Mike Bossy
#22 · Right wing · New York Islanders · Hockey Hall of Fame
Born Jan 22, 1957 in Montréal, Quebec, CAN · 6'0", 186 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 15th overall in 1977 by NYI (round 1)
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The forwards closest to him in points in 1980-81. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Dave Taylor
LAK ·
112 P in 72 GP
Peter Stastny
QUE ·
109 P in 77 GP
Kent Nilsson
CGY ·
131 P in 80 GP
Mike Rogers
HFD ·
105 P in 80 GP
Charlie Simmer
LAK ·
105 P in 65 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | NYI | 73 | 53 | 38 | 91 | 31 | 6 | 235 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 1978-79 | NYI | 80 | 69 | 57 | 126 | 63 | 25 | 279 | 0 | 1.58 |
| 1979-80 | NYI | 75 | 51 | 41 | 92 | 28 | 12 | 244 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 1980-81 | NYI | 79 | 68 | 51 | 119 | 38 | 32 | 315 | 0 | 1.51 |
| 1981-82 | NYI | 80 | 64 | 83 | 147 | 69 | 22 | 301 | 0 | 1.84 |
| 1982-83 | NYI | 79 | 60 | 58 | 118 | 27 | 20 | 274 | 0 | 1.49 |
| 1983-84 | NYI | 67 | 51 | 67 | 118 | 65 | 8 | 246 | 0 | 1.76 |
| 1984-85 | NYI | 76 | 58 | 59 | 117 | 37 | 38 | 285 | 0 | 1.54 |
| 1985-86 | NYI | 80 | 61 | 62 | 123 | 30 | 14 | 302 | 0 | 1.54 |
| 1986-87 | NYI | 63 | 38 | 37 | 75 | -8 | 33 | 226 | 0 | 1.19 |
| 10 seasons | Career | 752 | 573 | 553 | 1126 | 380 | 210 | 2707 | 0 | 1.50 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | NYI | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 1978-79 | NYI | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0.80 |
| 1979-80 | NYI | 16 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -4 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 1.44 |
| 1980-81 | NYI | 18 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 1.94 |
| 1981-82 | NYI | 19 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 1.42 |
| 1982-83 | NYI | 19 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 1.37 |
| 1983-84 | NYI | 21 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 1984-85 | NYI | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 1.10 |
| 1985-86 | NYI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 1986-87 | NYI | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 10 seasons | Playoffs | 129 | 85 | 75 | 160 | 34 | 38 | 436 | 0 | 1.24 |
1980-81 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 68 | 51 | 119 | 38 | 32 | 315 | 0 | 1.51 | 21.6 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1981 | @ BUF | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 4, 1981 | vs WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 2, 1981 | vs NYR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 31, 1981 | @ MTL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 29, 1981 | @ WSH | W 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 28, 1981 | vs PIT | T 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 24, 1981 | @ STL | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 22, 1981 | @ CHI | W 6-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 20, 1981 | @ CLR | W 5-3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 17, 1981 | vs MTL | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 14, 1981 | vs PHI | T 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 12, 1981 | @ EDM | W 5-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 11, 1981 | @ WIN | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 7, 1981 | vs VAN | W 3-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 3, 1981 | vs EDM | T 8-8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 28, 1981 | @ LAK | W 2-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 27, 1981 | @ VAN | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1981 | @ MNS | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 21, 1981 | vs CHI | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 17, 1981 | vs TOR | L 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 14, 1981 | vs STL | T 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 12, 1981 | @ PIT | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 7, 1981 | vs MNS | T 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 4, 1981 | @ NYR | L 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 3, 1981 | vs LAK | W 8-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 1, 1981 | @ BOS | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 31, 1981 | @ QUE | L 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 28, 1981 | @ TOR | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 26, 1981 | vs BUF | L 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 24, 1981 | vs QUE | W 7-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 22, 1981 | @ DET | W 3-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 20, 1981 | vs CGY | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 17, 1981 | vs WSH | W 6-4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 13, 1981 | vs PIT | W 6-3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 11, 1981 | @ PHI | W 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 10, 1981 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 7, 1981 | @ PIT | L 3-7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 6, 1981 | vs TOR | W 6-3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 3, 1981 | vs HFD | W 8-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1981 | @ NYR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 30, 1980 | vs CLR | W 9-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1980 | @ HFD | T 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 23, 1980 | vs CGY | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 21, 1980 | @ CHI | W 9-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 20, 1980 | vs QUE | W 5-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 16, 1980 | vs WIN | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 14, 1980 | @ WIN | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 13, 1980 | @ CGY | T 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 10, 1980 | @ EDM | W 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 7, 1980 | @ VAN | W 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 6, 1980 | @ LAK | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 4, 1980 | @ CLR | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 2, 1980 | vs CLR | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 30, 1980 | @ QUE | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 29, 1980 | vs DET | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1980 | @ MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 24, 1980 | vs WIN | T 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 22, 1980 | vs NYR | W 6-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 20, 1980 | vs HFD | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 18, 1980 | @ STL | W 7-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 17, 1980 | @ MNS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 15, 1980 | vs BUF | W 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 12, 1980 | @ TOR | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 11, 1980 | vs MNS | T 6-6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 8, 1980 | vs CHI | W 7-3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 6, 1980 | @ BOS | W 4-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 4, 1980 | vs DET | W 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 1, 1980 | vs LAK | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 28, 1980 | vs MTL | W 6-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 26, 1980 | @ BUF | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 25, 1980 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 23, 1980 | @ PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 21, 1980 | vs VAN | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 19, 1980 | @ HFD | T 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 18, 1980 | vs EDM | T 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | @ DET | W 6-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 14, 1980 | vs STL | T 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 12, 1980 | @ WSH | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 11, 1980 | vs BOS | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |