1980-1981 Montreal Canadiens team stats

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1980-1981 Montreal Canadiens: 45-22-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 31-7-2 (192 goals scored, 97 allowed) Road record: 14-15-11 (140 goals scored, 135 allowed) Head Coach: Claude Ruel Power Play: 72/299 (24.1%) Penalty Killing: 228/279 (81.7%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 8-8 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 252-173 332 goals scored (4th of 21 teams), 232 goals allowed (1st), 1398 PIM (19th) NHL Averages: 3.84 goals/game (307.5 goals/team), 1659.0 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
LW    22  Steve Shutt          5'11  185   28   77   35   38   73   51   7   0  115   35   50    0  232  15.1  +30
RW    31  Mark Napier          5'10  182   23   79   35   36   71   24   5   0  105   24   48    1  185  18.9  +34
RW    10  Guy Lafleur          6'0   185   29   51   27   43   70   29   7   0  100   44   36    4  191  14.1  +24
RW    14  Mario Tremblay       6'0   185   24   77   25   38   63  123   4   1   91   20   57    2  254   9.8  +16
LW/RW 15  Rejean Houle         5'11  170   31   77   27   31   58   83   6   1   88   18   63   13  158  17.1  +20
LW    11  Yvon Lambert         6'2   200   30   73   22   32   54   39   4   0   85   24   61    7  117  18.8   +7
C     28  Pierre Larouche      5'11  175   25   61   25   28   53   28   5   0   77   25   40    1  154  16.2  +13
D     19  Larry Robinson       6'4   225   29   65   12   38   50   37   7   0  151   35   97   27  130   9.2  +46
LW    23  Bob Gainey           6'2   200   27   78   23   24   47   36   5   3   86   15   87   29  181  12.7  +13
D     17  Rod Langway          6'2   218   23   80   11   34   45  120   5   1  136   21   85   23  165   6.7  +53
C      6  Pierre Mondou        5'10  185   25   57   17   24   41   16   5   0   70   22   24    0  106  16.0  +24
C     12  Keith Acton          5'8   170   22   61   15   24   39   74   3   0   50    8   38    1  101  14.9   +5
C     21  Doug Jarvis          5'9   170   25   80   16   22   38   34   0   2   52    1   71   32  122  13.1  +12
C      8  Doug Risebrough      5'11  180   26   48   13   21   34   93   1   0   41    5   34    5   94  13.8   +7
D      3  Brian Engblom        6'2   200   23   80    3   25   28   96   1   0  138   11   80   16  120   2.5  +63
D      2  Gaston Gingras       6'1   200   21   55    5   16   21   22   3   0   65   28   35    3  133   3.8   +5
D     18  Serge Savard         6'3   210   34   77    4   13   17   30   0   0   93    1  108   28   63   6.3  +12
C     25  Doug Wickenheiser    6'1   200   19   41    7    8   15   20   2   0   24    5   14    0   56  12.5   +5
RW    30  Chris Nilan          6'0   205   22   57    7    8   15  262   0   0   21    1   13    0   69  10.1   +7
D      5  Guy Lapointe         6'0   205   32   33    1    9   10   79   1   0   39   12   39    6   47   2.1   -6
D     24  Robert Picard        6'2   207   23    8    2    2    4    6   1   0    7    3    5    0   12  16.7   -1
G     32  Denis Herron         5'11  165   28   25    0    2    2    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     20  Guy Carbonneau       5'11  186   20    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    1    0    0    1   0.0    0
G      1  Michel Larocque      5'10  185   28   28    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    20  Yvan Joly            5'11  175   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
LW    29  Dave Orleski         6'4   210   21    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G     29  Rick Wamsley         5'11  185   21    5    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     26  Bill Baker           6'1   195   24   11    0    0    0   32   0   0    6    0    8    1    8   0.0   -1
D/RW  27  Rick Chartraw        6'2   210   26   14    0    0    0    4   0   0    3    0    8    0   10   0.0   -5
G     33  Richard Sevigny      5'8   172   23   33    0    0    0   30  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   29  Rick Wamsley         21    5   253    8  1.90   3   0   1  108   .926   0   1
G   33  Richard Sevigny      23   33  1777   71  2.40  20   4   3  769   .908   0   2
G    1  Michel Larocque      28   28  1623   82  3.03  16   9   3  688   .881   2   1
G   32  Denis Herron         28   24  1147   67  3.50   6   9   6  549   .878   2   1

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

1980 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    1  C    Doug Wickenheiser        556          Regina Pats (WHL)                    [pick acquired from COL]
  2   27  D    Ric Nattress             536          Brantford Alexanders (OHA)           [pick acquired from EDM]
  2   40  C    John Chabot              508          Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)            
  3   45  C    John Newberry             22          Nanaimo (BCJHL)                      [pick acquired from QUE]
  3   61  D    Craig Ludwig            1256          University of North Dakota (NCAA)  
  4   82  C    Jeff Teal                  6          University of Minnesota (NCAA)     
  5  103  RW   Remi Gagne                            Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)      
  6  124  LW   Mike McPhee              744          R.P.I. (NCAA)                      
  7  145  LW   Bill Norton                           Clarkson University (NCAA)         
  8  166  G    Steve Penney              91          Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)      
  9  187  D    John Schmidt                          Notre Dame (NCAA)                  
 10  208  G    Scott Robinson                        University of Denver (NCAA)        

Traded draft picks:

#1 to COL (Paul Gagne)


Transactions

06-08-1980	traded Rick Meagher and Montreal's #3 and #5 picks in the 1981 draft to Whalers for Hartford's #3 and #5 picks in the 1981 draft
09-1980	traded Bill Nyrop to North Stars for future considerations
09-1980	traded Tim Burke to Flames for Dave Gorman
09-26-1980	traded Norm Dupont to Jets for Winnipeg's #2 pick in the 1982 draft
09-26-1980	traded Gilles Lupien and Montreal's #3 pick in the 1983 draft to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #3 pick in the 1983 draft
02-17-1981	traded Rick Chartraw to Kings for Los Angeles' #2 pick in the 1983 draft
03-09-1981	signed Dan Daoust as a free agent
03-10-1981	traded Michel Larocque to Maple Leafs for Robert Picard
03-10-1981	traded Bill Baker and Montreal's #4 pick in the 1984 draft to Rockies for Colorado's (New Jersey's) #4 pick in the 1984 draft
10-05-1981	signed Greg Paslawski as a free agent
10-05-1981	claimed Jeff Brubaker from Whalers in waiver draft
10-05-1981	Jets claimed Craig Levie in waiver draft
10-05-1981	Jets claimed Serge Savard in waiver draft
10-05-1981	Sabres claimed Yvon Lambert in waiver draft

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1981   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   3-6 
04/09/1981   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   1-3 
04/11/1981   at Edmonton Oilers           L   2-6

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- LW 22 Steve Shutt 5'11 185 28 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 C 28 Pierre Larouche 5'11 175 25 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 D 2 Gaston Gingras 6'1 200 21 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 D 3 Brian Engblom 6'2 200 23 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 LW/RW 15 Rejean Houle 5'11 170 31 3 1 0 1 6 0 0 RW 10 Guy Lafleur 6'0 185 29 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 C 6 Pierre Mondou 5'10 185 25 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 8 Doug Risebrough 5'11 180 26 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 D 19 Larry Robinson 6'4 225 29 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 G 33 Richard Sevigny 5'8 172 23 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 5 Guy Lapointe 6'0 205 32 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 D 24 Robert Picard 6'2 207 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 12 Keith Acton 5'8 170 22 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 RW 30 Chris Nilan 6'0 205 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 23 Bob Gainey 6'2 200 27 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 21 Doug Jarvis 5'9 170 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 11 Yvon Lambert 6'2 200 30 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 17 Rod Langway 6'2 218 23 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 RW 31 Mark Napier 5'10 182 23 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 18 Serge Savard 6'3 210 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 14 Mario Tremblay 6'0 185 24 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 D 26 Bill Baker 6'1 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 20 Guy Carbonneau 5'11 186 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D/RW 27 Rick Chartraw 6'2 210 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 32 Denis Herron 5'11 165 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 20 Yvan Joly 5'11 175 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Michel Larocque 5'10 185 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 29 Dave Orleski 6'4 210 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 29 Rick Wamsley 5'11 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 25 Doug Wickenheiser 6'1 200 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 33 Richard Sevigny 23 3 180 13 4.33 0 3 84 .845 2 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 4-5 0-1-0 10/12/1980 at Boston Bruins L 2-3 0-2-0 10/15/1980 at Washington Capitals T 3-3 0-2-1 10/18/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-1 1-2-1 10/19/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-2 1-3-1 10/21/1980 at St. Louis Blues L 3-4 1-4-1 10/23/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks W 7-2 2-4-1 10/25/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-5 2-5-1 10/28/1980 at New York Islanders L 4-6 2-6-1 10/30/1980 vs Hartford Whalers W 8-2 3-6-1 11/01/1980 vs New York Rangers W 7-4 4-6-1 11/04/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-4 5-6-1 11/06/1980 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-3 5-7-1 11/08/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-0 6-7-1 11/11/1980 at Colorado Rockies W 8-2 7-7-1 11/12/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 8-4 8-7-1 11/14/1980 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 8-7-2 11/16/1980 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-1 9-7-2 11/19/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-4 10-7-2 11/20/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-3 11-7-2 11/22/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 7-3 12-7-2 11/25/1980 vs Calgary Flames L 4-5 12-8-2 11/27/1980 vs New York Islanders L 3-4 12-9-2 11/29/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars L 2-4 12-10-2 12/03/1980 at Buffalo Sabres W 6-5 13-10-2 12/04/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-3 13-11-2 12/06/1980 vs Boston Bruins W 4-1 14-11-2 12/10/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-4 14-12-2 12/11/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-2 15-12-2 12/13/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-1 16-12-2 12/17/1980 at Vancouver Canucks T 4-4 16-12-3 12/18/1980 at Calgary Flames W 4-0 17-12-3 12/20/1980 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 17-13-3 12/23/1980 at Quebec Nordiques T 2-2 17-13-4 12/27/1980 vs Washington Capitals W 7-4 18-13-4 12/28/1980 at New York Rangers W 5-2 19-13-4 12/30/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-0 20-13-4 01/02/1981 at Hartford Whalers W 3-1 21-13-4 01/03/1981 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 2-1 22-13-4 01/06/1981 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-2 23-13-4

Date Opponent Result Record 01/08/1981 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-2 24-13-4 01/10/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques T 5-5 24-13-5 01/12/1981 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-0 25-13-5 01/15/1981 vs Winnipeg Jets W 7-3 26-13-5 01/17/1981 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 5-6 26-14-5 01/19/1981 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-6 26-15-5 01/21/1981 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 26-16-5 01/24/1981 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-3 27-16-5 01/28/1981 at Edmonton Oilers L 1-9 27-17-5 01/29/1981 at Calgary Flames T 4-4 27-17-6 01/31/1981 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-4 27-18-6 02/03/1981 at Colorado Rockies W 5-2 28-18-6 02/05/1981 vs Minnesota North Stars W 7-0 29-18-6 02/07/1981 vs Boston Bruins W 6-2 30-18-6 02/12/1981 vs St. Louis Blues T 3-3 30-18-7 02/14/1981 vs Washington Capitals W 6-1 31-18-7 02/15/1981 at Philadelphia Flyers T 5-5 31-18-8 02/19/1981 vs Buffalo Sabres W 5-2 32-18-8 02/21/1981 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 33-18-8 02/22/1981 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-2 34-18-8 02/24/1981 at St. Louis Blues T 2-2 34-18-9 02/26/1981 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-0 35-18-9 02/28/1981 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-3 36-18-9 03/01/1981 at New York Rangers T 4-4 36-18-10 03/04/1981 vs Winnipeg Jets W 9-3 37-18-10 03/07/1981 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-4 37-19-10 03/09/1981 at Minnesota North Stars T 1-1 37-19-11 03/11/1981 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 2-1 38-19-11 03/12/1981 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-3 39-19-11 03/14/1981 vs Colorado Rockies W 2-1 40-19-11 03/17/1981 at New York Islanders T 3-3 40-19-12 03/18/1981 at Hartford Whalers L 3-9 40-20-12 03/21/1981 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 41-20-12 03/22/1981 at Washington Capitals T 2-2 41-20-13 03/26/1981 vs Calgary Flames W 8-2 42-20-13 03/28/1981 vs New York Rangers L 2-6 42-21-13 03/29/1981 at Quebec Nordiques L 0-4 42-22-13 03/31/1981 vs New York Islanders W 3-1 43-22-13 04/03/1981 vs Hartford Whalers W 6-1 44-22-13 04/05/1981 at Boston Bruins W 4-2 45-22-13

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