1–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
VAN	1	0	0	1
EDM	2	0	4	6

Canucks at Oilers

Oilers beat Canucks 6–1 at Rogers Place on December 23, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Dec 23, 1981 · 20:30 CST 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Dave Lumley

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Paul Coffey

1 G

3 shots · +4

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Mark Messier Go-ahead 1st · 03:15

Assists: Glenn Anderson

0–1

🐋 Blair MacDonald Tying 1st · 09:55

Assists: Kevin McCarthy, Ivan Hlinka

1–1

🛢️ Jari Kurri Go-ahead 1st · 15:11

Assists: Wayne Gretzky

1–2

3rd period

🛢️ Dave Semenko PP 3rd · 02:58

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Dave Lumley

1–3

🛢️ Dave Lumley SH 3rd · 06:17

Assists: Wayne Gretzky

1–4

🛢️ Paul Coffey 3rd · 16:46

Unassisted

1–5

🛢️ Wayne Gretzky 3rd · 18:46

Assists: Dave Lumley

1–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN EDM🛢️

34 Shots on goal 26

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Penalty minutes 12

VAN shooting 2.9% (1/34) EDM shooting 23.1% (6/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Glen Hanlon

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Grant Fuhr

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Canucks

Canucks: 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 4–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ VAN vs EDM, answered

Who won Canucks vs Oilers on December 23, 1981?

Oilers won 6–1.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Oilers?

The final score was Canucks 1, Oilers 6.

Who scored for Canucks?

Blair MacDonald.

Who scored for Oilers?

Dave Lumley, Dave Semenko, Jari Kurri, Mark Messier, Paul Coffey, Wayne Gretzky.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Oilers season series?

Oilers lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 22

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Dec 20

Also on December 23, 1981

Canucks season page Oilers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule