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Dave Pichette's 1980-1981 season

Points
20
NHL#295
Goals
4
NHL#330
Assists
16
NHL#254
Plus/minus
+3
NHL#184
Games
46
57%
57% of 80

Defenceman Dave Pichette was 20 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Quebec Nordiques. He played 46 of a possible 80 games and scored 4 goals and 16 assists for 20 points, 0.43 points per game. In the playoffs he played 1 game for 0 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. A late start

    Dave Pichette's season starts in game 27 of 80

    Quebec Nordiques have played 26 games26 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    Dave Pichette makes his NHL debut in the 4–⁠4 draw against Toronto Maple Leafs

    Dave was 20 years old · Le Colisée, Canada

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    2
    Assists
    2
    Points
    +1
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point

    Swedes on the ice: Börje Salming.

    • The game
      TOR4–4QUE
      game 27/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Dave Pichette records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · December 7

    • The game
      BOS6–4QUE
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Dave Pichette scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Boston Bruins · December 10

    • The game
      QUE5–3BOS
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM5–6QUE
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL1–4QUE
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–5NYI
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–6QUE
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      MTL2–2QUE
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–6PIT
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–3QUE
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3QUE
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–2NYR
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      QUE3–6STL
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–5BUF
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8014 of 40 played
      8
      points
      NHL#311
      1
      goals
      NHL#357
      7
      assists
      NHL#276
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#59
      QUE
      10-20-0W-L-OT30Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE5–5MTL
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–3QUE
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–3QUE
      game 43/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE4–1PHI
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE1–7MNS
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–7CHI
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–5QUE
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–7NYI
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK7–5QUE
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–2QUE
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5QUE
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • February 1981
    • The game
      HFD2–4QUE
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–6QUE
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–5QUE
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE4–3BOS
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE3–5CGY
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–2EDM
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE3–4WIN
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–2LAK
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8033 of 60 played
      15
      points
      NHL#289
      3
      goals
      NHL#325
      12
      assists
      NHL#253
      0
      +/-
      NHL#80
      QUE
      19-28-0W-L-OT51Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • March 1981
    • The game
      NYR4–6QUE
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE3–3PIT
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR0–3QUE
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–3DET
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE6–4WSH
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE7–7NYR
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–3QUE
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–4QUE
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL0–4QUE
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–5QUE
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      QUE4–5HFD
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE5–5TOR
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2QUE
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Dave Pichette closes the 1980-1981 season with 20 points

    Points
    20
    NHL#295
    Games
    46of 80
    57%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#330
    Assists
    16
    NHL#254
    P/GP
    0.43
    NHL#249
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#184
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Quebec Nordiques are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Quebec Nordiques meet Philadelphia Flyers

    QUEvsPHI
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      QUE5–8PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Quebec Nordiques out 3–2

    QUE2–3PHI
    Eliminated
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists