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

Oilers

1-0-0

6

Canadiens

0-1-0

3

Team

EDM

MTL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

EDM

MTL

Glenn Anderson (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky

Steve Shutt (EV) assisted by Pierre Mondou

Jari Kurri (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky and Brett Callighen

Jari Kurri (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky

3rd period

EDM

MTL

Brett Callighen (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky

Doug Risebrough (PP) unassisted

Paul Coffey (EV) assisted by Garry Lariviere and Jari Kurri

Rejean Houle (EV) assisted by Pierre Larouche and Steve Shutt

Brett Callighen (EV-EN) assisted by Wayne Gretzky

Oilers

Canadiens

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Oilers

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Andy Moog (W) A. Moog	1	0	0	31	28	.903	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Glenn Anderson G. Anderson	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	33.3
Brett Callighen B. Callighen	2	1	3	+5	0	1	3	66.7
Paul Coffey P. Coffey	1	0	1	+3	2	0	2	50.0
Lee Fogolin Jr. L. Fogolin Jr.	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0.0
Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	0	5	5	+6	2	0	0
Matti Hagman M. Hagman	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0
Doug Hicks D. Hicks	0	0	0	+1	4	0	2	0.0
Dave Hunter D. Hunter	0	0	0	-1	7	0	1	0.0
Jari Kurri J. Kurri	2	1	3	+5	2	0	4	50.0
Garry Lariviere G. Lariviere	0	1	1	+2	2	0	2	0.0
Dave Lumley D. Lumley	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Mark Messier M. Messier	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0.0
Dave Semenko D. Semenko	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0.0
Risto Siltanen R. Siltanen	0	0	0	+3	2	0	3	0.0
Garry Unger G. Unger	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Richard Sevigny (L) R. Sevigny	0	1	0	27	22	.815	5	5.03	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	S	S%
Brian Engblom B. Engblom	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.0
Bob Gainey B. Gainey	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0.0
Rejean Houle R. Houle	1	0	1	+1	4	0	3	33.3
Doug Jarvis D. Jarvis	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0.0
Yvon Lambert Y. Lambert	0	0	0	-4	0	0	1	0.0
Rod Langway R. Langway	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0.0
Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	0	0	0	-1	17	0	0
Pierre Larouche P. Larouche	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Pierre Mondou P. Mondou	0	1	1	-1	0	0	5	0.0
Mark Napier M. Napier	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.0
Chris Nilan C. Nilan	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Doug Risebrough D. Risebrough	1	0	1	-2	0	1	2	50.0
Larry Robinson L. Robinson	0	0	0	-3	2	0	3	0.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	0.0
Steve Shutt S. Shutt	1	1	2	+2	4	0	3	33.3
Mario Tremblay M. Tremblay	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0