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1979-80 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Patrick Division         
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 48 12 20 116 .725 327 254 0.87
New York Islanders* 80 39 28 13 91 .569 281 247 0.41
New York Rangers* 80 38 32 10 86 .538 308 284 0.29
Atlanta Flames* 80 35 32 13 83 .519 282 269 0.16
Washington Capitals 80 27 40 13 67 .419 261 293 -0.38
Smythe Division         
Chicago Black Hawks* 80 34 27 19 87 .544 241 250 -0.11
St. Louis Blues* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 266 278 -0.14
Vancouver Canucks* 80 27 37 16 70 .438 256 281 -0.30
Edmonton Oilers* 80 28 39 13 69 .431 301 322 -0.25
Winnipeg Jets 80 20 49 11 51 .319 214 314 -1.19
Colorado Rockies 80 19 48 13 51 .319 234 308 -0.88
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Buffalo Sabres* 80 47 17 16 110 .688 318 201 1.39
Boston Bruins* 80 46 21 13 105 .656 310 234 0.91
Minnesota North Stars* 80 36 28 16 88 .550 311 253 0.69
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 35 40 5 75 .469 304 327 -0.27
Quebec Nordiques 80 25 44 11 61 .381 248 313 -0.77
Norris Division         
Montreal Canadiens* 80 47 20 13 107 .669 328 240 1.05
Los Angeles Kings* 80 30 36 14 74 .463 290 313 -0.27
Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 30 37 13 73 .456 251 303 -0.62
Hartford Whalers* 80 27 34 19 73 .456 303 312 -0.11
Detroit Red Wings 80 26 43 11 63 .394 268 306 -0.45

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2):New York Islanders over Philadelphia Flyers 
 
Semi-Finals (4-2):New York Islanders over Buffalo Sabres 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Philadelphia Flyers over Minnesota North Stars 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):New York Islanders over Boston Bruins 
Quarter-Finals (4-3):Minnesota North Stars over Montreal Canadiens 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Buffalo Sabres over Chicago Black Hawks 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):Philadelphia Flyers over New York Rangers 
 
Preliminary Round (3-1):New York Rangers over Atlanta Flames 
Preliminary Round (3-0):Chicago Black Hawks over St. Louis Blues 
Preliminary Round (3-0):Minnesota North Stars over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Preliminary Round (3-1):New York Islanders over Los Angeles Kings 
Preliminary Round (3-2):Boston Bruins over Pittsburgh Penguins 
Preliminary Round (3-0):Montreal Canadiens over Hartford Whalers 
Preliminary Round (3-1):Buffalo Sabres over Vancouver Canucks 
Preliminary Round (3-0):Philadelphia Flyers over Edmonton Oilers 

Team Statistics

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Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 48 12 20 116 .725 327 254 0.87 7.26 44 270 16.30 79 381 79.27 15 7
2 Buffalo Sabres* 80 47 17 16 110 .688 318 201 1.39 6.49 67 275 24.36 43 252 82.94 2 4
3 Montreal Canadiens* 80 47 20 13 107 .669 328 240 1.05 7.10 77 264 29.17 46 247 81.38 2 7
4 Boston Bruins* 80 46 21 13 105 .656 310 234 0.91 6.80 60 246 24.39 53 312 83.01 8 4
5 New York Islanders* 80 39 28 13 91 .569 281 247 0.41 6.60 63 265 23.77 71 317 77.60 7 4
6 Minnesota North Stars* 80 36 28 16 88 .550 311 253 0.69 7.05 75 316 23.73 43 240 82.08 4 7
7 Chicago Black Hawks* 80 34 27 19 87 .544 241 250 -0.11 6.14 64 269 23.79 56 293 80.89 6 9
8 New York Rangers* 80 38 32 10 86 .538 308 284 0.29 7.40 79 304 25.99 54 304 82.24 8 7
9 Atlanta Flames* 80 35 32 13 83 .519 282 269 0.16 6.89 51 216 23.61 52 272 80.88 6 7
10 St. Louis Blues* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 266 278 -0.14 6.80 53 289 18.34 40 263 84.79 5 4
11 Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 35 40 5 75 .469 304 327 -0.27 7.89 68 275 24.73 69 325 78.77 2 5
12 Los Angeles Kings* 80 30 36 14 74 .463 290 313 -0.27 7.54 83 311 26.69 94 291 67.70 7 9
13 Hartford Whalers* 80 27 34 19 73 .456 303 312 -0.11 7.69 42 216 19.44 64 249 74.30 7 1
14 Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 30 37 13 73 .456 251 303 -0.62 6.93 52 262 19.85 64 247 74.09 6 4
15 Vancouver Canucks* 80 27 37 16 70 .438 256 281 -0.30 6.71 53 312 16.99 69 282 75.53 2 12
16 Edmonton Oilers* 80 28 39 13 69 .431 301 322 -0.25 7.79 61 282 21.63 74 315 76.51 11 4
17 Washington Capitals 80 27 40 13 67 .419 261 293 -0.38 6.93 54 295 18.31 65 248 73.79 5 4
18 Detroit Red Wings 80 26 43 11 63 .394 268 306 -0.45 7.18 61 276 22.10 64 270 76.30 6 2
19 Quebec Nordiques 80 25 44 11 61 .381 248 313 -0.77 7.01 63 300 21.00 71 267 73.41 4 9
20 Colorado Rockies 80 19 48 13 51 .319 234 308 -0.88 6.78 53 304 17.43 52 233 77.68 6 3
21 Winnipeg Jets 80 20 49 11 51 .319 214 314 -1.19 6.60 63 336 18.75 63 275 77.09 4 10
League Average 80 33 33 14 80 .500 281 281 0.00 7.03 61 280 21.86 61 280 78.14 6 6

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Marcel Dionne
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Al MacAdam
Calder Memorial Trophy:Raymond Bourque
Conn Smythe Trophy:Bryan Trottier
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Bob Gainey
Hart Memorial Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Larry Robinson
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
Lester B. Pearson Award:Marcel Dionne
Vezina Trophy:Don Edwards
Bob Sauve

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Danny Gare-BUF56
 Charlie Simmer-LAK56
 Blaine Stoughton-HAR56
4.Marcel Dionne*-LAK53
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI51
 Wayne Gretzky*-EDM51

Goals Per Game

1.Charlie Simmer-LAK0.88
2.Danny Gare-BUF0.74
3.Blaine Stoughton-HAR0.70
4.Pierre Larouche-MTL0.68
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.68

Assists

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM86
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK84
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL75
4.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF66
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI62

Assists Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM1.09
2.Denis Potvin*-NYI1.06
3.Marcel Dionne*-LAK1.05
4.Guy Lafleur*-MTL1.01
5.Bobby Smith-MNS0.92

Points

1.Marcel Dionne*-LAK137
 Wayne Gretzky*-EDM137
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL125
4.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF106
5.Mike Rogers-HAR105

Points Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM1.73
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK1.71
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL1.69
4.Charlie Simmer-LAK1.58
5.Dave Taylor-LAK1.48

Goals Created

1.Marcel Dionne*-LAK52.2
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM51.3
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL48.4
4.Charlie Simmer-LAK41.8
5.Blaine Stoughton-HAR41.3

Goals Created Per Game

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.65
2.Charlie Simmer-LAK0.65
3.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.65
4.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM0.65
5.Dave Taylor-LAK0.57

Total Goals For

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL187
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK184
3.Borje Salming*-TOR174
4.Larry Robinson*-MTL173
5.Raymond Bourque*-BOS162

Power Play Goals For

1.Marcel Dionne*-LAK74
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL70
3.Butch Goring-2Tm62
4.Larry Robinson*-MTL59
5.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF57

Total Goals Against

1.Barry Long-DET157
2.Borje Salming*-TOR155
3.Rick Lapointe-STL150
4.Reed Larson-DET145
5.Dale Hoganson-QUE140

Power Play Goals Against

1.Mike Murphy-LAK60
2.Barry Long-DET55
3.Robert Palmer-LAK50
4.Garry Lariviere-QUE44
5.Doug Hicks-EDM43

Plus/Minus

1.Jim Schoenfeld-BUF60
2.Jimmy Watson-PHI53
3.Raymond Bourque*-BOS52
4.Danny Gare-BUF49
5.Charlie Simmer-LAK47

Penalties in Minutes

1.Jimmy Mann-WPG287
2.Tiger Williams-2Tm278
3.Paul Holmgren-PHI267
4.Terry O'Reilly-BOS265
5.Terry Ruskowski-CBH252

Even Strength Goals

1.Reggie Leach-PHI41
2.Danny Gare-BUF39
 Mike Rogers-HAR39
4.Pierre Larouche-MTL38
 Blaine Stoughton-HAR38

Power Play Goals

1.Charlie Simmer-LAK21
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK17
 Danny Gare-BUF17
 Steve Shutt*-MTL17
 Darryl Sittler*-TOR17

Short-Handed Goals

1.Anders Kallur-NYI4
 Reggie Leach-PHI4
3.Ron Duguay-NYR3
 George Ferguson-PIT3
 Rick MacLeish-PHI3
 Bob MacMillan-ATF3
 Mike Murphy-LAK3
 Larry Patey-STL3

Game-Winning Goals

1.Danny Gare-BUF11
2.Peter McNab-BOS9
 Blaine Stoughton-HAR9
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI8
 Charlie Simmer-LAK8

Shots on Goal

1.Marcel Dionne*-LAK348
2.Lanny McDonald*-2Tm334
3.Reggie Leach-PHI328
4.Guy Lafleur*-MTL323
5.Darryl Sittler*-TOR315

Shooting Percentage

1.Steve Vickers-NYR29.6
2.Charlie Simmer-LAK26.3
3.Stan Weir-EDM25.6
4.Al MacAdam-MNS24.7
5.Blaine Stoughton-HAR23.9

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH69
2.Mike Liut-STL64
3.Rogie Vachon-DET59
4.Glen Hanlon-VAN57
5.Wayne Stephenson-WSH56

Wins (Goalie)

1.Mike Liut-STL32
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH31
3.Pete Peeters-PHI29
4.Don Edwards-BUF27
 Gilles Meloche-MNS27

Losses (Goalie)

1.Rogie Vachon-DET30
2.Glen Hanlon-VAN29
3.Hardy Astrom-CLR27
4.Michel Dion-QUE25
5.John Garrett-HAR24
 Wayne Stephenson-WSH24

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH16
2.Phil Myre-PHI15
3.Don Edwards-BUF12
4.John Garrett-HAR11
5.Dan Bouchard-ATF10
 Gary Edwards-MNS10
 Glen Hanlon-VAN10
 Wayne Stephenson-WSH10

Points (Goalie)

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH78
2.Mike Liut-STL73
3.Don Edwards-BUF66
4.Pete Peeters-PHI63
5.Gilles Meloche-MNS59

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Denis Herron-MTL.855
2.Pete Peeters-PHI.808
3.Don Edwards-BUF.688
 Bob Sauve-BUF.688
5.Gilles Gilbert-BOS.672

Shutouts

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH6
2.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS4
 Bob Sauve-BUF4
 Rogie Vachon-DET4
5.Michel Larocque-MTL3
 Glenn Resch-NYI3

Goals Against

1.Rogie Vachon-DET209
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH205
3.John Garrett-HAR202
4.Mike Liut-STL194
5.Glen Hanlon-VAN193

Goals Against Average

1.Bob Sauve-BUF2.36
2.Denis Herron-MTL2.51
3.Don Edwards-BUF2.57
4.Pete Peeters-PHI2.73
5.Gilles Gilbert-BOS2.73
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Tony Esposito
D: Raymond Bourque
D: Larry Robinson
C: Marcel Dionne
LW: Charlie Simmer
RW: Guy Lafleur
 2nd Team
G: Don Edwards
D: Borje Salming
D: Jim Schoenfeld
C: Wayne Gretzky
LW: Steve Shutt
RW: Danny Gare