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39-27-14 (92 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Patrick Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 329 goals, Allowed 298 goals, SRS: 0.37 (8th of 21)
Coached by Al MacNeil (39-27-14)
Playoffs:
Lost Semi-Finals (4-2) to Minnesota North Stars
Won Quarter-Finals (4-3) over Philadelphia Flyers
Won Preliminary Round (3-0) over Chicago Black Hawks
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1980-81 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Oct 9, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques | T | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 11, 1980 | @ | Colorado Rockies | L | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Oct 12, 1980 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | T | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Oct 14, 1980 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Thu, Oct 16, 1980 | Boston Bruins | W | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W 3 | |||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 22, 1980 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Thu, Oct 23, 1980 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 9 | Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Tue, Oct 28, 1980 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Thu, Oct 30, 1980 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 13 | Sun, Nov 2, 1980 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Nov 5, 1980 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | T | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | St. Louis Blues | W | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 16 | Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | New York Rangers | W | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 17 | Thu, Nov 13, 1980 | Chicago Black Hawks | T | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | T 1 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 16, 1980 | Colorado Rockies | L | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 19 | Thu, Nov 20, 1980 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | T | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Tue, Nov 25, 1980 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Thu, Nov 27, 1980 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 24 | Sun, Nov 30, 1980 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 25 | Thu, Dec 4, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | Hartford Whalers | L | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 27 | Mon, Dec 8, 1980 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Thu, Dec 11, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 8 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 29 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | New York Islanders | T | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | T 1 | |||
| 30 | Thu, Dec 18, 1980 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | L 1 | |||
| 31 | Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins | T | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | T 1 | |||
| 32 | Mon, Dec 22, 1980 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 33 | Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | @ | New York Islanders | T | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | T 1 | ||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | @ | Colorado Rockies | L | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 36 | Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | W 2 | |||
| 37 | Fri, Jan 2, 1981 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 7 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 8 | W 3 | |||
| 38 | Sun, Jan 4, 1981 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 8 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 8 | W 4 | |||
| 39 | Mon, Jan 5, 1981 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 2 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 40 | Thu, Jan 8, 1981 | Washington Capitals | W | 6 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 42 | Sun, Jan 11, 1981 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 13, 1981 | New York Rangers | T | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | T 1 | |||
| 44 | Thu, Jan 15, 1981 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 10 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 45 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 46 | Mon, Jan 19, 1981 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 47 | Tue, Jan 20, 1981 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 0 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 48 | Fri, Jan 23, 1981 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 49 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 50 | Mon, Jan 26, 1981 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 2 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 51 | Thu, Jan 29, 1981 | Montreal Canadiens | T | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 10 | T 1 | |||
| 52 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks | T | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 11 | T 2 | |||
| 53 | Sun, Feb 1, 1981 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 54 | Thu, Feb 5, 1981 | Washington Capitals | W | 5 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 11 | W 1 | |||
| 55 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 11 | W 2 | |||
| 56 | Sun, Feb 8, 1981 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 10 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 11 | W 3 | ||
| 57 | Thu, Feb 12, 1981 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 11 | W 4 | |||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres | T | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 12 | T 1 | |||
| 59 | Tue, Feb 17, 1981 | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 12 | L 1 | |||
| 60 | Thu, Feb 19, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 12 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | Boston Bruins | W | 7 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 12 | W 2 | |||
| 62 | Sun, Feb 22, 1981 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 5 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 12 | W 3 | ||
| 63 | Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | New York Islanders | W | 11 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 12 | W 4 | |||
| 64 | Fri, Feb 27, 1981 | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 1 | 31 | 21 | 12 | W 5 | |||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 3, 1981 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 12 | W 6 | ||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 0 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 7, 1981 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 8, 1981 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 69 | Tue, Mar 10, 1981 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 11 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 12 | W 3 | |||
| 70 | Thu, Mar 12, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 6 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 12 | W 4 | |||
| 71 | Sun, Mar 15, 1981 | Edmonton Oilers | T | 3 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 13 | T 1 | |||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 19, 1981 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 21, 1981 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 22, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 25, 1981 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 13 | L 3 | ||
| 76 | Thu, Mar 26, 1981 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 2 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 13 | L 4 | ||
| 77 | Sat, Mar 28, 1981 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 5 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 13 | L 5 | ||
| 78 | Tue, Mar 31, 1981 | Detroit Red Wings | T | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 14 | T 1 | |||
| 79 | Thu, Apr 2, 1981 | Colorado Rockies | W | 5 | 3 | 38 | 27 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 80 | Sat, Apr 4, 1981 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 6 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 14 | W 2 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 8, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 9, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Sat, Apr 11, 1981 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Thu, Apr 16, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Apr 17, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sun, Apr 19, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 7 | Mon, Apr 20, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 8 | Wed, Apr 22, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Fri, Apr 24, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 10 | Sun, Apr 26, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Tue, Apr 28, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars | L | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 12 | Thu, Apr 30, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 13 | Sun, May 3, 1981 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Tue, May 5, 1981 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 15 | Thu, May 7, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 16 | Sat, May 9, 1981 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | L 1 |