1980-81 Season

Season started with:

Montreal Canadiens

Season ended with:

Montreal Canadiens

Last Season:

1979-80

Next Season:

1981-82

Belt Timeline for 1980-81 Season

Shows when each team held the championship belt during the season

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    title Belt Changes During 1980-81 Season
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    CHI [3 games] :1980-10-11, 1980-10-15
    WIJ [2 games] :1980-10-17, 1980-10-19
    BUF [10 games] :1980-10-22, 1980-11-12
    NYI [10 games] :1980-11-15, 1980-12-02
    COR [1 games] :1980-12-04, 1980-12-04
    WSH [1 games] :1980-12-06, 1980-12-06
    BOS [2 games] :1980-12-07, 1980-12-10
    QUE [3 games] :1980-12-11, 1980-12-17
    NYI [5 games] :1980-12-20, 1980-12-30
    NYR [3 games] :1981-01-02, 1981-01-09
    TOR [1 games] :1981-01-11, 1981-01-11
    EDM [2 games] :1981-01-14, 1981-01-16
    STL [2 games] :1981-01-17, 1981-01-21
    BOS [1 games] :1981-01-22, 1981-01-22
    LAK [2 games] :1981-01-24, 1981-01-26
    NYR [2 games] :1981-01-28, 1981-01-31
    LAK [1 games] :1981-02-02, 1981-02-02
    NYI [1 games] :1981-02-03, 1981-02-03
    NYR [1 games] :1981-02-04, 1981-02-04
    BOS [1 games] :1981-02-05, 1981-02-05
    MTL [12 games] :1981-02-07, 1981-03-04
    WIJ [1 games] :1981-03-07, 1981-03-07
    LAK [3 games] :1981-03-08, 1981-03-14
    BUF [3 games] :1981-03-17, 1981-03-21
    STL [1 games] :1981-03-22, 1981-03-22
    NYI [3 games] :1981-03-24, 1981-03-29
    MTL [3 games] :1981-03-31, 1981-04-05

Belt Holder	Date	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Chicago Blackhawks 10/11 - 10/15	10/11/80	Chicago Blackhawks	5	Montreal Canadiens	4
Chicago Blackhawks 10/11 - 10/15	10/12/80	Calgary Flames	3	Chicago Blackhawks	3
Chicago Blackhawks 10/11 - 10/15	10/15/80	Vancouver Canucks	2	Chicago Blackhawks	4
Winnipeg Jets (1979-1996) 10/17 - 10/19	10/17/80	Chicago Blackhawks	2	Winnipeg Jets (1979-1996)	6
Winnipeg Jets (1979-1996) 10/17 - 10/19	10/19/80	Quebec Nordiques	4	Winnipeg Jets (1979-1996)	4
Buffalo Sabres 10/22 - 11/12	10/22/80	Winnipeg Jets (1979-1996)	4	Buffalo Sabres	7
Buffalo Sabres 10/22 - 11/12	10/25/80	Buffalo Sabres	5	Montreal Canadiens	2
Buffalo Sabres 10/22 - 11/12	10/26/80	New York Islanders	2	Buffalo Sabres	5
Buffalo Sabres 10/22 - 11/12	10/29/80	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	Buffalo Sabres	1
Buffalo Sabres 10/22 - 11/12	11/01/80	Buffalo Sabres	4	Detroit Red Wings	2
Buffalo Sabres 10/22 - 11/12	11/02/80	Vancouver Canucks	3	Buffalo Sabres	4
Buffalo Sabres 10/22 - 11/12	11/05/80	Colorado Rockies	3	Buffalo Sabres	5
Buffalo Sabres 10/22 - 11/12	11/08/80	Buffalo Sabres	3	Washington Capitals	3
Buffalo Sabres 10/22 - 11/12	11/09/80	Washington Capitals	3	Buffalo Sabres	3
Buffalo Sabres 10/22 - 11/12	11/12/80	Detroit Red Wings	4	Buffalo Sabres	4
New York Islanders 11/15 - 12/02	11/15/80	Buffalo Sabres	1	New York Islanders	4
New York Islanders 11/15 - 12/02	11/17/80	New York Islanders	2	Minnesota North Stars	1
New York Islanders 11/15 - 12/02	11/18/80	New York Islanders	7	St. Louis Blues	2
New York Islanders 11/15 - 12/02	11/20/80	Hartford Whalers	0	New York Islanders	5
New York Islanders 11/15 - 12/02	11/22/80	New York Rangers	4	New York Islanders	6
New York Islanders 11/15 - 12/02	11/25/80	Winnipeg Jets (1979-1996)	4	New York Islanders	4
New York Islanders 11/15 - 12/02	11/27/80	New York Islanders	4	Montreal Canadiens	3
New York Islanders 11/15 - 12/02	11/29/80	Detroit Red Wings	1	New York Islanders	5
New York Islanders 11/15 - 12/02	11/30/80	New York Islanders	7	Quebec Nordiques	3
New York Islanders 11/15 - 12/02	12/02/80	Colorado Rockies	1	New York Islanders	5
Colorado Rockies 12/04 - 12/04	12/04/80	New York Islanders	3	Colorado Rockies	4
Washington Capitals 12/06 - 12/06	12/06/80	Colorado Rockies	6	Washington Capitals	8
Boston Bruins 12/07 - 12/10	12/07/80	Washington Capitals	3	Boston Bruins	7
Boston Bruins 12/07 - 12/10	12/10/80	Boston Bruins	6	Quebec Nordiques	4
Quebec Nordiques 12/11 - 12/17	12/11/80	Quebec Nordiques	5	Boston Bruins	3
Quebec Nordiques 12/11 - 12/17	12/14/80	Edmonton Oilers	5	Quebec Nordiques	6
Quebec Nordiques 12/11 - 12/17	12/17/80	St. Louis Blues	1	Quebec Nordiques	4
New York Islanders 12/20 - 12/30	12/20/80	Quebec Nordiques	2	New York Islanders	5
New York Islanders 12/20 - 12/30	12/21/80	New York Islanders	9	Chicago Blackhawks	0
New York Islanders 12/20 - 12/30	12/23/80	Calgary Flames	2	New York Islanders	2
New York Islanders 12/20 - 12/30	12/27/80	New York Islanders	5	Hartford Whalers	5
New York Islanders 12/20 - 12/30	12/30/80	Colorado Rockies	3	New York Islanders	9
New York Rangers 01/02 - 01/09	01/02/81	New York Islanders	1	New York Rangers	3
New York Rangers 01/02 - 01/09	01/04/81	Quebec Nordiques	2	New York Rangers	2
New York Rangers 01/02 - 01/09	01/09/81	Buffalo Sabres	3	New York Rangers	3
Toronto Maple Leafs 01/11 - 01/11	01/11/81	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	New York Rangers	3
Edmonton Oilers 01/14 - 01/16	01/14/81	Edmonton Oilers	7	Toronto Maple Leafs	4
Edmonton Oilers 01/14 - 01/16	01/16/81	Edmonton Oilers	5	Buffalo Sabres	5
St. Louis Blues 01/17 - 01/21	01/17/81	Edmonton Oilers	6	St. Louis Blues	7
St. Louis Blues 01/17 - 01/21	01/21/81	St. Louis Blues	6	Hartford Whalers	6
Boston Bruins 01/22 - 01/22	01/22/81	St. Louis Blues	3	Boston Bruins	7
Los Angeles Kings 01/24 - 01/26	01/24/81	Los Angeles Kings	6	Boston Bruins	4
Los Angeles Kings 01/24 - 01/26	01/26/81	Los Angeles Kings	7	Quebec Nordiques	5
New York Rangers 01/28 - 01/31	01/28/81	New York Rangers	6	Los Angeles Kings	2
New York Rangers 01/28 - 01/31	01/31/81	New York Rangers	7	Minnesota North Stars	3
Los Angeles Kings 02/02 - 02/02	02/02/81	Los Angeles Kings	3	New York Rangers	2
New York Islanders 02/03 - 02/03	02/03/81	Los Angeles Kings	1	New York Islanders	8
New York Rangers 02/04 - 02/04	02/04/81	New York Islanders	3	New York Rangers	9
Boston Bruins 02/05 - 02/05	02/05/81	New York Rangers	3	Boston Bruins	6
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	02/07/81	Boston Bruins	2	Montreal Canadiens	6
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	02/12/81	St. Louis Blues	3	Montreal Canadiens	3
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	02/14/81	Washington Capitals	1	Montreal Canadiens	6
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	02/15/81	Montreal Canadiens	5	Philadelphia Flyers	5
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	02/19/81	Buffalo Sabres	2	Montreal Canadiens	5
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	02/21/81	Detroit Red Wings	1	Montreal Canadiens	4
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	02/22/81	Montreal Canadiens	4	Buffalo Sabres	2
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	02/24/81	Montreal Canadiens	2	St. Louis Blues	2
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	02/26/81	Colorado Rockies	0	Montreal Canadiens	6
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	02/28/81	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	Montreal Canadiens	5
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	03/01/81	Montreal Canadiens	4	New York Rangers	4
Montreal Canadiens 02/07 - 03/04	03/04/81	Winnipeg Jets (1979-1996)	3	Montreal Canadiens	9
Winnipeg Jets (1979-1996) 03/07 - 03/07	03/07/81	Montreal Canadiens	2	Winnipeg Jets (1979-1996)	4
Los Angeles Kings 03/08 - 03/14	03/08/81	Los Angeles Kings	4	Winnipeg Jets (1979-1996)	1
Los Angeles Kings 03/08 - 03/14	03/11/81	Chicago Blackhawks	4	Los Angeles Kings	4
Los Angeles Kings 03/08 - 03/14	03/14/81	Minnesota North Stars	4	Los Angeles Kings	10
Buffalo Sabres 03/17 - 03/21	03/17/81	Buffalo Sabres	3	Los Angeles Kings	1
Buffalo Sabres 03/17 - 03/21	03/19/81	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	Buffalo Sabres	14
Buffalo Sabres 03/17 - 03/21	03/21/81	Buffalo Sabres	6	Toronto Maple Leafs	2
St. Louis Blues 03/22 - 03/22	03/22/81	St. Louis Blues	6	Buffalo Sabres	5
New York Islanders 03/24 - 03/29	03/24/81	New York Islanders	5	St. Louis Blues	3
New York Islanders 03/24 - 03/29	03/28/81	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	New York Islanders	4
New York Islanders 03/24 - 03/29	03/29/81	New York Islanders	5	Washington Capitals	4
Montreal Canadiens 03/31 - 10/29	03/31/81	New York Islanders	1	Montreal Canadiens	3
Montreal Canadiens 03/31 - 10/29	04/03/81	Hartford Whalers	1	Montreal Canadiens	6
Montreal Canadiens 03/31 - 10/29	04/05/81	Montreal Canadiens	4	Boston Bruins	2