1981-1982 Montreal Canadiens team stats

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1981-1982 Montreal Canadiens: 47-16-17
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 26-5-9 (190 goals scored, 105 allowed) Road record: 21-11-8 (173 goals scored, 115 allowed) Head Coach: Bob Berry Power Play: 72/297 (24.2%) Penalty Killing: 229/286 (80.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 9-5 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 282-158 363 goals scored (3rd of 21 teams), 220 goals allowed (1st), 1463 PIM (12th) NHL Averages: 4.01 goals/game (321.0 goals/team), 1592.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     12  Keith Acton          5'8   170   23   78   36   52   88   88  10   0  128   35   51    6  218  16.5  +48
RW    10  Guy Lafleur          6'0   185   30   66   27   57   84   24   9   0  111   35   46    3  233  11.6  +33
RW    31  Mark Napier          5'10  182   24   80   40   41   81   14   9   0  105   20   39    3  186  21.5  +49
RW    14  Mario Tremblay       6'0   185   25   80   33   40   73   66   7   0  105   28   53    0  205  16.1  +24
C      6  Pierre Mondou        5'10  185   26   73   35   33   68   57   8   2   92   20   69   15  146  24.0  +18
D     19  Larry Robinson       6'4   225   30   71   12   47   59   41   5   1  165   33  104   29  141   8.5  +57
LW    22  Steve Shutt          5'11  185   29   57   31   24   55   40   5   0   77   16   37    0  154  20.1  +24
C     21  Doug Jarvis          5'9   170   26   80   20   28   48   20   1   0   69    4   67   36  127  15.7  +34
LW    23  Bob Gainey           6'2   200   28   79   21   24   45   24   1   3   76    4   67   32  172  12.2  +37
LW/RW 15  Rejean Houle         5'11  170   32   51   11   32   43   34   2   1   59   16   29    4   81  13.6  +18
D     17  Rod Langway          6'2   218   24   66    5   34   39  116   1   0  133   16   73   22  139   3.6  +66
C     25  Doug Wickenheiser    6'1   200   20   56   12   23   35   43   1   0   56   11   27    0   94  12.8  +18
C      8  Doug Risebrough      5'11  180   27   59   15   18   33  116   2   2   50    5   33   11   80  18.8  +23
D      3  Brian Engblom        6'2   200   24   76    4   29   33   76   1   0  167   23   91   25  109   3.7  +78
RW    20  Mark Hunter          6'0   200   19   71   18   11   29  143   0   0   43    4   29    0   79  22.8  +10
D     24  Robert Picard        6'2   207   24   62    2   26   28  106   2   0   82   24   47    6  132   1.5  +17
D      2  Gaston Gingras       6'1   200   22   34    6   18   24   28   3   0   57   21   30    4   89   6.7  +10
RW    26  Craig Laughlin       6'0   190   24   36   12   11   23   33   2   0   36    6   20    0   52  23.1  +10
C     28  Pierre Larouche      5'11  175   26   22    9   12   21    0   3   0   24    9   18    0   40  22.5   -3
D      5  Guy Lapointe         6'0   205   33   47    1   19   20   72   0   0   64   25   59   17   97   1.0   -3
RW    30  Chris Nilan          6'0   205   23   49    7    4   11  204   0   0   19    1   12    0   45  15.6   +6
D     27  Gilbert Delorme      6'1   199   19   60    3    8   11   55   0   0   55    2   43    9   80   3.8  +19
G      1  Rick Wamsley         5'11  185   22   38    0    2    2    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    18  Jeff Brubaker        6'2   207   23    3    0    1    1   32   0   0    1    0    0    0    3   0.0   +1
D     34  Bill Kitchen         6'1   200   21    1    0    0    0    7   0   0    0    0    2    2    0   ---    0
G     29  Mark Holden          5'10  165   24    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    29  Dave Orleski         6'4   210   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G     33  Richard Sevigny      5'8   172   24   19    0    0    0   10  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     32  Denis Herron         5'11  165   29   27    0    0    0    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   32  Denis Herron         29   27  1547   68  2.64  12   6   8  772   .912   0   3
G    1  Rick Wamsley         22   38  2206  101  2.75  23   7   7  942   .893   0   2
G   33  Richard Sevigny      24   19  1027   53  3.10  11   4   2  492   .892   1   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

1981 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    7  RW   Mark Hunter              628          Brantford Alexanders (OHL)           [pick acquired from PIT]
  1   18  D    Gilbert Delorme          541          Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)        [pick acquired from LA]
  1   19  LW   Jan Ingman                            Farjestads BK Karlstad (Sweden)    
  2   32  G    Lars Eriksson                         Gavle (Sweden)                       [pick acquired from QUE]
  2   40  D    Chris Chelios           1651          Moose Jaw Tier II (SJHL)           
  3   46  C    Dieter Hegen                          Kaufbeuren (West Germany)            [pick acquired from HAR]
  4   82  RW   Kjell Dahlin             166          Timra Jrs. (Sweden)                
  5   88  LW   Steve Rooney             154          Canton H.S. (Mass.)                  [pick acquired from HAR]
  6  124  RW   Tom Anastos                           Paddock Pool Saints (GLJHL)        
  7  145  D    Tom Kurvers              659          University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)  
  8  166  LW   Paul Gess                             Bloomington Jefferson H.S. (Minn.)  
  9  187  D    Scott Ferguson                        Edina West H.S. (Minn.)            
 10  208  G    Dan Burrows                           Belleville Bulls (OHL)             

Traded draft picks:

#3 to HAR (Paul MacDermid)
#5 to HAR (Dan Bourbonnais)


Transactions

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
12-21-1981	traded Pierre Larouche, Montreal's #1 pick in the 1984 draft and #3 pick in the 1985 draft to Whalers for Hartford's #1 and #2 picks in the 1984 draft and #3 pick in the 1985 draft
03-09-1982	traded Guy Lapointe to Blues for St. Louis' #2 pick in the 1983 draft
03-09-1982	signed Dan Bolduc as a free agent
09-09-1982	traded Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis, Brian Engblom and Craig Laughlin to Capitals for Rick Green and Ryan Walter
09-11-1982	traded Doug Risebrough and Montreal's #2 pick in the 1983 draft to Flames for Calgary's #2 pick in the 1983 draft and #3 pick in the 1984 draft
09-15-1982	traded Denis Herron to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #3 pick in the 1985 draft
09-20-1982	signed Dwight Schofield as a free agent

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/07/1982   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   5-1 
04/08/1982   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   2-3 
04/10/1982   at Quebec Nordiques          L   1-2 
04/11/1982   at Quebec Nordiques          W   6-2 
04/13/1982   vs Quebec Nordiques          L   2-3 (OT)

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 6 Pierre Mondou 5'10 185 26 5 2 5 7 8 1 1 RW 31 Mark Napier 5'10 182 24 5 3 2 5 0 1 1 RW 14 Mario Tremblay 6'0 185 25 5 4 1 5 24 0 0 C 12 Keith Acton 5'8 170 23 5 0 4 4 16 0 0 LW/RW 15 Rejean Houle 5'11 170 32 5 0 4 4 6 0 0 RW 10 Guy Lafleur 6'0 185 30 5 2 1 3 4 2 0 D 17 Rod Langway 6'2 218 24 5 0 3 3 18 0 0 C 8 Doug Risebrough 5'11 180 27 5 2 1 3 11 0 0 D 3 Brian Engblom 6'2 200 24 5 0 2 2 14 0 0 RW 30 Chris Nilan 6'0 205 23 5 1 1 2 22 0 0 D 24 Robert Picard 6'2 207 24 5 1 1 2 7 0 0 D 34 Bill Kitchen 6'1 200 21 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 26 Craig Laughlin 6'0 190 24 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 LW 23 Bob Gainey 6'2 200 28 5 0 1 1 8 0 0 D 2 Gaston Gingras 6'1 200 22 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 21 Doug Jarvis 5'9 170 26 5 1 0 1 4 0 1 D 19 Larry Robinson 6'4 225 30 5 0 1 1 8 0 0 LW 18 Jeff Brubaker 6'2 207 23 2 0 0 0 27 0 0 RW 20 Mark Hunter 6'0 200 19 5 0 0 0 20 0 0 G 1 Rick Wamsley 5'11 185 22 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 27 Gilbert Delorme 6'1 199 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 32 Denis Herron 5'11 165 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 29 Mark Holden 5'10 165 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 5 Guy Lapointe 6'0 205 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 28 Pierre Larouche 5'11 175 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 29 Dave Orleski 6'4 210 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 33 Richard Sevigny 5'8 172 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 22 Steve Shutt 5'11 185 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 25 Doug Wickenheiser 6'1 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Rick Wamsley 22 5 300 11 2.20 2 3 102 .892 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/08/1981 vs Hartford Whalers T 5-5 0-0-1 10/10/1981 vs Buffalo Sabres W 9-0 1-0-1 10/15/1981 at Hartford Whalers W 7-2 2-0-1 10/17/1981 vs Vancouver Canucks W 10-4 3-0-1 10/18/1981 at Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 3-0-2 10/21/1981 at Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 3-0-3 10/24/1981 vs Boston Bruins W 7-0 4-0-3 10/25/1981 at New York Rangers W 4-2 5-0-3 10/27/1981 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 11-2 6-0-3 10/29/1981 at Boston Bruins T 5-5 6-0-4 10/31/1981 vs New York Islanders L 1-2 6-1-4 11/02/1981 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-5 6-2-4 11/05/1981 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-3 7-2-4 11/07/1981 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-2 8-2-4 11/10/1981 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 8-3-4 11/11/1981 at Colorado Rockies W 9-0 9-3-4 11/14/1981 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-1 10-3-4 11/19/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques T 1-1 10-3-5 11/21/1981 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 9-5 11-3-5 11/24/1981 at St. Louis Blues T 2-2 11-3-6 11/25/1981 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-2 11-4-6 11/27/1981 at Washington Capitals L 2-5 11-5-6 11/29/1981 vs Hartford Whalers W 6-3 12-5-6 12/01/1981 vs Edmonton Oilers T 3-3 12-5-7 12/03/1981 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-4 12-6-7 12/05/1981 vs Calgary Flames W 7-4 13-6-7 12/09/1981 at Minnesota North Stars T 6-6 13-6-8 12/11/1981 at Winnipeg Jets T 5-5 13-6-9 12/12/1981 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-2 14-6-9 12/14/1981 vs Washington Capitals W 6-3 15-6-9 12/16/1981 at Hartford Whalers W 6-1 16-6-9 12/17/1981 at Boston Bruins W 5-1 17-6-9 12/19/1981 vs Boston Bruins W 5-2 18-6-9 12/22/1981 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 18-7-9 12/27/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-3 19-7-9 12/29/1981 at New York Islanders W 5-4 20-7-9 12/30/1981 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-3 21-7-9 01/02/1982 vs New York Rangers L 5-6 21-8-9 01/03/1982 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 21-9-9 01/05/1982 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1 22-9-9

Date Opponent Result Record 01/09/1982 at Minnesota North Stars T 3-3 22-9-10 01/10/1982 at Winnipeg Jets T 4-4 22-9-11 01/12/1982 vs Los Angeles Kings W 2-1 23-9-11 01/16/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 23-10-11 01/19/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 23-10-12 01/21/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 24-10-12 01/23/1982 vs Calgary Flames W 6-2 25-10-12 01/26/1982 at Quebec Nordiques W 8-3 26-10-12 01/28/1982 at Boston Bruins W 6-3 27-10-12 01/30/1982 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 28-10-12 02/02/1982 at Calgary Flames W 5-3 29-10-12 02/03/1982 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-3 30-10-12 02/06/1982 at Colorado Rockies W 5-3 31-10-12 02/07/1982 at Los Angeles Kings W 7-2 32-10-12 02/11/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-2 33-10-12 02/13/1982 vs Winnipeg Jets W 7-3 34-10-12 02/16/1982 vs Colorado Rockies T 3-3 34-10-13 02/18/1982 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-3 35-10-13 02/20/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 35-10-14 02/21/1982 at New York Rangers W 4-2 36-10-14 02/23/1982 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-4 36-11-14 02/25/1982 vs Quebec Nordiques T 4-4 36-11-15 02/27/1982 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 3-3 36-11-16 02/28/1982 at Hartford Whalers W 5-0 37-11-16 03/02/1982 vs Edmonton Oilers T 3-3 37-11-17 03/06/1982 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-1 38-11-17 03/07/1982 at Buffalo Sabres W 5-3 39-11-17 03/09/1982 vs Boston Bruins W 4-2 40-11-17 03/11/1982 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-0 41-11-17 03/13/1982 vs Hartford Whalers W 5-0 42-11-17 03/14/1982 at Boston Bruins W 5-2 43-11-17 03/18/1982 vs Vancouver Canucks L 2-4 43-12-17 03/20/1982 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-1 44-12-17 03/21/1982 at Buffalo Sabres L 4-5 44-13-17 03/25/1982 at New York Islanders L 1-3 44-14-17 03/27/1982 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-2 45-14-17 03/30/1982 vs Hartford Whalers W 6-4 46-14-17 03/31/1982 at Hartford Whalers W 5-1 47-14-17 04/03/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres L 4-5 47-15-17 04/04/1982 at Washington Capitals L 1-3 47-16-17

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