NHL game summary from April 16, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (32-36-16) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 New York Islanders (52-18-14) |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 1 (Garry Howatt, Mike McEwen), 3:14 |
| NYI, | Butch Goring 1 (Bob Nystrom, Denis Potvin), 19:15 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | John Tonelli 1 (Wayne Merrick, Garry Howatt), 2:46 |
| NYI, | Hector Marini 2 (Billy Carroll, Bob Lorimer), 3:33 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 1 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), 4:30 - PP | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 4 (Mark Messier), 8:06 - PP | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 3 (Butch Goring, Hector Marini), 14:17 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 4 (Dave Langevin, Hector Marini), 7:15 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 2 (Butch Goring, Billy Carroll), 10:50 - SH | |
| EDM, | Matti Hagman 2 (Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson), 12:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Lumley, EDM [Roughing] 4:25 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Roughing] 4:25 | |
| Kevin Lowe, EDM [Tripping] 6:36 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Roughing] 11:09 | |
| Mike Bossy, NYI [Roughing] 11:09 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 11:20 | |
| Hector Marini, NYI [Fighting] 17:36 | |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Slashing, Fighting] 17:36 | |
| 2: | Paul Coffey, EDM [Interference] 4:15 |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Roughing] 6:58 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Roughing] 6:58 | |
| Billy Carroll, NYI [Tripping] 6:58 | |
| Stan Weir, EDM [Hooking] 12:56 | |
| Wayne Merrick, NYI [Interference] 15:36 | |
| 3: | Wayne Merrick, NYI [Interference] 8:51 |
Penalty time: EDM: 19 minutes
NYI: 19 minutes
| 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 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 8-10-10-28
NYI: 9-11- 6-26
Goalies: EDM: Andy Moog (L, 3-1-0),
Gary Edwards NYI: Billy Smith (W, 4-0-0) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ron Finn Attendance: 15,008
Gary Edwards NYI: Billy Smith (W, 4-0-0) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ron Finn Attendance: 15,008
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