Regular season and playoffsNYR

Tom Laidlaw's 1980-1981 season

Points

NHL#233

Goals

NHL#290

Assists

NHL#182

Plus/minus

-1

NHL#287

Games

100% of 80

Defenceman Tom Laidlaw was 22 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played all 80 games and scored 6 goals and 23 assists for 29 points, 0.36 points per game. In the playoffs he played 14 games for 5 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs

Year 1980
46 years ago
NHL debut
October 9
Tom Laidlaw makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠7 loss against Boston Bruins
NYRNew York Rangers2–7BOSBoston Bruins
Tom was 22 years old · Boston Garden, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
-2
+/-
Swedes on the ice: Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson.
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- The game
  NYR2–7BOS
  L
  October 9game 1/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR8–3TOR
  W
  October 11game 2/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Tom Laidlaw records his first NHL assist
in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 11
- The game
  PIT6–3NYR
  L
  October 12game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL2–1NYR
  L
  October 15game 4/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR2–8WSH
  L
  October 18game 5/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  EDM4–2NYR
  L
  October 19game 6/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN2–3NYR
  W
  October 22game 7/805
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–4DET
  L
  October 25game 8/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET6–7NYR
  W
  October 26game 9/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–5STL
  L
  October 28game 10/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–3PHI
  October 30game 11/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- November 1980
- The game
  NYR4–7MTL
  L
  November 1game 12/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK6–3NYR
  L
  November 2game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–3CHI
  November 5game 14/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–6VAN
  L
  November 8game 15/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Tom Laidlaw scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · November 8
- The game
  NYR1–4LAK
  L
  November 10game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–7CGY
  L
  November 11game 17/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–3NYR
  November 14game 18/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  HFD3–7NYR
  W
  November 16game 19/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI5–1NYR
  L
  November 19game 20/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 19
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  7
  points
  NHL#220
  2
  goals
  NHL#215
  5
  assists
  NHL#193
  -4
  +/-
  NHL#128
  NYR
  4-13-0W-L-OT11Points
  19th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR4–6NYI
  L
  November 22game 21/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN2–2NYR
  November 23game 22/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–6NYR
  W
  November 26game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–2PIT
  W
  November 29game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- December 1980
- The game
  MNS5–3NYR
  L
  December 1game 25/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–3WIN
  W
  December 3game 26/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–1EDM
  W
  December 5game 27/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI4–5NYR
  W
  December 7game 28/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH2–6NYR
  W
  December 10game 29/803
  His night
  No points
  +4+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–3CLR
  W
  December 12game 30/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR1–2CHI
  L
  December 14game 31/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WIN2–8NYR
  W
  December 17game 32/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–3MNS
  December 20game 33/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CGY3–2NYR
  L
  December 22game 34/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–7WSH
  L
  December 26game 35/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–2NYR
  L
  December 28game 36/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–3QUE
  W
  December 30game 37/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLR6–4NYR
  L
  December 31game 38/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  NYI1–3NYR
  W
  January 2game 39/805
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  QUE2–2NYR
  January 4game 40/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 4
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  12
  points
  NHL#258
  3
  goals
  NHL#266
  9
  assists
  NHL#221
  -2
  +/-
  NHL#104
  NYR
  14-20-0W-L-OT34Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF3–3NYR
  January 9game 41/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR5–3NYR
  L
  January 11game 42/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–4CGY
  January 13game 43/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR3–4CLR
  L
  January 15game 44/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR0–4BUF
  L
  January 18game 45/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CGY3–6NYR
  W
  January 19game 46/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–5WIN
  L
  January 21game 47/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR7–4EDM
  W
  January 23game 48/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR7–5VAN
  W
  January 24game 49/805
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–2LAK
  W
  January 28game 50/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR7–3MNS
  W
  January 31game 51/803
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- February 1981
- The game
  LAK3–2NYR
  L
  February 2game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–9NYR
  W
  February 4game 53/805
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–6BOS
  L
  February 5game 54/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS3–3NYR
  February 8game 55/803
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WIN6–8NYR
  W
  February 12game 56/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–6TOR
  L
  February 14game 57/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL5–4NYR
  L
  February 15game 58/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–8NYR
  W
  February 18game 59/803
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–7DET
  L
  February 19game 60/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  February 19
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 80
  18
  points
  NHL#265
  5
  goals
  NHL#273
  13
  assists
  NHL#237
  -2
  +/-
  NHL#104
  NYR
  22-29-0W-L-OT53Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH4–6NYR
  W
  February 21game 61/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-2SOG1SHP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYR5–6HFD
  L
  February 22game 62/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–6NYR
  W
  February 25game 63/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–6PIT
  L
  February 28game 64/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- March 1981
- The game
  MTL4–4NYR
  March 1game 65/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM5–5NYR
  March 4game 66/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–7STL
  L
  March 7game 67/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–4NYR
  March 8game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–6QUE
  L
  March 10game 69/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLR4–3NYR
  L
  March 11game 70/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  HFD2–6NYR
  W
  March 14game 71/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–3NYR
  W
  March 18game 72/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–4HFD
  W
  March 21game 73/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  QUE7–7NYR
  March 22game 74/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–4BUF
  L
  March 25game 75/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–2MTL
  W
  March 28game 76/803
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI0–0NYR
  March 30game 77/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- April 1981
- The game
  NYR1–2NYI
  L
  April 2game 78/806
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–3NYR
  W
  April 3game 79/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–0PHI
  W
  April 5game 80/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 5
Tom Laidlaw closes the 1980-1981 season with 29 points
NYRNew York Rangers
Points
29
NHL#233
Games
80of 80
100%
Goals
6
NHL#290
Assists
23
NHL#182
P/GP
0.36
NHL#290
+/-
-1
NHL#287
Events
29
career best in points
6
career best in goals
23
career best in assists
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
5 i rad
games with a point · 7 pts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 8
New York Rangers are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
New York Rangers meet Los Angeles Kings
NYRvsLAK
Swedes on New York Rangers
Ulf Nilsson
Anders Hedberg
Peter Wallin
Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  NYR3–1LAK
  W
  April 83
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 2
  NYR4–5LAK
  L
  April 93
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Rangersare1–1withLos Angeles Kings
- Game 3
  LAK3–10NYR
  W
  April 113
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 4
  LAK3–6NYR
  W
  April 123
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Preliminary round
April 12
New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1
NYR3–1LAK
Advance
4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
4 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
New York Rangers meet St. Louis Blues
NYRvsSTL
Swedes on New York Rangers
Ulf Nilsson
Anders Hedberg
Peter Wallin
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
Jörgen Pettersson
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR3–6STL
  L
  April 164
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 2
  NYR6–4STL
  W
  April 174
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangersare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
- Game 3
  STL3–6NYR
  W
  April 194
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4
  STL1–4NYR
  W
  April 204
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–1againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 5
  NYR3–4STL
  L
  April 224
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 6
  STL4–7NYR
  W
  April 244
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 24
New York Rangers knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2
NYR4–2STL
Advance
6Games2Points0Goals2Assists
4 days later
Semifinal
April 28
New York Rangers meet New York Islanders
NYRvsNYI
Swedes on New York Rangers
Anders Hedberg
Peter Wallin
Ulf Nilsson
Swedes on New York Islanders
Robert Nyström
Anders Kallur
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR2–5NYI
  L
  April 285
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- New York Islanderslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 2
  NYR3–7NYI
  L
  April 305
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- May 1981
- New York Islanderslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  NYI5–1NYR
  L
  May 25
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Islanderslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4
  NYI5–2NYR
  L
  May 55
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
Semifinal
May 5
New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–0
NYR0–4NYI
Eliminated
4Games1Points0Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
May 5
Tom Laidlaw ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 5 points
NYRNew York Rangers
Points
5
NHL#89
Games
14
Goals
1
NHL#116
Assists
4
NHL#66
P/GP
0.36
NHL#89
+/-
+5
NHL#30
Events
1
First playoff goal
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff assist
LAK3–1→STL4–2→NYI0–4

Tom Laidlaw makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠7 loss against Boston Bruins

Tom Laidlaw records his first NHL assist

Tom Laidlaw scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Tom Laidlaw closes the 1980-1981 season with 29 points

New York Rangers are in the playoffs

New York Rangers meet Los Angeles Kings

New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1

New York Rangers meet St. Louis Blues

New York Rangers knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

New York Rangers meet New York Islanders

New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–0

Tom Laidlaw ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 5 points