NHL game summary from March 3, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (21-32-11) |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
 New York Islanders (38-17-11) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 18 (Stefan Persson, Clark Gillies), 9:02 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 58 (Denis Potvin, Jean Potvin), 12:26 | |
| NYI, | Stefan Persson 7 (Butch Goring), 15:22 - PP | |
| EDM, | Mark Messier 14 (Glenn Anderson), 15:45 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Matti Hagman 16 (Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson), :41 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 43 (Brett Callighen, Jari Kurri), 2:20 - PP | |
| EDM, | Jari Kurri 22 (Wayne Gretzky), 5:09 | |
| NYI, | Steve Tambellini 19 (Mike Bossy, Dave Langevin), 7:23 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 59, 13:35 - PP | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 60 (Dave Langevin), 15:37 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Mark Messier 15 (Glenn Anderson), 3:38 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 44 (Jari Kurri, Kevin Lowe), 5:05 | |
| EDM, | Glenn Anderson 17 (Mark Messier, Matti Hagman), 7:17 | |
| EDM, | Jari Kurri 23 (Wayne Gretzky), 7:47 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 61 (Garry Howatt), 8:34 | |
| NYI, | Anders Kallur 33 (Hector Marini, Wayne Merrick), 18:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Potvin, NYI 5:12 |
| Kevin Lowe, EDM 7:55 | |
| Paul Coffey, EDM 15:19 | |
| 2: | Wayne Merrick, NYI 0:45 |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI 9:26 | |
| Paul Coffey, EDM 12:03 | |
| 3: | Lee Fogolin, EDM 15:01 |
| Paul Coffey, EDM [major] 18:02 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [major] 18:02 |
Penalty time: EDM: 13 minutes
NYI: 11 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Roulston | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 41 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 16-20- 5-41
NYI: 14- 4- 6-24
Goalies: EDM: Eddie Mio (T, 15-15-7)
NYI: Billy Smith (T, 17-10-5)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 15,008
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