1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season

National Hockey League team season

1980–81 Detroit Red Wings

Division| 5th Norris
Conference| Wales
1980–81 record| 19–43–18
Goals for| 252
Goals against| 339
Team information
General manager| Jimmy Skinner
Coach| Ted Lindsay,
Wayne Maxner
Captain| Errol Thompson and
Reed Larson
Alternate captains| None
Arena| Joe Louis Arena
Average attendance| 13325

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The 1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 49th season, 55th overall for the franchise.

## Offseason

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## Regular season

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### Final standings

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Norris Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts

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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 332 | 232 | 103
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 337 | 290 | 99
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 302 | 345 | 73
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 292 | 372 | 60
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 252 | 339 | 56

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

League standings[2] R |  | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts

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1 | p – New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 355 | 260 | 110
2 | x – St. Louis Blues | SMY | 80 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 352 | 281 | 107
3 | y – Montreal Canadiens | NRS | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 332 | 232 | 103
4 | Los Angeles Kings | NRS | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 337 | 290 | 99
5 | x – Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 327 | 250 | 99
6 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 313 | 249 | 97
7 | Calgary Flames | PTK | 80 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 329 | 298 | 92
8 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 316 | 272 | 87
9 | Minnesota North Stars | ADM | 80 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 291 | 263 | 87
10 | Chicago Black Hawks | SMY | 80 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 304 | 315 | 78
11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 314 | 318 | 78
12 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 289 | 301 | 76
13 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 312 | 317 | 74
14 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 328 | 327 | 74
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NRS | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 302 | 345 | 73
16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | ADM | 80 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 322 | 367 | 71
17 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 286 | 317 | 70
18 | Hartford Whalers | NRS | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 292 | 372 | 60
19 | Colorado Rockies | SMY | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 258 | 344 | 57
20 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 252 | 339 | 56
21 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 9 | 57 | 14 | 246 | 400 | 32

Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe

bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

### Record vs. opponents

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Norris Division record vs. opponents

#### Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Norris Division

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Team  | DET | HFD | LAK | MTL | PIT | Total
Detroit | — | 0−2−2 | 1−3 | 1−3 | 1−2−1 | 3−10−3
Hartford | 2−0−2 | — | 0−3−1 | 1−3 | 2−2 | 5−8−3
Los Angeles | 3−1 | 3−0−1 | — | 1−3 | 0−2−2 | 7−6−3
Montreal | 3−1 | 3−1 | 3−1 | — | 2−2 | 11−5−0
Pittsburgh | 2−1−1 | 2−2 | 2−0−2 | 2−2 | — | 8−5−3

Vs. Adams Division

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Team  | BOS | BUF | MIN | QUE | TOR | Total
Detroit | 0−2−2 | 0−3−1 | 0−2−2 | 0−3−1 | 3−1 | 3−11−6
Hartford | 1−1−2 | 1−2−1 | 1−3 | 2−2 | 1−1−2 | 6−9−5
Los Angeles | 2−2 | 1−2−1 | 4−0 | 3−1 | 3−0−1 | 13−5−2
Montreal | 3−1 | 3−1 | 1−2−1 | 1−1−2 | 3−1 | 11−6−3
Pittsburgh | 0−3−1 | 0−3−1 | 1−3 | 2−1−1 | 1−2−1 | 4−12−4

#### Vs. Campbell Conference

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Vs. Patrick Division

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Team  | CGY | NYI | NYR | PHI | WSH | Total
Detroit | 1−2−1 | 0−4 | 2−1−1 | 1−3 | 1−2−1 | 5−12−3
Hartford | 1−3 | 0−2−2 | 1−3 | 0−3−1 | 1−3 | 3−14−3
Los Angeles | 1−3 | 2−2 | 3−1 | 0−4 | 2−1−1 | 8−11−1
Montreal | 2−1−1 | 1−2−1 | 2−1−1 | 2−1−1 | 2−0−2 | 9−5−6
Pittsburgh | 1−2−1 | 2−1−1 | 2−1−1 | 0−4 | 2−1−1 | 7−9−4

Vs. Smythe Division

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Team  | CHI | COL | EDM | STL | VAN | WIN | Total
Detroit | 1−1−2 | 2−1−1 | 1−2−1 | 0−4 | 1−2−1 | 3−0−1 | 8−10−6
Hartford | 0−3−1 | 2−1−1 | 1−2−1 | 0−3−1 | 1−1−2 | 3−0−1 | 7−10−7
Los Angeles | 2−0−2 | 3−0−1 | 2−0−2 | 0−2−2 | 4−0 | 4−0 | 15−2−7
Montreal | 2−2 | 4−0 | 2−2 | 1−1−2 | 2−0−2 | 3−1 | 14−6−4
Pittsburgh | 1−3 | 3−1 | 1−2−1 | 2−2 | 0−3−1 | 4−0 | 11−11−2

## Schedule and results

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No.  | R  | Date  | Score  | Opponent  | Record

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1 | L | October 10, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 0–1–0
2 | L | October 11, 1980 | 1–8 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 0–2–0
3 | L | October 15, 1980 | 4–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 0–3–0
4 | L | October 16, 1980 | 4–6 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 0–4–0
5 | L | October 18, 1980 | 2–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 0–5–0
6 | W | October 23, 1980 | 5–1 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 1–5–0
7 | W | October 25, 1980 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 2–5–0
8 | L | October 26, 1980 | 6–7 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 2–6–0
9 | T | October 28, 1980 | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 2–6–1
10 | L | October 29, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 2–7–1
11 | L | November 1, 1980 | 2–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 2–8–1
12 | L | November 4, 1980 | 4–6 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 2–9–1
13 | W | November 6, 1980 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 3–9–1
14 | L | November 8, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 3–10–1
15 | T | November 11, 1980 | 4–4 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 3–10–2
16 | T | November 12, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 3–10–3
17 | L | November 15, 1980 | 2–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 3–11–3
18 | L | November 19, 1980 | 1–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 3–12–3
19 | L | November 20, 1980 | 3–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 3–13–3
20 | L | November 22, 1980 | 2–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 3–14–3
21 | T | November 26, 1980 | 7–7 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 3–14–4
22 | L | November 29, 1980 | 1–5 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 3–15–4
23 | L | December 2, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 3–16–4
24 | L | December 4, 1980 | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 3–17–4
25 | W | December 6, 1980 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 4–17–4
26 | T | December 7, 1980 | 1–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 4–17–5
27 | L | December 11, 1980 | 1–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 4–18–5
28 | W | December 13, 1980 | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 5–18–5
29 | W | December 14, 1980 | 5–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 6–18–5
30 | W | December 16, 1980 | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 7–18–5
31 | W | December 18, 1980 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 8–18–5
32 | T | December 20, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 8–18–6
33 | L | December 23, 1980 | 2–6 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 8–19–6
34 | T | December 27, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 8–19–7
35 | W | December 28, 1980 | 4–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 9–19–7
36 | W | December 31, 1980 | 3–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 10–19–7
37 | T | January 2, 1981 | 2–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 10–19–8
38 | L | January 3, 1981 | 4–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 10–20–8
39 | L | January 6, 1981 | 2–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 10–21–8
40 | L | January 8, 1981 | 4–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 10–22–8
41 | W | January 10, 1981 | 4–1 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 11–22–8
42 | T | January 13, 1981 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 11–22–9
43 | L | January 15, 1981 | 0–10 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 11–23–9
44 | L | January 16, 1981 | 1–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 11–24–9
45 | L | January 20, 1981 | 4–11 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 11–25–9
46 | L | January 22, 1981 | 0–3 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 11–26–9
47 | W | January 24, 1981 | 6–2 | Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 12–26–9
48 | W | January 26, 1981 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 13–26–9
49 | T | January 28, 1981 | 2–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 13–26–10
50 | T | January 29, 1981 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 13–26–11
51 | L | February 1, 1981 | 1–4 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 13–27–11
52 | W | February 3, 1981 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 14–27–11
53 | W | February 5, 1981 | 6–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 15–27–11
54 | L | February 6, 1981 | 3–7 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 15–28–11
55 | W | February 8, 1981 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 16–28–11
56 | T | February 12, 1981 | 2–2 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 16–28–12
57 | L | February 14, 1981 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 16–29–12
58 | W | February 17, 1981 | 6–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 17–29–12
59 | W | February 19, 1981 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 18–29–12
60 | L | February 21, 1981 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 18–30–12
61 | L | February 25, 1981 | 2–3 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 18–31–12
62 | L | February 27, 1981 | 2–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 18–32–12
63 | T | March 1, 1981 | 4–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 18–32–13
64 | T | March 4, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 18–32–14
65 | T | March 8, 1981 | 4–4 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 18–32–15
66 | T | March 10, 1981 | 4–4 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 18–32–16
67 | L | March 12, 1981 | 4–9 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 18–33–16
68 | L | March 14, 1981 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 18–34–16
69 | L | March 17, 1981 | 3–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 18–35–16
70 | L | March 19, 1981 | 3–6 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 18–36–16
71 | W | March 21, 1981 | 5–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) | 19–36–16
72 | L | March 22, 1981 | 3–9 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) | 19–37–16
73 | L | March 24, 1981 | 4–7 | @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) | 19–38–16
74 | L | March 26, 1981 | 0–2 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 19–39–16
75 | L | March 28, 1981 | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 19–40–16
76 | L | March 29, 1981 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 19–41–16
77 | T | March 31, 1981 | 5–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 19–41–17
78 | T | April 2, 1981 | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 19–41–18
79 | L | April 4, 1981 | 4–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 19–42–18
80 | L | April 5, 1981 | 2–7 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 19–43–18

## Playoffs

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## Player statistics

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Scoring
Player  | Pos  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM  | +/-  | PPG  | SHG  | GWG

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Dale McCourt | C | 80 | 30 | 56 | 86 | 50 | -17 | 11 | 2 | 2
John Ogrodnick | LW | 80 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 14 | -17 | 9 | 2 | 2
Mike Foligno | RW | 80 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 210 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 5
Reed Larson | D | 78 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 153 | -35 | 8 | 0 | 0
Willie Huber | D | 80 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 130 | -28 | 3 | 0 | 0
Vaclav Nedomansky | RW | 74 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 30 | -35 | 6 | 0 | 0
Mark Kirton | C | 50 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 24 | -30 | 6 | 1 | 3
Errol Thompson | LW | 39 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 52 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 2
George Lyle | LW | 31 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0
Paul Woods | LW | 67 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 45 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 1
Brent Peterson | C | 53 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1
Jim Korn | D/LW | 63 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 246 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 1
Gary McAdam | LW | 40 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 27 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0
Glenn Hicks | LW | 58 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
John Barrett | D | 56 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 60 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 1
Jean Hamel | D | 68 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 57 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Dan Labraaten | LW | 44 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0
Rick Vasko | D | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0
Mike Blaisdell | RW | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0
Perry Miller | D | 64 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 70 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0
Brad Smith | RW | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 93 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0
Joe Paterson | LW | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
Pete Mahovlich | C | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1
Jody Gage | RW | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0
Dennis Polonich | C/RW | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 77 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0
Earl Ingarfield | C | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Mal Davis | LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0
Greg Joly | D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0
Rick Smith | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0
Gilles Gilbert | G | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Larry Lozinski | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Jim Rutherford | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Tom Bladon | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Al Jensen | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Claude Legris | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

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Player  | MIN  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | GA  | GAA  | SO

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Gilles Gilbert | 2618 | 48 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 175 | 4.01 | 0
Larry Lozinski | 1459 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 105 | 4.32 | 0
Jim Rutherford | 600 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 4.30 | 0
Al Jensen | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0
Claude Legris | 63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.81 | 0
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 334 | 4.17 | 0

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MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

## Awards and records

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## Transactions

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## Draft picks

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Detroit's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round  | #  | Player  | Nationality  | College/Junior/Club team (League)

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1 | 11 | Mike Blaisdell |  Canada | Regina Pats (WHL)
3 | 46 | Mark Osborne |  Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
5 | 88 | Mike Corrigan |  Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
6 | 109 | Wayne Crawford |  Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
7 | 130 | Mike Braun |  Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
8 | 151 | Jeff Beukeboom |  Canada | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
9 | 172 | Dave Miles |  Canada | Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL)
10 | 193 | Brian Rorabeck |  Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)

## Farm teams

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## See also

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## References

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1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152\. ISBN 9781894801225.
2. ^ "1980–81 NHL Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.
3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
4. ^ "1980-81 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.

* "1980–81 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

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