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1980-81 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #18 RICK LAPOINTE St. Louis Blues · Defense
EX-MT Season grade
6
Card #1981-08448695
Rick Lapointe in action
18 D Defense
91 OVR
Rick Lapointe St. Louis Blues
1980-81 · 80 GP · 8 G · 25 A · 33 PTS
1981-82
1979-80

Season Report

6 Excellent–Mint 6

Game Score 0.30 a game, 61st percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
80
G
8
A
25
P
33
+/-
+36
PIM
124
PPP
2
SHP
0
GWG
3
S
84

1980-81 ranks

  • 15th Plus/Minus of 570 in the NHL

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 1980-81. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 75

Goals / GP
0.10

67th percentile of defense

Shots / GP
1.05

37th percentile of defense

Playmaking 74

Points / GP
0.41

59th percentile of defense

Assists / GP
0.31

60th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.03

35th percentile of defense

Physicality 77

PIM / GP
1.55

62nd percentile of defense

Connections

Every 1980-81 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 94OVR Bernie Federko Blues 2 of his goals L 97OVR Jorgen Pettersson Blues 2 of his goals RC C 88OVR Blake Dunlop Blues 2 of his goals R 94OVR Tony Currie Blues 1 of his goals

Set up most

R 97OVR Wayne Babych Blues Set up 9 goals C 80OVR Mike Zuke Blues Set up 2 goals R 94OVR Tony Currie Blues Set up 2 goals C 94OVR Bernie Federko Blues Set up 2 goals
Scored on most
Richard Brodeur 2 goals Dan Bouchard 1 goal Ron Grahame 1 goal
Best game
December 28, 1980 vs VAN: 2G

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 1980-81, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

R 44OVR Chris Nilan Canadiens 2 fights RC L 72OVR Ted Bulley Blackhawks 1 fight C 69OVR Don Nachbaur Whalers 1 fight RC L 40OVR Gary Rissling Penguins 1 fight

1980-81 St. Louis Blues

45-18-17 · 107 points · 2nd of 21

Top teammates

G 99OVR Mike Liut Blues 61 GP · 33 W · .894 SV% · 3.35 GAA L 97OVR Jorgen Pettersson Blues 62 GP · 37 G · 36 A · 73 PTS RC R 97OVR Wayne Babych Blues 78 GP · 54 G · 42 A · 96 PTS C 94OVR Bernie Federko Blues 78 GP · 31 G · 73 A · 104 PTS R 94OVR Tony Currie Blues 61 GP · 23 G · 32 A · 55 PTS C 88OVR Blake Dunlop Blues 80 GP · 20 G · 67 A · 87 PTS