1979–80 NHL season

The **1979–80 NHL season** was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. This season saw the addition of four teams from the collapse of the World Hockey Association (WHA) the previous season as expansion teams. The Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, New England Whalers (later renamed "Hartford Whalers" at the insistence of the Boston Bruins), and Quebec Nordiques joined the NHL bringing a new total of 21 teams. The other two WHA teams (Birmingham Bulls and Cincinnati Stingers) were paid to disband.

### Final standings

_Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes_

_Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold_

#### Prince of Wales Conference

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|Adams Division|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|T|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GF|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GA|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Buffalo Sabres**|80|47|17|16|110|318|201|967||||||||||
|**Boston Bruins**|80|46|21|13|105|310|234|1460||||||||||
|**Minnesota North Stars**|80|36|28|16|88|311|253|1064||||||||||
|**Toronto Maple Leafs**|80|35|40|5|75|304|327|1158||||||||||
|Quebec Nordiques|80|25|44|11|61|248|313|1062||||||||||

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|Norris Division|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|T|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GF|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GA|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Montreal Canadiens**|80|47|20|13|107|328|240|874||||||||||
|**Los Angeles Kings**|80|30|36|14|74|290|313|1124||||||||||
|**Pittsburgh Penguins**|80|30|37|13|73|251|303|1038||||||||||
|**Hartford Whalers**|80|27|34|19|73|303|312|875||||||||||
|Detroit Red Wings|80|26|43|11|63|268|306|1114||||||||||

#### Clarence Campbell Conference

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|Patrick Division|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|T|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GF|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GA|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Philadelphia Flyers**|80|48|12|20|116|327|254|1844||||||||||
|**New York Islanders**|80|39|28|13|91|281|247|1298||||||||||
|**New York Rangers**|80|38|32|10|86|308|284|1342||||||||||
|**Atlanta Flames**|80|35|32|13|83|282|269|1048||||||||||
|Washington Capitals|80|27|40|13|67|261|293|1198||||||||||

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|Smythe Division|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|T|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GF|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GA|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Chicago Black Hawks**|80|34|27|19|87|241|250|1325||||||||||
|**St. Louis Blues**|80|34|34|12|80|266|278|1037||||||||||
|**Vancouver Canucks**|80|27|37|16|70|256|281|1808||||||||||
|**Edmonton Oilers**|80|28|39|13|69|301|322|1528||||||||||
|Winnipeg Jets|80|20|49|11|51|214|314|1251||||||||||
|Colorado Rockies|80|19|48|13|51|234|308|1020||||||||||

### Scoring leaders

_Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points_
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%"|Player|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|G|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|A|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Marcel Dionne|Los Angeles Kings|80|53|84|137|32||||||||
|Wayne Gretzky|Edmonton Oilers|79|51|86|137|21||||||||
|Guy Lafleur|Montreal Canadiens|74|50|75|125|12||||||||
|Gilbert Perreault|Buffalo Sabres|80|40|66|106|57||||||||
|Mike Rogers|Hartford Whalers|80|44|61|105|10||||||||
|Bryan Trottier|New York Islanders|78|42|62|104|68||||||||
|Charlie Simmer|Los Angeles Kings|64|56|45|101|65||||||||
|Blaine Stoughton|Hartford Whalers|80|56|44|100|16||||||||
|Darryl Sittler|Toronto Maple Leafs|73|40|57|97|62||||||||
|Blair MacDonald|Edmonton Oilers|80|46|48|96|24||||||||

## NHL awards

|Prince of Wales Trophy:|Buffalo Sabres|
| --- | --- |
|Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:|Philadelphia Flyers|
|Art Ross Memorial Trophy:|Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles Kings|
|Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:|Al MacAdam, Minnesota North Stars|
|Calder Memorial Trophy:|Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins|
|Conn Smythe Trophy:|Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders|
|Frank J. Selke Trophy:|Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens|
|Hart Memorial Trophy:|Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers|
|Jack Adams Award:|Pat Quinn, Philadelphia Flyers|
|James Norris Memorial Trophy:|Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens|
|Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:|Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers|
|Lester B. Pearson Award:|Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles Kings|
|NHL Plus/Minus Award:|Jim Schoenfeld, Buffalo Sabres & Jimmy Watson, Philadelphia Flyers|
|Vezina Trophy:|Don Edwards & Bob Sauve, Buffalo Sabres|
|Lester Patrick Trophy:|Bobby Clarke, Edward M. Snider, Frederick A. Shero|

### All-Star teams

|First Team|Position|Second Team||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks|align=center|G|Don Edwards, Buffalo Sabres|
|Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens|align=center|D|Borje Salming, Toronto Maple Leafs|
|Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins|align=center|D|Jim Schoenfeld, Buffalo Sabres|
|Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles Kings|align=center|C|Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers|
|Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens|align=center|RW|Danny Gare, Buffalo Sabres|
|Charlie Simmer, Los Angeles Kings|align=center|LW|Steve Shutt, Montreal Canadiens|

## References

- Hockey Database
- NHL.com