Edmonton Oilers vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Wednesday, March 25, 1981 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Hartford Whalers 7–2 on Wednesday, March 25, 1981 at Hartford Civic Center. The Whalers outshot the Oilers 33–31.
Glenn Anderson scored a hat trick. Jari Kurri, Brett Callighen, Don Nachbaur, Pat Boutette, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier also scored.
Gary Edwards made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Mike Veisor stopped 24 of 28.
Scoring
1st period
Jari Kurri (28)Unassisted1–009:04 EDM
Glenn Anderson (24)Risto Siltanen (33), Mark Messier (35)2–019:55 EDM ·
2nd period
Brett Callighen (22)Jari Kurri (37), Paul Coffey (20)3–006:10 EDM
Don Nachbaur (14)Al Sims (33), Tom Rowe (27)3–111:02 HFD- Glenn Anderson (25)Wayne Gretzky (96), Risto Siltanen (34)4–119:14 EDM ·
3rd period
Pat Boutette (28)Rick Meagher (8), Gilles Lupien (5)4–212:57 HFD
Wayne Gretzky (53)Mark Messier (36)5–219:04 EDM · 
Mark Messier (21)Wayne Gretzky (97), Paul Coffey (21)6–219:18 EDM · - Glenn Anderson (26)Wayne Gretzky (98), Mark Messier (37)7–219:49 EDM ·
Team stats
EDMHFD
3133
0%0%
2/30/4
108
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:36 into the first period
Glenn Anderson · hooking2 min - 5:48 into the first period
Jeff Brubaker · holding2 min - 15:31 into the first periodGarry Lariviere · interference2 min
- 18:29 into the first periodAl Sims · hooking2 min
- 2:45 into the second periodGarry Lariviere · tripping2 min
- 17:59 into the second periodGilles Lupien · slashing2 min
- 5:08 into the third periodWayne Gretzky · tripping2 min
- 19:49 into the third periodPaul Coffey · roughing2 min
- 19:49 into the third periodPat Boutette · roughing2 min
Season series
Edmonton Oilers
| 11Mark MessierC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 3 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 18Brett CallighenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 10Matti HagmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Dave LumleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Stan WeirC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 27Dave SemenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 77Garry UngerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Lee FogolinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5Doug HicksD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Garry LariviereD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Gary EdwardsG | W | 33 | 2 | .939 |
| 35Andy MoogG | 0 | 0 | – |
Hartford Whalers
| 12Tom RoweR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Rick MeagherC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Don NachbaurC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 28Pat BoutetteL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 3Al SimsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 23Gilles LupienD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Dave KeonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | – |
| 15Dave DebolC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Mike RogersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 21Blaine StoughtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 22Jeff BrubakerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Warren MillerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 31Mike FidlerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 5Mark HoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 25Norm BarnesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Jack McIlhargeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 33Stuart SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | L | 28 | 4 | .857 |
| 35John GarrettG | 0 | 0 | – |