1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	4th Patrick
Conference	8th Wales
1981–82 record	31-36-13
Goals for	310
Goals against	337
Team information
General Manager	Baz Bastien
Coach	Eddie Johnston
Captain	Randy Carlyle
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Paul Gardner & Mike Bullard (36)
Assists	Randy Carlyle (64)
Points	Rick Kehoe (85)
Penalties in minutes	Paul Baxter (409)
Wins	Michel Dion (25)
Goals against average	Gary Edwards (3.67)
<1980–81 1982–83>

The 1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 15th in the National Hockey League. The qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight year, but lost in the opening round to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders three games to two. This would be the Penguins last playoff appearance until 1989.

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Islanders	80	54	16	10	385	250	118
New York Rangers	80	39	27	14	316	306	92
Philadelphia Flyers	80	38	31	11	325	313	87
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	31	36	13	310	337	75
Washington Capitals	80	26	41	13	319	338	65

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

1981–82 Schedule
October: 5–7–2 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 1–5–2), 12 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 1 Oct 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 St. Louis Blues The Checkerdome 0–1–0 0 2 Oct 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–5 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium 0–1–1 1 3 Oct 10 Quebec Nordiques 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 1–1–1 3 4 Oct 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–8 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 1–2–1 3 5 Oct 14 New York Islanders 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 1–3–1 3 6 Oct 17 Minnesota North Stars 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 2–3–1 5 7 Oct 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 2–4–1 5 8 Oct 20 Colorado Rockies 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 3–4–1 7 9 Oct 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Calgary Flames Stampede Corral 3–4–2 8 10 Oct 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–8 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum 3–5–2 8 11 Oct 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum 4–5–2 10 12 Oct 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 4–6–2 10 13 Oct 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 4–7–2 10 14 Oct 31 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 5–7–2 12
November: 7–1–2 (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–1), 16 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 15 Nov 4 New York Rangers 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 6–7–2 14 16 Nov 7 Philadelphia Flyers 2–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 7–7–2 16 17 Nov 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 8–7–2 18 18 Nov 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Boston Bruins Boston Garden 8–7–3 19 19 Nov 18 St. Louis Blues 1–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 9–7–3 21 20 Nov 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 9–7–4 22 21 Nov 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–9 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum 9–8–4 22 22 Nov 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum 10–8–4 24 23 Nov 25 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 11–8–4 26 24 Nov 28 Detroit Red Wings 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 12–8–4 28
December: 4–7–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–1), 10 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 25 Dec 2 Winnipeg Jets 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 13–8–4 30 26 Dec 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 St. Louis Blues The Checkerdome 13–9–4 30 27 Dec 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–7 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 13–10–4 30 28 Dec 9 Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 13–11–4 30 29 Dec 12 Washington Capitals 4–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 14–11–4 32 30 Dec 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 14–12–4 32 31 Dec 16 Los Angeles Kings 6–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–12–4 34 32 Dec 19 New York Rangers 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–12–5 35 33 Dec 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 15–13–5 35 34 Dec 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens 15–13–6 36 35 Dec 26 Buffalo Sabres 7–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–14–6 36 36 Dec 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 15–15–6 36 37 Dec 30 Washington Capitals 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 16–15–6 38
January: 5–8–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–7–1), 12 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 38 Jan 2 Hartford Whalers 4–9 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 17–15–6 40 39 Jan 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Hartford Whalers XL Center 18–15–6 42 40 Jan 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium 18–16–6 42 41 Jan 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 18–17–6 42 42 Jan 9 Vancouver Canucks 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 19–17–6 44 43 Jan 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena 19–18–6 44 44 Jan 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–4 Calgary Flames Stampede Corral 19–19–6 44 45 Jan 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum 19–19–7 45 46 Jan 20 Boston Bruins 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 20–19–7 47 47 Jan 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 20–20–7 47 48 Jan 23 Philadelphia Flyers 5–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 20–20–8 48 49 Jan 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–9 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 20–21–8 48 50 Jan 27 New York Islanders 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 20–22–8 48 51 Jan 30 Winnipeg Jets 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 21–22–8 50 52 Jan 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–8 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 21–23–8 50
February: 3–8–2 (Home: 2–4–2 ; Road: 1–4–0), 8 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 53 Feb 3 Minnesota North Stars 9–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 21–24–8 50 54 Feb 6 Washington Capitals 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 21–25–8 50 55 Feb 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 21–26–8 50 56 Feb 10 Hartford Whalers 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 21–26–9 51 57 Feb 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum 21–27–9 51 58 Feb 13 Los Angeles Kings 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 21–27–10 52 59 Feb 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 21–28–10 52 60 Feb 17 New York Rangers 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 21–29–10 52 61 Feb 20 Philadelphia Flyers 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 22–29–10 54 62 Feb 21 New York Islanders 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 23–29–10 56 63 Feb 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 23–30–10 56 64 Feb 27 Edmonton Oilers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 23–31–10 56 65 Feb 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 24–31–10 58
March: 5–5–3 (Home: 1–2–3 ; Road: 4–3–0), 13 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 66 Mar 3 Boston Bruins 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 24–32–10 58 67 Mar 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum 25–32–10 60 68 Mar 7 Calgary Flames 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 25–32–11 61 69 Mar 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–2 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 26–32–11 63 70 Mar 13 Colorado Rockies 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 27–32–11 65 71 Mar 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Minnesota North Stars Met Center 27–33–11 65 72 Mar 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–10 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum 27–34–11 65 73 Mar 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–7 Los Angeles Kings The Forum 27–35–11 65 74 Mar 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0 Colorado Rockies McNichols Sports Arena 28–35–11 67 75 Mar 24 New York Rangers 7–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 28–36–11 67 76 Mar 27 Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 28–36–12 68 77 Mar 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 29–36–12 70 78 Mar 31 Washington Capitals 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 29–36–13 71
April: 2–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–0), 4 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 79 Apr 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 30–36–13 73 80 Apr 4 New York Islanders 2–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 31–36–13 75
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins lost in the division semi-final round (3-2) versus the New York Islanders.

April 7

Pittsburgh Penguins

1–8

New York Islanders

Nassau Coliseum

April 8

Pittsburgh Penguins

2–7

New York Islanders

Nassau Coliseum

April 10

New York Islanders

1–2

OT

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Civic Arena

April 11

New York Islanders

2–5

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Civic Arena

April 13

Pittsburgh Penguins

3–4

OT

New York Islanders

Nassau Coliseum

New York won series 3–2

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[2] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe 71 33 52 85 –27 8 Carlyle, RandyRandy Carlyle 73 11 64 75 –16 131 Boutette, PatrickPatrick Boutette 80 23 51 74 –23 230 Gardner, PaulPaul Gardner 59 36 33 69 –7 28 Bullard, MichaelMichael Bullard 75 36 27 63 –1 91 Ferguson, GeorgeGeorge Ferguson 71 22 31 53 –6 45 Baxter, PaulPaul Baxter 76 9 34 43 –9 409 Malone, WilliamWilliam Malone 78 15 24 39 –24 125 Price, PatPat Price 77 7 31 38 2 322 Lee, PeterPeter Lee 74 18 16 34 –8 98 Macleish, RichardRichard Macleish^† 40 13 12 25 –7 28 Shedden, DouglasDouglas Shedden 38 10 15 25 –2 12 Sheppard, GregoryGregory Sheppard 58 11 10 21 9 35 Schutt, RodneyRodney Schutt 35 9 12 21 3 42 Johnson, MarkMark Johnson^‡ 46 10 11 21 –14 30 Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse 76 2 19 21 –11 102 Simpson, RobertRobert Simpson 26 9 9 18 –3 4 Gatzos, SteveSteve Gatzos 16 6 8 14 0 14 Graham, PatPat Graham 42 6 8 14 –1 55 St. Laurent, AndreAndre St. Laurent^† 18 8 5 13 5 4 Faubert, MarioMario Faubert 14 4 8 12 –2 14 Hotham, GregoryGregory Hotham^† 25 4 6 10 –6 16 Mulvey, PaulPaul Mulvey^‡ 27 1 7 8 –7 76 Hamilton, JamesJames Hamilton 11 5 3 8 2 2 Chorney, MarcMarc Chorney 60 1 6 7 –11 63 McClelland, KevinKevin McClelland 10 1 4 5 6 4 Boyd, RandyRandy Boyd 23 0 2 2 –5 49 Anderson, RussellRussell Anderson^‡ 31 0 1 1 –4 98 Feltrin, TonyTony Feltrin 4 0 0 0 –3 4 Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan 1 0 0 0 –2 0 Wolf, BennettBennett Wolf 1 0 0 0 0 2 Rissling, GaryGary Rissling 16 0 0 0 –2 55 Total 310 509 819 — 2,196

Playoffs[3] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Gardner, PaulPaul Gardner 5 1 5 6 0 2 Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe 5 2 3 5 0 2 Carlyle, RandyRandy Carlyle 5 1 3 4 0 16 Boutette, PatrickPatrick Boutette 5 3 1 4 0 8 Schutt, RodneyRodney Schutt 5 1 2 3 0 0 Hotham, GregoryGregory Hotham 5 0 3 3 0 6 St. Laurent, AndreAndre St. Laurent 5 2 1 3 0 8 Macleish, RichardRichard Macleish 5 1 1 2 0 0 Bullard, MichaelMichael Bullard 5 1 1 2 0 4 McClelland, KevinKevin McClelland 5 1 1 2 0 5 Ferguson, GeorgeGeorge Ferguson 5 0 1 1 0 0 Boyd, RandyRandy Boyd 3 0 0 0 0 11 Graham, PatPat Graham 4 0 0 0 0 2 Lee, PeterPeter Lee 3 0 0 0 0 0 Gatzos, SteveSteve Gatzos 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse 1 0 0 0 0 0 Baxter, PaulPaul Baxter 5 0 0 0 0 14 Malone, WilliamWilliam Malone 3 0 0 0 0 4 Simpson, RobertRobert Simpson 2 0 0 0 0 0 Chorney, MarcMarc Chorney 5 0 0 0 0 0 Price, PatPat Price 5 0 0 0 0 28 Total 13 22 35 — 110

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[4]

Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
Dion, MichelMichel Dion	62	25	24	12	226	0
Edwards, GaryGary Edwards^†	6	3	2	1	22	1
Harrison, PaulPaul Harrison^‡	13	3	7	0	64	0
Ricci, NickNick Ricci	3	0	3	0	14	0
Total		31	36	13	326	1

Playoffs^[5]

Player	GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
Dion, MichelMichel Dion	5	2	3	0	22	0
Total		2	3	0	22	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season:

Trades

September 11, 1981	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1982 4th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Paul Harrison
September 28, 1981	To New York Islanders Rob Holland	To Pittsburgh Penguins future considerations
December 29, 1981	To Hartford Whalers Russ Anderson 1983 8th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Rick MacLeish
February 3, 1982	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1983 5th round pick future considerations (1982 6th round pick)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Greg Hotham
February 14, 1982	To St. Louis Blues 1984 8th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins right to claim Gary Edwards off waivers from Blues without having to pay a cash waiver price
March 2, 1982	To Minnesota North Stars Mark Johnson	To Pittsburgh Penguins 1982 2nd round pick

Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Pat Boutette Hartford Whalers compensation for signing of Greg Millen (1981-06-29) Kevin McClelland Hartford Whalers compensation for signing of Greg Millen (1981-06-29) Michel Dion Winnipeg Jets free agency (1981-06-30) Paul Mulvey Washington Capitals compensation for signing of Orest Kindrachuk (1981-09-04) Bobby Simpson St. Louis Blues free agency (1981-10-01) Gary Edwards St. Louis Blues waivers (1982-02-14) Andre St. Laurent Los Angeles Kings waivers (1982-02-23)

Subtractions Player New team Via Greg Millen Hartford Whalers free agency (1981-06-15) Orest Kindrachuk Washington Capitals free agency (1981-09-04) Paul Mulvey Los Angeles Kings waivers (1981-12-30) Paul Harrison St. Louis Blues waivers (1982-02-08)

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Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
4		Baxter, PaulPaul Baxter	D	R	26	1975	Winnipeg, Manitoba
15		Boutette, PatrickPatrick Boutette	LW	R	30	1972	Windsor, Ontario
8		Boyd, RandyRandy Boyd	D	L	20	1980	Coniston, Ontario
22		Bullard, MichaelMichael Bullard	C	L	21	1980	Ottawa, Ontario
25		Carlyle, RandyRandy Carlyle	D	L	26	1976	Sudbury, Ontario
16		Chorney, MarcMarc Chorney	D	L	22	1979	Sudbury, Ontario
29		Dion, MichelMichel Dion	G	R	28	Undrafted	Granby, Quebec
30		Edwards, GaryGary Edwards	G	R	34	1968	Toronto, Ontario
5		Faubert, MarioMario Faubert	D	R	27	1974	Valleyfield, Quebec
33		Feltrin, TonyTony Feltrin	D	L	20	1980	Ladysmith, British Columbia
11		Ferguson, GeorgeGeorge Ferguson	C	R	29	1972	Trenton, Ontario
20		Gardner, PaulPaul Gardner	C	L	26	1976	Fort Erie, Ontario
26		Gatzos, SteveSteve Gatzos	RW	R	20	1981	Toronto, Ontario
24		Graham, PatPat Graham	LW	R	20	1980	Toronto, Ontario
23		Hamilton, JamesJames Hamilton	RW	L	25	1977	Barrie, Ontario
32		Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan	C	L	20	1981	Sudbury, Ontario
6		Hotham, GregoryGregory Hotham	D	R	26	1976	London, Ontario
17		Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe	RW	R	30	1971	Windsor, Ontario
10		Lee, PeterPeter Lee	RW	R	26	1976	Ellesmere, Great Britain
7		Macleish, RichardRichard Macleish	C	R	32	1970	Lindsay, Ontario
12		Malone, WilliamWilliam Malone	C	L	26	1976	Fredericton, New Brunswick
18		McClelland, KevinKevin McClelland	RW	R	19	1980	Oshawa, Ontario
2		Price, PatPat Price	D	L	27	1975	Nelson, British Columbia
31		Ricci, NickNick Ricci	G	R	28	1979	Niagara Falls, Ontario
23		Rissling, GaryGary Rissling	LW	R	25	Undrafted	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
27		Schutt, RodneyRodney Schutt	LW	L	25	1976	Bancroft, Ontario
14		Shedden, DouglasDouglas Shedden	C	R	21	1980	Wallaceburg, Ontario
19		Sheppard, GregoryGregory Sheppard	C	L	33	Undrafted	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
28		Simpson, RobertRobert Simpson	LW	R	25	1976	Caughnawaga, Quebec
34		St. Laurent, AndreAndre St. Laurent	C	R	29	1973	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
3		Stackhouse, RonaldRonald Stackhouse	D	R	32	1969	Haliburton, Ontario
6		Wolf, BennettBennett Wolf	D	R	22	1979	Kitchener, Ontario

Draft picks

The 1981 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 10, 1981 in Montreal, Quebec.^[6]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	28	Steve Gatzos	Right Wing	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
3	49	Thomas Thornbury	Right Wing	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
4	70	Norm Schmidt	Defense	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
6	109	Paul Edwards	Defense	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
6	112	Rod Buskas	Defense	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
7	133	Geoffrey Wilson	Left Wing		Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
8	154	Mitch Lamoureux	Center	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
9	175	Dean DeFazio	Left Wing	Canada	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
10	196	David Hannan	Center	Canada	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)

References

• Penguins on Hockey Database

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