Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Tuesday, December 30, 1986 · Pacific Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 7–3 on Tuesday, December 30, 1986 at Pacific Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Canucks 32–31.
Wayne Gretzky scored twice and Glenn Anderson scored twice. Steve Tambellini, Mark Napier, Jeff Beukeboom, Michel Petit, Tony Tanti and Jari Kurri also scored.
Andy Moog made 28 saves on 31 shots for the win; Richard Brodeur stopped 25 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Tambellini (10)Rich Sutter (9), Tony Tanti (17)0–108:36 VAN
Mark Napier (5)Mike Krushelnyski (18), Steve Smith (6)1–109:59 EDM
Wayne Gretzky (38)Paul Coffey (29), Randy Gregg (7)2–112:24 EDM · - Wayne Gretzky (39)Esa Tikkanen (19), Glenn Anderson (18)3–115:36 EDM ·
2nd period
Jeff Beukeboom (1)Wayne Gretzky (54), Jari Kurri (28)4–108:09 EDM · 
Michel Petit (6)David Bruce (1)4–209:19 VAN
Tony Tanti (13)Barry Pederson (24)4–310:37 VAN
Glenn Anderson (21)Kevin Lowe (12), Mark Messier (40)5–314:33 EDM
3rd period
- Glenn Anderson (22)Kevin McClelland (4), Mark Messier (41)6–313:41 EDM
Jari Kurri (20)Wayne Gretzky (55), Randy Gregg (8)7–318:22 EDM ·
Team stats
EDMVAN
3231
0%0%
3/40/6
5747
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:51 into the first period
Kevin Lowe · slashing5 min - 2:51 into the first periodMark Messier · slashing2 min
- 9:28 into the first periodKevin McClelland · fighting5 min
- 9:28 into the first period
Garth Butcher · fighting5 min - 10:39 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 14:01 into the first periodStu Kulak · fighting5 min
- 14:01 into the first periodDave Lowry · instigator2 min
- 14:01 into the first periodDave Lowry · fighting5 min
- 16:02 into the first periodRaimo Summanen · tripping2 min
- 7:19 into the second periodJim Benning · hooking2 min
- 11:46 into the second periodPaul Coffey · holding2 min
- 16:33 into the second periodSteve Smith · high sticking2 min
- 3:14 into the third periodRich Sutter · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 8:51 into the third periodEsa Tikkanen · slashing2 min
- 14:42 into the third periodMarty McSorley · fighting5 min
- 14:42 into the third periodMarty McSorley · game misconduct10 min
- 14:42 into the third periodDave Lowry · roughing2 min
- 14:42 into the third periodDave Lowry · misconduct10 min
- 15:06 into the third periodJeff Beukeboom · fighting5 min
- 15:06 into the third periodJeff Beukeboom · misconduct10 min
- 15:06 into the third periodJari Kurri · roughing2 min
- 15:06 into the third periodGarth Butcher · holding2 min
- 15:06 into the third periodGarth Butcher · fighting5 min
- 15:06 into the third periodGarth Butcher · misconduct10 min
Season series
Edmonton Oilers
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Randy GreggD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Esa TikkanenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 24Kevin McClellandR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 26Mike KrushelnyskiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 65Mark NapierR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Steve SmithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 6Jeff BeukeboomD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 8Stu KulakR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Craig MacTavishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 25Raimo SummanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Craig MuniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 33Marty McSorleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Grant FuhrG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Andy MoogG | W | 31 | 3 | .903 |
Vancouver Canucks
| 9Tony TantiR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 7Barry PedersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Rich SutterR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Steve TambelliniC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 25David BruceR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Brent PetersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Marc CrawfordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Jim SandlakR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 22Dave LowryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Dan HodgsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Petri SkrikoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 3Doug LidsterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Dave RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Frank CapriceG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | L | 32 | 7 | .781 |