1980–81 Montreal Canadiens season

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1980–81 Montreal Canadiens
Wales Conference champions
Norris Division champions
Division1st Norris
Conference1st Wales
1980–81 record45-22-13
Goals for332
Goals against232
Team information
General managerIrving Grundman
CoachClaude Ruel
CaptainSerge Savard
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsSteve Shutt
Mark Napier (35)
AssistsGuy Lafleur (43)
PointsSteve Shutt (73)
Penalty minutesChris Nilan (262)
Plus/minusBrian Engblom (+63)
WinsRichard Sevigny (20)
Goals against averageRick Wamsley (1.90)

The 1980–81 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 72nd season of play. The Canadiens lost just once in their last twenty-seven home games.[1] The Canadiens earned at least 100 regular season points for the seventh consecutive season.[2] Montreal qualified for the playoffs and were eliminated in the NHL's Preliminary round by the Edmonton Oilers three games to none. Four days after the Canadiens were eliminated, head coach Claude Ruel resigned.

Offseason[]

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

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

[4]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.

Schedule and results[]

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 11, 1980 4–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 0–1–0
2 L October 12, 1980 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) 0–2–0
3 T October 15, 1980 3–3 @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) 0–2–1
4 W October 18, 1980 4–1 Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 1–2–1
5 L October 19, 1980 1–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 1–3–1
6 L October 21, 1980 3–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 1–4–1
7 W October 23, 1980 7–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 2–4–1
8 L October 25, 1980 2–5 Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 2–5–1
9 L October 28, 1980 4–6 @ New York Islanders (1980–81) 2–6–1
10 W October 30, 1980 8–2 Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 3–6–1
11 W November 1, 1980 7–4 New York Rangers (1980–81) 4–6–1
12 W November 4, 1980 5–4 Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 5–6–1
13 L November 6, 1980 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 5–7–1
14 W November 8, 1980 3–0 Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 6–7–1
15 W November 11, 1980 8–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 7–7–1
16 W November 12, 1980 8–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 8–7–1
17 T November 14, 1980 3–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 8–7–2
18 W November 16, 1980 5–1 @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 9–7–2
19 W November 19, 1980 5–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 10–7–2
20 W November 20, 1980 7–3 Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 11–7–2
21 W November 22, 1980 7–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 12–7–2
22 L November 25, 1980 4–5 Calgary Flames (1980–81) 12–8–2
23 L November 27, 1980 3–4 New York Islanders (1980–81) 12–9–2
24 L November 29, 1980 2–4 Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 12–10–2
25 W December 3, 1980 6–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 13–10–2
26 L December 4, 1980 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 13–11–2
27 W December 6, 1980 4–1 Boston Bruins (1980–81) 14–11–2
28 L December 10, 1980 3–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 14–12–2
29 W December 11, 1980 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 15–12–2
30 W December 13, 1980 4–1 Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 16–12–2
31 T December 17, 1980 4–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 16–12–3
32 W December 18, 1980 4–0 @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) 17–12–3
33 L December 20, 1980 3–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 17–13–3
34 T December 23, 1980 2–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 17–13–4
35 W December 27, 1980 7–4 Washington Capitals (1980–81) 18–13–4
36 W December 28, 1980 5–2 @ New York Rangers (1980–81) 19–13–4
37 W December 30, 1980 4–0 Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 20–13–4
38 W January 2, 1981 3–1 @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 21–13–4
39 W January 3, 1981 2–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 22��13–4
40 W January 6, 1981 6–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 23–13–4
41 W January 8, 1981 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 24–13–4
42 T January 10, 1981 5–5 Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 24–13–5
43 W January 12, 1981 5–0 Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 25–13–5
44 W January 15, 1981 7–3 Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 26–13–5
45 L January 17, 1981 5–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 26–14–5
46 L January 19, 1981 3–6 @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 26–15–5
47 L January 21, 1981 2–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 26–16–5
48 W January 24, 1981 6–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 27–16–5
49 L January 28, 1981 1–9 @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 27–17–5
50 T January 29, 1981 4–4 @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) 27–17–6
51 L January 31, 1981 1–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 27–18–6
52 W February 3, 1981 5–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 28–18–6
53 W February 5, 1981 7–0 Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 29–18–6
54 W February 7, 1981 6–2 Boston Bruins (1980–81) 30–18–6
55 T February 12, 1981 3–3 St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 30–18–7
56 W February 14, 1981 6–1 Washington Capitals (1980–81) 31–18–7
57 T February 15, 1981 5–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 31–18–8
58 W February 19, 1981 5–2 Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 32–18–8
59 W February 21, 1981 4–1 Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 33–18–8
60 W February 22, 1981 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 34–18–8
61 T February 24, 1981 2–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 34–18–9
62 W February 26, 1981 6–0 Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 35–18–9
63 W February 28, 1981 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 36–18–9
64 T March 1, 1981 4–4 @ New York Rangers (1980–81) 36–18–10
65 W March 4, 1981 9–3 Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 37–18–10
66 L March 7, 1981 2–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 37–19–10
67 T March 9, 1981 1–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 37–19–11
68 W March 11, 1981 2–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 38–19–11
69 W March 12, 1981 4–3 St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 39–19–11
70 W March 14, 1981 2–1 Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 40–19–11
71 T March 17, 1981 3–3 @ New York Islanders (1980–81) 40–19–12
72 L March 18, 1981 3–9 @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 40–20–12
73 W March 21, 1981 5–3 Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 41–20–12
74 T March 22, 1981 2–2 @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) 41–20–13
75 W March 26, 1981 8–2 Calgary Flames (1980–81) 42–20–13
76 L March 28, 1981 2–6 New York Rangers (1980–81) 42–21–13
77 L March 29, 1981 0–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 42–22–13
78 W March 31, 1981 3–1 New York Islanders (1980–81) 43–22–13
79 W April 3, 1981 6–1 Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 44–22–13
80 W April 5, 1981 4–2 @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) 45–22–13

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Playoffs[]

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.[6]

Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
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
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
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

Playoffs[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
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
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Richard Sevigny 180 3 0 3 13 4.33 0
Team: 180 3 0 3 13 4.33 0

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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[]

Roster[]

Draft picks[]

The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was hosted at the Montreal Forum. It would mark the first time that an NHL Arena hosted the event.[8]

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 1 Doug Wickenheiser  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
2 27 Ric Nattress  Canada Brantford Alexanders (OHA)
2 40 John Chabot  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
3 45 John Newberry  Canada Nanaimo Clippers (BCJHL)
3 61 Craig Ludwig  United States University of North Dakota (NCAA)
4 82 Jeff Teal  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
5 103  Canada Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
6 124 Mike McPhee  Canada Rennssaeler Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
7 145 Bill Norton  United States Clarkson University (ECAC)
8 166 Steve Penney  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
9 187 John Schmidt  United States University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
10 208 Scott Robinson  Canada University of Denver (WCHA)

Farm teams[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.243, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  2. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.243, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  3. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.242, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  4. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. ^ "1980–81 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  6. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.243, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  7. ^ "1980-81 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  8. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.240, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
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