1981-82 Vancouver Canucks Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 30-33-17 - 77 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 11-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Calgary Flames 3-0
Division Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Kings 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-0
Coach: Harry Neale (26-33-16)
Coach: Roger Neilson (4-0-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1981-82 Vancouver Canucks Statistics
1981-82 Vancouver Canucks Roster

The Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 30 wins and 33 losses and 17 ties for 77 points, finishing second in the NHL's Smythe Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-6.

The Canucks scored 290 goals and yielded 286. Thomas Gradin netted 37 goals for Vancouver, while Stan Smyl and Ivan Boldirev tallied 30 or more also. Thomas Gradin contributed 49 assists. Richard Brodeur topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.35 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Harry Neale and Roger Neilson coached the team. The 1981-82 Vancouver Canucks lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 290
Regular Season Goals Against: 286

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 6, 1981 Colorado Rockies 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 8, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Calgary Flames 1 T 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-0-1 OT
October 9, 1981 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6 W 2-0-0 0-0-1 2-0-1
October 11, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2 T 2-0-0 0-0-2 2-0-2 OT
October 14, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 1 at New York Rangers 2 L 2-0-0 0-1-2 2-1-2
October 15, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 1 at New York Islanders 4 L 2-0-0 0-2-2 2-2-2
October 17, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 10 L 2-0-0 0-3-2 2-3-2
October 19, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Quebec Nordiques 6 L 2-0-0 0-4-2 2-4-2
October 23, 1981 Hartford Whalers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2 T 2-0-1 0-4-2 2-4-3 OT
October 25, 1981 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Vancouver Canucks 4 L 2-1-1 0-4-2 2-5-3
October 28, 1981 Washington Capitals 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3 W 3-1-1 0-4-2 3-5-3
October 31, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 8 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 W 3-1-1 1-4-2 4-5-3
November 1, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 3-1-1 1-5-2 4-6-3
November 4, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Hartford Whalers 1 W 3-1-1 2-5-2 5-6-3
November 5, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Boston Bruins 2 L 3-1-1 2-6-2 5-7-3
November 8, 1981 Winnipeg Jets 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 4-1-1 2-6-2 6-7-3
November 11, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 5 at Vancouver Canucks 6 W 5-1-1 2-6-2 7-7-3
November 14, 1981 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1 L 5-2-1 2-6-2 7-8-3
November 15, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 7 at Calgary Flames 4 W 5-2-1 3-6-2 8-8-3
November 19, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 8 W 6-2-1 3-6-2 9-8-3
November 21, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 8 L 6-2-1 3-7-2 9-9-3
November 22, 1981 Colorado Rockies 5 at Vancouver Canucks 5 T 6-2-2 3-7-2 9-9-4 OT
November 25, 1981 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6 W 7-2-2 3-7-2 10-9-4
November 27, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 6 at Colorado Rockies 3 W 7-2-2 4-7-2 11-9-4
November 28, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 L 7-2-2 4-8-2 11-10-4
December 2, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 0 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 8-2-2 4-8-2 12-10-4
December 4, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 7 L 8-2-2 4-9-2 12-11-4
December 5, 1981 Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 8-2-3 4-9-2 12-11-5 OT
December 9, 1981 New York Islanders 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 W 9-2-3 4-9-2 13-11-5
December 12, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Los Angeles Kings 7 L 9-2-3 4-10-2 13-12-5
December 13, 1981 Calgary Flames 7 at Vancouver Canucks 6 L 9-3-3 4-10-2 13-13-5
December 16, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Vancouver Canucks 6 T 9-3-4 4-10-2 13-13-6 OT
December 18, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Colorado Rockies 3 L 9-3-4 4-11-2 13-14-6
December 19, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 0 at St. Louis Blues 5 L 9-3-4 4-12-2 13-15-6
December 22, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 4 T 9-3-5 4-12-2 13-15-7 OT
December 23, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 6 L 9-3-5 4-13-2 13-16-7
December 26, 1981 Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2 T 9-3-6 4-13-2 13-16-8 OT
December 29, 1981 Boston Bruins 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 9-4-6 4-13-2 13-17-8
December 31, 1981 Edmonton Oilers 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3 W 10-4-6 4-13-2 14-17-8
January 2, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Washington Capitals 5 L 10-4-6 4-14-2 14-18-8
January 4, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 1 at New York Islanders 4 L 10-4-6 4-15-2 14-19-8
January 7, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 1 at New York Rangers 4 L 10-4-6 4-16-2 14-20-8
January 9, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 L 10-4-6 4-17-2 14-21-8
January 10, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 L 10-4-6 4-18-2 14-22-8
January 13, 1982 Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 11-4-6 4-18-2 15-22-8
January 15, 1982 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 11-4-7 4-18-2 15-22-9 OT
January 17, 1982 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 11-4-8 4-18-2 15-22-10 OT
January 19, 1982 St. Louis Blues 5 at Vancouver Canucks 4 L 11-5-8 4-18-2 15-23-10
January 22, 1982 Edmonton Oilers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 11-6-8 4-18-2 15-24-10
January 24, 1982 Los Angeles Kings 5 at Vancouver Canucks 5 T 11-6-9 4-18-2 15-24-11 OT
January 27, 1982 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 W 12-6-9 4-18-2 16-24-11
January 30, 1982 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 W 13-6-9 4-18-2 17-24-11
February 2, 1982 New York Rangers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 13-7-9 4-18-2 17-25-11
February 3, 1982 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3 W 14-7-9 4-18-2 18-25-11
February 6, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5 L 14-7-9 4-19-2 18-26-11
February 10, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 W 14-7-9 5-19-2 19-26-11
February 11, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4 T 14-7-9 5-19-3 19-26-12 OT
February 13, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 W 14-7-9 6-19-3 20-26-12
February 15, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 W 14-7-9 7-19-3 21-26-12
February 17, 1982 Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6 W 15-7-9 7-19-3 22-26-12
February 20, 1982 Hartford Whalers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 W 16-7-9 7-19-3 23-26-12
February 23, 1982 Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2 T 16-7-10 7-19-3 23-26-13 OT
February 25, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Calgary Flames 11 L 16-7-10 7-20-3 23-27-13
February 26, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Rockies 3 W 16-7-10 8-20-3 24-27-13
February 28, 1982 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 16-7-11 8-20-3 24-27-14 OT
March 3, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Colorado Rockies 3 L 16-7-11 8-21-3 24-28-14
March 6, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Minnesota North Stars 3 L 16-7-11 8-22-3 24-29-14
March 7, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Winnipeg Jets 5 L 16-7-11 8-23-3 24-30-14
March 10, 1982 Buffalo Sabres 7 at Vancouver Canucks 4 L 16-8-11 8-23-3 24-31-14
March 11, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 6 L 16-8-11 8-24-3 24-32-14
March 13, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5 L 16-8-11 8-25-3 24-33-14
March 17, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 6 at Washington Capitals 6 T 16-8-11 8-25-4 24-33-15 OT
March 18, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 16-8-11 9-25-4 25-33-15
March 20, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Quebec Nordiques 3 T 16-8-11 9-25-5 25-33-16 OT
March 24, 1982 Colorado Rockies 4 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 17-8-11 9-25-5 26-33-16
March 27, 1982 Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 7 W 18-8-11 9-25-5 27-33-16
March 28, 1982 Winnipeg Jets 0 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 19-8-11 9-25-5 28-33-16
March 31, 1982 Colorado Rockies 4 at Vancouver Canucks 4 T 19-8-12 9-25-5 28-33-17 OT
April 3, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 6 at Los Angeles Kings 0 W 19-8-12 10-25-5 29-33-17
April 4, 1982 Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vancouver Canucks 7 W 20-8-12 10-25-5 30-33-17
April 7, 1982 Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
April 8, 1982 Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 OT
April 10, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 1 W 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0
April 15, 1982 Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 W 3-0-0 1-0-0 4-0-0
April 16, 1982 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 L 3-1-0 1-0-0 4-1-0 OT
April 18, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 W 3-1-0 2-0-0 5-1-0 OT
April 19, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4 W 3-1-0 3-0-0 6-1-0
April 21, 1982 Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 4-1-0 3-0-0 7-1-0
April 27, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 W 4-1-0 4-0-0 8-1-0 2OT
April 29, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 4-1-0 4-1-0 8-2-0
May 1, 1982 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 W 5-1-0 4-1-0 9-2-0
May 4, 1982 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 6-1-0 4-1-0 10-2-0
May 6, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 6 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 6-1-0 5-1-0 11-2-0
May 8, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 5 at New York Islanders 6 L 6-1-0 5-2-0 11-3-0 OT
May 11, 1982 Vancouver Canucks 4 at New York Islanders 6 L 6-1-0 5-3-0 11-4-0
May 13, 1982 New York Islanders 3 at Vancouver Canucks 0 L 6-2-0 5-3-0 11-5-0
May 16, 1982 New York Islanders 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 L 6-3-0 5-3-0 11-6-0


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