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George Ferguson's 1980-1981 season

Points
43
NHL#163
Goals
25
NHL#78
Assists
18
NHL#231
Plus/minus
-30
NHL#546
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Centre George Ferguson was 28 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 25 goals and 18 assists for 43 points, 0.54 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 8 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    George Ferguson plays the 1980-1981 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    George was 28 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT4–7PHI
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–5PIT
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–3NYR
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–2PIT
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2PIT
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–8TOR
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL3–9PIT
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    Milestone

    George Ferguson reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · October 22

    • The game
      CGY8–2PIT
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–1BUF
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–5WIN
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      -2+/-4SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • November 1980
    • The game
      PIT3–6MNS
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–4EDM
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–1PIT
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5PIT
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT4–7BOS
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–1PIT
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYR
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS7–4PIT
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–2PIT
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–4PIT
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      19
      points
      NHL#54
      8
      goals
      NHL#47
      11
      assists
      NHL#51
      PIT
      6-11-0W-L-OT15Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN7–4PIT
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3BOS
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–2PIT
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • December 1980
    • The game
      PIT4–4TOR
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–6PIT
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–10BUF
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–4PIT
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT6–2WSH
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–5PIT
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3LAK
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–10VAN
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3CGY
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6STL
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–9HFD
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–6PIT
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–6PIT
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3CHI
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–7PIT
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      28
      points
      NHL#105
      14
      goals
      NHL#62
      14
      assists
      NHL#135
      PIT
      13-20-0W-L-OT33Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT2–4MTL
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3PIT
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–6PIT
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–5PIT
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–0PIT
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–4PIT
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT1–7STL
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–3PIT
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–4PIT
      game 50/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1981
    • The game
      PIT4–8CHI
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–2WIN
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–6CLR
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5CGY
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–5PIT
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2PIT
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4PHI
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–6PIT
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF6–1PIT
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–9PIT
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      34
      points
      NHL#154
      20
      goals
      NHL#73
      14
      assists
      NHL#228
      PIT
      21-30-0W-L-OT51Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN3–4PIT
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT7–5WSH
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–6PIT
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      PIT5–4QUE
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK5–6PIT
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–8MNS
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–6PIT
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–1PIT
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      QUE3–3PIT
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–7EDM
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4VAN
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–4LAK
      game 72/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–1CLR
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5PIT
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–4NYI
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–2PIT
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–5QUE
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      PIT1–1DET
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–2PIT
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4HFD
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    George Ferguson closes the 1980-1981 season with 43 points

    Points
    43
    NHL#163
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    25
    NHL#78
    Assists
    18
    NHL#231
    P/GP
    0.54
    NHL#205
    +/-
    -30
    NHL#546
    Events
    25
    career best in goals
    100
    career goals
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet St. Louis Blues

    PITvsSTL
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    • Game 1
      PIT2–4STL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT6–4STL
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      STL5–4PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      STL3–6PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      PIT3–4STL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    Preliminary round

    St. Louis Blues knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2

    PIT2–3STL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round