Edmonton Oilers vs Calgary Flames
Regular season · Tuesday, December 30, 1980 · Stampede Corral
Game summary
The Calgary Flames beat the Edmonton Oilers 5–3 on Tuesday, December 30, 1980 at Stampede Corral. The Flames outshot the Oilers 33–27.
Willi Plett scored a hat trick. Paul Coffey, Lee Fogolin, Don Lever, Wayne Gretzky and Jim Peplinski also scored.
Rejean Lemelin made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Eddie Mio stopped 28 of 33.
Scoring
1st period
Paul Coffey (3)Doug Hicks (3), Wayne Gretzky (39)1–008:15 EDM
Willi Plett (17)Kevin Lavallee (9), Jim Peplinski (9)1–117:47 CGY
2nd period
Lee Fogolin (5)Unassisted2–104:15 EDM · 
Don Lever (9)Brad Smith (3), Rejean Lemelin (1)2–208:09 CGY
3rd period
- Willi Plett (18)Bob Murdoch (9), Kevin Lavallee (10)2–305:37 CGY
- Willi Plett (19)Kent Nilsson (29), Don Lever (13)2–411:48 CGY
Wayne Gretzky (17)Pat Price (9), Mark Messier (11)3–415:51 EDM · 
Jim Peplinski (4)Paul Reinhart (15)3–516:30 CGY
Team stats
EDMCGY
2733
0%0%
1/30/6
117102
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:30 into the first period
Bench · player leaves bench2 min - 4:30 into the first periodBrad Marsh · roughing2 min
- 4:30 into the first periodRandy Holt · roughing double minor4 min
- 4:30 into the first periodRandy Holt · fighting5 min
- 4:30 into the first periodKen Houston · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 4:30 into the first periodKen Houston · misconduct10 min
- 4:30 into the first periodBert Wilson · misconduct10 min
- 4:30 into the first period
Bench · player leaves bench2 min - 4:30 into the first periodPeter Driscoll · roughing2 min
- 4:30 into the first periodPeter Driscoll · fighting5 min
- 4:30 into the first periodDave Hunter · misconduct10 min
- 4:30 into the first periodPat Price · roughing2 min
- 4:30 into the first periodPat Price · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 4:30 into the first periodPat Price · misconduct10 min
- 6:29 into the first periodLee Fogolin · holding2 min
- 11:27 into the first periodBench · player leaves bench2 min
- 11:27 into the first periodDon Lever · misconduct10 min
- 11:27 into the first periodBob MacMillan · misconduct10 min
- 11:27 into the first periodBob Murdoch · roughing2 min
- 11:27 into the first periodKent Nilsson · misconduct10 min
- 11:27 into the first periodPekka Rautakallio · misconduct10 min
- 11:27 into the first periodBench · player leaves bench2 min
- 11:27 into the first periodMark Messier · misconduct10 min
- 11:27 into the first periodLee Fogolin · misconduct10 min
- 11:27 into the first periodDoug Hicks · misconduct10 min
- 11:27 into the first periodDon Murdoch · misconduct10 min
- 11:27 into the first periodDave Semenko · fighting5 min
- 11:27 into the first periodDave Semenko · game misconduct10 min
- 3:50 into the second periodBrad Marsh · fighting5 min
- 3:50 into the second periodCurt Brackenbury · roughing2 min
- 3:50 into the second periodCurt Brackenbury · fighting5 min
- 5:56 into the second periodBrad Smith · slashing2 min
- 10:36 into the second periodJari Kurri · holding2 min
- 12:08 into the second periodWilli Plett · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 12:08 into the second periodWilli Plett · misconduct10 min
- 12:08 into the second periodPat Price · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 12:08 into the second periodPat Price · misconduct10 min
- 0:52 into the third periodDoug Hicks · hooking2 min
- 7:27 into the third periodJim Peplinski · holding2 min
- 9:07 into the third periodKevin Lowe · hooking2 min
- 14:12 into the third periodKent Nilsson · hooking2 min
Season series
Edmonton Oilers
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 2Lee FogolinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Doug HicksD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Pat PriceD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 10Matti HagmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 15Curt BrackenburyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 18Brett CallighenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Stan WeirC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Peter DriscollL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 27Dave SemenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 47Don MurdochR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Eddie MioG | L | 33 | 5 | .849 |
| 35Andy MoogG | 0 | 0 | – |
Calgary Flames
| 25Willi PlettR | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 12Don LeverC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Kevin LavalleeL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 14Kent NilssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 18Brad SmithR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Ken HoustonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 8Bert WilsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 29Greg MeredithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 | – |
| 7Randy HoltD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | W | 27 | 3 | .889 |