Hartford Whalers vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Sunday, December 7, 1980 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Hartford Whalers 6–4 on Sunday, December 7, 1980 at Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Whalers 36–32.
Mark Messier scored twice. Mike Rogers, Wayne Gretzky, Risto Siltanen, Pat Boutette, Don Murdoch, Matti Hagman, Mark Renaud and Mark Howe also scored.
Eddie Mio made 28 saves on 32 shots for the win; Mike Veisor stopped 30 of 36.
Scoring
1st period
Mark Messier (5)Unassisted0–103:55 EDM
Mike Rogers (16)Blaine Stoughton (9)1–106:46 HFD · - Mark Messier (6)Kevin Lowe (6), Wayne Gretzky (29)1–207:34 EDM ·
Wayne Gretzky (13)Blair MacDonald (15), Charlie Huddy (4)1–318:35 EDM
2nd period
Risto Siltanen (3)Matti Hagman (11), Pat Price (6)1–406:18 EDM · 
Pat Boutette (12)Mike Rogers (20), Gordie Roberts (7)2–415:32 HFD · 
Don Murdoch (5)Dave Semenko (5), Wayne Gretzky (30)2–515:59 EDM ·
3rd period
Matti Hagman (5)Jari Kurri (10)2–609:24 EDM
Mark Renaud (1)Gordie Roberts (8), Dave Keon (9)3–612:17 HFD
Mark Howe (9)Tom Rowe (12), Bernie Johnston (11)4–613:33 HFD
Team stats
HFDEDM
3236
0%0%
0/43/3
8897
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 6:35 into the first period
Gordie Roberts · interference2 min - 16:13 into the first period
Pat Price · roughing2 min - 16:13 into the first periodGordie Roberts · roughing2 min
- 19:38 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 1:00 into the second periodGordie Roberts · interference2 min
- 3:04 into the second periodBench · player leaves bench2 min
- 3:04 into the second periodPaul Coffey · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodPaul Coffey · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodWayne Gretzky · high sticking2 min
- 3:04 into the second periodWayne Gretzky · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodKevin Lowe · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodKevin Lowe · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodMark Messier · fighting5 min
- 3:04 into the second periodMark Messier · game misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodBlair MacDonald · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodBlair MacDonald · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodBench · player leaves bench2 min
- 3:04 into the second periodGordie Roberts · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodNorm Barnes · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodNorm Barnes · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodPat Boutette · high sticking2 min
- 3:04 into the second periodPat Boutette · roughing2 min
- 3:04 into the second periodAl Sims · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodAl Sims · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodBlaine Stoughton · misconduct10 min
- 3:04 into the second periodBlaine Stoughton · misconduct10 min
- 3:41 into the second periodMickey Volcan · interference2 min
- 14:56 into the second periodMark Howe · hooking2 min
- 6:06 into the third periodPaul Coffey · delaying game2 min
- 15:08 into the third periodMatti Hagman · slashing2 min
- 15:08 into the third periodMike Rogers · slashing2 min
Season series
Hartford Whalers
| 17Mike RogersC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 7Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Tom RoweR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 14Dave KeonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 21Blaine StoughtonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Bernie JohnstonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Pat BoutetteL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 5Mark HoweD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 20Mark RenaudD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Jordy DouglasL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 16Michel GalarneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Nick FotiuL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 26Don NachbaurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 27Warren MillerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 3Al SimsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 25Norm BarnesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 32Mickey VolcanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | L | 36 | 6 | .833 |
| 35John GarrettG | 0 | 0 | – |
Edmonton Oilers
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 10Matti HagmanC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 14Blair MacDonaldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 27Dave SemenkoL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 47Don MurdochR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 22Charlie HuddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 26Pat PriceD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Curt BrackenburyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Stan WeirC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Lee FogolinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ron LowG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Eddie MioG | W | 32 | 4 | .875 |