1979-80 Vancouver Canucks Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 27-37-16 - 70 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Buffalo Sabres 3-1
Coach: Harry Neale (27-37-16)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1979-80 Vancouver Canucks Statistics
1979-80 Vancouver Canucks Roster

The Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 27 wins and 37 losses and 16 ties for 70 points, finishing third in the NHL's Smythe Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

The Canucks netted 256 goals and allowed 281. Stan Smyl scored 31 goals for Vancouver, while Thomas Gradin tallied 30 or more, too. Stan Smyl recorded 47 assists. Glen Hanlon topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.47 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Harry Neale coached the team. The 1979-80 Vancouver Canucks lost in the NHL preliminary round.

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Regular Season Goals For: 256
Regular Season Goals Against: 281

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 9, 1979 St. Louis Blues 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
October 12, 1979 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3 W 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
October 14, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 4 T 1-1-0 0-0-1 1-1-1 OT
October 17, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 5 at St. Louis Blues 1 W 1-1-0 1-0-1 2-1-1
October 18, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 3 at New York Rangers 6 L 1-1-0 1-1-1 2-2-1
October 20, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 1-1-0 1-2-1 2-3-1
October 21, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 T 1-1-0 1-2-2 2-3-2 OT
October 24, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 2-1-0 1-2-2 3-3-2
October 27, 1979 Washington Capitals 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 3-1-0 1-2-2 4-3-2
October 31, 1979 New York Islanders 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2 T 3-1-1 1-2-2 4-3-3 OT
November 2, 1979 Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 3-1-2 1-2-2 4-3-4 OT
November 4, 1979 New York Rangers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2 L 3-2-2 1-2-2 4-4-4
November 6, 1979 Minnesota North Stars 7 at Vancouver Canucks 7 T 3-2-3 1-2-2 4-4-5 OT
November 10, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 W 3-2-3 2-2-2 5-4-5
November 11, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 L 3-2-3 2-3-2 5-5-5
November 13, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Atlanta Flames 3 W 3-2-3 3-3-2 6-5-5
November 14, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 3-2-3 4-3-2 7-5-5
November 16, 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 4-2-3 4-3-2 8-5-5
November 18, 1979 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 5-2-3 4-3-2 9-5-5
November 20, 1979 Los Angeles Kings 5 at Vancouver Canucks 1 L 5-3-3 4-3-2 9-6-5
November 23, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 L 5-4-3 4-3-2 9-7-5
November 24, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Winnipeg Jets 5 L 5-4-3 4-4-2 9-8-5
November 28, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 W 6-4-3 4-4-2 10-8-5
November 30, 1979 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 1 T 6-4-4 4-4-2 10-8-6 OT
December 2, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Quebec Nordiques 3 L 6-4-4 4-5-2 10-9-6
December 4, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 5 at New York Islanders 1 W 6-4-4 5-5-2 11-9-6
December 5, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 T 6-4-4 5-5-3 11-9-7 OT
December 8, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 L 6-4-4 5-6-3 11-10-7
December 9, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Boston Bruins 5 L 6-4-4 5-7-3 11-11-7
December 11, 1979 Hartford Whalers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 7-4-4 5-7-3 12-11-7
December 14, 1979 Colorado Rockies 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 8-4-4 5-7-3 13-11-7
December 15, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4 L 8-4-4 5-8-3 13-12-7
December 19, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 3 at New York Rangers 5 L 8-4-4 5-9-3 13-13-7
December 21, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Washington Capitals 2 L 8-4-4 5-10-3 13-14-7
December 22, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 8-4-4 5-11-3 13-15-7
December 28, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 8-5-4 5-11-3 13-16-7
December 29, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6 W 9-5-4 5-11-3 14-16-7
January 3, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 2 at St. Louis Blues 6 L 9-5-4 5-12-3 14-17-7
January 4, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Rockies 2 W 9-5-4 6-12-3 15-17-7
January 6, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 L 9-5-4 6-13-3 15-18-7
January 8, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 0 at New York Islanders 3 L 9-5-4 6-14-3 15-19-7
January 9, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 L 9-5-4 6-15-3 15-20-7
January 11, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Washington Capitals 7 L 9-5-4 6-16-3 15-21-7
January 12, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 L 9-5-4 6-17-3 15-22-7
January 16, 1980 Atlanta Flames 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 9-6-4 6-17-3 15-23-7
January 18, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2 T 9-6-5 6-17-3 15-23-8 OT
January 22, 1980 Colorado Rockies 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 9-7-5 6-17-3 15-24-8
January 23, 1980 New York Rangers 6 at Vancouver Canucks 4 L 9-8-5 6-17-3 15-25-8
January 27, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 L 9-9-5 6-17-3 15-26-8
January 29, 1980 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 9-10-5 6-17-3 15-27-8
February 2, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Minnesota North Stars 4 W 9-10-5 7-17-3 16-27-8
February 3, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3 L 9-10-5 7-18-3 16-28-8
February 7, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 W 9-10-5 8-18-3 17-28-8
February 9, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 9-10-5 9-18-3 18-28-8
February 12, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Hartford Whalers 5 T 9-10-5 9-18-4 18-28-9 OT
February 16, 1980 Washington Capitals 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 9-11-5 9-18-4 18-29-9
February 17, 1980 New York Islanders 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 W 10-11-5 9-18-4 19-29-9
February 19, 1980 St. Louis Blues 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 L 10-12-5 9-18-4 19-30-9
February 22, 1980 Philadelphia Flyers 7 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 10-13-5 9-18-4 19-31-9
February 23, 1980 Boston Bruins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 4 T 10-13-6 9-18-4 19-31-10 OT
February 26, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Minnesota North Stars 5 L 10-13-6 9-19-4 19-32-10
February 29, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Winnipeg Jets 3 T 10-13-6 9-19-5 19-32-11 OT
March 1, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 W 10-13-6 10-19-5 20-32-11
March 4, 1980 Winnipeg Jets 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 W 11-13-6 10-19-5 21-32-11
March 5, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 11-13-7 10-19-5 21-32-12 OT
March 7, 1980 Atlanta Flames 9 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 11-14-7 10-19-5 21-33-12
March 9, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Rockies 4 T 11-14-7 10-19-6 21-33-13 OT
March 10, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Atlanta Flames 2 W 11-14-7 11-19-6 22-33-13
March 13, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Hartford Whalers 3 L 11-14-7 11-20-6 22-34-13
March 15, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 11-14-7 11-20-7 22-34-14 OT
March 16, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Quebec Nordiques 2 W 11-14-7 12-20-7 23-34-14
March 19, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 11-14-8 12-20-7 23-34-15 OT
March 21, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 L 11-15-8 12-20-7 23-35-15
March 23, 1980 Quebec Nordiques 6 at Vancouver Canucks 2 L 11-16-8 12-20-7 23-36-15
March 25, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2 L 11-17-8 12-20-7 23-37-15
March 28, 1980 Hartford Whalers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 4 T 11-17-9 12-20-7 23-37-16 OT
March 30, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 12-17-9 12-20-7 24-37-16
April 1, 1980 Edmonton Oilers 0 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 13-17-9 12-20-7 25-37-16
April 3, 1980 Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 W 14-17-9 12-20-7 26-37-16
April 5, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Los Angeles Kings 3 W 14-17-9 13-20-7 27-37-16
April 8, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
April 9, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 0 at Buffalo Sabres 6 L 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
April 11, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 4 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-2-0
April 12, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 L 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0


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