Owchar opens the 1977-1978 season with Pittsburgh Penguins

    Dennis was 24 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      STL2–4PIT
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–2WSH
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PHI8–2PIT
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYR
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–11PHI
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -6+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–5PIT
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–2CLE
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–3PIT
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3PIT
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • November 1977
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–5AFM
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLE3–5PIT
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–7PIT
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–7MNS
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–5PIT
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3VAN
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5LAK
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5PIT
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      10
      points
      NHL#111
      2
      goals
      NHL#165
      8
      assists
      NHL#71
      -9
      +/-
      NHL#112
      PIT
      6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–9MTL
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6PIT
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1977
    • The game
      PHI6–3CLR
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3CLR
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–2CLR
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR4–6STL
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–4CLR
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–5CLR
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–9NYI
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–6BOS
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM6–2CLR
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–5DET
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–2CLR
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–2VAN
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–5LAK
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR0–5TOR
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5BUF
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3CLR
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–7NYI
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–4AFM
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–1CLR
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–3VAN
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8042 of 40 played
      16
      points
      NHL#159
      3
      goals
      NHL#210
      13
      assists
      NHL#114
      -39
      +/-
      NHL#138
      CLR
      9-22-0W-L-OT27Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–4CLR
      game 41/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK2–5CLR
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR4–9CLE
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–3WSH
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR3–4BOS
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–6CLR
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3CLR
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • February 1978
    • The game
      CLR0–3PHI
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–2AFM
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–6NYR
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2CLR
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–3CLR
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–3MNS
      game 53/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR2–2CHI
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–4CLR
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR4–9MTL
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–4NYR
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–2CLR
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3CLR
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR5–5STL
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8062 of 60 played
      29
      points
      NHL#119
      7
      goals
      NHL#178
      22
      assists
      NHL#81
      -48
      +/-
      NHL#148
      CLR
      13-31-0W-L-OT42Points
      Playoff spot
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR4–7WSH
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • March 1978
    • The game
      CLR2–5LAK
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLE2–2CLR
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–2CLR
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5PIT
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–5DET
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CLR2–6PHI
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM4–4CLR
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–2CLE
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3CLR
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET4–6CLR
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR5–2PIT
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5MTL
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–3CLR
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–4CLR
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–3CLR
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1978
    • The game
      MNS2–4CLR
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5MNS
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–4CHI
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL2–5CLR
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Dennis Owchar closes the 1977-1978 season with 41 points

    Points
    41
    NHL#116
    Games
    82of 80
    100%
    Goals
    10
    NHL#175
    Assists
    31
    NHL#81
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#152
    +/-
    -61
    NHL#458
    Events
    41
    career best in points
    10
    career best in goals
    31
    career best in assists
    50
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Colorado Rockies are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Colorado Rockies meet Philadelphia Flyers

    CLRvsPHI
    Swedes on Colorado Rockies
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      CLR2–3PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstColorado Rockies
    • Game 2
      PHI3–1CLR
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Colorado Rockies out 2–0

    CLR0–2PHI
    Eliminated
    2Games1Points1Goals0Assists