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1981 Canada Cup

Montreal · Sep 1–13, 1981 · 6 teams · 18 games

  1. ChampionSoviet Union5-1-0-1
  2. Runner-upCanada5-1-0-1

Scoring leaders

Player
G
A
PTS
Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
CAN
5
7
12
Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
CAN
8
3
11
Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
CAN
3
8
11
Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
CAN
2
9
11
Alexei Kasatonov
A. Kasatonov
URS
1
10
11
Gilbert Perreault
G. Perreault
CAN
3
6
9
Sergei Makarov
S. Makarov
URS
3
6
9
S. Shepelev
S. Shepelev
URS
6
2
8
Vladimir Krutov
V. Krutov
URS
4
4
8
Viacheslav Fetisov
V. Fetisov
URS
1
7
8

Goaltending

Goalie
Record
SV%
Vladislav Tretiak
V. Tretiak
URS
5-0-1
.947
K. Lang
K. Lang
TCH
2-2-2
.894
Mike Liut
M. Liut
CAN
4-1-1
.867
Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
USA
2-3-0
.872
P. Lindmark
P. Lindmark
SWE
1-3-0
.889

Teams

TeamFinishRecord
Soviet UnionChampion5-1-0-1CanadaRunner-up5-1-0-1CzechoslovakiaSemifinal2-2-0-2United StatesSemifinal2-3-0-1SwedenRound robin1-4-0FinlandRound robin0-4-0-1

Standings and bracket

Round robin

#TeamGPWTLPTS
1CAN541092URS531173TCH522164USA521255SWE510426FIN50141

Semifinal

URS4–1FinalTCHUSA1–4FinalCAN

Final

URS8–1FinalCAN

Two points for a win, one for a tie. Tables are computed from the results, level sides split by the games between them, then goal difference.