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Richie Dunn's 1980-1981 season

Points
49
NHL#144
Goals
7
NHL#275
Assists
42
NHL#55
Plus/minus
+21
NHL#42
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Defenceman Richie Dunn was 23 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 7 goals and 42 assists for 49 points, 0.62 points per game. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 5 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Richie Dunn plays the 1980-1981 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Richie was 23 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+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–3BUF
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–2BUF
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2PIT
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–7BUF
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2MTL
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–1BUF
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      BUF4–2DET
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–4BUF
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–5BUF
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3WSH
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–3BUF
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–4BUF
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–4NYI
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–8BUF
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5CHI
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2WIN
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–6EDM
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      10
      points
      NHL#178
      1
      goals
      NHL#283
      9
      assists
      NHL#99
      -3
      +/-
      NHL#115
      BUF
      10-5-0W-L-OT25Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–5STL
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–6BUF
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2HFD
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4BUF
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      MTL6–5BUF
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3MNS
      game 26/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4CLR
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–8CGY
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–4TOR
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–2BUF
      game 31/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–4LAK
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–3BUF
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5BUF
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–2BUF
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3QUE
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2BUF
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–5BUF
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      26
      points
      NHL#126
      3
      goals
      NHL#278
      23
      assists
      NHL#46
      +6
      +/-
      NHL#37
      BUF
      19-9-0W-L-OT50Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–4BUF
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–1BUF
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–5BUF
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–4BUF
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–5QUE
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–4WSH
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3NYI
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4BUF
      game 49/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3HFD
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      WIN0–4BUF
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–0PHI
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–7BUF
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3BUF
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–6BUF
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4CGY
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2EDM
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5MTL
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–1PIT
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      38
      points
      NHL#136
      5
      goals
      NHL#279
      33
      assists
      NHL#47
      +16
      +/-
      NHL#22
      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
      -2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–6BUF
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • March 1981
    • The game
      BUF4–6BOS
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–4BUF
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–3BUF
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–8BUF
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–3MNS
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2WIN
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2VAN
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1LAK
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–14BUF
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–2TOR
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–5BUF
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +5+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4BUF
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3CLR
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–7STL
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 77/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      BUF2–2PHI
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–4DET
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3BUF
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Richie Dunn closes the 1980-1981 season with 49 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    49
    NHL#144
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    7
    NHL#275
    Assists
    42
    NHL#55
    P/GP
    0.62
    NHL#177
    +/-
    +21
    NHL#42
    Events
    49
    career best in points
    7
    career best in goals
    42
    career best in assists
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 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
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      VAN2–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN2–5BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      BUF5–3VAN
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0

    BUF3–0VAN
    Advance
    3Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Minnesota North Stars

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

    Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    BUF1–4MNS
    Eliminated
    5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Richie Dunn ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 5 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    5
    NHL#89
    Games
    8
    Goals
    0
    NHL#172
    Assists
    5
    NHL#51
    P/GP
    0.63
    NHL#61
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#308
    Events
    10
    playoff assists
    2 points
    best game
    VAN3–0→MNS1–4