Edmonton Oilers vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Tuesday, October 27, 1981 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–3 on Tuesday, October 27, 1981 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Oilers 34–28.
Wayne Merrick scored twice. Paul Coffey, John Tonelli, Mark Messier, Risto Siltanen and Mike Bossy also scored.
Billy Smith made 25 saves on 28 shots for the win; Andy Moog stopped 30 of 34.
Scoring
1st period
Paul Coffey (6)Wayne Gretzky (11), Jari Kurri (12)1–004:46 EDM ·
2nd period
John Tonelli (4)Wayne Merrick (5), Bobby Nystrom (3)1–109:22 NYI · 
Mark Messier (11)Glenn Anderson (11)2–111:36 EDM
Risto Siltanen (3)Matti Hagman (6), Mark Messier (4)3–112:45 EDM · 
Mike Bossy (10)John Tonelli (2)3–219:37 NYI
3rd period
Wayne Merrick (4)Gord Lane (5)3–307:37 NYI- Wayne Merrick (5)John Tonelli (3), Bobby Nystrom (4)3–415:23 NYI
Team stats
EDMNYI
2834
0%0%
2/61/4
1014
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:35 into the first period
Ken Morrow · interference2 min - 5:25 into the first periodMike McEwen · tripping2 min
- 10:22 into the first periodMike McEwen · hooking2 min
- 14:56 into the first periodGord Lane · hooking2 min
- 3:39 into the second period
Brett Callighen · tripping2 min - 8:54 into the second periodRisto Siltanen · hooking2 min
- 12:10 into the second periodClark Gillies · interference2 min
- 13:41 into the second periodDave Hunter · tripping2 min
- 16:08 into the second periodTomas Jonsson · hooking2 min
- 14:28 into the third periodLee Fogolin · holding2 min
- 17:02 into the third periodPaul Coffey · high sticking2 min
- 17:02 into the third periodJohn Tonelli · high sticking2 min
Season series
Edmonton Oilers
| 11Mark MessierC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Matti HagmanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 9 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 15Curt BrackenburyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Pat HughesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 18Brett CallighenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Stan WeirC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 27Dave SemenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2Lee FogolinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Doug HicksD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Garry LariviereD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grant FuhrG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Andy MoogG | L | 34 | 4 | .882 |
New York Islanders
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 24Gord LaneD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 25Billy CarrollC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Hector MariniR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roland MelansonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 28 | 3 | .893 |