1980–81 Edmonton Oilers | |
Division | 4th Smythe |
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Conference | 8th Campbell |
1980–81 record | 29–35–16 |
Home record | 17–13–10 |
Road record | 12–22–6 |
Goals for | 328 (6th) |
Goals against | 327 (15th) |
Team information | |
General manager | Glen Sather |
Coach | Bryan Watson Glen Sather |
Captain | Blair MacDonald (Oct-Mar) Lee Fogolin (Mar-Apr) |
Alternate captains | none |
Arena | Northlands Coliseum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Wayne Gretzky (55) |
Assists | Wayne Gretzky (109) |
Points | Wayne Gretzky (164) |
Penalty minutes | Pat Price (193) |
Plus/minus | Wayne Gretzky (+41) |
Wins | Eddie Mio (16) |
Goals against average | Gary Edwards (3.62) |
The 1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 2nd season in the NHL, and they finished with 74 points, a 5 point improvement from their first NHL season.
Regular Season[]
Wayne Gretzky would run away with the Art Ross Trophy, awarded to the leading scorer, as he finished with 164 points, 29 points ahead of runner-up Marcel Dionne of the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky would also win his 2nd straight Hart Trophy, awarded to the MVP of the NHL. His 164 points were an NHL record, previously held by Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins in the 1970–71 NHL season when he scored 152 points. Youngsters Jari Kurri and Mark Messier would have very good offensive seasons, finishing 2nd and 3rd on the Oilers scoring list.
Eddie Mio would get the majority of action in the Oilers goal, playing in a team high 43 games and having 16 wins, which set a franchise record.
In the playoffs, the Oilers would face the heavily favoured Montreal Canadiens in the opening round, and they would shock the hockey world by sweeping Montreal in 3 games. In the quarter-finals, the Oilers would play the defending Stanley Cup Champion New York Islanders, and would take them to 6 games before being eliminated.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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St. Louis Blues | 80 | 45 | 18 | 14 | 352 | 281 | 107 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 304 | 315 | 78 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 289 | 301 | 76 |
Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 328 | 327 | 74 |
Colorado Rockies | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 258 | 344 | 57 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 9 | 57 | 14 | 246 | 400 | 32 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | October 10 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–1–0 | 0 |
2 | October 12 | Colorado Rockies | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–2–0 | 0 |
3 | October 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–2 | Buffalo Sabres | 0–3–0 | 0 |
4 | October 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–5 | New York Islanders | 0–3–1 | 1 |
5 | October 19 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–2 | New York Rangers | 1–3–1 | 3 |
6 | October 22 | Calgary Flames | 3–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–3–1 | 5 |
7 | October 24 | Minnesota North Stars | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4–1 | 5 |
8 | October 26 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4–2 | 6 |
9 | October 29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4–3 | 7 |
10 | November 1 | Washington Capitals | 2–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4–4 | 8 |
11 | November 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4–5 | 9 |
12 | November 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Vancouver Canucks | 2–5–5 | 9 |
13 | November 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–2 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–5–5 | 11 |
14 | November 9 | St. Louis Blues | 6–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–6–5 | 11 |
15 | November 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–7–5 | 11 |
16 | November 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–8–5 | 11 |
17 | November 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–8–5 | 13 |
18 | November 19 | Vancouver Canucks | 6–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–9–5 | 13 |
19 | November 23 | Buffalo Sabres | 3–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–9–5 | 15 |
20 | November 25 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Colorado Rockies | 5–10–5 | 15 |
21 | November 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–10 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–10–5 | 17 |
22 | November 28 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–6 | Hartford Whalers | 6–11–5 | 17 |
23 | November 29 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–6 | Boston Bruins | 6–12–5 | 17 |
24 | December 5 | New York Rangers | 5–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–13–5 | 17 |
25 | December 7 | Hartford Whalers | 4–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–13–5 | 19 |
26 | December 10 | New York Islanders | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–14–5 | 19 |
27 | December 13 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 7–15–5 | 19 |
28 | December 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–6 | Quebec Nordiques | 7–16–5 | 19 |
29 | December 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 7–17–5 | 19 |
30 | December 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–5 | Washington Capitals | 7–18–5 | 19 |
31 | December 20 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–18–5 | 21 |
32 | December 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–7 | Los Angeles Kings | 8–19–5 | 21 |
33 | December 27 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–19–6 | 22 |
34 | December 28 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–20–6 | 22 |
35 | December 30 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–5 | Calgary Flames | 8–21–6 | 22 |
36 | January 2 | Boston Bruins | 5–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 9–21–6 | 24 |
37 | January 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 10–21–6 | 26 |
38 | January 7 | Washington Capitals | 3–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–21–6 | 28 |
39 | January 9 | Hartford Whalers | 6–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 11–21–7 | 29 |
40 | January 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 12–21–7 | 31 |
41 | January 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–5 | Montreal Canadiens | 12–22–7 | 31 |
42 | January 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13–22–7 | 33 |
43 | January 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–5 | Buffalo Sabres | 13–22–8 | 34 |
44 | January 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–7 | St. Louis Blues | 13–23–8 | 34 |
45 | January 21 | Vancouver Canucks | 1–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 14–23–8 | 36 |
46 | January 23 | New York Rangers | 7–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 14–24–8 | 36 |
47 | January 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–6 | Minnesota North Stars | 14–25–8 | 36 |
48 | January 28 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–9 | Edmonton Oilers | 15–25–8 | 38 |
49 | January 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 16–25–8 | 40 |
50 | February 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–7 | Washington Capitals | 16–26–8 | 40 |
51 | February 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–3 | St. Louis Blues | 16–26–9 | 41 |
52 | February 4 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–27–9 | 41 |
53 | February 6 | Winnipeg Jets | 4–10 | Edmonton Oilers | 17–27–9 | 43 |
54 | February 8 | Calgary Flames | 10–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 17–28–9 | 43 |
55 | February 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 17–29–9 | 43 |
56 | February 15 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 17–29–10 | 44 |
57 | February 18 | St. Louis Blues | 2–9 | Edmonton Oilers | 18–29–10 | 46 |
58 | February 20 | Boston Bruins | 5–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 18–30–10 | 46 |
59 | February 21 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–1 | Winnipeg Jets | 19–30–10 | 48 |
60 | February 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–5 | Los Angeles Kings | 19–31–10 | 48 |
61 | February 25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 20–31–10 | 50 |
62 | February 27 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 21–31–10 | 52 |
63 | February 28 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–3 | Colorado Rockies | 21–32–10 | 52 |
64 | March 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–8 | New York Islanders | 21–32–11 | 53 |
65 | March 4 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–5 | New York Rangers | 21–32–12 | 54 |
66 | March 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 22–32–12 | 56 |
67 | March 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 22–33–12 | 56 |
68 | March 12 | New York Islanders | 5–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 22–34–12 | 56 |
69 | March 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–3 | Calgary Flames | 22–34–13 | 57 |
70 | March 16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 23–34–13 | 59 |
71 | March 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–3 | Minnesota North Stars | 24–34–13 | 61 |
72 | March 20 | Minnesota North Stars | 1–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 24–34–14 | 62 |
73 | March 21 | Los Angeles Kings | 6–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 24–34–15 | 63 |
74 | March 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–7 | Boston Bruins | 24–35–15 | 63 |
75 | March 25 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–2 | Hartford Whalers | 25–35–15 | 65 |
76 | March 28 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 26–35–15 | 67 |
77 | March 29 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 27–35–15 | 69 |
78 | April 1 | Colorado Rockies | 4–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 27–35–16 | 70 |
79 | April 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–2 | Vancouver Canucks | 28–35–16 | 72 |
80 | April 4 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–7 | Edmonton Oilers | 29–35–16 | 74 |
Playoffs[]
In Game One of the series versus Montreal, Wayne Gretzky had five assists. This was a single game playoff record.[1]
Edmonton Oilers 3, Montreal Canadiens 0[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–0 |
2 | April 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–0 |
3 | April 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–6 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–0 |
New York Islanders 4, Edmonton Oilers 2[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–8 | New York Islanders | 0–1 |
2 | April 17 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–6 | New York Islanders | 0–2 |
3 | April 19 | New York Islanders | 2–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 |
4 | April 20 | New York Islanders | 5–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–3 |
5 | April 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | New York Islanders | 2–3 |
6 | April 24 | New York Islanders | 5–2 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 |
Season Stats[]
Scoring Leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Gretzky | 80 | 55 | 109 | 164 | 28 |
Jari Kurri | 75 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 40 |
Mark Messier | 72 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 102 |
Brett Callighen | 55 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 32 |
Glenn Anderson | 58 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 24 |
Goaltending[]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Gary Edwards | 15 | 729 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 3.62 |
Andy Moog | 7 | 313 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3.83 |
Eddie Mio | 43 | 2393 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 155 | 0 | 3.89 |
Ron Low | 24 | 1260 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 93 | 0 | 4.43 |
Pete LoPresti | 2 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.57 |
Playoff Stats[]
Scoring Leaders[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Gretzky | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 |
Glenn Anderson | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
Jari Kurri | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
Brett Callighen | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
Paul Coffey | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
Goaltending[]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA |
Andy Moog | 9 | 526 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 3.65 |
Gary Edwards | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
Awards and Records[]
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Wayne Gretzky
- Hart Memorial Trophy: Wayne Gretzky
- Wayne Gretzky, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Trades[]
June 11, 1980 | To Philadelphia Flyers Ron Areshenkoff 10th round pick in 1980 - Bob O'Brien |
To Edmonton Oilers Barry Dean |
February 2, 1981 | To Minnesota North Stars 3rd round pick in 1982 - Wally Chapman |
To Edmonton Oilers Gary Edwards |
March 10, 1981 | To Los Angeles Kings 7th round pick in 1981 - Craig Hurley |
To Edmonton Oilers Garry Unger |
March 10, 1981 | To New York Rangers John Hughes |
To Edmonton Oilers Ray Markham |
March 10, 1981 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Price |
To Edmonton Oilers Pat Hughes |
March 10, 1981 | To Vancouver Canucks Blair MacDonald Lars-Gunnar Pettersson |
To Edmonton Oilers Garry Lariviere Ken Berry |
Free Agents[]
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*Played only one game before becoming a free agent
Draft Picks[]
Edmonton's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 6 | Paul Coffey | ![]() |
Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
3 | 48 | Shawn Babcock | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
4 | 69 | Jari Kurri | ![]() |
Jokerit (SM-liiga) |
5 | 90 | Walt Poddubny | ![]() |
Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
6 | 111 | Mike Winther | ![]() |
Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
7 | 132 | Andy Moog | ![]() |
Billings Bighorns (WHL) |
8 | 153 | Rob Polman-Tuin | ![]() |
Michigan Tech (NCAA) |
9 | 174 | Lars-Gunnar Pettersson | ![]() |
Bjorkloven IF (Sweden) |
References[]
- ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D’Arcy Jenish, p.243, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
External Sources[]
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
1980–81 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | Calgary • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Washington |
Adams | Boston • Buffalo • Minnesota • Quebec • Toronto |
Norris | Detroit • Hartford • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh |
Smythe | Chicago • Colorado • Edmonton • St. Louis • Vancouver • Winnipeg |
See also | 1980 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1981 Stanley Cup Finals |
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