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Montréal Canadiens, 1980-81
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1980-81 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 80 | 45-22-13 | 103 | 0.644 | 332 | 232 | +100 | 31-7-2 | 14-15-11 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Playoffs
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round |  Edmonton Oilers |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Shutt |
L | 77 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 30 | 51 | 232 | 0 |
 Mark Napier |
R | 79 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 34 | 24 | 185 | 0 |
 Guy Lafleur |
R | 51 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 24 | 29 | 191 | 0 |
 Mario Tremblay |
R | 77 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 16 | 123 | 254 | 0 |
 Rejean Houle |
L | 77 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 20 | 83 | 158 | 0 |
 Yvon Lambert |
L | 73 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 7 | 39 | 117 | 0 |
 Pierre Larouche |
C | 61 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 13 | 28 | 154 | 0 |
 Larry Robinson |
D | 65 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 47 | 37 | 130 | 0 |
 Bob Gainey |
L | 78 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 13 | 36 | 181 | 0 |
 Rod Langway |
D | 80 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 52 | 120 | 165 | 0 |
 Pierre Mondou |
C | 57 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 106 | 0 |
 Keith Acton |
C | 61 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 5 | 74 | 101 | 0 |
 Doug Jarvis |
C | 80 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 34 | 122 | 0 |
 Doug Risebrough |
C | 48 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 93 | 94 | 0 |
 Brian Engblom |
D | 80 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 63 | 96 | 120 | 0 |
 Gaston Gingras |
D | 55 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 22 | 133 | 0 |
 Serge Savard |
D | 77 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 63 | 0 |
 Chris Nilan |
R | 64 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 262 | 69 | 0 |
 Doug Wickenheiser |
C | 41 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 56 | 0 |
 Guy Lapointe |
D | 34 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 79 | 47 | 0 |
 Robert Picard |
D | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
 Guy Carbonneau |
C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Baker |
D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 32 | 8 | 0 |
 David Orleski |
D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Chartraw |
D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
 Yvan Joly |
R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Richard Sevigny |
33 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 768 | 697 | 71 | 2.40 | 0.908 |
 Michel Larocque |
28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 683 | 601 | 82 | 3.04 | 0.880 |
 Denis Herron |
25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 550 | 483 | 67 | 3.52 | 0.878 |
 Rick Wamsley |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 102 | 8 | 1.91 | 0.927 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1981 | @ BOS | W 4-2 | 24 | 25 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | vs HFD | W 6-1 | 38 | 17 |
| Mar 31, 1981 | vs NYI | W 3-1 | 29 | 25 |
| Mar 29, 1981 | @ QUE | L 0-4 | 18 | 34 |
| Mar 28, 1981 | vs NYR | L 2-6 | 26 | 25 |
| Mar 26, 1981 | vs CGY | W 8-2 | 39 | 18 |
| Mar 22, 1981 | @ WSH | T 2-2 | 39 | 35 |
| Mar 21, 1981 | vs VAN | W 5-3 | 20 | 28 |
| Mar 18, 1981 | @ HFD | L 3-9 | 20 | 29 |
| Mar 17, 1981 | @ NYI | T 3-3 | 30 | 31 |
| Mar 14, 1981 | vs CLR | W 2-1 | 33 | 18 |
| Mar 12, 1981 | vs STL | W 4-3 | 36 | 22 |
| Mar 11, 1981 | @ PIT | W 2-1 | 41 | 27 |
| Mar 9, 1981 | @ MNS | T 1-1 | 41 | 28 |
| Mar 7, 1981 | @ WIN | L 2-4 | 33 | 41 |
| Mar 4, 1981 | vs WIN | W 9-3 | 37 | 32 |
| Mar 1, 1981 | @ NYR | T 4-4 | 27 | 22 |
| Feb 28, 1981 | vs TOR | W 5-3 | 35 | 20 |
| Feb 26, 1981 | vs CLR | W 6-0 | 32 | 27 |
| Feb 24, 1981 | @ STL | T 2-2 | 36 | 22 |
| Feb 22, 1981 | @ BUF | W 4-2 | 26 | 35 |
| Feb 21, 1981 | vs DET | W 4-1 | 43 | 32 |
| Feb 19, 1981 | vs BUF | W 5-2 | 26 | 26 |
| Feb 15, 1981 | @ PHI | T 5-5 | 28 | 32 |
| Feb 14, 1981 | vs WSH | W 6-1 | 37 | 21 |
| Feb 12, 1981 | vs STL | T 3-3 | 33 | 22 |
| Feb 7, 1981 | vs BOS | W 6-2 | 37 | 25 |
| Feb 5, 1981 | vs MNS | W 7-0 | 44 | 23 |
| Feb 3, 1981 | @ CLR | W 5-2 | 30 | 26 |
| Jan 31, 1981 | @ LAK | L 1-4 | 47 | 25 |
| Jan 29, 1981 | @ CGY | T 4-4 | 39 | 31 |
| Jan 28, 1981 | @ EDM | L 1-9 | 31 | 27 |
| Jan 24, 1981 | vs PHI | W 6-3 | 30 | 37 |
| Jan 21, 1981 | @ CHI | L 2-4 | 39 | 26 |
| Jan 19, 1981 | @ MNS | L 3-6 | 35 | 38 |
| Jan 17, 1981 | @ TOR | L 5-6 | 38 | 27 |
| Jan 15, 1981 | vs WIN | W 7-3 | 48 | 14 |
| Jan 12, 1981 | vs EDM | W 5-0 | 35 | 20 |
| Jan 10, 1981 | vs QUE | T 5-5 | 32 | 22 |
| Jan 8, 1981 | vs PIT | W 4-2 | 50 | 27 |
| Jan 6, 1981 | @ DET | W 6-2 | 29 | 21 |
| Jan 3, 1981 | vs CHI | W 2-1 | 36 | 19 |
| Jan 2, 1981 | @ HFD | W 3-1 | 37 | 22 |
| Dec 30, 1980 | vs LAK | W 4-0 | 26 | 23 |
| Dec 28, 1980 | @ NYR | W 5-2 | 28 | 26 |
| Dec 27, 1980 | vs WSH | W 7-4 | 39 | 31 |
| Dec 23, 1980 | @ QUE | T 2-2 | 38 | 23 |
| Dec 20, 1980 | @ EDM | L 3-4 | 25 | 28 |
| Dec 18, 1980 | @ CGY | W 4-0 | 33 | 12 |
| Dec 17, 1980 | @ VAN | T 4-4 | 34 | 26 |
| Dec 13, 1980 | vs EDM | W 4-1 | 38 | 33 |
| Dec 11, 1980 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | 36 | 29 |
| Dec 10, 1980 | @ PIT | L 3-4 | 45 | 35 |
| Dec 6, 1980 | vs BOS | W 4-1 | 25 | 21 |
| Dec 4, 1980 | vs PIT | L 2-3 | 33 | 28 |
| Dec 3, 1980 | @ BUF | W 6-5 | 30 | 24 |
| Nov 29, 1980 | vs MNS | L 2-4 | 32 | 31 |
| Nov 27, 1980 | vs NYI | L 3-4 | 36 | 29 |
| Nov 25, 1980 | vs CGY | L 4-5 | 38 | 25 |
| Nov 22, 1980 | vs PHI | W 7-3 | 36 | 22 |
| Nov 20, 1980 | vs DET | W 7-3 | 30 | 32 |
| Nov 19, 1980 | @ TOR | W 5-4 | 36 | 28 |
| Nov 16, 1980 | @ WIN | W 5-1 | 39 | 17 |
| Nov 14, 1980 | @ VAN | T 3-3 | 32 | 28 |
| Nov 12, 1980 | @ LAK | W 8-4 | 32 | 25 |
| Nov 11, 1980 | @ CLR | W 8-2 | 26 | 20 |
| Nov 8, 1980 | vs LAK | W 3-0 | 40 | 14 |
| Nov 6, 1980 | @ DET | L 2-3 | 28 | 25 |
| Nov 4, 1980 | vs QUE | W 5-4 | 36 | 24 |
| Nov 1, 1980 | vs NYR | W 7-4 | 34 | 24 |
| Oct 30, 1980 | vs HFD | W 8-2 | 39 | 29 |
| Oct 28, 1980 | @ NYI | L 4-6 | 33 | 31 |
| Oct 25, 1980 | vs BUF | L 2-5 | 40 | 24 |
| Oct 23, 1980 | @ CHI | W 7-2 | 42 | 25 |
| Oct 21, 1980 | @ STL | L 3-4 | 39 | 31 |
| Oct 19, 1980 | @ PHI | L 1-2 | 25 | 40 |
| Oct 18, 1980 | vs VAN | W 4-1 | 35 | 30 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | @ WSH | T 3-3 | 27 | 35 |
| Oct 12, 1980 | @ BOS | L 2-3 | 22 | 29 |
| Oct 11, 1980 | vs CHI | L 4-5 | 38 | 34 |