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First Round · Game 1

Oilers at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 EDM leads 3–0

Oilers, First Round Game 1, beat Canadiens 6–3 at Bell Centre on April 8, 1981.

EDM – MTL
28–31
Shots on goal
0/5–1/7
Power play
29–35
Penalty minutes
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

EDM vs MTL · EDM leads 3–0 Full series →
Game 1
6–3
Final · EDM
Game 2
3–1
Final · EDM
Game 3
2–6
Final · EDM

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🛢️ EDM
Wayne Gretzky
5 A
+6
2nd star 🛢️ EDM
Jari Kurri
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · +5
3rd star 🛢️ EDM
Brett Callighen
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · +5

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🛢️ Glenn Anderson Go-ahead 1st · 06:41
Assists: Wayne Gretzky · beat Richard Sevigny
1–0
🇨🇦 Steve Shutt Tying 1st · 11:15
Assists: Pierre Mondou · beat Andy Moog
1–1
🛢️ Jari Kurri Go-ahead 1st · 11:42
Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen · beat Richard Sevigny
2–1
🛢️ Jari Kurri 1st · 17:36
Assists: Wayne Gretzky · beat Richard Sevigny
3–1
3rd period
🛢️ Brett Callighen 3rd · 01:14
Assists: Wayne Gretzky · beat Richard Sevigny
4–1
🇨🇦 Doug Risebrough PP 3rd · 07:39
Unassisted · beat Andy Moog
4–2
🛢️ Paul Coffey 3rd · 13:38
Assists: Garry Lariviere, Jari Kurri · beat Richard Sevigny
5–2
🇨🇦 Rejean Houle 3rd · 16:55
Assists: Pierre Larouche, Steve Shutt · beat Andy Moog
5–3
🛢️ Brett Callighen Empty net 3rd · 19:21
Assists: Wayne Gretzky
6–3

Team stats

Away left · home right
🛢️EDM MTL🇨🇦
28 Shots on goal 31
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
29 Penalty minutes 35
EDM shooting 21.4% (6/28) MTL shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🛢️Oilers
Andy Moog
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Richard Sevigny
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:39 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–1
Oilers
Oilers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 8-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Oilers
Oilers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Jan 281981 🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM 1–9 Jan 121981 🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–5 Dec 201980 🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM 3–4 Dec 131980 🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Mar 151980 🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM 7–3
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Who won Oilers vs Canadiens on April 8, 1981?

Oilers won 6–3. The final score was Oilers 6, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Oilers?

Brett Callighen (2), Jari Kurri (2), Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Doug Risebrough, Rejean Houle, Steve Shutt.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Richard Sevigny made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeApr 4 ✈️WIN @ 🛢️EDM 2–7 AfterApr 9 🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeApr 5 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 4–2 AfterApr 9 🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1
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