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Errol Thompson's 1980-1981 season

Points

NHL#178

Goals

NHL#124

Assists

NHL#215

Plus/minus

-11

NHL#455

Games

91% of 80

Left winger Errol Thompson was 30 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings och Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 73 of a possible 80 games and scored 20 goals and 20 assists for 40 points, 0.55 points per game. He moved from Detroit Red Wings to Pittsburgh Penguins in January. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981Playoffs

Year 1980
46 years ago
Season opener
October 10
Errol Thompson opens the 1980-1981 season with Detroit Red Wings
DETDetroit Red Wings
Errol was 30 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.
- The game
  DET3–5VAN
  L
  October 10game 1/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET1–8LAK
  L
  October 11game 2/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET4–6TOR
  L
  October 15game 3/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  NYI6–4DET
  L
  October 16game 4/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-4SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  DET2–4HFD
  L
  October 18game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-7SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–5DET
  W
  October 23game 6/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  NYR2–4DET
  W
  October 25game 7/803
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  0+/-2SOG4PPP
  +4 points
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- The game
  DET6–7NYR
  L
  October 26game 8/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–2DET
  October 28game 9/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  DET3–5HFD
  L
  October 29game 10/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-8SOG
  +1 goal
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- November 1980
- The game
  BUF4–2DET
  L
  November 1game 11/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET4–6NYI
  L
  November 4game 12/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL2–3DET
  W
  November 6game 13/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET3–5PIT
  L
  November 8game 14/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS4–4DET
  November 11game 15/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET4–4BUF
  November 12game 16/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET2–5PHI
  L
  November 15game 17/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  DET1–2QUE
  L
  November 19game 18/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET3–7MTL
  L
  November 20game 19/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET2–6STL
  L
  November 22game 20/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  20
  points
  NHL#41
  9
  goals
  NHL#33
  11
  assists
  NHL#51
  DET
  3-14-0W-L-OT9Points
  20th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH7–7DET
  November 26game 21/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET1–5NYI
  L
  November 29game 22/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- December 1980
- The game
  DET3–5BOS
  L
  December 2game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE4–1DET
  L
  December 4game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–4DET
  W
  December 6game 25/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–1MNS
  December 7game 26/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK2–1DET
  L
  December 11game 27/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI3–7DET
  W
  December 13game 28/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET5–4WSH
  W
  December 14game 29/803
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  EDM3–4DET
  W
  December 16game 30/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–5DET
  W
  December 18game 31/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3CLR
  December 20game 32/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS6–2DET
  L
  December 23game 33/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–4EDM
  December 27game 34/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Errol Thompson reaches 200 career goals
in the game against Edmonton Oilers · December 27
- The game
  DET4–3WIN
  W
  December 28game 35/803
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  PIT1–3DET
  W
  December 31game 36/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  VAN2–2DET
  January 2game 37/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET4–6PIT
  L
  January 3game 38/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–2DET
  L
  January 6game 39/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
  26
  points
  NHL#126
  14
  goals
  NHL#65
  12
  assists
  NHL#171
  DET
  10-22-0W-L-OT28Points
  20th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI5–0PIT
  L
  January 21game 46/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CGY3–4PIT
  W
  January 24game 47/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT1–7STL
  L
  January 27game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–3PIT
  W
  January 28game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–4PIT
  January 31game 50/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- February 1981
- The game
  PIT4–8CHI
  L
  February 2game 51/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–2WIN
  W
  February 4game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–6CLR
  L
  February 6game 53/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT4–5CGY
  L
  February 7game 54/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI3–5PIT
  W
  February 12game 55/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  VAN2–2PIT
  February 14game 56/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT1–4PHI
  L
  February 17game 57/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  HFD2–6PIT
  W
  February 19game 58/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BUF6–1PIT
  L
  February 21game 59/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–9PIT
  W
  February 22game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
  31
  points
  NHL#172
  16
  goals
  NHL#116
  15
  assists
  NHL#217
  PIT
  21-30-0W-L-OT51Points
  16th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WIN3–4PIT
  W
  February 25game 61/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT7–5WSH
  W
  February 26game 62/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR4–6PIT
  W
  February 28game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- March 1981
- The game
  PIT5–4QUE
  W
  March 2game 64/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK5–6PIT
  W
  March 4game 65/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–8MNS
  L
  March 7game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM4–6PIT
  W
  March 8game 67/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–1PIT
  L
  March 11game 68/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE3–3PIT
  March 14game 69/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT6–7EDM
  L
  March 16game 70/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–4VAN
  L
  March 17game 71/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–4LAK
  March 19game 72/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–1CLR
  W
  March 21game 73/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR2–5PIT
  W
  March 25game 74/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–4NYI
  March 28game 75/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM5–2PIT
  L
  March 29game 76/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT1–5QUE
  L
  March 31game 77/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- April 1981
- The game
  PIT1–1DET
  April 2game 78/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–2PIT
  L
  April 4game 79/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 4
Errol Thompson closes the 1980-1981 season with 40 points
DETDetroit Red Wings PITPittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
Points
40
NHL#178
Games
73of 80
91%
Goals
20
NHL#124
Assists
20
NHL#215
P/GP
0.55
NHL#203
+/-
-11
NHL#455
Events
200
career goals
5 i rad
games with a point · 6 pts
4 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Pittsburgh Penguins meet St. Louis Blues
PITvsSTL
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
No Swedes
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
Jörgen Pettersson
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6 days later
Preliminary round
April 14
St. Louis Blues knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2
PIT2–3STL
Eliminated
He did not play in this round

Errol Thompson opens the 1980-1981 season with Detroit Red Wings

1/4 into the season

Errol Thompson reaches 200 career goals

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Errol Thompson closes the 1980-1981 season with 40 points

Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

Pittsburgh Penguins meet St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2