1980–81 NHL season

Regular season

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	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Buffalo Sabres	80	39	20	21	99	327	250	1194
Boston Bruins	80	37	30	13	87	316	272	1836
Minnesota North Stars	80	35	28	17	87	291	263	1624
Quebec Nordiques	80	30	32	18	78	314	318	1524
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	37	15	71	322	367	1830

Norris Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Montreal Canadiens	80	45	22	13	103	332	232	1398
Los Angeles Kings	80	43	24	13	99	337	290	1627
Chicago Black Hawks	80	31	33	16	78	304	315	1660
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	30	37	13	73	302	345	1807
Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	18	60	292	372	1584
Detroit Red Wings	80	19	43	18	56	252	339	1687

Clarence Campbell Conference

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
New York Islanders	80	48	18	14	110	355	260	1442
Philadelphia Flyers	80	41	24	15	97	313	249	2621
Calgary Flames	80	39	27	14	92	329	298	1450
New York Rangers	80	30	36	14	74	312	317	1981
Washington Capitals	80	26	36	18	70	286	317	1872

Smythe Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
St. Louis Blues	80	45	18	17	107	352	281	1657
Vancouver Canucks	80	28	32	20	76	289	301	1892
Edmonton Oilers	80	29	35	16	74	328	327	1544
Colorado Rockies	80	22	45	13	57	258	344	1418
Winnipeg Jets	80	9	57	14	32	246	400	1191

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

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

Preliminary Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Stanley Cup Final

1	New York Islanders	3

16	Toronto Maple Leafs	0
			1	New York Islanders	4

			14	Edmonton Oilers	2
2	St. Louis Blues	3

15	Pittsburgh Penguins	2
						1	New York Islanders	4

						13	New York Rangers	0
3	Montreal Canadiens	0

14	Edmonton Oilers	3
			2	St. Louis Blues	2

			13	New York Rangers	4
4	Los Angeles Kings	1

13	New York Rangers	3
									1	New York Islanders	4
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.
									9	Minn. North Stars	1
5	Buffalo Sabres	3

12	Vancouver Canucks	0
			5	Buffalo Sabres	1

			9	Minn. North Stars	4
6	Philadelphia Flyers	3

11	Quebec Nordiques	2
						7	Calgary Flames	2

						9	Minn. North Stars	4
7	Calgary Flames	3

10	Chicago Black Hawks	0
			6	Philadelphia Flyers	3

			7	Calgary Flames	4
8	Boston Bruins	0

9	Minn. North Stars	3

Finals

New York Islanders vs. Minnesota North Stars

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score
May 12	Minnesota	3	New York	6
May 14	Minnesota	3	New York	6
May 17	New York	7	Minnesota	5
May 19	New York	2	Minnesota	4
May 21	Minnesota	1	New York	5

New York wins the series 4–1.

NHL awards

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

First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1980–81 (listed with their first team, star(*) 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
Jean Potvin, New York Islanders
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

Related pages

References

Prince of Wales Trophy:	Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	New York Islanders
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Blake Dunlop, St. Louis Blues
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Peter Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Butch Goring, New York Islanders
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award:	Gordon "Red" Berenson, St. Louis Blues
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Randy Carlyle, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Rick Kehoe, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Mike Liut, St. Louis Blues
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Brian Engblom, Montreal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy:	Denis Herron, Michel Larocque, & Richard Sevigny, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Charles M. Schulz

v t e 1980–81 NHL season by team
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	1980 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1981 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions