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Ric Seiling's 1980-1981 season

Points
57
NHL#109
Goals
30
NHL#48
Assists
27
NHL#155
Plus/minus
+21
NHL#42
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Right winger Ric Seiling was 22 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 30 goals and 27 assists for 57 points, 0.77 points per game. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 4 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ric Seiling plays the 1980-1981 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Ric was 22 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF3–4CHI
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–3BUF
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      EDM0–2BUF
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2PIT
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–7BUF
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–2MTL
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1980
    • The game
      BUF4–2DET
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–4BUF
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–4NYI
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–8BUF
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–5CHI
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2WIN
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6EDM
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8015 of 20 played
      6
      points
      NHL#249
      3
      goals
      NHL#176
      3
      assists
      NHL#271
      BUF
      10-5-0W-L-OT25Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–5STL
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–6BUF
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF5–2HFD
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-1SOG1SHP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CLR1–4BUF
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • December 1980
    • The game
      MTL6–5BUF
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–3MNS
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–10BUF
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–4CLR
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–8CGY
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–4TOR
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2BUF
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–4LAK
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–3BUF
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–5BUF
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–2BUF
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3QUE
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–2BUF
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–5BUF
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8035 of 40 played
      20
      points
      NHL#177
      11
      goals
      NHL#107
      9
      assists
      NHL#236
      BUF
      19-9-0W-L-OT50Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–4BUF
      game 41/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS1–1BUF
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–5BUF
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–4BUF
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–5QUE
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF7–4WSH
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–3NYI
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF5–3HFD
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • February 1981
    • The game
      WIN0–4BUF
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–0PHI
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–7BUF
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL3–3BUF
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–6BUF
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-6SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      BUF4–4CGY
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–2EDM
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5MTL
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF6–1PIT
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
      41
      points
      NHL#123
      23
      goals
      NHL#53
      18
      assists
      NHL#177
      BUF
      29-12-0W-L-OT77Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–6NYR
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–6BUF
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • March 1981
    • The game
      BUF4–6BOS
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY0–4BUF
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–3BUF
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–8BUF
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–3MNS
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–2WIN
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–2VAN
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–1LAK
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–14BUF
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +5+/-2SOG
      +4 points
    Milestone

    Ric Seiling reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · March 19

    • The game
      BUF6–2TOR
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL6–5BUF
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4BUF
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–3CLR
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–7STL
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      BUF2–2PHI
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–4DET
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI7–3BUF
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Ric Seiling closes the 1980-1981 season with 57 points

    Points
    57
    NHL#109
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    30
    NHL#48
    Assists
    27
    NHL#155
    P/GP
    0.77
    NHL#117
    +/-
    +21
    NHL#42
    Events
    30
    career best in goals
    1
    hat trick
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks

    BUFvsVAN
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    • Game 1
      VAN2–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN2–5BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      BUF5–3VAN
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0

    BUF3–0VAN
    Advance
    3Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Minnesota North Stars

    BUFvsMNS
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    • Game 1
      MNS4–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      MNS5–2BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF4–6MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF5–4MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      MNS4–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    BUF1–4MNS
    Eliminated
    5Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Ric Seiling ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#102
    Games
    8
    Goals
    2
    NHL#77
    Assists
    2
    NHL#118
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#72
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#197
    VAN3–0→MNS1–4