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Al Sims's 1980-1981 season

Points
52
NHL#130
Goals
16
NHL#158
Assists
36
NHL#89
Plus/minus
-20
NHL#523
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Defenceman Al Sims was 27 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Hartford Whalers. He played all 80 games and scored 16 goals and 36 assists for 52 points, 0.65 points per game. Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981
  1. Season opener

    Al Sims plays the 1980-1981 season for Hartford Whalers

    Al was 27 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      HFD6–8STL
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD3–9MNS
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–3BUF
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD5–2PIT
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4HFD
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYI3–3HFD
      game 6/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CLR0–3HFD
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      QUE2–4HFD
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–6PHI
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–5HFD
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      HFD2–8MTL
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • November 1980
    • The game
      VAN4–4HFD
      game 12/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD1–6STL
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–3CLR
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–4HFD
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–1HFD
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH8–4HFD
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–7NYR
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD0–5NYI
      L
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4HFD
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      13
      points
      NHL#122
      8
      goals
      NHL#47
      5
      assists
      NHL#200
      -4
      +/-
      NHL#125
      HFD
      6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–11CHI
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–8HFD
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM4–6HFD
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–2HFD
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • December 1980
    • The game
      HFD2–5LAK
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–4VAN
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–3CGY
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–6EDM
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD8–5WIN
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–5HFD
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–5HFD
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–4BOS
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–6QUE
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD7–2TOR
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +4+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT7–9HFD
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI5–5HFD
      game 36/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL3–1HFD
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–8NYI
      L
      game 38/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–5LAK
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–6EDM
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      23
      points
      NHL#150
      11
      goals
      NHL#107
      12
      assists
      NHL#172
      -4
      +/-
      NHL#116
      HFD
      13-18-0W-L-OT35Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD5–3WIN
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL5–2HFD
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–4HFD
      L
      game 43/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI3–2HFD
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–3WSH
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL6–6HFD
      game 46/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CGY4–2HFD
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–7TOR
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR3–6HFD
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Al Sims reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Colorado Rockies · January 28

    • The game
      TOR5–5HFD
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–3HFD
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1981
    • The game
      HFD2–4QUE
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3HFD
      game 53/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI6–2HFD
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD6–6PHI
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–2DET
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–7MNS
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–4CHI
      game 58/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WIN3–3HFD
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–6PIT
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      41
      points
      NHL#110
      14
      goals
      NHL#132
      27
      assists
      NHL#84
      -8
      +/-
      NHL#152
      HFD
      15-29-0W-L-OT46Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–6HFD
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3HFD
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–5CGY
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      HFD0–3VAN
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5CLR
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–3BUF
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–4HFD
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–4DET
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–2HFD
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–6NYR
      L
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4BOS
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–9HFD
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–4HFD
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–3HFD
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM7–2HFD
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–3WSH
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–1HFD
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      QUE4–5HFD
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD1–6MTL
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–4HFD
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Al Sims closes the 1980-1981 season with 52 points

    Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    52
    NHL#130
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#158
    Assists
    36
    NHL#89
    P/GP
    0.65
    NHL#165
    +/-
    -20
    NHL#523
    Events
    52
    career best in points
    16
    career best in goals
    36
    career best in assists
    100
    career assists