Regular season and playoffsMNS

Don Beaupre's 1980-1981 season

Wins

NHL#15

Save pct

.895

NHL#12

GAA

3.21

NHL#12

Shutouts

NHL#24

Games

55% of 80

Goaltender Don Beaupre was 19 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 44 games and won 18 of them, at .895. In the playoffs he played 6 games and won 4.

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

1980-1981Playoffs

Year 1980
46 years ago
NHL debut
October 11
Don Beaupre makes his NHL debut in 9–⁠3 win against Hartford Whalers
HFDHartford Whalers3–9MNSMinnesota North Stars
Don was 19 years old · Metropolitan Sports Center, USA
His first NHL game
21
Saves
3
Goals against
.875
SV%
W
Decision
60:00
TOI
First NHL win
Swedes on the ice: Kent-Erik Andersson.
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- The game
  HFD3–9MNS
  W
  October 11game 1/801
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .875
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Milestone
Don Beaupre records his first NHL win
in the game against Hartford Whalers · October 11
- The game
  MNS2–6CGY
  L
  October 18game 4/802
  His night
  .778SV%
  21SV27SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .778
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- The game
  MNS4–2EDM
  W
  October 24game 6/801
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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- The game
  STL2–2MNS
  October 29game 8/802
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA60:00TOI
  .938
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- November 1980
- The game
  CGY3–8MNS
  W
  November 2game 10/802
  His night
  .906SV%
  29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .906
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- The game
  MNS7–1CHI
  W
  November 9game 12/801
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .970
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- The game
  MNS5–1HFD
  W
  November 12game 14/801
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .964
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- The game
  NYI2–1MNS
  L
  November 17game 16/804
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA59:21TOIL
  .926
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- The game
  MNS1–1PHI
  November 20game 18/801
  His night
  .950SV%
  19SV20SA1GA60:00TOI
  .950
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- The game
  MNS2–5QUE
  L
  November 26game 20/801
  His night
  .871SV%
  27SV31SA4GA59:40TOIL
  .871
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- Checkpoint
  November 26
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8010 of 20 started
  5
  wins
  NHL#12
  .913
  SV%
  NHL#2
  2.5
  GAA
  NHL#2
  MNS
  11-5-0W-L-OT26Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- December 1980
- The game
  MNS5–3NYR
  W
  December 1game 22/802
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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- The game
  BUF3–3MNS
  December 6game 24/801
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA60:00TOI
  .870
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- The game
  MNS1–4STL
  L
  December 9game 26/801
  His night
  .897SV%
  35SV39SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .897
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- The game
  WIN3–4MNS
  W
  December 13game 28/802
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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- The game
  MNS2–4TOR
  L
  December 17game 30/802
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA59:42TOIL
  .909
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- The game
  NYR3–3MNS
  December 20game 31/802
  His night
  .900SV%
  27SV30SA3GA60:00TOI
  .900
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- The game
  MNS6–2DET
  W
  December 23game 32/802
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  MNS5–3WIN
  W
  December 26game 33/803
  His night
  .917SV%
  33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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- The game
  CLR4–6MNS
  W
  December 27game 34/801
  His night
  .846SV%
  22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .846
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- The game
  PHI5–6MNS
  W
  December 30game 35/801
  His night
  .839SV%
  26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .839
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Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  MNS2–2BUF
  January 4game 37/801
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOI
  .931
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- The game
  MNS2–4CLR
  L
  January 9game 39/802
  His night
  .857SV%
  24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .857
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- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8022 of 40 started
  11
  wins
  NHL#8
  .901
  SV%
  NHL#2
  2.9
  GAA
  NHL#5
  MNS
  20-10-0W-L-OT50Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS1–1BUF
  January 14game 42/801
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA60:00TOI
  .967
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- The game
  QUE1–7MNS
  W
  January 17game 43/801
  His night
  .972SV%
  35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .972
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- The game
  MNS4–5PHI
  L
  January 22game 46/801
  His night
  .833SV%
  25SV30SA5GA59:20TOIL
  .833
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- The game
  MNS3–3DET
  January 29game 50/801
  His night
  .906SV%
  29SV32SA3GA60:00TOI
  .906
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- February 1981
- The game
  MNS2–6QUE
  L
  February 4game 52/801
  His night
  .778SV%
  21SV27SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .778
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- The game
  MNS5–5NYI
  February 7game 54/804
  His night
  .821SV%
  23SV28SA5GA60:00TOI
  .821
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- The game
  HFD4–7MNS
  W
  February 14game 57/802
  His night
  .833SV%
  20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .833
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- The game
  CLR2–6MNS
  W
  February 18game 59/802
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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- Checkpoint
  February 18
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8030 of 60 started
  14
  wins
  NHL#15
  .897
  SV%
  NHL#5
  3.0
  GAA
  NHL#4
  MNS
  29-17-0W-L-OT72Points
  Playoff spot
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS3–5TOR
  L
  February 21game 61/802
  His night
  .902SV%
  37SV41SA4GA59:45TOIL
  .902
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- The game
  MNS2–3HFD
  L
  February 25game 63/801
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA59:15TOIL
  .903
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- The game
  PHI4–2MNS
  L
  February 28game 65/802
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA59:27TOIL
  .912
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- March 1981
- The game
  BOS3–3MNS
  March 4game 66/801
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
  .889
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- The game
  MTL1–1MNS
  March 9game 68/801
  His night
  .976SV%
  40SV41SA1GA60:00TOI
  .976
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- The game
  BUF1–3MNS
  W
  March 11game 69/801
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .957
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- The game
  MNS4–10LAK
  L
  March 14game 71/801
  His night
  .640SV%
  16SV25SA9GA26:42TOIL
  .640
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- The game
  EDM5–3MNS
  L
  March 18game 72/801
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA37:31TOI
  .900
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- The game
  MNS1–1EDM
  March 20game 73/802
  His night
  .976SV%
  41SV42SA1GA60:00TOI
  .976
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- The game
  DET3–9MNS
  W
  March 22game 74/801
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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- The game
  LAK4–3MNS
  L
  March 24game 75/801
  His night
  .789SV%
  15SV19SA4GA59:12TOIL
  .789
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- The game
  MNS4–2VAN
  W
  March 29game 77/803
  His night
  .943SV%
  33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .943
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- The game
  STL3–6MNS
  W
  March 31game 78/802
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .880
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- April 1981
- The game
  MNS4–8CHI
  L
  April 5game 80/801
  His night
  .771SV%
  27SV35SA8GA59:53TOIL
  .771
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The season in numbers
April 5
Don Beaupre closes the 1980-1981 season with 18 wins
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Wins
18
Games
44of 80
55%
Shutouts
0
SV%
.895
GAA
3.21
Starts
44
Events
1
First NHL win
4 i rad
straight wins
3 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Minnesota North Stars meet Boston Bruins
MNSvsBOS
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Kent-Erik Andersson
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
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- Game 2
  MNS9–6BOS
  W
  April 91
  His night
  .850SV%
  34SV40SA6GA60:00TOIW
  .850
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Preliminary round
April 11
Minnesota North Stars knock Boston Bruins out 3–0
MNS3–0BOS
Advance
1Games1Wins.850SV%6.0GAA
5 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Minnesota North Stars meet Buffalo Sabres
MNSvsBUF
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Kent-Erik Andersson
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
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- Game 5
  MNS4–3BUF
  W
  April 221
  His night
  .923SV%
  36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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Quarterfinal
April 22
Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1
MNS4–1BUF
Advance
1Games1Wins.923SV%3.0GAA
6 days later
Semifinal
April 28
Minnesota North Stars meet Calgary Flames
MNSvsCGY
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Kent-Erik Andersson
Swedes on Calgary Flames
Kent Nilsson
Dan Labraaten
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- Game 4
  CGY4–7MNS
  W
  May 52
  His night
  .879SV%
  29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .879
  View the game
Semifinal
May 9
Minnesota North Stars knock Calgary Flames out 4–2
MNS4–2CGY
Advance
1Games1Wins.879SV%4.0GAA
3 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 12
Minnesota North Stars play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Islanders
MNSvsNYI
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Kent-Erik Andersson
Swedes on New York Islanders
Anders Kallur
Robert Nyström
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- Game 2
  MNS3–6NYI
  L
  May 143
  His night
  .842SV%
  32SV38SA6GA59:56TOIL
  .842
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- New York Islanderslead2–0againstMinnesota North Stars
- Game 4
  NYI2–4MNS
  W
  May 193
  His night
  .943SV%
  33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .943
  View the game
- New York Islanderslead3–1againstMinnesota North Stars
- Game 5
  MNS1–5NYI
  L
  May 213
  His night
  .848SV%
  28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .848
  View the game
Stanley Cup Final
May 21
New York Islanders knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–1
MNS1–4NYI
Eliminated
3Games1Wins.877SV%4.3GAA
The run in numbers
May 21
Don Beaupre ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 4 wins
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Wins
4
Games
6
Shutouts
0
SV%
.881
GAA
4.33
Starts
6
Events
1
First playoff win
BOS3–0→BUF4–1→CGY4–2→NYI1–4

Don Beaupre makes his NHL debut in 9–⁠3 win against Hartford Whalers

Don Beaupre records his first NHL win

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Don Beaupre closes the 1980-1981 season with 18 wins

Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

Minnesota North Stars meet Boston Bruins

Minnesota North Stars knock Boston Bruins out 3–0

Minnesota North Stars meet Buffalo Sabres

Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

Minnesota North Stars meet Calgary Flames

Minnesota North Stars knock Calgary Flames out 4–2

Minnesota North Stars play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Islanders

New York Islanders knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–1

Don Beaupre ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 4 wins