1980–81 Washington Capitals season
1980–81 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 5th Patrick |
Conference | Campbell |
1980–81 record | 26–36–18 |
Goals for | 286 |
Goals against | 317 |
Team information | |
General manager | Max McNab |
Coach | Gary Green |
Captain | Ryan Walter |
Alternate captains | None |
The 1980–81 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
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Regular season
Final standings
GP | 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.
Record vs. opponents
Patrick Division record vs. opponents
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Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 10, 1980 | 4–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 12, 1980 | 1–2 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 1–1–0 |
3 | T | October 15, 1980 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 1–1–1 |
4 | W | October 18, 1980 | 8–2 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 2–1–1 |
5 | L | October 19, 1980 | 4–8 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 2–2–1 |
6 | W | October 21, 1980 | 2–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 3–2–1 |
7 | L | October 24, 1980 | 2–3 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 3–3–1 |
8 | T | October 25, 1980 | 3–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 3–3–2 |
9 | L | October 29, 1980 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 3–4–2 |
10 | T | October 30, 1980 | 5–5 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 3–4–3 |
11 | T | November 1, 1980 | 2–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 3–4–4 |
12 | T | November 2, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 3–4–5 |
13 | L | November 5, 1980 | 3–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 3–5–5 |
14 | T | November 8, 1980 | 3–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 3–5–6 |
15 | T | November 9, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 3–5–7 |
16 | W | November 12, 1980 | 3–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 4–5–7 |
17 | W | November 15, 1980 | 8–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 5–5–7 |
18 | L | November 18, 1980 | 2–6 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 5–6–7 |
19 | W | November 20, 1980 | 4–2 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 6–6–7 |
20 | T | November 22, 1980 | 2–2 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 6–6–8 |
21 | T | November 26, 1980 | 7–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 6–6–9 |
22 | W | November 28, 1980 | 6–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 7–6–9 |
23 | W | November 29, 1980 | 7–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 8–6–9 |
24 | T | December 3, 1980 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 8–6–10 |
25 | W | December 6, 1980 | 8–6 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 9–6–10 |
26 | L | December 7, 1980 | 3–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 9–7–10 |
27 | L | December 9, 1980 | 2–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 9–8–10 |
28 | L | December 10, 1980 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 9–9–10 |
29 | L | December 12, 1980 | 2–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 9–10–10 |
30 | L | December 14, 1980 | 4–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 9–11–10 |
31 | W | December 17, 1980 | 5–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 10–11–10 |
32 | L | December 20, 1980 | 2–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 10–12–10 |
33 | W | December 21, 1980 | 6–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 11–12–10 |
34 | W | December 26, 1980 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 12–12–10 |
35 | L | December 27, 1980 | 4–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 12–13–10 |
36 | T | December 30, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 12–13–11 |
37 | W | December 31, 1980 | 5–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 13–13–11 |
38 | L | January 3, 1981 | 0–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 13–14–11 |
39 | L | January 4, 1981 | 1–8 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 13–15–11 |
40 | L | January 7, 1981 | 3–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 13–16–11 |
41 | L | January 8, 1981 | 0–6 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 13–17–11 |
42 | L | January 10, 1981 | 2–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 13–18–11 |
43 | W | January 12, 1981 | 2–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 14–18–11 |
44 | W | January 15, 1981 | 3–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 15–18–11 |
45 | L | January 17, 1981 | 4–6 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 15–19–11 |
46 | W | January 18, 1981 | 3–2 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 16–19–11 |
47 | L | January 21, 1981 | 1–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 16–20–11 |
48 | L | January 24, 1981 | 4–7 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 16–21–11 |
49 | W | January 27, 1981 | 4–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 17–21–11 |
50 | W | January 29, 1981 | 3–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 18–21–11 |
51 | T | January 31, 1981 | 4–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 18–21–12 |
52 | W | February 1, 1981 | 7–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 19–21–12 |
53 | T | February 3, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 19–21–13 |
54 | L | February 5, 1981 | 2–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 19–22–13 |
55 | T | February 7, 1981 | 4–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 19–22–14 |
56 | L | February 12, 1981 | 3–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 19–23–14 |
57 | L | February 14, 1981 | 1–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 19–24–14 |
58 | T | February 18, 1981 | 5–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 19–24–15 |
59 | L | February 21, 1981 | 4–6 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 19–25–15 |
60 | L | February 22, 1981 | 7–11 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 19–26–15 |
61 | T | February 25, 1981 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 19–26–16 |
62 | L | February 26, 1981 | 5–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 19–27–16 |
63 | L | February 28, 1981 | 4–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 19–28–16 |
64 | L | March 3, 1981 | 3–6 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 19–29–16 |
65 | L | March 4, 1981 | 4–7 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 19–30–16 |
66 | W | March 8, 1981 | 7–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 20–30–16 |
67 | W | March 10, 1981 | 4–3 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 21–30–16 |
68 | W | March 11, 1981 | 5–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 22–30–16 |
69 | L | March 13, 1981 | 1–7 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 22–31–16 |
70 | L | March 14, 1981 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 22–32–16 |
71 | L | March 18, 1981 | 4–6 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 22–33–16 |
72 | T | March 21, 1981 | 3–3 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 22–33–17 |
73 | T | March 22, 1981 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 22–33–18 |
74 | W | March 24, 1981 | 5–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 23–33–18 |
75 | W | March 26, 1981 | 2–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 24–33–18 |
76 | L | March 27, 1981 | 3–5 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 24–34–18 |
77 | L | March 29, 1981 | 4–5 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 24–35–18 |
78 | W | April 2, 1981 | 3–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 25–35–18 |
79 | L | April 4, 1981 | 1–4 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 25–36–18 |
80 | W | April 5, 1981 | 7–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 26–36–18 |
Playoffs
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Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Dennis Maruk | C | 80 | 50 | 47 | 97 | 87 | -7 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
Mike Gartner | RW | 80 | 48 | 46 | 94 | 100 | -5 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 80 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 150 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Kelly | LW | 80 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 157 | -13 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Jean Pronovost | RW | 80 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 61 | -9 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | RW | 72 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Dennis Ververgaert | RW | 79 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 40 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Rick Green | D | 65 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 91 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Darren Veitch | D | 59 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 46 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Alan Hangsleben | D | 76 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 198 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Tookey | C | 29 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 18 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Wes Jarvis | C | 55 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 30 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Paul Mulvey | LW | 55 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 166 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Charron | C | 47 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Glen Currie | C | 40 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 16 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Pat Ribble | D | 67 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 103 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Rolf Edberg | C | 45 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Howard Walker | D | 64 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 100 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 50 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Smith | D | 40 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Palmateer | G | 49 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim McTaggart | D | 52 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 185 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvon Labre | D | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 100 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Lofthouse | RW/C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Errol Rausse | LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Archie Henderson | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Theberge | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dwayne Lowdermilk | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Parro | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rollie Boutin | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Cassolato | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Inness | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jay Johnston | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul MacKinnon | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Torrie Robertson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Stephenson | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Mike Palmateer | 2679 | 49 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 172 | 3.85 | 2 |
Dave Parro | 811 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 3.63 | 1 |
Wayne Stephenson | 1010 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 66 | 3.92 | 1 |
Rollie Boutin | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 |
Gary Inness | 180 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 307 | 3.84 | 4 |
Note: 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;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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Draft picks
Washington'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 | 5 | Darren Veitch | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
3 | 47 | Dan Miele | Canada | Providence College (NCAA) |
3 | 55 | Torrie Robertson | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
5 | 89 | Timo Blomqvist | Finland | Jokerit (Finland) |
6 | 110 | Todd Bidner | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
7 | 131 | Frank Perkins | United States | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
8 | 152 | Bruce Raboin | Canada | Providence College (ECAC) |
9 | 173 | Peter Andersson | Sweden | Luleå (Sweden) |
10 | 194 | Tony Camazzola | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
Farm teams
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See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1980-81 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
External links
- "1980–81 Washington Capitals Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
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