NHL game summary from March 16, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (27-33-10) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Edmonton Oilers (23-34-13) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 8, 5:33 |
| PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 9 (Errol Thompson), 10:34 | |
| EDM, | Mark Messier 18 (Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey), 19:23 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 10 (Errol Thompson, Pat Price), 2:01 |
| EDM, | Risto Siltanen 13 (Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey), 6:17 - PP | |
| EDM, | Mark Messier 19 (Matti Hagman), 7:41 | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 50, 15:00 | |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 19 (Garry Lariviere, Wayne Gretzky), 16:15 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Paul Coffey 8 (Wayne Gretzky, Risto Siltanen), 1:55 - PP |
| EDM, | Doug Hicks 4 (Stan Weir, Risto Siltanen), 3:20 | |
| PIT, | Paul Gardner 30 (Pat Price, Mario Faubert), 4:19 - PP | |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 20 (Pat Price), 10:42 | |
| EDM, | Mark Messier 20 (Matti Hagman, Glenn Anderson), 12:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jari Kurri, EDM [Holding] 2:51 |
| Brett Callighen, EDM [Hooking] 16:08 | |
| 2: | Paul Baxter, PIT [Interference] 4:51 |
| Pat Price, PIT [Hooking] 8:41 | |
| 3: | Rod Schutt, PIT [Hi-sticking] 1:45 |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Hooking] 4:06 | |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Tripping] 13:35 | |
| Stan Weir, EDM [Hi-sticking] 18:07 | |
| Peter Lee, PIT [Hi-sticking] 18:07 |
Penalty time: PIT: 8 minutes
EDM: 10 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Price | 2 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Baxter | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 6 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Paul Gardner | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 14- 4-12-30
EDM: 8- 6-13-27
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (L, 23-23-7)
EDM: Eddie Mio (W, 16-16-9)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,490
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