Dave Gardner
Player profile and career history
C · #7
Dave Gardner was a center. Born August 23, 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 185 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1972 (round 1, 8th overall) by the Montréal Canadiens. In 350 NHL regular-season games he had 75 goals and 115 assists for 190 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 350
- Goals
- 75
- Assists
- 115
- Points
- 190
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 115
- Game Winning Goals
- 7
- Games Played
- 350
- Goals
- 75
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 41
- Plus Minus
- -62
- Points
- 190
- Power Play Goals
- 17
- Power Play Points
- 61
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1229
- Shorthanded Goals
- 1
- Shorthanded Points
- 1
- Shots
- 610
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.21
- Assists / game
- 0.33
- Points / game
- 0.54
- Shots / game
- 1.74
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 19 1977–78 · Cleveland Barons
- Assists
- 32 1975–76 · California Golden Seals
- Points
- 48 1975–76 · California Golden Seals
- Shots
- 157 1975–76 · California Golden Seals
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
1987–88
- VispSwissDiv1
1986–87
- VispSwissDiv1
1985–86
- VispSwissDiv1
1984–85
- VispSwiss-2
1983–84
- VispSwiss-2
1982–83
- AmbriSwiss-2
1981–82
- AmbriSwiss-2
1980–81
- AmbriSwiss-2
1979–80
- BinghamtonAHL
- MaineAHL
Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1978–79
- SpringfieldAHL
- DallasCHL
- TulsaCHL
1977–78
1976–77
1975–76
1974–75
1973–74
1972–73
- Nova ScotiaAHL
Montréal CanadiensNHL
1971–72
- TorontoOHA-Jr.
1970–71
- Toronto MarliesOHA-Jr.
1969–70
- St. Mike's B'sOHA-B
St. Louis BluesCoverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
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| 1987–88 | SwissDiv1 | Visp | Regular | 20 | 50 | 22 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | SwissDiv1 | Visp | Playoffs | 10 | 18 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1986–87 | SwissDiv1 | Visp | Regular | 22 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | SwissDiv1 | Visp | Regular | 22 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1984–85 | Swiss-2 | Visp | Regular | 38 | 47 | 47 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1983–84 | Swiss-2 | Visp | Regular | 38 | 41 | 33 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | Swiss-2 | Ambri | Regular | 36 | 36 | 22 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | Swiss-2 | Ambri | Regular | 24 | 17 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | Swiss-2 | Ambri | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
| 1979–80 | AHL | Binghamton | Regular | 18 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | AHL | Maine | Regular | 37 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL |  Philadelphia Flyers | Regular | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | AHL | Maine | Playoffs | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | AHL | Springfield | Regular | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | CHL | Dallas | Regular | 39 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | CHL | Tulsa | Regular | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | CHL | Dallas | Playoffs | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Cleveland Barons | Regular | 75 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 10 | -15 | 107 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Cleveland Barons | Regular | 76 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 9 | -20 | 141 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL |  California Golden Seals | Regular | 74 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 8 | -4 | 157 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | California Golden Seals | Regular | 64 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 6 | -19 | 133 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL |  St. Louis Blues | Regular | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | NHL |  Montréal Canadiens | Regular | 31 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | Regular | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -6 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1972–73 | AHL | Nova Scotia | Regular | 66 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1972–73 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | Regular | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1972–73 | AHL | Nova Scotia | Playoffs | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | OHA-Jr. | Toronto | Regular | 57 | 53 | 76 | 129 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | OHA-Jr. | Toronto | Playoffs | 10 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | OHA-Jr. | Toronto Marlies | Regular | 62 | 56 | 81 | 137 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | OHA-Jr. | Toronto Marlies | Playoffs | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | OHA-B | St. Mike's B's | Regular | 36 | 54 | 42 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-03-06 | NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980-03-04 | CLR | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 11:50 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.