1980–81 Calgary Flames
Western Conference · Pacific Division · 39-27-0, 92 pts · Playoffs 9-7
The 1980–81 Calgary Flames went 39-27-0 (92 points) in the Patrick Division and played 16 playoff games (9-7). Kent Nilsson led the team with 127 points (47 G, 80 A). Pat Riggin had 21 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Nilsson | C | 79 | 47 | 80 | 127 | +14 | 26 | 19 | 213 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | C | 51 | 29 | 52 | 81 | +17 | 24 | 9 | 135 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | D | 73 | 18 | 48 | 66 | +11 | 52 | 10 | 119 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | R | 77 | 37 | 28 | 65 | +6 | 237 | 7 | 154 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | R | 76 | 28 | 35 | 63 | +17 | 47 | 2 | 160 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | L | 63 | 28 | 35 | 63 | +8 | 23 | 12 | 161 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | C | 61 | 26 | 31 | 57 | +21 | 56 | 4 | 156 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | D | 75 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 127 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Peplinski | L | 79 | 13 | 25 | 38 | +2 | 108 | 1 | 105 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | C | 77 | 12 | 20 | 32 | -14 | 31 | 1 | 94 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Lavallee | L | 76 | 15 | 17 | 32 | -4 | 16 | 3 | 130 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | R | 42 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 93 | 4 | 78 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | D | 79 | 6 | 23 | 29 | +17 | 102 | 1 | 106 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | D | 73 | 3 | 19 | 22 | +24 | 54 | 0 | 89 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Labraaten | L | 27 | 9 | 7 | 16 | +1 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Hislop | R | 29 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | D | 79 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 55 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | L | 50 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 94 | 0 | 34 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | R | 44 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 65 | 1 | 49 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex McKendry | L | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | D | 47 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 165 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Ingarfield | C | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Cyr | R | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Wappel | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dwyer | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Meredith | R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hindmarch | R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Konroyd | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Gould | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Curtale | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 42 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 1319 | .883 | 3.84 | 0 |
| Rejean Lemelin | 29 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 891 | .901 | 3.24 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 409 | .888 | 3.96 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | @ CLR | L 2–6 | Final |
| Oct 12 | @ CHI | T 3–3 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs LAK | W 4–2 | Final |
| Oct 16 | vs BOS | W 2–1 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs MNS | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ EDM | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs TOR | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 25 | @ PIT | W 8–2 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ PHI | L 0–8 | Final |
| Oct 30 | @ BOS | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ STL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 2 | @ MNS | L 3–8 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ WIN | T 5–5 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs STL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs NYR | W 7–3 | Final |
| Nov 13 | vs CHI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 16 | vs CLR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ WSH | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ QUE | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ MTL | W 5–4 | Final |
| Nov 27 | @ BUF | L 3–6 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ STL | L 3–9 | Final |
| Nov 30 | @ WIN | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 4 | vs WIN | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs HFD | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ LAK | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs BUF | W 8–4 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs NYI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 18 | vs MTL | L 0–4 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs PIT | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ NYI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ CLR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs PHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs EDM | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs LAK | W 7–6 | Final |
| Jan 4 | vs TOR | W 8–5 | Final |
| Jan 5 | @ LAK | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 8 | vs WSH | W 6–0 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ DET | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 11 | @ CHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs NYR | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs DET | W 10–0 | Final |
| Jan 17 | vs WIN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ NYR | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ NYI | L 0–5 | Final |
| Jan 23 | @ HFD | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ PIT | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 26 | @ MNS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs MTL | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs CHI | T 3–3 | Final |
| Feb 1 | @ VAN | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 5 | vs WSH | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs PIT | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 8 | @ EDM | W 10–4 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs QUE | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs BUF | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs STL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs PHI | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs BOS | W 7–2 | Final |
| Feb 22 | @ VAN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs NYI | W 11–4 | Final |
| Feb 27 | vs HFD | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 3 | @ WSH | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ BUF | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ TOR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ HFD | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs VAN | W 11–2 | Final |
| Mar 12 | vs MNS | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs EDM | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ DET | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ BOS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ PHI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ QUE | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 26 | @ MTL | L 2–8 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ TOR | L 5–9 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs DET | T 5–5 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs CLR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs VAN | W 6–5 | Final |
| Apr 8 | vs CHI | W 4–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | vs CHI | W 6–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | @ CHI | W 5–4 | Final/2OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 16 | @ PHI | L 0–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 17 | @ PHI | W 5–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 19 | vs PHI | W 2–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | vs PHI | W 5–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | @ PHI | L 4–9 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | vs PHI | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 26 | @ PHI | W 4–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 28 | vs MNS | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 30 | vs MNS | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 3 | @ MNS | L 4–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 5 | @ MNS | L 4–7 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 7 | vs MNS | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 9 | @ MNS | L 3–5 | Final · Playoffs |