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21-41-18 (60 points), Finished 4th in NHL Norris Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 292 goals, Allowed 372 goals, SRS: -0.95 (18th of 21)
Coached by Don Blackburn (15-29-16), Larry Pleau (6-12-2)
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1980-81 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Oct 9, 1980 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 11, 1980 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Oct 12, 1980 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | T | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 6 | Sun, Oct 19, 1980 | New York Islanders | T | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | T 1 | |||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 22, 1980 | Colorado Rockies | W | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 9 | Sun, Oct 26, 1980 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 11 | Thu, Oct 30, 1980 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks | T | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | T 1 | |||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 5, 1980 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Thu, Nov 6, 1980 | @ | Colorado Rockies | T | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 12, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars | L | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 15, 1980 | Washington Capitals | L | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | L 3 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 16, 1980 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | L 4 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Nov 20, 1980 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | L 5 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sun, Nov 23, 1980 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 23 | Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 2, 1980 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 26 | Wed, Dec 3, 1980 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | T | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 27 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Sun, Dec 7, 1980 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 8 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | Los Angeles Kings | T | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | T 1 | |||
| 31 | Wed, Dec 17, 1980 | Boston Bruins | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 32 | Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | @ | Boston Bruins | T | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | T 1 | ||
| 33 | Sun, Dec 21, 1980 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 34 | Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 7 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 35 | Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 9 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 7 | W 2 | |||
| 36 | Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | New York Islanders | T | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | T 1 | |||
| 37 | Fri, Jan 2, 1981 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 39 | Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | L 3 | ||
| 40 | Fri, Jan 9, 1981 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | T | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | T 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 42 | Mon, Jan 12, 1981 | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 43 | Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | Los Angeles Kings | L | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | L 2 | |||
| 44 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 9 | L 3 | |||
| 45 | Sun, Jan 18, 1981 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 9 | L 4 | ||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | St. Louis Blues | T | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 10 | T 1 | |||
| 47 | Fri, Jan 23, 1981 | Calgary Flames | L | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 10 | L 1 | |||
| 48 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 10 | L 2 | ||
| 49 | Wed, Jan 28, 1981 | Colorado Rockies | W | 6 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Fri, Jan 30, 1981 | Toronto Maple Leafs | T | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 11 | T 1 | |||
| 51 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 52 | Mon, Feb 2, 1981 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 53 | Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | Boston Bruins | T | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 12 | T 1 | |||
| 54 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 12 | L 1 | |||
| 55 | Sun, Feb 8, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | T | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 13 | T 1 | ||
| 56 | Thu, Feb 12, 1981 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | 2 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 14 | T 2 | ||
| 57 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 14 | L 1 | ||
| 58 | Sun, Feb 15, 1981 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | T | 4 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 15 | T 1 | ||
| 59 | Wed, Feb 18, 1981 | Winnipeg Jets | T | 3 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 16 | T 2 | |||
| 60 | Thu, Feb 19, 1981 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 2 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sun, Feb 22, 1981 | New York Rangers | W | 6 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 62 | Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 3 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 16 | W 2 | |||
| 63 | Fri, Feb 27, 1981 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 1 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 1, 1981 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 0 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 16 | L 2 | ||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 3, 1981 | @ | Colorado Rockies | L | 4 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 16 | L 3 | ||
| 66 | Fri, Mar 6, 1981 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 5 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 16 | W 1 | ||
| 67 | Sun, Mar 8, 1981 | Calgary Flames | L | 4 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 16 | L 1 | |||
| 68 | Tue, Mar 10, 1981 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | 4 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 17 | T 1 | ||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 11, 1981 | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 17 | L 1 | |||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 14, 1981 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 17 | L 2 | ||
| 71 | Sun, Mar 15, 1981 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 17 | L 3 | ||
| 72 | Wed, Mar 18, 1981 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 9 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 17 | W 1 | |||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 21, 1981 | New York Rangers | L | 4 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 17 | L 1 | |||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 22, 1981 | Toronto Maple Leafs | T | 3 | 3 | 19 | 37 | 18 | T 1 | |||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 25, 1981 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 2 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 18 | L 1 | |||
| 76 | Fri, Mar 27, 1981 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 5 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 18 | W 1 | ||
| 77 | Sun, Mar 29, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 1 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 18 | L 1 | |||
| 78 | Wed, Apr 1, 1981 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 4 | 21 | 39 | 18 | W 1 | |||
| 79 | Fri, Apr 3, 1981 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 18 | L 1 | ||
| 80 | Sun, Apr 5, 1981 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 4 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 18 | L 2 |