Edmonton Oilers
at
New York Islanders
Mar 3, 1981 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers |
8 | 41 |
| New York Islanders |
8 | 24 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 09:02 | NYI | Denis Potvin (18) PP | Stefan Persson (48), Clark Gillies (40) | 0 - 1 |
| 12:26 | NYI | Mike Bossy (58) | Denis Potvin (48), Jean Potvin (3) | 0 - 2 |
| 15:22 | NYI | Stefan Persson (7) PP | Butch Goring (31) | 0 - 3 |
| 15:45 | EDM | Mark Messier (14) | Glenn Anderson (13) | 1 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:41 | EDM | Matti Hagman (16) | Mark Messier (25), Glenn Anderson (14) | 2 - 3 |
| 02:20 | EDM | Wayne Gretzky (43) PP | Brett Callighen (24), Jari Kurri (29) | 3 - 3 |
| 05:09 | EDM | Jari Kurri (22) | Wayne Gretzky (80) | 4 - 3 |
| 07:23 | NYI | Steve Tambellini (19) | Mike Bossy (43), Dave Langevin (12) | 4 - 4 |
| 13:35 | NYI | Mike Bossy (59) PP | Unassisted | 4 - 5 |
| 15:37 | NYI | Mike Bossy (60) | Dave Langevin (13) | 4 - 6 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 03:38 | EDM | Mark Messier (15) | Glenn Anderson (15) | 5 - 6 |
| 05:05 | EDM | Wayne Gretzky (44) | Jari Kurri (30), Kevin Lowe (22) | 6 - 6 |
| 07:17 | EDM | Glenn Anderson (17) | Mark Messier (26), Matti Hagman (26) | 7 - 6 |
| 07:47 | EDM | Jari Kurri (23) | Wayne Gretzky (81) | 8 - 6 |
| 08:34 | NYI | Mike Bossy (61) | Garry Howatt (13) | 8 - 7 |
| 18:14 | NYI | Anders Kallur (33) | Hector Marini (4), Wayne Merrick (11) | 8 - 8 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:12 | NYI | Jean Potvin | High sticking | 2 |
| 07:55 | EDM | Kevin Lowe | Hooking | 2 |
| 15:19 | EDM | Paul Coffey | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:45 | NYI | Wayne Merrick | Tripping | 2 |
| 09:26 | NYI | Bob Lorimer | Holding | 2 |
| 12:03 | EDM | Paul Coffey | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 15:01 | EDM | Lee Fogolin | Holding | 2 |
| 18:02 | EDM | Paul Coffey | Fighting | 5 |
| 18:02 | NYI | Garry Howatt | Fighting | 5 |
Edmonton Oilers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  Mark Messier |
C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Jari Kurri |
R | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 99 |  Wayne Gretzky |
C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 36 |  Glenn Anderson |
R | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Matti Hagman |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Kevin Lowe |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Brett Callighen |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Doug Hicks |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Tom Roulston |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Risto Siltanen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Blair MacDonald |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Dave Lumley |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Dave Hunter |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Dave Semenko |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Pat Price |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Lee Fogolin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 74 |  Paul Coffey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 |  Eddie Mio |
T | 24 | 16 | 8 | 60:00 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Mike Bossy |
R | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Denis Potvin |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Stefan Persson |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Langevin |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Steve Tambellini |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Anders Kallur |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Jean Potvin |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Garry Howatt |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Wayne Merrick |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Hector Marini |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Butch Goring |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 90 |  Clark Gillies |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Bob Lorimer |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Ken Morrow |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Billy Carroll |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Bourne |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bobby Nystrom |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Billy Smith |
T | 41 | 33 | 8 | 60:00 |