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Mike McEwen's 1980-1981 season

Points
49
NHL#144
Goals
11
NHL#216
Assists
38
NHL#75
Plus/minus
-31
NHL#550
Games
78
96%
96% of 81

Defenceman Mike McEwen was 24 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Colorado Rockies och New York Islanders. He played 78 of a possible 81 games and scored 11 goals and 38 assists for 49 points, 0.63 points per game. He moved from Colorado Rockies to New York Islanders in March. In the playoffs he played 17 games for 14 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike McEwen opens the 1980-1981 season with Colorado Rockies

    CLRColorado Rockies

    Mike was 24 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CGY2–6CLR
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–2EDM
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–4CLR
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–5CLR
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–4LAK
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR0–3HFD
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–5DET
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–5CLR
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK8–4CLR
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–5CLR
      game 10/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      CLR5–4TOR
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR5–4QUE
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–5BUF
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–3CLR
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–3CLR
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL8–2CLR
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–5CLR
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-9SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–3CGY
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–4BOS
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–4PIT
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      18
      points
      NHL#63
      6
      goals
      NHL#83
      12
      assists
      NHL#39
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#145
      CLR
      8-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM3–4CLR
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI7–4CLR
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4BUF
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      CLR1–5NYI
      L
      game 24/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4CLR
      W
      game 25/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR6–8WSH
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–4PHI
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4CLR
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3CLR
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–9STL
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR6–1CHI
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR0–2PHI
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3CLR
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–5WIN
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–5CLR
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–6MNS
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–9NYI
      L
      game 37/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR6–4NYR
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4CLR
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN7–3CLR
      L
      game 40/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      30
      points
      NHL#87
      8
      goals
      NHL#149
      22
      assists
      NHL#48
      -20
      +/-
      NHL#170
      CLR
      14-20-0W-L-OT34Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR2–6CHI
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4CLR
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–1CLR
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–3VAN
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4CLR
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–2CLR
      L
      game 46/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN2–2CLR
      game 47/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–6DET
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–6HFD
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI7–4CLR
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      MTL5–2CLR
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–6CLR
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–6CLR
      game 54/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3CLR
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–3CLR
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE6–3CLR
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–6MNS
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4STL
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–9PIT
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      41
      points
      NHL#123
      9
      goals
      NHL#201
      32
      assists
      NHL#59
      -32
      +/-
      NHL#187
      CLR
      17-33-0W-L-OT44Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR5–9TOR
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR0–6MTL
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–3CLR
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • March 1981
    • The game
      HFD4–5CLR
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–1CLR
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–0CLR
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–3WIN
      W
      game 68/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–0EDM
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYI
      game 70/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3NYI
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3CLR
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–2CHI
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3STL
      W
      game 74/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–4NYI
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4WSH
      W
      game 76/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3MTL
      L
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      NYR1–2NYI
      W
      game 78/806
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–4NYI
      W
      game 79/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3BUF
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mike McEwen closes the 1980-1981 season with 49 points

    CLRColorado RockiesNYINew York Islanders
    Points
    49
    NHL#144
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    11
    NHL#216
    Assists
    38
    NHL#75
    P/GP
    0.63
    NHL#174
    +/-
    -31
    NHL#550
    Events
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 11 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    NYIvsTOR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR2–9NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR1–5NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      NYI6–1TOR
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 3–0

    NYI3–0TOR
    Advance
    3Games2Points2Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Edmonton Oilers

    NYIvsEDM
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM2–8NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM3–6NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      NYI2–5EDM
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 5
      EDM4–3NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 6
      NYI5–2EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–2

    NYI4–2EDM
    Advance
    5Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR2–5NYI
      W
      5
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR3–7NYI
      W
      5
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • May 1981
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NYI5–1NYR
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      NYI5–2NYR
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–0

    NYI4–0NYR
    Advance
    4Games5Points1Goals4Assists
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Minnesota North Stars

    NYIvsMNS
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS3–6NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      MNS3–6NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 3
      NYI7–5MNS
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 4
      NYI2–4MNS
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS1–5NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    New York Islanders

    beat Minnesota North Stars 4–1 in the final

    5Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mike McEwen ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 14 points

    CLRColorado RockiesNYINew York Islanders
    Points
    14
    NHL#25
    Games
    17
    Goals
    6
    NHL#20
    Assists
    8
    NHL#26
    P/GP
    0.82
    NHL#42
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#30
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    25
    playoff games
    5 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    TOR3–0→EDM4–2→NYR4–0→MNS4–1