1980-81 Edmonton Oilers Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 29-35-16 - 74 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 5-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 3-0
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-2
Coach: Bryan Watson (4-9-5)
Coach: Glen Sather (25-26-11)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1980-81 Edmonton Oilers RosterTeam Record: 29-35-16 - 74 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 5-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 3-0
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-2
Coach: Bryan Watson (4-9-5)
Coach: Glen Sather (25-26-11)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1980-81 Edmonton Oilers Results
The Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 29 wins and 35 losses and 16 ties for 74 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Smythe Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.
The Oilers netted 328 goals and conceded 327. Wayne Gretzky scored 55 goals for Edmonton, while Glenn Anderson and Jari Kurri tallied 30 or more as well. Wayne Gretzky contributed 109 assists. Eddie Mio topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 3.89 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Bryan Watson and Glen Sather coached the team. The 1980-81 Edmonton Oilers lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | C | 80 | 55 | 109 | 164 | 28 | 41 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 261 | 21.1 |
| Jari Kurri | R | 75 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 15.8 |
| Mark Messier | C | 72 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 102 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 12.8 |
| Brett Callighen | L | 55 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 19.7 |
| Glenn Anderson | R | 58 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 160 | 18.8 |
| Matti Hagman | C | 75 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 20.8 |
| Risto Siltanen | D | 79 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 54 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 209 | 8.1 |
| Blair MacDonald | R | 51 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 27 | -8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 14.2 |
| Kevin Lowe | D | 79 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 94 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 8.7 |
| Stan Weir | C | 70 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 40 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 14.3 |
| Paul Coffey | D | 74 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 130 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 8.0 |
| Pat Price | D | 59 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 193 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 8.9 |
| Lee Fogolin | D | 80 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 14.6 |
| Dave Hunter | L | 78 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 98 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 11.5 |
| Doug Hicks | D | 59 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 76 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 4.6 |
| Dave Semenko | L | 58 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 80 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 26.2 |
| Don Murdoch | R | 40 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 18 | -16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 9.8 |
| Dave Lumley | R | 53 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 74 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 13.0 |
| Curt Brackenbury | R | 58 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 153 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Charlie Huddy | D | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Peter Driscoll | L | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Don Ashby | C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Eddie Mio | G | 43 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Low | G | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Hughes | D | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Tom Roulston | R | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Garry Lariviere | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Gary Edwards | G | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Sommer | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Andy Moog | G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete LoPresti | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Unger | C | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Tom Bladon | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Hughes | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1444 | 328 | 544 | 872 | 1526 | 14 | 77 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 2386 | 13.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Mio | 43 | 2393 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 3.89 | 0 | ||
| Gary Edwards | 15 | 729 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3.62 | 0 | ||
| Ron Low | 24 | 1260 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 4.43 | 0 | ||
| Andy Moog | 7 | 313 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.83 | 0 | ||
| Pete LoPresti | 2 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.57 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 91 | 4800 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 320 | 4.00 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | C | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jari Kurri | R | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Messier | C | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brett Callighen | L | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Anderson | R | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matti Hagman | C | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Risto Siltanen | D | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Lowe | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan Weir | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Coffey | D | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Fogolin | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hunter | L | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Hicks | D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Semenko | L | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Lumley | R | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Edwards | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Moog | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Unger | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Hughes | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 162 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 155 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 | ||
| Andy Moog | 9 | 526 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3.65 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 546 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3.74 | 0 |
