The Montreal Canadiens were defeated by the Edmonton Oilers, 6 to 3, in Game 1 of the 1981 playoff series on April 8, 1981.
Final
1st period
EDM
MTL
Glenn Anderson (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky
1
0
Steve Shutt (EV) assisted by Pierre Mondou
1
1
Jari Kurri (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky and Brett Callighen
2
1
Jari Kurri (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky
3
1
3rd period
EDM
MTL
Brett Callighen (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky
4
1
Doug Risebrough (PP) unassisted
4
2
Paul Coffey (EV) assisted by Garry Lariviere and Jari Kurri
5
2
Rejean Houle (EV) assisted by Pierre Larouche and Steve Shutt
5
3
Brett Callighen (EV-EN) assisted by Wayne Gretzky
6
3
Oilers
Canadiens
Goals
6
3
Shots
28
31
Penalty Minutes
29
35
Power-Play Goals
0
1
Power-Play Opportunities
5
7
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Moog | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | .903 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
B. Callighen | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | ||||||||
P. Coffey | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
L. Fogolin Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
W. Gretzky | 0 | 5 | 5 | +6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
M. Hagman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Kurri | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | ||||||||
G. Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Lumley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
M. Messier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Sevigny | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 22 | .815 | 5 | 5.03 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Houle | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
D. Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
G. Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Y. Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
P. Larouche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Mondou | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. Risebrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
L. Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Shutt | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
M. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Canadiens Stats
G/GP
2.91
21st
GA/GP
3.55
29th
PP%
22.4
12th
PK%
82.4
9th
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