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35-40-5 (75 points), Finished 4th in NHL Adams Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 304 goals, Allowed 327 goals, SRS: -0.27 (13th of 21)
Coached by Floyd Smith (30-33-5), Dick Duff (0-2-0), Punch Imlach (5-5-0)
Playoffs:
Lost Preliminary Round (3-0) to Minnesota North Stars
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1979-80 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 10, 1979 | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 13, 1979 | Colorado Rockies | W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Oct 14, 1979 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Oct 17, 1979 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Fri, Oct 19, 1979 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 20, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 24, 1979 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Oct 26, 1979 | @ | Colorado Rockies | T | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Oct 27, 1979 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Oct 31, 1979 | Hartford Whalers | L | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | L 2 | |||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 2, 1979 | @ | Hartford Whalers | L | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | L 3 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 3, 1979 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | L 4 | |||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 7, 1979 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 10, 1979 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 15 | Sun, Nov 11, 1979 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 14, 1979 | St. Louis Blues | W | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | W 4 | |||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 17, 1979 | Boston Bruins | L | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 18, 1979 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Nov 21, 1979 | Edmonton Oilers | T | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | T 1 | |||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 24, 1979 | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sun, Nov 25, 1979 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Tue, Nov 27, 1979 | @ | Atlanta Flames | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Nov 28, 1979 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers | T | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | T 1 | |||
| 25 | Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 26 | Fri, Dec 7, 1979 | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 27 | Wed, Dec 12, 1979 | Colorado Rockies | W | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 15, 1979 | Atlanta Flames | W | 8 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 29 | Mon, Dec 17, 1979 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 30 | Wed, Dec 19, 1979 | Los Angeles Kings | T | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | T 1 | |||
| 31 | Thu, Dec 20, 1979 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 0 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 32 | Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 33 | Sun, Dec 23, 1979 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 4 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 34 | Wed, Dec 26, 1979 | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 35 | Thu, Dec 27, 1979 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | L 3 | ||
| 36 | Sat, Dec 29, 1979 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 37 | Wed, Jan 2, 1980 | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 39 | Mon, Jan 7, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 9 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 40 | Wed, Jan 9, 1980 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 42 | Wed, Jan 16, 1980 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 43 | Thu, Jan 17, 1980 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 6 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 44 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 4 | L 3 | ||
| 45 | Tue, Jan 22, 1980 | @ | Atlanta Flames | W | 4 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 46 | Thu, Jan 24, 1980 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 47 | Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 48 | Sun, Jan 27, 1980 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 5 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 49 | Wed, Jan 30, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 50 | Sat, Feb 2, 1980 | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 51 | Sun, Feb 3, 1980 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 52 | Thu, Feb 7, 1980 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 6 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 4 | L 3 | ||
| 53 | Sat, Feb 9, 1980 | Los Angeles Kings | L | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4 | L 4 | |||
| 54 | Sun, Feb 10, 1980 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 4 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 55 | Wed, Feb 13, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 2 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 16, 1980 | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 57 | Sun, Feb 17, 1980 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 6 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 58 | Tue, Feb 19, 1980 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 6 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 59 | Wed, Feb 20, 1980 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 4 | 25 | 30 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 60 | Sat, Feb 23, 1980 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 9 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Tue, Feb 26, 1980 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 62 | Wed, Feb 27, 1980 | @ | Colorado Rockies | W | 4 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 63 | Sat, Mar 1, 1980 | Philadelphia Flyers | T | 3 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 5 | T 1 | |||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 2, 1980 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 65 | Wed, Mar 5, 1980 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 3 | 29 | 31 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 66 | Sat, Mar 8, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 3 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 5 | W 3 | |||
| 67 | Sun, Mar 9, 1980 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 4 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 68 | Wed, Mar 12, 1980 | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 5 | L 2 | |||
| 69 | Sat, Mar 15, 1980 | New York Rangers | L | 4 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 5 | L 3 | |||
| 70 | Mon, Mar 17, 1980 | Atlanta Flames | L | 1 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 5 | L 4 | |||
| 71 | Wed, Mar 19, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 9 | 1 | 31 | 35 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 20, 1980 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 3 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 22, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 5 | 32 | 36 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 74 | Mon, Mar 24, 1980 | Washington Capitals | W | 6 | 1 | 33 | 36 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 75 | Tue, Mar 25, 1980 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 2 | 7 | 33 | 37 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 76 | Sat, Mar 29, 1980 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 5 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 5 | L 2 | |||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 1, 1980 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 78 | Wed, Apr 2, 1980 | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 5, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 2 | 1 | 35 | 39 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 80 | Sun, Apr 6, 1980 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 3 | 7 | 35 | 40 | 5 | L 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Apr 8, 1980 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Wed, Apr 9, 1980 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Fri, Apr 11, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | L 3 |