1980–81 Minnesota North Stars season
Don Beaupre (18) | |
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Goals against average | Don Beaupre (3.20) |
The
Offseason
NHL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 16 | Brad Palmer (F) | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
2 | 37 | Don Beaupre (G) |
Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
4 | 79 | Mark Huglen (D) | United States | Roseau High School (USHS-MN) |
5 | 100 | David Jensen (D) | United States | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
6 | 121 | Danny Zavarise (D) | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
7 | 142 | Bill Stewart (RW) | Canada | University of Denver (WCHA) |
8 | 163 | Jeff Walters (RW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
9 | 184 | Bob Lakso (LW) | United States | Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School (USHS-MN) |
10 | 205 | Dave Richter (D) | Canada | University of Michigan (WCHA) |
Regular season
Season standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 327 | 250 | 99 |
Boston Bruins | 80 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 316 | 272 | 87 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 291 | 263 | 87 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 314 | 318 | 78 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 322 | 367 | 71 |
[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.
Record vs. opponents
Adams Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Campbell Conference
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Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 11, 1980 | 9–3 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 15, 1980 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 2–0–0 |
3 | T | October 17, 1980 | 5–5 | @ 1980–81 ) |
2–0–1 |
4 | L | October 18, 1980 | 2–6 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 2–1–1 |
5 | W | October 22, 1980 | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 3–1–1 |
6 | W | October 24, 1980 | 4–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 4–1–1 |
7 | W | October 25, 1980 | 4–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 ) |
5–1–1 |
8 | T | October 29, 1980 | 2–2 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 5–1–2 |
9 | W | November 1, 1980 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 6–1–2 |
10 | W | November 2, 1980 | 8–3 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 7–1–2 |
11 | L | November 7, 1980 | 2–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 7–2–2 |
12 | W | November 9, 1980 | 7–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 8–2–2 |
13 | T | November 11, 1980 | 6–6 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 8–2–3 |
14 | W | November 12, 1980 | 5–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 9–2–3 |
15 | W | November 15, 1980 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 10–2–3 |
16 | L | November 17, 1980 | 1–2 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 10–3–3 |
17 | W | November 19, 1980 | 3–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 11–3–3 |
18 | T | November 20, 1980 | 1–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 11–3–4 |
19 | L | November 22, 1980 | 2–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 11–4–4 |
20 | L | November 26, 1980 | 2–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 11–5–4 |
21 | W | November 29, 1980 | 4–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 12–5–4 |
22 | W | December 1, 1980 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 13–5–4 |
23 | T | December 3, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 13–5–5 |
24 | T | December 6, 1980 | 3–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 13–5–6 |
25 | T | December 7, 1980 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 13–5–7 |
26 | L | December 9, 1980 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 13–6–7 |
27 | L | December 10, 1980 | 2–7 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 13–7–7 |
28 | W | December 13, 1980 | 4–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 ) |
14–7–7 |
29 | L | December 15, 1980 | 3–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 14–8–7 |
30 | L | December 17, 1980 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 14–9–7 |
31 | T | December 20, 1980 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 14–9–8 |
32 | W | December 23, 1980 | 6–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 15–9–8 |
33 | W | December 26, 1980 | 5–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 ) |
16–9–8 |
34 | W | December 27, 1980 | 6–4 | 1980–81 ) |
17–9–8 |
35 | W | December 30, 1980 | 6–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 18–9–8 |
36 | W | January 3, 1981 | 3–0 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 19–9–8 |
37 | T | January 4, 1981 | 2–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 19–9–9 |
38 | T | January 7, 1981 | 1–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 19–9–10 |
39 | L | January 9, 1981 | 2–4 | @ 1980–81 ) |
19–10–10 |
40 | W | January 10, 1981 | 3–2 | Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 20–10–10 |
41 | L | January 12, 1981 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 20–11–10 |
42 | T | January 14, 1981 | 1–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 20–11–11 |
43 | W | January 17, 1981 | 7–1 | Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 21–11–11 |
44 | W | January 19, 1981 | 6–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 22–11–11 |
45 | W | January 21, 1981 | 2–1 | @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) | 23–11–11 |
46 | L | January 22, 1981 | 4–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 23–12–11 |
47 | W | January 24, 1981 | 6–1 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 24–12–11 |
48 | W | January 26, 1981 | 3–2 | Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 25–12–11 |
49 | L | January 28, 1981 | 1–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 25–13–11 |
50 | T | January 29, 1981 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 25–13–12 |
51 | L | January 31, 1981 | 3–7 | New York Rangers (1980–81) | 25–14–12 |
52 | L | February 4, 1981 | 2–6 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) | 25–15–12 |
53 | L | February 5, 1981 | 0–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 25–16–12 |
54 | T | February 7, 1981 | 5–5 | @ New York Islanders (1980–81) | 25–16–13 |
55 | T | February 8, 1981 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1980–81) | 25–16–14 |
56 | L | February 12, 1981 | 3–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 25–17–14 |
57 | W | February 14, 1981 | 7–4 | Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 26–17–14 |
58 | W | February 15, 1981 | 7–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 27–17–14 |
59 | W | February 18, 1981 | 6–2 | 1980–81 ) |
28–17–14 |
60 | W | February 20, 1981 | 5–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 ) |
29–17–14 |
61 | L | February 21, 1981 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) | 29–18–14 |
62 | L | February 23, 1981 | 1–4 | New York Islanders (1980–81) | 29–19–14 |
63 | L | February 25, 1981 | 2–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) | 29–20–14 |
64 | L | February 26, 1981 | 1–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 29–21–14 |
65 | L | February 28, 1981 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) | 29–22–14 |
66 | T | March 4, 1981 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1980–81) | 29–22–15 |
67 | W | March 7, 1981 | 8–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) | 30–22–15 |
68 | T | March 9, 1981 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) | 30–22–16 |
69 | W | March 11, 1981 | 3–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) | 31–22–16 |
70 | L | March 12, 1981 | 3–6 | @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) | 31–23–16 |
71 | L | March 14, 1981 | 4–10 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 31–24–16 |
72 | L | March 18, 1981 | 3–5 | Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 31–25–16 |
73 | T | March 20, 1981 | 1–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) | 31–25–17 |
74 | W | March 22, 1981 | 9–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) | 32–25–17 |
75 | L | March 24, 1981 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 32–26–17 |
76 | L | March 28, 1981 | 2–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) | 32–27–17 |
77 | W | March 29, 1981 | 4–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) | 33–27–17 |
78 | W | March 31, 1981 | 6–3 | St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 34–27–17 |
79 | W | April 4, 1981 | 5–0 | @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) | 35–27–17 |
80 | L | April 5, 1981 | 4–8 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) | 35–28–17 |
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Bobby Smith | 78 | 29 | 64 | 93 | +1 | 73 |
Tim Young | 74 | 25 | 41 | 66 | +6 | 40 |
Al MacAdam | 78 | 21 | 39 | 60 | -6 | 94 |
Steve Payne | 76 | 30 | 28 | 58 | +14 | 88 |
Tom McCarthy | 62 | 23 | 25 | 48 | +3 | 62 |
Craig Hartsburg | 74 | 13 | 30 | 43 | -9 | 124 |
Kent-Erik Andersson | 77 | 17 | 24 | 41 | +8 | 22 |
Steve Christoff | 56 | 26 | 13 | 39 | -9 | 58 |
Gordie Roberts | 50 | 6 | 31 | 37 | +2 | 94 |
Mike Eaves | 48 | 10 | 24 | 34 | +1 | 18 |
Dino Ciccarelli | 32 | 18 | 12 | 30 | +2 | 29 |
Curt Giles | 67 | 5 | 22 | 27 | +8 | 56 |
Greg Smith | 74 | 5 | 21 | 26 | +7 | 126 |
Glen Sharpley | 28 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -4 | 18 |
Mike Fidler | 20 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +5 | 6 |
Ron Zanussi | 41 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +3 | 89 |
Brad Maxwell | 27 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 98 |
Mike Polich | 74 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
Fred Barrett | 62 | 4 | 8 | 12 | E | 72 |
Gary Sargent | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 36 |
Tom Younghans | 74 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 79 |
Paul Shmyr | 61 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +4 | 79 |
Jack Carlson | 43 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 108 |
Brad Palmer | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 22 |
Kevin Maxwell | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
Don Jackson | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 19 |
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
New York Islanders vs. Minnesota North Stars
Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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May 12 | Minnesota | 3 | New York | 6 | |
May 14 | Minnesota | 3 | New York | 6 | |
May 17 | New York | 7 | Minnesota | 5 | |
May 19 | New York | 2 | Minnesota | 4 | |
May 21 | Minnesota | 1 | New York | 5 |
New York wins the series 4–1.
Awards and records
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References
- ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1980-81 Minnesota North Stars Roster and Statistics".