Regular seasonWIN

Don Spring's 1980-1981 season

Points

NHL#302

Goals

NHL#420

Assists

NHL#231

Plus/minus

-40

NHL#564

Games

100% of 80

Defenceman Don Spring was 21 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Winnipeg Jets. He played all 80 games and scored 1 goals and 18 assists for 19 points, 0.24 points per game. Winnipeg Jets did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981

Year 1980
46 years ago
NHL debut
October 10
Don Spring makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠4 loss against Washington Capitals
WINWinnipeg Jets1–4WSHWashington Capitals
Don was 21 years old · Capital Centre, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
Swedes on the ice: Bengt-Åke Gustafsson and Rolf Edberg.
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- The game
  WIN1–4WSH
  L
  October 10game 1/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–5PIT
  L
  October 11game 2/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–6WIN
  W
  October 17game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE4–4WIN
  October 19game 4/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–7BUF
  L
  October 22game 5/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN1–4MNS
  L
  October 25game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS7–7WIN
  October 26game 7/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Don Spring records his first NHL assist
in the game against Boston Bruins · October 26
- The game
  WIN4–8CHI
  L
  October 29game 8/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT6–5WIN
  L
  October 31game 9/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- November 1980
- The game
  WSH4–4WIN
  November 2game 10/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGY5–5WIN
  November 5game 11/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM4–2WIN
  L
  November 7game 12/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR7–4WIN
  L
  November 9game 13/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WIN1–5QUE
  L
  November 12game 14/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN5–5BOS
  November 13game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–1WIN
  L
  November 16game 16/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN1–6VAN
  L
  November 18game 17/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN2–7LAK
  L
  November 19game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–2WIN
  L
  November 21game 19/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN1–3PHI
  L
  November 23game 20/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 23
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  6
  points
  NHL#249
  0
  goals
  NHL#349
  6
  assists
  NHL#173
  +3
  +/-
  NHL#43
  WIN
  1-14-0W-L-OT7Points
  21st in the whole NHL
- The game
  WIN4–4NYI
  November 24game 21/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–8HFD
  L
  November 26game 22/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL1–1WIN
  November 28game 23/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGY4–1WIN
  L
  November 30game 24/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- December 1980
- The game
  NYR4–3WIN
  L
  December 3game 25/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN1–3CGY
  L
  December 4game 26/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN2–5STL
  L
  December 6game 27/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD8–5WIN
  L
  December 10game 28/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–4MNS
  L
  December 13game 29/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI5–4WIN
  L
  December 14game 30/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN2–6NYI
  L
  December 16game 31/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN2–8NYR
  L
  December 17game 32/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN2–5STL
  L
  December 20game 33/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–5WIN
  W
  December 23game 34/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–3WIN
  L
  December 26game 35/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET4–3WIN
  L
  December 28game 36/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–3WIN
  L
  December 31game 37/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  PHI3–4WIN
  W
  January 2game 38/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–1WIN
  L
  January 5game 39/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN8–2TOR
  W
  January 7game 40/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  9
  points
  NHL#295
  0
  goals
  NHL#416
  9
  assists
  NHL#227
  -7
  +/-
  NHL#138
  WIN
  4-29-0W-L-OT15Points
  21st in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN4–4WIN
  January 9game 41/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD5–3WIN
  L
  January 10game 42/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–3QUE
  January 13game 43/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–7MTL
  L
  January 15game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN2–4CGY
  L
  January 17game 45/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–4WIN
  L
  January 18game 46/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR1–5WIN
  W
  January 21game 47/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN2–2CLR
  January 23game 48/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN3–4WSH
  L
  January 27game 49/804
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN6–7BOS
  L
  January 29game 50/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN2–0TOR
  W
  January 31game 51/803
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- February 1981
- The game
  WIN0–4BUF
  L
  February 1game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–2WIN
  L
  February 4game 53/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–10EDM
  L
  February 6game 54/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN1–9CHI
  L
  February 8game 55/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN6–8NYR
  L
  February 12game 56/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE3–4WIN
  W
  February 15game 57/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–6DET
  L
  February 17game 58/802
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–3HFD
  February 18game 59/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–3WIN
  L
  February 20game 60/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- Checkpoint
  February 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 80
  14
  points
  NHL#307
  0
  goals
  NHL#452
  14
  assists
  NHL#223
  -12
  +/-
  NHL#167
  WIN
  7-42-0W-L-OT25Points
  21st in the whole NHL
- The game
  EDM5–1WIN
  L
  February 21game 61/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–4PIT
  L
  February 25game 62/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PHI6–3WIN
  L
  February 27game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- March 1981
- The game
  DET4–4WIN
  March 1game 64/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–9MTL
  L
  March 4game 65/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN1–10PHI
  L
  March 5game 66/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–4WIN
  W
  March 7game 67/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK4–1WIN
  L
  March 8game 68/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI6–3WIN
  L
  March 11game 69/804
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–2WIN
  L
  March 13game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI8–2WIN
  L
  March 15game 71/801
  His night
  No points
  -5+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–4WIN
  W
  March 18game 72/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–5DET
  L
  March 21game 73/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK7–5WIN
  L
  March 22game 74/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Don Spring scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Los Angeles Kings · March 22
- The game
  VAN10–2WIN
  L
  March 27game 75/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN1–2CLR
  L
  March 29game 76/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–7LAK
  L
  March 31game 77/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- April 1981
- The game
  WIN4–4VAN
  April 1game 78/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN2–7EDM
  L
  April 4game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL5–5WIN
  April 5game 80/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
April 5
Don Spring closes the 1980-1981 season with 19 points
WINWinnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets did not reach the playoffs
Points
19
NHL#302
Games
80of 80
100%
Goals
1
NHL#420
Assists
18
NHL#231
P/GP
0.24
NHL#352
+/-
-40
NHL#564
Events
19
career best in points
1
career best in goals
18
career best in assists
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
4 i rad
games with a point · 4 pts

Don Spring makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠4 loss against Washington Capitals

Don Spring records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Don Spring scores his first NHL goal

Don Spring closes the 1980-1981 season with 19 points