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Rick Lanz's 1980-1981 season

Points
29
NHL#233
Goals
7
NHL#275
Assists
22
NHL#198
Plus/minus
+1
NHL#220
Games
76
95%
95% of 80

Defenceman Rick Lanz was 19 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 7 goals and 22 assists for 29 points, 0.38 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 0 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Rick Lanz makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠3 win against Detroit Red Wings

    DETDetroit Red Wings3–5VANVancouver Canucks

    Rick was 19 years old · Pacific Coliseum, Canada

    His first NHL game
    1
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    1
    Points
    +1
    +/-
    First NHL goalFirst NHL point

    Swedes on the ice: Dan Labraaten, Per-Olov Brasar, Thomas Gradin, among others.

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    • The game
      DET3–5VAN
      W
      game 1/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Rick Lanz scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · October 10

    • The game
      QUE2–8VAN
      W
      game 2/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
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    Milestone

    Rick Lanz records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Quebec Nordiques · October 12

    • The game
      VAN2–4CHI
      L
      game 3/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–2PHI
      W
      game 4/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–4MTL
      L
      game 5/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN6–3NYI
      W
      game 6/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3NYR
      L
      game 7/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3VAN
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–8VAN
      W
      game 9/804
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–3QUE
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      VAN4–4HFD
      game 11/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–4BUF
      L
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–4VAN
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3VAN
      W
      game 14/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR4–6VAN
      W
      game 15/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL8–2VAN
      L
      game 16/804
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3VAN
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–2VAN
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WIN1–6VAN
      W
      game 19/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN6–4EDM
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      9
      points
      NHL#177
      2
      goals
      NHL#215
      7
      assists
      NHL#130
      -6
      +/-
      NHL#141
      VAN
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–4HFD
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      VAN2–2NYR
      game 22/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN7–4PIT
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CHI4–6VAN
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3VAN
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      HFD4–4VAN
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN1–3LAK
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3VAN
      L
      game 28/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–2WSH
      W
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN8–5TOR
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–1BOS
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4VAN
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–3VAN
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2VAN
      L
      game 37/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–3VAN
      game 38/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–2DET
      game 39/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–6STL
      L
      game 40/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      15
      points
      NHL#210
      4
      goals
      NHL#238
      11
      assists
      NHL#183
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#55
      VAN
      17-12-0W-L-OT45Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN7–3CLR
      W
      game 41/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      VAN1–1MNS
      game 42/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–4WIN
      game 43/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–3VAN
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3VAN
      W
      game 45/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–2CLR
      W
      game 46/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      TOR2–2VAN
      game 47/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–5EDM
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–5VAN
      L
      game 49/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–7CHI
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–3WSH
      L
      game 51/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      CGY2–6VAN
      W
      game 52/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–3VAN
      game 53/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–9STL
      L
      game 54/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–4PHI
      L
      game 56/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–2PIT
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–7MNS
      L
      game 58/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS7–5VAN
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE9–3VAN
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
      18
      points
      NHL#265
      5
      goals
      NHL#274
      13
      assists
      NHL#239
      -8
      +/-
      NHL#152
      VAN
      21-22-0W-L-OT59Points
      Playoff spot
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY5–3VAN
      L
      game 61/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PHI4–6VAN
      W
      game 62/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      VAN3–4LAK
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–1VAN
      L
      game 64/806
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • March 1981
    • The game
      HFD0–3VAN
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–2TOR
      W
      game 66/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–3NYI
      L
      game 67/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–4BOS
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–11CGY
      L
      game 69/804
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–5VAN
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2VAN
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–4VAN
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–5MTL
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–3QUE
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–4VAN
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN10–2WIN
      W
      game 76/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +5+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–2VAN
      L
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      WIN4–4VAN
      game 78/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM7–2VAN
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–6CGY
      L
      game 80/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Rick Lanz closes the 1980-1981 season with 29 points

    VANVancouver Canucks
    Points
    29
    NHL#233
    Games
    76of 80
    95%
    Goals
    7
    NHL#275
    Assists
    22
    NHL#198
    P/GP
    0.38
    NHL#278
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#220
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Vancouver Canucks meet Buffalo Sabres

    VANvsBUF
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
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    • Game 1
      VAN2–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN2–5BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      BUF5–3VAN
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0

    VAN0–3BUF
    Eliminated
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists