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The big story of the regular season was the record-breaking undefeated streak compiled by the Philadelphia Flyers . After starting the season with one win and one loss, the Flyers did not lose again for nearly three months, earning at least one point in every game between October 14 , 1979 and January 6 , 1980 , a span of 35 games. This stands as the longest undefeated streak in North American professional sports history. The story of the playoffs, though, was Mike Bossy and the New York Islanders . After a dismal start for their franchise in the early seventies, the Islanders built a contender for the Stanley Cup and won their first of four in a row by beating the Philadelphia Flyers in Overtime of game six of the finals. Defenceman Denis Potvin scored a crucial overtime goal in game one and the Cup was won when Bobby Nystrom scored the Cup-winning goal from John Tonelli and Lorne Henning at 7:11 of the first overtime. Hall of Fame announcer Dan Kelly was calling the play-by-play for CBS Sports. REGULAR SEASON For the four previous seasons, the Boston Bruins had owned first place in the Adams Division. This season saw the Buffalo Sabres de-throne the Bruins in the Adams. The New York Islanders finished first overall in the NHL the previous season with 116 points, but had lost in the first round of the playoffs. This season saw them fall considerably in the standings as they finished 4th overall with 91 points, a full 25 points below last year's finish. On the other hand, the Philadelphia Flyers improved by 21 points from the previous season. Their 35-game undefeated streak propelled them to the best record in the NHL with 116 points. All four expansion teams finished poorly with records below .500. The Hartford Whalers fared the best with 73 points and the Winnipeg Jets tied the Colorado Rockies for last overall with 51 points. Final standings ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes'' Prince of Wales Conference Clarence Campbell Conference Scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points'' Leading goaltenders STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ''Note: all dates in 1980'' ''']] Stanley Cup finals Stanley Cup scoring leaders NHL AWARDS SEE ALSO
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