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Mark Kirton's 1980-1981 season

Points
31
NHL#220
Goals
18
NHL#142
Assists
13
NHL#296
Plus/minus
-29
NHL#542
Games
61
76%
76% of 80

Centre Mark Kirton was 22 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs och Detroit Red Wings. He played 61 of a possible 80 games and scored 18 goals and 13 assists for 31 points, 0.51 points per game. He moved from Toronto Maple Leafs to Detroit Red Wings in December. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981
  1. Season opener

    Mark Kirton opens the 1980-1981 season with Toronto Maple Leafs

    Mark was 22 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR8–3TOR
      L
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–8VAN
      L
      game 9/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–4EDM
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1980
    • The game
      TOR2–1PIT
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3CLR
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR7–4WIN
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–2TOR
      L
      game 15/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–4TOR
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–4TOR
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–2TOR
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8010 of 20 played
      0
      points
      NHL#430
      0
      goals
      NHL#356
      0
      assists
      NHL#413
      TOR
      9-8-0W-L-OT21Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • December 1980
    • The game
      PIT4–4TOR
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–1DET
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4DET
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–1MNS
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–1DET
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–7DET
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Mark Kirton records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · December 13

    • The game
      DET5–4WSH
      W
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–4DET
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–5DET
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–3CLR
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS6–2DET
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–4EDM
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET4–3WIN
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6PIT
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL6–2DET
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7BOS
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8027 of 40 played
      11
      points
      NHL#274
      4
      goals
      NHL#239
      7
      assists
      NHL#279
      DET
      10-22-0W-L-OT28Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY1–4DET
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–3DET
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET0–10CGY
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3VAN
      L
      game 44/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–11LAK
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–0DET
      L
      game 46/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–6DET
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET2–2QUE
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3DET
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • February 1981
    • The game
      STL4–1DET
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5DET
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK4–6DET
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–7BUF
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3DET
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • 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+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–6DET
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR3–7DET
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–4MTL
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8047 of 60 played
      24
      points
      NHL#216
      12
      goals
      NHL#161
      12
      assists
      NHL#261
      DET
      18-30-0W-L-OT48Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–2DET
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–5EDM
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      DET4–4WIN
      game 63/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–3CHI
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN4–5DET
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–9MNS
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7CLR
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–0DET
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–2DET
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–4CHI
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–5CGY
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      PIT1–1DET
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–4DET
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–7WSH
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Mark Kirton closes the 1980-1981 season with 31 points

    Toronto Maple Leafs did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    31
    NHL#220
    Games
    61of 80
    76%
    Goals
    18
    NHL#142
    Assists
    13
    NHL#296
    P/GP
    0.51
    NHL#218
    +/-
    -29
    NHL#542
    Events
    18
    career best in goals
    1
    First NHL assist