NHL game summary from October 21, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (1-3-2) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Edmonton Oilers (5-3-0) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1: EDM, Mark Messier 7 (Matti Hagman, Kevin Lowe), 6:11
EDM, Matti Hagman 4 (Glenn Anderson, Risto Siltanen), 19:01
2: HAR, Blaine Stoughton 5 (Don Nachbaur, Chris Kotsopoulos), 5:38 - PP
EDM, Garry Unger 3 (Risto Siltanen), 6:07
HAR, Doug Sulliman 2 (Rick Meagher), 9:37
3: EDM, Doug Hicks 1 (Matti Hagman), 2:27
EDM, Paul Coffey 4 (Risto Siltanen, Jari Kurri), 12:09 - PP
Penalties:
1: Pat Hughes, EDM [Interference] 9:15
Dave Semenko, EDM [Charging] 11:47
Warren Miller, HAR [Interference] 16:16
2: Garry Unger, EDM [Interference] 1:08
Blaine Stoughton, HAR [Interference] 1:57
Paul Coffey, EDM [Holding] 5:32
Lee Fogolin, EDM [Interference] 13:02
3: Curt Brackenbury, EDM [Elbowing] 3:36
Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Holding] 11:58
Curt Brackenbury, EDM [Hi-sticking] 13:22
Garry Howatt, HAR [Holding] 13:22
Penalty time: HAR: 8 minutes
EDM: 14 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Blake Wesley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Doug Sulliman | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob McClanahan | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Fuhr | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 6- 5-17-28
EDM: 7-11-10-28
Goalies: HAR: John Garrett (L, 0-1-0)
EDM: Grant Fuhr (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,490
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