Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Friday, December 19, 1986 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 4–2 on Friday, December 19, 1986 at Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Canucks 37–20.
Wayne Gretzky scored twice. Doug Lidster, Dan Hodgson, Steve Smith and Jari Kurri also scored.
Andy Moog made 18 saves on 20 shots for the win; Richard Brodeur stopped 33 of 36.
Scoring
2nd period
Doug Lidster (4)Stan Smyl (6), Tony Tanti (15)1–008:53 VAN
Dan Hodgson (1)Jim Sandlak (12), Doug Lidster (20)2–017:07 VAN ·
3rd period
Steve Smith (5)Mark Messier (35), Glenn Anderson (17)2–103:25 EDM
Wayne Gretzky (32)Mark Messier (36), Jari Kurri (21)2–213:15 EDM · 
Jari Kurri (16)Esa Tikkanen (16)2–316:05 EDM- Wayne Gretzky (33)Jari Kurri (22), Mark Messier (37)2–419:50 EDM ·
Team stats
VANEDM
2037
0%0%
1/31/5
2932
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:05 into the first period
Steve Smith · holding2 min - 10:09 into the first period
Michel Petit · tripping2 min - 14:42 into the first periodSteve Smith · roughing2 min
- 14:42 into the first periodBarry Pederson · high sticking5 min
- 14:42 into the first periodStan Smyl · slashing2 min
- 2:13 into the second periodDan Hodgson · high sticking2 min
- 4:22 into the second periodCraig MacTavish · fighting5 min
- 4:22 into the second periodMoe Lemay · fighting5 min
- 12:33 into the second periodDavid Bruce · hooking2 min
- 15:38 into the second periodRandy Gregg · holding2 min
- 18:16 into the second periodEsa Tikkanen · holding2 min
- 18:16 into the second periodStan Smyl · roughing2 min
- 2:33 into the third periodStu Kulak · fighting5 min
- 2:33 into the third periodStu Kulak · misconduct10 min
- 2:33 into the third periodTony Tanti · fighting5 min
- 10:53 into the third periodEsa Tikkanen · roughing2 min
- 10:53 into the third periodMoe Lemay · roughing2 min
- 13:06 into the third periodPatrik Sundstrom · holding2 min
- 13:30 into the third periodRandy Gregg · holding2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 3Doug LidsterD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Tony TantiR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 19Jim SandlakR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Dan HodgsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Barry PedersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 10Brent PetersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 14Moe LemayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15Rich SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 18Marc CrawfordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Steve TambelliniC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25David BruceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 6Dave RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 27Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Frank CapriceG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | L | 36 | 3 | .917 |
Edmonton Oilers
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 7 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 10Esa TikkanenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5Steve SmithD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 8Stu KulakR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Craig MacTavishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Steve GravesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Raimo SummanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Mike KrushelnyskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 65Mark NapierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Jeff BeukeboomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Randy GreggD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 22Charlie HuddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 28Craig MuniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Grant FuhrG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Andy MoogG | W | 20 | 2 | .900 |