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Doug Smail's 1980-1981 season

Points
18
NHL#312
Goals
10
NHL#228
Assists
8
NHL#362
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#422
Games
30
37%
37% of 80

Left winger Doug Smail was 23 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Winnipeg Jets. He played 30 of a possible 80 games and scored 10 goals and 8 assists for 18 points, 0.60 points per game. Winnipeg Jets did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981
  1. NHL debut

    Doug Smail makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠4 loss against Washington Capitals

    Doug was 23 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.

    • The game
      WIN1–4WSH
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–5PIT
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–6WIN
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Doug Smail records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 17

    • The game
      QUE4–4WIN
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN4–7BUF
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–4MNS
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–7WIN
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN4–8CHI
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–5WIN
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1980
    • The game
      WSH4–4WIN
      game 10/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Doug Smail scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Washington Capitals · November 2

    • The game
      CGY5–5WIN
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR7–4WIN
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–5QUE
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN5–5BOS
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8014 of 20 played
      4
      points
      NHL#294
      1
      goals
      NHL#283
      3
      assists
      NHL#271
      WIN
      1-14-0W-L-OT7Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • December 1980
    • The game
      HFD8–5WIN
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN3–4MNS
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–4WIN
      L
      game 30/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–6NYI
      L
      game 31/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN2–8NYR
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN2–5STL
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR4–5WIN
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MNS5–3WIN
      L
      game 35/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET4–3WIN
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–3WIN
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–4WIN
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–1WIN
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN8–2TOR
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG1SHP
      +4 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8027 of 40 played
      17
      points
      NHL#197
      9
      goals
      NHL#135
      8
      assists
      NHL#256
      WIN
      4-29-0W-L-OT15Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN4–4WIN
      game 41/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–3WIN
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8029 of 60 played
      17
      points
      NHL#278
      9
      goals
      NHL#200
      8
      assists
      NHL#323
      WIN
      7-42-0W-L-OT25Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • February 1981
    • The game
      WIN3–4PIT
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Doug Smail closes the 1980-1981 season with 18 points

    Winnipeg Jets did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    18
    NHL#312
    Games
    30of 80
    38%
    Goals
    10
    NHL#228
    Assists
    8
    NHL#362
    P/GP
    0.60
    NHL#184
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#422
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts