7–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CGY	2	1	4	7
EDM	1	3	1	5

Flames at Oilers

Flames beat Oilers 7–5 at Rogers Place on December 20, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Dec 20, 1981 · 20:30 CST 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔥 CGY

Lanny McDonald

3 G, 1 A

7 shots · +1

2nd star 🔥 CGY

Jim Peplinski

3 A

1 shots · +3

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Wayne Gretzky

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🔥 Lanny McDonald Go-ahead 1st · 07:45

Assists: Jim Peplinski, Jamie Hislop

1–0

🛢️ Mark Messier Tying 1st · 13:00

Assists: Garry Unger, Kevin Lowe

1–1

🔥 Mel Bridgman PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:47

Assists: Lanny McDonald, Guy Chouinard

2–1

2nd period

🔥 Lanny McDonald PP 2nd · 03:41

Assists: Pekka Rautakallio, Denis Cyr

3–1

🛢️ Paul Coffey 2nd · 05:29

Assists: Mark Messier

3–2

🛢️ Wayne Gretzky PP Tying 2nd · 10:25

Assists: Risto Siltanen, Doug Hicks

3–3

🛢️ Wayne Gretzky Go-ahead 2nd · 15:19

Assists: Brett Callighen, Pat Hughes

3–4

3rd period

🔥 Pekka Rautakallio Tying 3rd · 03:57

Assists: Kevin Lavallee, Jim Peplinski

4–4

🔥 Ken Houston Go-ahead 3rd · 06:11

Assists: Willi Plett

5–4

🔥 Mel Bridgman 3rd · 12:09

Assists: Denis Cyr

6–4

🔥 Lanny McDonald Empty net 3rd · 19:16

Assists: Jim Peplinski, Paul Reinhart

7–4

🛢️ Lee Fogolin 3rd · 19:49

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri

7–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔥CGY EDM🛢️

28 Shots on goal 38

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

14 Penalty minutes 22

CGY shooting 25.0% (7/28) EDM shooting 13.2% (5/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔥Flames

Rejean Lemelin

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Andy Moog

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Flames

Flames: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

Flames

Flames: 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 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ CGY vs EDM, answered

Who won Flames vs Oilers on December 20, 1981?

Flames won 7–5.

What was the final score of Flames vs Oilers?

The final score was Flames 7, Oilers 5.

Who scored for Flames?

Lanny McDonald (3), Mel Bridgman (2), Ken Houston, Pekka Rautakallio.

Who scored for Oilers?

Wayne Gretzky (2), Lee Fogolin, Mark Messier, Paul Coffey.

How did the Flames goalie play?

Rejean Lemelin made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flames vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Flames vs Oilers season series?

Oilers lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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

🔥Flames

Previous game · Dec 19

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 20, 1981

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