League: | NHL |
Season: | 1980–81 |
Year: | 1980 |
Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Conferencerank: | 7th |
Divisionrank: | 3rd |
Record: | 30-37-13 |
Goalsfor: | 302 |
Goalsagainst: | 345 |
Captain: | Orest Kindrachuk (to Jan 31) Randy Carlyle (from Jan 31) |
Altcaptain: | None |
Goalsleader: | Rick Kehoe (55) |
Assistsleader: | Randy Carlyle (67) |
Pointsleader: | Rick Kehoe (88) |
Pimleader: | Paul Baxter (204) |
Winsleader: | Greg Millen (25) |
Gaaleader: | Nick Ricci (3.89) |
The 1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 14th in the National Hockey League.
|- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || Oct 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–7 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 0–1–0 || 0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || Oct 11 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 1–1–0 || 2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || Oct 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 2–1–0 || 4|- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || Oct 15 || Hartford Whalers || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–2–0 || 4|- style="background:#fcf;"| 5 || Oct 18 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–3–0 || 4|- style="background:#fcf;"| 6 || Oct 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–8 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 2–4–0 || 4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || Oct 22 || St. Louis Blues || 3–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–4–0 || 6|- style="background:#fcf;"| 8 || Oct 25 || Calgary Flames || 8–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–5–0 || 6|- style="background:#ffc;"| 9 || Oct 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 3–5–1 || 7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10 || Oct 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena || 4–5–1 || 9|-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 11 || Nov 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 4–6–1 || 9|- style="background:#ffc;"| 12 || Nov 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 || Edmonton Oilers || Northlands Coliseum || 4–6–2 || 10|- style="background:#fcf;"| 13 || Nov 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–7–2 || 10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 14 || Nov 8 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–7–2 || 12|- style="background:#fcf;"| 15 || Nov 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–7 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 5–8–2 || 12|- style="background:#fcf;"| 16 || Nov 12 || Washington Capitals || 3–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–9–2 || 12|- style="background:#ffc;"| 17 || Nov 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 5–9–3 || 13|- style="background:#fcf;"| 18 || Nov 15 || Boston Bruins || 7–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–10–3 || 13|- style="background:#fcf;"| 19 || Nov 19 || Minnesota North Stars || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–11–3 || 13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || Nov 22 || Colorado Rockies || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 6–11–3 || 15|- style="background:#fcf;"| 21 || Nov 26 || Vancouver Canucks || 7–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 6–12–3 || 15|- style="background:#ffc;"| 22 || Nov 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 6–12–4 || 16|- style="background:#fcf;"| 23 || Nov 29 || New York Rangers || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 6–13–4 || 16|-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 24 || Dec 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 6–13–5 || 17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || Dec 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 7–13–5 || 19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || Dec 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 8–13–5 || 21|- style="background:#fcf;"| 27 || Dec 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–10 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 8–14–5 || 21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || Dec 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 9–14–5 || 23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || Dec 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–2 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 10–14–5 || 25|- style="background:#fcf;"| 30 || Dec 13 || Philadelphia Flyers || 6–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 10–15–5 || 25|- style="background:#ffc;"| 31 || Dec 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Los Angeles Kings || The Forum || 10–15–6 || 26|- style="background:#fcf;"| 32 || Dec 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–10 || Vancouver Canucks || Pacific Coliseum || 10–16–6 || 26|- style="background:#ffc;"| 33 || Dec 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Calgary Flames || Stampede Corral || 10–16–7 || 27|- style="background:#fcf;"| 34 || Dec 23 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || St. Louis Blues || The Checkerdome || 10–17–7 || 27|- style="background:#fcf;"| 35 || Dec 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–9 || Hartford Whalers || XL Center || 10–18–7 || 27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36 || Dec 27 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 11–18–7 || 29|- style="background:#fcf;"| 37 || Dec 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena || 11–19–7 || 29|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38 || Jan 3 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 12–19–7 || 31|- style="background:#fcf;"| 39 || Jan 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || Chicago Stadium || 12–20–7 || 31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40 || Jan 7 || New York Islanders || 3–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 13–20–7 || 33|- style="background:#fcf;"| 41 || Jan 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 13–21–7 || 33|- style="background:#fcf;"| 42 || Jan 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 13–22–7 || 33|- style="background:#fcf;"| 43 || Jan 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 13–23–7 || 33|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || Jan 14 || St. Louis Blues || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 14–23–7 || 35|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45 || Jan 17 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 15–23–7 || 37|- style="background:#fcf;"| 46 || Jan 21 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 15–24–7 || 37|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || Jan 24 || Calgary Flames || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 16–24–7 || 39|- style="background:#fcf;"| 48 || Jan 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–7 || St. Louis Blues || The Checkerdome || 16–25–7 || 39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49 || Jan 28 || Minnesota North Stars || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 17–25–7 || 41|- style="background:#ffc;"| 50 || Jan 31 || Washington Capitals || 4–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 17–25–8 || 42|-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 51 || Feb 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–8 || Chicago Black Hawks || Chicago Stadium || 17–26–8 || 42|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || Feb 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena || 18–26–8 || 44|- style="background:#fcf;"| 53 || Feb 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–6 || Colorado Rockies || McNichols Sports Arena || 18–27–8 || 44|- style="background:#fcf;"| 54 || Feb 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 || Calgary Flames || Stampede Corral || 18–28–8 || 44|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55 || Feb 12 || New York Islanders || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 19–28–8 || 46|- style="background:#ffc;"| 56 || Feb 14 || Vancouver Canucks || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 19–28–9 || 47|- style="background:#fcf;"| 57 || Feb 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 19–29–9 || 47|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58 || Feb 19 || Hartford Whalers || 2–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 20–29–9 || 49|- style="background:#fcf;"| 59 || Feb 21 || Buffalo Sabres || 6–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 20–30–9 || 49|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60 || Feb 22 || Colorado Rockies || 4–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 21–30–9 || 51|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61 || Feb 25 || Winnipeg Jets || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 22–30–9 || 53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62 || Feb 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–5 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 23–30–9 || 55|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63 || Feb 28 || New York Rangers || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 24–30–9 || 57|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || Mar 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Quebec Nordiques || Quebec Coliseum || 25–30–9 || 59|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || Mar 4 || Los Angeles Kings || 5–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 26–30–9 || 61|- style="background:#fcf;"| 66 || Mar 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–8 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 26–31–9 || 61|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 || Mar 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 27–31–9 || 63|- style="background:#fcf;"| 68 || Mar 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 27–32–9 || 63|- style="background:#ffc;"| 69 || Mar 14 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 27–32–10 || 64|- style="background:#fcf;"| 70 || Mar 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–7 || Edmonton Oilers || Northlands Coliseum || 27–33–10 || 64|- style="background:#fcf;"| 71 || Mar 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Vancouver Canucks || Pacific Coliseum || 27–34–10 || 64|- style="background:#ffc;"| 72 || Mar 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 || Los Angeles Kings || The Forum || 27–34–11 || 65|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73 || Mar 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || Colorado Rockies || McNichols Sports Arena || 28–34–11 || 67|- style="background:#cfc;"| 74 || Mar 25 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–34–11 || 69|- style="background:#ffc;"| 75 || Mar 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 29–34–12 || 70|- style="background:#fcf;"| 76 || Mar 29 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–35–12 || 70|- style="background:#fcf;"| 77 || Mar 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–5 || Quebec Nordiques || Quebec Coliseum || 29–36–12 || 70|-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 78 || Apr 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena || 29–36–13 || 71|- style="background:#fcf;"| 79 || Apr 4 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–37–13 || 71|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80 || Apr 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Hartford Whalers || XL Center || 30–37–13 || 73|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie
The Penguins lost in the Preliminary round (3–2) versus the St. Louis Blues.
Player | |||||||
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80 | 55 | 33 | 88 | 6 | |||
76 | 16 | 67 | 83 | 136 | |||
62 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 59 | |||
80 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 0 | 86 | ||
80 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 55 | |||
72 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 188 | |||
62 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 68 | |||
80 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 76 | |||
79 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 42 | |||
74 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 86 | |||
73 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 4 | 50 | ||
47 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 49 | |||
51 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 204 | |||
‡ | 58 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 161 | ||
34 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 112 | ||
† | 34 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | ||
‡ | 34 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 30 | ||
43 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | ||
13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 34 | ||
† | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 33 | |
8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | ||
20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 18 | ||
‡ | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | |||
† | 53 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | ||
‡ | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | ||
25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 143 | |||
24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | |||
‡ | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 302 | 499 | 801 | — | 1,849 |
Player | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 | ||
5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 | ||
4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | ||
5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | ||
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | ||
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 38 | 59 | — | 137 |
Player | |||||||
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63 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 258 | 0 | ||
9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 0 | ||
Total | 30 | 37 | 13 | 338 | 0 |
Player | |||||||
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season:
September 26, 1980 | To Montreal Canadiens----Canadiens option to swap 1983 3rd round picks | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Gilles Lupien Canadiens option to swap 1983 3rd round picks | |
November 18, 1980 | To Toronto Maple Leafs----Kim Davis Paul Marshall | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Dave Burrows Paul Gardner | |
January 2, 1981 | To Washington Capitals----1981 5th round pick | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Gary Rissling | |
January 8, 1981 | To Detroit Red Wings----Gary McAdam | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Errol Thompson | |
February 20, 1981 | To Hartford Whalers----Gilles Lupien | To Pittsburgh Penguins----1981 6th round pick | |
March 10, 1981 | To Edmonton Oilers----Pat Hughes | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Pat Price |
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See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks.
The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 11, 1980, in Montreal.[5]
Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||||
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align=center | 1 | align=center | 9 | Michael Bullard | Center | Brantford Alexanders (OHA) | ||
align=center | 3 | align=center | 51 | Randy Boyd | Defense | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | ||
align=center | 4 | align=center | 72 | Tony Feltrin | Defense | Victoria Cougars (WHL) | ||
align=center | 5 | align=center | 93 | Douglas Shedden | Center | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | ||
align=center | 6 | align=center | 114 | Pat Graham | Left Wing | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | ||
align=center | 8 | align=center | 156 | Robert Geale | Center | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | ||
align=center | 9 | align=center | 177 | Brian Lundberg | Defense | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | ||
align=center | 10 | align=center | 198 | Steve McKenzie | Defense | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) |