Edmonton Oilers vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Saturday, March 28, 1981 · Joe Louis Arena
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–2 on Saturday, March 28, 1981 at Joe Louis Arena. The Oilers outshot the Red Wings 28–20.
Goals came from Dale McCourt, Doug Hicks, Jari Kurri, Glenn Anderson, Willie Huber and Risto Siltanen.
Gary Edwards made 18 saves on 20 shots for the win; Larry Lozinski stopped 24 of 28.
Scoring
1st period
Dale McCourt (30)John Ogrodnick (35), Mike Foligno (32)0–108:37 DET
Doug Hicks (5)Brett Callighen (30), Jari Kurri (38)1–114:33 EDM
2nd period
Jari Kurri (29)Brett Callighen (31), Risto Siltanen (35)2–109:55 EDM
Glenn Anderson (27)Mark Messier (38), Paul Coffey (22)3–112:24 EDM
3rd period
Willie Huber (13)Unassisted3–208:03 DET
Risto Siltanen (14)Wayne Gretzky (99)4–211:36 EDM
Team stats
EDMDET
2820
0%0%
0/20/4
7953
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:21 into the first period
Paul Coffey · interference2 min - 0:40 into the second period
Jim Korn · interference2 min - 2:31 into the second periodJean Hamel · holding2 min
- 11:24 into the second periodReed Larson · tripping2 min
- 11:24 into the second periodDave Hunter · holding2 min
- 14:08 into the second periodDave Hunter · hooking2 min
- 10:34 into the third periodJim Korn · roughing2 min
- 10:34 into the third periodJim Korn · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 10:34 into the third periodJim Korn · misconduct10 min
- 10:34 into the third periodBrad Smith · roughing2 min
- 10:34 into the third periodDave Hunter · roughing2 min
- 10:34 into the third periodStan Weir · roughing2 min
- 10:34 into the third periodStan Weir · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 10:34 into the third periodStan Weir · misconduct10 min
- 12:37 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 16:04 into the third periodLee Fogolin · holding2 min
- 16:36 into the third periodEarl Ingarfield · roughing2 min
- 16:36 into the third periodPaul Coffey · roughing2 min
- 18:37 into the third periodPaul Coffey · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 18:37 into the third periodPaul Coffey · misconduct10 min
- 19:47 into the third periodBrad Smith · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:47 into the third periodBrad Smith · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:47 into the third periodBrad Smith · fighting5 min
- 19:47 into the third periodBrad Smith · misconduct10 min
- 19:47 into the third periodBrad Smith · game misconduct10 min
- 19:47 into the third periodLee Fogolin · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:47 into the third periodLee Fogolin · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:47 into the third periodLee Fogolin · fighting5 min
- 19:47 into the third periodLee Fogolin · misconduct10 min
- 19:47 into the third periodLee Fogolin · game misconduct10 min
- 19:47 into the third periodLee Fogolin · gross misconduct10 min
Season series
Edmonton Oilers
| 17Jari KurriR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 18Brett CallighenC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 5Doug HicksD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Matti HagmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Dave LumleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 21Stan WeirC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Dave SemenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 77Garry UngerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Lee FogolinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Garry LariviereD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Gary EdwardsG | W | 20 | 2 | .900 |
| 35Andy MoogG | 0 | 0 | – |
Detroit Red Wings
| 10Dale McCourtC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Willie HuberD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Brent PetersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Gary McAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 20Vaclav NedomanskyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Earl IngarfieldC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Glenn HicksL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 23Mark KirtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 27Brad SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 29Joe PatersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2John BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 3Perry MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Jean HamelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Claude LegrisG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Larry LozinskiG | L | 28 | 4 | .857 |