NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)
The 1980-81 New York Islanders season was the ninth season in the franchise's history. It involved winning the Stanley Cup .
Offseason [ ]
NHL Draft [ ]
New York's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal , Quebec .
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
[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.
Schedule and results [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
1980 Pre-Season Game Log:
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Decision
Attendance
Location
Record
Recap
Regular season [ ]
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
W
October 11, 1980
5–2
Boston Bruins (1980–81 )
1–0–0
2
W
October 12, 1980
2–1
@ Washington Capitals (1980–81 )
2–0–0
3
T
October 14, 1980
5–5
St. Louis Blues (1980–81 )
2–0–1
4
W
October 16, 1980
6–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81 )
3–0–1
5
T
October 18, 1980
5–5
Edmonton Oilers (1980–81 )
3–0–2
6
T
October 19, 1980
3–3
@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81 )
3–0–3
7
L
October 21, 1980
3–6
Vancouver Canucks (1980–81 )
3–1–3
8
L
October 23, 1980
2–4
@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81 )
3–2–3
9
L
October 25, 1980
1–3
Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81 )
3–3–3
10
L
October 26, 1980
2–5
@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81 )
3–4–3
11
W
October 28, 1980
6–4
Montreal Canadiens (1980–81 )
4–4–3
12
L
November 1, 1980
3–7
Los Angeles Kings (1980–81 )
4–5–3
13
W
November 4, 1980
6–4
Detroit Red Wings (1980–81 )
5–5–3
14
W
November 6, 1980
4–2
@ Boston Bruins (1980–81 )
6–5–3
15
W
November 8, 1980
7–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81 )
7–5–3
16
T
November 11, 1980
6–6
Minnesota North Stars (1980–81 )
7–5–4
17
W
November 12, 1980
4–2
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81 )
8–5–4
18
W
November 15, 1980
4–1
Buffalo Sabres (1980–81 )
9–5–4
19
W
November 17, 1980
2–1
@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81 )
10–5–4
20
W
November 18, 1980
7–2
@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81 )
11–5–4
21
W
November 20, 1980
5–0
Hartford Whalers (1980–81 )
12–5–4
22
W
November 22, 1980
6–4
New York Rangers (1980–81 )
13–5–4
23
T
November 25, 1980
4–4
Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 )
13–5–5
24
W
November 27, 1980
4–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81 )
14–5–5
25
W
November 29, 1980
5–1
Detroit Red Wings (1980–81 )
15–5–5
26
W
November 30, 1980
7–3
@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81 )
16–5–5
27
W
December 2, 1980
5–1
Colorado Rockies (1980–81 )
17–5–5
28
L
December 4, 1980
3–4
@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81 )
17–6–5
29
L
December 6, 1980
3–5
@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81 )
17–7–5
30
W
December 7, 1980
5–3
@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81 )
18–7–5
31
W
December 10, 1980
3–2
@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81 )
19–7–5
32
T
December 13, 1980
4–4
@ Calgary Flames (1980–81 )
19–7–6
33
W
December 14, 1980
5–4
@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 )
20–7–6
34
W
December 16, 1980
6–2
Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 )
21–7–6
35
W
December 20, 1980
5–2
Quebec Nordiques (1980–81 )
22–7–6
36
W
December 21, 1980
9–0
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81 )
23–7–6
37
T
December 23, 1980
2–2
Calgary Flames (1980–81 )
23–7–7
38
T
December 27, 1980
5–5
@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81 )
23–7–8
39
W
December 30, 1980
9–3
Colorado Rockies (1980–81 )
24–7–8
40
L
January 2, 1981
1–3
@ New York Rangers (1980–81 )
24–8–8
41
W
January 3, 1981
8–1
Hartford Whalers (1980–81 )
25–8–8
42
W
January 6, 1981
6–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81 )
26–8–8
43
L
January 7, 1981
3–7
@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81 )
26–9–8
44
L
January 10, 1981
2–3
Boston Bruins (1980–81 )
26–10–8
45
W
January 11, 1981
4–2
@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81 )
27–10–8
46
W
January 13, 1981
6–3
Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81 )
28–10–8
47
W
January 17, 1981
6–4
Washington Capitals (1980–81 )
29–10–8
48
W
January 20, 1981
5–0
Calgary Flames (1980–81 )
30–10–8
49
W
January 22, 1981
3–0
@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81 )
31–10–8
50
W
January 24, 1981
7–4
Quebec Nordiques (1980–81 )
32–10–8
51
L
January 26, 1981
3–5
Buffalo Sabres (1980–81 )
32–11–8
52
W
January 28, 1981
6–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81 )
33–11–8
53
L
January 31, 1981
1–5
@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81 )
33–12–8
54
L
February 1, 1981
3–6
@ Boston Bruins (1980–81 )
33–13–8
55
W
February 3, 1981
8–1
Los Angeles Kings (1980–81 )
34–13–8
56
L
February 4, 1981
3–9
@ New York Rangers (1980–81 )
34–14–8
57
T
February 7, 1981
5–5
Minnesota North Stars (1980–81 )
34–14–9
58
L
February 12, 1981
3–5
@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81 )
34–15–9
59
T
February 14, 1981
1–1
St. Louis Blues (1980–81 )
34–15–10
60
L
February 17, 1981
5–8
Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81 )
34–16–10
61
W
February 21, 1981
6–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81 )
35–16–10
62
W
February 23, 1981
4–1
@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81 )
36–16–10
63
L
February 25, 1981
4–11
@ Calgary Flames (1980–81 )
36–17–10
64
W
February 27, 1981
5–1
@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81 )
37–17–10
65
W
February 28, 1981
2–1
@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81 )
38–17–10
66
T
March 3, 1981
8–8
Edmonton Oilers (1980–81 )
38–17–11
67
W
March 7, 1981
3–1
Vancouver Canucks (1980–81 )
39–17–11
68
W
March 11, 1981
6–3
@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 )
40–17–11
69
W
March 12, 1981
5–0
@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81 )
41–17–11
70
T
March 14, 1981
3–3
Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81 )
41–17–12
71
T
March 17, 1981
3–3
Montreal Canadiens (1980–81 )
41–17–13
72
W
March 20, 1981
5–3
@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81 )
42–17–13
73
W
March 22, 1981
6–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81 )
43–17–13
74
W
March 24, 1981
5–3
@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81 )
44–17–13
75
T
March 28, 1981
4–4
Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81 )
44–17–14
76
W
March 29, 1981
5–4
@ Washington Capitals (1980–81 )
45–17–14
77
L
March 31, 1981
1–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81 )
45–18–14
78
W
April 2, 1981
2–1
New York Rangers (1980–81 )
46–18–14
79
W
April 4, 1981
4–1
Washington Capitals (1980–81 )
47–18–14
80
W
April 5, 1981
7–3
@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81 )
48–18–14
Player statistics [ ]
Regular season
Scoring
Goaltending
Playoffs
Scoring
Goaltending
[2]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Playoffs [ ]
Stanley Cup Finals [ ]
New York Islanders vs. Minnesota North Stars
Date
Visitors
Score
Home
Score
Notes
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.
1981 New York Islanders Stanley Cup Champions [ ]
Gord Lane , Jean Potvin , Bob Lorimer , Denis Potvin , Stefan Persson , Mike McEwen , Ken Morrow , Dave Langevin , Duane Sutter , Garry Howatt , Clark Gillies , Lorne Henning , Hector Marini , Wayne Merrick , Bob Bourne , Bryan Trottier , Mike Bossy , Bob Nystrom , John Tonelli , Anders Kallur , Butch Goring , Billy Carroll , Roland Melanson , Billy Smith , Al Arbour (coach), Bill Torrey (general manager), Ron Waske, Jim Pickard (trainers)
Awards and records [ ]
Butch Goring, Conn Smythe Trophy
References [ ]
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Patrick Adams Norris Smythe See also