1980–81 Washington Capitals season

The 1980–81 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Capitals did not qualify for the playoffs for the seventh straight season for the first time in franchise history.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||W||October 10, 1980||4–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) ||1–0–0

|2||L||October 12, 1980||1–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1980–81) ||1–1–0

|3||T||October 15, 1980||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) ||1–1–1

|4||W||October 18, 1980||8–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1980–81) ||2–1–1

|5||L||October 19, 1980||4–8 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) ||2–2–1

|6||W||October 21, 1980||2–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) ||3–2–1

|7||L||October 24, 1980||2–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1980–81) ||3–3–1

|8||T||October 25, 1980||3–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) ||3–3–2

|9||L||October 29, 1980||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) ||3–4–2

|10||T||October 30, 1980||5–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) ||3–4–3

|11||T||November 1, 1980||2–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) ||3–4–4

|12||T||November 2, 1980||4–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) ||3–4–5

|13||L||November 5, 1980||3–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) ||3–5–5

|14||T||November 8, 1980||3–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) ||3–5–6

|15||T||November 9, 1980||3–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) ||3–5–7

|16||W||November 12, 1980||3–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) ||4–5–7

|17||W||November 15, 1980||8–4 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) ||5–5–7

|18||L||November 18, 1980||2–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) ||5–6–7

|19||W||November 20, 1980||4–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1980–81) ||6–6–7

|20||T||November 22, 1980||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1980–81) ||6–6–8

|21||T||November 26, 1980||7–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) ||6–6–9

|22||W||November 28, 1980||6–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) ||7–6–9

|23||W||November 29, 1980||7–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) ||8–6–9

|24||T||December 3, 1980||3–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) ||8–6–10

|25||W||December 6, 1980||8–6 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1980–81) ||9–6–10

|26||L||December 7, 1980||3–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) ||9–7–10

|27||L||December 9, 1980||2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) ||9–8–10

|28||L||December 10, 1980||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1980–81) ||9–9–10

|29||L||December 12, 1980||2–6 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) ||9–10–10

|30||L||December 14, 1980||4–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) ||9–11–10

|31||W||December 17, 1980||5–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) ||10–11–10

|32||L||December 20, 1980||2–5 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) ||10–12–10

|33||W||December 21, 1980||6–0 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) ||11–12–10

|34||W||December 26, 1980||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1980–81) ||12–12–10

|35||L||December 27, 1980||4–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) ||12–13–10

|36||T||December 30, 1980||3–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) ||12–13–11

|37||W||December 31, 1980||5–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) ||13–13–11

|38||L||January 3, 1981||0–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) ||13–14–11

|39||L||January 4, 1981||1–8 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) ||13–15–11

|40||L||January 7, 1981||3–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) ||13–16–11

|41||L||January 8, 1981||0–6 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) ||13–17–11

|42||L||January 10, 1981||2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) ||13–18–11

|43||W||January 12, 1981||2–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) ||14–18–11

|44||W||January 15, 1981||3–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) ||15–18–11

|45||L||January 17, 1981||4–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1980–81) ||15–19–11

|46||W||January 18, 1981||3–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1980–81) ||16–19–11

|47||L||January 21, 1981||1–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) ||16–20–11

|48||L||January 24, 1981||4–7 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) ||16–21–11

|49||W||January 27, 1981||4–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) ||17–21–11

|50||W||January 29, 1981||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) ||18–21–11

|51||T||January 31, 1981||4–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) ||18–21–12

|52||W||February 1, 1981||7–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) ||19–21–12

|53||T||February 3, 1981||3–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) ||19–21–13

|54||L||February 5, 1981||2–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) ||19–22–13

|55||T||February 7, 1981||4–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) ||19–22–14

|56||L||February 12, 1981||3–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) ||19–23–14

|57||L||February 14, 1981||1–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) ||19–24–14

|58||T||February 18, 1981||5–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) ||19–24–15

|59||L||February 21, 1981||4–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1980–81) ||19–25–15

|60||L||February 22, 1981||7–11 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) ||19–26–15

|61||T||February 25, 1981||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) ||19–26–16

|62||L||February 26, 1981||5–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) ||19–27–16

|63||L||February 28, 1981||4–7 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) ||19–28–16

|64||L||March 3, 1981||3–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1980–81) ||19–29–16

|65||L||March 4, 1981||4–7 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) ||19–30–16

|66||W||March 8, 1981||7–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) ||20–30–16

|67||W||March 10, 1981||4–3 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1980–81) ||21–30–16

|68||W||March 11, 1981||5–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) ||22–30–16

|69||L||March 13, 1981||1–7 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1980–81) ||22–31–16

|70||L||March 14, 1981||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) ||22–32–16

|71||L||March 18, 1981||4–6 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) ||22–33–16

|72||T||March 21, 1981||3–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1980–81) ||22–33–17

|73||T||March 22, 1981||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) ||22–33–18

|74||W||March 24, 1981||5–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) ||23–33–18

|75||W||March 26, 1981||2–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) ||24–33–18

|76||L||March 27, 1981||3–5 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1980–81) ||24–34–18

|77||L||March 29, 1981||4–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1980–81) ||24–35–18

|78||W||April 2, 1981||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) ||25–35–18

|79||L||April 4, 1981||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1980–81) ||25–36–18

|80||W||April 5, 1981||7–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) ||26–36–18

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 80 50 47 97 87-71625 RW 80 48 46 94 100-51303 C/LW 80 24 44 68 150-9401 LW 80 26 36 62 157-13804 RW 80 22 36 58 61-9614 RW 72 21 34 55 2611421 RW 79 14 27 41 40-5202 D 65 8 23 31 91-15201 D 59 4 21 25 46-12101 D 76 5 19 24 198-7000 C 29 10 13 23 18-6601 C 55 9 14 23 30-9010 LW 55 7 14 21 166-9100 C 47 5 13 18 2-4210 C 40 5 13 18 16-5210 D 67 3 15 18 103-13301 C 45 8 8 16 61000 D 64 2 11 13 1009200 D 50 3 7 10 28-18000 D 40 5 4 9 367202 G 49 0 8 8 170000 D 52 1 6 7 185-5000 D 25 2 4 6 100-2000 RW/C 3 1 1 2 40000 LW 5 1 1 2 01000 RW 7 1 0 1 28-1000 D 1 1 0 1 0-2000 D 2 0 1 1 2-1000 G 18 0 1 1 20000 G 2 0 0 0 00000 RW 2 0 0 0 00000 G 3 0 0 0 00000 D 2 0 0 0 90000 D 14 0 0 0 225000 LW 3 0 0 0 0-2000 G 20 0 0 0 40000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 2679 49 18 19 9 172 3.85 2 811 18 4 7 2 49 3.63 1 1010 20 4 7 5 66 3.92 1 120 2 0 2 0 11 5.50 0 180 3 0 1 2 9 3.00 0 Team: 4800 80 26 36 18 307 3.84 4

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals       MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; Draft picks Washington's draft picks at the 1980 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)15Darren VeitchRegina Pats (WHL)347Dan MieleProvidence College (NCAA)355Torrie RobertsonVictoria Cougars (WHL)589Timo BlomqvistJokerit (Finland)6110Todd BidnerToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)7131Frank PerkinsSudbury Wolves (OMJHL)8152Bruce RaboinProvidence College (ECAC)9173Peter AnderssonLuleå (Sweden)10194Tony CamazzolaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

See also 1980–81 NHL season

References