1987 Stanley Cup playoffs

Ice hockey playoffs August 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs 1987 April 8–May 31, 1987 16 Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Scoring leader(s) Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) 34 points MVP Ron Hextall (Flyers) 1986 1988 right|175px|thumb|The Stanley Cup The 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 8, after the conclusion of the 1986–87 NHL season. It concluded on May 31, with the Edmonton Oilers defeating the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Stanley Cup. In an attempt to reduce the number of first round upsets, the NHL expanded the Division Semifinals series from a best-of-five series to a best-of-seven series.Mike Weil NHL Roundup United Press International 1987-04-07 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/04/07/NHL-Roundup/2788544766400/ 2024-10-30 The 1987 playoffs marked the second consecutive year that all four former WHA teams made the playoffs in the same year. It would not happen again until 2020 by which time two of those teams had moved, the Quebec Nordiques to Denver, and the Hartford Whalers to Raleigh.As of 2026, the Winnipeg Jets' franchise records from 1972 to 1996 were consolidated with the modern Jets/Thrashers franchise while the Arizona Coyotes were retconned as a 1996 expansion team. The Jets were considered deactivated from 1996 to 1999 while its hockey assets relocated to Phoenix, Arizona as the Coyotes. The modern Jets were initially established as the Atlanta Thrashers in 1999 before relocating to Winnipeg in 2011NHL Announces Consolidation of Winnipeg Jets' History https://media.nhl.com/public/news/20034 September 24, 2026 NHL.com September 24, 2026 For the second time ever, the first time being 1978, all of the Original Six teams made the playoffs in the same season. At the time the Philadelphia Flyers set an NHL playoff record by playing in 26 games during the playoffs. This record was equaled by four other teams (2004 Calgary Flames, 2014 Los Angeles Kings, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning, and 2019 St. Louis Blues), this remained the most under the four-round, 16 team playoff format before the 2020 Dallas Stars broke the record during the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs under the expanded format. Playoff seeds The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, as follows: Prince of Wales Conference Adams Division Hartford Whalers, Adams Division champions – 93 points Montreal Canadiens – 92 points Boston Bruins – 85 points Quebec Nordiques – 72 points Patrick Division Philadelphia Flyers, Patrick Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 100 points Washington Capitals – 86 points New York Islanders – 82 points New York Rangers – 76 points Clarence Campbell Conference Norris Division St. Louis Blues, Norris Division champions – 79 points Detroit Red Wings – 78 points Chicago Blackhawks – 72 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 70 points Smythe Division Edmonton Oilers, Smythe Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 106 points Calgary Flames – 95 points Winnipeg Jets – 88 points Los Angeles Kings – 70 points Playoff bracket In the division semifinals, the fourth seeded team in each division played against the division winner from their division. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. The two winning teams from each division's semifinals then met in the division finals. The two division winners of each conference then played in the conference finals. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. This was the first year that all rounds were competed in a best-of-seven series, after the division semifinals were expanded from a best-of-five format. Each series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). Home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record, and played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary); the other team then played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). main Bracket Division semifinals Division finals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals Prince of Wales Conference Clarence Campbell Conference A1 Hartford 2 A4 Quebec 4 A2 Montreal 4 A3 Boston 0 P1 Philadelphia 4 P4 NY Rangers 2 P2 Washington 3 P3 NY Islanders 4 N1 St. Louis 2 N4 Toronto 4 N2 Detroit 4 N3 Chicago 0 S1 Edmonton 4 S4 Los Angeles 1 S2 Calgary 2 S3 Winnipeg 4 A4 Quebec 3 A2 Montreal 4 P1 Philadelphia 4 P3 NY Islanders 3 N4 Toronto 3 N2 Detroit 4 S1 Edmonton 4 S3 Winnipeg 0 A2 Montreal 2 P1 Philadelphia 4 N2 Detroit 1 S1 Edmonton 4 P1 Philadelphia 3 S1 Edmonton 4 Division semifinals Prince of Wales Conference (A1) Hartford Whalers vs. (A4) Quebec Nordiques This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. Harford won the only previous meeting in a three-game sweep in the last year's Adams Division Semifinals. This was the last series that the Nordiques/Avalanche franchise won in Quebec City, the franchise did not win another playoff series until 1996 when they were the Colorado Avalanche. Quebec Nordiques Hartford Whalers Colisée de Québec Hartford Civic Center April 8 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/que-vs-hfd/1987/04/08/1986030111#game=1986030111,game_state=final Peter Stastny (1) – 01:59 No scoring Robert Picard (1) – 06:32 09:16 – pp – John Anderson (1) No scoring 08:48 – Dean Evason (1) No scoring 02:20 – Paul MacDermid (1) Mario Gosselin 38 saves / 41 shots Mike Liut 23 saves / 25 shots April 9 4–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/que-vs-hfd/1987/04/09/1986030112#game=1986030112,game_state=final Randy Moller (1) – 03:35Jeff Brown (1) – pp – 15:31 09:41 – Sylvain Turgeon (1) No scoring 10:26 – Stew Gavin (1)11:55 – Scot Kleinendorst (1)17:04 – Paul MacDermid (2) John Ogrodnick (1) – 08:22Lane Lambert (1) – 16:22 06:58 – pp – Dana Murzyn (1) Clint Malarchuk 24 saves / 29 shots Mike Liut 20 saves / 24 shots April 11 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/hfd-vs-que/1987/04/11/1986030113#game=1986030113,game_state=final 01:20 – sh – Peter Stastny (2)07:56 – Peter Stastny (3)15:02 – pp – Michel Goulet (1) No scoring 03:34 – Michel Goulet (2)06:33 – pp – Peter Stastny (4) No scoring No scoring Ron Francis (1) – pp – 03:03 Mario Gosselin 29 saves / 30 shots Mike Liut 11 saves / 15 shotsSteve Weeks 21 saves / 22 shots April 12 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/hfd-vs-que/1987/04/12/1986030114#game=1986030114,game_state=final 04:53 – Jeff Brown (2)16:19 – pp – Michel Goulet (3) Dana Murzyn (2) – 10:25 04:19 – Michel Goulet (4) No scoring 09:44 – pp – Michel Goulet (5) No scoring Mario Gosselin 28 saves / 29 shots Mike Liut 33 saves / 37 shots April 14 7–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/que-vs-hfd/1987/04/14/1986030115#game=1986030115,game_state=final Robert Picard (2) – pp – 07:17Jeff Brown (3) – pp – 15:10 09:46 – Ron Francis (2)13:38 – pp – Mike McEwen (1)18:48 – Ray Ferraro (1) John Ogrodnick (2) – pp – 07:59 No scoring John Ogrodnick (3) – pp – 03:35Michel Goulet (6) – pp – 04:08John Ogrodnick (4) – 18:53Mike Eagles (1) – en – 19:19 07:32 – Dean Evason (2)11:19 – Stew Gavin (2) Mario Gosselin 38 saves / 43 shots Mike Liut 17 saves / 23 shots April 16 4–5 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/hfd-vs-que/1987/04/16/1986030116#game=1986030116,game_state=final 03:22 – Lane Lambert (2) Dean Evason (3) – 01:06Dave Babych (1) – pp – 06:43Kevin Dineen (1) – 13:32 13:47 – pp – Peter Stastny (5)14:17 – John Ogrodnick (5) Kevin Dineen (2) – pp – 06:24 07:05 – pp – Jason Lafreniere (1) No scoring 06:08 – Peter Stastny (6) No scoring Mario Gosselin 31 saves / 35 shots Mike Liut 29 saves / 34 shots Quebec won series 4–2 (A2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A3) Boston Bruins This was the 22nd playoff series between these two teams. Montreal lead 19–2 in previous playoff series. This was the fourth straight year meeting in the Division Semifinals. Montreal won last year's Adams Division Semifinals in a three-game sweep. Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Boston Garden Montreal Forum April 8 2–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1987/04/08/1986030121#game=1986030121,game_state=final Tom McCarthy (1) – pp – 08:19 04:37 – pp – Larry Robinson (1)04:56 – Guy Carbonneau (1)05:48 – Stephane Richer (1)19:12 – Mats Naslund (1) Ken Linseman (1) – 02:25 18:27 – Kjell Dahlin (1)19:16 – Chris Nilan (1) No scoring No scoring Doug Keans 22 saves / 28 shots Patrick Roy 31 saves / 33 shots April 9 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1987/04/09/1986030122#game=1986030122,game_state=final No scoring 09:02 – Kjell Dahlin (2) Cam Neely (1) – 13:26 10:23 – Claude Lemieux (1) Cam Neely (2) – pp – 07:44Cam Neely (3) – 11:46 10:30 – Bobby Smith (1) No scoring 02:38 – Mats Naslund (2) Bill Ranford 21 saves / 25 shots Patrick Roy 25 saves / 28 shots April 11 5–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1987/04/11/1986030123#game=1986030123,game_state=final 02:24 – sh – Rick Middleton (1) Mike McPhee (1) – 12:36Bobby Smith (2) – pp – 14:36Chris Chelios (1) – sh – 15:24 07:17 – Ray Bourque (1)14:59 – pp – Rick Middleton (2) Mike McPhee (2) – 07:34Mike McPhee (3) – pp – 09:50 13:28 – pp – Cam Neely (4) No scoring Doug Keans 25 saves / 30 shots Patrick Roy 25 saves / 29 shots April 12 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1987/04/12/1986030124#game=1986030124,game_state=final 07:26 – Randy Burridge (1) Chris Chelios (2) – pp – 18:21 04:17 – pp – Cam Neely (5) Bobby Smith (3) – 12:36Mike McPhee (4) – 13:06 No scoring Shayne Corson (1) – 02:53 Bill Ranford 26 saves / 30 shots Patrick Roy 35 saves / 37 shots Montreal won series 4–0 (P1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (P4) New York Rangers This was the eighth playoff series meeting between these two teams. New York won four of the previous seven meetings, including last year's Patrick Division Semifinals in a 3–2 series upset. New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Madison Square Garden Spectrum April 8 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-phi/1987/04/08/1986030131#game=1986030131,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Pierre Larouche (1) – 02:57Ron Duguay (1) – 03:24 No scoring Pierre Larouche (2) – 17:13 No scoring John Vanbiesbrouck 26 saves / 26 shots Ron Hextall 24 saves / 27 shots April 9 3–8 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-phi/1987/04/09/1986030132#game=1986030132,game_state=final No scoring 17:24 – Brad Marsh (1) Marcel Dionne (1) – pp – 05:43Don Maloney (1) – 18:51 10:01 – Scott Mellanby (1)19:56 – Rick Tocchet (1) Don Maloney (2) – 16:26 05:19 – Tim Kerr (1)06:22 – Dave Poulin (1)13:40 – sh – Rick Tocchet (2)17:30 – Derrick Smith (1)17:50 – Peter Zezel (1) John Vanbiesbrouck 29 saves / 34 shotsBob Froese 8 saves / 11 shots Ron Hextall 24 saves / 27 shots April 11 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/1987/04/11/1986030133#game=1986030133,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring Peter Zezel (2) – sh – 05:28Mark Howe (1) – 05:41Rick Tocchet (3) – 11:34 No scoring No scoring John Vanbiesbrouck 31 saves / 34 shots Ron Hextall 34 saves / 34 shots April 12 3–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/1987/04/12/1986030134#game=1986030134,game_state=final 01:03 – Tomas Sandstrom (1)04:08 – Jeff Jackson (1)10:31 – pp – George McPhee (1) No scoring 18:31 – pp – Ron Duguay (2)19:31 – pp – James Patrick (1) Brian Propp (1) – pp – 05:54 19:36 – en – Jan Erixon (1) Dave Poulin (2) – pp – 03:51Murray Craven (1) – 07:20 Bob Froese 25 saves / 28 shots Ron Hextall 21 saves / 26 shotsGlenn Resch 7 saves / 7 shots April 14 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-phi/1987/04/14/1986030135#game=1986030135,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Pierre Larouche (3) – 09:46 02:02 – Rick Tocchet (4)14:13 – Tim Kerr (2) No scoring 19:34 – en – Rick Tocchet (5) Bob Froese 37 saves / 39 shots Ron Hextall 21 saves / 22 shots April 16 5–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/1987/04/16/1986030136#game=1986030136,game_state=final No scoring Derrick Smith (2) – 09:18Doug Crossman (1) – 17:00 No scoring Brad Marsh (2) – 08:35Tim Kerr (3) – pp – 13:14 No scoring Lindsay Carson (1) – 05:21 John Vanbiesbrouck 13 saves / 16 shotsBob Froese 15 saves / 17 shots Ron Hextall 34 saves / 34 shots Philadelphia won series 4–2 (P2) Washington Capitals vs. (P3) New York Islanders This was the fifth playoff series meeting between these two teams. New York won three of the previous four series all in the past four years. Washington won last year's Patrick Division Semifinals in a three-game sweep. Game seven of this series went four overtimes, and is known as the Easter Epic. It was the only one this year to go beyond one OT period. New York Islanders Washington Capitals Nassau Coliseum Capital Centre April 8 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-wsh/1987/04/08/1986030141#game=1986030141,game_state=final No scoring 00:15 – Mike Gartner (1)08:10 – Gaetan Duchesne (1)12:00 – Kelly Miller (1) Patrick Flatley (1) – 13:12 No scoring Mike Bossy (1) – pp – 10:47Bryan Trottier (1) – 18:57 08:30 – Mike Ridley (1) Kelly Hrudey 28 saves / 32 shots Pete Peeters 25 saves / 28 shots April 9 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-wsh/1987/04/09/1986030142#game=1986030142,game_state=final Steve Konroyd (1) – 02:41 No scoring No scoring No scoring Bryan Trottier (2) – pp – 17:20Bryan Trottier (3) – en – 19:43 13:46 – Mike Ridley (2) Kelly Hrudey 27 saves / 28 shots Pete Peeters 21 saves / 23 shots April 11 2–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyi/1987/04/11/1986030143#game=1986030143,game_state=final No scoring Larry Murphy (1) – 14:08 No scoring No scoring No scoring Gaetan Duchesne (2) – en – 19:32 Kelly Hrudey 30 saves / 31 shots Bob Mason 26 saves / 26 shots April 12 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyi/1987/04/12/1986030144#game=1986030144,game_state=final 10:25 – pp – Brad Lauer (1) Larry Murphy (2) – 11:08Dave Christian (1) – 18:26Mike Gartner (2) – 19:47 No scoring Mike Gartner (3) – 15:57 No scoring No scoring Kelly Hrudey 33 saves / 37 shots Bob Mason 25 saves / 26 shots April 14 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-wsh/1987/04/14/1986030145#game=1986030145,game_state=final Brad Lauer (2) – 05:06Pat LaFontaine (1) – 05:26 No scoring Greg Gilbert (1) – 14:13 05:25 – pp – Greg Adams (1)10:58 – Kevin Hatcher (1) Patrick Flatley (2) – 17:49 No scoring Kelly Hrudey 40 saves / 42 shots Pete Peeters 20 saves / 24 shots April 16 4–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyi/1987/04/16/1986030146#game=1986030146,game_state=final 15:34 – Bryan Trottier (4)18:51 – Duane Sutter (1) No scoring 11:31 – pp – Pat LaFontaine (2)14:27 – Mikko Mäkelä (1)16:27 – Pat LaFontaine (3) Michal Pivonka (1) – 04:26Gaetan Duchesne (3) – 06:58Ed Kastelic (1) – pp – 09:31 No scoring Kelly Miller (2) – 06:19 Kelly Hrudey 23 saves / 27 shots Bob Mason 29 saves / 34 shots April 18 3–2 4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-wsh/1987/04/18/1986030147#game=1986030147,game_state=final No scoring 19:12 – Mike Gartner (4) Patrick Flatley (3) – 11:35 18:45 – Grant Martin (1) Bryan Trottier (5) – 14:37 No scoring Pat LaFontaine (4) – 08:47 No scoring Kelly Hrudey 73 saves / 75 shots Bob Mason 54 saves / 57 shots New York won series 4–3 Clarence Campbell Conference (N1) St. Louis Blues vs. (N4) Toronto Maple Leafs This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Norris Division Finals, in which St. Louis won in seven games. Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues Maple Leaf Gardens St. Louis Arena April 8 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-stl/1987/04/08/1986030151#game=1986030151,game_state=final No scoring 14:28 – pp – Rob Ramage (1) Rick Vaive (1) – 15:15 00:41 – Doug Gilmour (1)02:43 – pp – Gino Cavallini (1) No scoring No scoring Ken Wregget 23 saves / 26 shots Greg Millen 28 saves / 29 shots April 9 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-tor/1987/04/09/1986030152 Todd Gill (1) – 03:17 13:00 – pp – Rob Ramage (2) No scoring No scoring Wendel Clark (1) – 14:16 14:57 – Greg Paslawski (1) Rick Lanz (1) – 10:17 No scoring Ken Wregget 28 saves / 30 shots Greg Millen 30 saves / 33 shots April 11 5–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-tor/1987/04/11/1986030153#game=1986030153,game_state=final 00:31 – Dan Daoust (1)09:21 – Russ Courtnall (1) Bernie Federko (1) – pp – 12:51Gino Cavallini (2) – 19:14 07:20 – pp – Wendel Clark (2) No scoring No scoring Doug Gilmour (2) – pp – 05:04Gino Cavallini (3) – 14:09Bernie Federko (2) – en – 19:59 Ken Wregget 28 saves / 32 shots Rick Wamsley 22 saves / 25 shots April 12 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-tor/1987/04/12/1986030154#game=1986030154,game_state=final 08:47 – pp – Rick Vaive (2) Bruce Bell (1) – 13:04 No scoring No scoring 01:43 – Dan Daoust (2) No scoring Ken Wregget 27 saves / 28 shots Rick Wamsley 27 saves / 29 shots April 14 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-stl/1987/04/14/1986030155#game=1986030155,game_state=final No scoring 02:31 – Bernie Federko (3) No scoring No scoring Mark Osborne (1) – 00:13Mike Allison (1) – 11:24 No scoring Ken Wregget 33 saves / 34 shots Greg Millen 33 saves / 35 shots April 16 0–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-tor/1987/04/16/1986030156#game=1986030156,game_state=final 02:55 – Brad Smith (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:07 – Bill Root (1)06:12 – Russ Courtnall (2)17:51 – Peter Ihnacak (1) No scoring Ken Wregget 19 saves / 19 shots Greg Millen 21 saves / 25 shots Toronto won series 4–2 (N2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (N3) Chicago Blackhawks This was the 11th playoff series between these two teams. Chicago lead 6–4 in previous playoff meetings. Chicago won the most recent meeting in a three-game sweep in the 1985 Norris Division Semifinals. Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings Chicago Stadium Joe Louis Arena April 8 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/1987/04/08/1986030161#game=1986030161,game_state=final No scoring 03:09 – Petr Klima (1)14:54 – pp – Darren Veitch (1) No scoring No scoring Bob Murray (1) – 10:09 12:18 – Shawn Burr (1) Bob Sauve 26 saves / 29 shots Greg Stefan 19 saves / 20 shots April 9 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/1987/04/09/1986030162#game=1986030162,game_state=final No scoring 00:37 – Gerard Gallant (1)08:35 – pp – Joey Kocur (1) Marc Bergevin (1) – 13:33 05:07 – pp – Steve Yzerman (1)14:09 – Shawn Burr (2) No scoring 06:46 – Adam Oates (1) Bob Sauve 34 saves / 39 shots Greg Stefan 14 saves / 15 shots April 11 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/1987/04/11/1986030163#game=1986030163,game_state=final No scoring Steve Yzerman (2) – 05:28Mel Bridgman (1) – sh – 06:28Mel Bridgman (2) – 19:17 02:23 – Denis Savard (1) No scoring 00:21 – Curt Fraser (1)13:23 – Eddie Olczyk (1) No scoring No scoring Shawn Burr (3) – 04:51 Bob Sauve 31 saves / 35 shots Glen Hanlon 36 saves / 39 shots April 12 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/1987/04/12/1986030164#game=1986030164,game_state=final No scoring Brent Ashton (1) – pp – 13:37 09:26 – Wayne Presley (1) Mel Bridgman (3) – 00:35Dave Barr (1) – 10:07 No scoring No scoring Bob Sauve 30 saves / 33 shots Greg Stefan 46 saves / 47 shots Detroit won series 4–0 (S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Both teams split their previous two meetings. Edmonton won in a three-game sweep in their most recent meeting in the 1985 Smythe Division Semifinals. Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers The Forum Northlands Coliseum April 8 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-edm/1987/04/08/1986030171#game=1986030171,game_state=final Dave Taylor (1) – pp – 15:28Jay Wells (1) – pp – 15:56 01:04 – Randy Gregg (1)18:26 – pp – Glenn Anderson (1) No scoring No scoring Tiger Williams (1) – 05:04Bobby Carpenter (1) – 13:36Bob Bourne (1) – 19:40 No scoring Roland Melanson 29 saves / 31 shots Grant Fuhr 29 saves / 33 shots April 9 3–13 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-edm/1987/04/09/1986030172#game=1986030172,game_state=final Bernie Nicholls (1) – 10:29 02:51 – pp – Jari Kurri (1)05:17 – Glenn Anderson (2)06:26 – Jari Kurri (2)10:49 – Randy Gregg (2)14:09 – pp – Esa Tikkanen (1)17:03 – Mark Messier (1) Bernie Nicholls (2) – pp – 04:29Jim Fox (1) – pp – 18:28 03:50 – sh – Mark Messier (2)06:15 – Kent Nilsson (1)14:05 – pp – Kent Nilsson (2) No scoring 01:56 – Wayne Gretzky (1)07:30 – pp – Jari Kurri (3)07:50 – Moe Lemay (1)17:41 – pp – Jari Kurri (4) Roland Melanson 10 saves / 16 shotsDarren Eliot 22 saves / 29 shots Andy Moog 11 saves / 14 shots April 11 6–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-lak/1987/04/11/1986030173#game=1986030173,game_state=final 03:13 – Bryan Erickson (1)13:15 – Tiger Williams (2) Esa Tikkanen (2) – 05:12Mike Krushelnyski (1) – 07:28 No scoring Mark Messier (3) – 08:50Jari Kurri (5) – 13:28 02:55 – Tiger Williams (3)12:19 – Jim Fox (2)19:53 – Luc Robitaille (1) Mark Messier (4) – 05:30Jari Kurri (6) – 09:10 Roland Melanson 29 saves / 35 shots Andy Moog 18 saves / 23 shots April 12 6–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-lak/1987/04/12/1986030174#game=1986030174,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 06:38 – Bob Bourne (2)19:21 – Jimmy Carson (1) Kent Nilsson (3) – 11:22Jari Kurri (7) – 19:00 08:15 – Steve Duchesne (1) Steve Smith (1) – 04:43Esa Tikkanen (3) – 07:49Esa Tikkanen (4) – 16:08Wayne Gretzky (2) – en – 19:34 Roland Melanson 31 saves / 36 shots Grant Fuhr 23 saves / 26 shots April 14 4–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-edm/1987/04/14/1986030175#game=1986030175,game_state=final Jim Fox (3) – 04:06 01:22 – Esa Tikkanen (5) Dave Taylor (2) – 12:08Steve Duchesne (2) – pp – 16:08 06:45 – pp – Mark Messier (5)10:53 – pp – Glenn Anderson (3) Mark Hardy (1) – 15:47 07:53 – Esa Tikkanen (6)10:47 – Glenn Anderson (4) Roland Melanson 30 saves / 35 shots Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 30 shots Edmonton won series 4–1 (S2) Calgary Flames vs. (S3) Winnipeg Jets This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Both teams split their previous two meetings over the prior two years. Calgary won last year's Smythe Division Semifinals in a three-game sweep. This was the last time the Jets won a playoff series until 2018. Winnipeg Jets Calgary Flames Winnipeg Arena Olympic Saddledome April 8 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/win-vs-cgy/1987/04/08/1986030181#game=1986030181,game_state=final Thomas Steen (1) – 05:03 13:02 – pp – Mike Bullard (1)19:26 – pp – Al MacInnis (1) Dale Hawerchuk (1) – 07:51Mario Marois (1) – 08:52 No scoring Dale Hawerchuk (2) – pp – 02:20 No scoring Daniel Berthiaume 18 saves / 20 shots Rejean Lemelin 26 saves / 30 shots April 9 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/win-vs-cgy/1987/04/09/1986030182#game=1986030182,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Paul MacLean (1) – 07:08Paul MacLean (2) – 15:24Thomas Steen (2) – sh – 19:59 02:35 – pp – Mike Bullard (2)17:59 – pp – Mike Bullard (3) No scoring No scoring Daniel Berthiaume 25 saves / 27 shots Mike Vernon 22 saves / 25 shots April 11 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-win/1987/04/11/1986030183#game=1986030183,game_state=final 04:46 – Randy Carlyle (1)13:19 – pp – Paul MacLean (3) Steve Bozek (1) – 14:27Joe Mullen (1) – pp – 19:29 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Mike Bullard (4) – 03:53 Daniel Berthiaume 31 saves / 34 shots Mike Vernon 26 saves / 28 shots April 12 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-win/1987/04/12/1986030184#game=1986030184,game_state=final No scoring Hakan Loob (1) – sh – 17:35 10:15 – pp – Brian Mullen (1)15:34 – Doug Smail (1) Brett Hull (1) – 05:03 01:09 – pp – Dale Hawerchuk (3)14:33 – Gilles Hamel (1) Joe Nieuwendyk (1) – 17:16 Daniel Berthiaume 22 saves / 25 shots Mike Vernon 40 saves / 44 shots April 14 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/win-vs-cgy/1987/04/14/1986030185#game=1986030185,game_state=final Fredrik Olausson (1) – pp – 05:54 02:00 – Carey Wilson (1)15:13 – Brett Hull (2) Paul MacLean (4) – pp – 06:47Dale Hawerchuk (4) – 10:48 05:22 – Joe Nieuwendyk (2) No scoring 04:28 – Joe Mullen (2) Daniel Berthiaume 27 saves / 31 shots Mike Vernon 25 saves / 28 shots April 16 1–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-win/1987/04/16/1986030186#game=1986030186,game_state=final 02:37 – Ron Wilson (1)13:17 – Gilles Hamel (2)14:12 – pp – Dale Hawerchuk (5)19:04 – Doug Smail (2) No scoring 19:02 – pp – Brian Mullen (2) Jim Peplinski (1) – 12:57 16:18 – Doug Smail (3) No scoring Daniel Berthiaume 34 saves / 35 shots Mike Vernon 7 saves / 11 shotsRejean Lemelin 15 saves / 17 shots Winnipeg won series 4–2 Division finals Prince of Wales Conference (A2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A4) Quebec Nordiques This was the fourth playoff series meeting between these two teams. Quebec won two of the previous three meetings, including their most recent meeting in the 1985 Adams Division Finals in seven games. In game six, the Nordiques came back from a 2–0 deficit scoring three goals in the third period to force a game seven and keep their season alive. Quebec Nordiques Montreal Canadiens Colisée de Québec Montreal Forum April 20 7–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/que-vs-mtl/1987/04/20/1986030211#game=1986030211,game_state=final Michel Goulet (7) – 09:38 04:27 – Bobby Smith (4)16:17 – Stephane Richer (2) Anton Stastny (1) – 01:31Basil McRae (1) – 11:45Anton Stastny (2) – 17:16 12:40 – pp – Claude Lemieux (2)13:18 – Craig Ludwig (1) Dale Hunter (1) – pp – 02:04John Ogrodnick (6) – 05:22Paul Gillis (1) – 07:21 16:07 – John Kordic (1) Mario Gosselin 27 saves / 32 shots Patrick Roy 19 saves / 26 shotsBrian Hayward 2 saves / 2 shots April 22 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/que-vs-mtl/1987/04/22/1986030212#game=1986030212,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Michel Goulet (8) – 02:47Basil McRae (2) – 03:04 05:21 – pp – Ryan Walter (1) Mario Gosselin 27 saves / 28 shots Brian Hayward 24 saves / 26 shots April 24 7–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-que/1987/04/24/1986030213#game=1986030213,game_state=final No scoring Sergio Momesso (1) – 00:14Bob Gainey (1) – 06:18 00:37 – pp – Risto Siltanen (1)15:49 – Normand Rochefort (1) Mats Naslund (3) – pp – 13:10Mike Lalor (1) – 17:00 No scoring Ryan Walter (2) – 09:52Mike Lalor (2) – 16:51Shayne Corson (2) – 19:43 Mario Gosselin 22 saves / 29 shots Brian Hayward 24 saves / 26 shots April 26 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-que/1987/04/26/1986030214#game=1986030214,game_state=final 19:20 – John Ogrodnick (7) Mats Naslund (4) – pp – 00:18Mike McPhee (5) – 02:47 05:30 – Anton Stastny (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Mats Naslund (5) – 05:30 Mario Gosselin 24 saves / 27 shots Brian Hayward 28 saves / 30 shots April 28 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/que-vs-mtl/1987/04/28/1986030215#game=1986030215,game_state=final No scoring 09:22 – sh – Shayne Corson (3) Alain Cote (1) – 01:52 09:33 – pp – Ryan Walter (3) Paul Gillis (2) – 00:38 17:21 – Ryan Walter (4) Clint Malarchuk 19 saves / 22 shots Brian Hayward 22 saves / 24 shots April 30 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-que/1987/04/30/1986030216#game=1986030216,game_state=final No scoring Shayne Corson (4) – 09:40 No scoring Chris Nilan (2) – 03:34 05:22 – Michel Goulet (9)13:37 – John Ogrodnick (8)15:23 – Normand Rochefort (2) No scoring Mario Gosselin 16 saves / 18 shots Brian Hayward 24 saves / 27 shots May 2 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/que-vs-mtl/1987/05/02/1986030217#game=1986030217,game_state=final John Ogrodnick (9) – pp – 08:22 No scoring No scoring 02:03 – sh – Ryan Walter (5)05:38 – Ryan Walter (6)16:17 – Bobby Smith (5)19:29 – Shayne Corson (5)19:46 – Mike McPhee (6) Basil McRae (3) – 06:06Alain Cote (2) – 19:08 No scoring Mario Gosselin 9 saves / 14 shotsClint Malarchuk 5 saves / 5 shots Brian Hayward 28 saves / 31 shots Montreal won series 4–3 (P1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (P3) New York Islanders This was the fourth playoff series meeting between these two teams. Philadelphia won two of the previous three series, including their most recent in the 1985 Patrick Division Finals in five games. In game 2, Mikko Makela scored the game-winning goal with three seconds left to tie the series for the Islanders. New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers Nassau Coliseum Spectrum April 20 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-phi/1987/04/20/1986030221#game=1986030221,game_state=final No scoring 02:55 – Tim Kerr (4)07:15 – pp – Tim Kerr (5)14:21 – Don Nachbaur (1) Tomas Jonsson (1) – pp – 07:03 03:11 – pp – Tim Kerr (6) Greg Gilbert (2) – 19:48 No scoring Kelly Hrudey 12 saves / 15 shotsBilly Smith 7 saves / 8 shots Ron Hextall 26 saves / 28 shots April 22 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-phi/1987/04/22/1986030222#game=1986030222,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Denis Potvin (1) – pp – 07:57Mikko Mäkelä (2) – pp – 19:57 05:53 – pp – Doug Crossman (2) Kelly Hrudey 40 saves / 41 shots Ron Hextall 24 saves / 26 shots April 24 4–1 2 bigmouthsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1987-Stanley-Cup-Playoff-boxscores-EDM.pdf No scoring Al Hill (1) – 11:41 16:24 – Pat LaFontaine (5) Brian Propp (2) – 10:21Mark Howe (2) – 16:13 No scoring Pelle Eklund (1) – en – 19:40 Kelly Hrudey 30 saves / 33 shots Ron Hextall 23 saves / 24 shots April 26 6–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyi/1987/04/26/1986030224#game=1986030224,game_state=final 05:00 – Alan Kerr (1)10:29 – Ken Morrow (1) Brian Propp (3) – pp – 08:00Al Hill (2) – 18:35 02:50 – pp – Bryan Trottier (6) Tim Kerr (7) – pp – 06:06Tim Tookey (1) – 07:14Tim Kerr (8) – pp – 12:46 07:39 – pp – Brent Sutter (1) Rick Tocchet (6) – en – 19:13 Kelly Hrudey 10 saves / 15 shotsBilly Smith 13 saves / 13 shots Ron Hextall 23 saves / 27 shots April 28 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-phi/1987/04/28/1986030225#game=1986030225,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Richard Kromm (1) – 14:18 05:56 – Lindsay Carson (2) Randy Wood (1) – 03:27 No scoring Kelly Hrudey 24 saves / 25 shots Ron Hextall 25 saves / 27 shots April 30 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyi/1987/04/30/1986030226#game=1986030226,game_state=final 03:22 – pp – Mike Bossy (2)16:12 – Bryan Trottier (7) No scoring No scoring Brad McCrimmon (1) – 00:53 02:09 – pp – Bryan Trottier (8)10:34 – Bob Bassen (1) Brian Propp (4) – pp – 02:48 Kelly Hrudey 25 saves / 27 shots Ron Hextall 26 saves / 30 shots May 2 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-phi/1987/05/02/1986030227#game=1986030227,game_state=final No scoring 06:21 – Dave Brown (1)09:57 – sh – Brian Propp (5)10:41 – sh – Brad Marsh (3) No scoring No scoring Denis Potvin (2) – 19:07 06:19 – Ilkka Sinisalo (1)16:52 – Ilkka Sinisalo (2) Kelly Hrudey 29 saves / 34 shots Ron Hextall 22 saves / 23 shots Philadelphia won series 4–3 Clarence Campbell Conference (N2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (N4) Toronto Maple Leafs This was the 21st playoff series between these two teams. Toronto led 11–9 in previous playoff series. They last met in the 1964 Stanley Cup Finals, in which Toronto won in seven games. This was the only Norris final not to involve either the Chicago Blackhawks or St. Louis Blues. Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Maple Leaf Gardens Joe Louis Arena April 21 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1987/04/21/1986030231#game=1986030231,game_state=final Dan Daoust (3) – 12:29 17:44 – Mel Bridgman (4)18:15 – Mike O'Connell (1) Rick Vaive (3) – 01:25Wendel Clark (3) – 05:02Todd Gill (2) – 07:55 No scoring No scoring No scoring Ken Wregget 32 saves / 34 shots Greg Stefan 13 saves / 17 shotsGlen Hanlon 12 saves / 12 shots April 23 7–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1987/04/23/1986030232#game=1986030232,game_state=final Steve Thomas (1) – pp – 05:30Rick Vaive (4) – 11:02Dan Daoust (4) – 11:28 No scoring Russ Courtnall (3) – pp – 08:59 00:17 – pp – Darren Veitch (2) Peter Ihnacak (2) – 02:02Steve Thomas (2) – 09:20Al Iafrate (1) – pp – 14:10 17:40 – pp – Brent Ashton (2) Ken Wregget 30 saves / 32 shots Greg Stefan 14 saves / 21 shots April 25 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1987/04/25/1986030233#game=1986030233,game_state=final 06:58 – pp – Mike Allison (2)13:06 – Dan Daoust (5) Gerard Gallant (2) – 07:49Shawn Burr (4) – 12:28 No scoring Shawn Burr (5) – 00:49 No scoring Gerard Gallant (3) – 07:58 Ken Wregget 10 saves / 13 shotsAllan Bester 16 saves / 17 shots Glen Hanlon 20 saves / 22 shots April 27 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1987/04/27/1986030234#game=1986030234,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 16:27 – Wendel Clark (4) Mel Bridgman (5) – 02:32 13:47 – pp – Wendel Clark (5) Gerard Gallant (4) – pp – 00:53 09:31 – Mike Allison (3) No scoring Ken Wregget 30 saves / 32 shots Glen Hanlon 47 saves / 50 shots April 29 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1987/04/29/1986030235#game=1986030235,game_state=final No scoring 06:03 – Lee Norwood (1) No scoring 03:25 – Adam Oates (2) No scoring 08:06 – Brent Ashton (3) Ken Wregget 29 saves / 32 shots Glen Hanlon 30 saves / 30 shots May 1 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1987/05/01/1986030236#game=1986030236,game_state=final 12:59 – pp – Wendel Clark (6) Gerard Gallant (5) – 08:35 08:55 – pp – Vincent Damphousse (1) Adam Oates (3) – 10:50 No scoring Bob Probert (1) – 10:29Shawn Burr (6) – 19:49 Ken Wregget 18 saves / 21 shots Glen Hanlon 22 saves / 24 shots May 3 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1987/05/03/1986030237#game=1986030237,game_state=final No scoring 02:51 – Adam Oates (4) No scoring 03:57 – Steve Yzerman (3)05:08 – Darren Veitch (3) No scoring No scoring Ken Wregget 30 saves / 33 shots Glen Hanlon 30 saves / 30 shots Detroit won series 4–3 (S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S3) Winnipeg Jets This was the fourth playoff series meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won all three previous meetings, including their most recent in the 1985 Smythe Division Finals in a four-game sweep. Winnipeg Jets Edmonton Oilers Winnipeg Arena Northlands Coliseum April 21 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/win-vs-edm/1987/04/21/1986030241#game=1986030241,game_state=final Laurie Boschman (1) – 01:20 17:13 – Glenn Anderson (5) Brian Mullen (3) – 02:32 11:27 – Dave Hunter (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring Glenn Anderson (6) – 00:36 Daniel Berthiaume 27 saves / 30 shots Grant Fuhr 14 saves / 16 shots April 23 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/win-vs-edm/1987/04/23/1986030242#game=1986030242,game_state=final Thomas Steen (3) – 06:35 16:18 – Charlie Huddy (1)18:30 – Dave Hunter (2) Ray Neufeld (1) – 19:04 06:09 – pp – Reijo Ruotsalainen (1)15:23 – Moe Lemay (2) Laurie Boschman (2) – pp – 16:16 08:09 – pp – Glenn Anderson (7) Eldon Reddick 30 saves / 35 shots Grant Fuhr 27 saves / 30 shots April 25 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-win/1987/04/25/1986030243#game=1986030243,game_state=final No scoring Esa Tikkanen (7) – 02:55 03:53 – sh – Doug Smail (4) Jari Kurri (8) – 17:18 13:03 – Paul MacLean (5) Jari Kurri (9) – 06:22Mark Messier (6) – 07:57Glenn Anderson (8) – en – 19:23 Eldon Reddick 20 saves / 24 shots Grant Fuhr 35 saves / 37 shots April 27 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-win/1987/04/27/1986030244#game=1986030244,game_state=final No scoring Marty McSorley (1) – 05:27Wayne Gretzky (3) – pp – 12:58Reijo Ruotsalainen (2) – 13:46 08:20 – Fredrik Olausson (2)19:48 – Brian Mullen (4) Glenn Anderson (9) – 12:58 No scoring No scoring Daniel Berthiaume 5 saves / 8 shotsEldon Reddick 13 saves / 14 shots Grant Fuhr 22 saves / 24 shots Edmonton won series 4–0 Conference finals NHL conference finals Prince of Wales Conference final (P1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (A2) Montreal Canadiens This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Montreal won both previous meetings, including their last meeting in a four-game sweep in the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals. Philadelphia defeated Montreal in six games. Rick Tocchet scored the game-winner at 7:11 of the third period in game six to send the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in three years. Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Forum Spectrum May 4 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-phi/1987/05/04/1986030311#game=1986030311,game_state=final Shayne Corson (6) – pp – 19:26 17:51 – pp – Brian Propp (6) Ryan Walter (7) – 18:25 No scoring Bobby Smith (6) – 07:15 05:49 – Ilkka Sinisalo (3)16:04 – Derrick Smith (3) No scoring 09:11 – Illka Sinisalo (4) Brian Hayward 33 saves / 37 shots Ron Hextall 33 saves / 36 shots May 6 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-phi/1987/05/06/1986030312#game=1986030312,game_state=final Bobby Smith (7) – 11:38 No scoring Brian Skrudland (1) – 01:43John Kordic (2) – 11:23Claude Lemieux (3) – pp – 15:38 No scoring Guy Carbonneau (2) – 14:06 05:29 – Derrick Smith (4)10:46 – pp – Doug Crossman (3) Brian Hayward 21 saves / 23 shots Ron Hextall 19 saves / 23 shotsGlenn Resch 3 saves / 4 shots May 8 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-mtl/1987/05/08/1986030313#game=1986030313,game_state=final 04:23 – Chris Nilan (3)05:13 – pp – Chris Chelios (3) No scoring No scoring Pelle Eklund (2) – 04:29Pelle Eklund (3) – pp – 13:21 12:35 – pp – Mats Naslund (6) Rick Tocchet (7) – 08:29Brian Propp (7) – 16:51 Brian Hayward 14 saves / 18 shots Ron Hextall 36 saves / 39 shots May 10 6–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-mtl/1987/05/10/1986030314#game=1986030314,game_state=final No scoring Ron Sutter (1) – 12:14 05:45 – pp – Mats Naslund (7)13:39 – Stephane Richer (3) Brian Propp (8) – 01:18Pelle Eklund (4) – 15:40 17:13 – Chris Chelios (4) Scott Mellanby (2) – 00:14Pelle Eklund (5) – 01:28Pelle Eklund (6) – 13:01 Patrick Roy 16 saves / 20 shotsBrian Hayward 5 saves / 7 shots Ron Hextall 25 saves / 28 shots May 12 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-phi/1987/05/12/1986030315#game=1986030315,game_state=final Bobby Smith (8) – 02:28Larry Robinson (2) – pp – 14:48 12:37 – Derrick Smith (5) Craig Ludwig (2) – 13:29Guy Carbonneau (3) – 13:48 14:36 – Scott Mellanby (3) Claude Lemieux (4) – 19:26 No scoring Brian Hayward 24 saves / 26 shots Ron Hextall 25 saves / 30 shots May 14 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-mtl/1987/05/14/1986030316#game=1986030316,game_state=final 00:59 – Mike McPhee (7)19:56 – Larry Robinson (3) Dave Poulin (3) – sh – 14:34 07:00 – pp – Bobby Smith (9) Ilkka Sinisalo (5) – 07:49Scott Mellanby (4) – 09:40 No scoring Rick Tocchet (8) – 07:11 Brian Hayward 27 saves / 31 shots Ron Hextall 29 saves / 32 shots Philadelphia won series 4–2 Clarence Campbell Conference final (S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (N2) Detroit Red Wings This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Joe Louis Arena Northlands Coliseum May 5 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-edm/1987/05/05/1986030321#game=1986030321,game_state=final Steve Yzerman (4) – 10:12Joey Kocur (2) – 12:32 10:36 – pp – Kent Nilsson (4) No scoring No scoring Gerard Gallant (6) – 13:57 No scoring Greg Stefan 31 saves / 32 shots Grant Fuhr 21 saves / 24 shots May 7 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-edm/1987/05/07/1986030322#game=1986030322,game_state=final No scoring 00:52 – Mark Messier (7)17:28 – sh – Jari Kurri (10) Bob Probert (2) – pp – 15:27 No scoring No scoring 18:38 – Mark Messier (8)19:31 – en – Jaroslav Pouzar (1) Greg Stefan 31 saves / 34 shots Grant Fuhr 17 saves / 18 shots May 9 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-det/1987/05/09/1986030323#game=1986030323,game_state=final No scoring Craig MacTavish (1) – 05:41 17:24 – Bob Probert (3) No scoring No scoring Marty McSorley (2) – 19:24 Greg Stefan 26 saves / 28 shots Grant Fuhr 21 saves / 22 shots May 11 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-det/1987/05/11/1986030324#game=1986030324,game_state=final No scoring Dave Hunter (3) – 17:30 00:22 – Shawn Burr (7)12:32 – Gerard Gallant (7) Glenn Anderson (10) – 15:34Mike Krushelnyski (2) – 18:46 No scoring No scoring Glen Hanlon 17 saves / 20 shots Grant Fuhr 22 saves / 24 shots May 13 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-edm/1987/05/13/1986030325#game=1986030325,game_state=final Gerard Gallant (8) – pp – 04:37Brent Ashton (4) – 09:04 06:40 – pp – Paul Coffey (1) Steve Yzerman (5) – 02:14 04:38 – Kevin McClelland (1)18:23 – Mark Messier (9) No scoring 04:48 – Mark Messier (10)19:11 – en – Kent Nilsson (5)19:41 – en – Kent Nilsson (6) Greg Stefan 31 saves / 35 shots Grant Fuhr 16 saves / 19 shots Edmonton won series 4–1 Stanley Cup Finals 1987 Stanley Cup Finals This was the third playoff series between these two teams, and their second Finals meeting. Both teams split their previous two meetings. Edmonton won the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals in five games. This time, Edmonton was the regular season champion with 50 wins and 106 points, and Philadelphia was second with 46 wins and 100 points. Unlike the 1985 final, this series would go the distance; and for the first time since 1971, the Stanley Cup Finals went the full seven games. Edmonton took the first two games at home, then split in Philadelphia. However, the Flyers won the next two games, one in Edmonton and one back in Philadelphia by one goal after overcoming two-goal deficits in both games facing elimination, to force a deciding seventh game. Edmonton won game seven to earn its third Stanley Cup in four seasons. Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers Spectrum Northlands Coliseum May 17 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-phi/1987/05/17/1986030411 No scoring 15:06 – Wayne Gretzky (4) Brian Propp (9) – 16:08 No scoring Rick Tocchet (9) – 10:18 00:48 – Glenn Anderson (11)07:09 – Paul Coffey (2)09:11 – Jari Kurri (11) Ron Hextall 22 saves / 26 shots Grant Fuhr 29 saves / 31 shots May 20 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-edm/1987/05/20/1986030412#game=1986030412,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Derrick Smith (6) – 13:20Brian Propp (10) – 16:23 00:45 – pp – Wayne Gretzky (5) No scoring 11:40 – Glenn Anderson (12) No scoring 06:50 – Jari Kurri (12) Ron Hextall 31 saves / 34 shots Grant Fuhr 32 saves / 34 shots May 22 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-phi/1987/05/22/1986030413#game=1986030413,game_state=final No scoring Mark Messier (11) – sh – 04:14Paul Coffey (3) – 19:51 09:04 – pp – Murray Craven (2)15:20 – pp – Peter Zezel (3) Glenn Anderson (13) – pp – 01:49 04:37 – Scott Mellanby (5)04:54 – Brad McCrimmon (2)19:26 – Brian Propp (11) No scoring Ron Hextall 25 saves / 28 shots Grant Fuhr 31 saves / 35 shots May 24 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-phi/1987/05/24/1986030414#game=1986030414,game_state=final No scoring Jari Kurri (13) – 05:53Kevin Lowe (1) – sh – 18:44 08:17 – pp – Brad McCrimmon (3) Randy Gregg (3) – pp – 12:31 No scoring Mike Krushelnyski (3) – 04:17 Ron Hextall 25 saves / 29 shots Grant Fuhr 27 saves / 28 shots May 26 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-edm/1987/05/26/1986030415#game=1986030415,game_state=final Rick Tocchet (10) – 19:10 02:58 – pp – Jari Kurri (14)06:35 – Marty McSorley (3) Doug Crossman (4) – 08:08Pelle Eklund (7) – pp – 12:40 01:32 – Marty McSorley (4) Rick Tocchet (11) – 05:26 No scoring Ron Hextall 31 saves / 34 shots Grant Fuhr 31 saves / 35 shots May 28 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-phi/1987/05/28/1986030416#game=1986030416,game_state=final No scoring Kevin Lowe (2) – sh – 05:02Kevin McClelland (2) – 15:16 07:12 – Lindsay Carson (3) No scoring 13:04 – pp – Brian Propp (12)14:28 – J. J. Daigneault (1) No scoring Ron Hextall 30 saves / 32 shots Grant Fuhr 20 saves / 23 shots May 31 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-edm/1987/05/31/1986030417#game=1986030417,game_state=final Murray Craven (3) – pp – 01:41 07:45 – Mark Messier (12) No scoring 14:59 – Jari Kurri (15) No scoring 17:36 – Glenn Anderson (14) Ron Hextall 40 saves / 43 shots Grant Fuhr 19 saves / 20 shots Edmonton won series 4–3 Player statistics Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points.1986–87 Stanley Cup Playoffs All Skaters Summary National Hockey League https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportName=summary&reportType=season&sort=points,a_gamesPlayed&seasonFrom=19861987&seasonTo=19861987&gameType=3 2024-10-30 Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/– Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutesWayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 21 5 29 34 +10 6Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers 21 12 16 28 +13 16Brian Propp Philadelphia Flyers 26 12 16 28 +11 10Glenn Anderson Edmonton Oilers 21 14 13 27 +13 59Pelle Eklund Philadelphia Flyers 26 7 20 27 +11 2Jari Kurri Edmonton Oilers 21 15 10 25 +11 20Mats Naslund Montreal Canadiens 17 7 15 22 -1 11Rick Tocchet Philadelphia Flyers 26 11 10 21 +7 72Larry Robinson Montreal Canadiens 17 3 17 20 +4 6Ryan Walter Montreal Canadiens 17 7 12 19 +4 10 Goaltenders This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.1986–87 Stanley Cup Playoffs Goalies Summary National Hockey League https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=19861987&seasonTo=19861987&gameType=3&sort=wins,savePct&page=0&pageSize=50 2024-10-30 Player Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice (minutes:seconds) Glen Hanlon Detroit Red Wings 8 5 2 227 13 1.68 .943 2 463-46 463:46 Ken Wregget Toronto Maple Leafs 13 7 6 366 29 2.29 .921 1 758-17 758:17 Grant Fuhr Edmonton Oilers 19 14 5 509 47 2.47 .908 0 1142-43 1142:43 Kelly Hrudey New York Islanders 14 7 7 462 38 2.72 .918 0 838-59 838:59 Brian Hayward Montreal Canadiens 13 6 5 308 32 2.74 .896 0 701-58 701:58 Ron Hextall Philadelphia Flyers 26 15 11 769 71 2.76 .908 0 1542-22 1542:22 See also 1986–87 NHL season List of Stanley Cup champions Notes References Total Stanley Cup Diamond Dan 2000 Total Sports Canada 1-892129-07-8 registration https://archive.org/details/totalstanleycupo0000unse 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs