NHL game summary from February 27, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (18-32-12) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Edmonton Oilers (21-31-10) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | EDM, | Lee Fogolin 9 (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen), 9:35 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 26 (Mike Foligno), 17:25 | |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 20 (Paul Woods, Reed Larson), 2:21 |
| EDM, | Matti Hagman 15 (Dave Hunter, Eddie Mio), 14:50 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Dave Lumley 7 (Dave Hunter, Eddie Mio), 3:36 |
| EDM, | Mark Messier 13, 17:17 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 42 (Pat Price, Mark Messier), 18:31 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Korn, DET [Fighting] 0:19 | |
| Curt Brackenbury, EDM [Roughing, Fighting] 0:19 | ||
| John Barrett, DET [Holding] 7:33 | ||
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Tripping] 14:12 | ||
| 2: | John Barrett, DET [Fighting] 4:36 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 4:36 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury, EDM [Roughing, Fighting] 4:36 | ||
| Glenn Anderson, EDM [Tripping] 4:56 | ||
| Mark Kirton, DET [Tripping] 6:15 | ||
| Glenn Hicks, DET [Slashing] 10:52 | ||
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Slashing] 10:52 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 18 minutes
EDM: 20 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barrett | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Hicks | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Joe Paterson | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 30 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-14- 6-30
EDM: 10-11-21-42
Goalies: DET: Gilles Gilbert (L, 10-22-6)
EDM: Eddie Mio (W, 15-14-6)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Joe Dame, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,490
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