Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Wednesday, January 21, 1981 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–1 on Wednesday, January 21, 1981 at Northlands Coliseum. The Canucks outshot the Oilers 32–24.
Brett Callighen scored twice. Jari Kurri, Kevin McCarthy, Peter Driscoll and Wayne Gretzky also scored.
Eddie Mio made 31 saves on 32 shots for the win; Gary Bromley stopped 19 of 24.
Scoring
1st period
Brett Callighen (8)Jari Kurri (20), Kevin Lowe (15)0–110:55 EDM
Jari Kurri (15)Wayne Gretzky (54), Brett Callighen (14)0–213:18 EDM- Brett Callighen (9)Wayne Gretzky (55), Kevin Lowe (16)0–318:14 EDM ·
2nd period
Kevin McCarthy (12)Bobby Schmautz (25), Gerry Minor (7)1–313:55 VAN
3rd period
Peter Driscoll (2)Pat Price (16), Matti Hagman (18)1–409:20 EDM
Wayne Gretzky (25)Blair MacDonald (17), Kevin Lowe (17)1–512:48 EDM ·
Team stats
VANEDM
3224
0%0%
0/72/6
4341
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:13 into the first period
Dave Semenko · interference2 min - 8:50 into the first period
Bobby Schmautz · hooking2 min - 14:53 into the first periodMatti Hagman · hooking2 min
- 17:11 into the first periodJerry Butler · hooking2 min
- 4:00 into the second periodCurt Brackenbury · fighting5 min
- 4:00 into the second periodHarold Snepsts · fighting5 min
- 4:31 into the second periodDave Hunter · fighting5 min
- 4:31 into the second periodKevin McCarthy · fighting5 min
- 5:12 into the second periodPeter Driscoll · interference2 min
- 7:25 into the second periodDarcy Rota · high sticking2 min
- 9:54 into the second periodPaul Coffey · holding2 min
- 11:40 into the second periodDave Hunter · slashing2 min
- 11:40 into the second periodDave Williams · high sticking2 min
- 2:37 into the third periodMatti Hagman · holding2 min
- 6:03 into the third periodGerry Minor · tripping2 min
- 9:47 into the third periodDarcy Rota · high sticking2 min
- 11:08 into the third periodGerry Minor · holding2 min
- 15:56 into the third periodMatti Hagman · tripping2 min
- 18:36 into the third periodPat Price · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 18:36 into the third periodPat Price · misconduct10 min
- 18:36 into the third periodDave Semenko · spearing5 min
- 18:36 into the third periodDarcy Rota · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 18:36 into the third periodDarcy Rota · spearing5 min
- 18:36 into the third periodDarcy Rota · misconduct10 min
- 19:51 into the third periodGerry Minor · high sticking2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 8Bobby SchmautzR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 20Gerry MinorD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 9Ivan BoldirevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 16Per-Olov BrasarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 6Dennis KearnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 19Mario MaroisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Gary BromleyG | L | 24 | 5 | .792 |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | 0 | 0 | – |
Edmonton Oilers
| 18Brett CallighenC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 10Matti HagmanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Blair MacDonaldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 24Peter DriscollL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Pat PriceD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Curt BrackenburyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Dave LumleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Stan WeirC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Dave SemenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Lee FogolinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Doug HicksD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Eddie MioG | W | 32 | 1 | .969 |
| 35Andy MoogG | 0 | 0 | – |