1980-1981 Season Overview

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Season Summary

Stanley Cup Champion

New York Islanders

Presidents' Trophy

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Individual Awards

Hart Trophy: Regular season most valuable player Wayne Gretzky

Vezina Trophy: Regular season best goaltender Denis Herron

Calder Trophy: Regular season best rookie Peter Stastny

Ted Lindsay Award: Most outstanding player as voted by the players Mike Liut

Selke Trophy: Regular season best defensive forward Bob Gainey

King Clancy Award: Leadership and humanitarian contributions firstName lastName

Rocket Richard Trophy: Regular season most goals scored firstName lastName

Mark Messier Leadership Award: Leadership and contributions to the game firstName lastName

Masterton Trophy: Perseverance and dedication to hockey Blake Dunlop

Conn Smythe Trophy: Most valuable player in the playoffs Butch Goring

Norris Trophy: Regular season best defenseman Randy Carlyle

Art Ross Trophy: Most points in the regular season Wayne Gretzky

Points

Player	Points
Wayne Gretzky	164
Marcel Dionne	135
Kent Nilsson	131
Mike Bossy	119
Dave Taylor	112

Goals

Player	Goals
Mike Bossy	68
Marcel Dionne	58
Charlie Simmer	56
Wayne Gretzky	55
Rick Kehoe	55

Assists

Player	Assists
Wayne Gretzky	109
Kent Nilsson	82
Marcel Dionne	77
Bernie Federko	73
Bryan Trottier	72

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Mike Bossy	28
Marcel Dionne	23
Charlie Simmer	23
Rick Kehoe	20
Kent Nilsson	20

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Larry Patey	8
Bob Bourne	7
Anders Kallur	6
Gerry Minor	6
Don Maloney	5

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Dave Williams	343
Paul Holmgren	306
Chris Nilan	262
Jim Korn	246
Willi Plett	239

Wins

Player	Wins
Mario Lessard	35.0
Mike Liut	33.0
Tony Esposito	29.0
Greg Millen	25.0
Rogie Vachon	25.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Richard Sevigny	2.40
Rick St. Croix	2.50
Don Edwards	2.96
Pete Peeters	2.97
Bob Sauve	3.18

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Rick St. Croix	0.913
Richard Sevigny	0.908
Rejean Lemelin	0.901
Don Edwards	0.898
Pete Peeters	0.897

Shutouts

Player	SO
Don Edwards	3.0
Glenn Resch	3.0
Steve Baker	2.0
Rejean Lemelin	2.0
Rick St. Croix	2.0

Points

Player	Points
Mike Bossy	35
Steve Payne	29
Bryan Trottier	29
Denis Potvin	25
Bobby Smith	25

Goals

Player	Goals
Mike Bossy	17
Steve Payne	17
Dino Ciccarelli	14
Bill Barber	11
Bryan Trottier	11

Assists

Player	Assists
Mike Bossy	18
Bryan Trottier	18
Denis Potvin	17
Bobby Smith	17
Ken Linseman	16

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Mike Bossy	9
Steve Payne	6
Denis Potvin	6
Ken Houston	5
Willi Plett	5

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Butch Goring	2
Anders Kallur	2
Bobby Lalonde	2
Bryan Trottier	2

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Ed Hospodar	93
Willi Plett	89
Brian Sutter	77
Ken Linseman	67
Chris Kotsopoulos	63

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Gilles Meloche	8.0
Steve Baker	7.0
Pat Riggin	6.0
Mike Liut	5.0
Billy Smith	14.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Billy Smith	2.54
Rick St. Croix	3.01
Don Edwards	3.38
Greg Millen	3.51
Gilles Meloche	3.53

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Pat Riggin	0.904
Billy Smith	0.903
Rejean Lemelin	0.896
Greg Millen	0.893
Rick St. Croix	0.892

Shutouts

Player	SO
Dan Bouchard	1.0
Rick St. Croix	1.0

SELECT * FROM nhl_EOY_standings WHERE seasonId = 19801981 AND conferenceName = 'Eastern' ORDER BY points DESC

End of Season Standings

Western Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

Eastern Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

x – clinched playoff spot

y – clinched division

z – clinched conference

p – Presidents' Trophy

e – eliminated from playoffs