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Jay Wells's 1980-1981 season

Points
18
NHL#312
Goals
5
NHL#305
Assists
13
NHL#296
Plus/minus
+10
NHL#102
Games
72
90%
90% of 80

Defenceman Jay Wells was 21 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings. He played 72 of a possible 80 games and scored 5 goals and 13 assists for 18 points, 0.25 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 0 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Jay Wells plays the 1980-1981 season for Los Angeles Kings

    Jay was 21 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET1–8LAK
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–4CGY
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–6LAK
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–4LAK
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS0–4LAK
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–5LAK
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–4EDM
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK8–4CLR
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–4LAK
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • November 1980
    • The game
      LAK7–3NYI
      W
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–3NYR
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–3WSH
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Jay Wells records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Washington Capitals · November 5

    • The game
      LAK2–8PHI
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–3MTL
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4LAK
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL8–4LAK
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL5–3LAK
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2VAN
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–7LAK
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Jay Wells scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · November 19

    • The game
      LAK5–2TOR
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      3
      points
      NHL#326
      1
      goals
      NHL#279
      2
      assists
      NHL#312
      -1
      +/-
      NHL#84
      LAK
      14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–3QUE
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–2LAK
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5LAK
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • December 1980
    • The game
      HFD2–5LAK
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3LAK
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–5LAK
      W
      game 26/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–2LAK
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK7–2MNS
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–1DET
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–5HFD
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–7BOS
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3LAK
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF7–4LAK
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–7LAK
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK6–3VAN
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL4–4LAK
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–4MTL
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–2BUF
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK6–7CGY
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY2–5LAK
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      11
      points
      NHL#272
      2
      goals
      NHL#307
      9
      assists
      NHL#222
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#61
      LAK
      25-11-0W-L-OT54Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–5LAK
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–6STL
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–4BUF
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–4HFD
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–3WSH
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–5PIT
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–7PHI
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET4–11LAK
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3LAK
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–4BOS
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–5QUE
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1981
    • The game
      LAK5–5CHI
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS5–4LAK
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE4–2LAK
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
      14
      points
      NHL#304
      4
      goals
      NHL#298
      10
      assists
      NHL#289
      +11
      +/-
      NHL#29
      LAK
      32-19-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–1LAK
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–5LAK
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–4LAK
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–1LAK
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      LAK1–0TOR
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–6PIT
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–1CLR
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–1WIN
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4LAK
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–10LAK
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–6EDM
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK7–5WIN
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–3MNS
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–2CHI
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3LAK
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–7LAK
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1981
    • The game
      LAK4–6STL
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR5–5LAK
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Jay Wells closes the 1980-1981 season with 18 points

    Points
    18
    NHL#312
    Games
    72of 80
    90%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#305
    Assists
    13
    NHL#296
    P/GP
    0.25
    NHL#348
    +/-
    +10
    NHL#102
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Los Angeles Kings meet New York Rangers

    LAKvsNYR
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    • Game 1
      NYR3–1LAK
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      NYR4–5LAK
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Los Angeles Kingsare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      LAK3–10NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -6+/-3SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      LAK3–6NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1

    LAK1–3NYR
    Eliminated
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists