1979-1980 Edmonton Oilers team stats

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1979-1980 Edmonton Oilers: 28-39-13
Next Season Home record: 17-14-9 (165 goals scored, 145 allowed) Road record: 11-25-4 (136 goals scored, 177 allowed) Head Coach: Glen Sather Power Play: 61/282 (21.6%) Penalty Killing: 241/315 (76.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 11-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 229-244 301 goals scored (9th of 21 teams), 322 goals allowed (20th), 1528 PIM (3rd) NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     99  Wayne Gretzky        6'0   185   18   79   51   86  137   21  13   1  155   42  116   18  284  18.0  +15
RW    14  Blair MacDonald      5'10  180   26   80   46   48   94    6  13   2  144   45  139   41  266  17.3   +1
C     21  Stan Weir            6'1   180   27   79   33   33   66   40   3   2   92   16  113   39  129  25.6   +2
C     18  Brett Callighen      5'11  182   26   59   23   35   58   72   7   0   94   34   66    5  159  14.5   -1
RW    20  Dave Lumley          6'0   185   25   80   20   38   58  138   1   0   88   13   62    2  146  13.7  +15
LW    12  Dave Hunter          5'11  195   21   80   12   31   43  103   1   2   71    3   78   17  109  11.0   +7
D      5  Doug Hicks           6'0   185   24   78    9   31   40   52   5   2  137   34  128   43  122   7.4  +18
C      7  Ron Chipperfield     5'11  186   25   67   18   19   37   24   2   1   51    9   65    8  129  14.0  -15
D      8  Risto Siltanen       5'9   158   21   64    6   29   35   26   1   0   95   34   70    0  116   5.2   -9
C     11  Mark Messier         6'1   205   18   75   12   21   33  120   1   1   50    6   62    8  113  10.6  -10
D     26  Pat Price            6'2   200   24   75   11   21   32  134   2   0   98   16  113   35   95  11.6   +4
D      4  Kevin Lowe           6'2   200   20   64    2   19   21   70   2   0   73   13   64    5   86   2.3   +1
RW    17  Cam Connor           6'2   200   25   38    7   13   20  136   0   0   28    2   24    0   44  15.9   +2
C     19  Don Ashby            6'1   185   24   18   10    9   19    0   3   0   28    6   22    1   31  32.3   +1
D      3  Al Hamilton          6'1   195   33   31    4   15   19   20   1   0   40    9   40    7   34  11.8   -2
RW    16  Bobby Schmautz       5'9   172   34   29    8    8   16   20   2   0   21    4   21    0   46  17.4   -4
D      2  Lee Fogolin          6'0   200   24   80    5   10   15  104   0   0   74    2  115   35   90   5.6   -8
LW    27  Dave Semenko         6'3   200   22   67    6    7   13  135   1   0   26    5   34    0   43  14.0  -13
D      6  Colin Campbell       5'9   190   26   72    2   11   13  196   0   0   61    1   97   19   80   2.5  -18
RW    47  Don Murdoch          5'11  180   23   10    5    2    7    4   1   0   12    2   10    0   35  14.3    0
RW    19  Bill Flett           6'1   205   36   20    5    2    7    2   1   0   12    3   27    1   26  19.2  -17
LW    24  Peter Driscoll       6'0   190   25   39    1    5    6   54   0   0   10    3   18    0   23   4.3  -11
LW    16  Dan Newman           6'1   195   27   10    3    1    4    0   0   0    5    0    6    0   16  18.8   -1
RW     9  Kari Makkonen        6'0   190   24    9    2    2    4    0   0   0    8    2    8    0   11  18.2   -2
G     35  Jim Corsi            5'10  180   25   26    0    3    3    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Ron Low              6'1   205   29   11    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Eddie Mio            5'10  180   25   34    0    1    1    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     33  John Bednarski       5'10  195   27    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    2   0.0    0
G     33  Bob Dupuis           5'11  167   27    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    22  Ron Carter           6'1   205   21    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
D     23  Mike Forbes          6'2   200   22    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    6    1    3   0.0   -4
D     33  Bryon Baltimore      6'2   190   27    2    0    0    0    4   0   0    6    0    2    0    2   0.0   +4
C      9  Jim Harrison         5'11  185   32    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    2    1    3   0.0   -1
C     25  Mike Toal            6'0   175   20    3    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     10  Ron Areshenkoff      6'0   175   22    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    4    0    3   0.0   -4
RW    15  Alec Tidey           6'0   182   24    5    0    0    0    8   0   0    0    0    3    0    4   0.0   -3
G      1  Don Cutts            6'3   190   26    6    0    0    0    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     22  Poul Popiel          5'10  175   36   10    0    0    0    0   0   0    5    1   11    2   12   0.0   -5
LW    15  Wayne Bianchin       5'10  180   26   11    0    0    0    7   0   0    0    0    4    0    7   0.0   -4
G     28  Dave Dryden          6'1   186   38   14    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   30  Ron Low              29   11   650   37  3.42   8   2   1  358   .897   0   0
G    1  Don Cutts            26    6   269   16  3.57   1   2   1  140   .886   1   0
G   35  Jim Corsi            25   26  1366   83  3.65   8  14   3  654   .873   3   0
G   33  Bob Dupuis           27    1    60    4  4.00   0   1   0   35   .886   1   0
G   31  Eddie Mio            25   34  1711  120  4.21   9  13   5  916   .869   2   1
G   28  Dave Dryden          38   14   744   53  4.27   2   7   3  349   .848   2   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1979 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   21  D    Kevin Lowe              1254          Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  3   48  LW   Mark Messier            1756     52   Cincinnati Stingers (WHA)            [pick acquired from MIN]
  4   69  RW   Glenn Anderson          1129          University of Denver (NCAA)          [pick acquired from MIN]
  4   84  LW   Max Kostovich                         Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)        
  5  105  C    Mike Toal                  3          Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)        
  6  126  RW   Blair Barnes               1          Windsor Spitfires (OHA)            

Traded draft picks:

#3 to MIN (Neal Broten)
#3 to MIN (Kevin Maxwell)


Transactions

06-09-1979	Capitals reclaimed the rights to Bengt Gustafsson prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Rangers reclaimed the rights to Jim Mayer prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	claimed Bryon Baltimore from Stingers in dispersal draft
06-09-1979	North Stars reclaimed the rights to Paul Shmyr prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Canucks reclaimed the rights to John Hughes prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Rockies reclaimed the rights to Doug Berry prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Kings reclaimed the rights to Steve Carlson prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Sabres reclaimed the rights to Dave Dryden prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	North Stars reclaimed the rights to Ed Mio prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	claimed Ed Mio as an expansion draft priority selection
06-09-1979	claimed Wayne Gretzky as an expansion draft priority selection
06-09-1979	claimed Dave Dryden as an expansion draft priority selection
06-13-1979	selected Doug Hicks from Black Hawks in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Tom Edur from Penguins in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Wayne Bianchin from Penguins in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Mike Forbes from Bruins in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Doug Patey from Capitals in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Bob Kelly from Black Hawks in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Dave Hunter from Canadiens in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Reg Thomas from Black Hawks in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected John Gould from Flames in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Inge Hammarstrom from Blues in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Ron Areshenkoff from Sabres in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Larry Brown from Kings in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Colin Campbell from Penguins in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Pat Price from Islanders in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Lee Fogolin from Sabres in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Cam Connor from Canadiens in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Doug Favell from Rockies in expansion draft
06-13-1979	selected Pete Lopresti from North Stars in expansion draft
06-13-1979	traded Edmonton's #2 pick in the 1980 draft to Canadiens for Dave Lumley and Dan Newman
07-1979	signed Clayton Pachal as a free agent
07-04-1979	claimed Stan Weir on waivers from Maple Leafs
07-15-1979	signed John Bednarski as a free agent
07-22-1979	signed Kari Makkonen as a free agent
08-07-1979	traded Joe Micheletti to Blues for Tom Roulston and Risto Siltanen
08-09-1979	traded Edmonton's #2 and #3 picks in the 1979 draft to North Stars for Dave Semenko
08-22-1979	traded Reg Thomas to Maple Leafs for Toronto's #6 pick in the 1981 draft
09-14-1979	signed Charlie Huddy as a free agent
09-24-1979	traded future considerations to Black Hawks for Jim Harrison
10-04-1979	signed Jim Corsi as a free agent
11-02-1979	signed Poul Popiel as a free agent
11-13-1979	traded John Gould to Sabres for Alex Tidey
12-10-1979	traded Dan Newman to Bruins for Bobby Schmautz
12-22-1979	Dave Dryden retired
01-01-1980	signed Roy Sommer as a free agent
01-12-1980	signed Don Cutts as a free agent
02-25-1980	traded Bobby Schmautz to Rockies for Don Ashby
03-1980	signed Bob Dupuis as a free agent
03-1980	claimed John Hilworth on waivers from Red Wings
03-11-1980	traded Jim Corsi to North Stars for future considerations
03-11-1980	traded Ron Chipperfield to Nordiques for Ron Low
03-11-1980	traded Cam Connor and Edmonton's #3 pick in the 1981 draft to Rangers for Don Murdoch
06-11-1980	traded Ron Areshenkoff and Edmonton's #10 pick in the 1980 draft to Flyers for Barry Dean
07-1980	Sabres claimed Ron Carter on waivers
07-10-1980	signed Tom Bladon as a free agent
09-11-1980	signed Matti Hagman as a free agent
10-10-1980	Canucks claimed Colin Campbell in waiver draft
10-10-1980	claimed Curt Brackenbury from Nordiques in waiver draft

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1980   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-4 
04/09/1980   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-5 
04/11/1980   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-3 (2 OT)

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 99 Wayne Gretzky 6'0 185 18 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 RW 14 Blair MacDonald 5'10 180 26 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 C 11 Mark Messier 6'1 205 18 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 C 18 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 26 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 RW 47 Don Murdoch 5'11 180 23 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 D 4 Kevin Lowe 6'2 200 20 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 20 Dave Lumley 6'0 185 25 3 1 0 1 12 1 0 D 3 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 8 Risto Siltanen 5'9 158 21 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 19 Don Ashby 6'1 185 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Colin Campbell 5'9 190 26 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 LW 24 Peter Driscoll 6'0 190 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 2 Lee Fogolin 6'0 200 24 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 D 5 Doug Hicks 6'0 185 24 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 12 Dave Hunter 5'11 195 21 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 G 30 Ron Low 6'1 205 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 26 Pat Price 6'2 200 24 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 LW 27 Dave Semenko 6'3 200 22 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 21 Stan Weir 6'1 180 27 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 10 Ron Areshenkoff 6'0 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 33 Bryon Baltimore 6'2 190 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 33 John Bednarski 5'10 195 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 15 Wayne Bianchin 5'10 180 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 22 Ron Carter 6'1 205 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 7 Ron Chipperfield 5'11 186 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 17 Cam Connor 6'2 200 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 35 Jim Corsi 5'10 180 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Don Cutts 6'3 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 28 Dave Dryden 6'1 186 38 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 33 Bob Dupuis 5'11 167 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 19 Bill Flett 6'1 205 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 23 Mike Forbes 6'2 200 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 9 Jim Harrison 5'11 185 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 9 Kari Makkonen 6'0 190 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Eddie Mio 5'10 180 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 16 Dan Newman 6'1 195 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 22 Poul Popiel 5'10 175 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 16 Bobby Schmautz 5'9 172 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Alec Tidey 6'0 182 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 25 Mike Toal 6'0 175 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Ron Low 29 3 212 12 3.40 0 3 127 .906 0 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 0-1-0 10/13/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 0-1-1 10/14/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks T 4-4 0-1-2 10/19/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-3 1-1-2 10/21/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars T 5-5 1-1-3 10/23/1979 at New York Islanders T 3-3 1-1-4 10/24/1979 at New York Rangers L 2-10 1-2-4 10/26/1979 at Atlanta Flames L 3-7 1-3-4 10/28/1979 vs Washington Capitals L 4-6 1-4-4 10/30/1979 at St. Louis Blues L 1-2 1-5-4 11/02/1979 vs New York Islanders W 7-5 2-5-4 11/04/1979 vs Boston Bruins L 1-2 2-6-4 11/07/1979 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-5 2-7-4 11/08/1979 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 2-8-4 11/11/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-6 2-9-4 11/13/1979 at Washington Capitals W 5-3 3-9-4 11/15/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 3-10-4 11/17/1979 at Hartford Whalers L 0-4 3-11-4 11/18/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 7-9 3-12-4 11/21/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 4-4 3-12-5 11/24/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 3-12-6 11/28/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-2 4-12-6 11/30/1979 vs New York Islanders W 5-3 5-12-6 12/05/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-6 5-13-6 12/07/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 3-8 5-14-6 12/09/1979 vs Hartford Whalers W 3-0 6-14-6 12/12/1979 vs Atlanta Flames T 5-5 6-14-7 12/14/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-3 7-14-7 12/16/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets L 3-4 7-15-7 12/19/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings L 4-6 7-16-7 12/21/1979 at Colorado Rockies L 4-5 7-17-7 12/22/1979 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-9 7-18-7 12/26/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-3 8-18-7 12/28/1979 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 9-18-7 12/30/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques L 1-2 9-19-7 01/02/1980 vs Hartford Whalers T 3-3 9-19-8 01/05/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 9-19-9 01/07/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 9-20-9 01/09/1980 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 9-21-9 01/11/1980 vs New York Rangers L 2-6 9-22-9

Date Opponent Result Record 01/13/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres W 6-5 10-22-9 01/16/1980 at Washington Capitals W 5-2 11-22-9 01/17/1980 at Boston Bruins L 1-7 11-23-9 01/19/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 12-23-9 01/20/1980 at Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 12-23-10 01/23/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-3 13-23-10 01/26/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 8-3 14-23-10 01/27/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 14-24-10 01/29/1980 at St. Louis Blues L 2-3 14-25-10 01/30/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 8-1 15-25-10 02/01/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets W 9-2 16-25-10 02/03/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-3 17-25-10 02/06/1980 vs St. Louis Blues L 3-6 17-26-10 02/08/1980 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-4 17-27-10 02/10/1980 at Winnipeg Jets T 2-2 17-27-11 02/13/1980 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 18-27-11 02/15/1980 vs Washington Capitals W 8-2 19-27-11 02/17/1980 vs St. Louis Blues T 5-5 19-27-12 02/19/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 2-6 19-28-12 02/20/1980 at New York Rangers L 1-4 19-29-12 02/22/1980 at Colorado Rockies L 1-3 19-30-12 02/24/1980 vs Boston Bruins L 2-4 19-31-12 02/27/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 20-31-12 02/29/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 20-32-12 03/01/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks L 2-5 20-33-12 03/04/1980 at New York Islanders L 4-6 20-34-12 03/06/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 4-5 20-35-12 03/08/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-5 20-36-12 03/09/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 20-37-12 03/12/1980 at Quebec Nordiques W 6-3 21-37-12 03/14/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-4 22-37-12 03/15/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-7 22-38-12 03/19/1980 vs New York Rangers W 4-2 23-38-12 03/21/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 9-2 24-38-12 03/25/1980 at Atlanta Flames W 5-4 25-38-12 03/26/1980 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 26-38-12 03/29/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 8-5 27-38-12 04/01/1980 at Vancouver Canucks L 0-5 27-39-12 04/02/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars T 1-1 27-39-13 04/04/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-2 28-39-13

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