Skip to content
Regular season and playoffsSTL

Brian Sutter's 1980-1981 season

Points
69
NHL#52
Goals
35
NHL#28
Assists
34
NHL#109
Plus/minus
+12
NHL#86
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Left winger Brian Sutter was 23 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 35 goals and 34 assists for 69 points, 0.88 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 9 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Brian Sutter plays the 1980-1981 season for St. Louis Blues

    Brian was 24 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      HFD6–8STL
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI5–1STL
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL5–5NYI
      game 3/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Brian Sutter reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against New York Islanders · October 14

    • The game
      STL2–1NYR
      W
      game 4/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3STL
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–4STL
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL3–9PIT
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–2WSH
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–3STL
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1980
    • The game
      CGY3–2STL
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL5–3CHI
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD1–6STL
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL2–4CGY
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL6–4EDM
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL8–2VAN
      W
      game 17/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL1–5CLR
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL5–3LAK
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI7–2STL
      L
      game 20/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      18
      points
      NHL#46
      8
      goals
      NHL#35
      10
      assists
      NHL#53
      STL
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET2–6STL
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5STL
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL6–4TOR
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–1WIN
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–9STL
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • December 1980
    • The game
      QUE2–5STL
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–5STL
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      MNS1–4STL
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI5–2STL
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–9STL
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL4–5PHI
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL1–4QUE
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL7–3BOS
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN2–5STL
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–6STL
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–4LAK
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–2VAN
      W
      game 37/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5STL
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6STL
      W
      game 39/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE3–6STL
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      31
      points
      NHL#78
      16
      goals
      NHL#37
      15
      assists
      NHL#118
      STL
      26-9-0W-L-OT57Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–5PHI
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–6STL
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL5–2HFD
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–6PIT
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–7STL
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL6–6HFD
      game 46/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL3–7BOS
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–4STL
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT1–7STL
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–2STL
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1981
    • The game
      STL4–1DET
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Brian Sutter reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · February 1

    • The game
      EDM3–3STL
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–8STL
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–9STL
      W
      game 54/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–3BUF
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–3MTL
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–1NYI
      game 57/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL5–4NYR
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL5–2CGY
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–9EDM
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      47
      points
      NHL#77
      25
      goals
      NHL#30
      22
      assists
      NHL#134
      STL
      35-13-0W-L-OT82Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR1–4STL
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2STL
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–2DET
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–7STL
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • March 1981
    • The game
      STL4–4CHI
      game 65/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–7STL
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL7–0CLR
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      STL5–5QUE
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL3–4MTL
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–5STL
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL2–6TOR
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL3–3WSH
      game 73/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL6–5BUF
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–3STL
      L
      game 75/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–7STL
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-9SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      STL3–6MNS
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • April 1981
    • The game
      LAK4–6STL
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS5–0STL
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL5–5WIN
      game 80/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Brian Sutter closes the 1980-1981 season with 69 points

    Points
    69
    NHL#52
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    35
    NHL#28
    Assists
    34
    NHL#109
    P/GP
    0.88
    NHL#68
    +/-
    +12
    NHL#86
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    100
    career goals
    100
    career assists
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    St. Louis Blues meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    STLvsPIT
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PIT2–4STL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT6–4STL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Bluesare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      STL5–4PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      STL3–6PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Bluesare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT3–4STL
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-9SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    Preliminary round

    St. Louis Blues knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2

    STL3–2PIT
    Advance
    5Games4Points2Goals2Assists
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    St. Louis Blues meet New York Rangers

    STLvsNYR
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    • Game 1
      NYR3–6STL
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR6–4STL
      L
      4
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • St. Louis Bluesare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      STL3–6NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      STL1–4NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      NYR3–4STL
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      STL4–7NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

    STL2–4NYR
    Eliminated
    6Games5Points4Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Brian Sutter ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 9 points

    Points
    9
    NHL#48
    Games
    11
    Goals
    6
    NHL#20
    Assists
    3
    NHL#86
    P/GP
    0.82
    NHL#43
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#304
    Events
    10
    playoff points
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    PIT3–2→NYR2–4