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Denis Potvin's 1980-1981 season

Points
76
NHL#31
Goals
20
NHL#124
Assists
56
NHL#16
Plus/minus
+39
NHL#13
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Defenceman Denis Potvin was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 20 goals and 56 assists for 76 points, 1.03 points per game. In the playoffs he played 18 games for 25 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Denis Potvin plays the 1980-1981 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Denis was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS2–5NYI
      W
      game 1/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1WSH
      W
      game 2/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Milestone

    Denis Potvin reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Washington Capitals · October 12

    • The game
      STL5–5NYI
      game 3/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4DET
      W
      game 4/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–5NYI
      game 5/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3HFD
      game 6/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN6–3NYI
      L
      game 7/806
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-7SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4PHI
      L
      game 8/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1NYI
      L
      game 9/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–6NYI
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      LAK7–3NYI
      L
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–6NYI
      W
      game 13/804
      His night
      +5P+5A
      +3+/-2SOG4PPP
      +5 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2BOS
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–7NYI
      W
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–6NYI
      game 16/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2TOR
      W
      game 17/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–4NYI
      W
      game 18/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1MNS
      W
      game 19/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–2STL
      W
      game 20/804
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      20
      points
      NHL#23
      4
      goals
      NHL#130
      16
      assists
      NHL#12
      +8
      +/-
      NHL#19
      NYI
      11-5-0W-L-OT26Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD0–5NYI
      W
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–6NYI
      W
      game 22/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–4NYI
      game 23/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3MTL
      W
      game 24/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–5NYI
      W
      game 25/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3QUE
      W
      game 26/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      CLR1–5NYI
      W
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4CLR
      L
      game 28/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5LAK
      L
      game 29/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3VAN
      W
      game 30/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2EDM
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4CGY
      game 32/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4WIN
      W
      game 33/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN2–6NYI
      W
      game 34/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–5NYI
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI9–0CHI
      W
      game 36/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +5+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–2NYI
      game 37/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–5HFD
      game 38/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–9NYI
      W
      game 39/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      game 40/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      43
      points
      NHL#17
      13
      goals
      NHL#68
      30
      assists
      NHL#14
      +22
      +/-
      NHL#7
      NYI
      24-8-0W-L-OT56Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD1–8NYI
      W
      game 41/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–6NYI
      W
      game 42/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–7PIT
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2NYI
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2PHI
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–6NYI
      W
      game 47/805
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–5NYI
      W
      game 48/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–0DET
      W
      game 49/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–7NYI
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3NYI
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4TOR
      W
      game 52/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–5QUE
      L
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      NYI3–6BOS
      L
      game 54/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–8NYI
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–9NYR
      L
      game 56/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–5NYI
      game 57/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5PIT
      L
      game 58/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–1NYI
      game 59/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR8–5NYI
      L
      game 60/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      64
      points
      NHL#18
      17
      goals
      NHL#94
      47
      assists
      NHL#13
      +25
      +/-
      NHL#8
      NYI
      34-16-0W-L-OT78Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • March 1981
    • The game
      EDM8–8NYI
      game 66/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–3NYI
      W
      game 67/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–3WIN
      W
      game 68/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-7SOG1SHP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–0EDM
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYI
      game 70/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3NYI
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3CLR
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–2CHI
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3STL
      W
      game 74/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–4NYI
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4WSH
      W
      game 76/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3MTL
      L
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      NYR1–2NYI
      W
      game 78/806
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–4NYI
      W
      game 79/805
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Denis Potvin closes the 1980-1981 season with 76 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    76
    NHL#31
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    20
    NHL#124
    Assists
    56
    NHL#16
    P/GP
    1.03
    NHL#36
    +/-
    +39
    NHL#13
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    NYIvsTOR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR2–9NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-2SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR1–5NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      NYI6–1TOR
      W
      4
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 3–0

    NYI3–0TOR
    Advance
    3Games6Points0Goals6Assists
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Edmonton Oilers

    NYIvsEDM
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM2–8NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG3PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM3–6NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +5P+3G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG4PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      NYI2–5EDM
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 4
      NYI5–4EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 5
      EDM4–3NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 6
      NYI5–2EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–2

    NYI4–2EDM
    Advance
    6Games10Points6Goals4Assists
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR2–5NYI
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR3–7NYI
      W
      5
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • May 1981
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NYI5–1NYR
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      NYI5–2NYR
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–0

    NYI4–0NYR
    Advance
    4Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Minnesota North Stars

    NYIvsMNS
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS3–6NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      MNS3–6NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 3
      NYI7–5MNS
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 4
      NYI2–4MNS
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS1–5NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    New York Islanders

    beat Minnesota North Stars 4–1 in the final

    5Games6Points2Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Denis Potvin ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 25 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    25
    NHL#4
    Games
    18
    Goals
    8
    NHL#8
    Assists
    17
    NHL#3
    P/GP
    1.39
    NHL#10
    +/-
    +18
    NHL#2
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    100
    playoff points
    50
    playoff assists
    5 points
    best game
    TOR3–0→EDM4–2→NYR4–0→MNS4–1