Dave Poulin

Player profile and career history

C · #20

Dave Poulin was a center. Born December 17, 1958 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'11", weighed 190 lbs and shot left. In 724 NHL regular-season games he had 205 goals and 325 assists for 530 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 724
Goals: 205
Assists: 325
Points: 530

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 325
Game Winning Goals: 28
Games Played: 724
Goals: 205
Ot Goals: 2
Pim: 482
Plus Minus: 216
Points: 530
Power Play Goals: 12
Power Play Points: 40
Shooting Pctg: 0.1579
Shorthanded Goals: 39
Shorthanded Points: 72
Shots: 1298

NHL playoff career

Games: 129
Goals: 31
Assists: 42
Points: 73

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 42
Game Winning Goals: 6
Games Played: 129
Goals: 31
Ot Goals: 1
Pim: 132
Plus Minus: 2
Points: 73
Power Play Goals: 6
Power Play Points: 7
Shooting Pctg: 0.1542
Shorthanded Goals: 6
Shorthanded Points: 14
Shots: 201

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.28
Assists / game: 0.45
Points / game: 0.73
Shots / game: 1.79

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: 31
Assists: 45
Points: 76
Shots: 185

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.

1994–95
- Washington CapitalsNHL
1993–94
- Washington CapitalsNHL
1992–93
- Boston BruinsNHL
1991–92
- Boston BruinsNHL
1990–91
- Boston BruinsNHL
1989–90
- Boston BruinsNHL
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1988–89
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1987–88
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1986–87
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
- NHL All-StarsRV-87
1985–86
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1984–85
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1983–84
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1982–83
- MaineAHL
- Philadelphia FlyersNHL
- RogleSweden-2
1981–82
- U. Of Notre DameWCHA
1980–81
- U. Of Notre DameWCHA
1979–80
- U. Of Notre DameWCHA
1978–79
- U. Of Notre DameWCHA
1977–78
- DixieOHA-B
1976–77
- DixieOHA-B
1975–76
- Miss. RepsMTHL

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
1994–95	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	29	4	5	9	10	2	30	0	0	2	2	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 29 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 2 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1333 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 30
1994–95	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-1	3	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 3
1993–94	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	63	6	19	25	52	-1	64	0	0	1	2	0	0	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 63 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus -1 Points 25 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0938 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 64
1993–94	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	19	-3	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Plus Minus -3 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1538 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 13
1992–93	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	84	16	33	49	62	29	112	0	2	5	9	0	0	All stats Assists 33 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 84 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus 29 Points 49 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 5 Shorthanded Points 9 Shots 112
1992–93	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	10	-3	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 6
1991–92	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	18	4	4	8	18	-2	31	0	1	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 18 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -2 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.129 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 31
1991–92	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	15	3	3	6	22	2	24	1	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 15 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 2 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 24
1990–91	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	31	8	12	20	25	5	60	0	0	2	3	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 31 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 25 Plus Minus 5 Points 20 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1333 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 60
1990–91	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	16	0	9	9	20	3	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 3 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
1989–90	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	32	6	19	25	12	11	42	0	1	1	2	0	0	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 32 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 11 Points 25 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 42
1989–90	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	28	9	8	17	12	5	46	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 28 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 5 Points 17 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1957 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 46
1989–90	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	18	8	5	13	8	1	36	2	2	0	2	2	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 18 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 1 Points 13 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.2222 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 36
1988–89	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	69	18	17	35	49	4	81	1	1	5	9	4	0	All stats Assists 17 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 69 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 49 Plus Minus 4 Points 35 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.2222 Shorthanded Goals 5 Shorthanded Points 9 Shots 81
1988–89	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	19	6	5	11	16	5	27	0	0	2	5	2	1	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 19 Goals 6 Ot Goals 1 Pim 16 Plus Minus 5 Points 11 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.2222 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 27
1987–88	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	68	19	32	51	32	17	125	1	4	5	7	3	0	All stats Assists 32 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 68 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus 17 Points 51 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.152 Shorthanded Goals 5 Shorthanded Points 7 Shots 125
1987–88	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	7	2	6	8	4	5	13	1	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 5 Points 8 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1538 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1986–87	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	75	25	45	70	53	47	155	1	6	3	11	5	1	All stats Assists 45 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 75 Goals 25 Ot Goals 1 Pim 53 Plus Minus 47 Points 70 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.1613 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 11 Shots 155
1986–87	RV-87	NHL All-Stars	Regular	2	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
1986–87	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	15	3	3	6	14	0	21	1	1	1	3	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus 0 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 21
1985–86	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	79	27	42	69	49	21	181	2	9	6	10	2	0	All stats Assists 42 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 79 Goals 27 Ot Goals 0 Pim 49 Plus Minus 21 Points 69 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.1492 Shorthanded Goals 6 Shorthanded Points 10 Shots 181
1985–86	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	5	2	0	2	2	-3	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1984–85	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	73	30	44	74	59	45	182	1	5	4	12	5	1	All stats Assists 44 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 73 Goals 30 Ot Goals 1 Pim 59 Plus Minus 45 Points 74 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1648 Shorthanded Goals 4 Shorthanded Points 12 Shots 182
1984–85	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	11	3	5	8	6	-1	20	0	1	2	2	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.15 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 20
1983–84	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	73	31	45	76	47	32	185	6	11	3	3	6	0	All stats Assists 45 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 73 Goals 31 Ot Goals 0 Pim 47 Plus Minus 32 Points 76 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1676 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 185
1983–84	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -4 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
1982–83	AHL	Maine	Regular	16	7	9	16	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 16 Goals 7 Pim 2 Points 16
1982–83	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	2	2	0	2	2	1	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 2 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.5 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 4
1982–83	Sweden-2	Rogle	Regular	32	35	27	62	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 27 Games Played 32 Goals 35 Pim 64 Points 62
1982–83	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	3	1	3	4	9	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 9 Plus Minus 1 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1981–82	WCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	Regular	39	29	30	59	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 30 Games Played 39 Goals 29 Pim 44 Points 59
1980–81	WCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	Regular	35	13	22	35	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 35 Goals 13 Pim 53 Points 35
1979–80	WCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	Regular	24	19	24	43	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 24 Goals 19 Pim 46 Points 43
1978–79	WCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	Regular	37	28	31	59	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 37 Goals 28 Pim 32 Points 59
1977–78	OHA-B	Dixie	Regular	34	28	31	59	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 34 Goals 28 Pim 59 Points 59
1976–77	OHA-B	Dixie	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1975–76	MTHL	Miss. Reps	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats

NHL game-by-game archive

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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Time on ice
1995-05-18	PIT	–
1995-05-06	PIT	–
1995-05-02	PIT	–
1995-04-30	FLA	–
1995-04-28	BUF	–

Awards

Frank J. Selke Trophy1986–87

King Clancy Memorial Trophy1992–93

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 14, 9:25 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

Player on NHL.com

NHL regular-season career

NHL playoff career

NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1994–95

1993–94

1992–93

1991–92

1990–91

1989–90

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

Season-by-season history

NHL game-by-game archive

Recent NHL games

Awards