1980–81 NHL season

Regular season.
Final standings.
"Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes"
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"Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold"
Scoring leaders.
"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points"
Stanley Cup playoffs.
Finals.
New York Islanders vs. Minnesota North Stars
"New York wins the series 4–1."
First games.
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1980–81 (listed with their first team, star(*) marks debut in playoffs):
Last games.
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1980–81 (listed with their last team):