1980-81 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-30-13 - 87 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 0-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Minnesota North Stars 3-0
Coach: Gerry Cheevers (37-30-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1980-81 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 37-30-13 - 87 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 0-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Minnesota North Stars 3-0
Coach: Gerry Cheevers (37-30-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1980-81 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 37 wins and 30 losses and 13 ties for 87 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.
The Bruins netted 316 goals and allowed 272. Rick Middleton scored 44 goals for Boston, while Peter McNab tallied 30 or more, too. Rick Middleton accounted for 59 assists. Rogie Vachon earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.34 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Gerry Cheevers coached the team. The 1980-81 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL preliminary round.
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Regular Season Goals For: 316
Regular Season Goals Against: 272
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 1980 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 11, 1980 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Islanders 5 | L | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 12, 1980 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 15, 1980 | Boston Bruins 2 at Minnesota North Stars 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| October 16, 1980 | Boston Bruins 1 at Calgary Flames 2 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-3-0 | ||
| October 18, 1980 | Boston Bruins 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-4-0 | 2-4-0 | ||
| October 22, 1980 | Boston Bruins 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-5-0 | 2-5-0 | ||
| October 24, 1980 | Boston Bruins 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-6-0 | 2-6-0 | ||
| October 26, 1980 | Boston Bruins 7 at Winnipeg Jets 7 | T | 2-0-0 | 0-6-1 | 2-6-1 | OT | |
| October 30, 1980 | Calgary Flames 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 2-1-0 | 0-6-1 | 2-7-1 | ||
| November 2, 1980 | Boston Bruins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 | L | 2-1-0 | 0-7-1 | 2-8-1 | ||
| November 6, 1980 | New York Islanders 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 2-2-0 | 0-7-1 | 2-9-1 | ||
| November 9, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 3-2-0 | 0-7-1 | 3-9-1 | ||
| November 11, 1980 | Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | T | 3-2-0 | 0-7-2 | 3-9-2 | OT | |
| November 13, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets 5 at Boston Bruins 5 | T | 3-2-1 | 0-7-2 | 3-9-3 | OT | |
| November 15, 1980 | Boston Bruins 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 | W | 3-2-1 | 1-7-2 | 4-9-3 | ||
| November 16, 1980 | Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 4-2-1 | 1-7-2 | 5-9-3 | ||
| November 20, 1980 | Colorado Rockies 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 5-2-1 | 1-7-2 | 6-9-3 | ||
| November 22, 1980 | Boston Bruins 2 at Washington Capitals 2 | T | 5-2-1 | 1-7-3 | 6-9-4 | OT | |
| November 23, 1980 | Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 5 | T | 5-2-2 | 1-7-3 | 6-9-5 | OT | |
| November 26, 1980 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 5-2-2 | 1-8-3 | 6-10-5 | ||
| November 27, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 5-2-3 | 1-8-3 | 6-10-6 | OT | |
| November 29, 1980 | Edmonton Oilers 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 6-2-3 | 1-8-3 | 7-10-6 | ||
| December 2, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 7-2-3 | 1-8-3 | 8-10-6 | ||
| December 6, 1980 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 7-2-3 | 1-9-3 | 8-11-6 | ||
| December 7, 1980 | Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 8-2-3 | 1-9-3 | 9-11-6 | ||
| December 10, 1980 | Boston Bruins 6 at Quebec Nordiques 4 | W | 8-2-3 | 2-9-3 | 10-11-6 | ||
| December 11, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 8-3-3 | 2-9-3 | 10-12-6 | ||
| December 13, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 8-4-3 | 2-9-3 | 10-13-6 | ||
| December 14, 1980 | Los Angeles Kings 1 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 9-4-3 | 2-9-3 | 11-13-6 | ||
| December 17, 1980 | Boston Bruins 4 at Hartford Whalers 5 | L | 9-4-3 | 2-10-3 | 11-14-6 | ||
| December 18, 1980 | St. Louis Blues 7 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 9-5-3 | 2-10-3 | 11-15-6 | ||
| December 20, 1980 | Hartford Whalers 4 at Boston Bruins 4 | T | 9-5-4 | 2-10-3 | 11-15-7 | OT | |
| December 27, 1980 | Boston Bruins 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 9-5-4 | 3-10-3 | 12-15-7 | ||
| December 28, 1980 | Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5 | L | 9-5-4 | 3-11-3 | 12-16-7 | ||
| December 31, 1980 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 9-5-4 | 4-11-3 | 13-16-7 | ||
| January 2, 1981 | Boston Bruins 5 at Edmonton Oilers 7 | L | 9-5-4 | 4-12-3 | 13-17-7 | ||
| January 3, 1981 | Boston Bruins 1 at Colorado Rockies 4 | L | 9-5-4 | 4-13-3 | 13-18-7 | ||
| January 5, 1981 | Boston Bruins 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1 | W | 9-5-4 | 5-13-3 | 14-18-7 | ||
| January 8, 1981 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 10-5-4 | 5-13-3 | 15-18-7 | ||
| January 10, 1981 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Islanders 2 | W | 10-5-4 | 6-13-3 | 16-18-7 | ||
| January 12, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars 3 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 11-5-4 | 6-13-3 | 17-18-7 | ||
| January 13, 1981 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 11-5-4 | 6-13-4 | 17-18-8 | OT | |
| January 15, 1981 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 11-5-4 | 6-14-4 | 17-19-8 | ||
| January 17, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 12-5-4 | 6-14-4 | 18-19-8 | ||
| January 19, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 13-5-4 | 6-14-4 | 19-19-8 | ||
| January 22, 1981 | St. Louis Blues 3 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 14-5-4 | 6-14-4 | 20-19-8 | ||
| January 24, 1981 | Los Angeles Kings 6 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 14-6-4 | 6-14-4 | 20-20-8 | ||
| January 26, 1981 | Colorado Rockies 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 15-6-4 | 6-14-4 | 21-20-8 | ||
| January 29, 1981 | Winnipeg Jets 6 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 16-6-4 | 6-14-4 | 22-20-8 | ||
| February 1, 1981 | New York Islanders 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 17-6-4 | 6-14-4 | 23-20-8 | ||
| February 4, 1981 | Boston Bruins 3 at Hartford Whalers 3 | T | 17-6-4 | 6-14-5 | 23-20-9 | OT | |
| February 5, 1981 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 18-6-4 | 6-14-5 | 24-20-9 | ||
| February 7, 1981 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | L | 18-6-4 | 6-15-5 | 24-21-9 | ||
| February 8, 1981 | Quebec Nordiques 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 18-7-4 | 6-15-5 | 24-22-9 | ||
| February 12, 1981 | Boston Bruins 3 at Colorado Rockies 3 | T | 18-7-4 | 6-15-6 | 24-22-10 | OT | |
| February 14, 1981 | Boston Bruins 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4 | W | 18-7-4 | 7-15-6 | 25-22-10 | ||
| February 18, 1981 | Boston Bruins 7 at Vancouver Canucks 5 | W | 18-7-4 | 8-15-6 | 26-22-10 | ||
| February 20, 1981 | Boston Bruins 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1 | W | 18-7-4 | 9-15-6 | 27-22-10 | ||
| February 21, 1981 | Boston Bruins 2 at Calgary Flames 7 | L | 18-7-4 | 9-16-6 | 27-23-10 | ||
| February 25, 1981 | Boston Bruins 3 at Quebec Nordiques 5 | L | 18-7-4 | 9-17-6 | 27-24-10 | ||
| February 26, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 19-7-4 | 9-17-6 | 28-24-10 | ||
| March 1, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 20-7-4 | 9-17-6 | 29-24-10 | ||
| March 3, 1981 | Boston Bruins 2 at St. Louis Blues 4 | L | 20-7-4 | 9-18-6 | 29-25-10 | ||
| March 4, 1981 | Boston Bruins 3 at Minnesota North Stars 3 | T | 20-7-4 | 9-18-7 | 29-25-11 | OT | |
| March 7, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 21-7-4 | 9-18-7 | 30-25-11 | ||
| March 8, 1981 | Vancouver Canucks 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 22-7-4 | 9-18-7 | 31-25-11 | ||
| March 11, 1981 | Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | T | 22-7-4 | 9-18-8 | 31-25-12 | OT | |
| March 13, 1981 | Boston Bruins 7 at Washington Capitals 1 | W | 22-7-4 | 10-18-8 | 32-25-12 | ||
| March 15, 1981 | Hartford Whalers 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 23-7-4 | 10-18-8 | 33-25-12 | ||
| March 18, 1981 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 23-7-4 | 10-19-8 | 33-26-12 | ||
| March 19, 1981 | Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | L | 23-7-4 | 10-20-8 | 33-27-12 | ||
| March 21, 1981 | Calgary Flames 3 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 24-7-4 | 10-20-8 | 34-27-12 | ||
| March 23, 1981 | Edmonton Oilers 2 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 25-7-4 | 10-20-8 | 35-27-12 | ||
| March 26, 1981 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 25-8-4 | 10-20-8 | 35-28-12 | ||
| March 28, 1981 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 26-8-4 | 10-20-8 | 36-28-12 | ||
| March 30, 1981 | Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2 | T | 26-8-4 | 10-20-9 | 36-28-13 | OT | |
| April 2, 1981 | Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 26-9-4 | 10-20-9 | 36-29-13 | ||
| April 4, 1981 | Boston Bruins 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 | W | 26-9-4 | 11-20-9 | 37-29-13 | ||
| April 5, 1981 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 26-10-4 | 11-20-9 | 37-30-13 | ||
| April 8, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars 5 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | OT | |
| April 9, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars 9 at Boston Bruins 6 | L | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| April 11, 1981 | Boston Bruins 3 at Minnesota North Stars 6 | L | 0-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-3-0 |
