Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals were 26-36-18 in 1980-81. They finished 5th in the Patrick Division and 8th in the Campbell Conference.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 4/5	vs	DET	W 7-2
Sat 4/4	@	NYI	L 1-4
Thu 4/2	@	BOS	W 3-2
Sun 3/29	vs	NYI	L 4-5
Fri 3/27	vs	HFD	L 3-5

Team Leaders

See roster

GOALS

Maruk

ASSISTS

Maruk

+/-

+11

Gustafsson

1980-81 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PTS	DIFF
Islanders	48	18	14	110	95
Flyers	41	24	15	97	64
Flames	39	27	14	92	31
Rangers	30	36	14	74	-5
Capitals	26	36	18	70	-31

Latest Washington Capitals News

Robertson's natural hat trick paces Stars to 6-5 win over Caps

Nov 4, 2026
2 early goals lift Minnesota to a 5-1 win over Washington, snapping the Capitals' 3-game run

Nov 1, 2026
Cole Hutson scores twice as the Capitals beat the Predators 4-3

Oct 30, 2026
Tuch scores 2 more goals, Capitals beat Flyers 5-2

Oct 29, 2026

1980-81 Stats

See stats

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
Team	80	26	36	18	70	.438	286	317	-31	18.8	73.9	29.31	12.2	31.61	.875
Team Rank		17th	14th	3rd	17th	17th	18th	12th	15th	18th	20th	15th	12th	7th	11th

More NHL News

Jets mount record-setting comeback from 4-goal deficit to stun Canadiens

Nov 4, 2026

Gauthier scores 2nd straight hat trick in Ducks’ 5-4 win over Canucks

Nov 4, 2026

Samberg lifts Jets past Canadiens 5-4 with OT goal to complete comeback from 4-goal deficit

Nov 4, 2026

Saros makes 29 saves to lead Predators over Hurricanes 4-1

Nov 4, 2026

Jack Hughes scores 2 goals as Devils beat Oilers in Connor Hellebuyck's first home start

Nov 4, 2026

Wild beat Flyers 4-2 after referee deflection leads to game-winning goal

Nov 4, 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Kaprizov

13

Draisaitl

13

Connor

Assists Leaders

31

McDavid

19

Bouchard

18

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

40

McDavid

29

Draisaitl

28

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

85

Sherwood

75

Trenin

73

Pospisil

Blocks Leaders

47

Seider

43

Kleven

42

Weegar

Wins Leaders

10

Wallstedt

10

Kochetkov

8

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.64

Kochetkov

1.74

Tarasov

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

.927

Tarasov

.927

Shesterkin

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.13

3.76

Goals Against Rankings

2.24

2.29

2.33

Power Play Rankings

38.0

36.4

33.9

Penalty Kill Rankings

90.4

90.0

89.4

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

12-4

11-5

10-5

11-6

9-5

10-6

Worst Record ATS

5-11

5-10

5-9

6-10

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	11	4	1	23	20
Canadiens	9	3	3	21	5
Lightning	9	3	2	20	7
Senators	9	6	1	19	1
Panthers	8	5	2	18	3
Maple Leafs	8	7	2	18	6
Sabres	7	4	3	17	-6
Red Wings	7	6	3	17	-2
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	12	3	2	26	24
Devils	10	5	0	20	9
Rangers	8	7	1	17	1
Capitals	8	6	0	16	1
Islanders	7	5	2	16	1
Blue Jackets	6	7	0	12	-5
Penguins	5	8	2	12	-3
Flyers	4	9	4	12	-21

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	11	3	3	25	18
Mammoth	10	6	0	20	3
Stars	9	5	1	19	8
Avalanche	9	6	1	19	13
Predators	6	4	5	17	-2
Blues	7	7	1	15	0
Jets	5	8	3	13	-19
Blackhawks	4	10	1	9	-25
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	11	2	3	25	19
Golden Knights	10	5	2	22	9
Kraken	8	5	1	17	0
Ducks	7	7	1	15	-3
Sharks	7	8	1	15	-12
Flames	7	8	0	14	-15
Kings	4	7	2	10	-9
Canucks	3	13	1	7	-26