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Mike Liut's 1980-1981 season

Ted Lindsay Award
Wins
33
NHL#2
Save pct
.894
NHL#13
GAA
3.35
NHL#19
Shutouts
1
NHL#14
Games
61
76%
76% of 80

Goaltender Mike Liut was 24 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played 61 games and won 33 of them, at .894. In the playoffs he played 11 games and won 5. He won Ted Lindsay Award.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike Liut plays the 1980-1981 season for St. Louis Blues

    STLSt. Louis Blues

    Mike was 24 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      HFD6–8STL
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      .760SV%
      19SV25SA6GA60:00TOIW
      .760
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–1STL
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .848
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–1NYR
      W
      game 4/803
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3STL
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .905
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4STL
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2WSH
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–3STL
      game 9/802
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOI
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5STL
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–2MNS
      game 11/802
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOI
      .926
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      CGY3–2STL
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA59:44TOIL
      .864
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–3CHI
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      .936SV%
      44SV47SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .936
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–6STL
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      .976SV%
      41SV42SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .976
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4CGY
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA59:06TOIL
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–4EDM
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      STL8–2VAN
      W
      game 17/804
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–5CLR
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .868
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–3LAK
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .864
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–2STL
      L
      game 20/804
      His night
      .741SV%
      20SV27SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .741
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 started
      11
      wins
      NHL#1
      .892
      SV%
      NHL#10
      3.3
      GAA
      NHL#10
      STL
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–5STL
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–4TOR
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–1WIN
      game 24/802
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOI
      .971
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      QUE2–5STL
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .949
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–4STL
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI5–2STL
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA58:41TOIL
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–5PHI
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      .886SV%
      39SV44SA5GA59:07TOIL
      .886
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–4QUE
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–3BOS
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6STL
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–4LAK
      game 36/801
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOI
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2VAN
      W
      game 37/804
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–5STL
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–6STL
      W
      game 39/804
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8032 of 40 started
      20
      wins
      NHL#1
      .900
      SV%
      NHL#4
      3.2
      GAA
      NHL#10
      STL
      26-9-0W-L-OT57Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–5PHI
      game 41/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA60:00TOI
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–6STL
      game 42/801
      His night
      .714SV%
      10SV14SA4GA20:00TOI
      .714
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      STL4–1DET
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      .974SV%
      38SV39SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .974
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–3STL
      game 52/801
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOI
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–8STL
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA40:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–9STL
      W
      game 54/804
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3BUF
      game 55/801
      His night
      .824SV%
      14SV17SA3GA60:00TOI
      .824
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3MTL
      game 56/801
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOI
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–1NYI
      game 57/804
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOI
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–4NYR
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–2CGY
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–9EDM
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      .741SV%
      20SV27SA7GA45:58TOIL
      .741
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8044 of 60 started
      25
      wins
      NHL#2
      .899
      SV%
      NHL#3
      3.2
      GAA
      NHL#8
      STL
      35-13-0W-L-OT82Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–2STL
      game 62/801
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOI
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2DET
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA59:07TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • March 1981
    • The game
      STL4–4CHI
      game 65/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA60:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7STL
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–0CLR
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–5QUE
      game 69/801
      His night
      .800SV%
      20SV25SA5GA60:00TOI
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–4MTL
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA59:33TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5STL
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–6TOR
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      .813SV%
      26SV32SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .813
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3WSH
      game 73/803
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–5BUF
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .808
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3STL
      L
      game 75/804
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA59:49TOIL
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–7STL
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–6MNS
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA44:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      LAK4–6STL
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–0STL
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      .783SV%
      18SV23SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .783
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mike Liut closes the 1980-1981 season with 33 wins

    STLSt. Louis Blues
    Wins
    33
    Games
    61of 80
    76%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .894
    GAA
    3.35
    Starts
    61
    Events
    33
    career best in wins
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career wins
    4 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    St. Louis Blues meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    STLvsPIT
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PIT2–4STL
      W
      1
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT6–4STL
      L
      1
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA59:17TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • St. Louis Bluesare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      STL5–4PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .871
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      STL3–6PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      .824SV%
      28SV34SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .824
      View the game
    • St. Louis Bluesare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT3–4STL
      W
      1
      His night
      .941SV%
      48SV51SA3GA85:16TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    St. Louis Blues knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2

    STL3–2PIT
    Advance
    5Games3Wins.878SV%3.9GAA
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    St. Louis Blues meet New York Rangers

    STLvsNYR
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR3–6STL
      W
      4
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR6–4STL
      L
      4
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • St. Louis Bluesare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      STL3–6NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      .806SV%
      25SV31SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .806
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      STL1–4NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA59:57TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      NYR3–4STL
      W
      4
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      STL4–7NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      .650SV%
      13SV20SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .650
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

    STL2–4NYR
    Eliminated
    6Games2Wins.836SV%4.8GAA
    The run in numbers

    Mike Liut ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 5 wins

    STLSt. Louis Blues
    Wins
    5
    Games
    11
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .857
    GAA
    4.38
    Starts
    11
    Events
    1
    First playoff win
    PIT3–2→NYR2–4
    Honour

    Mike Liut won Ted Lindsay Award for 1980-1981

    Ted Lindsay Award
    STLSt. Louis Blues