1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 28-37-15 - 71 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 0-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to New York Islanders 3-0
Coach: Joe Crozier (13-22-5)
Coach: Mike Nykoluk (15-15-10)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics
1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster

The Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 28 wins and 37 losses and 15 ties for 71 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.

The Maple Leafs scored 322 goals and conceded 367. Darryl Sittler netted 43 goals for Toronto, while Bill Derlago, Rick Vaive and Wilf Paiement each tallied 30 or more, too. Borje Salming contributed 61 assists. Jiri Crha topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 4.07 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Joe Crozier and Mike Nykoluk coached the team. The 1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs lost in the NHL preliminary round.

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Regular Season Goals For: 322
Regular Season Goals Against: 367

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 11, 1980 New York Rangers 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
October 12, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 W 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
October 15, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 W 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0
October 18, 1980 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 W 2-1-0 1-0-0 3-1-0
October 19, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 W 2-1-0 2-0-0 4-1-0
October 21, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 8 W 3-1-0 2-0-0 5-1-0
October 23, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Calgary Flames 4 W 3-1-0 3-0-0 6-1-0
October 25, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5 L 3-1-0 3-1-0 6-2-0
October 26, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Vancouver Canucks 8 L 3-1-0 3-2-0 6-3-0
October 29, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Edmonton Oilers 4 T 3-1-0 3-2-1 6-3-1 OT
November 1, 1980 Colorado Rockies 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 3-2-0 3-2-1 6-4-1
November 5, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 W 3-2-0 4-2-1 7-4-1
November 8, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Colorado Rockies 3 T 3-2-0 4-2-2 7-4-2 OT
November 9, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Winnipeg Jets 4 W 3-2-0 5-2-2 8-4-2
November 12, 1980 New York Islanders 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 3-3-0 5-2-2 8-5-2
November 15, 1980 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 W 4-3-0 5-2-2 9-5-2
November 19, 1980 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 4-4-0 5-2-2 9-6-2
November 22, 1980 Los Angeles Kings 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 4-5-0 5-2-2 9-7-2
November 23, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 5 T 4-5-0 5-2-3 9-7-3 OT
November 26, 1980 St. Louis Blues 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 4-6-0 5-2-3 9-8-3
November 28, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Washington Capitals 6 L 4-6-0 5-3-3 9-9-3
November 29, 1980 Washington Capitals 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 4-7-0 5-3-3 9-10-3
December 3, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 T 4-7-1 5-3-3 9-10-4 OT
December 6, 1980 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 W 5-7-1 5-3-3 10-10-4
December 7, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Quebec Nordiques 4 T 5-7-1 5-3-4 10-10-5 OT
December 10, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 L 5-8-1 5-3-4 10-11-5
December 11, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 5-8-1 5-4-4 10-12-5
December 13, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 5-9-1 5-4-4 10-13-5
December 15, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Minnesota North Stars 3 W 5-9-1 6-4-4 11-13-5
December 17, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 W 6-9-1 6-4-4 12-13-5
December 18, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 L 6-9-1 6-5-4 12-14-5
December 20, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 6-10-1 6-5-4 12-15-5
December 23, 1980 Hartford Whalers 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 6-11-1 6-5-4 12-16-5
December 27, 1980 Boston Bruins 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 6-12-1 6-5-4 12-17-5
December 28, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 6-12-1 7-5-4 13-17-5
December 30, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at St. Louis Blues 5 L 6-12-1 7-6-4 13-18-5
January 3, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 L 6-12-1 7-7-4 13-19-5
January 4, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Calgary Flames 8 L 6-12-1 7-8-4 13-20-5
January 6, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 6 L 6-12-1 7-9-4 13-21-5
January 7, 1981 Winnipeg Jets 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 6-13-1 7-9-4 13-22-5
January 10, 1981 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 T 6-13-2 7-9-4 13-22-6 OT
January 11, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at New York Rangers 3 W 6-13-2 8-9-4 14-22-6
January 14, 1981 Edmonton Oilers 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 6-14-2 8-9-4 14-23-6
January 17, 1981 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 W 7-14-2 8-9-4 15-23-6
January 18, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Winnipeg Jets 4 W 7-14-2 9-9-4 16-23-6
January 20, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2 T 7-14-2 9-9-5 16-23-7 OT
January 22, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Los Angeles Kings 3 T 7-14-2 9-9-6 16-23-8 OT
January 24, 1981 Hartford Whalers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 W 8-14-2 9-9-6 17-23-8
January 26, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 8-15-2 9-9-6 17-24-8
January 28, 1981 New York Islanders 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 8-16-2 9-9-6 17-25-8
January 30, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Hartford Whalers 5 T 8-16-2 9-9-7 17-25-9 OT
January 31, 1981 Winnipeg Jets 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 L 8-17-2 9-9-7 17-26-9
February 3, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 L 8-17-2 9-10-7 17-27-9
February 5, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at St. Louis Blues 8 L 8-17-2 9-11-7 17-28-9
February 8, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Colorado Rockies 6 T 8-17-2 9-11-8 17-28-10 OT
February 12, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Minnesota North Stars 3 W 8-17-2 10-11-8 18-28-10
February 14, 1981 New York Rangers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 W 9-17-2 10-11-8 19-28-10
February 17, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 at New York Islanders 5 W 9-17-2 11-11-8 20-28-10
February 18, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Rangers 8 L 9-17-2 11-12-8 20-29-10
February 21, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 W 10-17-2 11-12-8 21-29-10
February 22, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 W 10-17-2 12-12-8 22-29-10
February 25, 1981 Colorado Rockies 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 9 W 11-17-2 12-12-8 23-29-10
February 28, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 11-17-2 12-13-8 23-30-10
March 2, 1981 Los Angeles Kings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 L 11-18-2 12-13-8 23-31-10
March 4, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 11-19-2 12-13-8 23-32-10
March 7, 1981 Calgary Flames 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 11-20-2 12-13-8 23-33-10
March 8, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Washington Capitals 7 L 11-20-2 12-14-8 23-34-10
March 11, 1981 Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 T 11-20-3 12-14-8 23-34-11 OT
March 14, 1981 Washington Capitals 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 W 12-20-3 12-14-8 24-34-11
March 15, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 T 12-20-3 12-14-9 24-34-12 OT
March 18, 1981 St. Louis Blues 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 W 13-20-3 12-14-9 25-34-12
March 19, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 14 L 13-20-3 12-15-9 25-35-12
March 21, 1981 Buffalo Sabres 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 13-21-3 12-15-9 25-36-12
March 22, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Hartford Whalers 3 T 13-21-3 12-15-10 25-36-13 OT
March 25, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 L 13-21-3 12-16-10 25-37-13
March 26, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 2 W 13-21-3 13-16-10 26-37-13
March 28, 1981 Calgary Flames 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 9 W 14-21-3 13-16-10 27-37-13
April 1, 1981 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 14-21-4 13-16-10 27-37-14 OT
April 4, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 T 14-21-5 13-16-10 27-37-15 OT
April 5, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Quebec Nordiques 2 W 14-21-5 14-16-10 28-37-15
April 8, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Islanders 9 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
April 9, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Islanders 5 L 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
April 11, 1981 New York Islanders 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 L 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0


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