1980-81 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
Team Record: 45-22-13 - 103 points
in the NHL's Norris Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Claude Ruel (45-22-13)
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 45 wins and 22 losses and 13 ties for 103 points in the NHL's Norris Division.
The club paced the league with just 232 goals allowed. The club scored 332 goals. Mark Napier and Steve Shutt netted 35 goals for the squad each, while Guy Lafleur contributed 43 assists. Richard Sevigny topped the team with 20 wins, and Michel Larocque added 15 or more victories also. Richard Sevigny registered a 2.4 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Claude Ruel coached the team. The 1980-81 Montreal Canadiens lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Shutt | L | 77 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 51 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 232 | 15.1 |
| Mark Napier | R | 79 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 185 | 18.9 |
| Guy Lafleur | R | 51 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 191 | 14.1 |
| Mario Tremblay | R | 77 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 123 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 254 | 9.8 |
| Rejean Houle | L | 77 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 83 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 158 | 17.1 |
| Yvon Lambert | L | 73 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 18.8 |
| Pierre Larouche | C | 61 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 16.2 |
| Larry Robinson | D | 65 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 37 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 130 | 9.2 |
| Bob Gainey | L | 78 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 181 | 12.7 |
| Rod Langway | D | 80 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 120 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 6.7 |
| Pierre Mondou | C | 57 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 16.0 |
| Keith Acton | C | 61 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 14.9 |
| Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 13.1 |
| Doug Risebrough | C | 48 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 13.8 |
| Brian Engblom | D | 80 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 96 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Gaston Gingras | D | 55 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 3.8 |
| Serge Savard | D | 77 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 6.3 |
| Chris Nilan | R | 57 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 262 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 10.1 |
| Doug Wickenheiser | C | 41 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 12.5 |
| Guy Lapointe | D | 33 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 79 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2.1 |
| Robert Picard | D | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 |
| Denis Herron | G | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michel Larocque | G | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guy Carbonneau | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rick Chartraw | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Yvan Joly | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Baker | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Rick Wamsley | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Orleski | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Sevigny | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1515 | 332 | 518 | 850 | 1398 | 383 | 72 | 8 | 45 | 13 | 2709 | 12.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 25 | 1147 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 3.50 | |||
| Rick Wamsley | 5 | 253 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.90 | |||
| Richard Sevigny | 33 | 1777 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 2.40 | |||
| Michel Larocque | 28 | 1623 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 3.03 | |||
| Totals | 91 | 4800 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 228 | 2.85 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Shutt | L | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Napier | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Lafleur | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mario Tremblay | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rejean Houle | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yvon Lambert | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Larouche | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Robinson | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Gainey | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Langway | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Mondou | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keith Acton | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Jarvis | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Risebrough | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Engblom | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaston Gingras | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Savard | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Nilan | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Lapointe | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robert Picard | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Sevigny | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 54 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Sevigny | 3 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.33 | 97 | 84 | .866 |
| Totals | 3 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.33 | 97 | 84 | .866 |
