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45-18-17 (107 points), Finished 1st in NHL Smythe Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 352 goals, Allowed 281 goals, SRS: 0.85 (4th of 21)
Coached by Red Berenson (45-18-17)
Playoffs:
Lost Quarter-Finals (4-2) to New York Rangers
Won Preliminary Round (3-2) over Pittsburgh Penguins
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1980-81 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Oct 9, 1980 | Hartford Whalers | W | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 11, 1980 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 3 | Tue, Oct 14, 1980 | @ | New York Islanders | T | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | Boston Bruins | W | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 6 | Tue, Oct 21, 1980 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 22, 1980 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Oct 24, 1980 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Oct 25, 1980 | Washington Capitals | T | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | T 1 | |||
| 10 | Tue, Oct 28, 1980 | New York Rangers | W | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 11 | Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | T | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | Calgary Flames | L | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 13 | Sun, Nov 2, 1980 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Nov 5, 1980 | Hartford Whalers | W | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Sun, Nov 9, 1980 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Fri, Nov 14, 1980 | @ | Colorado Rockies | L | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Nov 15, 1980 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Tue, Nov 18, 1980 | New York Islanders | L | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 22 | Tue, Nov 25, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 23 | Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 6 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 24 | Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | T | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | Calgary Flames | W | 9 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 26 | Tue, Dec 2, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 27 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | W 3 | |||
| 28 | Tue, Dec 9, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | W 4 | |||
| 29 | Thu, Dec 11, 1980 | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 30 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | Colorado Rockies | W | 9 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 31 | Sun, Dec 14, 1980 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 4 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 32 | Wed, Dec 17, 1980 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 33 | Thu, Dec 18, 1980 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 7 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 34 | Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 5 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 35 | Tue, Dec 23, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 6 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 4 | W 3 | |||
| 36 | Sat, Dec 27, 1980 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | T | 4 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 37 | Sun, Dec 28, 1980 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 38 | Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 5 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 39 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 6 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 5 | W 3 | |||
| 40 | Tue, Jan 6, 1981 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 6 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 5 | W 4 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Thu, Jan 8, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | T | 5 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 6 | T 1 | ||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | Los Angeles Kings | T | 6 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 7 | T 2 | |||
| 43 | Mon, Jan 12, 1981 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 44 | Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 3 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 45 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 7 | 6 | 28 | 10 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | @ | Hartford Whalers | T | 6 | 6 | 28 | 10 | 8 | T 1 | ||
| 47 | Thu, Jan 22, 1981 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 3 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 48 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 49 | Tue, Jan 27, 1981 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 7 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 8 | W 2 | |||
| 50 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 51 | Sun, Feb 1, 1981 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 4 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 52 | Tue, Feb 3, 1981 | Edmonton Oilers | T | 3 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 9 | T 1 | |||
| 53 | Thu, Feb 5, 1981 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 8 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 54 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 9 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 55 | Sun, Feb 8, 1981 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | T | 3 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 10 | T 1 | ||
| 56 | Thu, Feb 12, 1981 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | T | 3 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 11 | T 2 | ||
| 57 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | @ | New York Islanders | T | 1 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 12 | T 3 | ||
| 58 | Sun, Feb 15, 1981 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 5 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 59 | Tue, Feb 17, 1981 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 5 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 60 | Wed, Feb 18, 1981 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 2 | 9 | 35 | 13 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | Colorado Rockies | W | 4 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 12 | W 1 | |||
| 62 | Tue, Feb 24, 1981 | Montreal Canadiens | T | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 13 | T 1 | |||
| 63 | Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 64 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | Washington Capitals | W | 7 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 13 | W 2 | |||
| 65 | Sun, Mar 1, 1981 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | T | 4 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 14 | T 1 | ||
| 66 | Tue, Mar 3, 1981 | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 7, 1981 | New York Rangers | W | 7 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 14 | W 2 | |||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 8, 1981 | @ | Colorado Rockies | W | 7 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 14 | W 3 | ||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 11, 1981 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | T | 5 | 5 | 41 | 13 | 15 | T 1 | ||
| 70 | Thu, Mar 12, 1981 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 14, 1981 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 5 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 15 | W 1 | |||
| 72 | Wed, Mar 18, 1981 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 2 | 6 | 42 | 15 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 21, 1981 | @ | Washington Capitals | T | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 16 | T 1 | ||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 22, 1981 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 6 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 16 | W 1 | ||
| 75 | Tue, Mar 24, 1981 | New York Islanders | L | 3 | 5 | 43 | 16 | 16 | L 1 | |||
| 76 | Sat, Mar 28, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 7 | 4 | 44 | 16 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 77 | Tue, Mar 31, 1981 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 3 | 6 | 44 | 17 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 78 | Thu, Apr 2, 1981 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 6 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 4, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars | L | 0 | 5 | 45 | 18 | 16 | L 1 | |||
| 80 | Sun, Apr 5, 1981 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | T | 5 | 5 | 45 | 18 | 17 | T 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 8, 1981 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 9, 1981 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 3 | Sat, Apr 11, 1981 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Sun, Apr 12, 1981 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Tue, Apr 14, 1981 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Thu, Apr 16, 1981 | New York Rangers | W | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 7 | Fri, Apr 17, 1981 | New York Rangers | L | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 8 | Sun, Apr 19, 1981 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 9 | Mon, Apr 20, 1981 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Apr 22, 1981 | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 11 | Fri, Apr 24, 1981 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | L 1 |