1980–81 NHL season

1980–81 NHL season
1980–81 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 9, 1980 – May 21, 1981
Number of games	80
Number of teams	21
TV partner(s)	CBC, SRC (Canada); USA, ESPN (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Doug Wickenheiser
Picked by	Montreal Canadiens
Regular season
Season champions	New York Islanders
Season MVP	Wayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Top scorer	Wayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Butch Goring (Islanders)
Stanley Cup
Champions	New York Islanders
Runners-up	Minnesota North Stars

The 1980–81 NHL season was the 64th season of the National Hockey League. The New York Islanders were the top regular season team and the top playoff team, winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup by defeating the Minnesota North Stars in five games.

League business

This was the first season that the Calgary Flames played in Calgary, Alberta. Previously, they were the Atlanta Flames and played in Atlanta.

Regular season

The season featured notable individual scoring milestones.

Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers broke Bobby Orr's single season assist record, scoring 109 assists, and Phil Esposito's point record, scoring 164 points. He won his second of an unmatched eight straight Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player

Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders became only the second man in NHL history to score 50 goals in his first 50 games. In the 50th game, played at his home rink, he had 48 goals going into the 3rd and final period (before the advent of overtime games). Bossy admitted being so embarrassed and upset that he contemplated not going out on the ice for the final period. However, Bossy got his 49th goal with 5:15 left to go in the game and the 50th with 1:50 remaining, sending the Nassau Coliseum into a delirium. Maurice Richard, the only other man to accomplish this feat, was on hand to congratulate Bossy.

Bossy's Islanders finished as regular season champions with 110 points with the St. Louis Blues finishing a close second at 107 points.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Buffalo Sabres	80	39	20	21	327	250	99
Boston Bruins	80	37	30	13	316	272	87
Minnesota North Stars	80	35	28	17	291	263	87
Quebec Nordiques	80	30	32	18	314	318	78
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	37	15	322	367	71

^[1]

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1980–81 NHL records^[2]
Team	BOS	BUF	MIN	QUE	TOR	Total
Boston	—	2–1–1	2–1–1	1–3	1–1–2	6–6–4
Buffalo	1–2–1	—	0–1–3	3–0–1	3–1	7–4–5
Minnesota	1–2–1	1–0–3	—	2–2	0–4	4–8–4
Quebec	3–1	0–3–1	2–2	—	0–2–2	5–8–3
Toronto	1–1–2	1–3	4–0	2–0–2	—	8–4–4

Vs. Norris Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	DET	HFD	LAK	MTL	PIT	Total
Boston	2−0−2	1−1−2	2−2	1−3	3−0−1	9–6–5
Buffalo	3−0−1	2−1−1	2−1−1	1−3	3−0−1	11–5–4
Minnesota	2−0−2	3−1	0−4	2−1−1	3−1	10–7–3
Quebec	3−0−1	2−2	1−3	1−1−2	1−2–1	8–8–4
Toronto	1−3	1–1−2	0−3−1	1−3	2−1–1	5–11–4

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	CGY	NYI	NYR	PHI	WSH	Total
Boston	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1–1	9–10–1
Buffalo	2–1–1	2–2	2–1–1	2–0–2	2–0–2	10–4–6
Minnesota	2–2	0–2–2	1–1–2	1–2–1	3–0–1	7–7–6
Quebec	1–1–2	1–3	1–1–2	2–1–1	4–0	9–6–5
Toronto	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0–2	1–3	8–10–2

Vs. Smythe Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	CHI	COL	EDM	STL	VAN	WIN	Total
Boston	3−1	2−1−1	3−1	1−3	2−2	2−0−2	13−8−3
Buffalo	2−2	3–0−1	1−1−2	0−3−1	1−1−2	4−0	11−7−6
Minnesota	2−2	2−1–1	2−1−1	2−1–1	2−1−1	4−0	14−6−4
Quebec	0−3−1	2−2	3−1	1−2–1	1–1−2	1–1−2	8−10−6
Toronto	2−1–1	1−1−2	1−2−1	1−3	0–3−1	2−2	7−12−5

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	80	45	22	13	332	232	103
Los Angeles Kings	80	43	24	13	337	290	99
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	30	37	13	302	345	73
Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	18	292	372	60
Detroit Red Wings	80	19	43	18	252	339	56

^[1]

Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1980–81 NHL records^[3]
Team	DET	HFD	LAK	MTL	PIT	Total
Detroit	—	0−2−2	1−3	1−3	1−2−1	3−10−3
Hartford	2−0−2	—	0−3−1	1−3	2−2	5−8−3
Los Angeles	3−1	3−0−1	—	1−3	0−2−2	7−6−3
Montreal	3−1	3−1	3−1	—	2−2	11−5−0
Pittsburgh	2−1−1	2−2	2−0−2	2−2	—	8−5−3

Vs. Adams Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	MIN	QUE	TOR	Total
Detroit	0−2−2	0−3−1	0−2−2	0−3−1	3−1	3−11−6
Hartford	1−1−2	1−2−1	1−3	2−2	1−1−2	6−9−5
Los Angeles	2−2	1−2−1	4−0	3−1	3−0−1	13−5−2
Montreal	3−1	3−1	1−2−1	1−1−2	3−1	11−6−3
Pittsburgh	0−3−1	0−3−1	1−3	2−1−1	1−2−1	4−12−4

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	CGY	NYI	NYR	PHI	WSH	Total
Detroit	1−2−1	0−4	2−1−1	1−3	1−2−1	5−12−3
Hartford	1−3	0−2−2	1−3	0−3−1	1−3	3−14−3
Los Angeles	1−3	2−2	3−1	0−4	2−1−1	8−11−1
Montreal	2−1−1	1−2−1	2−1−1	2−1−1	2−0−2	9−5−6
Pittsburgh	1−2−1	2−1−1	2−1−1	0−4	2−1−1	7−9−4

Vs. Smythe Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	CHI	COL	EDM	STL	VAN	WIN	Total
Detroit	1−1−2	2−1−1	1−2−1	0−4	1−2−1	3−0−1	8−10−6
Hartford	0−3−1	2−1−1	1−2−1	0−3−1	1−1−2	3−0−1	7−10−7
Los Angeles	2−0−2	3−0−1	2−0−2	0−2−2	4−0	4−0	15−2−7
Montreal	2−2	4−0	2−2	1−1−2	2−0−2	3−1	14−6−4
Pittsburgh	1−3	3−1	1−2−1	2−2	0−3−1	4−0	11−11−2

Clarence Campbell Conference

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New York Islanders	80	48	18	14	355	260	110
Philadelphia Flyers	80	41	24	15	313	249	97
Calgary Flames	80	39	27	14	329	298	92
New York Rangers	80	30	36	14	312	317	74
Washington Capitals	80	26	36	18	286	317	70

^[1]

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1980–81 NHL records^[4]
Team	CGY	NYI	NYR	PHI	WSH	Total
Calgary	—	1−1−2	2−1−1	2−2	3−1	8−5−3
N.Y. Islanders	1−1−2	—	2−2	1−2−1	4−0	8−5−3
N.Y. Rangers	1−2−1	2−2	—	1−1−2	2−2	6−7−3
Philadelphia	2−2	2−1−1	1−1−2	—	2−2	7−6−3
Washington	1−3	0−4	2−2	2−2	—	5−11−0

Vs. Smythe Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	CHI	COL	EDM	STL	VAN	WIN	Total
Calgary	0−1−3	1−3	2−1−1	2−2	3−1	3−0−1	11−8−5
N.Y. Islanders	4−0	3−1	2−0−2	2−0−2	3−1	3−0−1	17−2−5
N.Y. Rangers	2−1−1	1−3	2−1−1	0−4	2−1−1	3−1	10−11−3
Philadelphia	1−1−2	4−0	2−2	3−0−1	1−2−1	3−1	14−6−4
Washington	1−1−2	3−0−1	2−1−1	0−2−2	1−1−2	3−0−1	10−5−9

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	MIN	QUE	TOR	Total
Calgary	3−1	1−2−1	2−2	1−1−2	2−2	9−8−3
N.Y. Islanders	2−2	2−2	2−0−2	3−1	3−1	12−6−2
N.Y. Rangers	2−2	1−2−1	1−1−2	1−1−2	2−2	7−8−5
Philadelphia	2−2	0−2−2	2−1−1	1−2−1	0−2−2	5−9−6
Washington	1−2−1	0−2−2	0−3−1	0−4	3−1	4−12−4

Vs. Norris Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	DET	HFD	LAK	MTL	PIT	Total
Calgary	2−1−1	3−1	3−1	1−2−1	2−1−1	11−6−3
N.Y. Islanders	4−0	2−0−2	2−2	2−1−1	1−2−1	11−5−4
N.Y. Rangers	1−2−1	3−1	1−3	1−2−1	1−2−1	7−10−3
Philadelphia	3−1	3−0−1	4−0	1−2−1	4−0	15−3−2
Washington	2−1−1	3−1	1−2−1	0−2−2	1−2−1	7−8−5

Smythe Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
St. Louis Blues	80	45	18	17	352	281	107
Chicago Black Hawks	80	31	33	16	304	315	78
Vancouver Canucks	80	28	32	20	289	301	76
Edmonton Oilers	80	29	35	16	328	327	74
Colorado Rockies	80	22	45	13	258	344	57
Winnipeg Jets	80	9	57	14	246	400	32

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Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Smythe Division

1980–81 NHL records^[5]
Team	CHI	COL	EDM	STL	VAN	WIN	Total
Chicago	—	2−2	1−3	1−2−1	2−2	3−1	9−10−1
Colorado	2−2	—	3−0−1	1−3	0−2−2	1−2−1	7−9−4
Edmonton	3−1	0−3−1	—	1−2−1	2−2	4−0	10−8−2
St. Louis	2−1−1	3−1	2−1−1	—	4−0	2−0−2	13−3−4
Vancouver	2−2	2−0−2	2−2	0−4	—	2−0−2	8−8−4
Winnipeg	1−3	2−1−1	0−4	0−2−2	0−2−2	—	3−12−5

Vs. Patrick Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	CGY	NYI	NYR	PHI	WSH	Total
Chicago	1−0−3	0−4	1−2−1	1−1−2	1−1−2	4−8−8
Colorado	3−1	1−3	3−1	0−4	0−3−1	7−12−1
Edmonton	1−2−1	0−2−2	1−2−1	2−2	1−2−1	5−10−5
St. Louis	2−2	0−2−2	4−0	0−3−1	2−0−2	8−7−5
Vancouver	1−3	1−3	1−2−1	2−1−1	1−1−2	6−10−4
Winnipeg	0−3−1	0−3−1	1−3	1−3	0−3−1	2−15−3

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	MIN	QUE	TOR	Total
Chicago	1−3	2−2	2−2	3−0−1	1−2−1	9−9−2
Colorado	1−2−1	0−3−1	1−2−1	2−2	1−1−2	5−10−5
Edmonton	1−3	1−1−2	1−2−1	1−3	2−1−1	6−10−4
St. Louis	3−1	3−0−1	1−2−1	2−1−1	3−1	12−5−3
Vancouver	2−2	1−1−2	1−2−1	1−1−2	3−0−1	8−6−6
Winnipeg	0−2−2	0−4	0−4	1−1−2	2−2	3−13−4

Vs. Norris Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	DET	HFD	LAK	MTL	PIT	Total
Chicago	1−1−2	3−0−1	0−2−2	2−2	3−1	9−6−5
Colorado	1−2−1	1−2−1	0−3−1	0−4	1−3	3−14−3
Edmonton	2−1−1	2−1−1	0−2−2	2−2	2−1−1	8−7−5
St. Louis	4−0	3−0−1	2−0−2	1−1−2	2−2	12−3−5
Vancouver	2−1−1	1−1−2	0−4	0−2−2	3−0−1	6−8−6
Winnipeg	0−3−1	0−3−1	0−4	1−3	0−4	1−17−2

Playoffs

The Stanley Cup playoffs would see the New York Islanders dominate on their way to winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup. Notably, in the first round against the Maple Leafs, the Isles swept a three-game series, outscoring Toronto 20–4. The Islanders would go on to defeat Edmonton in six games in the quarter-finals, and in the semi-finals, the Islanders swept the Rangers and outscored them 22–8.

In game one of the Edmonton-Montreal series, Wayne Gretzky had five assists. This was a single game playoff record.^[6] Another distinction was in the Minnesota North Stars' sweep of the Boston Bruins; the two games the North Stars won in Boston Garden were the first games that the team had won in Boston, either regular season or playoff, since the team had joined the NHL in 1967.

Playoff bracket

Preliminary round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Stanley Cup Finals

1	NY Islanders	3

16	Toronto	0
			1	NY Islanders	4

			8	Edmonton	2
2	St. Louis	3

15	Pittsburgh	2
						1	NY Islanders	4

						4	NY Rangers	0
3	Montreal	0

14	Edmonton	3
			2	St. Louis	2

			7	NY Rangers	4
4	Los Angeles	1

13	NY Rangers	3
									1	NY Islanders	4

									3	Minnesota	1
5	Buffalo	3

12	Vancouver	0
			3	Buffalo	1

			6	Minnesota	4
6	Philadelphia	3

11	Quebec	2
						2	Calgary	2

						3	Minnesota	4
7	Calgary	3

10	Chicago	0
			4	Philadelphia	3

			5	Calgary	4
8	Boston	0

9	Minnesota	3

Stanley Cup Finals

The Islanders defeated the Minnesota North Stars in the finals in five games. The Islanders were defeated only three times during the entire four round playoff run.

New York Islanders vs. Minnesota North Stars

May 12

Minnesota North Stars

3–6

New York Islanders

Nassau Coliseum

Recap

May 14

Minnesota North Stars

3–6

New York Islanders

Nassau Coliseum

Recap

May 17

New York Islanders

7–5

Minnesota North Stars

Met Center

Recap

May 19

New York Islanders

2–4

Minnesota North Stars

Met Center

Recap

May 21

Minnesota North Stars

1–5

New York Islanders

Nassau Coliseum

Recap

New York won series 4–1

Awards

1981 NHL awards
Stanley Cup:	New York Islanders
Prince of Wales Trophy: (Wales Conference regular season champion)	Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: (Campbell Conference regular season champion)	New York Islanders
Art Ross Trophy: (Top scorer, regular season)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: (Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication)	Blake Dunlop, St. Louis Blues
Calder Memorial Trophy: (Top first-year player)	Peter Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
Conn Smythe Trophy: (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Butch Goring, New York Islanders
Frank J. Selke Trophy: (Top defensive forward)	Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy: (Most valuable player, regular season)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award: (Best coach)	Gordon "Red" Berenson, St. Louis Blues
James Norris Memorial Trophy: (Best defenceman)	Randy Carlyle, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: (Excellence and sportsmanship)	Rick Kehoe, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lester B. Pearson Award: (Outstanding player, regular season)	Mike Liut, St. Louis Blues
NHL Plus/Minus Award: (Player with best plus/minus record)	Brian Engblom, Montreal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy: (Goaltender(s) of team(s) with best goaltending record)	Denis Herron, Michel Larocque, & Richard Sevigny, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick Trophy: (Service to hockey in the U.S.)	Charles M. Schulz

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Mike Liut, St. Louis Blues	G	Mario Lessard, Los Angeles Kings
Denis Potvin, New York Islanders	D	Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens
Randy Carlyle, Pittsburgh Penguins	D	Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers	C	Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles Kings
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders	RW	Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings
Charlie Simmer, Los Angeles Kings	LW	Bill Barber, Philadelphia Flyers

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	80	55	109	164	28
Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	80	58	77	135	70
Kent Nilsson	Calgary Flames	80	49	82	131	26
Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	79	68	51	119	32
Dave Taylor	Los Angeles Kings	72	47	65	112	130
Peter Stastny	Quebec Nordiques	77	39	70	109	37
Charlie Simmer	Los Angeles Kings	65	56	49	105	62
Mike Rogers	Hartford Whalers	80	40	65	105	32
Bernie Federko	St. Louis Blues	78	31	73	104	47
Jacques Richard	Quebec Nordiques	78	52	51	103	39
Rick Middleton	Boston Bruins	80	44	59	103	16
Bryan Trottier	New York Islanders	73	31	72	103	74

Source: NHL.^[7]

Leading goaltenders

Player	Team	GP	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
Richard Sevigny	Montreal	33	1777	71	2	2.40	.908
Rick St. Croix	Philadelphia	27	1567	65	2	2.49	.913
Don Edwards	Buffalo	45	2700	133	3	2.96	.898
Pete Peeters	Philadelphia	40	2333	115	2	2.96	.897
Bob Sauve	Buffalo	35	2100	111	2	3.17	.880
Don Beaupre	Minnesota	44	2585	138	0	3.20	.889
Glenn Resch	New York Islanders/Colorado	40	2266	121	3	3.20	.891
Reggie Lemelin	Calgary	29	1629	88	2	3.24	.902
Gilles Meloche	Minnesota	38	2215	120	2	3.25	.889
Mario Lessard	Los Angeles	64	3746	203	2	3.25	.893

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Coaches

Patrick Division

Calgary Flames: Al MacNeil
New York Islanders: Al Arbour
New York Rangers: Fred Shero and Craig Patrick
Philadelphia Flyers: Pat Quinn
Washington Capitals: Gary Green

Adams Division

Boston Bruins: Gerry Cheevers
Buffalo Sabres: Scotty Bowman
Minnesota North Stars: Glen Sonmor
Quebec Nordiques: Maurice Filion and Michel Bergeron
Toronto Maple Leafs: Joe Crozier

Norris Division

Detroit Red Wings: Wayne Maxner
Hartford Whalers: Don Blackburn
Los Angeles Kings: Bob Berry
Montreal Canadiens: Claude Ruel
Pittsburgh Penguins: Eddie Johnston

Smythe Division

Chicago Black Hawks: Keith Magnuson
Colorado Rockies: Bill MacMillan
Edmonton Oilers: Bryan Watson
St. Louis Blues: Red Berenson
Vancouver Canucks: Harry Neale
Winnipeg Jets: Mike Smith and Tom Watt

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1980–81 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Barry Pederson, Boston Bruins
Steve Kasper, Boston Bruins
Denis Savard, Chicago Black Hawks
Steve Larmer, Chicago Black Hawks
Andy Moog, Edmonton Oilers
Charlie Huddy, Edmonton Oilers
Glenn Anderson, Edmonton Oilers
Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers
Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers
Larry Murphy, Los Angeles Kings
Dino Ciccarelli, Minnesota North Stars
Don Beaupre, Minnesota North Stars
Neal Broten, Minnesota North Stars
Doug Wickenheiser, Montreal Canadiens
Guy Carbonneau, Montreal Canadiens
Rick Wamsley, Montreal Canadiens
Brent Sutter, New York Islanders
Rollie Melanson, New York Islanders
Tim Kerr, Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Bullard, Pittsburgh Penguins
Anton Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
Peter Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
Dale Hunter, Quebec Nordiques
Paul MacLean, St. Louis Blues
Dave Babych, Winnipeg Jets

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1980–81 (listed with their last team):

Jean Ratelle, Boston Bruins
Terry Harper, Colorado Rockies
Pete Mahovlich, Detroit Red Wings
Tom Bladon, Detroit Red Wings
Phil Esposito, New York Rangers
Walt Tkaczuk, New York Rangers
Ron Ellis, Toronto Maple Leafs
Dennis Kearns, Vancouver Canucks
Bobby Schmautz, Vancouver Canucks
Dennis Ververgaert, Washington Capitals
Guy Charron, Washington Capitals
Wayne Stephenson, Washington Capitals
Jude Drouin, Winnipeg Jets

Broadcasting

Hockey Night in Canada on CBC Television televised Saturday night regular season games and Stanley Cup playoff games.

This was the first season that U.S. national broadcasts were only on cable television. ESPN and USA continued to carry slates of regular season and playoff games for the second consecutive season.

References

Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, New York: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
"1980-81 NHL Playoff Results". hockeyDB.com.

Notes

1 2 3 4 Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ Jenish, D'Arcy (2009). The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory. Doubleday. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0.
↑ Dinger 2011, p. 152.
↑ "1980-81 NHL Leaders".

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[nhl-gd-standings-1] 1 2 3 4 Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.

[2] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[3] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[4] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[5] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[6] Jenish, D'Arcy (2009). The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory. Doubleday. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0.

[FOOTNOTEDinger2011152-7] Dinger 2011, p. 152.

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1980–81 NHL season
Patrick	Calgary NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Washington
Adams	Boston Buffalo Minnesota Quebec Toronto
Norris	Detroit Hartford Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh
Smythe	Chicago Colorado Edmonton St. Louis Vancouver Winnipeg
See also	Draft Waiver Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

League business

Regular season

Final standings

Prince of Wales Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Clarence Campbell Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Stanley Cup Finals

New York Islanders vs. Minnesota North Stars

Awards

All-Star teams

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Coaches

Patrick Division

Adams Division

Norris Division

Smythe Division

Milestones

Debuts

Last games

Broadcasting

See also

References

External links