NHL game summary from March 23, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (24-35-15) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (35-27-12) |
0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BOS, | Dick Redmond 15 (Wayne Cashman, Mike Gillis), 7:48 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 18 (Jean Ratelle, Terry O'Reilly), 11:31 - PP | |
| BOS, | Ray Bourque 26 (Terry O'Reilly, Don Marcotte), 12:01 | |
| EDM, | Glenn Anderson 23 (Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier), 13:28 - PP | |
| EDM, | Jari Kurri 27 (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen), 15:01 | |
| BOS, | Dwight Foster 18 (Wayne Cashman, Mike O'Connell), 18:47 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Mike O'Connell 13 (Wayne Cashman), 4:53 |
| BOS, | Dwight Foster 19 (Steve Kasper, Bobby Lalonde), 6:00 | |
| BOS, | Dwight Foster 20 (Steve Kasper, Mike Gillis), 19:44 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 1:59 |
| Jari Kurri, EDM [Tripping] 3:32 | |
| 2: | Jean Ratelle, BOS [Hooking] 8:57 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Elbowing] 10:47 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Elbowing] 12:55 | |
| 3: | Jean Ratelle, BOS [Interference] 8:12 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Hooking] 9:59 |
Penalty time: EDM: 6 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 21 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Kasper | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike O'Connell | 20 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 6- 9- 6-21
BOS: 14-13- 9-36
Goalies: EDM: Andy Moog (L, 1-2-0)
BOS: Rogie Vachon (W, 23-17-5)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 9,909
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