NHL game summary from March 16, 1983
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (26-34-11) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Edmonton Oilers (42-20-11) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Thomas Gradin 27 (John Garrett), 6:20 |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 28 (Stan Smyl, Darcy Rota), 6:32 | |
| EDM, | Mark Messier 43 (Randy Gregg), 8:54 | |
| EDM, | Jari Kurri 41 (Wayne Gretzky, Willy Lindstrom), 18:37 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | VAN, | Thomas Gradin 29 (Stan Smyl, Neil Belland), 11:34 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 64 (Paul Coffey, Willy Lindstrom), 16:00 | |
| EDM, | Paul Coffey 25 (Wayne Gretzky), 19:33 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin Lowe, EDM [Charging] 9:09 |
| Jim Nill, VAN [Hi-sticking] 9:09 | |
| Doug Halward, VAN [Hooking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 9:42 | |
| Kevin Lowe, EDM [Interference] 15:30 | |
| 2: | Mark Messier, EDM [Fighting] 5:29 |
| Doug Halward, VAN [Fighting] 5:29 | |
| Don Jackson, EDM [Fighting] 14:43 | |
| Jim Nill, VAN [Fighting] 14:43 | |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Hi-sticking] 15:05 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Hi-sticking] 15:05 | |
| 3: | Marc Crawford, VAN [Fighting] 4:39 |
| Charlie Huddy, EDM [Fighting] 4:39 | |
| Kevin Lowe, EDM [Tripping] 5:12 | |
| Ken Linseman, EDM [Hi-sticking] 17:18 |
Penalty time: VAN: 23 minutes
EDM: 25 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Halward | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 2 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garth Butcher | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Nill | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Tony Tanti | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Neil Belland | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Marc Crawford | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Bubla | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 13 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willy Lindstrom | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Gregg | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Charlie Huddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Marc Habscheid | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Roulston | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Jackson | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Andy Moog | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7- 9-13-29
EDM: 16-12-14-42
Goalies: VAN: John Garrett (L, 12-14-3)
EDM: Andy Moog (W, 30-8-7)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Dan Marouelli
Attendance: 17,498
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