3–8

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	3	0	3
EDM	3	2	3	8

Penguins at Oilers

Oilers beat Penguins 8–3 at Rogers Place on October 23, 1981.

🗓 Fri, Oct 23, 1981 · 20:30 CDT 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Matti Hagman

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Paul Coffey

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Glenn Anderson Go-ahead 1st · 00:49

Assists: Matti Hagman, Kevin Lowe

0–1

🛢️ Matti Hagman 1st · 07:29

Assists: Paul Coffey, Garry Lariviere

0–2

🛢️ Wayne Gretzky 1st · 08:25

Assists: Brett Callighen, Lee Fogolin

0–3

2nd period

🐧 Randy Carlyle 2nd · 02:54

Assists: Pat Boutette

1–3

🐧 Mark Johnson 2nd · 05:23

Assists: Paul Mulvey, Peter Lee

2–3

🛢️ Dave Hunter 2nd · 05:51

Assists: Stan Weir

2–4

🛢️ Pat Hughes PP 2nd · 16:26

Assists: Grant Fuhr, Paul Coffey

2–5

🐧 Pat Boutette PP 2nd · 18:11

Assists: Paul Gardner, Randy Carlyle

3–5

3rd period

🛢️ Matti Hagman 3rd · 09:13

Assists: Glenn Anderson, Mark Messier

3–6

🛢️ Mark Messier 3rd · 14:00

Assists: Matti Hagman

3–7

🛢️ Paul Coffey 3rd · 16:00

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri

3–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT EDM🛢️

38 Shots on goal 27

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 7.9% (3/38) EDM shooting 29.6% (8/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Paul Harrison

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Grant Fuhr

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–5

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs EDM, answered

Who won Penguins vs Oilers on October 23, 1981?

Oilers won 8–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Oilers?

The final score was Penguins 3, Oilers 8.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mark Johnson, Pat Boutette, Randy Carlyle.

Who scored for Oilers?

Matti Hagman (2), Dave Hunter, Glenn Anderson, Mark Messier, Pat Hughes, Paul Coffey, Wayne Gretzky.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Paul Harrison made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Oilers season series?

Oilers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 22

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Oct 21

Also on October 23, 1981

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