Calgary Flames vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Friday, October 16, 1981 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 8–4 on Friday, October 16, 1981 at Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Flames 37–32.
Mark Messier scored twice and Kent Nilsson scored twice. Paul Coffey, Wayne Gretzky, Don Lever, Glenn Anderson, Phil Russell, Brett Callighen, Matti Hagman and Stan Weir also scored.
Andy Moog made 8 saves on 9 shots for the win; Pat Riggin stopped 29 of 37.
Scoring
1st period
Paul Coffey (1)Matti Hagman (1), Jari Kurri (2)0–112:25 EDM
Mark Messier (5)Jari Kurri (3), Paul Coffey (2)0–218:40 EDM
2nd period
Kent Nilsson (3)Paul Reinhart (2), Willi Plett (6)1–204:32 CGY · 
Wayne Gretzky (3)Glenn Anderson (6), Brett Callighen (2)1–306:21 EDM
Don Lever (2)Guy Chouinard (2)2–308:31 CGY
3rd period
- Kent Nilsson (4)Eric Vail (1), Paul Reinhart (3)3–301:00 CGY ·
Glenn Anderson (1)Wayne Gretzky (3), Kevin Lowe (3)3–406:18 EDM · - Mark Messier (6)Jari Kurri (4), Risto Siltanen (6)3–506:35 EDM
Phil Russell (1)Bob MacMillan (1), Bob Murdoch (3)4–509:27 CGY
Brett Callighen (3)Wayne Gretzky (4), Glenn Anderson (7)4–610:17 EDM
Matti Hagman (1)Lee Fogolin (2), Jari Kurri (5)4–715:21 EDM
Stan Weir (1)Risto Siltanen (7), Garry Unger (3)4–816:55 EDM ·
Team stats
CGYEDM
3237
0%0%
2/52/7
1410
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:44 into the first period
Paul Coffey · interference2 min - 4:26 into the first period
Brad Marsh · hooking2 min - 7:42 into the first periodPhil Russell · hooking2 min
- 9:59 into the first periodGlenn Anderson · interference2 min
- 14:55 into the first periodBob Murdoch · interference2 min
- 19:34 into the first periodBrad Marsh · holding2 min
- 3:47 into the second periodMike Forbes · holding2 min
- 11:08 into the second periodJim Peplinski · high sticking2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodDave Hunter · elbowing2 min
- 5:04 into the third periodBobby Gould · holding2 min
- 11:59 into the third periodPat Hughes · high sticking2 min
- 16:42 into the third periodBob Murdoch · interference2 min
Season series
Calgary Flames
| 14Kent NilssonC | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 8 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 9Don LeverC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 27Eric VailL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 15Kevin LavalleeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 17Jamie HislopR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Bobby GouldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Kari ElorantaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 22Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | L | 37 | 8 | .784 |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | 0 | 0 | – |
Edmonton Oilers
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 10Matti HagmanC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 7 | – |
| 18Brett CallighenC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Stan WeirC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 77Garry UngerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Lee FogolinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Pat HughesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Dave LumleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Doug HicksD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Mike ForbesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ron LowG | 23 | 3 | .870 | |
| 35Andy MoogG | W | 9 | 1 | .889 |