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43-24-13 (99 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Norris Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 337 goals, Allowed 290 goals, SRS: 0.56 (6th of 21)
Coached by Bob Berry (43-24-13)
Playoffs:
Lost Preliminary Round (3-1) to New York Rangers
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1980-81 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Oct 11, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Tue, Oct 14, 1980 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Thu, Oct 16, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | Colorado Rockies | W | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 5 | Wed, Oct 22, 1980 | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |||
| 7 | Sun, Oct 26, 1980 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | T | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 8 | Tue, Oct 28, 1980 | @ | Colorado Rockies | W | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 10 | Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 11 | Sun, Nov 2, 1980 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Nov 5, 1980 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Nov 6, 1980 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 15 | Mon, Nov 10, 1980 | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 12, 1980 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 15, 1980 | St. Louis Blues | L | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | L 2 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 16, 1980 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Nov 19, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 7 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 5 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Mon, Nov 24, 1980 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 23 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 5 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 24 | Tue, Dec 2, 1980 | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 25 | Thu, Dec 4, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | New York Islanders | W | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 1 | W 4 | |||
| 27 | Mon, Dec 8, 1980 | Calgary Flames | L | 2 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 28 | Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | W | 7 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 29 | Thu, Dec 11, 1980 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | @ | Hartford Whalers | T | 5 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 31 | Sun, Dec 14, 1980 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 1 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 32 | Wed, Dec 17, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins | T | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 3 | T 1 | |||
| 33 | Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 4 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 34 | Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 7 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 35 | Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 6 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 36 | Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | St. Louis Blues | T | 4 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 4 | T 1 | |||
| 37 | Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 38 | Wed, Dec 31, 1980 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 39 | Fri, Jan 2, 1981 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 6 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 40 | Mon, Jan 5, 1981 | Calgary Flames | W | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | @ | St. Louis Blues | T | 6 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 43 | Sun, Jan 11, 1981 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | T | 4 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 6 | T 2 | ||
| 44 | Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 45 | Thu, Jan 15, 1981 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 0 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 46 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 4 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 6 | L 2 | ||
| 47 | Sun, Jan 18, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 6 | L 3 | ||
| 48 | Tue, Jan 20, 1981 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 11 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 49 | Thu, Jan 22, 1981 | Toronto Maple Leafs | T | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | T 1 | |||
| 50 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 6 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 51 | Mon, Jan 26, 1981 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 7 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 52 | Wed, Jan 28, 1981 | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 53 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 4 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 54 | Mon, Feb 2, 1981 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 3 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 55 | Tue, Feb 3, 1981 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 56 | Thu, Feb 5, 1981 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 4 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 57 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | Washington Capitals | T | 4 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 8 | T 1 | |||
| 58 | Thu, Feb 12, 1981 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | T | 5 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 9 | T 2 | ||
| 59 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | Boston Bruins | L | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 60 | Wed, Feb 18, 1981 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 9 | L 2 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 1 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 9 | L 3 | |||
| 62 | Tue, Feb 24, 1981 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 5 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 63 | Thu, Feb 26, 1981 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 4 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 64 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 65 | Mon, Mar 2, 1981 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 1 | 0 | 35 | 21 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 5 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 67 | Fri, Mar 6, 1981 | @ | Colorado Rockies | W | 3 | 1 | 36 | 22 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 8, 1981 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 4 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 11, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks | T | 4 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 10 | T 1 | |||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 14, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 10 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 71 | Tue, Mar 17, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 10 | L 1 | |||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 19, 1981 | Pittsburgh Penguins | T | 4 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 11 | T 1 | |||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 21, 1981 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | T | 6 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 12 | T 2 | ||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 22, 1981 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 7 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 75 | Tue, Mar 24, 1981 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | W | 4 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 76 | Wed, Mar 25, 1981 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 4 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 12 | W 3 | ||
| 77 | Sat, Mar 28, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 3 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 12 | W 4 | |||
| 78 | Tue, Mar 31, 1981 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 7 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 12 | W 5 | |||
| 79 | Thu, Apr 2, 1981 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 4 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 80 | Sat, Apr 4, 1981 | Colorado Rockies | T | 5 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 13 | T 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 8, 1981 | New York Rangers | L | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 9, 1981 | New York Rangers | W | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Sat, Apr 11, 1981 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sun, Apr 12, 1981 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | L 2 |