NHL game summary from December 23, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (13-16-7) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Edmonton Oilers (23-8-6) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | EDM, | Mark Messier 25 (Glenn Anderson), 3:15 |
| VAN, | Blair MacDonald 11 (Kevin McCarthy, Ivan Hlinka), 9:55 | |
| EDM, | Jari Kurri 10 (Wayne Gretzky), 15:11 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | EDM, | Dave Semenko 7 (Wayne Gretzky, Dave Lumley), 2:58 - PP |
| EDM, | Dave Lumley 20 (Wayne Gretzky), 6:17 - SH | |
| EDM, | Paul Coffey 20, 16:46 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 41 (Dave Lumley), 18:46 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lars Lindgren, VAN [Tripping] 6:25 |
| Kevin Lowe, EDM [Interference] 18:59 | |
| 2: | Glenn Anderson, EDM [Hooking] 1:51 |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Tripping] 8:20 | |
| Brett Callighen, EDM [Hooking] 11:50 | |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Hooking] 14:16 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| Ron Delorme, VAN [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Rick Lanz, VAN [Holding] 1:12 |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Holding] 4:55 | |
| Dave Lumley, EDM [Hi-sticking] 7:31 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Tripping] 13:06 |
Penalty time: VAN: 12 minutes
EDM: 12 minutes
| 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 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lars Molin | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Berry | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Huddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11-16- 7-34
EDM: 11- 4-11-26
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 6-7-5)
EDM: Grant Fuhr (W, 11-1-6)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,490
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