1980–81 Washington Capitals season NHL hockey team season
The 1980–81 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
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Regular season
Final standings
[ 1] Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe
bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)
Record vs. opponents
Patrick Division record vs. opponents
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Patrick Division
Vs. Smythe Division
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
Vs. Norris Division
Schedule and results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
W
October 10, 1980
4–1
Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 )
1–0–0
2
L
October 12, 1980
1–2
New York Islanders (1980–81 )
1–1–0
3
T
October 15, 1980
3–3
Montreal Canadiens (1980–81 )
1–1–1
4
W
October 18, 1980
8–2
New York Rangers (1980–81 )
2–1–1
5
L
October 19, 1980
4–8
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81 )
2–2–1
6
W
October 21, 1980
2–0
Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81 )
3–2–1
7
L
October 24, 1980
2–3
St. Louis Blues (1980–81 )
3–3–1
8
T
October 25, 1980
3–3
@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81 )
3–3–2
9
L
October 29, 1980
2–4
@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81 )
3–4–2
10
T
October 30, 1980
5–5
@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81 )
3–4–3
11
T
November 1, 1980
2–2
@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81 )
3–4–4
12
T
November 2, 1980
4–4
@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 )
3–4–5
13
L
November 5, 1980
3–5
Los Angeles Kings (1980–81 )
3–5–5
14
T
November 8, 1980
3–3
Buffalo Sabres (1980–81 )
3–5–6
15
T
November 9, 1980
3–3
@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81 )
3–5–7
16
W
November 12, 1980
3–1
@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81 )
4–5–7
17
W
November 15, 1980
8–4
@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81 )
5–5–7
18
L
November 18, 1980
2–6
@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81 )
5–6–7
19
W
November 20, 1980
4–2
Calgary Flames (1980–81 )
6–6–7
20
T
November 22, 1980
2–2
Boston Bruins (1980–81 )
6–6–8
21
T
November 26, 1980
7–7
@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81 )
6–6–9
22
W
November 28, 1980
6–2
Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81 )
7–6–9
23
W
November 29, 1980
7–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81 )
8–6–9
24
T
December 3, 1980
3–3
Minnesota North Stars (1980–81 )
8–6–10
25
W
December 6, 1980
8–6
Colorado Rockies (1980–81 )
9–6–10
26
L
December 7, 1980
3–7
@ Boston Bruins (1980–81 )
9–7–10
27
L
December 9, 1980
2–4
Vancouver Canucks (1980–81 )
9–8–10
28
L
December 10, 1980
2–6
@ New York Rangers (1980–81 )
9–9–10
29
L
December 12, 1980
2–6
Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81 )
9–10–10
30
L
December 14, 1980
4–5
Detroit Red Wings (1980–81 )
9–11–10
31
W
December 17, 1980
5–2
Edmonton Oilers (1980–81 )
10–11–10
32
L
December 20, 1980
2–5
Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81 )
10–12–10
33
W
December 21, 1980
6–0
@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81 )
11–12–10
34
W
December 26, 1980
7–3
New York Rangers (1980–81 )
12–12–10
35
L
December 27, 1980
4–7
@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81 )
12–13–10
36
T
December 30, 1980
3–3
@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81 )
12–13–11
37
W
December 31, 1980
5–3
@ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 )
13–13–11
38
L
January 3, 1981
0–3
@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81 )
13–14–11
39
L
January 4, 1981
1–8
Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81 )
13–15–11
40
L
January 7, 1981
3–6
@ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81 )
13–16–11
41
L
January 8, 1981
0–6
@ Calgary Flames (1980–81 )
13–17–11
42
L
January 10, 1981
2–3
@ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81 )
13–18–11
43
W
January 12, 1981
2–1
@ Colorado Rockies (1980–81 )
14–18–11
44
W
January 15, 1981
3–0
Los Angeles Kings (1980–81 )
15–18–11
45
L
January 17, 1981
4–6
@ New York Islanders (1980–81 )
15–19–11
46
W
January 18, 1981
3–2
Hartford Whalers (1980–81 )
16–19–11
47
L
January 21, 1981
1–2
Minnesota North Stars (1980–81 )
16–20–11
48
L
January 24, 1981
4–7
Buffalo Sabres (1980–81 )
16–21–11
49
W
January 27, 1981
4–3
Winnipeg Jets (1980–81 )
17–21–11
50
W
January 29, 1981
3–1
Vancouver Canucks (1980–81 )
18–21–11
51
T
January 31, 1981
4–4
@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81 )
18–21–12
52
W
February 1, 1981
7–4
Edmonton Oilers (1980–81 )
19–21–12
53
T
February 3, 1981
3–3
@ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81 )
19–21–13
54
L
February 5, 1981
2–5
@ Calgary Flames (1980–81 )
19–22–13
55
T
February 7, 1981
4–4
@ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81 )
19–22–14
56
L
February 12, 1981
3–6
@ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81 )
19–23–14
57
L
February 14, 1981
1–6
@ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81 )
19–24–14
58
T
February 18, 1981
5–5
Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81 )
19–24–15
59
L
February 21, 1981
4–6
@ New York Rangers (1980–81 )
19–25–15
60
L
February 22, 1981
7–11
Quebec Nordiques (1980–81 )
19–26–15
61
T
February 25, 1981
2–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81 )
19–26–16
62
L
February 26, 1981
5–7
Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81 )
19–27–16
63
L
February 28, 1981
4–7
@ St. Louis Blues (1980–81 )
19–28–16
64
L
March 3, 1981
3–6
Calgary Flames (1980–81 )
19–29–16
65
L
March 4, 1981
4–7
@ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81 )
19–30–16
66
W
March 8, 1981
7–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81 )
20–30–16
67
W
March 10, 1981
4–3
Colorado Rockies (1980–81 )
21–30–16
68
W
March 11, 1981
5–2
@ Hartford Whalers (1980–81 )
22–30–16
69
L
March 13, 1981
1–7
Boston Bruins (1980–81 )
22–31–16
70
L
March 14, 1981
3–5
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81 )
22–32–16
71
L
March 18, 1981
4–6
Quebec Nordiques (1980–81 )
22–33–16
72
T
March 21, 1981
3–3
St. Louis Blues (1980–81 )
22–33–17
73
T
March 22, 1981
2–2
Montreal Canadiens (1980–81 )
22–33–18
74
W
March 24, 1981
5–2
@ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81 )
23–33–18
75
W
March 26, 1981
2–0
@ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81 )
24–33–18
76
L
March 27, 1981
3–5
Hartford Whalers (1980–81 )
24–34–18
77
L
March 29, 1981
4–5
New York Islanders (1980–81 )
24–35–18
78
W
April 2, 1981
3–2
@ Boston Bruins (1980–81 )
25–35–18
79
L
April 4, 1981
1–4
@ New York Islanders (1980–81 )
25–36–18
80
W
April 5, 1981
7–2
Detroit Red Wings (1980–81 )
26–36–18
Playoffs
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Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Goaltending
[ 4]
Note: 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
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Transactions
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Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal .
Farm teams
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See also
References
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