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1981-1982 Edmonton Oilers: 48-17-15
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 31-5-4 (244 goals scored, 138 allowed) Road record: 17-12-11 (173 goals scored, 157 allowed) Head Coach: Glen Sather Power Play: 86/341 (25.2%) Penalty Killing: 304/371 (81.9%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 12-8 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 319-220 417 goals scored (1st of 21 teams), 295 goals allowed (7th), 1473 PIM (11th) NHL Averages: 4.01 goals/game (321.0 goals/team), 1592.7 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 99 Wayne Gretzky 6'0 185 20 80 92 120 212 26 18 6 265 75 123 14 369 24.9 +81 RW 9 Glenn Anderson 6'1 190 21 80 38 67 105 71 9 0 177 52 88 9 252 15.1 +46 D 7 Paul Coffey 6'0 190 20 80 29 60 89 106 13 0 203 64 120 16 234 12.4 +35 C 11 Mark Messier 6'1 205 20 78 50 38 88 119 10 0 135 32 95 13 235 21.3 +21 RW 17 Jari Kurri 6'1 195 21 71 32 54 86 32 6 1 122 26 65 7 211 15.2 +38 RW 20 Dave Lumley 6'0 185 27 66 32 42 74 96 4 1 109 21 87 11 148 21.6 +12 D 8 Risto Siltanen 5'9 158 23 63 15 48 63 26 6 0 126 52 71 10 143 10.5 +13 C 10 Matti Hagman 6'1 184 26 72 21 38 59 18 5 0 92 22 56 1 94 22.3 +15 RW 16 Pat Hughes 6'1 180 26 68 24 22 46 99 4 2 66 6 63 24 167 14.4 +21 D 4 Kevin Lowe 6'2 200 22 80 9 31 40 63 1 1 129 16 104 37 110 8.2 +46 LW 12 Dave Hunter 5'11 195 23 63 16 22 38 63 0 0 72 7 47 15 124 12.9 +33 D 2 Lee Fogolin 6'0 200 26 80 4 25 29 154 0 0 111 1 107 37 98 4.1 +40 C 18 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 28 46 8 19 27 28 3 0 54 9 30 1 87 9.2 +16 LW 27 Dave Semenko 6'3 200 24 59 12 12 24 194 4 0 45 12 26 0 54 22.2 +7 D 5 Doug Hicks 6'0 185 26 49 3 20 23 55 1 0 67 11 60 10 44 6.8 +6 D 6 Garry Lariviere 6'0 190 27 62 1 21 22 41 0 0 88 2 73 14 46 2.2 +27 C 77 Garry Unger 5'11 170 34 46 7 13 20 69 0 0 32 4 30 10 62 11.3 +8 C 21 Stan Weir 6'1 180 29 51 3 13 16 13 1 0 23 2 45 24 29 10.3 0 D 22 Charlie Huddy 6'0 210 22 41 4 11 15 46 0 0 51 7 37 10 84 4.8 +17 C/RW 24 Tom Roulston 6'1 184 24 35 11 3 14 22 0 1 20 3 25 2 54 20.4 -6 D 26 Mike Forbes 6'2 200 24 16 1 7 8 26 0 0 31 2 16 1 14 7.1 +14 G 1 Grant Fuhr 5'9 190 19 48 0 6 6 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 14 Laurie Boschman 6'0 185 21 11 2 3 5 37 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 50.0 +2 LW 19 Ken Berry 5'9 175 21 15 2 3 5 9 0 0 5 1 11 1 9 22.2 -6 RW/C 23 Marc Habscheid 6'0 185 18 7 1 3 4 2 1 0 6 1 0 0 7 14.3 +5 C 28 Lance Nethery 6'1 185 24 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 +1 RW 15 Curt Brackenbury 5'10 200 29 14 0 2 2 12 0 0 5 0 3 0 2 0.0 +2 G 35 Andy Moog 5'8 175 21 8 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 28 Todd Strueby 6'1 185 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 LW 14 Walt Poddubny 6'1 210 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.0 -1 D 25 Don Jackson 6'3 210 25 8 0 0 0 18 0 0 6 1 6 1 4 0.0 0 G 30 Ron Low 6'1 205 31 29 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 23 Randy Gregg 6'4 215 25 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Grant Fuhr 19 48 2847 157 3.31 28 5 14 1546 .898 2 0 G 30 Ron Low 31 29 1554 100 3.86 17 7 1 794 .874 2 0 G 35 Andy Moog 21 8 399 32 4.81 3 5 0 201 .841 2 0
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
1981 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    8  G    Grant Fuhr               868          Victoria Cougars (WHL)             
  2   29  LW   Todd Strueby               5          Regina Pats (WHL)                  
  4   71  RW   Paul Houck                16          Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)          
  5   92  LW   Phil Drouillard                       Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)         
  6  111  D    Steve Smith              804          London Knights (OHL)                 [pick acquired from TOR]
  6  113  C    Marc Habscheid           345          Saskatoon Blades (WHL)             
  8  155  D    Mike Sturgeon                         Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)          
  9  176  D    Miloslav Horava           80          Poldi Kladno (Czechoslovakia)      
 10  197  C    Gord Sherven              97          Weyburn Beavers (SSHL)             

Traded draft picks:

#3 to NYR (Peter Sundstrom)
#7 to LA (Craig Hurley)

Transactions
08-21-1981traded the rights to Don Murdoch to North Stars for Don Jackson and Minnesota's #3 pick in the 1982 draft
10-06-1981signed Ray Cote as a free agent
10-08-1981Blues claimed Gary Edwards in waiver draft
12-11-1981traded Ed Mio to Rangers for Lance Nethery
03-09-1982traded Stan Weir to Rockies for Ed Cooper
03-09-1982traded Doug Hicks to Capitals for Todd Bidner
03-09-1982traded Walt Poddubny and Phil Drouillard to Maple Leafs for Laurie Boschman
06-22-1982traded Blair Barnes to Kings for Paul Mulvey
07-02-1982traded Ed Cooper to Rockies for Stan Weir
08-16-1982signed Joe McDonnell as a free agent
08-19-1982traded Risto Siltanen and the rights to Brent Loney to Whalers for Ken Linseman and Don Nachbaur
09-14-1982sold Stan Weir to Red Wings
10-04-1982claimed Bob Hoffmeyer from Flyers in waiver draft


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/07/1982   vs Los Angeles Kings         L  8-10 
04/08/1982   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   3-2 (OT)
04/10/1982   at Los Angeles Kings         L   5-6 (OT)
04/12/1982   at Los Angeles Kings         W   3-2 
04/13/1982   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   4-7 

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 99 Wayne Gretzky 6'0 185 20 5 5 7 12 8 1 1 RW 9 Glenn Anderson 6'1 190 21 5 2 5 7 8 0 0 RW 17 Jari Kurri 6'1 195 21 5 2 5 7 10 0 0 D 8 Risto Siltanen 5'9 158 23 5 3 2 5 10 1 0 D 22 Charlie Huddy 6'0 210 22 5 1 2 3 14 0 1 RW 16 Pat Hughes 6'1 180 26 5 2 1 3 6 0 0 D 4 Kevin Lowe 6'2 200 22 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 RW 20 Dave Lumley 6'0 185 27 5 2 1 3 21 0 0 C 11 Mark Messier 6'1 205 20 5 1 2 3 8 0 0 D 23 Randy Gregg 6'4 215 25 4 0 2 2 12 0 0 D 7 Paul Coffey 6'0 190 20 5 1 1 2 6 1 0 D 2 Lee Fogolin 6'0 200 26 5 1 1 2 14 0 1 C 14 Laurie Boschman 6'0 185 21 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 C 10 Matti Hagman 6'1 184 26 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 D 6 Garry Lariviere 6'0 190 27 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 77 Garry Unger 5'11 170 34 4 1 0 1 23 0 0 G 1 Grant Fuhr 5'9 190 19 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 LW 12 Dave Hunter 5'11 195 23 5 0 1 1 26 0 0 C/RW 24 Tom Roulston 6'1 184 24 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 C 18 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 28 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 27 Dave Semenko 6'3 200 24 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 19 Ken Berry 5'9 175 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Curt Brackenbury 5'10 200 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 26 Mike Forbes 6'2 200 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW/C 23 Marc Habscheid 6'0 185 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 5 Doug Hicks 6'0 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 25 Don Jackson 6'3 210 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Ron Low 6'1 205 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 35 Andy Moog 5'8 175 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 28 Lance Nethery 6'1 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 14 Walt Poddubny 6'1 210 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 28 Todd Strueby 6'1 185 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 21 Stan Weir 6'1 180 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Grant Fuhr 19 5 309 26 5.05 2 3 176 .852 1 0

Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/07/1981 vs Colorado Rockies W 7-4 1-0-0 10/09/1981 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-6 1-1-0 10/10/1981 at Los Angeles Kings W 7-4 2-1-0 10/14/1981 vs Winnipeg Jets L 2-4 2-2-0 10/16/1981 vs Calgary Flames W 8-4 3-2-0 10/18/1981 at Chicago Black Hawks L 5-7 3-3-0 10/20/1981 at Calgary Flames W 5-4 4-3-0 10/21/1981 vs Hartford Whalers W 5-2 5-3-0 10/23/1981 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-3 6-3-0 10/24/1981 at Colorado Rockies W 3-1 7-3-0 10/27/1981 at New York Islanders L 3-4 7-4-0 10/28/1981 at New York Rangers W 5-3 8-4-0 10/31/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques W 11-4 9-4-0 11/04/1981 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-4 10-4-0 11/07/1981 vs Colorado Rockies L 4-5 10-5-0 11/11/1981 at Hartford Whalers T 4-4 10-5-1 11/12/1981 at Boston Bruins L 2-5 10-6-1 11/14/1981 at New York Islanders T 5-5 10-6-2 11/15/1981 at New York Rangers W 5-3 11-6-2 11/17/1981 at St. Louis Blues W 5-1 12-6-2 11/19/1981 at Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 12-6-3 11/21/1981 vs Vancouver Canucks W 8-3 13-6-3 11/23/1981 vs Detroit Red Wings W 8-4 14-6-3 11/25/1981 vs Los Angeles Kings W 11-4 15-6-3 11/27/1981 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 8-1 16-6-3 11/29/1981 at Winnipeg Jets W 10-2 17-6-3 12/01/1981 at Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 17-6-4 12/02/1981 at Quebec Nordiques L 8-9 17-7-4 12/04/1981 vs Vancouver Canucks W 7-3 18-7-4 12/05/1981 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 18-7-5 12/09/1981 at Los Angeles Kings T 5-5 18-7-6 12/13/1981 vs New York Islanders W 4-3 19-7-6 12/16/1981 at Colorado Rockies W 7-4 20-7-6 12/17/1981 at Calgary Flames W 5-4 21-7-6 12/19/1981 vs Minnesota North Stars W 9-6 22-7-6 12/20/1981 vs Calgary Flames L 5-7 22-8-6 12/23/1981 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-1 23-8-6 12/27/1981 vs Los Angeles Kings W 10-3 24-8-6 12/30/1981 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 7-5 25-8-6 12/31/1981 at Vancouver Canucks L 1-3 25-9-6
Date Opponent Result Record 01/02/1982 vs Boston Bruins T 4-4 25-9-7 01/06/1982 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-3 26-9-7 01/09/1982 vs Calgary Flames W 7-2 27-9-7 01/10/1982 at Calgary Flames L 1-5 27-10-7 01/13/1982 at Washington Capitals T 6-6 27-10-8 01/14/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-8 27-11-8 01/16/1982 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-7 27-12-8 01/17/1982 at Detroit Red Wings T 4-4 27-12-9 01/20/1982 vs St. Louis Blues W 8-6 28-12-9 01/22/1982 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-3 29-12-9 01/24/1982 vs Colorado Rockies W 7-4 30-12-9 01/26/1982 at St. Louis Blues W 6-4 31-12-9 01/27/1982 at Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 31-12-10 01/29/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-1 32-12-10 01/31/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 7-4 33-12-10 02/03/1982 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 33-13-10 02/06/1982 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-1 34-13-10 02/07/1982 vs New York Rangers W 8-4 35-13-10 02/12/1982 vs Washington Capitals W 5-3 36-13-10 02/14/1982 vs Boston Bruins T 2-2 36-13-11 02/17/1982 vs Minnesota North Stars W 7-4 37-13-11 02/19/1982 vs Hartford Whalers W 7-4 38-13-11 02/21/1982 at Detroit Red Wings W 7-3 39-13-11 02/24/1982 at Buffalo Sabres W 6-3 40-13-11 02/27/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-1 41-13-11 02/28/1982 at Washington Capitals W 4-1 42-13-11 03/02/1982 at Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 42-13-12 03/03/1982 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-6 42-14-12 03/06/1982 at Colorado Rockies L 2-5 42-15-12 03/10/1982 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-3 42-16-12 03/12/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 42-17-12 03/13/1982 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 43-17-12 03/15/1982 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 43-17-13 03/17/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 10-4 44-17-13 03/19/1982 vs Calgary Flames T 3-3 44-17-14 03/25/1982 at Calgary Flames W 7-2 45-17-14 03/26/1982 at Colorado Rockies T 6-6 45-17-15 03/28/1982 at Los Angeles Kings W 6-2 46-17-15 03/31/1982 vs Los Angeles Kings W 7-3 47-17-15 04/04/1982 vs Winnipeg Jets W 2-1 48-17-15

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