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28-32-20 (76 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Smythe Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 289 goals, Allowed 301 goals, SRS: -0.14 (14th of 21)
Coached by Harry Neale (28-32-20)
Playoffs:
Lost Preliminary Round (3-0) to Buffalo Sabres
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1980-81 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 10, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sun, Oct 12, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Wed, Oct 15, 1980 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Oct 16, 1980 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 18, 1980 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Oct 21, 1980 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 22, 1980 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Oct 24, 1980 | Boston Bruins | W | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 9 | Sun, Oct 26, 1980 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 10 | Wed, Oct 29, 1980 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | T | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Nov 1, 1980 | @ | Hartford Whalers | T | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | T 2 | ||
| 12 | Sun, Nov 2, 1980 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 5, 1980 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 14 | Fri, Nov 7, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 8, 1980 | New York Rangers | W | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | W 3 | |||
| 16 | Tue, Nov 11, 1980 | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 17 | Fri, Nov 14, 1980 | Montreal Canadiens | T | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | T 1 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 16, 1980 | Los Angeles Kings | L | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 19 | Tue, Nov 18, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 20 | Wed, Nov 19, 1980 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Nov 22, 1980 | @ | Hartford Whalers | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Sun, Nov 23, 1980 | @ | New York Rangers | T | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Nov 26, 1980 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 6 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 25 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | Philadelphia Flyers | T | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | T 1 | |||
| 26 | Wed, Dec 3, 1980 | Hartford Whalers | T | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | T 2 | |||
| 27 | Thu, Dec 4, 1980 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 28 | Sun, Dec 7, 1980 | New York Islanders | L | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 6 | L 2 | |||
| 29 | Tue, Dec 9, 1980 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 30 | Wed, Dec 10, 1980 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 8 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 31 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 32 | Sun, Dec 14, 1980 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | T | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | T 1 | ||
| 33 | Wed, Dec 17, 1980 | Montreal Canadiens | T | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 8 | T 2 | |||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 10 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 35 | Sun, Dec 21, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres | T | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | T 1 | |||
| 36 | Fri, Dec 26, 1980 | Los Angeles Kings | L | 3 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 37 | Sun, Dec 28, 1980 | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | L 2 | |||
| 38 | Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | Washington Capitals | T | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | T 1 | |||
| 39 | Fri, Jan 2, 1981 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | T 2 | ||
| 40 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 3 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Tue, Jan 6, 1981 | @ | Colorado Rockies | W | 7 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 42 | Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | T | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | T 1 | ||
| 43 | Fri, Jan 9, 1981 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | T | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | T 2 | ||
| 44 | Tue, Jan 13, 1981 | Colorado Rockies | T | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | T 3 | |||
| 45 | Fri, Jan 16, 1981 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | @ | Colorado Rockies | W | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 14 | W 2 | ||
| 47 | Tue, Jan 20, 1981 | Toronto Maple Leafs | T | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | T 1 | |||
| 48 | Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 1 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 49 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | New York Rangers | L | 5 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 15 | L 2 | |||
| 50 | Wed, Jan 28, 1981 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 3 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 15 | L 3 | ||
| 51 | Thu, Jan 29, 1981 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 15 | L 4 | ||
| 52 | Sun, Feb 1, 1981 | Calgary Flames | W | 6 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 15 | W 1 | |||
| 53 | Tue, Feb 3, 1981 | Washington Capitals | T | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 16 | T 1 | |||
| 54 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 55 | Sun, Feb 8, 1981 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 2 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 16 | L 2 | ||
| 56 | Thu, Feb 12, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 16 | L 3 | ||
| 57 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | T | 2 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 17 | T 1 | ||
| 58 | Sun, Feb 15, 1981 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 59 | Wed, Feb 18, 1981 | Boston Bruins | L | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 17 | L 2 | |||
| 60 | Fri, Feb 20, 1981 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 17 | L 3 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sun, Feb 22, 1981 | Calgary Flames | L | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 17 | L 4 | |||
| 62 | Tue, Feb 24, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 6 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 17 | W 1 | |||
| 63 | Thu, Feb 26, 1981 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 3 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 64 | Fri, Feb 27, 1981 | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 17 | L 2 | |||
| 65 | Sun, Mar 1, 1981 | Hartford Whalers | W | 3 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 17 | W 1 | |||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 5 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 17 | W 2 | ||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 7, 1981 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 8, 1981 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 1 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 17 | L 2 | ||
| 69 | Tue, Mar 10, 1981 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 2 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 17 | L 3 | ||
| 70 | Fri, Mar 13, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 17 | W 1 | |||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 14, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 2 | 1 | 26 | 28 | 17 | W 2 | |||
| 72 | Tue, Mar 17, 1981 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 4 | 3 | 27 | 28 | 17 | W 3 | |||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 21, 1981 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 5 | 27 | 29 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 74 | Mon, Mar 23, 1981 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | T | 3 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 18 | T 1 | ||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 25, 1981 | Colorado Rockies | T | 4 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 19 | T 2 | |||
| 76 | Fri, Mar 27, 1981 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 10 | 2 | 28 | 29 | 19 | W 1 | ||
| 77 | Sun, Mar 29, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars | L | 2 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 19 | L 1 | |||
| 78 | Wed, Apr 1, 1981 | Winnipeg Jets | T | 4 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 20 | T 1 | |||
| 79 | Fri, Apr 3, 1981 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 2 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 20 | L 1 | |||
| 80 | Sat, Apr 4, 1981 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 5 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 20 | L 2 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 8, 1981 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Thu, Apr 9, 1981 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Apr 11, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | L 3 |