Regular season and playoffsMTL

Bob Gainey's 1980-1981 season

Frank J. Selke Trophy

Points

NHL#151

Goals

NHL#100

Assists

NHL#173

Plus/minus

+13

NHL#79

Games

97% of 80

Left winger Bob Gainey was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 23 goals and 24 assists for 47 points, 0.60 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 0 points. He won Frank J. Selke Trophy.

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

1980-1981Playoffs

Year 1980
46 years ago
Season opener
October 11
Bob Gainey plays the 1980-1981 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Bob 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
  CHI5–4MTL
  L
  October 11game 1/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–3BOS
  L
  October 12game 2/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–3WSH
  October 15game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–4MTL
  W
  October 18game 4/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–2PHI
  L
  October 19game 5/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–4STL
  L
  October 21game 6/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL7–2CHI
  W
  October 23game 7/80
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-2SOG1SHP
  +3 points
  View the game
Milestone
Bob Gainey reaches 100 career goals
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 23
- The game
  BUF5–2MTL
  L
  October 25game 8/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–6NYI
  L
  October 28game 9/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–8MTL
  W
  October 30game 10/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- November 1980
- The game
  NYR4–7MTL
  W
  November 1game 11/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  QUE4–5MTL
  W
  November 4game 12/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–3DET
  L
  November 6game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK0–3MTL
  W
  November 8game 14/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL8–2CLR
  W
  November 11game 15/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL8–4LAK
  W
  November 12game 16/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–3VAN
  November 14game 17/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–1WIN
  W
  November 16game 18/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL5–4TOR
  W
  November 19game 19/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET3–7MTL
  W
  November 20game 20/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  November 20
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  12
  points
  NHL#129
  6
  goals
  NHL#76
  6
  assists
  NHL#158
  MTL
  11-7-0W-L-OT24Points
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI3–7MTL
  W
  November 22game 21/80
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +3+/-6SOG1PPP
  +4 points
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- The game
  CGY5–4MTL
  L
  November 25game 22/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–3MTL
  L
  November 27game 23/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–2MTL
  L
  November 29game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- December 1980
- The game
  MTL6–5BUF
  W
  December 3game 25/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–2MTL
  L
  December 4game 26/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–4MTL
  W
  December 6game 27/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL3–4PIT
  L
  December 10game 28/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR2–5MTL
  W
  December 11game 29/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  EDM1–4MTL
  W
  December 13game 30/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL4–4VAN
  December 17game 31/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-6SOG1SHP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  MTL4–0CGY
  W
  December 18game 32/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–4EDM
  L
  December 20game 33/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–2QUE
  December 23game 34/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–7MTL
  W
  December 27game 35/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–2NYR
  W
  December 28game 36/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  LAK0–4MTL
  W
  December 30game 37/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  MTL3–1HFD
  W
  January 2game 38/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–2MTL
  W
  January 3game 39/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–2DET
  W
  January 6game 40/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  30
  points
  NHL#87
  14
  goals
  NHL#61
  16
  assists
  NHL#99
  MTL
  23-13-0W-L-OT50Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT2–4MTL
  W
  January 8game 41/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  QUE5–5MTL
  January 10game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM0–5MTL
  W
  January 12game 43/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–7MTL
  W
  January 15game 44/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL5–6TOR
  L
  January 17game 45/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–6MNS
  L
  January 19game 46/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–4CHI
  L
  January 21game 47/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–6MTL
  W
  January 24game 48/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–9EDM
  L
  January 28game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–4CGY
  January 29game 50/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–4LAK
  L
  January 31game 51/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- February 1981
- The game
  MTL5–2CLR
  W
  February 3game 52/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS0–7MTL
  W
  February 5game 53/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS2–6MTL
  W
  February 7game 54/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL3–3MTL
  February 12game 55/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–6MTL
  W
  February 14game 56/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–5PHI
  February 15game 57/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-1SOG1SHP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–2BUF
  W
  February 22game 60/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
  40
  points
  NHL#128
  19
  goals
  NHL#85
  21
  assists
  NHL#150
  MTL
  34-18-0W-L-OT76Points
  Playoff spot
  5th in the whole NHL
Milestone
Bob Gainey reaches 250 career points
in the game against Buffalo Sabres · February 22
- The game
  MTL2–2STL
  February 24game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLR0–6MTL
  W
  February 26game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–5MTL
  W
  February 28game 63/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- March 1981
- The game
  MTL4–4NYR
  March 1game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WIN3–9MTL
  W
  March 4game 65/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–4WIN
  L
  March 7game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–1MNS
  March 9game 67/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–1PIT
  W
  March 11game 68/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–4MTL
  W
  March 12game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLR1–2MTL
  W
  March 14game 70/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–3NYI
  March 17game 71/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–9HFD
  L
  March 18game 72/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–5MTL
  W
  March 21game 73/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–2WSH
  March 22game 74/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CGY2–8MTL
  W
  March 26game 75/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–2MTL
  L
  March 28game 76/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL0–4QUE
  L
  March 29game 77/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–3MTL
  W
  March 31game 78/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- April 1981
- The game
  HFD1–6MTL
  W
  April 3game 79/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–2BOS
  W
  April 5game 80/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 5
Bob Gainey closes the 1980-1981 season with 47 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
47
NHL#151
Games
78of 80
98%
Goals
23
NHL#100
Assists
24
NHL#173
P/GP
0.60
NHL#183
+/-
+13
NHL#79
Events
47
career best in points
23
career best in goals
24
career best in assists
250
career points
100
career goals
8 i rad
games with a point · 10 pts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Montréal Canadiens meet Edmonton Oilers
MTLvsEDM
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  EDM6–3MTL
  L
  April 8
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  EDM3–1MTL
  L
  April 9
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  MTL2–6EDM
  L
  April 11
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-3SOG
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Preliminary round
April 11
Edmonton Oilers knock Montréal Canadiens out 3–0
MTL0–3EDM
Eliminated
3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
Honour
1980-1981
Bob Gainey won Frank J. Selke Trophy for 1980-1981
Frank J. Selke Trophy
MTLMontréal Canadiens

Bob Gainey plays the 1980-1981 season for Montréal Canadiens

Bob Gainey reaches 100 career goals

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Bob Gainey reaches 250 career points

Bob Gainey closes the 1980-1981 season with 47 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers knock Montréal Canadiens out 3–0

Bob Gainey won Frank J. Selke Trophy for 1980-1981