1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season

1980–81 Edmonton Oilers
Division 4th Smythe
Conference 8th Campbell
1980–81 record 29–35–16
Home record 17–13–10
Road record 12–22–6
Goals for 328 (6th)
Goals against 327 (15th)
Team information
General Manager Glen Sather
Coach Bryan Watson (Oct-Nov)
Glen Sather (Nov-Apr)
Captain Blair MacDonald (Oct-Mar)
Lee Fogolin (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captains None
Arena Northlands Coliseum
Average attendance 17,423 (99.7%)
Minor league affiliations Wichita Wind (CHL)
Team leaders
Goals Wayne Gretzky (55)
Assists Wayne Gretzky (109)
Points Wayne Gretzky (164)
Penalties in minutes Pat Price (193)
Plus/minus Wayne Gretzky (+41)
Wins Eddie Mio (16)
Goals against average Gary Edwards (3.62)
<1979–80 1981–82>

The 1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' second season in the NHL, and they finished with 74 points, a 5-point improvement from their 1st season.

Wayne Gretzky would run away with the Art Ross Trophy, awarded to the leading scorer, as he finished with 164 points, 29 points ahead of runner-up Marcel Dionne of the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky would also win his 2nd straight Hart Trophy, awarded to the MVP of the NHL. His 164 points were an NHL record, previously held by Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins in the 1970–71 NHL season when he scored 152 points. Youngsters Jari Kurri and Mark Messier would have very good offensive seasons, finishing 2nd and 3rd on the Oilers scoring list.

Eddie Mio would get the majority of action in the Oilers goal, playing in a team high 43 games and having 16 wins, which set a franchise record.

In the playoffs, the Oilers would face the heavily favoured Montreal Canadiens in the opening round, and they would shock the hockey world by sweeping Montreal in 3 games. In the quarter-finals, the Oilers would play the defending Stanley Cup Champion New York Islanders, and would take them to 6 games before being eliminated.

Season 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

1980–81 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

In Game One of the series versus Montreal, Wayne Gretzky had five assists. This was a single game playoff record.[82]

1981 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky 80 55 109 164 28
Jari Kurri 75 32 43 75 40
Mark Messier 72 23 40 63 102
Brett Callighen 55 25 35 60 32
Glenn Anderson 58 30 23 53 24

Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Gary Edwards 15 729 5 3 4 44 0 3.62
Andy Moog 7 313 3 3 0 20 0 3.83
Eddie Mio 43 2393 16 15 9 155 0 3.89
Ron Low 24 1260 5 13 3 93 0 4.43
Pete LoPresti 2 105 0 1 0 8 0 4.57

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky 9 7 14 21 4
Glenn Anderson 9 5 7 12 12
Jari Kurri 9 5 7 12 4
Brett Callighen 9 4 4 8 6
Paul Coffey 9 4 3 7 22

Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Andy Moog 9 526 5 4 32 0 3.65
Gary Edwards 1 20 0 0 2 0 6.00

Awards and records

Records

  • 153: A new NHL record for most points in a single season by Wayne Gretzky on March 29, 1981.
  • 103: A new NHL record for most assists in a single season by Wayne Gretzky on April 1, 1981.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Glenn Anderson 1st NHL Game October 10, 1980
Paul Coffey
Jari Kurri 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Glenn Anderson 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 12, 1980
Jari Kurri 1st NHL Goal October 18, 1980
Paul Coffey 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 19, 1980
Blair MacDonald 100th NHL Point
Dave Semenko 1st NHL Hat-trick
Paul Coffey 1st NHL Goal October 22, 1980
Doug Hicks 300th NHL PIM
Wayne Gretzky 100th NHL Assist November 7, 1980
Charlie Huddy 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
November 15, 1980
Paul Coffey 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick November 16, 1980
Charlie Huddy 1st NHL Goal
Don Murdoch 100th NHL Assist
Wayne Gretzky 100th NHL Game November 26, 1980
Jari Kurri 1st NHL Hat-trick
John Hughes 200th NHL PIM November 28, 1980
Kevin Lowe 100th NHL PIM December 7, 1980
Tom Roulston 1st NHL Game December 10, 1980
Curt Brackenbury 100th NHL PIM December 16, 1980
Don Murdoch 100th NHL Assist
Tom Roulston 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Lee Fogolin 100th NHL Point December 20, 1980
Wayne Gretzky 3rd NHL Hat-trick December 23, 1980
Andy Moog 1st NHL Game
Andy Moog 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
December 28, 1980
Lee Fogolin 600th NHL PIM December 30, 1980
Andy Moog 1st NHL Win January 2, 1981
Pat Price 100th NHL Point
Wayne Gretzky 200th NHL Point January 9, 1981
Jari Kurri 2nd NHL Hat-trick January 11, 1981
Doug Hicks 100th NHL Assist January 17, 1981
Jari Kurri 3rd NHL Hat-trick January 28, 1981
Roy Sommer 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Wayne Gretzky 4th NHL Hat-trick
2nd NHL Natural Hat-trick
February 6, 1981
Wayne Gretzky 5th NHL Hat-trick
3rd NHL Natural Hat-trick
1st Five-Goal NHL Game
February 18, 1981
Glenn Anderson 1st NHL Hat-trick
1st NHL Natural Hat-trick
February 21, 1981
Mark Messier 200th NHL PIM February 25, 1981
Curt Brackenbury 200th NHL PIM February 27, 1981
Dave Lumley 200th NHL PIM February 28, 1981
Brett Callighen 100th NHL Point March 3, 1981
Mark Messier 1st NHL Gordie Howe Hat-trick March 4, 1981
Tom Roulston 1st NHL Assist
Wayne Gretzky 100th NHL Goal
6th NHL Hat-trick
1st Four-Goal NHL Game
March 7, 1981
Wayne Gretzky 50th Goal in 69 Games March 15, 1981
Brett Callighen 100th NHL PIM March 16, 1981
Mark Messier 1st NHL Hat-trick
Glenn Anderson 2nd NHL Hat-trick March 25, 1981
Dave Hunter 200th NHL PIM March 29, 1981
Dave Semenko
Wayne Gretzky 300th NHL Point April 4, 1981
Risto Siltanen 1st NHL Hat-trick
Curt Brackenbury 100th NHL Game TBD
Brett Callighen
Dave Hunter
Kevin Lowe
Dave Lumley
Blair MacDonald
Mark Messier
Dave Semenko
Risto Siltanen
Matti Hagman 200th NHL Game
Charlie Huddy 1st NHL Game
Pat Price 300th NHL Game
Stan Weir 500th NHL Game
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Glenn Anderson 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
April 8, 1981
Paul Coffey
Jari Kurri 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Garry Lariviere 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Andy Moog 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Win
Risto Siltanen 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
April 9, 1981
Glenn Anderson 1st NHL Assist April 11, 1981
Paul Coffey
Wayne Gretzky 1st NHL Hat-trick
Matti Hagman 1st NHL Goal
Wayne Gretzky 2nd NHL Hat-trick April 19, 1981
Doug Hicks 1st NHL Assist April 20, 1981
Curt Brackenbury 1st NHL Game TBD

Transactions

Trades

June 11, 1980 To Philadelphia Flyers

Ron Areshenkoff
10th round pick in 1980 - Bob O'Brien

To Edmonton Oilers

Barry Dean

February 2, 1981 To Minnesota North Stars

3rd round pick in 1982 - Wally Chapman

To Edmonton Oilers

Gary Edwards

March 10, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings

7th round pick in 1981 - Craig Hurley

To Edmonton Oilers

Garry Unger

March 10, 1981 To New York Rangers

John Hughes

To Edmonton Oilers

Ray Markham

March 10, 1981 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Pat Price

To Edmonton Oilers

Pat Hughes

March 10, 1981 To Vancouver Canucks

Blair MacDonald
Lars-Gunnar Pettersson

To Edmonton Oilers

Garry Lariviere
Ken Berry

Free agents

Player Former Team
D *Tom Bladon Pittsburgh Penguins
Player New Team
D John Bednarski Buffalo Sabres
F Alex Tidey Los Angeles Kings
D Tom Bladon Winnipeg Jets

*Played only one game before becoming a free agent

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 6 Paul Coffey  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
3 48 Shawn Babcock  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
4 69 Jari Kurri  Finland Jokerit (SM-liiga)
5 90 Walt Poddubny  Canada Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
6 111 Mike Winther  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
7 132 Andy Moog  Canada Billings Bighorns (WHL)
8 153 Rob Polman-Tuin  Canada Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)
9 174 Lars-Gunnar Pettersson  Sweden IF Björklöven (Elitserien)

Roster

1980-81 Edmonton Oilers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

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