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