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Stan Smyl's 1980-1981 season

Points
63
NHL#75
Goals
25
NHL#78
Assists
38
NHL#75
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#422
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Right winger Stan Smyl was 22 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played all 80 games and scored 25 goals and 38 assists for 63 points, 0.79 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 3 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Stan Smyl plays the 1980-1981 season for Vancouver Canucks

    Stan was 22 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET3–5VAN
      W
      game 1/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE2–8VAN
      W
      game 2/803
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      VAN2–4CHI
      L
      game 3/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2PHI
      W
      game 4/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN1–4MTL
      L
      game 5/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–3NYI
      W
      game 6/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3NYR
      L
      game 7/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–3VAN
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–8VAN
      W
      game 9/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–3QUE
      game 10/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Stan Smyl reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Quebec Nordiques · October 29

    • The game
      VAN4–4HFD
      game 11/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–4BUF
      L
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–4VAN
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3VAN
      W
      game 14/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-8SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR4–6VAN
      W
      game 15/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL8–2VAN
      L
      game 16/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–3VAN
      game 17/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–2VAN
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–6VAN
      W
      game 19/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN6–4EDM
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      18
      points
      NHL#53
      9
      goals
      NHL#27
      9
      assists
      NHL#85
      VAN
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–4HFD
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–2NYR
      game 22/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN7–4PIT
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CHI4–6VAN
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3VAN
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • December 1980
    • The game
      HFD4–4VAN
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–3LAK
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–3VAN
      L
      game 28/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN4–2WSH
      W
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      VAN8–5TOR
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–1BOS
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–2BUF
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–4VAN
      game 33/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–10VAN
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 35/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK6–3VAN
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL3–2VAN
      L
      game 37/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3VAN
      game 38/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–2DET
      game 39/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6STL
      L
      game 40/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      42
      points
      NHL#25
      18
      goals
      NHL#22
      24
      assists
      NHL#32
      VAN
      17-12-0W-L-OT45Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN7–3CLR
      W
      game 41/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–1MNS
      game 42/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–4WIN
      game 43/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR3–3VAN
      game 44/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–3VAN
      W
      game 45/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2CLR
      W
      game 46/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–2VAN
      game 47/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–5EDM
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–5VAN
      L
      game 49/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–7CHI
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–3WSH
      L
      game 51/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • February 1981
    • The game
      CGY2–6VAN
      W
      game 52/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Stan Smyl reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Calgary Flames · February 1

    • The game
      WSH3–3VAN
      game 53/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–9STL
      L
      game 54/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3DET
      L
      game 55/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–4PHI
      L
      game 56/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2PIT
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–7MNS
      L
      game 58/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–5VAN
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      QUE9–3VAN
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      51
      points
      NHL#54
      22
      goals
      NHL#51
      29
      assists
      NHL#68
      VAN
      21-22-0W-L-OT59Points
      Playoff spot
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY5–3VAN
      L
      game 61/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–6VAN
      W
      game 62/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4LAK
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–1VAN
      L
      game 64/806
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      HFD0–3VAN
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–2TOR
      W
      game 66/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN1–3NYI
      L
      game 67/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4BOS
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–11CGY
      L
      game 69/804
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5VAN
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–2VAN
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4VAN
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5MTL
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–3QUE
      game 74/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR4–4VAN
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN10–2WIN
      W
      game 76/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS4–2VAN
      L
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      WIN4–4VAN
      game 78/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM7–2VAN
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–6CGY
      L
      game 80/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Stan Smyl closes the 1980-1981 season with 63 points

    Points
    63
    NHL#75
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    25
    NHL#78
    Assists
    38
    NHL#75
    P/GP
    0.79
    NHL#106
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#422
    Events
    2
    hat tricks
    100
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    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
    • Game 1
      VAN2–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN2–5BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      BUF5–3VAN
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0

    VAN0–3BUF
    Eliminated
    3Games3Points1Goals2Assists