1980–81 Detroit Red Wings season

No. R Date Score Opponent Record 1 L October 10, 1980 3–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 0–1–0 2 L October 11, 1980 1–8 @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 0–2–0 3 L October 15, 1980 4–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 0–3–0 4 L October 16, 1980 4–6 New York Islanders (1980–81) 0–4–0 5 L October 18, 1980 2–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 0–5–0 6 W October 23, 1980 5–1 Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 1–5–0 7 W October 25, 1980 4–2 New York Rangers (1980–81) 2–5–0 8 L October 26, 1980 6–7 @ New York Rangers (1980–81) 2–6–0 9 T October 28, 1980 2–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 2–6–1 10 L October 29, 1980 3–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 2–7–1 11 L November 1, 1980 2–4 Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 2–8–1 12 L November 4, 1980 4–6 @ New York Islanders (1980–81) 2–9–1 13 W November 6, 1980 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 3–9–1 14 L November 8, 1980 3–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 3–10–1 15 T November 11, 1980 4–4 Boston Bruins (1980–81) 3–10–2 16 T November 12, 1980 4–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 3–10–3 17 L November 15, 1980 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 3–11–3 18 L November 19, 1980 1–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 3–12–3 19 L November 20, 1980 3–7 @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 3–13–3 20 L November 22, 1980 2–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 3–14–3 21 T November 26, 1980 7–7 Washington Capitals (1980–81) 3–14–4 22 L November 29, 1980 1–5 @ New York Islanders (1980–81) 3–15–4 23 L December 2, 1980 3–5 @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) 3–16–4 24 L December 4, 1980 1–4 Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 3–17–4 25 W December 6, 1980 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 4–17–4 26 T December 7, 1980 1–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 4–17–5 27 L December 11, 1980 1–2 Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 4–18–5 28 W December 13, 1980 7–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 5–18–5 29 W December 14, 1980 5–4 @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) 6–18–5 30 W December 16, 1980 4–3 Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 7–18–5 31 W December 18, 1980 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 8–18–5 32 T December 20, 1980 3–3 @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 8–18–6 33 L December 23, 1980 2–6 Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 8–19–6 34 T December 27, 1980 4–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 8–19–7 35 W December 28, 1980 4–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 9–19–7 36 W December 31, 1980 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 10–19–7 37 T January 2, 1981 2–2 Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 10–19–8 38 L January 3, 1981 4–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 10–20–8 39 L January 6, 1981 2–6 Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 10–21–8 40 L January 8, 1981 4–7 @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) 10–22–8 41 W January 10, 1981 4–1 Calgary Flames (1980–81) 11–22–8 42 T January 13, 1981 3–3 Boston Bruins (1980–81) 11–22–9 43 L January 15, 1981 0–10 @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) 11–23–9 44 L January 16, 1981 1–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 11–24–9 45 L January 20, 1981 4–11 @ Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 11–25–9 46 L January 22, 1981 0–3 New York Islanders (1980–81) 11–26–9 47 W January 24, 1981 6–2 Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 12–26–9 48 W January 26, 1981 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 13–26–9 49 T January 28, 1981 2–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 13–26–10 50 T January 29, 1981 3–3 Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 13–26–11 51 L February 1, 1981 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 13–27–11 52 W February 3, 1981 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 14–27–11 53 W February 5, 1981 6–4 Los Angeles Kings (1980–81) 15–27–11 54 L February 6, 1981 3–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 15–28–11 55 W February 8, 1981 3–2 Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 16–28–11 56 T February 12, 1981 2–2 Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 16–28–12 57 L February 14, 1981 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 16–29–12 58 W February 17, 1981 6–4 Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 17–29–12 59 W February 19, 1981 7–3 New York Rangers (1980–81) 18–29–12 60 L February 21, 1981 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 18–30–12 61 L February 25, 1981 2–3 St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 18–31–12 62 L February 27, 1981 2–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 18–32–12 63 T March 1, 1981 4–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 18–32–13 64 T March 4, 1981 3–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 18–32–14 65 T March 8, 1981 4–4 @ New York Rangers (1980–81) 18–32–15 66 T March 10, 1981 4–4 Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 18–32–16 67 L March 12, 1981 4–9 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 18–33–16 68 L March 14, 1981 3–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 18–34–16 69 L March 17, 1981 3–4 Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 18–35–16 70 L March 19, 1981 3–6 Calgary Flames (1980–81) 18–36–16 71 W March 21, 1981 5–4 Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 19–36–16 72 L March 22, 1981 3–9 @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 19–37–16 73 L March 24, 1981 4–7 @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 19–38–16 74 L March 26, 1981 0–2 Washington Capitals (1980–81) 19–39–16 75 L March 28, 1981 2–4 Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 19–40–16 76 L March 29, 1981 3–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 19–41–16 77 T March 31, 1981 5–5 @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) 19–41–17 78 T April 2, 1981 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 19–41–18 79 L April 4, 1981 4–5 Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 19–42–18 80 L April 5, 1981 2–7 @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) 19–43–18