1980–81 Boston Bruins season

The 1980–81 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 57th season. The Bruins finished 2nd in the Adams Division and lost in the Preliminary round to the Minnesota North Stars 3 games to 0.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 9, 1980 	7–2 	New York Rangers (1980–81) 	1–0–0
2 	L 	October 11, 1980 	2–5 	@ New York Islanders (1980–81) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	October 12, 1980 	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 	2–1–0
4 	L 	October 15, 1980 	2–3 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	2–2–0
5 	L 	October 16, 1980 	1–2 	@ Calgary Flames (1980–81) 	2–3–0
6 	L 	October 18, 1980 	2–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 	2–4–0
7 	L 	October 22, 1980 	0–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 	2–5–0
8 	L 	October 24, 1980 	2–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 	2–6–0
9 	T 	October 26, 1980 	7–7 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 	2–6–1
10 	L 	October 30, 1980 	1–3 	Calgary Flames (1980–81) 	2–7–1
11 	L 	November 2, 1980 	2–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 	2–8–1
12 	L 	November 6, 1980 	2–4 	New York Islanders (1980–81) 	2–9–1
13 	W 	November 9, 1980 	7–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 	3–9–1
14 	T 	November 11, 1980 	4–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 	3–9–2
15 	T 	November 13, 1980 	5–5 	Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 	3–9–3
16 	W 	November 15, 1980 	7–4 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 	4–9–3
17 	W 	November 16, 1980 	1–0 	Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 	5–9–3
18 	W 	November 20, 1980 	4–2 	Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 	6–9–3
19 	T 	November 22, 1980 	2–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1980–81) 	6–9–4
20 	T 	November 23, 1980 	5–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 	6–9–5
21 	L 	November 26, 1980 	4–6 	@ New York Rangers (1980–81) 	6–10–5
22 	T 	November 27, 1980 	3–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 	6–10–6
23 	W 	November 29, 1980 	6–3 	Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 	7–10–6
24 	W 	December 2, 1980 	5–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 	8–10–6
25 	L 	December 6, 1980 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 	8–11–6
26 	W 	December 7, 1980 	7–3 	Washington Capitals (1980–81) 	9–11–6
27 	W 	December 10, 1980 	6–4 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 	10–11–6
28 	L 	December 11, 1980 	3–5 	Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 	10–12–6
29 	L 	December 13, 1980 	1–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 	10–13–6
30 	W 	December 14, 1980 	7–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 	11–13–6
31 	L 	December 17, 1980 	4–5 	@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 	11–14–6
32 	L 	December 18, 1980 	3–7 	St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 	11–15–6
33 	T 	December 20, 1980 	4–4 	Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 	11–15–7
34 	W 	December 27, 1980 	6–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 	12–15–7
35 	L 	December 28, 1980 	2–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 	12–16–7
36 	W 	December 31, 1980 	4–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 	13–16–7
37 	L 	January 2, 1981 	5–7 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 	13–17–7
38 	L 	January 3, 1981 	1–4 	@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 	13–18–7
39 	W 	January 5, 1981 	4–1 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 	14–18–7
40 	W 	January 8, 1981 	7–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 	15–18–7
41 	W 	January 10, 1981 	3–2 	@ New York Islanders (1980–81) 	16–18–7
42 	W 	January 12, 1981 	4–3 	Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 	17–18–7
43 	T 	January 13, 1981 	3–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 	17–18–8
44 	L 	January 15, 1981 	2–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 	17–19–8
45 	W 	January 17, 1981 	6–4 	Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 	18–19–8
46 	W 	January 19, 1981 	5–1 	Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 	19–19–8
47 	W 	January 22, 1981 	7–3 	St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 	20–19–8
48 	L 	January 24, 1981 	4–6 	Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 	20–20–8
49 	W 	January 26, 1981 	5–3 	Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 	21–20–8
50 	W 	January 29, 1981 	7–6 	Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 	22–20–8
51 	W 	February 1, 1981 	6–3 	New York Islanders (1980–81) 	23–20–8
52 	T 	February 4, 1981 	3–3 	@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 	23–20–9
53 	W 	February 5, 1981 	6–3 	New York Rangers (1980–81) 	24–20–9
54 	L 	February 7, 1981 	2–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 	24–21–9
55 	L 	February 8, 1981 	3–4 	Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 	24–22–9
56 	T 	February 12, 1981 	3–3 	@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 	24–22–10
57 	W 	February 14, 1981 	5–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 	25–22–10
58 	W 	February 18, 1981 	7–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 	26–22–10
59 	W 	February 20, 1981 	5–1 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 	27–22–10
60 	L 	February 21, 1981 	2–7 	@ Calgary Flames (1980–81) 	27–23–10
61 	L 	February 25, 1981 	3–5 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 	27–24–10
62 	W 	February 26, 1981 	5–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 	28–24–10
63 	W 	March 1, 1981 	6–4 	Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 	29–24–10
64 	L 	March 3, 1981 	2–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 	29–25–10
65 	T 	March 4, 1981 	3–3 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81)	29–25–11
66 	W 	March 7, 1981 	7–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 	30–25–11
67 	W 	March 8, 1981 	4–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 	31–25–11
68 	T 	March 11, 1981 	4–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 	31–25–12
69 	W 	March 13, 1981 	7–1 	@ Washington Capitals (1980–81) 	32–25–12
70 	W 	March 15, 1981 	4–2 	Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 	33–25–12
71 	L 	March 18, 1981 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (1980–81) 	33–26–12
72 	L 	March 19, 1981 	3–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 	33–27–12
73 	W 	March 21, 1981 	4–3 	Calgary Flames (1980–81) 	34–27–12
74 	W 	March 23, 1981 	7–2 	Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 	35–27–12
75 	L 	March 26, 1981 	2–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 	35–28–12
76 	W 	March 28, 1981 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 	36–28–12
77 	T 	March 30, 1981 	2–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 	36–28–13
78 	L 	April 2, 1981 	2–3 	Washington Capitals (1980–81) 	36–29–13
79 	W 	April 4, 1981 	5–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 	37–29–13
80 	L 	April 5, 1981 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 	37–30–13
==Playoffs==
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player 	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	80	44	59	103	16 	15 	16 	4 	7
 	C 	80	37	46	83 	24 	12 	16 	0 	4
 	D 	78	14	52	66 	111	21 	10 	0 	2
 	LW 	77	25	35	60 	80 	17 	7 	0 	2
 	D 	67	27	29	56 	96 	29 	9 	1 	6
 	C 	76	21	35	56 	94 	9 	5 	0 	1
 	RW 	77	24	28	52 	62 	4 	3 	3 	5
 	RW 	77	8 	35	43 	223	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	74	14	24	38 	192	5 	0 	0 	2
 	C 	47	11	26	37 	16 	18 	4 	0 	2
 	D 	78	15	20	35 	60 	4 	6 	2 	0
 	LW 	72	20	13	33 	32 	3 	4 	1 	2
 	D 	48	10	22	32 	42 	-1 	2 	1 	0
 	D 	78	11	18	29 	148	27 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	47	13	12	25 	172	9 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	77	0 	18	18 	222	14 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	62	4 	12	16 	31 	3 	0 	1 	0
 	RW 	18	7 	3 	10 	13 	5 	2 	0 	0
Bob Miller	C 	30	4 	4 	8 	19 	-5 	0 	1 	1
 	C 	24	3 	5 	8 	13 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	17	2 	4 	6 	15 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	9 	1 	4 	5 	6 	-5 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	26	0 	4 	4 	39 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	18	0 	3 	3 	42 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	9 	1 	1 	2 	6 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	G 	23	0 	1 	1 	11 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	53	0 	1 	1 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	10	0 	0 	0 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	0 	0 	0 	12 	-3 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3021	53	25	19	6 	168	3.34	1
 	1272	23	9 	7 	6 	78 	3.68	0
 	507 	10	3 	4 	1 	24 	2.84	0
Team: 	4800	80	37	30	13	270	3.38	1
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	3 	2	2	4 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	1	3	4 	2 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	3 	1	3	4 	11 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	3	0	3 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	2	1	3 	2 	0 	2 	0
 	RW 	3 	1	2	3 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	2	0	2 	9 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	1	1	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0	1	1 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0	0	0 	30 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	20 	1 	0	1	3 	9.00	0
 	164	3 	0	2	16	5.85	0
Team: 	184	3 	0	3	19	6.20	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*Ray Bourque, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==See Also==
*1980–81 NHL season
==References==
Category:Boston Bruins seasons
Category:1980 in hockey
Category:1981 in hockey