NHL game summary from March 18, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (24-34-13) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Minnesota North Stars (31-25-16) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 11 (Bobby Smith, Tim Young), 4:36 - PP |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 20 (Wayne Gretzky, Doug Hicks), 5:51 - PP | |
| MIN, | Brad Palmer 3 (Gordie Roberts, Steve Christoff), 14:14 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Jari Kurri 25 (Wayne Gretzky), 5:26 - PP |
| EDM, | Glenn Anderson 21 (Matti Hagman, Mark Messier), 19:18 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Dave Hunter 11 (Wayne Gretzky), 6:31 |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 21 (Wayne Gretzky, Kevin Lowe), 14:55 | |
| MIN, | Jack Carlson 5 (Tim Young), 18:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mark Messier, EDM [Hooking] 3:21 | |
| Brad Palmer, MIN [Interference] 4:52 | ||
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Tripping] 6:11 | ||
| Brad Palmer, MIN [Slashing] 7:36 | ||
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Holding] 12:02 | ||
| Curt Giles, MIN [Hooking] 15:25 | ||
| 2: | Curt Brackenbury, EDM [Tripping] 2:57 | |
| Steve Christoff, MIN [Tripping] 5:15 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: EDM: 8 minutes
MIN: 8 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Edwards | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Friest | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 7-14-17-38
MIN: 8-11- 9-28
Goalies: EDM: Gary Edwards (W, 2-3-1)
MIN: Don Beaupre,
Gilles Meloche (L, 16-13-6) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ron Foyt Attendance: 12,261
Gilles Meloche (L, 16-13-6) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ron Foyt Attendance: 12,261
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