Regular season and playoffsBUF

Derek Smith's 1980-1981 season

Points

NHL#70

Goals

NHL#117

Assists

NHL#49

Plus/minus

+14

NHL#72

Games

86% of 80

Centre Derek Smith was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 69 of a possible 80 games and scored 21 goals and 43 assists for 64 points, 0.93 points per game. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 5 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs

Year 1980
46 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Derek Smith plays the 1980-1981 season for Buffalo Sabres
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Derek was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.
- The game
  BUF3–4CHI
  L
  October 9game 1/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–3BUF
  October 12game 2/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  EDM0–2BUF
  W
  October 15game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–2PIT
  W
  October 18game 4/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR4–2BUF
  L
  October 19game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–7BUF
  W
  October 22game 6/80
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-1SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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Milestone
Derek Smith reaches 100 career points
in the game against Winnipeg Jets · October 22
- The game
  BUF5–2MTL
  W
  October 25game 7/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI2–5BUF
  W
  October 26game 8/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT1–1BUF
  October 29game 9/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- November 1980
- The game
  BUF4–2DET
  W
  November 1game 10/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–4BUF
  W
  November 2game 11/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–5BUF
  W
  November 5game 12/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF3–3WSH
  November 8game 13/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH3–3BUF
  November 9game 14/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET4–4BUF
  November 12game 15/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BUF1–4NYI
  L
  November 15game 16/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE1–8BUF
  W
  November 16game 17/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-5SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  BUF2–5CHI
  L
  November 19game 18/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF4–2WIN
  W
  November 21game 19/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF3–6EDM
  L
  November 23game 20/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 23
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  21
  points
  NHL#39
  4
  goals
  NHL#147
  17
  assists
  NHL#15
  BUF
  10-5-0W-L-OT25Points
  8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF3–5STL
  L
  November 25game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CGY3–6BUF
  W
  November 27game 22/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF5–2HFD
  W
  November 29game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–4BUF
  W
  November 30game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- December 1980
- The game
  MTL6–5BUF
  L
  December 3game 25/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF3–3MNS
  December 6game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–10BUF
  W
  December 7game 27/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  BUF4–4CLR
  December 9game 28/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–8CGY
  L
  December 11game 29/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  -1+/-5SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BUF5–4TOR
  W
  December 13game 30/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–2BUF
  December 14game 31/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF7–4LAK
  W
  December 20game 32/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF3–3VAN
  December 21game 33/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI2–3BUF
  W
  December 26game 34/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
Milestone
Derek Smith reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · December 26
- The game
  BOS2–5BUF
  W
  December 28game 35/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  LAK5–2BUF
  L
  December 31game 36/80
  His night
  +2P+2G
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  BUF3–3QUE
  January 3game 37/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–2BUF
  January 4game 38/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-6SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  QUE1–5BUF
  W
  January 7game 39/80
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–3NYR
  January 9game 40/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  38
  points
  NHL#44
  15
  goals
  NHL#52
  23
  assists
  NHL#46
  BUF
  19-9-0W-L-OT50Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK4–4BUF
  January 11game 41/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS1–1BUF
  January 14game 42/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM5–5BUF
  January 16game 43/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR0–4BUF
  W
  January 18game 44/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF1–5BOS
  L
  January 19game 45/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF6–5QUE
  W
  January 21game 46/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  BUF7–4WSH
  W
  January 24game 47/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–3NYI
  W
  January 26game 48/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–4BUF
  January 28game 49/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BUF5–3HFD
  W
  January 31game 50/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-6SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- February 1981
- The game
  WIN0–4BUF
  W
  February 1game 51/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–0PHI
  W
  February 5game 52/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–7BUF
  W
  February 6game 53/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–3BUF
  February 8game 54/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–6BUF
  W
  February 12game 55/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BUF4–4CGY
  February 14game 56/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  BUF2–2EDM
  February 15game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF2–5MTL
  L
  February 19game 58/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 19
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
  54
  points
  NHL#47
  17
  goals
  NHL#106
  37
  assists
  NHL#29
  BUF
  29-12-0W-L-OT77Points
  Playoff spot
  4th in the whole NHL
- March 1981
- The game
  CGY0–4BUF
  W
  March 4game 64/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD5–3BUF
  L
  March 6game 65/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–8BUF
  W
  March 8game 66/801
  His night
  +3P+3A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
  View the game
- The game
  BUF1–3MNS
  L
  March 11game 67/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF5–2WIN
  W
  March 13game 68/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF1–2VAN
  L
  March 14game 69/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–1LAK
  W
  March 17game 70/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–14BUF
  W
  March 19game 71/801
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-4SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  BUF6–2TOR
  W
  March 21game 72/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- April 1981
- The game
  BUF5–4DET
  W
  April 4game 79/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI7–3BUF
  L
  April 5game 80/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 5
Derek Smith closes the 1980-1981 season with 64 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
64
NHL#70
Games
69of 80
86%
Goals
21
NHL#117
Assists
43
NHL#49
P/GP
0.93
NHL#51
+/-
+14
NHL#72
Events
64
career best in points
43
career best in assists
100
career points
50
career goals
9 i rad
games with a point · 12 pts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks
BUFvsVAN
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
Thomas Gradin
Per-Olov Brasar
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- Game 1
  VAN2–3BUF
  W
  April 82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
- Game 2
  VAN2–5BUF
  W
  April 92
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
- Game 3
  BUF5–3VAN
  W
  April 112
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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Preliminary round
April 11
Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0
BUF3–0VAN
Advance
3Games2Points0Goals2Assists
5 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Buffalo Sabres meet Minnesota North Stars
BUFvsMNS
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Kent-Erik Andersson
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- Game 1
  MNS4–3BUF
  L
  April 161
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 2
  MNS5–2BUF
  L
  April 171
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 3
  BUF4–6MNS
  L
  April 191
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -2+/-1SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- Minnesota North Starslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 4
  BUF5–4MNS
  W
  April 201
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- Minnesota North Starslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 5
  MNS4–3BUF
  L
  April 221
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 22
Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1
BUF1–4MNS
Eliminated
5Games3Points1Goals2Assists
The run in numbers
April 22
Derek Smith ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 5 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
5
NHL#89
Games
8
Goals
1
NHL#116
Assists
4
NHL#66
P/GP
0.63
NHL#61
+/-
-3
NHL#236
Events
25
playoff games
2 points
best game
VAN3–0→MNS1–4

Derek Smith plays the 1980-1981 season for Buffalo Sabres

Derek Smith reaches 100 career points

1/4 into the season

Derek Smith reaches 50 career goals

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Derek Smith closes the 1980-1981 season with 64 points

Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks

Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0

Buffalo Sabres meet Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

Derek Smith ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 5 points