1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs 64th season of the franchise, 54th season as the Maple Leafs.

1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division5th Adams
Conference8th Wales
1980–81 record28-37-15
Team information
General managerGerry McNamara
CoachJoe Crozier
CaptainDarryl Sittler
Alternate captainsNone

Offseason

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NHL Draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
2 25 Craig Muni   Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA)
2 26 Bob McGill   Canada Victoria Cougars (WHL)
3 43 Fred Boimistruck   Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
4 74 Stewart Gavin   Canada Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
5 95 Hugh Larkin   United States Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
6 116 Ron Dennis   Canada Princeton University (ECAC)
7 137 Russ Adam   Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
8 158 Fred Perlini   Canada Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
9 179 Darwin McCutcheon   Canada Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
10 200 Paul Rothbart   United States University of Wisconsin NCAA

Regular season

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Final standings

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Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
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

[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.

League standings[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
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

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Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Playoffs

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The Maple Leafs qualified for the playoffs as one of the top sixteen teams. In the preliminary round, the Maple Leafs faced the New York Islanders, the eventual Stanley Cup champion. The Maple Leafs were swept in three games.

Awards and honors

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Schedule and results

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

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Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Wilf Paiement RW 77 40 57 97 145 -7 13 3 2
Darryl Sittler C 80 43 53 96 77 -8 14 2 2
Bill Derlago C 80 35 39 74 26 -11 6 0 3
Ian Turnbull D 80 19 47 66 104 -17 8 0 1
Borje Salming D 72 5 61 66 154 0 1 1 1
Rick Vaive RW 75 33 29 62 229 -16 8 2 1
Pat Hickey LW 72 16 33 49 49 -16 5 0 1
John Anderson RW 75 17 26 43 31 -11 2 0 1
Dan Maloney LW 65 20 21 41 183 -10 13 0 2
Terry Martin LW 69 23 14 37 32 15 1 0 4
Laurie Boschman C 53 14 19 33 178 -10 3 0 4
Rocky Saganiuk RW/C 71 12 18 30 52 -16 2 0 3
Robert Picard D 59 6 19 25 68 -32 2 0 0
Bruce Boudreau C 39 10 14 24 18 -7 0 0 0
Dave Farrish D 74 2 18 20 90 -7 1 0 0
Ron Sedlbauer LW 21 10 4 14 14 -3 5 0 2
Rene Robert RW 14 6 7 13 8 5 1 0 1
Vitezslav Duris D 57 1 12 13 50 13 0 0 0
Barry Melrose D 57 2 5 7 166 -18 0 1 0
Ron Ellis RW 27 2 3 5 2 -1 0 0 0
Dave Shand D 47 0 4 4 60 -14 0 0 0
Ron Zanussi RW 12 3 0 3 6 -7 0 0 0
Stew Gavin LW 14 1 2 3 13 0 0 0 0
Greg Hotham D 11 1 1 2 11 4 0 0 0
Mike Kaszycki C 6 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
Paul Marshall LW 13 0 2 2 2 -2 0 0 0
Bill McCreary RW 12 1 0 1 4 -6 0 0 0
Jiri Crha G 54 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0
Dave Burrows D 6 0 0 0 2 -4 0 0 0
Kim Davis C 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Mark Kirton C 11 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Michel Larocque G 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curt Ridley G 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jim Rutherford G 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Vincent Tremblay G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jiri Crha 3112 54 20 20 11 211 4.07 0
Jim Rutherford 961 18 4 10 2 82 5.12 0
Michel Larocque 460 8 3 3 2 40 5.22 0
Curt Ridley 124 3 1 1 0 12 5.81 0
Vincent Tremblay 143 3 0 3 0 16 6.71 0
Team: 4800 80 28 37 15 361 4.51 0

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Rene Robert RW 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Borje Salming D 3 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
Bruce Boudreau C 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bill Derlago C 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0
Ian Turnbull D 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 0
Rick Vaive RW 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 0
Vitezslav Duris D 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Barry Melrose D 3 0 1 1 15 0 0 0
Ron Sedlbauer LW 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
John Anderson RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Laurie Boschman C 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
Jiri Crha G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Farrish D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Harrison G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pat Hickey LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michel Larocque G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Maloney LW 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Terry Martin LW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wilf Paiement RW 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Dave Shand D 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darryl Sittler C 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Ron Zanussi RW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Jiri Crha 65 3 0 2 11 10.15 0
Paul Harrison 40 1 0 0 1 1.50 0
Michel Larocque 75 2 0 1 8 6.40 0
Team: 180 3 0 3 20 6.67 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;

Transactions

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The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1980-81 season.

Trades

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November 18, 1980 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Paul Gardner
Dave Burrows
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Paul Marshall
Kim Davis
December 2, 1980 To Winnipeg Jets
Richard Mulhern
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
December 4, 1980 To Detroit Red Wings
Mark Kirton
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jim Rutherford
January 30, 1981 To Colorado Rockies
3rd round pick in 1981 - Uli Heimer
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rene Robert
February 18, 1981 To Chicago Black Hawks
Cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ron Sedlbauer
March 10, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings
Jim Rutherford
To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th round pick in 1981 - Barry Brigley
March 10, 1981 To Montreal Canadiens
Robert Picard
8th round pick in 1982 - Steve Smith
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Michel Larocque
March 10, 1981 To Minnesota North Stars
2nd round pick in 1981 - Dave Donnelly
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ron Zanussi
3rd round pick in 1981 - Ernie Godden

Waivers

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November 30, 1980 From Winnipeg Jets
Barry Melrose

Free agents

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Player Former Team
Vitezslav Duris Czechoslovakia
Serge Boisvert Undrafted Free Agent
Bill Riley Winnipeg Jets

References

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  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "1980–81 NHL Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  5. ^ "1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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