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Gary Doak's 1979-1980 season

Points
5
NHL#422
Goals
0
NHL#463
Assists
5
NHL#394
Plus/minus
+14
NHL#71
Games
52
65%
65% of 80

Defenceman Gary Doak was 33 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 15th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 52 of a possible 80 games and scored 0 goals and 5 assists for 5 points, 0.10 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 0 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gary Doak plays the 1979-1980 season for Boston Bruins

    Gary was 33 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 13th season with the team. His 15th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Gary Doak's season starts in game 8 of 80

    Boston Bruins have played 7 games7 of 80 without him
    • The game
      BOS4–1CHI
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–4LAK
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • November 1979
    • The game
      BOS3–3VAN
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–1EDM
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–4BOS
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–1PIT
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–6BOS
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3BOS
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–0TOR
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5BOS
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3QUE
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE4–7BOS
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8013 of 20 played
      1
      points
      NHL#370
      0
      goals
      NHL#335
      1
      assists
      NHL#343
      +1
      +/-
      NHL#61
      BOS
      14-3-0W-L-OT31Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–2BOS
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1979
    • The game
      DET6–6BOS
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–1BOS
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–1BUF
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–10BOS
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–2BOS
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3NYR
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–5BOS
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8022 of 40 played
      1
      points
      NHL#422
      0
      goals
      NHL#399
      1
      assists
      NHL#406
      +7
      +/-
      NHL#25
      BOS
      22-12-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR2–6BOS
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    Milestone

    Gary Doak reaches 750 NHL games

    in the game against Colorado Rockies · January 13

    • The game
      BOS3–1QUE
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM1–7BOS
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–6BOS
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–3BOS
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–4BOS
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–4PIT
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–3BOS
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–8HFD
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4BOS
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1980
    • The game
      QUE2–7BOS
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3PHI
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–8BOS
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2BOS
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3BUF
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS0–3LAK
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–4VAN
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8039 of 60 played
      3
      points
      NHL#429
      0
      goals
      NHL#444
      3
      assists
      NHL#399
      +6
      +/-
      NHL#42
      BOS
      35-16-0W-L-OT79Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS6–3HFD
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–2BOS
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1980
    • The game
      LAK0–4BOS
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYR
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3DET
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2BOS
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3BOS
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–7MNS
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–2AFM
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–7BOS
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–7BOS
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • April 1980
    • The game
      BOS5–2TOR
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4BOS
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Gary Doak closes the 1979-1980 season with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#422
    Games
    52of 80
    65%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#463
    Assists
    5
    NHL#394
    P/GP
    0.10
    NHL#405
    +/-
    +14
    NHL#71
    Events
    750
    NHL games
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Boston Bruins meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    BOSvsPIT
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PIT4–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS8–3PIT
      W
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT2–6BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Preliminary round

    Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2

    BOS3–2PIT
    Advance
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins meet New York Islanders

    BOSvsNYI
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      NYI2–1BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

    BOS1–4NYI
    Eliminated
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Gary Doak ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#221
    Games
    4
    Goals
    0
    NHL#160
    Assists
    0
    NHL#193
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#51
    PIT3–2→NYI1–4