1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins season
1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Division | 3rd Norris |
Conference | 7th Wales |
1980–81 record | 30-37-13 |
Goals for | 302 |
Goals against | 345 |
Team information | |
General manager | Baz Bastien |
Coach | Eddie Johnston |
Captain | Orest Kindrachuk (to Jan 31) Randy Carlyle (from Jan 31) |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Rick Kehoe (55) |
Assists | Randy Carlyle (67) |
Points | Rick Kehoe (88) |
Penalty minutes | Paul Baxter (204) |
Wins | Greg Millen (25) |
Goals against average | Nick Ricci (3.89) |
The 1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 14th in the National Hockey League.
Regular season
[edit]Division standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 332 | 232 | 103 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 337 | 290 | 99 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 302 | 345 | 73 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 292 | 372 | 60 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 252 | 339 | 56 |
[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
[edit]Norris Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conference[edit]
Vs. Campbell Conference[edit]
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Schedule and results
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October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–2–1), 9 Points
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November: 2–8–3 (Home: 2–6–0 ; Road: 0–2–3), 7 Points
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December: 5–6–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–5–3), 13 Points
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January: 6–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 0–4–0), 13 Points
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February: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 2–4–0), 15 Points
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March: 5–6–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–4–2), 13 Points
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April: 1–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–1), 3 Points
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie |
Playoffs
[edit]The Penguins lost in the Preliminary round (3–2) versus the St. Louis Blues.
April 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome | Recap | |||
Greg Malone (1) – 00:15 | First period | 04:48 – pp – Mike Zuke (1) 15:58 – Tony Currie (1) | ||||||
Rod Schutt (1) – 13:21 | Second period | 14:44 – Jorgen Pettersson (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 19:59 – en – Mike Crombeen (1) | ||||||
Greg Millen 44 saves / 47 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Liut 24 saves / 26 shots |
April 9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6–4 | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 02:35 – pp – Joe Micheletti (1) | ||||||
Randy Carlyle (1) – 02:03 Gregg Sheppard (1) – 04:58 Mario Faubert (1) – pp – 06:59 George Ferguson (1) – 11:13 |
Second period | 03:11 – Tony Currie (2) | ||||||
Rod Schutt (2) – 00:35 Randy Carlyle (2) – 03:06 |
Third period | 10:49 – Blair Chapman (1) 16:04 – pp – Bernie Federko (1) | ||||||
Greg Millen 19 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Liut 24 saves / 30 shots |
April 11 | St. Louis Blues | 5–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Recap | |||
Brian Sutter (1) – pp – 11:51 | First period | 07:04 – pp – Rod Schutt (3) | ||||||
Ralph Klassen (1) – 06:36 Wayne Babych (1) – 09:58 Bernie Federko (2) – pp – 14:38 |
Second period | 08:57 – Mike Bullard (1) 10:31 – Mark Johnson (1) | ||||||
Bernie Federko (3) – 15:54 | Third period | 05:08 – pp – Gregg Sheppard (2) | ||||||
Mike Liut 27 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 27 saves / 32 shots |
April 12 | St. Louis Blues | 3–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Recap | |||
Ralph Klassen (2) – 05:53 Mike Zuke (2) – pp – 07:10 |
First period | 14:52 – pp – Mike Bullard (2) | ||||||
Mike Zuke (3) – pp – 13:55 | Second period | 07:45 – pp – Mark Johnson (2) 11:49 – sh – Randy Carlyle (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 00:44 – Mike Bullard (3) 09:21 – Randy Carlyle (4) 14:02 – Pat Price (1) | ||||||
Mike Liut 28 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 21 saves / 24 shots |
April 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–4 | 2OT | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome | Recap | ||
Paul Gardner (1) – pp – 07:48 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
George Ferguson (2) – 15:06 | Second period | 11:17 – Brian Sutter (2) 16:06 – pp – Bernie Federko (4) | ||||||
Greg Malone (2) – 10:36 | Third period | 03:34 – Rick Lapointe (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second overtime period | 05:16 – Mike Crombeen (2) | ||||||
Greg Millen 48 saves / 52 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Liut 48 saves / 51 shots |
St. Louis won series 3–2 | |
Player statistics
[edit]- Skaters
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Player | GP | W | L | T | GA | SO |
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Gregory Millen | 63 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 258 | 0 |
Nick Ricci | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Robert Holland | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 37 | 13 | 338 | 0 |
Player | GP | W | L | T | GA | SO |
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Gregory Millen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
Awards and records
[edit]- Ron Stackhouse became the first defenseman to score 300 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 7–9 loss to Hartford on November 26.
- Randy Carlyle established a new franchise record for goals (16), assists (67) and points (83) by a defenseman in a season. He topped the previous highs of 15 goals (held by Ron Stackhouse and Darryl Edestrand), 60 assists and 71 points (both held by Ron Stackhouse).
- Rick Kehoe established a new franchise record for goals in a season with 55. He topped the previous high of 53 held by Pierre Larouche.
Transactions
[edit]The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season:
Trades
[edit]September 26, 1980 | To Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens option to swap 1983 3rd round picks |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Gilles Lupien |
November 18, 1980 | To Toronto Maple Leafs
Kim Davis |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dave Burrows |
January 2, 1981 | To Washington Capitals
1981 5th round pick |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Gary Rissling |
January 8, 1981 | To Detroit Red Wings
Gary McAdam |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Errol Thompson |
February 20, 1981 | To Hartford Whalers
Gilles Lupien |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
1981 6th round pick |
March 10, 1981 | To Edmonton Oilers
Pat Hughes |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Pat Price |
Additions and subtractions
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Draft picks
[edit]The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 11, 1980, in Montreal.[7]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 9 | Michael Bullard | Center | ![]() |
Brantford Alexanders (OHA) |
3 | 51 | Randy Boyd | Defense | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
4 | 72 | Tony Feltrin | Defense | ![]() |
Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
5 | 93 | Douglas Shedden | Center | ![]() |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) |
6 | 114 | Pat Graham | Left Wing | ![]() |
Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) |
8 | 156 | Robert Geale | Center | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
9 | 177 | Brian Lundberg | Defense | ![]() |
U. of Michigan (NCAA) |
10 | 198 | Steve McKenzie | Defense | ![]() |
St. Albert Saints (AJHL) |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "1980–1981 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "1980–1981 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "1980–1981 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "1980–1981 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.