Regular season and playoffsCGY
Don Lever's 1980-1981 season
Points
57
NHL#109
Goals
26
NHL#71
Assists
31
NHL#131
Plus/minus
+20
NHL#45
Games
62
77%
Centre Don Lever was 27 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Calgary Flames. He played 62 of a possible 80 games and scored 26 goals and 31 assists for 57 points, 0.92 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 11 points.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
1980-1981Playoffs
- Year 198046 years agoSeason opener
Don Lever plays the 1980-1981 season for Calgary Flames
Don was 27 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 9th NHL season in all.
- The gameQUE5–5CGYgame 1/80
1His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG - The gameCGY2–6CLRLgame 2/801His nightNo points-2+/-1SOG
- The gameCGY3–3CHIgame 3/801His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG
- +1 goalThe gameLAK2–4CGYWgame 4/801His night+1P+1G0+/-3SOG
- The gameBOS1–2CGYWgame 5/801His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameMNS2–6CGYWgame 6/802His nightNo points+2+/-2SOG
- The gameCGY3–5EDMLgame 7/801His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- The gameTOR5–4CGYLgame 8/802His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- +1 goalThe gameCGY8–2PITWgame 9/801His night+1P+1G0+/-3SOG1PPP
- The gameCGY0–8PHILgame 10/801His nightNo points-4+/-2SOG
- The gameCGY3–1BOSWgame 11/801His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- November 1980
- +1 goalThe gameCGY3–2STLWgame 12/801His night+1P+1G+1+/-2SOG
- The gameCGY3–8MNSLgame 13/802His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCGY5–5WINgame 14/803His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG1PPP
- The gameSTL2–4CGYWgame 15/801His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gameNYR3–7CGYWgame 16/802His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCHI4–4CGYgame 17/801His night+1P+1A-1+/-4SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCLR4–3CGYLgame 18/801His night+1P+1A-1+/-0SOG
- The gameCGY3–3QUEgame 20/801His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 20 of 808pointsNHL#2053goalsNHL#1745assistsNHL#200CGY8-7-0W-L-OT21Points9th in the whole NHL - +2 pointsThe gameCGY5–4MTLWgame 21/801His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-1SOG1PPP
- December 1980
- +1 assistThe gameHFD5–3CGYLgame 26/801His night+1P+1A-2+/-2SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCGY4–2LAKWgame 27/801His night+1P+1A+1+/-5SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameBUF4–8CGYWgame 28/801His night+3P+1G+2A+3+/-3SOG
- The gameMTL4–0CGYLgame 30/801His nightNo points-2+/-1SOG
- The gamePIT3–3CGYgame 31/801His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameCGY3–2NYRWgame 32/802His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-2SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameCGY2–2NYIgame 33/804His night+1P+1G0+/-3SOG
- The gameCGY2–5CLRLgame 34/802His nightNo points-2+/-4SOG
- The gamePHI1–2CGYWgame 35/801His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameEDM3–5CGYWgame 36/801His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-2SOG
MilestoneDon Lever reaches 250 career assists
in the game against Edmonton Oilers · December 30
Year 198145 years ago- +3 pointsThe gameLAK6–7CGYWgame 37/801His night+3P+2G+1A0+/-6SOG1PPP
- The gameCGY2–5LAKLgame 39/801His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- +2 goalsThe gameWSH0–6CGYWgame 40/802His night+2P+2G+2+/-6SOG1SHP
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played30pointsNHL#9214goalsNHL#6516assistsNHL#108CGY19-13-0W-L-OT46Points9th in the whole NHL - The gameCGY1–4DETLgame 41/802His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- The gameCGY1–2CHILgame 42/801His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameNYR4–4CGYgame 43/803His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-5SOG
- The gameCHI3–3CGYgame 52/801His nightNo points0+/-6SOG
- February 1981
- The gameCGY2–6VANLgame 53/804His nightNo points-3+/-3SOG
- +2 goalsThe gameWSH2–5CGYWgame 54/804His night+2P+2G+2+/-5SOG
- The gamePIT4–5CGYWgame 55/802His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +1 goalThe gameCGY10–4EDMWgame 56/802His night+1P+1G-1+/-1SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameQUE3–5CGYWgame 57/802His night+2P+2A+1+/-2SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameBUF4–4CGYgame 58/802His night+1P+1G-1+/-1SOG
- The gamePHI4–5CGYWgame 60/803His nightNo points+1+/-3SOG
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 60 of 8048 of 60 played39pointsNHL#12120goalsNHL#6819assistsNHL#161CGY27-21-0W-L-OT66PointsPlayoff spot8th in the whole NHL - +2 assistsThe gameBOS2–7CGYWgame 61/802His night+2P+2A0+/-3SOG2PPP
- +1 assistThe gameCGY5–3VANWgame 62/805His night+1P+1A+1+/-0SOG
- +1 goalThe gameNYI4–11CGYWgame 63/805His night+1P+1G+4+/-4SOG
- +1 assistThe gameHFD1–5CGYWgame 64/802His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG
- March 1981
- The gameCGY0–4BUFLgame 66/802His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +1 goalThe gameCGY6–4TORWgame 67/803His night+1P+1G+2+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCGY5–4HFDWgame 68/802His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameVAN2–11CGYWgame 69/804His night+3P+1G+2A+3+/-4SOG
- +1 goalThe gameMNS3–6CGYWgame 70/803His night+1P+1G+2+/-6SOG
- +1 assistThe gameEDM3–3CGYgame 71/802His night+1P+1A0+/-1SOG
- The gameCGY3–4BOSLgame 73/802His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- April 1981
- +2 pointsThe gameVAN5–6CGYWgame 80/804His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-3SOG
The season in numbersDon Lever closes the 1980-1981 season with 57 points
Points57NHL#109Games62of 8078%Goals26NHL#71Assists31NHL#131P/GP0.92NHL#54+/-+20NHL#45Events250career assists6 i radgames with a point · 9 pts4 days laterPlayoffsCalgary Flames are in the playoffs
Preliminary roundCalgary Flames meet Chicago Blackhawks
CGYvsCHISwedes on Calgary FlamesSwedes on Chicago BlackhawksNo Swedes- Game 1CHI3–4CGYW2His nightNo points+2+/-4SOG
- Calgary Flameslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 2CHI2–6CGYW2His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- Calgary Flameslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- +1 goalGame 3CGY5–4CHIW2His night+1P+1G0+/-5SOG
Preliminary roundCalgary Flames knock Chicago Blackhawks out 3–0
CGY3–0CHIAdvanceHe did not play in this round5 days laterQuarterfinalCalgary Flames meet Philadelphia Flyers
CGYvsPHISwedes on Calgary FlamesSwedes on Philadelphia Flyers- Game 1CGY0–4PHIL2His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
- +1 assistGame 2CGY5–4PHIW2His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG
- Calgary Flamesare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
- +1 goalGame 3PHI1–2CGYW1His night+1P+1G+1+/-3SOG
- Calgary Flameslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- +1 goalGame 4PHI4–5CGYW1His night+1P+1G-2+/-3SOG
- Calgary Flameslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Calgary Flameslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 6PHI3–2CGYL1His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
- Calgary Flamesare3–3withPhiladelphia Flyers
- +1 assistGame 7CGY4–1PHIW1His night+1P+1A-1+/-2SOG1PPP
QuarterfinalCalgary Flames knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–3
CGY4–3PHIAdvanceHe did not play in this round2 days laterSemifinalCalgary Flames meet Minnesota North Stars
CGYvsMNSSwedes on Calgary FlamesSwedes on Minnesota North Stars- Game 1MNS4–1CGYL2His nightNo points0+/-7SOG
- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
- +2 assistsGame 2MNS2–3CGYW3His night+2P+2A+1+/-4SOG
- May 1981
- Calgary Flamesare1–1withMinnesota North Stars
- Game 3CGY4–6MNSL2His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
- Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstCalgary Flames
- +1 assistGame 4CGY4–7MNSL2His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG1PPP
- Minnesota North Starslead3–1againstCalgary Flames
- Game 5MNS1–3CGYW2His nightNo points+1+/-2SOG
- Minnesota North Starslead3–2againstCalgary Flames
- +1 goalGame 6CGY3–5MNSL2His night+1P+1G0+/-4SOG
SemifinalMinnesota North Stars knock Calgary Flames out 4–2
CGY2–4MNSEliminatedHe did not play in this roundThe run in numbersDon Lever ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 11 points
Points11NHL#43Games16Goals4NHL#34Assists7NHL#36P/GP0.69NHL#56+/-+1NHL#90Events25playoff games10playoff assists10playoff points4 i radgames with a point2 pointsbest gameCHI3–0→PHI4–3→MNS2–4