NHL game summary from April 8, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (30-35-16) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||
 Montreal Canadiens (45-23-13) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Edmonton Oilers lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 5) | |||||||
| 1: | EDM, | Glenn Anderson 1 (Wayne Gretzky), 6:41 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 1 (Pierre Mondou), 11:15 | |
| EDM, | Jari Kurri 1 (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen), 11:42 | |
| EDM, | Jari Kurri 2 (Wayne Gretzky), 17:36 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | EDM, | Brett Callighen 1 (Wayne Gretzky), 1:14 |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 1, 7:39 - PP | |
| EDM, | Paul Coffey 1 (Garry Lariviere, Jari Kurri), 13:38 | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 1 (Pierre Larouche, Steve Shutt), 16:55 | |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 2 (Wayne Gretzky), 19:21 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Hunter, EDM [Roughing] 1:57 |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Roughing] 1:57 | |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Elbowing] 8:33 | |
| Mark Napier, MTL [Interference] 8:33 | |
| Risto Siltanen, EDM [Hooking] 15:11 | |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Interference] 19:06 | |
| 2: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 2:48 |
| Doug Hicks, EDM [Hooking] 3:52 | |
| Garry Lariviere, EDM [Interference] 12:32 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Fighting] 13:59 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Game misconduct] 13:59 | |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Slashing] 16:25 | |
| Glenn Anderson, EDM [Slashing] 16:25 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Slashing] 16:48 | |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Slashing] 16:48 | |
| Doug Hicks, EDM [Interference] 18:41 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Interference] 2:45 |
| Wayne Gretzky, EDM [Hooking] 6:42 | |
| Jari Kurri, EDM [Interference] 10:41 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Interference] 11:46 | |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Holding] 12:29 |
Penalty time: EDM: 29 minutes
MTL: 35 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Andy Moog | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Sevigny | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 16- 2-10-28
MTL: 9-10-12-31
Goalies: EDM: Andy Moog (W, 1-0-0)
MTL: Richard Sevigny (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Bob Luther
Attendance: 15,792
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