Belt game 4,174 · April 8, 1981 · playoffs
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3 on the road to start reign 1,554 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 31, 1981, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on April 16, 1981.
1,554Reign number
2Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Shutt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sevigny | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 27 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brett Callighen | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lumley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
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