Dennis Maruk

Player profile and career history

C · #21

Dennis Maruk was a center. Born November 17, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'8", weighed 175 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1975 (round 2, 21st overall) by the CGS. In 888 NHL regular-season games he had 356 goals and 522 assists for 878 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 888
Goals: 356
Assists: 522
Points: 878

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 522
Game Winning Goals: 26
Games Played: 888
Goals: 356
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 761
Plus Minus: -78
Points: 878
Power Play Goals: 89
Power Play Points: 259
Shooting Pctg: 0.1596
Shorthanded Goals: 14
Shorthanded Points: 19
Shots: 2230

NHL playoff career

Games: 34
Goals: 14
Assists: 22
Points: 36

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 22
Game Winning Goals: 1
Games Played: 34
Goals: 14
Ot Goals: 1
Pim: 26
Plus Minus: -5
Points: 36
Power Play Goals: 5
Power Play Points: 17
Shooting Pctg: 0.175
Shorthanded Goals: 1
Shorthanded Points: 1
Shots: 80

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.40
Assists / game: 0.59
Points / game: 0.99
Shots / game: 2.51

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: 60
Assists: 76
Points: 136
Shots: 268

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.

1998–99
- Lake CharlesWPHL
1988–89
- KalamazooIHL
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
1987–88
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
1986–87
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
1985–86
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
1984–85
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
1983–84
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
1982–83
- Washington CapitalsNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1981–82
- WashingtonDN-Cup
- Washington CapitalsNHL
1980–81
- Washington CapitalsNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1979–80
- Washington CapitalsNHL
1978–79
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
- Washington CapitalsNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1977–78
- Cleveland BaronsNHL
- CanadaWEC-A
1976–77
- Cleveland BaronsNHL
1975–76
- California Golden SealsNHL
1974–75
- LondonOMJHL
1973–74
- LondonOHA-Jr.
1972–73
- LondonOHA-Jr.
1971–72
- MarkhamOHA-B
- TorontoOHA-Jr.

Coverage 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.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1998–99	WPHL	Lake Charles	Regular	6	0	2	2	4	-2	9	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 9
1998–99	WPHL	Lake Charles	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
1988–89	IHL	Kalamazoo	Regular	5	1	5	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 6
1988–89	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	6	0	1	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1987–88	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	22	7	4	11	15	1	45	2	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 22 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 15 Plus Minus 1 Points 11 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 45
1986–87	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	67	16	30	46	52	4	145	4	11	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 30 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 67 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus 4 Points 46 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1103 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 145
1985–86	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	70	21	37	58	67	13	135	1	9	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 37 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 70 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 67 Plus Minus 13 Points 58 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.1556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 135
1985–86	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	5	4	9	13	4	5	14	1	6	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 5 Points 13 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.2857 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
1984–85	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	71	19	41	60	56	0	126	5	20	0	1	3	0	All stats Assists 41 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 71 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 56 Plus Minus 0 Points 60 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.1508 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 126
1984–85	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	9	4	7	11	12	1	26	3	6	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 9 Goals 4 Ot Goals 1 Pim 12 Plus Minus 1 Points 11 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.1538 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 26
1983–84	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	71	17	43	60	42	-17	130	7	24	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 43 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 71 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 42 Plus Minus -17 Points 60 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 24 Shooting Pctg 0.1308 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 130
1983–84	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	16	5	5	10	8	-6	34	1	4	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -6 Points 10 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1471 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 34
1982–83	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	80	31	50	81	71	-22	185	12	26	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 50 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 80 Goals 31 Ot Goals 0 Pim 71 Plus Minus -22 Points 81 Power Play Goals 12 Power Play Points 26 Shooting Pctg 0.1676 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 185
1982–83	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	10	4	3	7	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 10 Goals 4 Pim 4 Points 7
1982–83	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	2	-5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1981–82	DN-Cup	Washington	Regular	4	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Points 4
1981–82	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	80	60	76	136	128	-7	268	20	57	2	3	1	0	All stats Assists 76 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 80 Goals 60 Ot Goals 0 Pim 128 Plus Minus -7 Points 136 Power Play Goals 20 Power Play Points 57 Shooting Pctg 0.2239 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 268
1980–81	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	80	50	47	97	87	-6	242	16	30	2	2	5	0	All stats Assists 47 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 80 Goals 50 Ot Goals 0 Pim 87 Plus Minus -6 Points 97 Power Play Goals 16 Power Play Points 30 Shooting Pctg 0.2066 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 242
1980–81	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	8	5	3	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 8 Goals 5 Pim 6 Points 8
1979–80	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	27	10	17	27	8	0	58	1	8	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 17 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 27 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 27 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.1724 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 58
1978–79	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1978–79	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	76	31	59	90	71	-14	189	6	26	2	2	3	0	All stats Assists 59 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 76 Goals 31 Ot Goals 0 Pim 71 Plus Minus -14 Points 90 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 26 Shooting Pctg 0.164 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 189
1978–79	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	7	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 2
1977–78	NHL	Cleveland Barons	Regular	76	36	35	71	50	-26	198	4	11	2	2	4	0	All stats Assists 35 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 76 Goals 36 Ot Goals 0 Pim 50 Plus Minus -26 Points 71 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1818 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 198
1977–78	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	10	6	1	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 10 Goals 6 Pim 2 Points 7
1976–77	NHL	Cleveland Barons	Regular	80	28	50	78	68	3	268	4	17	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 50 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 80 Goals 28 Ot Goals 0 Pim 68 Plus Minus 3 Points 78 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.1045 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 268
1975–76	NHL	California Golden Seals	Regular	80	30	32	62	44	-6	233	7	16	5	7	3	0	All stats Assists 32 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 80 Goals 30 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus -6 Points 62 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1288 Shorthanded Goals 5 Shorthanded Points 7 Shots 233
1974–75	OMJHL	London	Regular	65	66	79	145	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 79 Games Played 65 Goals 66 Pim 53 Points 145
1973–74	OHA-Jr.	London	Regular	67	47	65	112	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 65 Games Played 67 Goals 47 Pim 61 Points 112
1972–73	OHA-Jr.	London	Regular	59	46	67	113	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 67 Games Played 59 Goals 46 Pim 54 Points 113
1971–72	OHA-B	Markham	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1971–72	OHA-Jr.	Toronto	Regular	8	2	1	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 3

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Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Assists	Points	Time on ice
1989-02-15	DET	0	0	–
1989-02-09	VAN	0	0	–
1989-02-01	BOS	1	1	–
1988-12-31	STL	0	0	–
1988-12-19	VAN	0	0	–

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Profile updated Oct 15, 7:45 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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NHL regular-season career

NHL playoff career

NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1998–99

1988–89

1987–88

1986–87

1985–86

1984–85

1983–84

1982–83

1981–82

1980–81

1979–80

1978–79

1977–78

1976–77

1975–76

1974–75

1973–74

1972–73

1971–72

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