1980–81 New York Rangers | |
Division | 4th Patrick |
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Conference | T-7th Campbell |
1980–81 record | 30–36–14 |
Goals for | 312 |
Goals against | 317 |
Team information | |
Coach | Fred Shero, Craig Patrick |
Captain | Walt Tkaczuk |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ed Johnstone/Anders Hedberg (30) |
Assists | Ron Greschner (41) |
Points | Anders Hedberg (70) |
Penalty minutes | Barry Beck (231) |
Wins | Doug Soetaert (16) |
Goals against average | Steve Weeks (2.00) |
The 1980–81 New York Rangers season was the 55th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the Patrick Division with 74 points and earned a berth in the playoffs. New York won series with the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues to reach the NHL semi-finals, where the team was defeated by the New York Islanders in a four-game sweep.
Offseason
Regular season
Fred Shero, citing a drinking problem, chose to resign as coach. Craig Patrick, the Rangers' director of operations replaced him. Craig Patrick became the third generation of the Patrick family to coach the Rangers, after Lester Patrick, Lynn Patrick and Muzz Patrick.[1]
Halfway through the season, veteran Phil Esposito decided to retire. He retired after 18 seasons, the last six with the Rangers. He finished his career with 717 goals, 1,590 points.[2]
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 |
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
Regular season schedule | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | October 9, 1980 | 2–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 11, 1980 | 8–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 12, 1980 | 3–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 1–2–0 |
4 | L | October 15, 1980 | 1–2 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 1–3–0 |
5 | L | October 18, 1980 | 2–8 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 1–4–0 |
6 | L | October 19, 1980 | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 1–5–0 |
7 | W | October 22, 1980 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 2–5–0 |
8 | L | October 25, 1980 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 2–6–0 |
9 | W | October 26, 1980 | 7–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 3–6–0 |
10 | L | October 28, 1980 | 4–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 3–7–0 |
11 | T | October 30, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 3–7–1 |
12 | L | November 1, 1980 | 4–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 3–8–1 |
13 | L | November 2, 1980 | 3–6 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 3–9–1 |
14 | T | November 5, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 3–9–2 |
15 | L | November 8, 1980 | 4–6 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 3–10–2 |
16 | L | November 10, 1980 | 1–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 3–11–2 |
17 | L | November 11, 1980 | 3–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 3–12–2 |
18 | T | November 14, 1980 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 3–12–3 |
19 | W | November 16, 1980 | 7–3 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 4–12–3 |
20 | L | November 19, 1980 | 1–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 4–13–3 |
21 | L | November 22, 1980 | 4–6 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 4–14–3 |
22 | T | November 23, 1980 | 2–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 4–14–4 |
23 | W | November 26, 1980 | 6–4 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 5–14–4 |
24 | W | November 29, 1980 | 4–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 6–14–4 |
25 | L | December 1, 1980 | 3–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 6–15–4 |
26 | W | December 3, 1980 | 4–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 7–15–4 |
27 | W | December 5, 1980 | 5–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 8–15–4 |
28 | W | December 7, 1980 | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 9–15–4 |
29 | W | December 10, 1980 | 6–2 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 10–15–4 |
30 | W | December 12, 1980 | 4–3 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 11–15–4 |
31 | L | December 14, 1980 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 11–16–4 |
32 | W | December 17, 1980 | 8–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 12–16–4 |
33 | T | December 20, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 12–16–5 |
34 | L | December 22, 1980 | 2–3 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 12–17–5 |
35 | L | December 26, 1980 | 3–7 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 12–18–5 |
36 | L | December 28, 1980 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 12–19–5 |
37 | W | December 30, 1980 | 6–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 13–19–5 |
38 | L | December 31, 1980 | 4–6 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 13–20–5 |
39 | W | January 2, 1981 | 3–1 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 14–20–5 |
40 | T | January 4, 1981 | 2–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 14–20–6 |
41 | T | January 9, 1981 | 3–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 14–20–7 |
42 | L | January 11, 1981 | 3–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 14–21–7 |
43 | T | January 13, 1981 | 4–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 14–21–8 |
44 | L | January 15, 1981 | 3–4 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 14–22–8 |
45 | L | January 18, 1981 | 0–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 14–23–8 |
46 | W | January 19, 1981 | 6–3 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 15–23–8 |
47 | L | January 21, 1981 | 1–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 15–24–8 |
48 | W | January 23, 1981 | 7–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 16–24–8 |
49 | W | January 24, 1981 | 7–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 17–24–8 |
50 | W | January 28, 1981 | 6–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 18–24–8 |
51 | W | January 31, 1981 | 7–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 19–24–8 |
52 | L | February 2, 1981 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 19–25–8 |
53 | W | February 4, 1981 | 9–3 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 20–25–8 |
54 | L | February 5, 1981 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 20–26–8 |
55 | T | February 8, 1981 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 20–26–9 |
56 | W | February 12, 1981 | 8–6 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 21–26–9 |
57 | L | February 14, 1981 | 3–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 21–27–9 |
58 | L | February 15, 1981 | 4–5 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 21–28–9 |
59 | W | February 18, 1981 | 8–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 22–28–9 |
60 | L | February 19, 1981 | 3–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 22–29–9 |
61 | W | February 21, 1981 | 6–4 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 23–29–9 |
62 | L | February 22, 1981 | 5–6 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 23–30–9 |
63 | W | February 25, 1981 | 6–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 24–30–9 |
64 | L | February 28, 1981 | 4–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 24–31–9 |
65 | T | March 1, 1981 | 4–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 24–31–10 |
66 | T | March 4, 1981 | 5–5 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 24–31–11 |
67 | L | March 7, 1981 | 2–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 24–32–11 |
68 | T | March 8, 1981 | 4–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 24–32–12 |
69 | L | March 10, 1981 | 4–6 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 24–33–12 |
70 | L | March 11, 1981 | 3–4 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 24–34–12 |
71 | W | March 14, 1981 | 6–2 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 25–34–12 |
72 | W | March 18, 1981 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 26–34–12 |
73 | W | March 21, 1981 | 6–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 27–34–12 |
74 | T | March 22, 1981 | 7–7 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 27–34–13 |
75 | L | March 25, 1981 | 2–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 27–35–13 |
76 | W | March 28, 1981 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 28–35–13 |
77 | T | March 30, 1981 | 0–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 28–35–14 |
78 | L | April 2, 1981 | 1–2 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 28–36–14 |
79 | W | April 3, 1981 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 29–36–14 |
80 | W | April 5, 1981 | 2–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 30–36–14 |
Playoffs
Player stats
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Anders Hedberg | RW | 80 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Eddie Johnstone | RW | 80 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 100 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Ron Greschner | D | 74 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 112 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Allison | LW | 75 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 83 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Steve Vickers | LW | 73 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Don Maloney | LW | 61 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 99 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
Dave Maloney | D | 79 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 132 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Ulf Nilsson | C | 51 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Ron Duguay | C/RW | 50 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 83 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Barry Beck | D | 75 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 231 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Dean Talafous | RW | 50 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Tom Laidlaw | D | 80 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Walt Tkaczuk | C | 43 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Silk | RW | 59 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 58 | -24 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Lance Nethery | C | 33 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carol Vadnais | D | 74 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 91 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jere Gillis | LW | 35 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Phil Esposito | C | 41 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 20 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Hospodar | D | 61 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 214 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Kotsopoulos | D | 54 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 153 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Fotiu | LW | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 91 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Wallin | RW | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Sulliman | RW | 32 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 32 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan McCarthy | C | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Burns | LW/C | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cam Connor | RW | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Dore | D | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Marois | D | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 46 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Thomas | G | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Bandura | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Bothwell | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Davidson | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Baker | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McDougal | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Soetaert | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Weeks | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Soetaert | 2320 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 152 | 3.93 | 0 |
Steve Baker | 1260 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 3.48 | 2 |
Wayne Thomas | 600 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 |
John Davidson | 560 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 5.14 | 0 |
Steve Weeks | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 309 | 3.86 | 2 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Duguay | C/RW | 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Anders Hedberg | RW | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ulf Nilsson | C | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Barry Beck | D | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ron Greschner | D | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Vickers | LW | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lance Nethery | C | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dean Talafous | RW | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Wallin | RW | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jere Gillis | LW | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Maloney | LW | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Laidlaw | D | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Allison | LW | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Eddie Johnstone | RW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Carol Vadnais | D | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Kotsopoulos | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Hospodar | D | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Maloney | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Sulliman | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Hughes | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Baker | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Burns | LW/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Fotiu | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Weeks | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Baker | 826 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 4.00 | 0 |
Steve Weeks | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.29 | 0 |
Team: | 840 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 4.00 | 0 |
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;
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Farm teams
See also
References
- ↑ McFarlane, p. 204
- ↑ McFarlane, p. 205
- ↑ 1980-81 New York Rangers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-15.
- 1980–81 New York Rangers Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
- McFarlane, Brian (1989). One hundred years of hockey. Toronto, Ontario: Deneau Publishers. ISBN 0888792166.
External links
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Stanley Cups | 1928, 1933, 1940, 1994 |
Affiliates | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL), Maine Mariners (ECHL) |
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Patrick | Calgary • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Washington |
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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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