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1980-81 Edmonton Oilers Schedule and Results

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29-35-16 (74 points), Finished 4th in NHL Smythe Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 328 goals, Allowed 327 goals, SRS: 0.01 (10th of 21)
Coached by Bryan Watson (4-9-5), Glen Sather (25-26-11)

Playoffs:
Lost Quarter-Finals (4-2) versus New York Islanders
Won Preliminary Round (3-0) versus Montreal Canadiens

1980-81 Edmonton Oilers:

Regular Season

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

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 8, 1981 @ Montreal Canadiens W 6 3 1 0 0 W 1
2 Thu, Apr 9, 1981 @ Montreal Canadiens W 3 1 2 0 0 W 2
3 Sat, Apr 11, 1981 Montreal Canadiens W 6 2 3 0 0 W 3
4 Thu, Apr 16, 1981 @ New York Islanders L 2 8 3 1 0 L 1
5 Fri, Apr 17, 1981 @ New York Islanders L 3 6 3 2 0 L 2
6 Sun, Apr 19, 1981 New York Islanders W 5 2 4 2 0 W 1
7 Mon, Apr 20, 1981 New York Islanders L OT 4 5 4 3 0 L 1
8 Wed, Apr 22, 1981 @ New York Islanders W 4 3 5 3 0 W 1
9 Fri, Apr 24, 1981 New York Islanders L 2 5 5 4 0 L 1