League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table
Final 4-1 New York Islanders over Minnesota North Stars   View Matchup »
Game 1 May 12 Minnesota North Stars 3 New York Islanders 6
Game 2 May 14 Minnesota North Stars 3 New York Islanders 6
Game 3 May 17 New York Islanders 7 Minnesota North Stars 5
Game 4 May 19 New York Islanders 2 Minnesota North Stars 4
Game 5 May 21 Minnesota North Stars 1 New York Islanders 5
 
Semi-Finals 4-2 Minnesota North Stars over Calgary Flames   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 28 Minnesota North Stars 4 Calgary Flames 1
Game 2 April 30 Minnesota North Stars 2 Calgary Flames 3
Game 3 May 3 Calgary Flames 4 Minnesota North Stars 6
Game 4 May 5 Calgary Flames 4 Minnesota North Stars 7
Game 5 May 7 Minnesota North Stars 1 Calgary Flames 3
Game 6 May 9 Calgary Flames 3 Minnesota North Stars 5
Semi-Finals 4-0 New York Islanders over New York Rangers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 28 New York Rangers 2 New York Islanders 5
Game 2 April 30 New York Rangers 3 New York Islanders 7
Game 3 May 2 New York Islanders 5 New York Rangers 1
Game 4 May 5 New York Islanders 5 New York Rangers 2
 
Quarter-Finals 4-3 Calgary Flames over Philadelphia Flyers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Calgary Flames 0 Philadelphia Flyers 4
Game 2 April 17 Calgary Flames 5 Philadelphia Flyers 4
Game 3 April 19 Philadelphia Flyers 1 Calgary Flames 2
Game 4 April 20 Philadelphia Flyers 4 Calgary Flames 5
Game 5 April 22 Calgary Flames 4 Philadelphia Flyers 9
Game 6 April 24 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Calgary Flames 2
Game 7 April 26 Calgary Flames 4 Philadelphia Flyers 1
Quarter-Finals 4-1 Minnesota North Stars over Buffalo Sabres   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Minnesota North Stars 4 Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT)
Game 2 April 17 Minnesota North Stars 5 Buffalo Sabres 2
Game 3 April 19 Buffalo Sabres 4 Minnesota North Stars 6
Game 4 April 20 Buffalo Sabres 5 Minnesota North Stars 4 (OT)
Game 5 April 22 Minnesota North Stars 4 Buffalo Sabres 3
Quarter-Finals 4-2 New York Rangers over St. Louis Blues   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 New York Rangers 3 St. Louis Blues 6
Game 2 April 17 New York Rangers 6 St. Louis Blues 4
Game 3 April 19 St. Louis Blues 3 New York Rangers 6
Game 4 April 20 St. Louis Blues 1 New York Rangers 4
Game 5 April 22 New York Rangers 3 St. Louis Blues 4
Game 6 April 24 St. Louis Blues 4 New York Rangers 7
Quarter-Finals 4-2 New York Islanders over Edmonton Oilers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 New York Islanders 8
Game 2 April 17 Edmonton Oilers 3 New York Islanders 6
Game 3 April 19 New York Islanders 2 Edmonton Oilers 5
Game 4 April 20 New York Islanders 5 Edmonton Oilers 4 (OT)
Game 5 April 22 Edmonton Oilers 4 New York Islanders 3
Game 6 April 24 New York Islanders 5 Edmonton Oilers 2
 
Preliminary Round 3-0 Minnesota North Stars over Boston Bruins   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Minnesota North Stars 5 Boston Bruins 4 (OT)
Game 2 April 9 Minnesota North Stars 9 Boston Bruins 6
Game 3 April 11 Boston Bruins 3 Minnesota North Stars 6
Preliminary Round 3-0 Calgary Flames over Chicago Black Hawks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Chicago Black Hawks 3 Calgary Flames 4
Game 2 April 9 Chicago Black Hawks 2 Calgary Flames 6
Game 3 April 11 Calgary Flames 5 Chicago Black Hawks 4 (2OT)
Preliminary Round 3-2 Philadelphia Flyers over Quebec Nordiques   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Quebec Nordiques 4 Philadelphia Flyers 6
Game 2 April 9 Quebec Nordiques 5 Philadelphia Flyers 8
Game 3 April 11 Philadelphia Flyers 0 Quebec Nordiques 2
Game 4 April 12 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Quebec Nordiques 4 (OT)
Game 5 April 14 Quebec Nordiques 2 Philadelphia Flyers 5
Preliminary Round 3-0 Buffalo Sabres over Vancouver Canucks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Vancouver Canucks 2 Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT)
Game 2 April 9 Vancouver Canucks 2 Buffalo Sabres 5
Game 3 April 11 Buffalo Sabres 5 Vancouver Canucks 3
Preliminary Round 3-1 New York Rangers over Los Angeles Kings   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 New York Rangers 3 Los Angeles Kings 1
Game 2 April 9 New York Rangers 4 Los Angeles Kings 5
Game 3 April 11 Los Angeles Kings 3 New York Rangers 10
Game 4 April 12 Los Angeles Kings 3 New York Rangers 6
Preliminary Round 3-0 Edmonton Oilers over Montreal Canadiens   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Edmonton Oilers 6 Montreal Canadiens 3
Game 2 April 9 Edmonton Oilers 3 Montreal Canadiens 1
Game 3 April 11 Montreal Canadiens 2 Edmonton Oilers 6
Preliminary Round 3-2 St. Louis Blues over Pittsburgh Penguins   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 St. Louis Blues 4
Game 2 April 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 St. Louis Blues 4
Game 3 April 11 St. Louis Blues 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Game 4 April 12 St. Louis Blues 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 6
Game 5 April 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 St. Louis Blues 4 (2OT)
Preliminary Round 3-0 New York Islanders over Toronto Maple Leafs   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 New York Islanders 9
Game 2 April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 New York Islanders 5
Game 3 April 11 New York Islanders 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 1

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk Team GP W L T OW OL W-L% G GA DIFF
1New York Islanders18153010.833974849
2Minnesota North Stars19127021.632847410
3Calgary Flames1697010.5635560-5
4New York Rangers1477000.50060564
5Philadelphia Flyers1266001.50048399
6Edmonton Oilers954001.55635350
7St. Louis Blues1156010.4554250-8
8Buffalo Sabres844021.50030300
9Quebec Nordiques523010.4001722-5
10Pittsburgh Penguins523001.40021201
11Los Angeles Kings413000.2501223-11
12Boston Bruins303001.0001320-7
13Vancouver Canucks303001.000713-6
14Chicago Black Hawks303001.000915-6
15Montreal Canadiens303000.000615-9
16Toronto Maple Leafs303000.000420-16
League Average8.54.34.30.00.70.7.50033.833.80

Overtime Goals

Overtime Goals Table
Date Location Name Team Final Score Opponent OTs OT Time Elapsed
1981-04-08BOSPayne, SteveMNS5-4BOS13:34
1981-04-08BUFHaworth, AlanBUF3-2VAN15:00
1981-04-11CBHPlett, WilliCGY5-4CBH235:17
1981-04-12QUEHunter, DaleQUE4-3PHI10:37
1981-04-14STLCrombeen, MikeSTL4-3PIT225:16
1981-04-16BUFPayne, SteveMNS4-3BUF10:22
1981-04-20EDMMorrow, KenNYI5-4EDM15:41
1981-04-20MNSRamsay, CraigBUF5-4MNS116:32

See All-time List of Playoff OT goals.

 

Playoff Leaders

Goals
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 17
Steve PayneMNS 17
3. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 14
4. Bill Barber* • PHI 11
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 11
Assists
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 18
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 18
3. Denis Potvin* • NYI 17
Bobby SmithMNS 17
5. Ken LinsemanPHI 16
Points
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 35
2. Steve PayneMNS 29
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 29
4. Denis Potvin* • NYI 25
Bobby SmithMNS 25
Goals Created
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 14.4
2. Steve PayneMNS 12.7
3. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 11.1
4. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 9.7
5. Denis Potvin* • NYI 9.2
Plus/Minus
1. Ken MorrowNYI 20
2. Denis Potvin* • NYI 18
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 18
4. Mike Bossy* • NYI 14
Billy CarrollNYI 14
Penalties in Minutes
1. Ed HospodarNYR 93
2. Willi PlettCGY 89
3. Brian SutterSTL 77
4. Ken LinsemanPHI 67
5. Chris KotsopoulosNYR 63
Even Strength Goals
1. Steve PayneMNS 11
2. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 9
3. Mike Bossy* • NYI 8
4. Bill Barber* • PHI 7
Ron DuguayNYR 7
Al MacAdamMNS 7
Power Play Goals
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 9
2. Steve PayneMNS 6
Denis Potvin* • NYI 6
4. Steve ChristoffMNS 5
Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 5
Ken HoustonCGY 5
Willi PlettCGY 5
Short-Handed Goals
1. Butch GoringNYI 2
Anders KallurNYI 2
Bobby LalondeBOS 2
Brad PalmerMNS 2
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 2
Game-Winning Goals
1. Steve PayneMNS 4
2. Mike Bossy* • NYI 3
Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 3
Ken LinsemanPHI 3
Willi PlettCGY 3
Shots
1. Steve PayneMNS 86
2. Brad PalmerMNS 71
3. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 70
4. Mike Bossy* • NYI 69
5. Bobby SmithMNS 62
Shooting Percentage
1. Butch GoringNYI 27.8
2. Anders KallurNYI 26.7
3. Paul HolmgrenPHI 26.3
4. Glenn Anderson* • EDM 25.0
Anders HedbergNYR 25.0
Hat Tricks
1. Wayne Gretzky* • EDM 2
2. Bill Barber* • PHI 1
Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 1
Butch GoringNYI 1
Steve PayneMNS 1
Denis Potvin* • NYI 1
Brian ProppPHI 1
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 1
Goals Per Game
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 0.94
2. Bill Barber* • PHI 0.92
3. Steve PayneMNS 0.89
4. Wayne Gretzky* • EDM 0.78
5. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 0.74
6. Bernie Federko* • STL 0.73
7. Tony McKegneyBUF 0.63
8. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 0.61
9. Ron DuguayNYR 0.57
Anders HedbergNYR 0.57
Ulf NilssonNYR 0.57
Assists Per Game
1. Peter Šťastný* • QUE 1.60
2. Wayne Gretzky* • EDM 1.56
3. Ken LinsemanPHI 1.33
4. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 1.25
5. George FergusonPIT 1.20
6. Tim YoungMNS 1.17
7. Tony CurrieSTL 1.09
8. Mike Bossy* • NYI 1.00
Randy CarlylePIT 1.00
Joe MichelettiSTL 1.00
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 1.00
John Van BoxmeerBUF 1.00
Points Per Game
1. Wayne Gretzky* • EDM 2.33
2. Peter Šťastný* • QUE 2.00
3. Mike Bossy* • NYI 1.94
4. Ken LinsemanPHI 1.67
5. Bernie Federko* • STL 1.64
6. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 1.61
7. Steve PayneMNS 1.53
8. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 1.50
9. Tony CurrieSTL 1.45
10. Tim YoungMNS 1.42
Goals Created Per Game
1. Wayne Gretzky* • EDM 0.86
2. Mike Bossy* • NYI 0.80
3. Steve PayneMNS 0.67
4. Bernie Federko* • STL 0.65
5. Bill Barber* • PHI 0.62
6. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 0.62
7. Ken LinsemanPHI 0.55
8. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 0.51
9. Denis Potvin* • NYI 0.51
10. Tony CurrieSTL 0.50
Games Played (Goalie)
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 17
2. Steve BakerNYR 14
3. Gilles MelocheMNS 13
4. Mike LiutSTL 11
Pat RigginCGY 11
6. Andy MoogEDM 9
Rick St. CroixPHI 9
8. Don EdwardsBUF 8
9. Don BeaupreMNS 6
Réjean LemelinCGY 6
Wins
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 14
2. Gilles MelocheMNS 8
3. Steve BakerNYR 7
4. Pat RigginCGY 6
5. Mike LiutSTL 5
Andy MoogEDM 5
7. Don BeaupreMNS 4
Don EdwardsBUF 4
Rick St. CroixPHI 4
10. Réjean LemelinCGY 3
Losses
1. Steve BakerNYR 7
2. Mike LiutSTL 6
3. Gilles MelocheMNS 5
Rick St. CroixPHI 5
5. Don EdwardsBUF 4
Andy MoogEDM 4
Pat RigginCGY 4
8. Dan BouchardQUE 3
Richard BrodeurVAN 3
Tony Esposito* • CBH 3
Réjean LemelinCGY 3
Mario LessardLAK 3
Greg MillenPIT 3
Richard SévignyMTL 3
Billy Smith* • NYI 3
Goals Against
1. Steve BakerNYR 55
2. Mike LiutSTL 50
3. Gilles MelocheMNS 47
4. Billy Smith* • NYI 42
5. Pat RigginCGY 37
6. Andy MoogEDM 32
7. Don EdwardsBUF 28
8. Rick St. CroixPHI 27
9. Don BeaupreMNS 26
10. Réjean LemelinCGY 22
Shots Against
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 435
2. Gilles MelocheMNS 405
3. Pat RigginCGY 386
4. Steve BakerNYR 381
5. Mike LiutSTL 349
6. Andy MoogEDM 270
7. Rick St. CroixPHI 250
8. Don EdwardsBUF 249
9. Don BeaupreMNS 218
10. Réjean LemelinCGY 212
Saves
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 393
2. Gilles MelocheMNS 358
3. Pat RigginCGY 349
4. Steve BakerNYR 326
5. Mike LiutSTL 299
6. Andy MoogEDM 238
7. Rick St. CroixPHI 223
8. Don EdwardsBUF 221
9. Don BeaupreMNS 192
10. Réjean LemelinCGY 190
Save Percentage
1. Pat RigginCGY .904
2. Billy Smith* • NYI .903
3. Réjean LemelinCGY .896
4. Greg MillenPIT .893
5. Rick St. CroixPHI .892
6. Don EdwardsBUF .888
7. Gilles MelocheMNS .884
8. Andy MoogEDM .881
9. Don BeaupreMNS .881
10. Dan BouchardQUE .879
Goals Against Average
1. Paul HarrisonTOR 1.50
2. Billy Smith* • NYI 2.54
3. Rick St. CroixPHI 3.01
4. Don EdwardsBUF 3.38
5. Greg MillenPIT 3.51
6. Gilles MelocheMNS 3.53
7. Pat RigginCGY 3.54
8. Réjean LemelinCGY 3.61
9. Andy MoogEDM 3.65
10. Roland MelansonNYI 3.90
Shutouts
1. Dan BouchardQUE 1
Rick St. CroixPHI 1
Minutes
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 991
2. Steve BakerNYR 824
3. Gilles MelocheMNS 799
4. Mike LiutSTL 685
5. Pat RigginCGY 627
6. Rick St. CroixPHI 537
7. Andy MoogEDM 525
8. Don EdwardsBUF 497
9. Réjean LemelinCGY 366
10. Don BeaupreMNS 360