All NHL game summaries from December 4, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (12-11-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Edmonton Oilers (18-7-4) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | VAN, | Ivan Boldirev 16 (Darcy Rota, Colin Campbell), 1:54 |
| EDM, | Dave Lumley 10 (Wayne Gretzky, Doug Hicks), 15:13 | |
| VAN, | Lars Molin 7, 18:15 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Dave Semenko 4 (Marc Habscheid, Lee Fogolin), 2:30 |
| EDM, | Matti Hagman 17 (Glenn Anderson, Kevin Lowe), 3:26 | |
| EDM, | Dave Semenko 5 (Wayne Gretzky, Dave Lumley), 9:01 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Mark Messier 21 (Glenn Anderson, Garry Lariviere), 2:55 |
| EDM, | Pat Hughes 11 (Marc Habscheid, Lee Fogolin), 5:47 - SH | |
| EDM, | Paul Coffey 15 (Wayne Gretzky, Ken Berry), 7:43 - PP | |
| VAN, | Ron Delorme 4 (Kevin McCarthy, Ivan Hlinka), 19:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Anders Eldebrink, VAN [Holding] 9:48 |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Fighting] 13:00 | |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 13:00 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hooking] 19:08 | |
| 2: | Dave Lumley, EDM [Hooking] 13:00 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Fighting] 15:06 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct] 15:06 | |
| 3: | Glenn Anderson, EDM [Hooking] 4:15 |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Interference] 6:56 |
Penalty time: VAN: 16 minutes
EDM: 30 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anders Eldebrink | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lars Molin | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Fuhr | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Hughes | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Berry | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Habscheid | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10-12-13-35
EDM: 13-13-15-41
Goalies: VAN: Richard Brodeur (L, 6-7-1)
EDM: Grant Fuhr (W, 9-1-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,490
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (13-6-7) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Hartford Whalers (5-12-8) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 3 (Don Edwards), 12:36 |
| HAR, | Rick MacLeish 6 (Mark Howe, Warren Miller), 19:15 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 4 (Dale McCourt, John Van Boxmeer), 5:13 - PP |
| BUF, | Mike Foligno 14 (Larry Playfair), 10:17 | |
| 3: | HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 17 (Mark Renaud, Chris Kotsopoulos), 17:48 |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 5, 19:48 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Foligno, BUF [Tripping] 0:48 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Tripping] 14:45 | ||
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 17:35 | ||
| 2: | Mike Foligno, BUF [Roughing] 3:59 | |
| Don Nachbaur, HAR [Roughing] 3:59 | ||
| Blake Wesley, HAR [Holding] 4:25 | ||
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Hooking] 6:16 | ||
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Hooking] 11:43 | ||
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Fighting] 14:22 | ||
| Chris Kotsopoulos, HAR [Fighting] 14:22 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BUF: 15 minutes
HAR: 11 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Moller | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| J.F. Sauve | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Francis | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Blake Wesley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Lyle | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Doug Sulliman | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mark Renaud | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9-13- 7-29
HAR: 20-14- 6-40
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 7-5-2)
HAR: John Garrett (L, 3-3-3)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 10,866
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (10-12-4) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (8-15-2) |
2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 1: | WAS, | Dennis Maruk 18 (Chris Valentine, Darren Veitch), 1:57 - PP |
| WAS, | Chris Valentine 4 (Dennis Maruk, Ryan Walter), 6:23 - PP | |
| WIN, | Dave Christian 10 (Norm Dupont, Lucien DeBlois), 6:42 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Ryan Walter 12 (Dennis Maruk, Terry Murray), :28 |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 9 (Bobby Carpenter, Greg Theberge), :52 | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 19 (Chris Valentine, Ryan Walter), 2:17 | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 20 (Greg Theberge), 3:18 | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 21 (Greg Theberge, Ryan Walter), 12:44 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Paul MacLean 7 (Moe Mantha, Tim Trimper), 6:19 |
| WIN, | Lucien DeBlois 12 (Dave Christian, Norm Dupont), 14:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Babych, WIN [Hooking] 0:34 |
| Moe Mantha, WIN [Holding] 6:02 | |
| Greg Theberge, WAS [Tripping] 9:15 | |
| Chris Valentine, WAS [Hooking] 15:32 | |
| 2: | Dale Hawerchuk, WIN [Fighting] 2:28 |
| Bobby Carpenter, WAS [Roughing] 2:28 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, WIN [Roughing] 2:28 | |
| Barry Legge, WIN [Roughing] 2:28 | |
| Bengt Gustafsson, WAS [Roughing, Fighting] 2:28 | |
| Dave Christian, WIN [Hi-sticking] 5:48 | |
| Terry Murray, WAS [Hooking] 9:19 | |
| Greg Theberge, WAS [Holding] 13:32 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Hi-sticking] 18:57 | |
| Norm Dupont, WIN [Hooking] 19:10 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, WIN [Misconduct] 19:10 | |
| 3: | Paul MacLean, WIN [Hooking] 1:54 |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN [Game misconduct] 3:03 | |
| Chris Valentine, WAS [Roughing] 3:03 | |
| Tim Watters, WIN [Roughing] 3:03 | |
| Darren Veitch, WAS [Holding] 4:11 | |
| Moe Mantha, WIN [Hi-sticking] 7:52 | |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Holding] 7:52 | |
| Dave Babych, WIN [Tripping] 9:08 |
Penalty time: WIN: 45 minutes
WAS: 25 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe Mantha | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Legge | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Watters | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| Scott Arniel | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Morris Lukowich | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Christian | 13 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Trimper | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul MacLean | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Willy Lindstrom | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Wilson | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Steen | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Spring | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Dupont | 28 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Babych | 44 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 40 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Tim Tookey | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Timo Blomqvist | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Bobby Gould | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Valentine | 28 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Torrie Robertson | 32 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Jensen | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 14-10-16-40
WAS: 13-16- 8-37
Goalies: WIN: Ed Staniowski (L, 7-8-2)
WAS: Al Jensen (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 10,605
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