Dennis Polonich
#8 · Centre · Detroit Red Wings
Born Dec 4, 1953 in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, CAN · 5'6", 166 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 118th overall in 1973 by DET (round 8)
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The forwards closest to him in points in 1977-78. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
John Wensink
BOS ·
36 P in 80 GP
Pat Boutette
TOR ·
36 P in 80 GP
Larry Patey
STL ·
34 P in 80 GP
Bill Lochead
DET ·
36 P in 77 GP
Dave Schultz
PIT ·
36 P in 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1975-76 | DET | 58 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 302 | 97 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 79 | 18 | 28 | 46 | -20 | 274 | 183 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 1977-78 | DET | 79 | 16 | 19 | 35 | -5 | 254 | 128 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 1978-79 | DET | 62 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 208 | 80 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 1979-80 | DET | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -15 | 127 | 61 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 1980-81 | DET | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -13 | 77 | 27 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 8 seasons | Career | 394 | 59 | 82 | 141 | -77 | 1242 | 587 | 0 | 0.36 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | DET | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 1 season | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0.14 |
1977-78 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 16 | 19 | 35 | -5 | 254 | 128 | 0 | 0.44 | 12.5 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1978 | vs MTL | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 8, 1978 | @ MTL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 6, 1978 | vs PIT | W 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 5, 1978 | @ CLE | T 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 2, 1978 | vs NYI | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 1, 1978 | @ CHI | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 30, 1978 | vs LAK | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 28, 1978 | vs BUF | W 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 26, 1978 | @ WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 25, 1978 | @ PIT | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 22, 1978 | vs AFM | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 19, 1978 | @ CLR | L 4-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 18, 1978 | @ VAN | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 16, 1978 | @ LAK | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 12, 1978 | vs VAN | T 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 11, 1978 | vs CLR | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 9, 1978 | vs BOS | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 5, 1978 | vs MNS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 4, 1978 | @ MNS | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 1, 1978 | @ NYR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 28, 1978 | @ MTL | L 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 26, 1978 | vs STL | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 25, 1978 | @ AFM | T 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1978 | vs WSH | W 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 19, 1978 | vs LAK | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 18, 1978 | @ PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 16, 1978 | vs AFM | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 12, 1978 | vs VAN | W 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 11, 1978 | @ NYI | L 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 9, 1978 | vs BOS | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 7, 1978 | @ LAK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 5, 1978 | vs CLE | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 4, 1978 | @ TOR | T 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 1, 1978 | @ CLE | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 31, 1978 | vs PIT | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 29, 1978 | vs PHI | T 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 28, 1978 | @ CHI | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 22, 1978 | vs WSH | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 21, 1978 | @ BOS | L 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 19, 1978 | vs CHI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 18, 1978 | @ CLR | T 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 14, 1978 | vs BUF | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 12, 1978 | vs MTL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 11, 1978 | @ WSH | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 8, 1978 | vs LAK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 5, 1978 | vs TOR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 31, 1977 | vs BOS | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 29, 1977 | @ BUF | T 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1977 | vs CLR | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 23, 1977 | @ WSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 21, 1977 | vs BUF | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 18, 1977 | @ NYR | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 17, 1977 | @ STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 15, 1977 | vs NYR | T 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 10, 1977 | @ NYI | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 8, 1977 | @ BOS | L 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 6, 1977 | vs CHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 4, 1977 | @ BUF | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 3, 1977 | @ TOR | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 30, 1977 | @ PIT | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1977 | vs NYI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 26, 1977 | @ MTL | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 23, 1977 | vs PHI | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 18, 1977 | @ AFM | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 16, 1977 | vs STL | W 10-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 13, 1977 | @ PHI | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 12, 1977 | vs NYR | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 9, 1977 | vs WSH | T 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 6, 1977 | @ CLE | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 5, 1977 | vs CLE | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 2, 1977 | vs PIT | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 29, 1977 | @ TOR | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 27, 1977 | vs MNS | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 26, 1977 | @ PIT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 22, 1977 | @ MNS | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 20, 1977 | vs MTL | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 18, 1977 | @ VAN | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 15, 1977 | @ LAK | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 13, 1977 | vs TOR | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |