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Boston Bruins, 1980-81
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Adams Division, Prince of Wales Conference Made the playoffs
1980-81 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 80 | 37-30-13 | 87 | 0.544 | 316 | 272 | +44 | 26-10-4 | 11-20-9 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Playoffs
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round |  Minnesota North Stars |
Lost 0-3 |
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats for it.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Middleton |
R | 80 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 15 | 16 | 222 | 0 |
 Peter McNab |
C | 80 | 37 | 46 | 83 | 12 | 24 | 201 | 0 |
 Brad Park |
D | 78 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 21 | 111 | 201 | 0 |
 Wayne Cashman |
L | 77 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 17 | 80 | 111 | 0 |
 Ray Bourque |
D | 67 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 29 | 96 | 207 | 0 |
 Steve Kasper |
C | 76 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 9 | 94 | 165 | 0 |
 Dwight Foster |
R | 77 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 4 | 62 | 107 | 0 |
 Terry O'Reilly |
R | 77 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 84 | 0 |
 Stan Jonathan |
L | 74 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 192 | 85 | 0 |
 Jean Ratelle |
C | 47 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 62 | 0 |
 Dick Redmond |
D | 78 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 4 | 60 | 152 | 0 |
 Don Marcotte |
L | 72 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 128 | 0 |
 Mike O'connell |
D | 48 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -1 | 42 | 96 | 0 |
 Brad McCrimmon |
D | 78 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 148 | 115 | 0 |
 Keith Crowder |
R | 47 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 172 | 69 | 0 |
 Mike Milbury |
D | 77 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 222 | 77 | 0 |
 Bobby Lalonde |
C | 62 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 31 | 42 | 0 |
 Douglas Morrison |
R | 18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 0 |
 Bob Miller |
C | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 19 | 23 | 0 |
 Craig MacTavish |
C | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 13 | 40 | 0 |
 Mike Gillis |
L | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 | 26 | 0 |
 Barry Pederson |
C | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
 Larry Melnyk |
D | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 39 | 30 | 0 |
 Al Secord |
L | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 0 |
 Thomas Songin |
R | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
 Gary Doak |
D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rogie Vachon |
53 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1218 | 1050 | 168 | 3.34 | 0.862 |
 Jim Craig |
23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 562 | 484 | 78 | 3.68 | 0.861 |
 Marco Baron |
10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 181 | 24 | 2.85 | 0.883 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1981 | vs MTL | L 2-4 | 25 | 24 |
| Apr 4, 1981 | @ PIT | W 5-2 | 32 | 29 |
| Apr 2, 1981 | vs WSH | L 2-3 | 37 | 19 |
| Mar 30, 1981 | @ BUF | T 2-2 | 20 | 33 |
| Mar 28, 1981 | vs CHI | W 5-2 | 26 | 20 |
| Mar 26, 1981 | vs TOR | L 2-3 | 25 | 18 |
| Mar 23, 1981 | vs EDM | W 7-2 | 36 | 21 |
| Mar 21, 1981 | vs CGY | W 4-3 | 33 | 18 |
| Mar 19, 1981 | @ PHI | L 3-5 | 25 | 18 |
| Mar 18, 1981 | @ NYR | L 2-3 | 32 | 22 |
| Mar 15, 1981 | vs HFD | W 4-2 | 31 | 18 |
| Mar 13, 1981 | @ WSH | W 7-1 | 32 | 35 |
| Mar 11, 1981 | @ TOR | T 4-4 | 33 | 29 |
| Mar 8, 1981 | vs VAN | W 4-1 | 25 | 20 |
| Mar 7, 1981 | vs CHI | W 7-1 | 40 | 34 |
| Mar 4, 1981 | @ MNS | T 3-3 | 27 | 31 |
| Mar 3, 1981 | @ STL | L 2-4 | 24 | 30 |
| Mar 1, 1981 | vs BUF | W 6-4 | 40 | 22 |
| Feb 26, 1981 | vs MNS | W 5-1 | 27 | 21 |
| Feb 25, 1981 | @ QUE | L 3-5 | 32 | 21 |
| Feb 21, 1981 | @ CGY | L 2-7 | 37 | 37 |
| Feb 20, 1981 | @ EDM | W 5-1 | 25 | 24 |
| Feb 18, 1981 | @ VAN | W 7-5 | 34 | 27 |
| Feb 14, 1981 | @ LAK | W 5-4 | 38 | 25 |
| Feb 12, 1981 | @ CLR | T 3-3 | 29 | 21 |
| Feb 8, 1981 | vs QUE | L 3-4 | 32 | 26 |
| Feb 7, 1981 | @ MTL | L 2-6 | 25 | 37 |
| Feb 5, 1981 | vs NYR | W 6-3 | 29 | 16 |
| Feb 4, 1981 | @ HFD | T 3-3 | 35 | 23 |
| Feb 1, 1981 | vs NYI | W 6-3 | 36 | 32 |
| Jan 29, 1981 | vs WIN | W 7-6 | 34 | 29 |
| Jan 26, 1981 | vs CLR | W 5-3 | 32 | 23 |
| Jan 24, 1981 | vs LAK | L 4-6 | 36 | 24 |
| Jan 22, 1981 | vs STL | W 7-3 | 27 | 18 |
| Jan 19, 1981 | vs BUF | W 5-1 | 31 | 16 |
| Jan 17, 1981 | vs PHI | W 6-4 | 36 | 29 |
| Jan 15, 1981 | @ CHI | L 2-3 | 23 | 25 |
| Jan 13, 1981 | @ DET | T 3-3 | 25 | 32 |
| Jan 12, 1981 | vs MNS | W 4-3 | 24 | 10 |
| Jan 10, 1981 | @ NYI | W 3-2 | 33 | 27 |
| Jan 8, 1981 | vs DET | W 7-4 | 34 | 19 |
| Jan 5, 1981 | @ WIN | W 4-1 | 25 | 20 |
| Jan 3, 1981 | @ CLR | L 1-4 | 20 | 28 |
| Jan 2, 1981 | @ EDM | L 5-7 | 36 | 21 |
| Dec 31, 1980 | @ CHI | W 4-2 | 35 | 18 |
| Dec 28, 1980 | @ BUF | L 2-5 | 29 | 32 |
| Dec 27, 1980 | @ TOR | W 6-3 | 37 | 35 |
| Dec 20, 1980 | vs HFD | T 4-4 | 39 | 15 |
| Dec 18, 1980 | vs STL | L 3-7 | 31 | 29 |
| Dec 17, 1980 | @ HFD | L 4-5 | 35 | 28 |
| Dec 14, 1980 | vs LAK | W 7-1 | 37 | 16 |
| Dec 13, 1980 | vs VAN | L 1-2 | 28 | 19 |
| Dec 11, 1980 | vs QUE | L 3-5 | 17 | 21 |
| Dec 10, 1980 | @ QUE | W 6-4 | 26 | 16 |
| Dec 7, 1980 | vs WSH | W 7-3 | 28 | 30 |
| Dec 6, 1980 | @ MTL | L 1-4 | 21 | 25 |
| Dec 2, 1980 | vs DET | W 5-3 | 29 | 23 |
| Nov 29, 1980 | vs EDM | W 6-3 | 28 | 18 |
| Nov 27, 1980 | vs PIT | T 3-3 | 26 | 31 |
| Nov 26, 1980 | @ NYR | L 4-6 | 20 | 27 |
| Nov 23, 1980 | vs TOR | T 5-5 | 19 | 24 |
| Nov 22, 1980 | @ WSH | T 2-2 | 27 | 29 |
| Nov 20, 1980 | vs CLR | W 4-2 | 17 | 27 |
| Nov 16, 1980 | vs PHI | W 1-0 | 30 | 19 |
| Nov 15, 1980 | @ PIT | W 7-4 | 35 | 34 |
| Nov 13, 1980 | vs WIN | T 5-5 | 30 | 22 |
| Nov 11, 1980 | @ DET | T 4-4 | 28 | 27 |
| Nov 9, 1980 | vs PIT | W 7-4 | 28 | 21 |
| Nov 6, 1980 | vs NYI | L 2-4 | 30 | 22 |
| Nov 2, 1980 | @ PHI | L 2-4 | 24 | 30 |
| Oct 30, 1980 | vs CGY | L 1-3 | 34 | 19 |
| Oct 26, 1980 | @ WIN | T 7-7 | 28 | 25 |
| Oct 24, 1980 | @ VAN | L 2-3 | 20 | 24 |
| Oct 22, 1980 | @ LAK | L 0-4 | 17 | 36 |
| Oct 18, 1980 | @ STL | L 2-3 | 21 | 30 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | @ CGY | L 1-2 | 21 | 24 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | @ MNS | L 2-3 | 29 | 48 |
| Oct 12, 1980 | vs MTL | W 3-2 | 29 | 22 |
| Oct 11, 1980 | @ NYI | L 2-5 | 21 | 24 |
| Oct 9, 1980 | vs NYR | W 7-2 | 28 | 25 |