1979–80 Detroit Red Wings
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 26-43-0, 63 pts
The 1979–80 Detroit Red Wings went 26-43-0 (63 points) in the Norris Division. Dale McCourt led the team with 81 points (30 G, 51 A). Rogie Vachon had 20 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale McCourt | C | 80 | 30 | 51 | 81 | +1 | 12 | 7 | 200 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | C | 79 | 35 | 39 | 74 | -5 | 13 | 11 | 235 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | R | 80 | 36 | 35 | 71 | -4 | 109 | 9 | 196 | 18.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Mahovlich | C | 80 | 16 | 50 | 66 | +4 | 69 | 3 | 143 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | D | 80 | 22 | 44 | 66 | -7 | 101 | 7 | 293 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Labraaten | L | 76 | 30 | 27 | 57 | +6 | 8 | 6 | 152 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | L | 77 | 34 | 14 | 48 | -10 | 22 | 8 | 164 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | D | 76 | 17 | 23 | 40 | -26 | 164 | 4 | 197 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ogrodnick | L | 41 | 8 | 24 | 32 | -5 | 8 | 3 | 121 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | C | 79 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -18 | 24 | 0 | 114 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | D | 63 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 108 | 1 | 58 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | D | 80 | 0 | 17 | 17 | -28 | 38 | 0 | 87 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | C | 42 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | D | 59 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | R | 45 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -14 | 19 | 2 | 52 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| George Lyle | L | 28 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | C | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -15 | 127 | 0 | 61 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | C | 33 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | D | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 45 | 0 | 39 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | D | 49 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 43 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hicks | L | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -21 | 43 | 0 | 52 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Peterson | C | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | D | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | R | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rejean Cloutier | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hilworth | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Vasko | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Schamehorn | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Webster | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 59 | 57 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 1642 | .873 | 3.62 | 4 |
| Jim Rutherford | 23 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 631 | .854 | 4.18 | 1 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | @ LAK | T 4–4 | Final |
| Oct 12 | @ VAN | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 13 | @ EDM | T 3–3 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ WIN | W 5–1 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs PHI | L 3–7 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs BUF | W 4–0 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ PHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs MNS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 3 | vs CHI | W 2–0 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ QUE | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs EDM | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 10 | vs VAN | L 1–2 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ NYR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 17 | @ NYI | W 5–4 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ AFM | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ CLR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ MNS | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs MTL | T 5–5 | Final |
| Dec 1 | vs BOS | W 6–3 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ PHI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs WIN | W 6–4 | Final |
| Dec 8 | vs VAN | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ BUF | L 0–4 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs NYR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ BOS | T 6–6 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs QUE | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ CHI | L 3–7 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ EDM | W 6–4 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ TOR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ PIT | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs STL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs NYI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs CLR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs LAK | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ AFM | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ HFD | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs NYR | W 4–0 | Final |
| Jan 12 | vs HFD | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ CHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs CLR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 18 | @ WIN | W 5–0 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ MNS | W 5–4 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs NYI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 26 | vs AFM | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ QUE | W 7–6 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ TOR | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs PIT | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ STL | W 3–0 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs STL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 6 | vs WSH | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 9 | vs PHI | L 5–6 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs TOR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 13 | vs AFM | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 16 | vs BUF | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 18 | vs LAK | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ PIT | L 5–7 | Final |
| Feb 23 | @ MTL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs MNS | W 7–5 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs WSH | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 1 | @ NYI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs TOR | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ STL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 9 | vs PIT | W 6–2 | Final |
| Mar 12 | vs HFD | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ WSH | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 16 | vs WIN | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ VAN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ CLR | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs EDM | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ BUF | L 1–10 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs QUE | W 9–7 | Final |
| Mar 31 | @ NYR | L 5–7 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs MTL | L 2–7 | Final |
| Apr 5 | vs CHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 6 | @ HFD | L 3–5 | Final |