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1980–81 NHL season | |
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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 Flames relocated from Atlanta to Calgary. 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.
Arena changes
The Flames relocated from the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia to the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta.
Teams
Map of teams
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 him.
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
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 |
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
Clarence Campbell Conference
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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St. Louis Blues | 80 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 352 | 281 | 107 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 31 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1980–81_NHL_season