45-22 (.644)
Arena
Attendance
16,695 per game
1981 Draft Picks
Round
Pick
Player
1
19
Jan Ingman
2
32
Lars Eriksson G
The 1981 Montreal Canadiens, coached by Claude Ruel, lost the Preliminary Round after finishing the NHL regular season in 1st place in the Wales Conference Norris Division with a 45-22-13 record.