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1980-81 Boston Bruins Schedule and Results

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37-30-13 (87 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Adams Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 316 goals, Allowed 272 goals, SRS: 0.52 (7th of 21)
Coached by Gerry Cheevers (37-30-13)

Playoffs:
Lost Preliminary Round (3-0) versus Minnesota North Stars

1980-81 Boston Bruins:

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Oct 9, 1980 New York Rangers W 7 2 1 0 0 W 1
2 Sat, Oct 11, 1980 @ New York Islanders L 2 5 1 1 0 L 1
3 Sun, Oct 12, 1980 Montreal Canadiens W 3 2 2 1 0 W 1
4 Wed, Oct 15, 1980 @ Minnesota North Stars L 2 3 2 2 0 L 1
5 Thu, Oct 16, 1980 @ Calgary Flames L 1 2 2 3 0 L 2
6 Sat, Oct 18, 1980 @ St. Louis Blues L 2 3 2 4 0 L 3
7 Wed, Oct 22, 1980 @ Los Angeles Kings L 0 4 2 5 0 L 4
8 Fri, Oct 24, 1980 @ Vancouver Canucks L 2 3 2 6 0 L 5
9 Sun, Oct 26, 1980 @ Winnipeg Jets T 7 7 2 6 1 T 1
10 Thu, Oct 30, 1980 Calgary Flames L 1 3 2 7 1 L 1
11 Sun, Nov 2, 1980 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 4 2 8 1 L 2
12 Thu, Nov 6, 1980 New York Islanders L 2 4 2 9 1 L 3
13 Sun, Nov 9, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins W 7 4 3 9 1 W 1
14 Tue, Nov 11, 1980 @ Detroit Red Wings T 4 4 3 9 2 T 1
15 Thu, Nov 13, 1980 Winnipeg Jets T 5 5 3 9 3 T 2
16 Sat, Nov 15, 1980 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 7 4 4 9 3 W 1
17 Sun, Nov 16, 1980 Philadelphia Flyers W 1 0 5 9 3 W 2
18 Thu, Nov 20, 1980 Colorado Rockies W 4 2 6 9 3 W 3
19 Sat, Nov 22, 1980 @ Washington Capitals T 2 2 6 9 4 T 1
20 Sun, Nov 23, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs T 5 5 6 9 5 T 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Wed, Nov 26, 1980 @ New York Rangers L 4 6 6 10 5 L 1
22 Thu, Nov 27, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins T 3 3 6 10 6 T 1
23 Sat, Nov 29, 1980 Edmonton Oilers W 6 3 7 10 6 W 1
24 Tue, Dec 2, 1980 Detroit Red Wings W 5 3 8 10 6 W 2
25 Sat, Dec 6, 1980 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 4 8 11 6 L 1
26 Sun, Dec 7, 1980 Washington Capitals W 7 3 9 11 6 W 1
27 Wed, Dec 10, 1980 @ Quebec Nordiques W 6 4 10 11 6 W 2
28 Thu, Dec 11, 1980 Quebec Nordiques L 3 5 10 12 6 L 1
29 Sat, Dec 13, 1980 Vancouver Canucks L 1 2 10 13 6 L 2
30 Sun, Dec 14, 1980 Los Angeles Kings W 7 1 11 13 6 W 1
31 Wed, Dec 17, 1980 @ Hartford Whalers L 4 5 11 14 6 L 1
32 Thu, Dec 18, 1980 St. Louis Blues L 3 7 11 15 6 L 2
33 Sat, Dec 20, 1980 Hartford Whalers T 4 4 11 15 7 T 1
34 Sat, Dec 27, 1980 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 6 3 12 15 7 W 1
35 Sun, Dec 28, 1980 @ Buffalo Sabres L 2 5 12 16 7 L 1
36 Wed, Dec 31, 1980 @ Chicago Black Hawks W 4 2 13 16 7 W 1
37 Fri, Jan 2, 1981 @ Edmonton Oilers L 5 7 13 17 7 L 1
38 Sat, Jan 3, 1981 @ Colorado Rockies L 1 4 13 18 7 L 2
39 Mon, Jan 5, 1981 @ Winnipeg Jets W 4 1 14 18 7 W 1
40 Thu, Jan 8, 1981 Detroit Red Wings W 7 4 15 18 7 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Sat, Jan 10, 1981 @ New York Islanders W 3 2 16 18 7 W 3
42 Mon, Jan 12, 1981 Minnesota North Stars W 4 3 17 18 7 W 4
43 Tue, Jan 13, 1981 @ Detroit Red Wings T 3 3 17 18 8 T 1
44 Thu, Jan 15, 1981 @ Chicago Black Hawks L 2 3 17 19 8 L 1
45 Sat, Jan 17, 1981 Philadelphia Flyers W 6 4 18 19 8 W 1
46 Mon, Jan 19, 1981 Buffalo Sabres W 5 1 19 19 8 W 2
47 Thu, Jan 22, 1981 St. Louis Blues W 7 3 20 19 8 W 3
48 Sat, Jan 24, 1981 Los Angeles Kings L 4 6 20 20 8 L 1
49 Mon, Jan 26, 1981 Colorado Rockies W 5 3 21 20 8 W 1
50 Thu, Jan 29, 1981 Winnipeg Jets W 7 6 22 20 8 W 2
51 Sun, Feb 1, 1981 New York Islanders W 6 3 23 20 8 W 3
52 Wed, Feb 4, 1981 @ Hartford Whalers T 3 3 23 20 9 T 1
53 Thu, Feb 5, 1981 New York Rangers W 6 3 24 20 9 W 1
54 Sat, Feb 7, 1981 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 6 24 21 9 L 1
55 Sun, Feb 8, 1981 Quebec Nordiques L 3 4 24 22 9 L 2
56 Thu, Feb 12, 1981 @ Colorado Rockies T 3 3 24 22 10 T 1
57 Sat, Feb 14, 1981 @ Los Angeles Kings W 5 4 25 22 10 W 1
58 Wed, Feb 18, 1981 @ Vancouver Canucks W 7 5 26 22 10 W 2
59 Fri, Feb 20, 1981 @ Edmonton Oilers W 5 1 27 22 10 W 3
60 Sat, Feb 21, 1981 @ Calgary Flames L 2 7 27 23 10 L 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Wed, Feb 25, 1981 @ Quebec Nordiques L 3 5 27 24 10 L 2
62 Thu, Feb 26, 1981 Minnesota North Stars W 5 1 28 24 10 W 1
63 Sun, Mar 1, 1981 Buffalo Sabres W 6 4 29 24 10 W 2
64 Tue, Mar 3, 1981 @ St. Louis Blues L 2 4 29 25 10 L 1
65 Wed, Mar 4, 1981 @ Minnesota North Stars T 3 3 29 25 11 T 1
66 Sat, Mar 7, 1981 Chicago Black Hawks W 7 1 30 25 11 W 1
67 Sun, Mar 8, 1981 Vancouver Canucks W 4 1 31 25 11 W 2
68 Wed, Mar 11, 1981 @ Toronto Maple Leafs T 4 4 31 25 12 T 1
69 Fri, Mar 13, 1981 @ Washington Capitals W 7 1 32 25 12 W 1
70 Sun, Mar 15, 1981 Hartford Whalers W 4 2 33 25 12 W 2
71 Wed, Mar 18, 1981 @ New York Rangers L 2 3 33 26 12 L 1
72 Thu, Mar 19, 1981 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 3 5 33 27 12 L 2
73 Sat, Mar 21, 1981 Calgary Flames W 4 3 34 27 12 W 1
74 Mon, Mar 23, 1981 Edmonton Oilers W 7 2 35 27 12 W 2
75 Thu, Mar 26, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs L 2 3 35 28 12 L 1
76 Sat, Mar 28, 1981 Chicago Black Hawks W 5 2 36 28 12 W 1
77 Mon, Mar 30, 1981 @ Buffalo Sabres T 2 2 36 28 13 T 1
78 Thu, Apr 2, 1981 Washington Capitals L 2 3 36 29 13 L 1
79 Sat, Apr 4, 1981 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 5 2 37 29 13 W 1
80 Sun, Apr 5, 1981 Montreal Canadiens L 2 4 37 30 13 L 1

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 8, 1981 Minnesota North Stars L OT 4 5 0 1 0 L 1
2 Thu, Apr 9, 1981 Minnesota North Stars L 6 9 0 2 0 L 2
3 Sat, Apr 11, 1981 @ Minnesota North Stars L 3 6 0 3 0 L 3