All NHL game summaries from March 3, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (17-32-16) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (19-35-10) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1: COL, Bob Miller 6 (Randy Pierce), 4:57
COL, Merlin Malinowski 20 (Paul Gagne, Rob Ramage), 12:55
HAR, Mark Howe 16, 15:02
HAR, Blaine Stoughton 32, 17:58
COL, Merlin Malinowski 21 (Lanny McDonald, Mike McEwen), 19:45
2: COL, Jack Valiquette 3 (Yvon Vautour), 14:02
3: HAR, Pat Boutette 24 (Stuart Smith, Mike Rogers), 5:27
HAR, Don Nachbaur 9 (Rick Meagher, Blaine Stoughton), 8:02
COL, Lanny McDonald 30 (Mike McEwen, Merlin Malinowski), 13:48
Penalties:
1: Yvon Vautour, COL [Fighting] 0:18
Don Nachbaur, HAR [Fighting] 0:18
Lucien DeBlois, COL [Misconduct] 0:18
Jeff Brubaker, HAR [Misconduct] 0:18
Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 0:18
Bench penalty, HAR [Too many men on the ice] 0:18
Al Sims, HAR [Hooking] 7:46
2: Rob Ramage, COL [Roughing] 8:16
Mike Kitchen, COL [Hooking] 11:18
Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Tripping] 16:19
Yvon Vautour, COL [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:10
Tom Rowe, HAR [Hi-sticking, Kneeing, Fighting] 19:10
3: Mike McEwen, COL [Roughing] 9:59
Pat Boutette, HAR [Roughing] 9:59
Bench penalty, HAR [Too many men on the ice] 15:14
Penalty time: HAR: 34 minutes
COL: 30 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ray Neufeld | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Terry Harper | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Yvon Vautour | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Smith | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 16-11- 7-34
COL: 11-12-15-38
Goalies: HAR: Mike Veisor (L, 4-9-5)
COL: Phil Myre (W, 8-5-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Jim Christison
Attendance: 5,239
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (29-25-10) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (39-13-14) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
1: STL, Mike Zuke 21 (Bernie Federko), 7:09 - PP
STL, Jorgen Pettersson 31 (Bill Stewart), 7:34
2: BOS, Don Marcotte 15 (Mike Milbury, Ray Bourque), 5:02
STL, Wayne Babych 46 (Mike Zuke, Bernie Federko), 14:02 - PP
BOS, Brad McCrimmon 10 (Wayne Cashman, Mike Milbury), 17:27
STL, Brian Sutter 29 (Blair Chapman, Bernie Federko), 18:25
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Bobby Lalonde, BOS [Hooking] 7:06
Gerry Hart, STL [Hooking] 8:13
Don Marcotte, BOS [Holding] 14:19
Rick Lapointe, STL [Holding] 17:00
2: Wayne Babych, STL [Cross checking] 0:23
Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Hooking] 9:11
Stan Jonathan, BOS [Elbowing] 13:10
3: Mike O'Connell, BOS [Hooking] 4:01
Bill Stewart, STL [Elbowing] 13:29
Bryan Maxwell, STL [Holding] 17:31
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
STL: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kasper | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike O'Connell | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Stewart | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10- 6- 8-24
STL: 10-12- 8-30
Goalies: BOS: Rogie Vachon (L, 19-16-4)
STL: Mike Liut (W, 27-9-11)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 18,282
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Calgary Flames (32-21-12) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (19-29-16) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: CAL, Guy Chouinard 26 (Dan Labraaten, Bob Murdoch), 4:22
CAL, Kent Nilsson 37 (Pekka Rautakallio), 7:03 - PP
CAL, Don Lever 22 (Paul Reinhart, Kent Nilsson), 17:42
2: CAL, Ken Houston 12 (Phil Russell, Kent Nilsson), 5:42
WAS, Darren Veitch 4 (Bengt Gustafsson), 9:50
CAL, Dan Labraaten 8 (Kent Nilsson, Paul Reinhart), 14:14
WAS, Ryan Walter 23 (Jim McTaggart, Bengt Gustafsson), 15:37
3: WAS, Mike Gartner 34 (Ryan Walter, Pat Ribble), 4:21
CAL, Willi Plett 32 (Jim Peplinski, Don Lever), 14:20
Penalties:
1: Pekka Rautakallio, CAL [Holding] 1:25
Mike Gartner, WAS [Hooking] 5:31
Guy Chouinard, CAL [Charging] 16:54
Pat Ribble, WAS [Holding] 17:02
2: Phil Russell, CAL [Hooking] 0:51
3: Eric Vail, CAL [Tripping] 16:31
Penalty time: CAL: 8 minutes
WAS: 4 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Hislop | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 23 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Tookey | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Parro | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 11- 6- 6-23
WAS: 6-15- 8-29
Goalies: CAL: Pat Riggin (W, 17-14-3)
WAS: Dave Parro, Mike Palmateer (L, 11-15-9)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 8,164
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