The Edmonton Oilers were defeated by the New York Islanders, 5 to 4, in overtime in Game 4 of the 1981 playoff series on April 20, 1981.

Final

Islanders

3-1-0

5

Oilers

1-3-0

4

Team

NYI

EDM

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYI

EDM

Paul Coffey (PP) unassisted

Jari Kurri (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky and Garry Lariviere

Denis Potvin (PP) assisted by Mike Bossy and Bob Bourne

Bobby Nystrom (EV) assisted by John Tonelli and Wayne Merrick

2nd period

NYI

EDM

Bryan Trottier (PP) assisted by Mike Bossy

Mark Messier (EV) assisted by Doug Hicks

John Tonelli (EV) assisted by Gord Lane

3rd period

NYI

EDM

Brett Callighen (PP) assisted by Glenn Anderson and Wayne Gretzky

NYI

EDM

Ken Morrow (EV) unassisted

Islanders

Oilers

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Islanders

Oilers

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Roland Melanson (W) R. Melanson	1	0	0	33	29	.879	4	3.65	0	66

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	0	2	2	+1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0.0
Bob Bourne B. Bourne	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0.0
Billy Carroll B. Carroll	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Butch Goring B. Goring	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Garry Howatt G. Howatt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gord Lane G. Lane	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Langevin D. Langevin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Bob Lorimer B. Lorimer	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Wayne Merrick W. Merrick	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Ken Morrow K. Morrow	1	0	1	+2	2	0	0	1	1	1	100.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Stefan Persson S. Persson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
Duane Sutter D. Sutter	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Tonelli J. Tonelli	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	1	0	1	+1	4	1	0	0	0	6	16.7

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Andy Moog (L) A. Moog	0	1	0	38	33	.868	5	4.57	0	66

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Glenn Anderson G. Anderson	0	1	1	0	4	0	1	0
Brett Callighen B. Callighen	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	4	25.0
Paul Coffey P. Coffey	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	3	33.3
Lee Fogolin Jr. L. Fogolin Jr.	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	0.0
Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	5	0.0
Matti Hagman M. Hagman	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Doug Hicks D. Hicks	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Pat Hughes P. Hughes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Hunter D. Hunter	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	2	0.0
Jari Kurri J. Kurri	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Garry Lariviere G. Lariviere	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Kevin Lowe K. Lowe	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Lumley D. Lumley	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mark Messier M. Messier	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Dave Semenko D. Semenko	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Risto Siltanen R. Siltanen	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Garry Unger G. Unger	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0.0