1980–81 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
1980–81 Boston Bruins | |
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Division | 2nd Adams |
1980–81 record | 37–30–13 |
Team information | |
General manager | Harry Sinden |
Coach | Gerry Cheevers |
Captain | Wayne Cashman |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Boston Garden |
The 1980–81 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 57th season.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Campbell Conference
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Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 9, 1980 | 7–2 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 11, 1980 | 2–5 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 12, 1980 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 2–1–0 |
4 | L | October 15, 1980 | 2–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 2–2–0 |
5 | L | October 16, 1980 | 1–2 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 2–3–0 |
6 | L | October 18, 1980 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 2–4–0 |
7 | L | October 22, 1980 | 0–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 2–5–0 |
8 | L | October 24, 1980 | 2–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 2–6–0 |
9 | T | October 26, 1980 | 7–7 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 2–6–1 |
10 | L | October 30, 1980 | 1–3 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 2–7–1 |
11 | L | November 2, 1980 | 2–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 2–8–1 |
12 | L | November 6, 1980 | 2–4 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 2–9–1 |
13 | W | November 9, 1980 | 7–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 3–9–1 |
14 | T | November 11, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 3–9–2 |
15 | T | November 13, 1980 | 5–5 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 3–9–3 |
16 | W | November 15, 1980 | 7–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 4–9–3 |
17 | W | November 16, 1980 | 1–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 5–9–3 |
18 | W | November 20, 1980 | 4–2 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 6–9–3 |
19 | T | November 22, 1980 | 2–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 6–9–4 |
20 | T | November 23, 1980 | 5–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 6–9–5 |
21 | L | November 26, 1980 | 4–6 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 6–10–5 |
22 | T | November 27, 1980 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 6–10–6 |
23 | W | November 29, 1980 | 6–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 7–10–6 |
24 | W | December 2, 1980 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 8–10–6 |
25 | L | December 6, 1980 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 8–11–6 |
26 | W | December 7, 1980 | 7–3 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 9–11–6 |
27 | W | December 10, 1980 | 6–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 10–11–6 |
28 | L | December 11, 1980 | 3–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 10–12–6 |
29 | L | December 13, 1980 | 1–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 10–13–6 |
30 | W | December 14, 1980 | 7–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 11–13–6 |
31 | L | December 17, 1980 | 4–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 11–14–6 |
32 | L | December 18, 1980 | 3–7 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 11–15–6 |
33 | T | December 20, 1980 | 4–4 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 11–15–7 |
34 | W | December 27, 1980 | 6–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 12–15–7 |
35 | L | December 28, 1980 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 12–16–7 |
36 | W | December 31, 1980 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 13–16–7 |
37 | L | January 2, 1981 | 5–7 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 13–17–7 |
38 | L | January 3, 1981 | 1–4 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 13–18–7 |
39 | W | January 5, 1981 | 4–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 14–18–7 |
40 | W | January 8, 1981 | 7–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 15–18–7 |
41 | W | January 10, 1981 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 16–18–7 |
42 | W | January 12, 1981 | 4–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 17–18–7 |
43 | T | January 13, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 17–18–8 |
44 | L | January 15, 1981 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 17–19–8 |
45 | W | January 17, 1981 | 6–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 18–19–8 |
46 | W | January 19, 1981 | 5–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 19–19–8 |
47 | W | January 22, 1981 | 7–3 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 20–19–8 |
48 | L | January 24, 1981 | 4–6 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 20–20–8 |
49 | W | January 26, 1981 | 5–3 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 21–20–8 |
50 | W | January 29, 1981 | 7–6 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 22–20–8 |
51 | W | February 1, 1981 | 6–3 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 23–20–8 |
52 | T | February 4, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 23–20–9 |
53 | W | February 5, 1981 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 24–20–9 |
54 | L | February 7, 1981 | 2–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 24–21–9 |
55 | L | February 8, 1981 | 3–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 24–22–9 |
56 | T | February 12, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 24–22–10 |
57 | W | February 14, 1981 | 5–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 25–22–10 |
58 | W | February 18, 1981 | 7–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 26–22–10 |
59 | W | February 20, 1981 | 5–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 27–22–10 |
60 | L | February 21, 1981 | 2–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 27–23–10 |
61 | L | February 25, 1981 | 3–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 27–24–10 |
62 | W | February 26, 1981 | 5–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 28–24–10 |
63 | W | March 1, 1981 | 6–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 29–24–10 |
64 | L | March 3, 1981 | 2–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 29–25–10 |
65 | T | March 4, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 29–25–11 |
66 | W | March 7, 1981 | 7–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 30–25–11 |
67 | W | March 8, 1981 | 4–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 31–25–11 |
68 | T | March 11, 1981 | 4–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 31–25–12 |
69 | W | March 13, 1981 | 7–1 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 32–25–12 |
70 | W | March 15, 1981 | 4–2 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 33–25–12 |
71 | L | March 18, 1981 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 33–26–12 |
72 | L | March 19, 1981 | 3–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 33–27–12 |
73 | W | March 21, 1981 | 4–3 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 34–27–12 |
74 | W | March 23, 1981 | 7–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 35–27–12 |
75 | L | March 26, 1981 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 35–28–12 |
76 | W | March 28, 1981 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 36–28–12 |
77 | T | March 30, 1981 | 2–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 36–28–13 |
78 | L | April 2, 1981 | 2–3 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 36–29–13 |
79 | W | April 4, 1981 | 5–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 37–29–13 |
80 | L | April 5, 1981 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 37–30–13 |
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Middleton | RW | 80 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 7 |
Peter McNab | C | 80 | 37 | 46 | 83 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
Brad Park | D | 78 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 111 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
Wayne Cashman | LW | 77 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 80 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Raymond Bourque | D | 67 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 96 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
Steve Kasper | C | 76 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 94 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Dwight Foster | RW | 77 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Terry O'Reilly | RW | 77 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stan Jonathan | LW | 74 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 192 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jean Ratelle | C | 47 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Dick Redmond | D | 78 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 60 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Don Marcotte | LW | 72 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Mike O'Connell | D | 48 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 42 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Brad McCrimmon | D | 78 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 148 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Keith Crowder | RW | 47 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 172 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Milbury | D | 77 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 222 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Lalonde | C | 62 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Doug Morrison | RW | 18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Miller | C | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Craig MacTavish | C | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Gillis | LW | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Pederson | C | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Melnyk | D | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 39 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Secord | LW | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Songin | RW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Craig | G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rogie Vachon | G | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marco Baron | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Doak | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rogie Vachon | 3021 | 53 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 168 | 3.34 | 1 |
Jim Craig | 1272 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 3.68 | 0 |
Marco Baron | 507 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2.84 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 270 | 3.38 | 1 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Marcotte | LW | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike O'Connell | D | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brad Park | D | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Peter McNab | C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Lalonde | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Terry O'Reilly | RW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Crowder | RW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dwight Foster | RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Raymond Bourque | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Cashman | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Kasper | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad McCrimmon | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Middleton | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Milbury | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Redmond | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marco Baron | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Gillis | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stan Jonathan | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean Ratelle | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rogie Vachon | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marco Baron | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 0 |
Rogie Vachon | 164 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5.85 | 0 |
Team: | 184 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6.20 | 0 |
[3]
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
Transactions
Draft picks
Boston's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 18 | Barry Pederson | ![]() | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
3 | 60 | Tom Fergus | ![]() | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
4 | 81 | Steve Kasper | ![]() | Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) |
5 | 102 | Randy Hillier | ![]() | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
6 | 123 | Steve Lyons | ![]() | Matignon High School (USHS-MA) |
7 | 144 | Tom McMurchy | ![]() | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) |
8 | 165 | Mike Moffat | ![]() | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
9 | 186 | Michael Thelven | ![]() | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) |
10 | 207 | Jens Ohling | ![]() | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) |
Farm teams
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1980-81 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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