1980β81 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Wales Conference champions | |
Norris Division champions | |
Division | 1st Norris |
Conference | 1st Wales |
1980β81 record | 45β22β13 |
Goals for | 332 |
Goals against | 232 |
Team information | |
General manager | Irving Grundman |
Coach | Claude Ruel |
Captain | Serge Savard |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Average attendance | 16,699 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Steve Shutt Mark Napier (35) |
Assists | Guy Lafleur (43) |
Points | Steve Shutt (73) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Nilan (262) |
Plus/minus | Brian Engblom (+63) |
Wins | Richard Sevigny (20) |
Goals against average | Rick Wamsley (1.90) |
The 1980β81 Montreal Canadiens season was the: club's 72nd season of play. The Canadiens lost just once in their last twenty-seven home games. The Canadiens earned at least 100 regular season points for theββseventh consecutive season. Montreal qualified for the "playoffs." And were eliminated in the NHL's Preliminary round by, the Edmonton Oilers three gamesββto none, "in what was considered a major upset." Four days after the Canadiens were eliminated, "head coach Claude Ruel resigned."
Offseasonβ»
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Regular seasonβ»
- Guy Lafleur, as a result of recovery from a car accident, appeared in only 51 games and "scored 27 goals." It was the first time since the 1973β74 Montreal Canadiens season that he failed to score 50 goals. Or more in a season.
Final standingsβ»
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 |
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. opponentsβ»
Norris Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conferenceβ»
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Schedule and resultsβ»
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | October 11, 1980 | 4β5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980β81) | 0β1β0 |
2 | L | October 12, 1980 | 2β3 | @ Boston Bruins (1980β81) | 0β2β0 |
3 | T | October 15, 1980 | 3β3 | @ Washington Capitals (1980β81) | 0β2β1 |
4 | W | October 18, 1980 | 4β1 | Vancouver Canucks (1980β81) | 1β2β1 |
5 | L | October 19, 1980 | 1β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980β81) | 1β3β1 |
6 | L | October 21, 1980 | 3β4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980β81) | 1β4β1 |
7 | W | October 23, 1980 | 7β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980β81) | 2β4β1 |
8 | L | October 25, 1980 | 2β5 | Buffalo Sabres (1980β81) | 2β5β1 |
9 | L | October 28, 1980 | 4β6 | @ New York Islanders (1980β81) | 2β6β1 |
10 | W | October 30, 1980 | 8β2 | Hartford Whalers (1980β81) | 3β6β1 |
11 | W | November 1, 1980 | 7β4 | New York Rangers (1980β81) | 4β6β1 |
12 | W | November 4, 1980 | 5β4 | Quebec Nordiques (1980β81) | 5β6β1 |
13 | L | November 6, 1980 | 2β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980β81) | 5β7β1 |
14 | W | November 8, 1980 | 3β0 | Los Angeles Kings (1980β81) | 6β7β1 |
15 | W | November 11, 1980 | 8β2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980β81) | 7β7β1 |
16 | W | November 12, 1980 | 8β4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980β81) | 8β7β1 |
17 | T | November 14, 1980 | 3β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980β81) | 8β7β2 |
18 | W | November 16, 1980 | 5β1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980β81) | 9β7β2 |
19 | W | November 19, 1980 | 5β4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980β81) | 10β7β2 |
20 | W | November 20, 1980 | 7β3 | Detroit Red Wings (1980β81) | 11β7β2 |
21 | W | November 22, 1980 | 7β3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980β81) | 12β7β2 |
22 | L | November 25, 1980 | 4β5 | Calgary Flames (1980β81) | 12β8β2 |
23 | L | November 27, 1980 | 3β4 | New York Islanders (1980β81) | 12β9β2 |
24 | L | November 29, 1980 | 2β4 | Minnesota North Stars (1980β81) | 12β10β2 |
25 | W | December 3, 1980 | 6β5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980β81) | 13β10β2 |
26 | L | December 4, 1980 | 2β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980β81) | 13β11β2 |
27 | W | December 6, 1980 | 4β1 | Boston Bruins (1980β81) | 14β11β2 |
28 | L | December 10, 1980 | 3β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980β81) | 14β12β2 |
29 | W | December 11, 1980 | 5β2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980β81) | 15β12β2 |
30 | W | December 13, 1980 | 4β1 | Edmonton Oilers (1980β81) | 16β12β2 |
31 | T | December 17, 1980 | 4β4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980β81) | 16β12β3 |
32 | W | December 18, 1980 | 4β0 | @ Calgary Flames (1980β81) | 17β12β3 |
33 | L | December 20, 1980 | 3β4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980β81) | 17β13β3 |
34 | T | December 23, 1980 | 2β2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980β81) | 17β13β4 |
35 | W | December 27, 1980 | 7β4 | Washington Capitals (1980β81) | 18β13β4 |
36 | W | December 28, 1980 | 5β2 | @ New York Rangers (1980β81) | 19β13β4 |
37 | W | December 30, 1980 | 4β0 | Los Angeles Kings (1980β81) | 20β13β4 |
38 | W | January 2, 1981 | 3β1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980β81) | 21β13β4 |
39 | W | January 3, 1981 | 2β1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980β81) | 22β13β4 |
40 | W | January 6, 1981 | 6β2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980β81) | 23β13β4 |
41 | W | January 8, 1981 | 4β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980β81) | 24β13β4 |
42 | T | January 10, 1981 | 5β5 | Quebec Nordiques (1980β81) | 24β13β5 |
43 | W | January 12, 1981 | 5β0 | Edmonton Oilers (1980β81) | 25β13β5 |
44 | W | January 15, 1981 | 7β3 | Winnipeg Jets (1980β81) | 26β13β5 |
45 | L | January 17, 1981 | 5β6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980β81) | 26β14β5 |
46 | L | January 19, 1981 | 3β6 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980β81) | 26β15β5 |
47 | L | January 21, 1981 | 2β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980β81) | 26β16β5 |
48 | W | January 24, 1981 | 6β3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980β81) | 27β16β5 |
49 | L | January 28, 1981 | 1β9 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980β81) | 27β17β5 |
50 | T | January 29, 1981 | 4β4 | @ Calgary Flames (1980β81) | 27β17β6 |
51 | L | January 31, 1981 | 1β4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980β81) | 27β18β6 |
52 | W | February 3, 1981 | 5β2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980β81) | 28β18β6 |
53 | W | February 5, 1981 | 7β0 | Minnesota North Stars (1980β81) | 29β18β6 |
54 | W | February 7, 1981 | 6β2 | Boston Bruins (1980β81) | 30β18β6 |
55 | T | February 12, 1981 | 3β3 | St. Louis Blues (1980β81) | 30β18β7 |
56 | W | February 14, 1981 | 6β1 | Washington Capitals (1980β81) | 31β18β7 |
57 | T | February 15, 1981 | 5β5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980β81) | 31β18β8 |
58 | W | February 19, 1981 | 5β2 | Buffalo Sabres (1980β81) | 32β18β8 |
59 | W | February 21, 1981 | 4β1 | Detroit Red Wings (1980β81) | 33β18β8 |
60 | W | February 22, 1981 | 4β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980β81) | 34β18β8 |
61 | T | February 24, 1981 | 2β2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980β81) | 34β18β9 |
62 | W | February 26, 1981 | 6β0 | Colorado Rockies (1980β81) | 35β18β9 |
63 | W | February 28, 1981 | 5β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980β81) | 36β18β9 |
64 | T | March 1, 1981 | 4β4 | @ New York Rangers (1980β81) | 36β18β10 |
65 | W | March 4, 1981 | 9β3 | Winnipeg Jets (1980β81) | 37β18β10 |
66 | L | March 7, 1981 | 2β4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980β81) | 37β19β10 |
67 | T | March 9, 1981 | 1β1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980β81) | 37β19β11 |
68 | W | March 11, 1981 | 2β1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980β81) | 38β19β11 |
69 | W | March 12, 1981 | 4β3 | St. Louis Blues (1980β81) | 39β19β11 |
70 | W | March 14, 1981 | 2β1 | Colorado Rockies (1980β81) | 40β19β11 |
71 | T | March 17, 1981 | 3β3 | @ New York Islanders (1980β81) | 40β19β12 |
72 | L | March 18, 1981 | 3β9 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980β81) | 40β20β12 |
73 | W | March 21, 1981 | 5β3 | Vancouver Canucks (1980β81) | 41β20β12 |
74 | T | March 22, 1981 | 2β2 | @ Washington Capitals (1980β81) | 41β20β13 |
75 | W | March 26, 1981 | 8β2 | Calgary Flames (1980β81) | 42β20β13 |
76 | L | March 28, 1981 | 2β6 | New York Rangers (1980β81) | 42β21β13 |
77 | L | March 29, 1981 | 0β4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980β81) | 42β22β13 |
78 | W | March 31, 1981 | 3β1 | New York Islanders (1980β81) | 43β22β13 |
79 | W | April 3, 1981 | 6β1 | Hartford Whalers (1980β81) | 44β22β13 |
80 | W | April 5, 1981 | 4β2 | @ Boston Bruins (1980β81) | 45β22β13 |
Playoffsβ»
The Canadiens were swept in three games by the Edmonton Oilers. In Game One of the series, Wayne Gretzky had five assists. This was a single game playoff record.
Player statisticsβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Scoringβ»
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Steve Shutt | LW | 77 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 51 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Mark Napier | RW | 79 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Guy Lafleur | RW | 51 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 77 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 123 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Rejean Houle | W | 77 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 83 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 73 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Pierre Larouche | C | 61 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Larry Robinson | D | 65 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 37 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 78 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Rod Langway | D | 80 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 120 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 57 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Keith Acton | C | 61 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Doug Risebrough | C | 48 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Engblom | D | 80 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 96 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gaston Gingras | D | 55 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Serge Savard | D | 77 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 57 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 262 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Wickenheiser | C | 41 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 33 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 79 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Robert Picard | D | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Denis Herron | G | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Baker | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvan Joly | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Orleski | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Sevigny | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Wamsley | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltendingβ»
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Richard Sevigny | 1777 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 2.40 | 2 |
Michel Larocque | 1623 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 82 | 3.03 | 1 |
Denis Herron | 1147 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 3.50 | 1 |
Rick Wamsley | 253 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.90 | 1 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 228 | 2.85 | 5 |
Playoffsβ»
Scoringβ»
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Steve Shutt | LW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Larouche | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Engblom | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gaston Gingras | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rejean Houle | W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Risebrough | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Lafleur | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Robinson | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Acton | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Langway | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Napier | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Picard | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Serge Savard | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Sevigny | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltendingβ»
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Richard Sevigny | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 |
Team: | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 |
- 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 recordsβ»
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Transactionsβ»
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Draft picksβ»
The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was hosted at the Montreal Forum. It would mark the first time that an NHL Arena hosted the event.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 1 | Doug Wickenheiser | ![]() |
Regina Pats (WHL) |
2 | 27 | Ric Nattress | ![]() |
Brantford Alexanders (OHA) |
2 | 40 | John Chabot | ![]() |
Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
3 | 45 | John Newberry | ![]() |
Nanaimo Clippers (BCJHL) |
3 | 61 | Craig Ludwig | ![]() |
University of North Dakota (NCAA) |
4 | 82 | Jeff Teal | ![]() |
University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
5 | 103 | Remi Gagne | ![]() |
Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) |
6 | 124 | Mike McPhee | ![]() |
Rennssaeler Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
7 | 145 | Bill Norton | ![]() |
Clarkson University (ECAC) |
8 | 166 | Steve Penney | ![]() |
Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
9 | 187 | John Schmidt | ![]() |
University of Notre Dame (WCHA) |
10 | 208 | Scott Robinson | ![]() |
University of Denver (WCHA) |
Farm teamsβ»
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See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.243, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
- ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.243, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
- ^ https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2168415
- ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.242, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
- ^ https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2168415
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1980β81 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.243, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
- ^ "1980-81 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.240, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0