1980-81 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 19-43-18 - 56 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Norris Division
Coach: Ted Lindsay (3-14-3)
Coach: Wayne Maxner (16-29-15)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1980-81 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
1980-81 Detroit Red Wings Roster

The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 19 wins and 43 losses and 18 ties for 56 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Norris Division.

The Red Wings scored 252 goals and gave up 339. John Ogrodnick netted 35 goals for Detroit, and Dale McCourt tallied 30 or more, too. Dale McCourt contributed 56 assists. Gilles Gilbert topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 4.01 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Ted Lindsay and Wayne Maxner coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 252
Regular Season Goals Against: 339

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 10, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
October 11, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Los Angeles Kings 8 L 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
October 15, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 L 0-0-0 0-3-0 0-3-0
October 16, 1980 New York Islanders 6 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 0-1-0 0-3-0 0-4-0
October 18, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Hartford Whalers 4 L 0-1-0 0-4-0 0-5-0
October 23, 1980 Colorado Rockies 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 1-1-0 0-4-0 1-5-0
October 25, 1980 New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 2-1-0 0-4-0 2-5-0
October 26, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 6 at New York Rangers 7 L 2-1-0 0-5-0 2-6-0
October 28, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 2-1-1 0-5-0 2-6-1 OT
October 29, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Hartford Whalers 5 L 2-1-1 0-6-0 2-7-1
November 1, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 2-2-1 0-6-0 2-8-1
November 4, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Islanders 6 L 2-2-1 0-7-0 2-9-1
November 6, 1980 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 3-2-1 0-7-0 3-9-1
November 8, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 L 3-2-1 0-8-0 3-10-1
November 11, 1980 Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4 T 3-2-2 0-8-0 3-10-2 OT
November 12, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Buffalo Sabres 4 T 3-2-2 0-8-1 3-10-3 OT
November 15, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 L 3-2-2 0-9-1 3-11-3
November 19, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Quebec Nordiques 2 L 3-2-2 0-10-1 3-12-3
November 20, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 L 3-2-2 0-11-1 3-13-3
November 22, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 2 at St. Louis Blues 6 L 3-2-2 0-12-1 3-14-3
November 26, 1980 Washington Capitals 7 at Detroit Red Wings 7 T 3-2-3 0-12-1 3-14-4 OT
November 29, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 1 at New York Islanders 5 L 3-2-3 0-13-1 3-15-4
December 2, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 5 L 3-2-3 0-14-1 3-16-4
December 4, 1980 Quebec Nordiques 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 3-3-3 0-14-1 3-17-4
December 6, 1980 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 4-3-3 0-14-1 4-17-4
December 7, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Minnesota North Stars 1 T 4-3-3 0-14-2 4-17-5 OT
December 11, 1980 Los Angeles Kings 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 4-4-3 0-14-2 4-18-5
December 13, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7 W 5-4-3 0-14-2 5-18-5
December 14, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Washington Capitals 4 W 5-4-3 1-14-2 6-18-5
December 16, 1980 Edmonton Oilers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 6-4-3 1-14-2 7-18-5
December 18, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 7-4-3 1-14-2 8-18-5
December 20, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Rockies 3 T 7-4-3 1-14-3 8-18-6 OT
December 23, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 6 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 7-5-3 1-14-3 8-19-6
December 27, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 4 T 7-5-3 1-14-4 8-19-7 OT
December 28, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 W 7-5-3 2-14-4 9-19-7
December 31, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 8-5-3 2-14-4 10-19-7
January 2, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 8-5-4 2-14-4 10-19-8 OT
January 3, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 L 8-5-4 2-15-4 10-20-8
January 6, 1981 Montreal Canadiens 6 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 8-6-4 2-15-4 10-21-8
January 8, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 7 L 8-6-4 2-16-4 10-22-8
January 10, 1981 Calgary Flames 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 9-6-4 2-16-4 11-22-8
January 13, 1981 Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 9-6-5 2-16-4 11-22-9 OT
January 15, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Calgary Flames 10 L 9-6-5 2-17-4 11-23-9
January 16, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 9-6-5 2-18-4 11-24-9
January 20, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Los Angeles Kings 11 L 9-6-5 2-19-4 11-25-9
January 22, 1981 New York Islanders 3 at Detroit Red Wings 0 L 9-7-5 2-19-4 11-26-9
January 24, 1981 Colorado Rockies 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6 W 10-7-5 2-19-4 12-26-9
January 26, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 10-7-5 3-19-4 13-26-9
January 28, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Quebec Nordiques 2 T 10-7-5 3-19-5 13-26-10 OT
January 29, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 10-7-6 3-19-5 13-26-11 OT
February 1, 1981 St. Louis Blues 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 10-8-6 3-19-5 13-27-11
February 3, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 11-8-6 3-19-5 14-27-11
February 5, 1981 Los Angeles Kings 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 W 12-8-6 3-19-5 15-27-11
February 6, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 7 L 12-8-6 3-20-5 15-28-11
February 8, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 13-8-6 3-20-5 16-28-11
February 12, 1981 Hartford Whalers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 13-8-7 3-20-5 16-28-12 OT
February 14, 1981 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 13-9-7 3-20-5 16-29-12
February 17, 1981 Winnipeg Jets 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 W 14-9-7 3-20-5 17-29-12
February 19, 1981 New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7 W 15-9-7 3-20-5 18-29-12
February 21, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 15-9-7 3-21-5 18-30-12
February 25, 1981 St. Louis Blues 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 15-10-7 3-21-5 18-31-12
February 27, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5 L 15-10-7 3-22-5 18-32-12
March 1, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Winnipeg Jets 4 T 15-10-7 3-22-6 18-32-13 OT
March 4, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 T 15-10-7 3-22-7 18-32-14 OT
March 8, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Rangers 4 T 15-10-7 3-22-8 18-32-15 OT
March 10, 1981 Hartford Whalers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4 T 15-10-8 3-22-8 18-32-16 OT
March 12, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 9 L 15-10-8 3-23-8 18-33-16
March 14, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 3 at St. Louis Blues 5 L 15-10-8 3-24-8 18-34-16
March 17, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 15-11-8 3-24-8 18-35-16
March 19, 1981 Calgary Flames 6 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 15-12-8 3-24-8 18-36-16
March 21, 1981 Winnipeg Jets 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 16-12-8 3-24-8 19-36-16
March 22, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Minnesota North Stars 9 L 16-12-8 3-25-8 19-37-16
March 24, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Colorado Rockies 7 L 16-12-8 3-26-8 19-38-16
March 26, 1981 Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 L 16-13-8 3-26-8 19-39-16
March 28, 1981 Edmonton Oilers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 16-14-8 3-26-8 19-40-16
March 29, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 16-14-8 3-27-8 19-41-16
March 31, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Calgary Flames 5 T 16-14-8 3-27-9 19-41-17 OT
April 2, 1981 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 T 16-14-9 3-27-9 19-41-18 OT
April 4, 1981 Buffalo Sabres 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 16-15-9 3-27-9 19-42-18
April 5, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Washington Capitals 7 L 16-15-9 3-28-9 19-43-18


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