1980-81 Montreal Canadiens Statistics

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 45-22-13 - 103 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 0-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Edmonton Oilers 3-0
Coach: Claude Ruel (45-22-13)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1980-81 Montreal Canadiens Roster
1980-81 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 45 wins and 22 losses and 13 ties for 103 points, finishing first in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.

The Canadiens paced the league with just 232 goals allowed. Montreal scored 332 goals. Steve Shutt and Mark Napier netted 35 goals for the squad each, while Guy Lafleur contributed 43 assists. Richard Sevigny topped the team with 20 wins, and Michel Larocque added 15 or more victories also. Richard Sevigny registered a 2.40 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Claude Ruel coached the team. The 1980-81 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL preliminary round.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	SG%
Steve Shutt	L	77	35	38	73	51	30	7	0	3	2	232	15.1
Mark Napier	R	79	35	36	71	24	34	5	0	6	1	185	18.9
Guy Lafleur	R	51	27	43	70	29	24	7	0	7	1	191	14.1
Mario Tremblay	R	77	25	38	63	123	16	4	1	4	1	254	9.8
Rejean Houle	L	77	27	31	58	83	20	6	1	3	0	158	17.1
Yvon Lambert	L	73	22	32	54	39	7	4	0	3	1	117	18.8
Pierre Larouche	C	61	25	28	53	28	13	5	0	2	0	154	16.2
Larry Robinson	D	65	12	38	50	37	46	7	0	2	1	130	9.2
Bob Gainey	L	78	23	24	47	36	13	5	3	3	2	181	12.7
Rod Langway	D	80	11	34	45	120	53	5	1	2	0	165	6.7
Pierre Mondou	C	57	17	24	41	16	24	5	0	2	2	106	16.0
Keith Acton	C	61	15	24	39	74	5	3	0	2	1	101	14.9
Doug Jarvis	C	80	16	22	38	34	12	0	2	1	0	122	13.1
Doug Risebrough	C	48	13	21	34	93	7	1	0	1	1	94	13.8
Brian Engblom	D	80	3	25	28	96	63	1	0	0	0	120	2.5
Gaston Gingras	D	55	5	16	21	22	5	3	0	1	0	133	3.8
Serge Savard	D	77	4	13	17	30	12	0	0	1	0	63	6.3
Doug Wickenheiser	C	41	7	8	15	20	5	2	0	0	0	56	12.5
Chris Nilan	R	57	7	8	15	262	7	0	0	1	0	69	10.1
Guy Lapointe	D	33	1	9	10	79	-6	1	0	1	0	47	2.1
Robert Picard	D	8	2	2	4	6	-1	1	0	0	0	12	16.7
Denis Herron	G	25	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guy Carbonneau	C	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Michel Larocque	G	28	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Baker	D	11	0	0	0	32	-1	0	0	0	0	8	0.0
Rick Chartraw	D	14	0	0	0	4	-5	0	0	0	0	10	0.0
Richard Sevigny	G	33	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Wamsley	G	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Orleski	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yvan Joly	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		1435	332	518	850	1370	383	72	8	45	13	2709	12.3

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS
Richard Sevigny	33	1777	20	4	3	0	2	71	2.40	0
Michel Larocque	28	1623	16	9	3	2	1	82	3.03	0
Denis Herron	25	1147	6	9	6	2	1	67	3.50	0
Rick Wamsley	5	253	3	0	1	0	1	8	1.90	0
Totals	91	4800	45	22	13	4	5	228	2.85		0

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG
Steve Shutt	L	3	2	1	3	4	0
Mark Napier	R	3	0	0	0	2	0
Guy Lafleur	R	3	0	1	1	2	0
Mario Tremblay	R	3	0	0	0	9	0
Rejean Houle	L	3	1	0	1	6	0
Yvon Lambert	L	3	0	0	0	2	0
Pierre Larouche	C	2	0	2	2	0	0
Larry Robinson	D	3	0	1	1	2	0
Bob Gainey	L	3	0	0	0	2	0
Rod Langway	D	3	0	0	0	6	0
Pierre Mondou	C	3	0	1	1	0	0
Keith Acton	C	2	0	0	0	6	0
Doug Jarvis	C	3	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Risebrough	C	3	1	0	1	0	1
Brian Engblom	D	3	1	0	1	4	0
Gaston Gingras	D	1	1	0	1	0	1
Serge Savard	D	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Nilan	R	2	0	0	0	0	0
Guy Lapointe	D	1	0	0	0	17	0
Robert Picard	D	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Sevigny	G	3	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		54	6	6	12	62	2

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Richard Sevigny	3	180	0	3	0	2	0	13	4.33	0
Totals	3	180	0	3	0	2	0	13	4.33		0