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Blair MacDonald's 1980-1981 season

Points
57
NHL#109
Goals
24
NHL#92
Assists
33
NHL#120
Plus/minus
-7
NHL#410
Games
63
79%
79% of 79

Right winger Blair MacDonald was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Edmonton Oilers och Vancouver Canucks. He played 63 of a possible 79 games and scored 24 goals and 33 assists for 57 points, 0.90 points per game. He moved from Edmonton Oilers to Vancouver Canucks in March. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 1 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Blair MacDonald opens the 1980-1981 season with Edmonton Oilers

    Blair was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      QUE7–4EDM
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR3–2EDM
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM0–2BUF
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–5NYI
      game 4/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM4–2NYR
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Blair MacDonald reaches 100 career points

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 19

    • The game
      CGY3–5EDM
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS4–2EDM
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–4EDM
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–4EDM
      game 9/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • November 1980
    • The game
      WSH2–2EDM
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–4EDM
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–4VAN
      L
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–2WIN
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL6–4EDM
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Blair MacDonald reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · November 9

    • The game
      EDM1–8PHI
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–4TOR
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM5–4CHI
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN6–4EDM
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–6EDM
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM3–4CLR
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      19
      points
      NHL#61
      7
      goals
      NHL#68
      12
      assists
      NHL#47
      EDM
      5-10-0W-L-OT15Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI3–10EDM
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM4–6HFD
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM3–6BOS
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1980
    • The game
      NYR5–1EDM
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–6EDM
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–2EDM
      L
      game 26/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM1–4MTL
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-6SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–6QUE
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8028 of 40 played
      26
      points
      NHL#131
      10
      goals
      NHL#125
      16
      assists
      NHL#117
      EDM
      12-21-0W-L-OT31Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN1–5EDM
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR7–4EDM
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM1–6MNS
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–9EDM
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +5+/-4SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      CHI2–4EDM
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1981
    • The game
      EDM4–7WSH
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM3–3STL
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM3–6CHI
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–10EDM
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      CGY10–4EDM
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE4–2EDM
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–2EDM
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–9EDM
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–1EDM
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–1WIN
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM2–5LAK
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8044 of 60 played
      41
      points
      NHL#124
      17
      goals
      NHL#107
      24
      assists
      NHL#120
      EDM
      19-31-0W-L-OT48Points
      Playoff spot
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI2–6EDM
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–5EDM
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM1–3CLR
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      EDM8–8NYI
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–5NYR
      game 65/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM5–3PHI
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–6PIT
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–11CGY
      L
      game 69/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–5VAN
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–2VAN
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4VAN
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5MTL
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–3QUE
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR4–4VAN
      game 75/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN10–2WIN
      W
      game 76/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS4–2VAN
      L
      game 77/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • April 1981
    • The game
      WIN4–4VAN
      game 78/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM7–2VAN
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–6CGY
      L
      game 80/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    The season in numbers

    Blair MacDonald closes the 1980-1981 season with 57 points

    Points
    57
    NHL#109
    Games
    63of 80
    79%
    Goals
    24
    NHL#92
    Assists
    33
    NHL#120
    P/GP
    0.90
    NHL#61
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#410
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    100
    career points
    50
    career goals
    50
    career assists
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 11 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Vancouver Canucks meet Buffalo Sabres

    VANvsBUF
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      VAN2–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN2–5BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      BUF5–3VAN
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0

    VAN0–3BUF
    Eliminated
    3Games1Points0Goals1Assists