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Dwight Foster's 1980-1981 season

Points
52
NHL#130
Goals
24
NHL#92
Assists
28
NHL#149
Plus/minus
+4
NHL#165
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Right winger Dwight Foster was 23 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 24 goals and 28 assists for 52 points, 0.68 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 2 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dwight Foster plays the 1980-1981 season for Boston Bruins

    Dwight was 23 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR2–7BOS
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS2–5NYI
      L
      game 2/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3MNS
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–2CGY
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3STL
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–7WIN
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • November 1980
    • The game
      BOS2–4PHI
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–2BOS
      L
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–7BOS
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS4–4DET
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN5–5BOS
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS7–4PIT
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI0–1BOS
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–4BOS
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2WSH
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–5BOS
      game 20/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
      14
      points
      NHL#110
      7
      goals
      NHL#66
      7
      assists
      NHL#149
      BOS
      6-9-0W-L-OT17Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–6NYR
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–3BOS
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–6BOS
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • December 1980
    • The game
      DET3–5BOS
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–4MTL
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–7BOS
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–4QUE
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE5–3BOS
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–1BOS
      L
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–7BOS
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS4–5HFD
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL7–3BOS
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–4BOS
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–3TOR
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–5BUF
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2CHI
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–7EDM
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–4CLR
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1WIN
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7BOS
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      24
      points
      NHL#140
      10
      goals
      NHL#119
      14
      assists
      NHL#136
      BOS
      15-18-0W-L-OT37Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–2NYI
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–4BOS
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–3DET
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3CHI
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–6BOS
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–7BOS
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK6–4BOS
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5BOS
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN6–7BOS
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • February 1981
    • The game
      NYI3–6BOS
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3HFD
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–6BOS
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–6MTL
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–3BOS
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–3CLR
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–4LAK
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS7–5VAN
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–1EDM
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–7CGY
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      34
      points
      NHL#152
      13
      goals
      NHL#146
      21
      assists
      NHL#145
      BOS
      27-23-0W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–5QUE
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–5BOS
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      BUF4–6BOS
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      HAT TRICK
    Milestone

    Dwight Foster reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · March 1

    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3MNS
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–7BOS
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4BOS
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–4TOR
      game 68/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS7–1WSH
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD2–4BOS
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–3NYR
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–5PHI
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–4BOS
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–7BOS
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-3SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      TOR3–2BOS
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5BOS
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      WSH3–2BOS
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS5–2PIT
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–2BOS
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Dwight Foster closes the 1980-1981 season with 52 points

    Points
    52
    NHL#130
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    24
    NHL#92
    Assists
    28
    NHL#149
    P/GP
    0.68
    NHL#154
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#165
    Events
    52
    career best in points
    24
    career best in goals
    28
    career best in assists
    2
    hat tricks
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Boston Bruins meet Minnesota North Stars

    BOSvsMNS
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    • Game 1
      MNS5–4BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      MNS9–6BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS3–6MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars knock Boston Bruins out 3–0

    BOS0–3MNS
    Eliminated
    3Games2Points1Goals1Assists