1980–81 Washington Capitals season

1980–81 Washington Capitals
Division	5th Patrick
Conference	Campbell
1980–81 record	26–36–18
Goals for	286
Goals against	317
Team information
General manager	Max McNab
Coach	Gary Green
Captain	Ryan Walter
Alternate captains	None

The 1980–81 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New York Islanders	80	48	18	14	355	260	110
Philadelphia Flyers	80	41	24	15	313	249	97
Calgary Flames	80	39	27	14	329	298	92
New York Rangers	80	30	36	14	312	317	74
Washington Capitals	80	26	36	18	286	317	70

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

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
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

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Patrick Division 1980–81 NHL records Team CGY NYI NYR PHI WSH Total Calgary — 1−1−2 2−1−1 2−2 3−1 8−5−3 N.Y. Islanders 1−1−2 — 2−2 1−2−1 4−0 8−5−3 N.Y. Rangers 1−2−1 2−2 — 1−1−2 2−2 6−7−3 Philadelphia 2−2 2−1−1 1−1−2 — 2−2 7−6−3 Washington 1−3 0−4 2−2 2−2 — 5−11−0 Vs. Smythe Division 1980–81 NHL records Team CHI COL EDM STL VAN WIN Total Calgary 0−1−3 1−3 2−1−1 2−2 3−1 3−0−1 11−8−5 N.Y. Islanders 4−0 3−1 2−0−2 2−0−2 3−1 3−0−1 17−2−5 N.Y. Rangers 2−1−1 1−3 2−1−1 0−4 2−1−1 3−1 10−11−3 Philadelphia 1−1−2 4−0 2−2 3−0−1 1−2−1 3−1 14−6−4 Washington 1−1−2 3−0−1 2−1−1 0−2−2 1−1−2 3−0−1 10−5−9 Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1980–81 NHL records Team BOS BUF MIN QUE TOR Total Calgary 3−1 1−2−1 2−2 1−1−2 2−2 9−8−3 N.Y. Islanders 2−2 2−2 2−0−2 3−1 3−1 12−6−2 N.Y. Rangers 2−2 1−2−1 1−1−2 1−1−2 2−2 7−8−5 Philadelphia 2−2 0−2−2 2−1−1 1−2−1 0−2−2 5−9−6 Washington 1−2−1 0−2−2 0−3−1 0−4 3−1 4−12−4 Vs. Norris Division 1980–81 NHL records Team DET HFD LAK MTL PIT Total Calgary 2−1−1 3−1 3−1 1−2−1 2−1−1 11−6−3 N.Y. Islanders 4−0 2−0−2 2−2 2−1−1 1−2−1 11−5−4 N.Y. Rangers 1−2−1 3−1 1−3 1−2−1 1−2−1 7−10−3 Philadelphia 3−1 3−0−1 4−0 1−2−1 4−0 15−3−2 Washington 2−1−1 3−1 1−2−1 0−2−2 1−2−1 7−8−5

Schedule and results

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

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Dennis Maruk	C	80	50	47	97	87	-7	16	2	5
Mike Gartner	RW	80	48	46	94	100	-5	13	0	3
Ryan Walter	C/LW	80	24	44	68	150	-9	4	0	1
Bob Kelly	LW	80	26	36	62	157	-13	8	0	4
Jean Pronovost	RW	80	22	36	58	61	-9	6	1	4
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson	RW	72	21	34	55	26	11	4	2	1
Dennis Ververgaert	RW	79	14	27	41	40	-5	2	0	2
Rick Green	D	65	8	23	31	91	-15	2	0	1
Darren Veitch	D	59	4	21	25	46	-12	1	0	1
Alan Hangsleben	D	76	5	19	24	198	-7	0	0	0
Tim Tookey	C	29	10	13	23	18	-6	6	0	1
Wes Jarvis	C	55	9	14	23	30	-9	0	1	0
Paul Mulvey	LW	55	7	14	21	166	-9	1	0	0
Guy Charron	C	47	5	13	18	2	-4	2	1	0
Glen Currie	C	40	5	13	18	16	-5	2	1	0
Pat Ribble	D	67	3	15	18	103	-13	3	0	1
Rolf Edberg	C	45	8	8	16	6	1	0	0	0
Howard Walker	D	64	2	11	13	100	9	2	0	0
Pierre Bouchard	D	50	3	7	10	28	-18	0	0	0
Rick Smith	D	40	5	4	9	36	7	2	0	2
Mike Palmateer	G	49	0	8	8	17	0	0	0	0
Jim McTaggart	D	52	1	6	7	185	-5	0	0	0
Yvon Labre	D	25	2	4	6	100	-2	0	0	0
Mark Lofthouse	RW/C	3	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0
Errol Rausse	LW	5	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
Archie Henderson	RW	7	1	0	1	28	-1	0	0	0
Greg Theberge	D	1	1	0	1	0	-2	0	0	0
Dwayne Lowdermilk	D	2	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0
Dave Parro	G	18	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Rollie Boutin	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Cassolato	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Inness	G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Johnston	D	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0
Paul MacKinnon	D	14	0	0	0	22	5	0	0	0
Torrie Robertson	LW	3	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Wayne Stephenson	G	20	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Mike Palmateer	2679	49	18	19	9	172	3.85	2
Dave Parro	811	18	4	7	2	49	3.63	1
Wayne Stephenson	1010	20	4	7	5	66	3.92	1
Rollie Boutin	120	2	0	2	0	11	5.50	0
Gary Inness	180	3	0	1	2	9	3.00	0
Team:	4800	80	26	36	18	307	3.84	4

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;

Draft picks

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

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	5	Darren Veitch	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
3	47	Dan Miele	Canada	Providence College (NCAA)
3	55	Torrie Robertson	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
5	89	Timo Blomqvist	Finland	Jokerit (Finland)
6	110	Todd Bidner	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
7	131	Frank Perkins	United States	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
8	152	Bruce Raboin	Canada	Providence College (ECAC)
9	173	Peter Andersson	Sweden	Luleå (Sweden)
10	194	Tony Camazzola	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

See also

• 1980–81 NHL season

External links

• "1980–81 Washington Capitals Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.