League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table
Final 4-1 New York Islanders over Minnesota North Stars   View Matchup »
Game 1 May 12 Minnesota North Stars 3 New York Islanders 6
Game 2 May 14 Minnesota North Stars 3 New York Islanders 6
Game 3 May 17 New York Islanders 7 Minnesota North Stars 5
Game 4 May 19 New York Islanders 2 Minnesota North Stars 4
Game 5 May 21 Minnesota North Stars 1 New York Islanders 5
 
Semi-Finals 4-2 Minnesota North Stars over Calgary Flames   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 28 Minnesota North Stars 4 Calgary Flames 1
Game 2 April 30 Minnesota North Stars 2 Calgary Flames 3
Game 3 May 3 Calgary Flames 4 Minnesota North Stars 6
Game 4 May 5 Calgary Flames 4 Minnesota North Stars 7
Game 5 May 7 Minnesota North Stars 1 Calgary Flames 3
Game 6 May 9 Calgary Flames 3 Minnesota North Stars 5
Semi-Finals 4-0 New York Islanders over New York Rangers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 28 New York Rangers 2 New York Islanders 5
Game 2 April 30 New York Rangers 3 New York Islanders 7
Game 3 May 2 New York Islanders 5 New York Rangers 1
Game 4 May 5 New York Islanders 5 New York Rangers 2
 
Quarter-Finals 4-3 Calgary Flames over Philadelphia Flyers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Calgary Flames 0 Philadelphia Flyers 4
Game 2 April 17 Calgary Flames 5 Philadelphia Flyers 4
Game 3 April 19 Philadelphia Flyers 1 Calgary Flames 2
Game 4 April 20 Philadelphia Flyers 4 Calgary Flames 5
Game 5 April 22 Calgary Flames 4 Philadelphia Flyers 9
Game 6 April 24 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Calgary Flames 2
Game 7 April 26 Calgary Flames 4 Philadelphia Flyers 1
Quarter-Finals 4-1 Minnesota North Stars over Buffalo Sabres   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Minnesota North Stars 4 Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT)
Game 2 April 17 Minnesota North Stars 5 Buffalo Sabres 2
Game 3 April 19 Buffalo Sabres 4 Minnesota North Stars 6
Game 4 April 20 Buffalo Sabres 5 Minnesota North Stars 4 (OT)
Game 5 April 22 Minnesota North Stars 4 Buffalo Sabres 3
Quarter-Finals 4-2 New York Rangers over St. Louis Blues   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 New York Rangers 3 St. Louis Blues 6
Game 2 April 17 New York Rangers 6 St. Louis Blues 4
Game 3 April 19 St. Louis Blues 3 New York Rangers 6
Game 4 April 20 St. Louis Blues 1 New York Rangers 4
Game 5 April 22 New York Rangers 3 St. Louis Blues 4
Game 6 April 24 St. Louis Blues 4 New York Rangers 7
Quarter-Finals 4-2 New York Islanders over Edmonton Oilers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 New York Islanders 8
Game 2 April 17 Edmonton Oilers 3 New York Islanders 6
Game 3 April 19 New York Islanders 2 Edmonton Oilers 5
Game 4 April 20 New York Islanders 5 Edmonton Oilers 4 (OT)
Game 5 April 22 Edmonton Oilers 4 New York Islanders 3
Game 6 April 24 New York Islanders 5 Edmonton Oilers 2
 
Preliminary Round 3-0 Minnesota North Stars over Boston Bruins   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Minnesota North Stars 5 Boston Bruins 4 (OT)
Game 2 April 9 Minnesota North Stars 9 Boston Bruins 6
Game 3 April 11 Boston Bruins 3 Minnesota North Stars 6
Preliminary Round 3-0 Calgary Flames over Chicago Black Hawks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Chicago Black Hawks 3 Calgary Flames 4
Game 2 April 9 Chicago Black Hawks 2 Calgary Flames 6
Game 3 April 11 Calgary Flames 5 Chicago Black Hawks 4 (2OT)
Preliminary Round 3-2 Philadelphia Flyers over Quebec Nordiques   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Quebec Nordiques 4 Philadelphia Flyers 6
Game 2 April 9 Quebec Nordiques 5 Philadelphia Flyers 8
Game 3 April 11 Philadelphia Flyers 0 Quebec Nordiques 2
Game 4 April 12 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Quebec Nordiques 4 (OT)
Game 5 April 14 Quebec Nordiques 2 Philadelphia Flyers 5
Preliminary Round 3-0 Buffalo Sabres over Vancouver Canucks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Vancouver Canucks 2 Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT)
Game 2 April 9 Vancouver Canucks 2 Buffalo Sabres 5
Game 3 April 11 Buffalo Sabres 5 Vancouver Canucks 3
Preliminary Round 3-1 New York Rangers over Los Angeles Kings   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 New York Rangers 3 Los Angeles Kings 1
Game 2 April 9 New York Rangers 4 Los Angeles Kings 5
Game 3 April 11 Los Angeles Kings 3 New York Rangers 10
Game 4 April 12 Los Angeles Kings 3 New York Rangers 6
Preliminary Round 3-0 Edmonton Oilers over Montreal Canadiens   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Edmonton Oilers 6 Montreal Canadiens 3
Game 2 April 9 Edmonton Oilers 3 Montreal Canadiens 1
Game 3 April 11 Montreal Canadiens 2 Edmonton Oilers 6
Preliminary Round 3-2 St. Louis Blues over Pittsburgh Penguins   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 St. Louis Blues 4
Game 2 April 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 St. Louis Blues 4
Game 3 April 11 St. Louis Blues 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Game 4 April 12 St. Louis Blues 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 6
Game 5 April 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 St. Louis Blues 4 (2OT)
Preliminary Round 3-0 New York Islanders over Toronto Maple Leafs   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 New York Islanders 9
Game 2 April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 New York Islanders 5
Game 3 April 11 New York Islanders 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 1

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk Team GP W L T OW OL W-L% G GA DIFF
1New York Islanders18153010.833974849
2Minnesota North Stars19127021.632847410
3Calgary Flames1697010.5635560-5
4New York Rangers1477000.50060564
5Philadelphia Flyers1266001.50048399
6Edmonton Oilers954001.55635350
7St. Louis Blues1156010.4554250-8
8Buffalo Sabres844021.50030300
9Quebec Nordiques523010.4001722-5
10Pittsburgh Penguins523001.40021201
11Los Angeles Kings413000.2501223-11
12Boston Bruins303001.0001320-7
13Vancouver Canucks303001.000713-6
14Chicago Black Hawks303001.000915-6
15Montreal Canadiens303000.000615-9
16Toronto Maple Leafs303000.000420-16
League Average8.54.34.30.00.70.7.50033.833.80

Overtime Goals

Overtime Goals Table
Date Location Name Team Final Score Opponent OTs OT Time Elapsed
1981-04-08BOSPayne, SteveMNS5-4BOS13:34
1981-04-08BUFHaworth, AlanBUF3-2VAN15:00
1981-04-11CBHPlett, WilliCGY5-4CBH235:17
1981-04-12QUEHunter, DaleQUE4-3PHI10:37
1981-04-14STLCrombeen, MikeSTL4-3PIT225:16
1981-04-16BUFPayne, SteveMNS4-3BUF10:22
1981-04-20EDMMorrow, KenNYI5-4EDM15:41
1981-04-20MNSRamsay, CraigBUF5-4MNS116:32

See All-time List of Playoff OT goals.

 

Playoff Leaders

Goals
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 17
Steve Payne • MNS 17
3. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 14
4. Bill Barber* • PHI 11
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 11
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Assists
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 18
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 18
3. Denis Potvin* • NYI 17
Bobby Smith • MNS 17
5. Ken Linseman • PHI 16
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Points
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 35
2. Steve Payne • MNS 29
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 29
4. Denis Potvin* • NYI 25
Bobby Smith • MNS 25
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Goals Created
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 14.4
2. Steve Payne • MNS 12.7
3. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 11.1
4. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 9.7
5. Denis Potvin* • NYI 9.2
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Plus/Minus
1. Ken Morrow • NYI 20
2. Denis Potvin* • NYI 18
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 18
4. Mike Bossy* • NYI 14
Billy Carroll • NYI 14
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Penalties in Minutes
1. Ed Hospodar • NYR 93
2. Willi Plett • CGY 89
3. Brian Sutter • STL 77
4. Ken Linseman • PHI 67
5. Chris Kotsopoulos • NYR 63
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Even Strength Goals
1. Steve Payne • MNS 11
2. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 9
3. Mike Bossy* • NYI 8
4. Bill Barber* • PHI 7
Ron Duguay • NYR 7
Al MacAdam • MNS 7
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Power Play Goals
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 9
2. Steve Payne • MNS 6
Denis Potvin* • NYI 6
4. Steve Christoff • MNS 5
Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 5
Ken Houston • CGY 5
Willi Plett • CGY 5
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Short-Handed Goals
1. Butch Goring • NYI 2
Anders Kallur • NYI 2
Bobby Lalonde • BOS 2
Brad Palmer • MNS 2
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 2
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Game-Winning Goals
1. Steve Payne • MNS 4
2. Mike Bossy* • NYI 3
Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 3
Ken Linseman • PHI 3
Willi Plett • CGY 3
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Shots
1. Steve Payne • MNS 86
2. Brad Palmer • MNS 71
3. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 70
4. Mike Bossy* • NYI 69
5. Bobby Smith • MNS 62
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Shooting Percentage
1. Butch Goring • NYI 27.8
2. Anders Kallur • NYI 26.7
3. Paul Holmgren • PHI 26.3
4. Glenn Anderson* • EDM 25.0
Anders Hedberg • NYR 25.0
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Hat Tricks
1. Wayne Gretzky* • EDM 2
2. Bill Barber* • PHI 1
Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 1
Butch Goring • NYI 1
Steve Payne • MNS 1
Denis Potvin* • NYI 1
Brian Propp • PHI 1
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 1
Goals Per Game
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 0.94
2. Bill Barber* • PHI 0.92
3. Steve Payne • MNS 0.89
4. Wayne Gretzky* • EDM 0.78
5. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 0.74
6. Bernie Federko* • STL 0.73
7. Tony McKegney • BUF 0.63
8. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 0.61
9. Ron Duguay • NYR 0.57
Anders Hedberg • NYR 0.57
Ulf Nilsson • NYR 0.57
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Assists Per Game
1. Peter Šťastný* • QUE 1.60
2. Wayne Gretzky* • EDM 1.56
3. Ken Linseman • PHI 1.33
4. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 1.25
5. George Ferguson • PIT 1.20
6. Tim Young • MNS 1.17
7. Tony Currie • STL 1.09
8. Mike Bossy* • NYI 1.00
Randy Carlyle • PIT 1.00
Joe Micheletti • STL 1.00
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 1.00
John Van Boxmeer • BUF 1.00
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Points Per Game
1. Wayne Gretzky* • EDM 2.33
2. Peter Šťastný* • QUE 2.00
3. Mike Bossy* • NYI 1.94
4. Ken Linseman • PHI 1.67
5. Bernie Federko* • STL 1.64
6. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 1.61
7. Steve Payne • MNS 1.53
8. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 1.50
9. Tony Currie • STL 1.45
10. Tim Young • MNS 1.42
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Goals Created Per Game
1. Wayne Gretzky* • EDM 0.86
2. Mike Bossy* • NYI 0.80
3. Steve Payne • MNS 0.67
4. Bernie Federko* • STL 0.65
5. Bill Barber* • PHI 0.62
6. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 0.62
7. Ken Linseman • PHI 0.55
8. Dino Ciccarelli* • MNS 0.51
9. Denis Potvin* • NYI 0.51
10. Tony Currie • STL 0.50
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Games Played (Goalie)
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 17
2. Steve Baker • NYR 14
3. Gilles Meloche • MNS 13
4. Mike Liut • STL 11
Pat Riggin • CGY 11
6. Andy Moog • EDM 9
Rick St. Croix • PHI 9
8. Don Edwards • BUF 8
9. Don Beaupre • MNS 6
Réjean Lemelin • CGY 6
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Wins
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 14
2. Gilles Meloche • MNS 8
3. Steve Baker • NYR 7
4. Pat Riggin • CGY 6
5. Mike Liut • STL 5
Andy Moog • EDM 5
7. Don Beaupre • MNS 4
Don Edwards • BUF 4
Rick St. Croix • PHI 4
10. Réjean Lemelin • CGY 3
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Losses
1. Steve Baker • NYR 7
2. Mike Liut • STL 6
3. Gilles Meloche • MNS 5
Rick St. Croix • PHI 5
5. Don Edwards • BUF 4
Andy Moog • EDM 4
Pat Riggin • CGY 4
8. Dan Bouchard • QUE 3
Richard Brodeur • VAN 3
Tony Esposito* • CBH 3
Réjean Lemelin • CGY 3
Mario Lessard • LAK 3
Greg Millen • PIT 3
Richard Sévigny • MTL 3
Billy Smith* • NYI 3
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Goals Against
1. Steve Baker • NYR 55
2. Mike Liut • STL 50
3. Gilles Meloche • MNS 47
4. Billy Smith* • NYI 42
5. Pat Riggin • CGY 37
6. Andy Moog • EDM 32
7. Don Edwards • BUF 28
8. Rick St. Croix • PHI 27
9. Don Beaupre • MNS 26
10. Réjean Lemelin • CGY 22
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Shots Against
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 435
2. Gilles Meloche • MNS 405
3. Pat Riggin • CGY 386
4. Steve Baker • NYR 381
5. Mike Liut • STL 349
6. Andy Moog • EDM 270
7. Rick St. Croix • PHI 250
8. Don Edwards • BUF 249
9. Don Beaupre • MNS 218
10. Réjean Lemelin • CGY 212
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Saves
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 393
2. Gilles Meloche • MNS 358
3. Pat Riggin • CGY 349
4. Steve Baker • NYR 326
5. Mike Liut • STL 299
6. Andy Moog • EDM 238
7. Rick St. Croix • PHI 223
8. Don Edwards • BUF 221
9. Don Beaupre • MNS 192
10. Réjean Lemelin • CGY 190
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Save Percentage
1. Pat Riggin • CGY .904
2. Billy Smith* • NYI .903
3. Réjean Lemelin • CGY .896
4. Greg Millen • PIT .893
5. Rick St. Croix • PHI .892
6. Don Edwards • BUF .888
7. Gilles Meloche • MNS .884
8. Andy Moog • EDM .881
9. Don Beaupre • MNS .881
10. Dan Bouchard • QUE .879
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Goals Against Average
1. Paul Harrison • TOR 1.50
2. Billy Smith* • NYI 2.54
3. Rick St. Croix • PHI 3.01
4. Don Edwards • BUF 3.38
5. Greg Millen • PIT 3.51
6. Gilles Meloche • MNS 3.53
7. Pat Riggin • CGY 3.54
8. Réjean Lemelin • CGY 3.61
9. Andy Moog • EDM 3.65
10. Roland Melanson • NYI 3.90
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Shutouts
1. Dan Bouchard • QUE 1
Rick St. Croix • PHI 1
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Minutes
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 991
2. Steve Baker • NYR 824
3. Gilles Meloche • MNS 799
4. Mike Liut • STL 685
5. Pat Riggin • CGY 627
6. Rick St. Croix • PHI 537
7. Andy Moog • EDM 525
8. Don Edwards • BUF 497
9. Réjean Lemelin • CGY 366
10. Don Beaupre • MNS 360
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