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Gilles Lupien's 1980-1981 season

Points
7
NHL#414
Goals
2
NHL#390
Assists
5
NHL#408
Plus/minus
-21
NHL#527
Games
51
64%
64% of 79

Defenceman Gilles Lupien was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins och Hartford Whalers. He played 51 of a possible 79 games and scored 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points, 0.14 points per game. He moved from Pittsburgh Penguins to Hartford Whalers in February. Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981
  1. Season opener

    Gilles Lupien opens the 1980-1981 season with Pittsburgh Penguins

    Gilles was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT4–7PHI
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–3NYR
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–2PIT
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2PIT
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–8TOR
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–9PIT
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY8–2PIT
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–1BUF
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–5WIN
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1980
    • The game
      PIT3–6MNS
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • 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+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5PIT
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–7BOS
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–1PIT
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYR
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–4PIT
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–4PIT
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      1
      points
      NHL#385
      0
      goals
      NHL#349
      1
      assists
      NHL#359
      -12
      +/-
      NHL#159
      PIT
      6-11-0W-L-OT15Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN7–4PIT
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2PIT
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1980
    • The game
      PIT3–2MTL
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–6PIT
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–10BUF
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–4PIT
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–2WSH
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3LAK
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–10VAN
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3CHI
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8028 of 40 played
      1
      points
      NHL#445
      0
      goals
      NHL#416
      1
      assists
      NHL#429
      -14
      +/-
      NHL#162
      PIT
      13-20-0W-L-OT33Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT2–4MTL
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3PIT
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1981
    • The game
      NYR5–6HFD
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MNS2–3HFD
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–5CGY
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      HFD0–3VAN
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5CLR
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–3BUF
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY5–4HFD
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–4DET
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–2HFD
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–6NYR
      L
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4BOS
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–9HFD
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–4HFD
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–3HFD
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM7–2HFD
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–3WSH
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–1HFD
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      QUE4–5HFD
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–6MTL
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4HFD
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Gilles Lupien closes the 1980-1981 season with 7 points

    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    7
    NHL#414
    Games
    51of 80
    64%
    Goals
    2
    NHL#390
    Assists
    5
    NHL#408
    P/GP
    0.14
    NHL#397
    +/-
    -21
    NHL#527
    Events
    2
    career best in goals