Regular season and playoffsEDM

Paul Coffey's 1980-1981 season

Points

NHL#214

Goals

NHL#245

Assists

NHL#182

Plus/minus

NHL#149

Games

92% of 80

Defenceman Paul Coffey was 19 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Edmonton Oilers. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 9 goals and 23 assists for 32 points, 0.43 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 7 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs

Year 1980
46 years ago
NHL debut
October 10
Paul Coffey makes his NHL debut
QUEQuebec Nordiques7–4EDMEdmonton Oilers
Paul was 19 years old · Northlands Coliseum, Canada
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- The game
  QUE7–4EDM
  L
  October 10game 1/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM0–2BUF
  L
  October 15game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  EDM4–2NYR
  W
  October 19game 5/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Paul Coffey records his first NHL assist
in the game against New York Rangers · October 19
- The game
  CGY3–5EDM
  W
  October 22game 6/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Paul Coffey scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Calgary Flames · October 22
- The game
  MNS4–2EDM
  L
  October 24game 7/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  LAK4–4EDM
  October 26game 8/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–4EDM
  October 29game 9/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- November 1980
- The game
  WSH2–2EDM
  November 1game 10/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–4EDM
  November 3game 11/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–4VAN
  L
  November 5game 12/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM1–8PHI
  L
  November 13game 15/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–4TOR
  L
  November 15game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM5–4CHI
  W
  November 16game 17/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  VAN6–4EDM
  L
  November 19game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–6EDM
  W
  November 23game 19/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–4CLR
  L
  November 25game 20/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 25
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8016 of 20 played
  4
  points
  NHL#299
  2
  goals
  NHL#231
  2
  assists
  NHL#320
  -3
  +/-
  NHL#109
  EDM
  5-10-0W-L-OT15Points
  17th in the whole NHL
- The game
  EDM3–6BOS
  L
  November 29game 23/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- December 1980
- The game
  NYR5–1EDM
  L
  December 5game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–6EDM
  W
  December 7game 25/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–2EDM
  L
  December 10game 26/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  EDM1–4MTL
  L
  December 13game 27/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM5–6QUE
  L
  December 14game 28/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–4DET
  L
  December 16game 29/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM2–5WSH
  L
  December 17game 30/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–4EDM
  W
  December 20game 31/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM4–7LAK
  L
  December 23game 32/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET4–4EDM
  December 27game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–1EDM
  L
  December 28game 34/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–5CGY
  L
  December 30game 35/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  BOS5–7EDM
  W
  January 2game 36/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–4EDM
  W
  January 3game 37/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  WSH3–6EDM
  W
  January 7game 38/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD6–6EDM
  January 9game 39/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM6–3QUE
  W
  January 11game 40/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 11
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8034 of 40 played
  10
  points
  NHL#291
  4
  goals
  NHL#241
  6
  assists
  NHL#309
  -9
  +/-
  NHL#150
  EDM
  12-21-0W-L-OT31Points
  18th in the whole NHL
- The game
  EDM0–5MTL
  L
  January 12game 41/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM7–4TOR
  W
  January 14game 42/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM5–5BUF
  January 16game 43/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  EDM6–7STL
  L
  January 17game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–5EDM
  W
  January 21game 45/803
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR7–4EDM
  L
  January 23game 46/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM1–6MNS
  L
  January 24game 47/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–9EDM
  W
  January 28game 48/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI2–4EDM
  W
  January 30game 49/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1981
- The game
  EDM4–7WSH
  L
  February 1game 50/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–3STL
  February 3game 51/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–6CHI
  L
  February 4game 52/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–10EDM
  W
  February 6game 53/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  CGY10–4EDM
  L
  February 8game 54/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  QUE4–2EDM
  L
  February 13game 55/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–2EDM
  February 15game 56/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL2–9EDM
  W
  February 18game 57/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +5+/-2SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  BOS5–1EDM
  L
  February 20game 58/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM5–1WIN
  W
  February 21game 59/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–5LAK
  L
  February 24game 60/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  February 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
  21
  points
  NHL#241
  6
  goals
  NHL#251
  15
  assists
  NHL#217
  -6
  +/-
  NHL#144
  EDM
  19-31-0W-L-OT48Points
  Playoff spot
  17th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI2–6EDM
  W
  February 25game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET2–5EDM
  W
  February 27game 62/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM1–3CLR
  L
  February 28game 63/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- March 1981
- The game
  EDM8–8NYI
  March 3game 64/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM5–5NYR
  March 4game 65/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM5–3PHI
  W
  March 7game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM4–6PIT
  L
  March 8game 67/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI5–0EDM
  L
  March 12game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–3CGY
  March 15game 69/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT6–7EDM
  W
  March 16game 70/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  -1+/-3SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  EDM5–3MNS
  W
  March 18game 71/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–1EDM
  March 20game 72/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  LAK6–6EDM
  March 21game 73/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–7BOS
  L
  March 23game 74/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM7–2HFD
  W
  March 25game 75/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +4+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  EDM4–2DET
  W
  March 28game 76/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM5–2PIT
  W
  March 29game 77/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- April 1981
- The game
  CLR4–4EDM
  April 1game 78/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  EDM7–2VAN
  W
  April 3game 79/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN2–7EDM
  W
  April 4game 80/801
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-3SOG
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The season in numbers
April 4
Paul Coffey closes the 1980-1981 season with 32 points
EDMEdmonton Oilers
Points
32
NHL#214
Games
74of 80
93%
Goals
9
NHL#245
Assists
23
NHL#182
P/GP
0.43
NHL#252
+/-
+5
NHL#149
Events
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
4 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Edmonton Oilers meet Montréal Canadiens
EDMvsMTL
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
Paul Coffey
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  EDM6–3MTL
  W
  April 8
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  EDM3–1MTL
  W
  April 9
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  MTL2–6EDM
  W
  April 11
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-6SOG
  +3 points
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Preliminary round
April 11
Edmonton Oilers knock Montréal Canadiens out 3–0
EDM3–0MTL
Advance
He did not play in this round
5 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Edmonton Oilers meet New York Islanders
EDMvsNYI
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
Paul Coffey
Swedes on New York Islanders
Robert Nyström
Anders Kallur
Stefan Persson
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- Game 1
  EDM2–8NYI
  L
  April 162
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- New York Islanderslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 2
  EDM3–6NYI
  L
  April 172
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- New York Islanderslead2–0againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 3
  NYI2–5EDM
  W
  April 192
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- New York Islanderslead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 4
  NYI5–4EDM
  L
  April 202
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- New York Islanderslead3–1againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 5
  EDM4–3NYI
  W
  April 222
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- New York Islanderslead3–2againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 6
  NYI5–2EDM
  L
  April 242
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-5SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 24
New York Islanders knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–2
EDM2–4NYI
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
April 24
Paul Coffey ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 7 points
EDMEdmonton Oilers
Points
7
NHL#62
Games
9
Goals
4
NHL#34
Assists
3
NHL#86
P/GP
0.78
NHL#48
+/-
+5
NHL#30
Events
1
First playoff assist
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff goal
3 points
best game
MTL3–0→NYI2–4

Paul Coffey makes his NHL debut

Paul Coffey records his first NHL assist

Paul Coffey scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Paul Coffey closes the 1980-1981 season with 32 points

Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

Edmonton Oilers meet Montréal Canadiens

Edmonton Oilers knock Montréal Canadiens out 3–0

Edmonton Oilers meet New York Islanders

New York Islanders knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–2

Paul Coffey ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 7 points