1980-1981 New York Islanders team stats

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1980-1981 New York Islanders: 48-18-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 23-6-11 (193 goals scored, 127 allowed) Road record: 25-12-3 (162 goals scored, 133 allowed) Head Coach: Al Arbour Power Play: 93/317 (29.3%) Penalty Killing: 292/368 (79.3%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 19-6 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 243-178 355 goals scored (1st of 21 teams), 260 goals allowed (4th), 1442 PIM (17th) 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%   +/-
RW    22  Mike Bossy           6'0   186   23   79   68   51  119   32  28   2  161   64   65    5  315  21.6  +37
C     19  Bryan Trottier       5'11  195   24   73   31   72  103   74   9   2  151   53   73   24  156  19.9  +49
LW     9  Clark Gillies        6'3   215   26   80   33   45   78   99   9   0  129   47   56    0  188  17.6  +26
C     14  Bob Bourne           6'3   200   26   78   35   41   76   62   9   7  105   28   77   34  195  17.9  +34
D      5  Denis Potvin         6'0   205   27   74   20   56   76  104   9   0  190   85  108   41  206   9.7  +38
RW    28  Anders Kallur        5'11  185   28   78   36   28   64   32   7   6   88   21   79   37  163  22.1  +25
D      7  Stefan Persson       6'1   189   26   80    9   52   61   82   6   0  166   86   75   19  120   7.5  +24
C     91  Butch Goring         5'9   170   31   78   23   37   60    0   4   1   82   24   88   34  152  15.1   +4
LW    27  John Tonelli         6'1   200   23   70   20   32   52   57   2   0   72   15   49    0  114  17.5   +8
RW    23  Bob Nystrom          6'1   200   28   79   14   30   44  145   3   0   73    9   58    0  161   8.7   +6
C     16  Steve Tambellini     6'0   190   22   61   19   17   36   17   2   0   49   11   51    1  112  17.0  -12
C     11  Wayne Merrick        6'1   195   28   71   16   15   31   30   1   0   43    5   28    2   89  18.0  +12
LW     8  Garry Howatt         5'9   175   28   70    4   15   19  174   0   0   33    1   20    0   48   8.3  +12
RW    12  Duane Sutter         6'1   185   20   23    7   11   18   26   1   0   19    4   23    0   48  14.6   -8
D     26  Dave Langevin        6'2   200   26   75    1   16   17  122   0   0   87    3   66   22   68   1.5  +40
D      6  Ken Morrow           6'4   210   24   80    2   11   13   20   0   0   89    1   98   29   69   2.9  +19
D      4  Bob Lorimer          6'1   200   27   73    1   12   13   77   0   0   98    1   81   29   65   1.5  +45
D     24  Gord Lane            6'1   190   27   60    3    9   12  124   0   1   48    1   63   10   54   5.6   -6
RW    29  Hector Marini        6'1   204   23   14    4    7   11   39   1   0   16    2    5    0    9  44.4   +9
C     25  Billy Carroll        5'10  190   21   18    4    4    8    6   0   0   13    1   17    8   25  16.0   +3
D      3  Jean Potvin          5'11  188   31   18    2    3    5   25   2   0   14    3   17    2   16  12.5   -4
C     21  Brent Sutter         6'0   188   18    3    2    2    4    0   0   0    4    1    1    0    2 100.0   +2
C     10  Lorne Henning        5'11  185   28    9    1    2    3   24   0   0    5    0    2    1   15   6.7   +4
D      2  Mike McEwen          6'1   185   24   13    0    3    3   10   0   0   15    2   10    0   27   0.0   +3
G      1  Glenn Resch          5'9   165   32   32    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Rollie Melanson      5'10  185   20   11    0    0    0    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Billy Smith          5'10  185   30   41    0    0    0   33  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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    1  Glenn Resch          32   32  1817   93  3.07  18   7   5  877   .894   2   3
G    1  Rollie Melanson      20   11   620   32  3.10   8   1   1  304   .895   0   0
G   31  Billy Smith          30   41  2363  129  3.28  22  10   8 1230   .895   4   2

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   17  C    Brent Sutter            1111          Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL)           
  2   38  G    Kelly Hrudey             677          Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)          
  3   59  C    Dave Simpson                          London Knights (OHA)               
  4   68  C    Monty Trottier                        Billings Bighorns (WHL)              [pick acquired from WAS]
  4   80  LW   Greg Gilbert             837          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  5  101  D    Ken Leiter               143          Michigan State University (NCAA)   
  6  122  LW   Dan Revell                            Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  7  143  RW   Mark Hamway               53          Michigan State University (NCAA)   
  8  164  RW   Morey Gare                            Penticton (BCJHL)                  
  9  185  D    Peter Steblyk                         Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)          
 10  206  D    Glenn Johannesen           2          Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL)           

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

07-04-1980	traded future considerations to North Stars for Alex Pirus
09-22-1980	signed Bruce Affleck as a free agent
10-06-1980	traded Richard Brodeur and Islanders' #5 pick in the 1981 draft to Canucks for Vancouver's #5 pick in the 1981 draft
10-08-1980	Rockies claimed Yvon Vautour on waivers
10-08-1980	signed Lorne Stamler as a free agent
10-09-1980	traded Alex McKendry to Flames for Calgary's #3 pick in the 1981 draft
12-1980	traded Dwayne Lowdermilk to Capitals for future considerations
03-10-1981	traded Glenn Resch and Steve Tambellini to Rockies for Mike McEwen and Jari Kaarela
08-21-1981	signed Scott Howson as a free agent
09-28-1981	traded future considerations to Penguins for Rob Holland
10-01-1981	traded Bob Lorimer and Dave Cameron to Rockies for Colorado's (New Jersey's) #1 pick in the 1983 draft
10-02-1981	traded Garry Howatt to Whalers for Hartford's #5 pick in the 1983 draft
10-02-1981	Lorne Henning retired

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1981   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   9-2 
04/09/1981   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-1 
04/11/1981   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-1 
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Round 2
04/16/1981   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   8-2 
04/17/1981   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   6-3 
04/19/1981   at Edmonton Oilers           L   2-5 
04/20/1981   at Edmonton Oilers           W   5-4 (OT)
04/22/1981   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   3-4 
04/24/1981   at Edmonton Oilers           W   5-2 
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Semifinals
04/28/1981   vs New York Rangers          W   5-2 
04/30/1981   vs New York Rangers          W   7-3 
05/02/1981   at New York Rangers          W   5-1 
05/05/1981   at New York Rangers          W   5-2 
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/12/1981   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   6-3 
05/14/1981   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   6-3 
05/17/1981   at Minnesota North Stars     W   7-5 
05/19/1981   at Minnesota North Stars     L   2-4 
05/21/1981   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   5-1

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 22 Mike Bossy 6'0 186 23 18 17 18 35 4 9 0 C 19 Bryan Trottier 5'11 195 24 18 11 18 29 34 4 2 D 5 Denis Potvin 6'0 205 27 18 8 17 25 16 6 1 C 91 Butch Goring 5'9 170 31 18 10 10 20 6 4 2 C 11 Wayne Merrick 6'1 195 28 18 6 12 18 8 0 0 LW 9 Clark Gillies 6'3 215 26 18 6 9 15 28 3 0 D 2 Mike McEwen 6'1 185 24 17 6 8 14 6 4 0 LW 27 John Tonelli 6'1 200 23 16 5 8 13 16 0 0 C 25 Billy Carroll 5'10 190 21 18 3 9 12 4 0 1 RW 23 Bob Nystrom 6'1 200 28 18 6 6 12 20 0 0 C 14 Bob Bourne 6'3 200 26 14 4 6 10 19 1 1 RW 29 Hector Marini 6'1 204 23 9 3 6 9 14 0 0 RW 28 Anders Kallur 5'11 185 28 12 4 3 7 10 0 2 D 6 Ken Morrow 6'4 210 24 18 3 4 7 8 0 0 D 24 Gord Lane 6'1 190 27 12 1 5 6 32 0 0 D 7 Stefan Persson 6'1 189 26 7 0 5 5 6 0 0 D 4 Bob Lorimer 6'1 200 27 18 1 4 5 27 0 0 RW 12 Duane Sutter 6'1 185 20 12 3 1 4 10 0 0 D 26 Dave Langevin 6'2 200 26 18 0 3 3 25 0 0 LW 8 Garry Howatt 5'9 175 28 8 0 2 2 15 0 0 G 31 Billy Smith 5'10 185 30 17 0 1 1 2 0 0 C 10 Lorne Henning 5'11 185 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Rollie Melanson 5'10 185 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Jean Potvin 5'11 188 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Glenn Resch 5'9 165 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 21 Brent Sutter 6'0 188 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 16 Steve Tambellini 6'0 190 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 31 Billy Smith 30 17 994 42 2.54 14 3 436 .904 0 0 G 1 Rollie Melanson 20 3 92 6 3.91 1 0 51 .882 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1980 vs Boston Bruins W 5-2 1-0-0 10/12/1980 at Washington Capitals W 2-1 2-0-0 10/14/1980 vs St. Louis Blues T 5-5 2-0-1 10/16/1980 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-4 3-0-1 10/18/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers T 5-5 3-0-2 10/19/1980 at Hartford Whalers T 3-3 3-0-3 10/21/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks L 3-6 3-1-3 10/23/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 3-2-3 10/25/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 3-3-3 10/26/1980 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-5 3-4-3 10/28/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens W 6-4 4-4-3 11/01/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings L 3-7 4-5-3 11/04/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-4 5-5-3 11/06/1980 at Boston Bruins W 4-2 6-5-3 11/08/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 7-3 7-5-3 11/11/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars T 6-6 7-5-4 11/12/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 8-5-4 11/15/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-1 9-5-4 11/17/1980 at Minnesota North Stars W 2-1 10-5-4 11/18/1980 at St. Louis Blues W 7-2 11-5-4 11/20/1980 vs Hartford Whalers W 5-0 12-5-4 11/22/1980 vs New York Rangers W 6-4 13-5-4 11/25/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets T 4-4 13-5-5 11/27/1980 at Montreal Canadiens W 4-3 14-5-5 11/29/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-1 15-5-5 11/30/1980 at Quebec Nordiques W 7-3 16-5-5 12/02/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-1 17-5-5 12/04/1980 at Colorado Rockies L 3-4 17-6-5 12/06/1980 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-5 17-7-5 12/07/1980 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 18-7-5 12/10/1980 at Edmonton Oilers W 3-2 19-7-5 12/13/1980 at Calgary Flames T 4-4 19-7-6 12/14/1980 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-4 20-7-6 12/16/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets W 6-2 21-7-6 12/20/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-2 22-7-6 12/21/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks W 9-0 23-7-6 12/23/1980 vs Calgary Flames T 2-2 23-7-7 12/27/1980 at Hartford Whalers T 5-5 23-7-8 12/30/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 9-3 24-7-8 01/02/1981 at New York Rangers L 1-3 24-8-8

Date Opponent Result Record 01/03/1981 vs Hartford Whalers W 8-1 25-8-8 01/06/1981 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-3 26-8-8 01/07/1981 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-7 26-9-8 01/10/1981 vs Boston Bruins L 2-3 26-10-8 01/11/1981 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 27-10-8 01/13/1981 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-3 28-10-8 01/17/1981 vs Washington Capitals W 6-4 29-10-8 01/20/1981 vs Calgary Flames W 5-0 30-10-8 01/22/1981 at Detroit Red Wings W 3-0 31-10-8 01/24/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques W 7-4 32-10-8 01/26/1981 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 32-11-8 01/28/1981 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-4 33-11-8 01/31/1981 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-5 33-12-8 02/01/1981 at Boston Bruins L 3-6 33-13-8 02/03/1981 vs Los Angeles Kings W 8-1 34-13-8 02/04/1981 at New York Rangers L 3-9 34-14-8 02/07/1981 vs Minnesota North Stars T 5-5 34-14-9 02/12/1981 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-5 34-15-9 02/14/1981 vs St. Louis Blues T 1-1 34-15-10 02/17/1981 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 5-8 34-16-10 02/21/1981 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-3 35-16-10 02/23/1981 at Minnesota North Stars W 4-1 36-16-10 02/25/1981 at Calgary Flames L 4-11 36-17-10 02/27/1981 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-1 37-17-10 02/28/1981 at Los Angeles Kings W 2-1 38-17-10 03/03/1981 vs Edmonton Oilers T 8-8 38-17-11 03/07/1981 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 39-17-11 03/11/1981 at Winnipeg Jets W 6-3 40-17-11 03/12/1981 at Edmonton Oilers W 5-0 41-17-11 03/14/1981 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 41-17-12 03/17/1981 vs Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 41-17-13 03/20/1981 at Colorado Rockies W 5-3 42-17-13 03/22/1981 at Chicago Black Hawks W 6-2 43-17-13 03/24/1981 at St. Louis Blues W 5-3 44-17-13 03/28/1981 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 4-4 44-17-14 03/29/1981 at Washington Capitals W 5-4 45-17-14 03/31/1981 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-3 45-18-14 04/02/1981 vs New York Rangers W 2-1 46-18-14 04/04/1981 vs Washington Capitals W 4-1 47-18-14 04/05/1981 at Buffalo Sabres W 7-3 48-18-14

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