NHL game summary from December 5, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (18-7-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (12-11-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | VAN, | Harold Snepsts 1 (Stan Smyl, Curt Fraser), 1:01 |
| EDM, | Dave Lumley 11 (Dave Semenko, Wayne Gretzky), 4:40 | |
| EDM, | Mike Forbes 1 (Wayne Gretzky, Doug Hicks), 13:57 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Dave Lumley 12 (Brett Callighen), 5:56 |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 16 (Curt Fraser, Stan Smyl), 14:20 | |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 5 (Lars Molin, Ivan Boldirev), 16:26 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wayne Gretzky, EDM [Hooking] 1:59 |
| Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 3:23 | |
| Pat Hughes, EDM [Hooking] 11:43 | |
| Mike Forbes, EDM [Tripping] 15:03 | |
| 2: | Curt Fraser, VAN [Hi-sticking] 5:14 |
| Mike Forbes, EDM [Interference] 5:55 | |
| Bench penalty, EDM [Too many men on the ice] 12:01 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hooking] 12:36 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Hooking] 14:13 | |
| 3: | Pat Hughes, EDM [Fighting] 6:03 |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Fighting] 6:03 | |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Hi-sticking] 9:32 |
Penalty time: EDM: 15 minutes
VAN: 15 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hughes | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Berry | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Habscheid | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Forbes | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 27 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Anders Eldebrink | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lars Molin | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 9-10- 8-27
VAN: 9-18- 9-36
Goalies: EDM: Grant Fuhr (T, 9-1-5)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (T, 6-4-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,271
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