1980–81 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1980-1981 was the tenth season in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks who finished 3rd in the NHL's Smythe Division, scoring 289 goals and allowing 301.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
St. Louis Blues	80	45	18	17	352	281	107
Chicago Black Hawks	80	31	33	16	304	315	78
Vancouver Canucks	80	28	32	20	289	301	76
Edmonton Oilers	80	29	35	16	328	327	74
Colorado Rockies	80	22	45	13	258	344	57
Winnipeg Jets	80	9	57	14	246	400	32

^[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.

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 10, 1980	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	1–0–0
2	W	October 12, 1980	8–2	Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	2–0–0
3	L	October 15, 1980	2–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	2–1–0
4	W	October 16, 1980	5–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	3–1–0
5	L	October 18, 1980	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	3–2–0
6	W	October 21, 1980	6–3	@ New York Islanders (1980–81)	4–2–0
7	L	October 22, 1980	2–3	@ New York Rangers (1980–81)	4–3–0
8	W	October 24, 1980	3–2	Boston Bruins (1980–81)	5–3–0
9	W	October 26, 1980	8–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	6–3–0
10	T	October 29, 1980	3–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	6–3–1
11	T	November 1, 1980	4–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	6–3–2
12	L	November 2, 1980	3–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	6–4–2
13	W	November 5, 1980	4–3	Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	7–4–2
14	W	November 7, 1980	3–2	Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	8–4–2
15	W	November 8, 1980	6–4	New York Rangers (1980–81)	9–4–2
16	L	November 11, 1980	2–8	St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	9–5–2
17	T	November 14, 1980	3–3	Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	9–5–3
18	L	November 16, 1980	2–3	Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	9–6–3
19	W	November 18, 1980	6–1	Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	10–6–3
20	W	November 19, 1980	6–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	11–6–3
21	L	November 22, 1980	3–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	11–7–3
22	T	November 23, 1980	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1980–81)	11–7–4
23	W	November 26, 1980	7–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	12–7–4
24	W	November 28, 1980	6–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	13–7–4
25	T	November 29, 1980	3–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	13–7–5
26	T	December 3, 1980	4–4	Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	13–7–6
27	L	December 4, 1980	1–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	13–8–6
28	L	December 7, 1980	3–5	New York Islanders (1980–81)	13–9–6
29	W	December 9, 1980	4–2	@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)	14–9–6
30	W	December 10, 1980	8–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	15–9–6
31	W	December 13, 1980	2–1	@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)	16–9–6
32	T	December 14, 1980	2–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	16–9–7
33	T	December 17, 1980	4–4	Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	16–9–8
34	W	December 19, 1980	10–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	17–9–8
35	T	December 21, 1980	3–3	Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	17–9–9
36	L	December 26, 1980	3–6	Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	17–10–9
37	L	December 28, 1980	2–3	St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	17–11–9
38	T	December 30, 1980	3–3	Washington Capitals (1980–81)	17–11–10
39	T	January 2, 1981	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	17–11–11
40	L	January 3, 1981	3–6	@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	17–12–11
41	W	January 6, 1981	7–3	@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	18–12–11
42	T	January 7, 1981	1–1	@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	18–12–12
43	T	January 9, 1981	4–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	18–12–13
44	T	January 13, 1981	3–3	Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	18–12–14
45	W	January 16, 1981	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	19–12–14
46	W	January 17, 1981	5–2	@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	20–12–14
47	T	January 20, 1981	2–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	20–12–15
48	L	January 21, 1981	1–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	20–13–15
49	L	January 24, 1981	5–7	New York Rangers (1980–81)	20–14–15
50	L	January 28, 1981	3–7	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	20–15–15
51	L	January 29, 1981	1–3	@ Washington Capitals (1980–81)	20–16–15
52	W	February 1, 1981	6–2	Calgary Flames (1980–81)	21–16–15
53	T	February 3, 1981	3–3	Washington Capitals (1980–81)	21–16–16
54	L	February 7, 1981	2–9	@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81)	21–17–16
55	L	February 8, 1981	2–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81)	21–18–16
56	L	February 12, 1981	3–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	21–19–16
57	T	February 14, 1981	2–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	21–19–17
58	L	February 15, 1981	2–7	@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	21–20–17
59	L	February 18, 1981	5–7	Boston Bruins (1980–81)	21–21–17
60	L	February 20, 1981	3–9	Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	21–22–17
61	L	February 22, 1981	3–5	Calgary Flames (1980–81)	21–23–17
62	W	February 24, 1981	6–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81)	22–23–17
63	L	February 26, 1981	3–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81)	22–24–17
64	L	February 27, 1981	1–5	New York Islanders (1980–81)	22–25–17
65	W	March 1, 1981	3–0	Hartford Whalers (1980–81)	23–25–17
66	W	March 4, 1981	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81)	24–25–17
67	L	March 7, 1981	1–3	@ New York Islanders (1980–81)	24–26–17
68	L	March 8, 1981	1–4	@ Boston Bruins (1980–81)	24–27–17
69	L	March 10, 1981	2–11	@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)	24–28–17
70	W	March 13, 1981	5–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81)	25–28–17
71	W	March 14, 1981	2–1	Buffalo Sabres (1980–81)	26–28–17
72	W	March 17, 1981	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81)	27–28–17
73	L	March 21, 1981	3–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81)	27–29–17
74	T	March 23, 1981	3–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81)	27–29–18
75	T	March 25, 1981	4–4	Colorado Rockies (1980–81)	27–29–19
76	W	March 27, 1981	10–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	28–29–19
77	L	March 29, 1981	2–4	Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	28–30–19
78	T	April 1, 1981	4–4	Winnipeg Jets (1980–81)	28–30–20
79	L	April 3, 1981	2–7	Edmonton Oilers (1980–81)	28–31–20
80	L	April 4, 1981	5–6	@ Calgary Flames (1980–81)	28–32–20

References

↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.

External links

http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/VAN/1981.html

Vancouver Canucks

Founded in 1970 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia

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Rivalries	Calgary Flames

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Culture/Lore	1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot 2014 Heritage Classic Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incident Fin the Whale The Green Men "The House That Heaven Built" Ring of Honour Towel Power USAir Flight 1493 West Coast Express Mark Donnelly Jim Robson

Vancouver Canucks seasons

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

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2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

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1980–81 NHL season

Patrick	Calgary NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Washington

Adams	Boston Buffalo Minnesota Quebec Toronto

Norris	Detroit Hartford Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh

Smythe	Chicago Colorado Edmonton St. Louis Vancouver Winnipeg

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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