All NHL game summaries from April 3, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (21-40-18) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (44-22-13) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 22 (Larry Robinson, Doug Risebrough), 1:07 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 27 (Keith Acton, Mark Napier), 7:28 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 24 (Brian Engblom), 5:39 |
| MTL, | Doug Jarvis 16 (Chris Nilan), 7:00 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 25 (Rejean Houle, Gaston Gingras), 5:22 - PP |
| HAR, | Al Sims 16 (Mike Rogers, Mark Howe), 10:14 - PP | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 27 (Guy Lafleur), 18:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Norm Barnes, HAR [Holding] 7:59 |
| Mark Howe, HAR [Interference] 10:02 | |
| Jeff Brubaker, HAR [Fighting] 15:53 | |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Roughing, Fighting] 15:53 | |
| 2: | Mark Napier, MTL [Slashing] 2:51 |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Slashing] 2:51 | |
| Gilles Lupien, HAR [Slashing] 7:14 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Hi-sticking] 12:49 | |
| 3: | Don Nachbaur, HAR [Fighting] 1:09 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing, Fighting] 1:09 | |
| Rick Meagher, HAR [Tripping] 3:38 | |
| Kevin Kemp, HAR [Roughing, Slashing] 6:43 | |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Roughing, Slashing] 6:43 | |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 9:43 | |
| Tom Rowe, HAR [Roughing double minor] 19:52 | |
| Robert Picard, MTL [Roughing double minor] 19:52 |
Penalty time: HAR: 28 minutes
MTL: 28 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin Kemp | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 17 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Keith Acton | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sevigny | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 0- 0- 0-0
MTL: 0- 0- 0-0
Goalies: HAR: John Garrett (L, 15-27-12)
MTL: Richard Sevigny,
Denis Herron (W, 6-9-6) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Willard Norris Attendance: 16,978
Denis Herron (W, 6-9-6) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Willard Norris Attendance: 16,978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (30-33-16) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (29-36-14) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | John Marks 8 (Glen Sharpley, Dave Hutchison), 17:06 |
| 3: | NYR, | Mike Allison 26 (Tom Laidlaw, Don Maloney), :58 |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 29 (Chris Kotsopoulos, Mike Allison), 4:43 | |
| NYR, | Dean Talafous 13 (Steve Vickers, Ron Duguay), 19:43 - PP-EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 2:10 |
| Tim Higgins, CHI [Hooking] 3:06 | |
| Denis Savard, CHI [Holding] 15:22 | |
| 2: | Ed Hospodar, NYR [Hooking] 6:32 |
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Holding] 10:20 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 11:20 | |
| 3: | Dave Hutchison, CHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 1:37 |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 1:37 | |
| Denis Savard, CHI [Hooking] 2:38 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Holding] 15:58 | |
| Denis Savard, CHI [Interference] 18:31 |
Penalty time: CHI: 17 minutes
NYR: 15 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Marsh | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denis Savard | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Paterson | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Murray Bannerman | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lance Nethery | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Wallin | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 0- 0- 0-0
NYR: 0- 0- 0-0
Goalies: CHI: Murray Bannerman (L, 2-10-2)
NYR: Steve Baker (W, 9-6-5)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 17,408
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (28-35-16) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 Vancouver Canucks (28-31-20) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | EDM, | Brett Callighen 24, :51 |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 25 (Paul Coffey, Wayne Gretzky), 4:01 - PP | |
| EDM, | Glenn Anderson 29, 10:42 - SH | |
| EDM, | Matti Hagman 20 (Jari Kurri, Risto Siltanen), 13:49 - PP | |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 25 (Stan Smyl, Thomas Gradin), 17:30 - PP | |
| 2: | EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 54 (Jari Kurri), 5:11 |
| EDM, | Lee Fogolin 13, 8:28 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 34, :31 |
| EDM, | Glenn Anderson 30 (Jari Kurri), 10:50 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jari Kurri, EDM [Interference] 1:15 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Slashing] 3:38 | |
| Jari Kurri, EDM [Holding] 4:53 | |
| Garry Unger, EDM [Hooking] 9:11 | |
| Wayne Gretzky, EDM [Delay of game] 12:22 | |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Delay of game] 12:22 | |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Holding] 13:00 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Cross checking] 15:32 | |
| 2: | Risto Siltanen, EDM [Holding] 1:51 |
| Doug Halward, VAN [Tripping] 2:49 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Roughing] 11:49 | |
| Kevin Lowe, EDM [Roughing] 11:49 | |
| Risto Siltanen, EDM [Holding] 12:02 | |
| 3: | Stan Weir, EDM [Tripping] 0:58 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Interference] 2:47 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Hi-sticking major] 9:22 |
Penalty time: EDM: 18 minutes
VAN: 17 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Edwards | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 33 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Manno | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 0- 0- 0-0
VAN: 0- 0- 0-0
Goalies: EDM: Andy Moog (W, 3-2-0),
Gary Edwards VAN: Richard Brodeur (L, 17-18-16) Referee: Ron Hoggarth Linesmen: Jim Christison, Leon Stickle Attendance: 16,413
Gary Edwards VAN: Richard Brodeur (L, 17-18-16) Referee: Ron Hoggarth Linesmen: Jim Christison, Leon Stickle Attendance: 16,413
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