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30-37-13 (73 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Norris Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 302 goals, Allowed 345 goals, SRS: -0.51 (16th of 21)
Coached by Eddie Johnston (30-37-13)
Playoffs:
Lost Preliminary Round (3-2) to St. Louis Blues
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1980-81 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Oct 9, 1980 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 11, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Oct 12, 1980 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | Hartford Whalers | L | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 6 | Tue, Oct 21, 1980 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 22, 1980 | St. Louis Blues | W | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | Calgary Flames | L | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 9 | Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | T | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 10 | Fri, Oct 31, 1980 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Nov 3, 1980 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | T | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 5, 1980 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 15 | Sun, Nov 9, 1980 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 12, 1980 | Washington Capitals | L | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 17 | Fri, Nov 14, 1980 | @ | New York Rangers | T | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Nov 15, 1980 | Boston Bruins | L | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 19 | Wed, Nov 19, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars | L | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | Colorado Rockies | W | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks | L | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 22 | Thu, Nov 27, 1980 | @ | Boston Bruins | T | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 24 | Wed, Dec 3, 1980 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | T | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 25 | Thu, Dec 4, 1980 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 27 | Sun, Dec 7, 1980 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 28 | Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 29 | Fri, Dec 12, 1980 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 31 | Wed, Dec 17, 1980 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | T | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | T 1 | ||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 4 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 33 | Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | @ | Calgary Flames | T | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 7 | T 1 | ||
| 34 | Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | @ | Hartford Whalers | L | 7 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 36 | Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 37 | Wed, Dec 31, 1980 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 39 | Sun, Jan 4, 1981 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 40 | Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | New York Islanders | W | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Thu, Jan 8, 1981 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 7 | L 2 | |||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 13, 1981 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 7 | L 3 | ||
| 44 | Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | St. Louis Blues | W | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 45 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 5 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 7 | W 2 | |||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 0 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 47 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | Calgary Flames | W | 4 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Tue, Jan 27, 1981 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 1 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 49 | Wed, Jan 28, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 3 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | Washington Capitals | T | 4 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 8 | T 1 | |||
| 51 | Mon, Feb 2, 1981 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 52 | Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 3 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 53 | Fri, Feb 6, 1981 | @ | Colorado Rockies | L | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 54 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 4 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 55 | Thu, Feb 12, 1981 | New York Islanders | W | 5 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | Vancouver Canucks | T | 2 | 2 | 19 | 28 | 9 | T 1 | |||
| 57 | Tue, Feb 17, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 1 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 58 | Thu, Feb 19, 1981 | Hartford Whalers | W | 6 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 59 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 60 | Sun, Feb 22, 1981 | Colorado Rockies | W | 9 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 4 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 62 | Thu, Feb 26, 1981 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 7 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| 63 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | New York Rangers | W | 6 | 4 | 24 | 30 | 9 | W 4 | |||
| 64 | Mon, Mar 2, 1981 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 4 | 25 | 30 | 9 | W 5 | ||
| 65 | Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 6 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 9 | W 6 | |||
| 66 | Sat, Mar 7, 1981 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 5 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 67 | Sun, Mar 8, 1981 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 68 | Wed, Mar 11, 1981 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 2 | 27 | 32 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 69 | Sat, Mar 14, 1981 | Quebec Nordiques | T | 3 | 3 | 27 | 32 | 10 | T 1 | |||
| 70 | Mon, Mar 16, 1981 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 6 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 71 | Tue, Mar 17, 1981 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 3 | 4 | 27 | 34 | 10 | L 2 | ||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 19, 1981 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | T | 4 | 4 | 27 | 34 | 11 | T 1 | ||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 21, 1981 | @ | Colorado Rockies | W | 3 | 1 | 28 | 34 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 74 | Wed, Mar 25, 1981 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 5 | 2 | 29 | 34 | 11 | W 2 | |||
| 75 | Sat, Mar 28, 1981 | @ | New York Islanders | T | 4 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 12 | T 1 | ||
| 76 | Sun, Mar 29, 1981 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 2 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 12 | L 1 | |||
| 77 | Tue, Mar 31, 1981 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 5 | 29 | 36 | 12 | L 2 | ||
| 78 | Thu, Apr 2, 1981 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | 1 | 1 | 29 | 36 | 13 | T 1 | ||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 4, 1981 | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 5 | 29 | 37 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| 80 | Sun, Apr 5, 1981 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 4 | 30 | 37 | 13 | W 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 8, 1981 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 9, 1981 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Apr 11, 1981 | St. Louis Blues | L | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 4 | Sun, Apr 12, 1981 | St. Louis Blues | W | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Tue, Apr 14, 1981 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 |