Regular season and playoffsBOS

Dwight Foster's 1979-1980 season

Points

NHL#163

Goals

NHL#206

Assists

NHL#125

Plus/minus

+23

NHL#45

Games

71% of 80

Right winger Dwight Foster was 22 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 57 of a possible 80 games and scored 10 goals and 28 assists for 38 points, 0.67 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 8 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs

Year 1979
47 years ago
Season opener
October 11
Dwight Foster plays the 1979-1980 season for Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Dwight was 22 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.
- The game
  WIN0–4BOS
  W
  October 11game 1/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–2WSH
  W
  October 13game 2/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT4–1BOS
  L
  October 14game 3/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI2–3BOS
  W
  October 18game 4/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- Checkpoint
  October 18
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 804 of 20 played
  4
  points
  NHL#289
  0
  goals
  NHL#335
  4
  assists
  NHL#216
  BOS
  14-3-0W-L-OT31Points
  2nd in the whole NHL
- December 1979
- The game
  VAN3–5BOS
  W
  December 9game 27/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET6–6BOS
  December 13game 28/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–1BOS
  L
  December 15game 29/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–1BUF
  W
  December 16game 30/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR0–10BOS
  W
  December 20game 31/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI5–2BOS
  L
  December 22game 32/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–3NYR
  W
  December 23game 33/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3AFM
  W
  December 26game 34/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–5CHI
  L
  December 30game 35/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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Year 1980
46 years ago
- The game
  BOS1–2MNS
  L
  January 2game 36/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS2–1WIN
  W
  January 4game 37/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2CLR
  January 8game 38/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL7–4BOS
  L
  January 10game 39/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  AFM3–5BOS
  W
  January 12game 40/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 12
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8018 of 40 played
  9
  points
  NHL#296
  0
  goals
  NHL#399
  9
  assists
  NHL#215
  BOS
  22-12-0W-L-OT50Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CLR2–6BOS
  W
  January 13game 41/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS3–1QUE
  W
  January 16game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM1–7BOS
  W
  January 17game 43/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR3–6BOS
  W
  January 19game 44/801
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-3SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  MNS0–3BOS
  W
  January 21game 45/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BUF3–4BOS
  W
  January 24game 46/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS6–4PIT
  W
  January 26game 47/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT5–3BOS
  L
  January 27game 48/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS2–8HFD
  L
  January 30game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–4BOS
  W
  January 31game 50/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- February 1980
- The game
  QUE2–7BOS
  W
  February 2game 51/80
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG1SHP
  +3 points
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- The game
  BOS3–3PHI
  February 3game 52/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR6–8BOS
  W
  February 7game 53/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI2–5BOS
  W
  February 9game 54/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2BOS
  L
  February 10game 55/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS3–3BUF
  February 14game 56/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS5–3CLR
  W
  February 16game 57/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS0–3LAK
  L
  February 20game 58/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–4VAN
  February 23game 59/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–2EDM
  W
  February 24game 60/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8038 of 60 played
  30
  points
  NHL#151
  8
  goals
  NHL#193
  22
  assists
  NHL#116
  BOS
  35-16-0W-L-OT79Points
  Playoff spot
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS6–3HFD
  W
  February 27game 61/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–2BOS
  L
  February 28game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- March 1980
- The game
  LAK0–4BOS
  W
  March 1game 63/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–2NYR
  L
  March 2game 64/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3DET
  W
  March 5game 65/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS5–3NYI
  W
  March 8game 66/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD1–1BOS
  March 9game 67/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–6WSH
  L
  March 12game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET2–4BOS
  W
  March 13game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN2–2BOS
  March 15game 70/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–3BOS
  March 16game 71/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS3–3STL
  March 18game 72/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS4–7MNS
  L
  March 19game 73/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–2AFM
  W
  March 22game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–7BOS
  W
  March 23game 75/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL1–7BOS
  W
  March 27game 76/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN1–3BOS
  W
  March 30game 77/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- April 1980
- The game
  BOS5–2TOR
  W
  April 2game 78/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–4BOS
  W
  April 6game 80/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 6
Dwight Foster closes the 1979-1980 season with 38 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
38
NHL#163
Games
57of 80
71%
Goals
10
NHL#206
Assists
28
NHL#125
P/GP
0.67
NHL#119
+/-
+23
NHL#45
Events
28
career best in assists
100
NHL games
50
career points
6 i rad
games with a point · 10 pts
2 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Boston Bruins are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Boston Bruins meet Pittsburgh Penguins
BOSvsPIT
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
No Swedes
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- Game 2
  PIT1–4BOS
  W
  April 10
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Boston Bruinsare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  BOS1–4PIT
  L
  April 12
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  BOS8–3PIT
  W
  April 13
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-3SOG2SHP
  +3 points
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- Boston Bruinsare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 5
  PIT2–6BOS
  W
  April 14
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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Preliminary round
April 14
Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2
BOS3–2PIT
Advance
4Games6Points3Goals3Assists
2 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Boston Bruins meet New York Islanders
BOSvsNYI
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on New York Islanders
Robert Nyström
Stefan Persson
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- Game 1
  NYI2–1BOS
  L
  April 162
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- New York Islanderslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  NYI5–4BOS
  L
  April 172
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- New York Islanderslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3
  BOS3–5NYI
  L
  April 192
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- New York Islanderslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  BOS4–3NYI
  W
  April 212
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- New York Islanderslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 5
  NYI4–2BOS
  L
  April 221
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 22
New York Islanders knock Boston Bruins out 4–1
BOS1–4NYI
Eliminated
5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
The run in numbers
April 22
Dwight Foster ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 8 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
8
NHL#41
Games
9
Goals
3
NHL#37
Assists
5
NHL#43
P/GP
0.89
NHL#27
+/-
+5
NHL#30
Events
10
playoff points
3 points
best game
PIT3–2→NYI1–4

Dwight Foster plays the 1979-1980 season for Boston Bruins

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Dwight Foster closes the 1979-1980 season with 38 points

Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

Boston Bruins meet Pittsburgh Penguins

Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2

Boston Bruins meet New York Islanders

New York Islanders knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

Dwight Foster ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 8 points