1980-1981 Washington Capitals team stats

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1980-1981 Washington Capitals: 26-36-18
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 16-17-7 (152 goals scored, 151 allowed) Road record: 10-19-11 (134 goals scored, 166 allowed) Head Coach: Gary Green Power Play: 74/394 (18.8%) Penalty Killing: 235/318 (73.9%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 8-14 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 204-220 286 goals scored (18th of 21 teams), 317 goals allowed (12th), 1872 PIM (4th) 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%   +/-
C     21  Dennis Maruk         5'8   175   25   80   50   47   97   87  16   2  119   42   93    9  242  20.7   -7
RW    11  Mike Gartner         6'0   187   21   80   48   46   94  100  13   0  123   36   97    5  326  14.7   -5
C/LW   9  Ryan Walter          6'0   200   22   80   24   45   69  150   4   0  106   26  103   14  178  13.5   -9
LW    24  Bob Kelly            5'10  200   30   80   26   36   62  157   8   0   92   26   79    0  125  20.8  -13
RW    22  Jean Pronovost       6'0   185   35   80   22   36   58   61   6   1   91   34   88   22  188  11.7   -9
RW    16  Bengt Gustafsson     6'0   185   22   72   21   34   55   26   4   2   89   31   61   14  170  12.4  +11
RW    23  Dennis Ververgaert   6'0   185   27   79   14   27   41   40   2   0   56   11   56    6  111  12.6   -5
D      5  Rick Green           6'3   220   24   65    8   23   31   91   2   0   97   29  120   37  120   6.7  -15
D      6  Darren Veitch        5'11  195   20   59    4   21   25   46   1   0   71   23   67    7   89   4.5  -12
D     12  Alan Hangsleben      6'1   195   27   76    5   19   24  198   0   0   68   10   76   11  110   4.5   -7
C     18  Tim Tookey           5'11  185   20   29   10   13   23   18   6   0   27   17   23    7   33  30.3   -6
C     17  Wes Jarvis           5'11  185   22   55    9   14   23   30   0   1   29    1   58   21   61  14.8   -9
LW    27  Paul Mulvey          6'4   220   22   55    7   14   21  166   1   0   33    4   38    0   96   7.3   -9
C     28  Glen Currie          6'2   180   22   40    5   13   18   16   2   1   26    7   43   19   52   9.6   -5
C     15  Guy Charron          5'10  170   31   47    5   13   18    2   2   1   26   11   43   24   62   8.1   -4
D      2  Pat Ribble           6'4   210   26   67    3   15   18  103   3   0   98   32  121   42  115   2.6  -13
C     10  Rolf Edberg          5'10  174   30   45    8    8   16    6   0   0   19    1   30   13   48  16.7   +1
D      3  Howard Walker        6'0   205   22   64    2   10   12  100   2   0   64    8   61   14   68   2.9   +9
D     26  Pierre Bouchard      6'2   205   32   50    3    7   10   28   0   0   39    1   73   17   36   8.3  -18
D     20  Rick Smith           5'11  190   32   40    5    4    9   36   2   0   44    7   43   13   35  14.3   +7
G     29  Mike Palmateer       5'9   170   26   49    0    8    8   17  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      4  Jim McTaggart        5'11  200   20   52    1    6    7  185   0   0   42    2   65   20   40   2.5   -5
D      7  Yvon Labre           5'11  190   31   25    2    4    6  100   0   0   20    1   24    3   13  15.4   -2
RW/C   8  Mark Lofthouse       6'2   195   23    3    1    1    2    4   0   0    2    0    2    0    3  33.3    0
LW    14  Errol Rausse         5'10  180   21    5    1    1    2    0   0   0    3    0    2    0    3  33.3   +1
D      8  Greg Theberge        5'10  185   21    1    1    0    1    0   0   0    1    0    3    0    1 100.0   -2
RW    31  Archie Henderson     6'6   220   23    7    1    0    1   28   0   0    2    0    3    0    4  25.0   -1
D     14  Dwayne Lowdermilk    6'0   201   22    2    0    1    1    2   0   0    3    2    2    0    2   0.0   -1
G     30  Dave Parro           5'11  165   23   18    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      8  Jay Johnston         5'11  195   22    2    0    0    0    9   0   0    1    0    1    0    0   ---    0
RW    25  Tony Cassolato       5'11  180   24    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    1   0.0    0
G      1  Rollie Boutin        5'9   179   23    2    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    25  Torrie Robertson     5'11  200   19    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    2    0    3   0.0   -2
G     31  Gary Inness          6'0   195   31    3    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     19  Paul MacKinnon       6'0   195   22   14    0    0    0   22   0   0   12    0   12    5    7   0.0   +5
G     35  Wayne Stephenson     5'9   175   35   20    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   31  Gary Inness          31    3   180    9  3.00   0   1   2  108   .917   1   0
G   30  Dave Parro           23   18   811   49  3.63   4   7   2  436   .888   2   1
G   29  Mike Palmateer       26   49  2679  172  3.85  18  19   9 1407   .878   6   2
G   35  Wayne Stephenson     35   20  1010   66  3.92   4   7   5  496   .867   0   1
G    1  Rollie Boutin        23    2   120   11  5.50   0   2   0   75   .853   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

1980 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    5  D    Darren Veitch            511          Regina Pats (WHL)                  
  3   47  RW   Dan Miele                             Providence College (NCAA)          
  3   55  LW   Torrie Robertson         442          Victoria Cougars (WHL)               [pick acquired from CAL via TOR]
  5   89  D    Timo Blomqvist           243          Helsinki Jokerit (Finland)         
  6  110  LW   Todd Bidner               12          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  7  131  RW   Frank Perkins                         Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  8  152  D    Bruce Raboin                          Providence College (NCAA)          
  9  173  D    Peter Andersson          172          Timra (Sweden)                     
 10  194  D    Tony Camazzola             3          Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)          

Traded draft picks:

#2 to TOR (Bob McGill)
#4 to NYI (Monty Trottier)


Transactions

06-05-1980	signed Howard Walker as a free agent
06-11-1980	traded Robert Picard, Tim Coulis and Washington's #2 pick in the 1980 draft to Maple Leafs for Mike Palmateer and Calgary's #3 pick in the 1980 draft
07-01-1980	purchased Jean Pronovost from Flames
08-21-1980	traded Washington's #3 pick in the 1982 draft to Flyers for Bob Kelly
10-06-1980	signed Dennis Ververgaert as a free agent
11-07-1980	claimed Rick Smith on waivers from Red Wings
12-1980	traded future considerations to Islanders for Dwayne Lowdermilk
01-02-1981	traded Gary Rissling to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #5 pick in the 1981 draft
06-05-1981	signed Roland Stoltz as a free agent
06-10-1981	traded Washington's #1 and #2 picks in the 1981 draft to Rockies for Colorado's #1 and #3 picks in the 1981 draft
07-23-1981	traded Mark Lofthouse to Red Wings for Al Jensen
09-04-1981	signed Orest Kindrachuk as a free agent
09-04-1981	assigned Paul Mulvey to Penguins as compensation for signing Orest Kindrachuk as a free agent
10-06-1981	claimed Terry Murray from Flyers in waiver draft

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets W 4-1 1-0-0 10/12/1980 vs New York Islanders L 1-2 1-1-0 10/15/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 1-1-1 10/18/1980 vs New York Rangers W 8-2 2-1-1 10/19/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks L 4-8 2-2-1 10/21/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 2-0 3-2-1 10/24/1980 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-3 3-3-1 10/25/1980 at St. Louis Blues T 3-3 3-3-2 10/29/1980 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 3-4-2 10/30/1980 at Colorado Rockies T 5-5 3-4-3 11/01/1980 at Edmonton Oilers T 2-2 3-4-4 11/02/1980 at Winnipeg Jets T 4-4 3-4-5 11/05/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings L 3-5 3-5-5 11/08/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 3-5-6 11/09/1980 at Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 3-5-7 11/12/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-1 4-5-7 11/15/1980 at Hartford Whalers W 8-4 5-5-7 11/18/1980 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-6 5-6-7 11/20/1980 vs Calgary Flames W 4-2 6-6-7 11/22/1980 vs Boston Bruins T 2-2 6-6-8 11/26/1980 at Detroit Red Wings T 7-7 6-6-9 11/28/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-2 7-6-9 11/29/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-3 8-6-9 12/03/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars T 3-3 8-6-10 12/06/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 8-6 9-6-10 12/07/1980 at Boston Bruins L 3-7 9-7-10 12/09/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks L 2-4 9-8-10 12/10/1980 at New York Rangers L 2-6 9-9-10 12/12/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-6 9-10-10 12/14/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings L 4-5 9-11-10 12/17/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-2 10-11-10 12/20/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 10-12-10 12/21/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers W 6-0 11-12-10 12/26/1980 vs New York Rangers W 7-3 12-12-10 12/27/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 4-7 12-13-10 12/30/1980 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 12-13-11 12/31/1980 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-3 13-13-11 01/03/1981 at Minnesota North Stars L 0-3 13-14-11 01/04/1981 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-8 13-15-11 01/07/1981 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-6 13-16-11

Date Opponent Result Record 01/08/1981 at Calgary Flames L 0-6 13-17-11 01/10/1981 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-3 13-18-11 01/12/1981 at Colorado Rockies W 2-1 14-18-11 01/15/1981 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-0 15-18-11 01/17/1981 at New York Islanders L 4-6 15-19-11 01/18/1981 vs Hartford Whalers W 3-2 16-19-11 01/21/1981 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-2 16-20-11 01/24/1981 vs Buffalo Sabres L 4-7 16-21-11 01/27/1981 vs Winnipeg Jets W 4-3 17-21-11 01/29/1981 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 18-21-11 01/31/1981 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 4-4 18-21-12 02/01/1981 vs Edmonton Oilers W 7-4 19-21-12 02/03/1981 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 19-21-13 02/05/1981 at Calgary Flames L 2-5 19-22-13 02/07/1981 at Los Angeles Kings T 4-4 19-22-14 02/12/1981 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 19-23-14 02/14/1981 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-6 19-24-14 02/18/1981 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 5-5 19-24-15 02/21/1981 at New York Rangers L 4-6 19-25-15 02/22/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques L 7-11 19-26-15 02/25/1981 at Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 19-26-16 02/26/1981 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 5-7 19-27-16 02/28/1981 at St. Louis Blues L 4-7 19-28-16 03/03/1981 vs Calgary Flames L 3-6 19-29-16 03/04/1981 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-7 19-30-16 03/08/1981 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-3 20-30-16 03/10/1981 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-3 21-30-16 03/11/1981 at Hartford Whalers W 5-2 22-30-16 03/13/1981 vs Boston Bruins L 1-7 22-31-16 03/14/1981 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-5 22-32-16 03/18/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques L 4-6 22-33-16 03/21/1981 vs St. Louis Blues T 3-3 22-33-17 03/22/1981 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 22-33-18 03/24/1981 at Philadelphia Flyers W 5-2 23-33-18 03/26/1981 at Detroit Red Wings W 2-0 24-33-18 03/27/1981 vs Hartford Whalers L 3-5 24-34-18 03/29/1981 vs New York Islanders L 4-5 24-35-18 04/02/1981 at Boston Bruins W 3-2 25-35-18 04/04/1981 at New York Islanders L 1-4 25-36-18 04/05/1981 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-2 26-36-18

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