Dwight Foster
#20 · Right wing · Boston Bruins
Born Apr 2, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 5'10", 190 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 16th overall in 1977 by BOS (round 1)
Compare with a similar player
The forwards closest to him in points in 1978-79. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Bob Girard
WSH ·
24 P in 79 GP
Doug Risebrough
MTL ·
25 P in 48 GP
Dennis Hextall
WSH ·
23 P in 46 GP
Tom Williams
LAK ·
25 P in 45 GP
Mark Lofthouse
WSH ·
23 P in 53 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | BOS | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 1978-79 | BOS | 49 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -1 | 14 | 57 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 57 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 23 | 42 | 68 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 77 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 4 | 62 | 107 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 1981-82 | CLR | 70 | 12 | 19 | 31 | -54 | 41 | 97 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 1982-83 | NJD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 58 | 17 | 22 | 39 | -9 | 58 | 81 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 52 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 50 | 76 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 50 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 13 | 56 | 68 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 55 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 48 | 40 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 47 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 10 seasons | Career | 546 | 111 | 163 | 274 | -42 | 420 | 651 | 0 | 0.50 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | BOS | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 7 seasons | Playoffs | 35 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0.49 |
1978-79 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -1 | 14 | 57 | 0 | 0.49 | 19.3 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1979 | vs TOR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 5, 1979 | vs BUF | L 3-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 4, 1979 | @ TOR | T 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | vs MTL | T 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 31, 1979 | @ WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | vs MNS | W 7-4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 28, 1979 | @ BUF | L 2-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 24, 1979 | vs DET | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 22, 1979 | vs PIT | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 19, 1979 | vs TOR | W 4-3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 17, 1979 | vs CHI | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 15, 1979 | vs NYR | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 13, 1979 | @ NYI | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 11, 1979 | vs NYI | T 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 10, 1979 | @ MNS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 8, 1979 | @ AFM | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 4, 1979 | @ DET | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 3, 1979 | vs MNS | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 27, 1979 | vs CLR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 24, 1979 | @ VAN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 15, 1979 | @ PHI | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 14, 1979 | @ NYR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 4, 1979 | vs VAN | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 3, 1979 | @ NYI | T 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 1, 1979 | vs CHI | W 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 31, 1979 | @ CHI | T 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 28, 1979 | vs LAK | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 27, 1979 | @ MTL | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 25, 1979 | vs NYI | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 22, 1979 | vs AFM | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 20, 1979 | vs BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 11, 1979 | vs MNS | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 19, 1978 | vs STL | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 17, 1978 | @ AFM | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 16, 1978 | vs TOR | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 11, 1978 | @ DET | L 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 9, 1978 | vs WSH | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 5, 1978 | vs MTL | T 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 4, 1978 | vs PHI | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 2, 1978 | vs NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 28, 1978 | @ TOR | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 25, 1978 | @ MNS | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 24, 1978 | @ STL | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 22, 1978 | @ CHI | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 20, 1978 | @ VAN | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 18, 1978 | @ LAK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 15, 1978 | vs TOR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 14, 1978 | @ PIT | T 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 12, 1978 | vs PIT | W 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |