NHL game summary from January 24, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (14-25-8) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (24-12-11) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 13 (Bobby Smith, Steve Payne), :20 |
| MIN, | Greg Smith 3 (Tim Young), 15:39 | |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 22 (Greg Smith, Tim Young), 19:43 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | Tom McCarthy 18 (Mike Eaves, Steve Christoff), 1:48 |
| MIN, | Ken Solheim 3 (Kent-Erik Andersson), 3:10 | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 17 (Bobby Smith, Greg Smith), 8:10 - PP | |
| 3: | EDM, | Brett Callighen 11 (Wayne Gretzky, Blair MacDonald), 9:22 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Curt Giles, MIN [Tripping] 3:25 |
| Dave Lumley, EDM [Hi-sticking] 4:08 | |
| Al MacAdam, MIN [Elbowing] 6:52 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Hooking] 10:17 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Tripping] 18:49 | |
| 2: | Curt Giles, MIN [Hooking] 3:40 |
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Interference, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 7:59 | |
| Curt Giles, MIN [Tripping] 13:24 | |
| 3: | Brett Callighen, EDM [Hi-sticking] 5:35 |
| Tom McCarthy, MIN [Interference] 5:35 | |
| Tom McCarthy, MIN [Closing hand on puck] 8:55 | |
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Roughing] 15:02 | |
| Al MacAdam, MIN [Roughing] 15:02 |
Penalty time: EDM: 12 minutes
MIN: 16 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 47 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 25 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Solheim | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 7- 7-11-25
MIN: 10- 8- 6-24
Goalies: EDM: Ron Low (L, 5-13-3),
Eddie Mio MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 12-5-5) Referee: Ron Fournier Linesmen: Joe Dame, Ron Foyt Attendance: 15,651
Eddie Mio MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 12-5-5) Referee: Ron Fournier Linesmen: Joe Dame, Ron Foyt Attendance: 15,651
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