1979-80 Vancouver Canucks Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 27-37-16 - 70 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Buffalo Sabres 3-1
Coach: Harry Neale (27-37-16)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1979-80 Vancouver Canucks StatisticsTeam Record: 27-37-16 - 70 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Buffalo Sabres 3-1
Coach: Harry Neale (27-37-16)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1979-80 Vancouver Canucks Roster
The Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 27 wins and 37 losses and 16 ties for 70 points, finishing third in the NHL's Smythe Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.
The Canucks netted 256 goals and allowed 281. Stan Smyl scored 31 goals for Vancouver, while Thomas Gradin tallied 30 or more, too. Stan Smyl recorded 47 assists. Glen Hanlon topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.47 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Harry Neale coached the team. The 1979-80 Vancouver Canucks lost in the NHL preliminary round.
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Regular Season Goals For: 256
Regular Season Goals Against: 281
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 1979 | St. Louis Blues 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| October 12, 1979 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 14, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 4 | T | 1-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 1-1-1 | OT | |
| October 17, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 5 at St. Louis Blues 1 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 2-1-1 | ||
| October 18, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 1-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 2-2-1 | ||
| October 20, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 1-1-0 | 1-2-1 | 2-3-1 | ||
| October 21, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 | T | 1-1-0 | 1-2-2 | 2-3-2 | OT | |
| October 24, 1979 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-2-2 | 3-3-2 | ||
| October 27, 1979 | Washington Capitals 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 | W | 3-1-0 | 1-2-2 | 4-3-2 | ||
| October 31, 1979 | New York Islanders 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2 | T | 3-1-1 | 1-2-2 | 4-3-3 | OT | |
| November 2, 1979 | Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | T | 3-1-2 | 1-2-2 | 4-3-4 | OT | |
| November 4, 1979 | New York Rangers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2 | L | 3-2-2 | 1-2-2 | 4-4-4 | ||
| November 6, 1979 | Minnesota North Stars 7 at Vancouver Canucks 7 | T | 3-2-3 | 1-2-2 | 4-4-5 | OT | |
| November 10, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 3-2-3 | 2-2-2 | 5-4-5 | ||
| November 11, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | L | 3-2-3 | 2-3-2 | 5-5-5 | ||
| November 13, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 5 at Atlanta Flames 3 | W | 3-2-3 | 3-3-2 | 6-5-5 | ||
| November 14, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 3-2-3 | 4-3-2 | 7-5-5 | ||
| November 16, 1979 | Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5 | W | 4-2-3 | 4-3-2 | 8-5-5 | ||
| November 18, 1979 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5 | W | 5-2-3 | 4-3-2 | 9-5-5 | ||
| November 20, 1979 | Los Angeles Kings 5 at Vancouver Canucks 1 | L | 5-3-3 | 4-3-2 | 9-6-5 | ||
| November 23, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 | L | 5-4-3 | 4-3-2 | 9-7-5 | ||
| November 24, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at Winnipeg Jets 5 | L | 5-4-3 | 4-4-2 | 9-8-5 | ||
| November 28, 1979 | Winnipeg Jets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 | W | 6-4-3 | 4-4-2 | 10-8-5 | ||
| November 30, 1979 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 1 | T | 6-4-4 | 4-4-2 | 10-8-6 | OT | |
| December 2, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 1 at Quebec Nordiques 3 | L | 6-4-4 | 4-5-2 | 10-9-6 | ||
| December 4, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 5 at New York Islanders 1 | W | 6-4-4 | 5-5-2 | 11-9-6 | ||
| December 5, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 | T | 6-4-4 | 5-5-3 | 11-9-7 | OT | |
| December 8, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | L | 6-4-4 | 5-6-3 | 11-10-7 | ||
| December 9, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | L | 6-4-4 | 5-7-3 | 11-11-7 | ||
| December 11, 1979 | Hartford Whalers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 | W | 7-4-4 | 5-7-3 | 12-11-7 | ||
| December 14, 1979 | Colorado Rockies 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 | W | 8-4-4 | 5-7-3 | 13-11-7 | ||
| December 15, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4 | L | 8-4-4 | 5-8-3 | 13-12-7 | ||
| December 19, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 8-4-4 | 5-9-3 | 13-13-7 | ||
| December 21, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 1 at Washington Capitals 2 | L | 8-4-4 | 5-10-3 | 13-14-7 | ||
| December 22, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 8-4-4 | 5-11-3 | 13-15-7 | ||
| December 28, 1979 | Edmonton Oilers 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | L | 8-5-4 | 5-11-3 | 13-16-7 | ||
| December 29, 1979 | Quebec Nordiques 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6 | W | 9-5-4 | 5-11-3 | 14-16-7 | ||
| January 3, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 2 at St. Louis Blues 6 | L | 9-5-4 | 5-12-3 | 14-17-7 | ||
| January 4, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Rockies 2 | W | 9-5-4 | 6-12-3 | 15-17-7 | ||
| January 6, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 9-5-4 | 6-13-3 | 15-18-7 | ||
| January 8, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 0 at New York Islanders 3 | L | 9-5-4 | 6-14-3 | 15-19-7 | ||
| January 9, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 | L | 9-5-4 | 6-15-3 | 15-20-7 | ||
| January 11, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 4 at Washington Capitals 7 | L | 9-5-4 | 6-16-3 | 15-21-7 | ||
| January 12, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | L | 9-5-4 | 6-17-3 | 15-22-7 | ||
| January 16, 1980 | Atlanta Flames 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | L | 9-6-4 | 6-17-3 | 15-23-7 | ||
| January 18, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2 | T | 9-6-5 | 6-17-3 | 15-23-8 | OT | |
| January 22, 1980 | Colorado Rockies 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | L | 9-7-5 | 6-17-3 | 15-24-8 | ||
| January 23, 1980 | New York Rangers 6 at Vancouver Canucks 4 | L | 9-8-5 | 6-17-3 | 15-25-8 | ||
| January 27, 1980 | Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 | L | 9-9-5 | 6-17-3 | 15-26-8 | ||
| January 29, 1980 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | L | 9-10-5 | 6-17-3 | 15-27-8 | ||
| February 2, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 5 at Minnesota North Stars 4 | W | 9-10-5 | 7-17-3 | 16-27-8 | ||
| February 3, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3 | L | 9-10-5 | 7-18-3 | 16-28-8 | ||
| February 7, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 | W | 9-10-5 | 8-18-3 | 17-28-8 | ||
| February 9, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 9-10-5 | 9-18-3 | 18-28-8 | ||
| February 12, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 5 at Hartford Whalers 5 | T | 9-10-5 | 9-18-4 | 18-28-9 | OT | |
| February 16, 1980 | Washington Capitals 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | L | 9-11-5 | 9-18-4 | 18-29-9 | ||
| February 17, 1980 | New York Islanders 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 | W | 10-11-5 | 9-18-4 | 19-29-9 | ||
| February 19, 1980 | St. Louis Blues 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 | L | 10-12-5 | 9-18-4 | 19-30-9 | ||
| February 22, 1980 | Philadelphia Flyers 7 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | L | 10-13-5 | 9-18-4 | 19-31-9 | ||
| February 23, 1980 | Boston Bruins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 4 | T | 10-13-6 | 9-18-4 | 19-31-10 | OT | |
| February 26, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 4 at Minnesota North Stars 5 | L | 10-13-6 | 9-19-4 | 19-32-10 | ||
| February 29, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at Winnipeg Jets 3 | T | 10-13-6 | 9-19-5 | 19-32-11 | OT | |
| March 1, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 | W | 10-13-6 | 10-19-5 | 20-32-11 | ||
| March 4, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 | W | 11-13-6 | 10-19-5 | 21-32-11 | ||
| March 5, 1980 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | T | 11-13-7 | 10-19-5 | 21-32-12 | OT | |
| March 7, 1980 | Atlanta Flames 9 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | L | 11-14-7 | 10-19-5 | 21-33-12 | ||
| March 9, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Rockies 4 | T | 11-14-7 | 10-19-6 | 21-33-13 | OT | |
| March 10, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 5 at Atlanta Flames 2 | W | 11-14-7 | 11-19-6 | 22-33-13 | ||
| March 13, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 1 at Hartford Whalers 3 | L | 11-14-7 | 11-20-6 | 22-34-13 | ||
| March 15, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 11-14-7 | 11-20-7 | 22-34-14 | OT | |
| March 16, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at Quebec Nordiques 2 | W | 11-14-7 | 12-20-7 | 23-34-14 | ||
| March 19, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | T | 11-14-8 | 12-20-7 | 23-34-15 | OT | |
| March 21, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 | L | 11-15-8 | 12-20-7 | 23-35-15 | ||
| March 23, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques 6 at Vancouver Canucks 2 | L | 11-16-8 | 12-20-7 | 23-36-15 | ||
| March 25, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2 | L | 11-17-8 | 12-20-7 | 23-37-15 | ||
| March 28, 1980 | Hartford Whalers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 4 | T | 11-17-9 | 12-20-7 | 23-37-16 | OT | |
| March 30, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 | W | 12-17-9 | 12-20-7 | 24-37-16 | ||
| April 1, 1980 | Edmonton Oilers 0 at Vancouver Canucks 5 | W | 13-17-9 | 12-20-7 | 25-37-16 | ||
| April 3, 1980 | Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 | W | 14-17-9 | 12-20-7 | 26-37-16 | ||
| April 5, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 5 at Los Angeles Kings 3 | W | 14-17-9 | 13-20-7 | 27-37-16 | ||
| April 8, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| April 9, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 0 at Buffalo Sabres 6 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| April 11, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres 4 at Vancouver Canucks 5 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
| April 12, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 |
