| 1980–81Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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| Division | 3rdNorris |
| Conference | 7thWales |
| 1980–81 record | 30–37–13 |
| Home record | 21–16–3 |
| Road record | 9–21–10 |
| Goals for | 302 |
| Goals against | 345 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Baz Bastien |
| Coach | Eddie Johnston |
| Captain | Orest Kindrachuk(to Jan 31) Randy Carlyle(from Jan 31) |
| Alternate captains | None |
| Arena | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Rick Kehoe (55) |
| Assists | Randy Carlyle (67) |
| Points | Rick Kehoe (88) |
| Penalty minutes | Paul Baxter (204) |
| Wins | Greg Millen (25) |
| Goals against average | Nick Ricci (3.89) |
The1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 14th in theNational Hockey League (NHL).
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 332 | 232 | 103 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 337 | 290 | 99 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 302 | 345 | 73 |
| Hartford Whalers | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 292 | 372 | 60 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 252 | 339 | 56 |
[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.
| R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | p –New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 355 | 260 | 110 |
| 2 | x –St. Louis Blues | SMY | 80 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 352 | 281 | 107 |
| 3 | y –Montreal Canadiens | NRS | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 332 | 232 | 103 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | NRS | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 337 | 290 | 99 |
| 5 | x –Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 327 | 250 | 99 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 313 | 249 | 97 |
| 7 | Calgary Flames | PTK | 80 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 329 | 298 | 92 |
| 8 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 316 | 272 | 87 |
| 9 | Minnesota North Stars | ADM | 80 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 291 | 263 | 87 |
| 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | SMY | 80 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 304 | 315 | 78 |
| 11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 314 | 318 | 78 |
| 12 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 289 | 301 | 76 |
| 13 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 312 | 317 | 74 |
| 14 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 328 | 327 | 74 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NRS | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 302 | 345 | 73 |
| 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | ADM | 80 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 322 | 367 | 71 |
| 17 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 286 | 317 | 70 |
| 18 | Hartford Whalers | NRS | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 292 | 372 | 60 |
| 19 | Colorado Rockies | SMY | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 258 | 344 | 57 |
| 20 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 252 | 339 | 56 |
| 21 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 9 | 57 | 14 | 246 | 400 | 32 |
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 – WonPresidents' Trophy (and conference and division)
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October: 4–5–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–2–1), 9 points
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November: 2–8–3 (home: 2–6–0; road: 0–2–3), 7 points
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December: 5–6–3 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–5–3), 13 points
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January: 6–6–1 (home: 6–2–1; road: 0–4–0), 13 points
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February: 7–5–1 (home: 5–1–1; road: 2–4–0), 15 points
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March: 5–6–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–4–2), 13 points
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April: 1–1–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–0–1), 3 points
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
The Penguins lost in the Preliminary round (3–2) versus theSt. Louis Blues.
| April 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome | Recap | |||
| Greg Malone (1) – 00:15 | First period | 04:48 –pp –Mike Zuke (1) 15:58 –Tony Currie (1) | ||||||
| Rod Schutt (1) – 13:21 | Second period | 14:44 –Jorgen Pettersson (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:59 –en –Mike Crombeen (1) | ||||||
| Greg Millen 44 saves / 47 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Liut 24 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6–4 | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 02:35 –pp –Joe Micheletti (1) | ||||||
| Randy Carlyle (1) – 02:03 Gregg Sheppard (1) – 04:58 Mario Faubert (1) –pp – 06:59 George Ferguson (1) – 11:13 | Second period | 03:11 –Tony Currie (2) | ||||||
| Rod Schutt (2) – 00:35 Randy Carlyle (2) – 03:06 | Third period | 10:49 –Blair Chapman (1) 16:04 –pp –Bernie Federko (1) | ||||||
| Greg Millen 19 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Liut 24 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | St. Louis Blues | 5–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Recap | |||
| Brian Sutter (1) –pp – 11:51 | First period | 07:04 –pp –Rod Schutt (3) | ||||||
| Ralph Klassen (1) – 06:36 Wayne Babych (1) – 09:58 Bernie Federko (2) –pp – 14:38 | Second period | 08:57 –Mike Bullard (1) 10:31 –Mark Johnson (1) | ||||||
| Bernie Federko (3) – 15:54 | Third period | 05:08 –pp –Gregg Sheppard (2) | ||||||
| Mike Liut 27 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 27 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| April 12 | St. Louis Blues | 3–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Recap | |||
| Ralph Klassen (2) – 05:53 Mike Zuke (2) –pp – 07:10 | First period | 14:52 –pp –Mike Bullard (2) | ||||||
| Mike Zuke (3) –pp – 13:55 | Second period | 07:45 –pp –Mark Johnson (2) 11:49 –sh –Randy Carlyle (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 00:44 – Mike Bullard (3) 09:21 – Randy Carlyle (4) 14:02 –Pat Price (1) | ||||||
| Mike Liut 28 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 21 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| April 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–4 | 2OT | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome | Recap | ||
| Paul Gardner (1) –pp – 07:48 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| George Ferguson (2) – 15:06 | Second period | 11:17 –Brian Sutter (2) 16:06 –pp –Bernie Federko (4) | ||||||
| Greg Malone (2) – 10:36 | Third period | 03:34 –Rick Lapointe (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 05:16 –Mike Crombeen (2) | ||||||
| Greg Millen 48 saves / 52 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Liut 48 saves / 51 shots | ||||||
| St. Louis won series 3–2 | |
| Player | GP | W | L | T | GA | SO |
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| Gregory Millen | 63 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 258 | 0 |
| Nick Ricci | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Robert Holland | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 37 | 13 | 338 | 0 | |
| Player | GP | W | L | T | GA | SO |
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| Gregory Millen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season:
| September 26, 1980 | ToMontreal Canadiens Canadiens option to swap 1983 3rd round picks | To Pittsburgh Penguins Gilles Lupien |
| November 18, 1980 | ToToronto Maple Leafs Kim Davis | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dave Burrows |
| January 2, 1981 | ToWashington Capitals 1981 5th round pick | To Pittsburgh Penguins Gary Rissling |
| January 8, 1981 | ToDetroit Red Wings Gary McAdam | To Pittsburgh Penguins Errol Thompson |
| February 20, 1981 | ToHartford Whalers Gilles Lupien | To Pittsburgh Penguins 1981 6th round pick |
| March 10, 1981 | ToEdmonton Oilers Pat Hughes | To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Price |
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The1980 NHL entry draft was held on June 11, 1980, inMontreal.[9]
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 9 | Michael Bullard | Center | Brantford Alexanders (OHA) | |
| 3 | 51 | Randy Boyd | Defense | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | |
| 4 | 72 | Tony Feltrin | Defense | Victoria Cougars (WHL) | |
| 5 | 93 | Douglas Shedden | Center | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA) | |
| 6 | 114 | Pat Graham | Left wing | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA) | |
| 8 | 156 | Robert Geale | Center | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | |
| 9 | 177 | Brian Lundberg | Defense | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | |
| 10 | 198 | Steve McKenzie | Defense | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) |