1980-81 NHL season

The 1980-81 NHL season was the 64th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. This was the first season that the Calgary Flames played in Calgary, Alberta. Previously, they were the Atlanta Flames and played in Atlanta, Georgia. The New York Islanders won their second consecutive Stanley Cup, defeating the Minnesota North Stars in 5 games.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Buffalo Sabres	80	39	20	21	99	327	250	1194
Boston Bruins	80	37	30	13	87	316	272	1836
Minnesota North Stars	80	35	28	17	87	291	263	1624
Quebec Nordiques	80	30	32	18	78	314	318	1524
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	37	15	71	322	367	1830

Norris Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Montreal Canadiens	80	45	22	13	103	332	232	1398
Los Angeles Kings	80	43	24	13	99	337	290	1627
Chicago Black Hawks	80	31	33	16	78	304	315	1660
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	30	37	13	73	302	345	1807
Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	18	60	292	372	1584
Detroit Red Wings	80	19	43	18	56	252	339	1687

Clarence Campbell Conference

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
New York Islanders	80	48	18	14	110	355	260	1442
Philadelphia Flyers	80	41	24	15	97	313	249	2621
Calgary Flames	80	39	27	14	92	329	298	1450
New York Rangers	80	30	36	14	74	312	317	1981
Washington Capitals	80	26	36	18	70	286	317	1872

Smythe Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
St. Louis Blues	80	45	18	17	107	352	281	1657
Vancouver Canucks	80	28	32	20	76	289	301	1892
Edmonton Oilers	80	29	35	16	74	328	327	1544
Colorado Rockies	80	22	45	13	57	258	344	1418
Winnipeg Jets	80	9	57	14	32	246	400	1191

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	80	55	109	164	28
Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	80	58	77	135	70
Kent Nilsson	Calgary Flames	80	49	82	131	26
Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	79	68	51	119	32
Dave Taylor	Los Angeles Kings	72	47	65	112	130
Peter Stastny	Quebec Nordiques	77	39	70	109	37
Charlie Simmer	Los Angeles Kings	65	56	49	105	62
Mike Rogers	Hartford Whalers	80	40	65	105	32
Bernie Federko	St. Louis Blues	78	31	73	104	47
Jacques Richard	Quebec Nordiques	78	52	51	103	39

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

NHL awards

Prince of Wales Trophy:	Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	New York Islanders
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Blake Dunlop, St. Louis Blues
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Peter Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Butch Goring, New York Islanders
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award:	Gordon "Red" Berenson, St. Louis Blues
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Randy Carlyle, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Rick Kehoe, Pittsburgh Penguins
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Mike Liut, St. Louis Blues
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Brian Engblom, Montreal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy:	Denis Herron, Michel Larocque, & Richard Sevigny, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Charles M. Schulz

References

NHL 1980/81 | Saison LNH 1980-81

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