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Rick Smith's 1980-1981 season

Points

NHL#375

Goals

NHL#305

Assists

NHL#391

Plus/minus

NHL#199

Games

62% of 81

Defenceman Rick Smith was 32 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings och Washington Capitals. He played 51 of a possible 81 games and scored 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points, 0.22 points per game. He moved from Detroit Red Wings to Washington Capitals in November. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981

Year 1980
46 years ago
Season opener
October 10
Rick Smith opens the 1980-1981 season with Detroit Red Wings
DETDetroit Red Wings
Rick was 32 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 11th NHL season in all.
- The game
  DET3–5VAN
  L
  October 10game 1/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  DET1–8LAK
  L
  October 11game 2/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET4–6TOR
  L
  October 15game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI6–4DET
  L
  October 16game 4/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET2–4HFD
  L
  October 18game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–5DET
  W
  October 23game 6/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR2–4DET
  W
  October 25game 7/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET6–7NYR
  L
  October 26game 8/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–2DET
  October 28game 9/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–5HFD
  L
  October 29game 10/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- November 1980
- The game
  BUF4–2DET
  L
  November 1game 11/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH8–4HFD
  W
  November 15game 17/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH2–6QUE
  L
  November 18game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGY2–4WSH
  W
  November 20game 19/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2WSH
  November 22game 20/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8015 of 20 played
  3
  points
  NHL#326
  1
  goals
  NHL#279
  2
  assists
  NHL#312
  -3
  +/-
  NHL#115
  WSH
  6-6-0W-L-OT20Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH7–7DET
  November 26game 21/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–6WSH
  W
  November 28game 22/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH7–3TOR
  W
  November 29game 23/803
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
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- December 1980
- The game
  MNS3–3WSH
  December 3game 24/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR6–8WSH
  W
  December 6game 25/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  December 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8020 of 40 played
  3
  points
  NHL#407
  1
  goals
  NHL#357
  2
  assists
  NHL#395
  +1
  +/-
  NHL#67
  WSH
  13-16-0W-L-OT37Points
  10th in the whole NHL
Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  WSH2–3MNS
  L
  January 10game 42/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–1CLR
  W
  January 12game 43/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK0–3WSH
  W
  January 15game 44/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH4–6NYI
  L
  January 17game 45/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–3WSH
  W
  January 18game 46/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–1WSH
  L
  January 21game 47/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF7–4WSH
  L
  January 24game 48/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Rick Smith reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Buffalo Sabres · January 24
- The game
  WIN3–4WSH
  W
  January 27game 49/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–3WSH
  W
  January 29game 50/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–4PIT
  January 31game 51/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- February 1981
- The game
  EDM4–7WSH
  W
  February 1game 52/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH3–3VAN
  February 3game 53/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–5CGY
  L
  February 5game 54/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–4LAK
  February 7game 55/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH3–6BUF
  L
  February 12game 56/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–6MTL
  L
  February 14game 57/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI5–5WSH
  February 18game 58/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–6NYR
  L
  February 21game 59/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -4+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  QUE11–7WSH
  L
  February 22game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8039 of 60 played
  10
  points
  NHL#349
  5
  goals
  NHL#279
  5
  assists
  NHL#372
  -1
  +/-
  NHL#90
  WSH
  19-26-0W-L-OT53Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH2–2CHI
  February 25game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT7–5WSH
  L
  February 26game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–7STL
  L
  February 28game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- March 1981
- The game
  WSH4–7QUE
  L
  March 4game 65/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE6–4WSH
  L
  March 18game 71/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL3–3WSH
  March 21game 72/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–2WSH
  March 22game 73/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–2PHI
  W
  March 24game 74/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–0DET
  W
  March 26game 75/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD5–3WSH
  L
  March 27game 76/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- April 1981
- The game
  WSH3–2BOS
  W
  April 2game 78/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–4NYI
  L
  April 4game 79/805
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
April 4
Rick Smith closes the 1980-1981 season with 11 points
DETDetroit Red Wings WSHWashington Capitals
Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
Points
11
NHL#375
Games
51of 80
64%
Goals
5
NHL#305
Assists
6
NHL#391
P/GP
0.22
NHL#362
+/-
+2
NHL#199
Events
50
career goals

Rick Smith opens the 1980-1981 season with Detroit Red Wings

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Rick Smith reaches 50 career goals

3/4 into the season

Rick Smith closes the 1980-1981 season with 11 points