NHL game summary from March 20, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (31-25-17) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Edmonton Oilers (24-34-14) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Tim Young 23 (Kent-Erik Andersson, Paul Shmyr), 10:20 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 51 (Jari Kurri, Risto Siltanen), 19:53 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brett Callighen, EDM [Hooking] 1:20 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Holding] 8:18 | ||
| Wayne Gretzky, EDM [Slashing] 12:39 | ||
| Don Beaupre, MIN [Slashing] 12:39 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
EDM: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Maxwell | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roger Melin | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Edwards | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 4-10- 4-18
EDM: 18-12-12-42
Goalies: MIN: Don Beaupre (T, 15-12-11)
EDM: Gary Edwards (T, 2-3-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Joe Dame, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,490
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