Dave Gardner

Full Name: David Calvin Gardner

Position: C • Shoots: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 23, 1952 in Toronto, Ontario ca

Died: March 20, 2023

Draft: Montreal, 1st round (8th overall), 1972 NHL Amateur

Amateur Teams: Toronto Marlboros

Relatives: Brother Paul Gardner; Father Cal Gardner

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Dave Gardner 1977-78 Scoring Log

Regular Season Breakdown

Points Summary
Goals	19
Assists	25
Points	44
Games with Points	37 games

Points by Period
First	14
Second	12
Third	18
OT	0

Points by Situation
Even Strength	35
Power Play	9
Short-handed	0

Points by Opponent
TOR	6
WSH	4
MNS	4
PHI	4
BOS	3
MTL	3
VAN	3
CLR	3
ATF	3
LAK	3
CBH	2
PIT	2
NYR	2
DET	1
STL	1

Goals by Arena
Coliseum at Richfield	10
Metropolitan Sports Center	2
The Spectrum	2
Maple Leaf Gardens	2
Chicago Stadium	1
Omni Coliseum	1
Capital Centre	1

Goals by Goalie
Empty Net	2
Paul Harrison	2
Tony Esposito	2
Mike Palmateer	2
Bernie Parent	1
Eddie Johnston	1
Gord McRae	1
Ron Grahame	1
Wayne Stephenson	1
Bill McKenzie	1
Curt Ridley	1
Dan Bouchard	1
Pete LoPresti	1
Bernie Wolfe	1
Rogie Vachon	1

Goals by Assister
Mike Fidler	7
Kris Manery	4
Greg Smith	3
Rick Hampton	2
Jim Neilson	2
Walt McKechnie	2
Chuck Arnason	2
Mike Crombeen	1
Bob Stewart	1
Ralph Klassen	1
Jean Potvin	1
Al MacAdam	1
Mike Christie	1

Assists by Scorer
Chuck Arnason	8
Mike Fidler	6
Rick Hampton	3
Bob Murdoch	2
Kris Manery	1
Dennis Maruk	1
Greg Smith	1
Fred Ahern	1
Al MacAdam	1
John Baby	1

Regular Season

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Regular Season Table
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	Scr	P	Time		Goal Scorer	Primary Assist	Secondary Assist	Goalie
1	1977-10-15	CLE		WSH	1-1	2	14:03	EV	Kris Manery	Dave Gardner	Mike Christie	Gary Smith
2	1977-10-15	CLE		WSH	3-2	3	19:25	EV	Dave Gardner	Rick Hampton		Empty Net
3	1977-10-20	CLE	@	MNS	4-3	3	08:27	EV	Dave Gardner	Jim Neilson		Paul Harrison
4	1977-10-20	CLE	@	MNS	5-4	3	17:21	PP	Dave Gardner	Greg Smith		Paul Harrison
5	1977-10-30	CLE	@	CBH	0-1	1	10:41	EV	Dave Gardner	Mike Crombeen	Rick Hampton	Tony Esposito
6	1977-11-05	CLE	@	DET	2-1	2	17:52	EV	Rick Hampton	Dave Gardner	Greg Smith	Jim Rutherford
7	1977-11-09	CLE	@	PIT	2-5	3	10:40	PP	Mike Fidler	Kris Manery	Dave Gardner	Denis Herron
8	1977-11-25	CLE	@	PHI	0-1	1	06:29	EV	Dave Gardner	Mike Fidler	Mike Christie	Bernie Parent
9	1977-11-25	CLE	@	PHI	1-4	2	17:41	EV	Rick Hampton	Kris Manery	Dave Gardner	Bernie Parent
10	1977-11-26	CLE		STL	0-1	1	10:08	EV	Dave Gardner	Mike Fidler	Kris Manery	Eddie Johnston
11	1977-11-30	CLE		TOR	0-0	1	01:25	EV	Dave Gardner	Bob Stewart	Kris Manery	Gord McRae
12	1977-11-30	CLE		TOR	4-3	3	19:20	EV	Dave Gardner	Jim Neilson		Empty Net
13	1977-12-02	CLE	@	WSH	0-0	1	15:09	PP	Mike Fidler	Greg Smith	Dave Gardner	Jim Bedard
14	1977-12-03	CLE		BOS	1-0	1	15:33	PP	Dave Gardner	Mike Fidler		Ron Grahame
15	1977-12-11	CLE	@	PHI	0-11	3	18:54	PP	Dennis Maruk	Bob Murdoch	Dave Gardner	Bernie Parent
16	1977-12-23	CLE	@	NYR	1-3	2	03:32	EV	Bob Murdoch	Dave Gardner	Fred Ahern	Doug Soetaert
17	1977-12-27	CLE	@	MTL	1-5	3	07:54	EV	Rick Hampton	Dave Gardner	Fred Ahern	Michel Larocque
18	1977-12-28	CLE		BOS	4-5	3	11:23	PP	Greg Smith	Dave Gardner	Al MacAdam	Gerry Cheevers
19	1977-12-31	CLE	@	PIT	1-2	2	05:07	EV	Fred Ahern	Dave Gardner		Denis Herron
20	1978-01-03	CLE	@	PHI	0-0	1	02:49	EV	Dave Gardner	Ralph Klassen		Wayne Stephenson
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	Scr	P	Time		Goal Scorer	Primary Assist	Secondary Assist	Goalie
21	1978-01-06	CLE		VAN	1-0	1	14:48	PP	Al MacAdam	Dave Gardner	Walt McKechnie	Cesare Maniago
22	1978-01-13	CLE		TOR	0-0	1	13:42	PP	Chuck Arnason	Greg Smith	Dave Gardner	Mike Palmateer
23	1978-01-18	CLE		MTL	0-7	3	11:03	EV	Chuck Arnason	Mike Fidler	Dave Gardner	Michel Larocque
24	1978-01-21	CLE		CLR	2-1	1	10:13	PP	Bob Murdoch	Walt McKechnie	Dave Gardner	Bill McKenzie
25	1978-01-21	CLE		CLR	7-1	2	13:56	EV	Dave Gardner	Mike Fidler		Bill McKenzie
26	1978-01-22	CLE	@	BOS	0-1	2	10:55	EV	Chuck Arnason	Dave Gardner		Gerry Cheevers
27	1978-01-28	CLE	@	MNS	1-1	2	04:47	EV	Chuck Arnason	Dave Gardner		Paul Harrison
28	1978-01-29	CLE		ATF	1-5	2	15:01	EV	Mike Fidler	Dave Gardner	Chuck Arnason	Dan Bouchard
29	1978-02-15	CLE		ATF	4-5	3	11:50	EV	Mike Fidler	Dave Gardner	Greg Smith	Dan Bouchard
30	1978-02-17	CLE		VAN	2-2	3	19:10	EV	Dave Gardner	Jean Potvin	Chuck Arnason	Curt Ridley
31	1978-02-22	CLE	@	TOR	0-1	2	14:22	EV	Chuck Arnason	Mike Fidler	Dave Gardner	Mike Palmateer
32	1978-02-22	CLE	@	TOR	1-5	3	08:13	EV	Dave Gardner	Greg Smith	Walt McKechnie	Mike Palmateer
33	1978-02-23	CLE	@	MTL	0-1	1	13:58	EV	Mike Fidler	Dave Gardner	Chuck Arnason	Ken Dryden
34	1978-02-27	CLE	@	VAN	0-2	3	03:30	EV	Mike Fidler	Dave Gardner	Chuck Arnason	Curt Ridley
35	1978-02-28	CLE	@	LAK	0-1	1	09:52	EV	Chuck Arnason	Dave Gardner	Mike Fidler	Rogie Vachon
36	1978-02-28	CLE	@	LAK	1-2	1	18:46	EV	Chuck Arnason	Greg Smith	Dave Gardner	Rogie Vachon
37	1978-03-03	CLE	@	CLR	0-2	2	09:35	EV	Chuck Arnason	Dave Gardner	Jean Potvin	Michel Plasse
38	1978-03-04	CLE	@	ATF	0-0	1	00:21	EV	Dave Gardner	Mike Fidler		Dan Bouchard
39	1978-03-08	CLE	@	NYR	0-3	3	08:24	EV	John Baby	Chuck Arnason	Dave Gardner	John Davidson
40	1978-03-11	CLE	@	TOR	1-4	3	04:42	EV	Dave Gardner	Greg Smith		Mike Palmateer
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	Scr	P	Time		Goal Scorer	Primary Assist	Secondary Assist	Goalie
41	1978-03-17	CLE		MNS	3-4	3	19:58	EV	Dave Gardner	Al MacAdam	Chuck Arnason	Pete LoPresti
42	1978-03-18	CLE	@	WSH	1-8	3	13:30	EV	Dave Gardner	Walt McKechnie		Bernie Wolfe
43	1978-03-24	CLE		LAK	2-4	3	02:43	EV	Dave Gardner	Kris Manery	Mike Fidler	Rogie Vachon
44	1978-04-02	CLE		CBH	2-1	2	12:28	EV	Dave Gardner	Kris Manery	Mike Fidler	Tony Esposito