NHL game summary from January 21, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (20-13-15) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Edmonton Oilers (14-23-8) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | EDM, | Brett Callighen 8 (Kevin Lowe, Jari Kurri), 10:55 |
| EDM, | Jari Kurri 15 (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen), 13:18 | |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 9 (Wayne Gretzky, Kevin Lowe), 18:14 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | Kevin McCarthy 12 (Gerry Minor, Bobby Schmautz), 13:55 |
| 3: | EDM, | Peter Driscoll 2 (Pat Price, Matti Hagman), 9:20 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 25 (Blair MacDonald, Kevin Lowe), 12:48 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Semenko, EDM [Interference] 7:13 |
| Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Hooking] 8:50 | |
| Matti Hagman, EDM [Hooking] 14:53 | |
| Jerry Butler, VAN [Hooking] 17:11 | |
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 4:00 |
| Curt Brackenbury, EDM [Fighting] 4:00 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Fighting] 4:31 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Fighting] 4:31 | |
| Peter Driscoll, EDM [Interference] 5:12 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Hi-sticking] 7:25 | |
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Holding] 9:54 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hi-sticking] 11:40 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Slashing] 11:40 | |
| 3: | Matti Hagman, EDM [Holding] 2:37 |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Tripping] 6:03 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Hi-sticking] 9:47 | |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Holding] 11:08 | |
| Matti Hagman, EDM [Tripping] 15:56 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Spearing major] 18:36 | |
| Pat Price, EDM [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 18:36 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Spearing major, Misconduct] 18:36 | |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Hi-sticking] 19:51 |
Penalty time: VAN: 43 minutes
EDM: 41 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -1 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11-11-10-32
EDM: 10- 5- 9-24
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 4-3-4)
EDM: Eddie Mio (W, 8-9-5)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Rodger Gilbertson
Attendance: 17,474
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