Regular season and playoffsMTL

Bob Gainey's 1979-1980 season

Frank J. Selke Trophy

Points

NHL#195

Goals

NHL#157

Assists

NHL#208

Plus/minus

-1

NHL#260

Games

80% of 80

Left winger Bob Gainey was 25 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 64 of a possible 80 games and scored 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points, 0.52 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 2 points. He won Frank J. Selke Trophy.

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

1979-1980Playoffs

Year 1979
47 years ago
Season opener
October 11
Bob Gainey plays the 1979-1980 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Bob was 25 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  AFM1–3MTL
  W
  October 11game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE1–3MTL
  W
  October 13game 2/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–3CHI
  L
  October 17game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–5MTL
  W
  October 20game 4/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  MTL6–6PHI
  October 21game 5/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–3AFM
  W
  October 23game 6/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–8MTL
  W
  October 25game 7/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET2–3MTL
  W
  October 27game 8/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–5QUE
  L
  October 28game 9/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2WSH
  October 30game 10/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- November 1979
- The game
  MNS1–5MTL
  W
  November 1game 11/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 1
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8011 of 20 played
  5
  points
  NHL#246
  3
  goals
  NHL#149
  2
  assists
  NHL#285
  MTL
  12-5-0W-L-OT27Points
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS1–3MTL
  W
  November 24game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- December 1979
- The game
  MTL2–3TOR
  L
  December 5game 27/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–5MTL
  W
  December 7game 28/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLR7–5MTL
  L
  December 9game 29/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–4NYI
  L
  December 11game 30/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–5EDM
  L
  December 14game 31/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–6WIN
  L
  December 15game 32/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–5STL
  L
  December 18game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–5MNS
  L
  December 19game 34/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-6SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–4MTL
  W
  December 22game 35/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–8MTL
  W
  December 23game 36/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI7–3MTL
  L
  December 27game 37/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–6MTL
  W
  December 29game 38/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-6SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Year 1980
46 years ago
- The game
  MTL3–5PIT
  L
  January 2game 39/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI4–3MTL
  L
  January 5game 40/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 5
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8026 of 40 played
  10
  points
  NHL#263
  5
  goals
  NHL#191
  5
  assists
  NHL#295
  MTL
  18-16-0W-L-OT42Points
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  EDM3–4MTL
  W
  January 7game 41/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–3TOR
  W
  January 9game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–4MTL
  W
  January 12game 43/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  AFM2–3MTL
  W
  January 14game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–1CHI
  W
  January 16game 45/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
Milestone
Bob Gainey reaches 100 career assists
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · January 16
- The game
  TOR2–7MTL
  W
  January 19game 46/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–2NYI
  L
  January 22game 47/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL7–2HFD
  W
  January 24game 48/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF7–2MTL
  L
  January 26game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–3VAN
  W
  January 29game 50/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–2CLR
  W
  January 30game 51/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- February 1980
- The game
  MTL5–4LAK
  W
  February 2game 52/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  CLR3–4MTL
  W
  February 7game 53/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–3MTL
  L
  February 9game 54/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–2BOS
  W
  February 10game 55/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE1–5MTL
  W
  February 14game 56/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PIT1–8MTL
  W
  February 16game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–2BUF
  February 17game 58/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–3WSH
  L
  February 19game 59/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WIN0–3MTL
  W
  February 21game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 21
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8046 of 60 played
  20
  points
  NHL#225
  9
  goals
  NHL#168
  11
  assists
  NHL#243
  MTL
  33-20-0W-L-OT73Points
  Playoff spot
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET1–5MTL
  W
  February 23game 61/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- March 1980
- The game
  WSH3–6MTL
  W
  March 1game 64/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–1PHI
  W
  March 2game 65/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-10SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  EDM4–5MTL
  W
  March 6game 66/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–5MTL
  W
  March 8game 67/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Milestone
Bob Gainey reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against New York Rangers · March 8
- The game
  LAK3–6MTL
  W
  March 10game 68/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–3MNS
  W
  March 12game 69/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–3WIN
  W
  March 14game 70/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-8SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL7–3EDM
  W
  March 15game 71/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–5HFD
  March 19game 72/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  HFD5–5MTL
  March 22game 73/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL6–1NYR
  W
  March 23game 74/802
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-9SOG1SHP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  CHI4–8MTL
  W
  March 25game 75/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–2MTL
  March 28game 76/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–1BUF
  March 30game 77/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- April 1980
- The game
  MTL7–2DET
  W
  April 2game 78/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS1–6MTL
  W
  April 5game 79/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–4QUE
  April 6game 80/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 6
Bob Gainey closes the 1979-1980 season with 33 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
33
NHL#195
Games
64of 80
80%
Goals
14
NHL#157
Assists
19
NHL#208
P/GP
0.52
NHL#188
+/-
-1
NHL#260
Events
500
NHL games
100
career assists
2 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Montréal Canadiens meet Hartford Whalers
MTLvsHFD
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Hartford Whalers
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  HFD1–6MTL
  W
  April 8
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstHartford Whalers
- Game 2
  HFD4–8MTL
  W
  April 9
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +4+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstHartford Whalers
- Game 3
  MTL4–3HFD
  W
  April 11
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
Preliminary round
April 11
Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 3–0
MTL3–0HFD
Advance
3Games1Points1Goals0Assists
5 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Montréal Canadiens meet Minnesota North Stars
MTLvsMNS
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Kent-Erik Andersson
View the whole round
- Game 1
  MNS3–0MTL
  L
  April 161
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MNS4–1MTL
  L
  April 171
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  MTL5–0MNS
  W
  April 191
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  MTL5–1MNS
  W
  April 20
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadiensare2–2withMinnesota North Stars
- Game 5
  MNS2–6MTL
  W
  April 221
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
- Game 6
  MTL2–5MNS
  L
  April 241
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadiensare3–3withMinnesota North Stars
- Game 7
  MNS3–2MTL
  L
  April 271
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 27
Minnesota North Stars knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–3
MTL3–4MNS
Eliminated
7Games1Points0Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
April 27
Bob Gainey ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 2 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
2
NHL#133
Games
10
Goals
1
NHL#94
Assists
1
NHL#128
P/GP
0.20
NHL#105
+/-
+2
NHL#51
HFD3–0→MNS3–4
Honour
1979-1980
Bob Gainey won Frank J. Selke Trophy for 1979-1980
Frank J. Selke Trophy
MTLMontréal Canadiens

Bob Gainey plays the 1979-1980 season for Montréal Canadiens

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Bob Gainey reaches 100 career assists

3/4 into the season

Bob Gainey reaches 500 NHL games

Bob Gainey closes the 1979-1980 season with 33 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet Hartford Whalers

Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 3–0

Montréal Canadiens meet Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–3

Bob Gainey ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 2 points

Bob Gainey won Frank J. Selke Trophy for 1979-1980