NHL game summary from December 31, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (25-9-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vancouver Canucks (14-17-8) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 12 (Thomas Gradin, Doug Halward), 1:49 - PP |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 19 (Lars Molin), 8:05 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Darcy Rota 8 (Ivan Boldirev, Ivan Hlinka), 12:13 |
| 3: | EDM, | Glenn Anderson 16 (Dave Lumley), 16:02 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Matti Hagman, EDM [Interference] 1:13 |
| Anders Eldebrink, VAN [Holding] 2:31 | |
| Stan Weir, EDM [Holding] 5:14 | |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Fighting] 5:41 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Spearing major, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 5:41 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Misconduct] 7:30 | |
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Misconduct] 7:30 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Roughing] 7:30 | |
| Dave Lumley, EDM [Roughing] 7:30 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Leaving penalty box double minor, Game misconduct] 9:21 | |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Roughing] 9:21 | |
| Glenn Anderson, EDM [Roughing] 9:21 | |
| Doug Halward, VAN [Illegal stick] 9:57 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, VAN [Hooking] 19:48 | |
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 2:16 |
| Glenn Anderson, EDM [Interference] 6:42 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Hooking] 9:04 | |
| Lance Nethery, EDM [Hooking] 16:12 | |
| 3: | Jari Kurri, EDM [Hi-sticking] 7:28 |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Roughing] 7:28 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Hooking] 11:33 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 15:22 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Tripping] 19:13 |
Penalty time: EDM: 43 minutes
VAN: 57 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Berry | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Charlie Huddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Nethery | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Halward | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Anders Eldebrink | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lars Molin | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 9 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 9 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 7- 8-11-26
VAN: 12-15- 3-30
Goalies: EDM: Ron Low (L, 9-3-0)
VAN: Richard Brodeur (W, 8-9-3)
Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Joe Dame, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 16,413
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