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Don Luce's 1980-1981 season

Points
29
NHL#233
Goals
16
NHL#158
Assists
13
NHL#296
Plus/minus
+10
NHL#102
Games
71
89%
89% of 79

Centre Don Luce was 32 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 12th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres och Los Angeles Kings. He played 71 of a possible 79 games and scored 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points, 0.41 points per game. He moved from Buffalo Sabres to Los Angeles Kings in March. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 2 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Don Luce opens the 1980-1981 season with Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Don was 32 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 10th season with the team. His 12th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF3–4CHI
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      HFD3–3BUF
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      EDM0–2BUF
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BUF4–2PIT
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–7BUF
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      BUF5–2MTL
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–1BUF
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • November 1980
    • The game
      BUF4–2DET
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      VAN3–4BUF
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      CLR3–5BUF
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–3WSH
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–3BUF
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–4BUF
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–4NYI
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–8BUF
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5CHI
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2WIN
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–6EDM
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      6
      points
      NHL#249
      4
      goals
      NHL#147
      2
      assists
      NHL#317
      BUF
      10-5-0W-L-OT25Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–5STL
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      CGY3–6BUF
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2HFD
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4BUF
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      MTL6–5BUF
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3MNS
      game 26/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–10BUF
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4CLR
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–8CGY
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–4TOR
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–2BUF
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–4LAK
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–3BUF
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5BUF
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–2BUF
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3QUE
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2BUF
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–5BUF
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      17
      points
      NHL#202
      9
      goals
      NHL#137
      8
      assists
      NHL#264
      BUF
      19-9-0W-L-OT50Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–4BUF
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–1BUF
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–5BUF
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–4BUF
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–5QUE
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–4WSH
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4BUF
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      BUF4–0PHI
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–7BUF
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3BUF
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–6BUF
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4CGY
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2EDM
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–1PIT
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
      25
      points
      NHL#212
      14
      goals
      NHL#135
      11
      assists
      NHL#280
      BUF
      29-12-0W-L-OT77Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–6NYR
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–6BUF
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • March 1981
    • The game
      BUF4–6BOS
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–4BUF
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–3BUF
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–10LAK
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1LAK
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–4LAK
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–6EDM
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK7–5WIN
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–3MNS
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–2CHI
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3LAK
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–7LAK
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      LAK4–6STL
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Don Luce closes the 1980-1981 season with 29 points

    BUFBuffalo SabresLAKLos Angeles Kings
    Points
    29
    NHL#233
    Games
    71of 80
    89%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#158
    Assists
    13
    NHL#296
    P/GP
    0.41
    NHL#267
    +/-
    +10
    NHL#102
    Events
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Los Angeles Kings meet New York Rangers

    LAKvsNYR
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR3–1LAK
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      NYR4–5LAK
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Los Angeles Kingsare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      LAK3–10NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      LAK3–6NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1

    LAK1–3NYR
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points0Goals2Assists