The 1980–81 New York Islanders season was the ninth season in the franchise's history. It involved winning the Stanley Cup.
1980–81 New York Islanders | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Campbell Conference champions | |
Patrick Division champions | |
Division | 1st Patrick |
Conference | 1st Campbell |
1980–81 record | 48–18–14 |
Goals for | 355 |
Goals against | 260 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Torrey |
Coach | Al Arbour |
Captain | Denis Potvin |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Nassau Coliseum |
Average attendance | 14,122 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mike Bossy (68) |
Assists | Bryan Trottier (72) |
Points | Mike Bossy (119) |
Penalty minutes | Garry Howatt (174) |
Wins | Billy Smith (22) |
Goals against average | Glenn Resch (3.07) |
Offseason
editNHL Draft
editNew York'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 | 17 | Brent Sutter | Canada | Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL) |
2 | 38 | Kelly Hrudey | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
3 | 59 | Dave Simpson | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
4 | 68 | Monty Trottier | Canada | Billings Bighorns (WHL) |
4 | 80 | Greg Gilbert | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
5 | 101 | Ken Leiter | United States | Michigan State University (WCHA) |
6 | 122 | Dan Revell | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
7 | 143 | Mark Hamway | United States | Michigan State University (WCHA) |
8 | 164 | Morey Gare | Canada | Penticton Knights (BCJHL) |
9 | 185 | Peter Steblyk | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
10 | 206 | Glenn Johannesen | Canada | Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL) |
Regular season
edit- January 24, 1981 – In a victory over the Quebec Nordiques, Mike Bossy became the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in 50 games.
Season standings
editGP | 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 |
[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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 355 | 260 | 110 |
2 | x – St. Louis Blues | SMY | 80 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 352 | 281 | 107 |
3 | y – Montreal Canadiens | NRS | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 332 | 232 | 103 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | NRS | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 337 | 290 | 99 |
5 | x – Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 327 | 250 | 99 |
6 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 313 | 249 | 97 |
7 | Calgary Flames | PTK | 80 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 329 | 298 | 92 |
8 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 316 | 272 | 87 |
9 | Minnesota North Stars | ADM | 80 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 291 | 263 | 87 |
10 | Chicago Black Hawks | SMY | 80 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 304 | 315 | 78 |
11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 314 | 318 | 78 |
12 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 289 | 301 | 76 |
13 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 312 | 317 | 74 |
14 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 328 | 327 | 74 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NRS | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 302 | 345 | 73 |
16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | ADM | 80 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 322 | 367 | 71 |
17 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 286 | 317 | 70 |
18 | Hartford Whalers | NRS | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 292 | 372 | 60 |
19 | Colorado Rockies | SMY | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 258 | 344 | 57 |
20 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 252 | 339 | 56 |
21 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 9 | 57 | 14 | 246 | 400 | 32 |
Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe
bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)
Record vs. opponents
editPatrick Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Campbell Conferenceedit
Vs. Wales Conference
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Schedule and results
editPre-season
edit1980 Pre-Season Game Log: | ||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | Decision | Attendance | Location | Record | Recap |
Regular season
editNo. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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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 |
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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
editStanley Cup Finals
editNew York Islanders vs. Minnesota North Stars
Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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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 |
Awards and records
edit- Butch Goring, Conn Smythe Trophy
References
edit- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "1980–81 NHL Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1980-81 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2009.