Philadelphia Flyers vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Wednesday, February 25, 1981 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6–2 on Wednesday, February 25, 1981 at Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Flyers 48–37.
Wayne Gretzky scored twice. Behn Wilson, Ken Linseman, Blair MacDonald, Kevin Lowe, Glenn Anderson and Lee Fogolin also scored.
Eddie Mio made 35 saves on 37 shots for the win; Pete Peeters stopped 42 of 48.
Scoring
1st period
Behn Wilson (14)Unassisted1–006:41 PHI ·
2nd period
Ken Linseman (9)Brian Propp (29), Paul Holmgren (24)2–012:06 PHI
Wayne Gretzky (40)Pat Price (22), Brett Callighen (22)2–118:02 EDM
3rd period
Blair MacDonald (18)Wayne Gretzky (76), Doug Hicks (13)2–203:55 EDM · 
Kevin Lowe (8)Matti Hagman (25), Glenn Anderson (11)2–307:29 EDM · - Wayne Gretzky (41)Glenn Anderson (12), Curt Brackenbury (7)2–416:00 EDM
Glenn Anderson (15)Mark Messier (23)2–517:35 EDM
Lee Fogolin (8)Pat Price (23), Wayne Gretzky (77)2–619:20 EDM
Team stats
PHIEDM
3748
0%0%
1/62/8
3521
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:14 into the first period
Mark Messier · hooking2 min - 5:17 into the first periodPat Price · interference2 min
- 5:17 into the first periodPat Price · fighting5 min
- 5:17 into the first period
Al Hill · high sticking5 min - 7:15 into the first periodTom Gorence · interference2 min
- 14:02 into the first periodReggie Leach · interference2 min
- 16:42 into the first periodLee Fogolin · interference2 min
- 1:15 into the second periodPaul Holmgren · tripping2 min
- 4:18 into the second periodLee Fogolin · tripping2 min
- 8:46 into the second periodBehn Wilson · holding2 min
- 3:43 into the third periodBehn Wilson · tripping2 min
- 5:44 into the third periodBobby Clarke · tripping2 min
- 9:38 into the third periodCurt Brackenbury · illegal stick2 min
- 17:11 into the third periodDave Lumley · high sticking2 min
- 17:11 into the third periodDave Lumley · roughing2 min
- 17:11 into the third periodKen Linseman · high sticking2 min
- 17:11 into the third periodKen Linseman · slashing2 min
- 17:11 into the third periodKen Linseman · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 17:11 into the third periodKen Linseman · misconduct10 min
- 18:02 into the third periodPaul Coffey · holding2 min
- 18:41 into the third periodPaul Holmgren · hooking2 min
Season series
Philadelphia Flyers
| 14Ken LinsemanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Paul HolmgrenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Brian ProppL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 3Behn WilsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 7Bill BarberL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 10Mel BridgmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Tim KerrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Al HillL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 16Bobby ClarkeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Rick MacLeishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 22Tom GorenceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 27Reggie LeachR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 5Frank BatheD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Blake WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Thomas ErikssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 24Terry MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 28Mike BusniukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Rick St. CroixG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Pete PeetersG | L | 48 | 6 | .875 |
Edmonton Oilers
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 7 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 26Pat PriceD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 10Matti HagmanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 14Blair MacDonaldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 15Curt BrackenburyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Brett CallighenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Lee FogolinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5Doug HicksD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 20Dave LumleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Peter DriscollL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Eddie MioG | W | 37 | 2 | .946 |
| 33Gary EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – |