All NHL game summaries from January 16, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (13-22-8) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Buffalo Sabres (19-9-15) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Larry Playfair 1 (Craig Ramsay, John Van Boxmeer), 1:32 |
| EDM, | Kevin Lowe 5 (Paul Coffey, Brett Callighen), 6:46 | |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 14 (Bill Hajt, Craig Ramsay), 13:48 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 6 (Alan Haworth), 18:44 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Dave Hunter 9 (Curt Brackenbury, Stan Weir), :27 |
| BUF, | Richie Dunn 4 (John Van Boxmeer, Gilbert Perreault), 7:26 - PP | |
| EDM, | Matti Hagman 10 (Peter Driscoll, Paul Coffey), 9:37 | |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 5 (Jari Kurri, Risto Siltanen), 16:36 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Brett Callighen 6 (Pat Price, Eddie Mio), 9:15 |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 7 (Alan Haworth, John Van Boxmeer), 11:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Roughing] 0:09 | |
| Curt Brackenbury, EDM [Roughing] 0:09 | ||
| 2: | John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Holding] 1:02 | |
| Stan Weir, EDM [Holding] 7:01 | ||
| Pat Price, EDM [Holding] 11:15 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: EDM: 6 minutes
BUF: 4 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 47 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 21 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 6-10- 5-21
BUF: 15- 7-11-33
Goalies: EDM: Eddie Mio (T, 7-8-5)
BUF: Bob Sauve (T, 9-5-8)
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Jim Christison
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (11-24-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vancouver Canucks (19-12-14) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Ivan Boldirev 17 (Darcy Rota, Brent Ashton), :56 |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 14 (Rick Lanz, Dennis Kearns), 13:42 - PP | |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 3 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 14:38 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Darcy Rota 15 (Mario Marois, Ivan Boldirev), 8:24 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 8:16 |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Holding] 10:42 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Cross checking] 11:47 | |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:47 | |
| 2: | Rick Blight, VAN [Tripping] 0:17 |
| Mario Marois, VAN [Hooking] 1:56 | |
| Mario Marois, VAN [Cross checking] 9:10 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Interference] 11:46 | |
| Gilles Gilbert, DET [Hi-sticking] 17:55 | |
| 3: | Mark Kirton, DET [Holding] 11:17 |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:25 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:25 |
Penalty time: DET: 17 minutes
VAN: 17 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barrett | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Brent Peterson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Glenn Hicks | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Kirton | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Joe Paterson | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Blight | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 13- 9-11-33
VAN: 13-11-15-39
Goalies: DET: Gilles Gilbert (L, 8-17-5)
VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 4-2-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 15,173
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