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1979–80 Detroit Red Wings season

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Division
  
5th Norris

Goals for
  
268

General Manager
  
Ted Lindsay

1979–80 record
  
26–43–11

Goals against
  
306

Coach
  
Bobby Kromm,Ted Lindsay

The 1979-80 season was the first season that the Red Wings played at their at the time newly-built arena, the Joe Louis Arena.

Contents

Final standings

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

  • Game 28 would be the last game ever played in the Detroit Olympia.
  • Game 33 would be the first ice hockey game ever played in the Joe Louis Arena.

    • As a result the Red Wings were forced on a four-game road trip from December 16 to 26.

    Playoffs

    The Red Wings failed to qualify for the playoffs.

    Regular season

    Scoring
    Goaltending

    Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
          MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

    References

    1979–80 Detroit Red Wings season Wikipedia
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