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John Barrett's 1980-1981 season

Points
13
NHL#355
Goals
3
NHL#355
Assists
10
NHL#338
Plus/minus
-22
NHL#529
Games
56
70%
70% of 80

Defenceman John Barrett was 22 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 56 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 10 assists for 13 points, 0.23 points per game. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981
  1. A late start

    John Barrett's season starts in game 22 of 80

    Detroit Red Wings have played 21 games21 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    John Barrett makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠5 loss against New York Islanders

    John was 22 years old · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    -3
    +/-

    Swedes on the ice: Dan Labraaten, Anders Kallur, Robert Nyström, among others.

    • The game
      DET1–5NYI
      L
      game 22/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • December 1980
    • The game
      DET3–5BOS
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–1DET
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4DET
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–1MNS
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–1DET
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–7DET
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    John Barrett scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · December 13

    • The game
      DET5–4WSH
      W
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–4DET
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–4EDM
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    John Barrett records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · December 27

    • The game
      DET4–3WIN
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–2DET
      game 37/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6PIT
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–2DET
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7BOS
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8016 of 40 played
      3
      points
      NHL#407
      1
      goals
      NHL#357
      2
      assists
      NHL#395
      -5
      +/-
      NHL#122
      DET
      10-22-0W-L-OT28Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY1–4DET
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3DET
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET0–10CGY
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3VAN
      L
      game 44/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–11LAK
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–0DET
      L
      game 46/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–6DET
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2QUE
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3DET
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1981
    • The game
      STL4–1DET
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5DET
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–6DET
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–7BUF
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3DET
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–2DET
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1DET
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–6DET
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR3–7DET
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–4MTL
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8036 of 60 played
      7
      points
      NHL#381
      1
      goals
      NHL#399
      6
      assists
      NHL#356
      -6
      +/-
      NHL#139
      DET
      18-30-0W-L-OT48Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–2DET
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–5EDM
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      DET4–4WIN
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3CHI
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–4NYR
      game 65/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–4DET
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–9PHI
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5STL
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–3DET
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY6–3DET
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN4–5DET
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–9MNS
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7CLR
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–0DET
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–2DET
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–4CHI
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET5–5CGY
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1981
    • The game
      PIT1–1DET
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–4DET
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–7WSH
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    The season in numbers

    John Barrett closes the 1980-1981 season with 13 points

    Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    13
    NHL#355
    Games
    56of 80
    70%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#355
    Assists
    10
    NHL#338
    P/GP
    0.23
    NHL#355
    +/-
    -22
    NHL#529
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal