Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings

Playoffs · Saturday, April 11, 1987 · The Forum

6–5

35–23

Game summary

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6–5 on Saturday, April 11, 1987 at The Forum. The Oilers outshot the Kings 35–23.

Dave Williams scored twice, Mark Messier scored twice and Jari Kurri scored twice. Bryan Erickson, Esa Tikkanen, Mike Krushelnyski, Jim Fox and Luc Robitaille also scored.

Andy Moog made 18 saves on 23 shots for the win; Roland Melanson stopped 29 of 35.

Goals
EDM	2	2	2	6	35
LAK	2	0	3	5	23

Scoring

1st period

Bryan Erickson (1)Bernie Nicholls (2), Dave Williams (2)0–103:13 LAK
Esa Tikkanen (2)Wayne Gretzky (8), Jari Kurri (2)1–105:12 EDM
Mike Krushelnyski (1)Marty McSorley (1)2–107:28 EDM
Dave Williams (2)Dean Kennedy (1), Mark Hardy (1)2–213:15 LAK

2nd period

Mark Messier (3)Kent Nilsson (2), Glenn Anderson (4)3–208:50 EDM
Jari Kurri (5)Wayne Gretzky (9)4–213:28 EDM

3rd period

Dave Williams (3)Dean Kennedy (2), Jim Fox (2)4–302:55 LAK
Mark Messier (4)Glenn Anderson (5)5–305:30 EDM
Jari Kurri (6)Unassisted6–309:10 EDM
Jim Fox (2)Bernie Nicholls (3), Jay Wells (2)6–412:19 LAK
Luc Robitaille (1)Jay Wells (3), Bernie Nicholls (4)6–519:53 LAK

Team stats

EDMLAK

3523

0%0%

0/20/7

2014

Penalties

1:22 into the first periodSteve Smith · roughing2 min
1:22 into the first periodPhil Sykes · high sticking2 min
8:49 into the first periodGrant Ledyard · tripping2 min
9:17 into the first periodJari Kurri · tripping2 min
18:12 into the first periodReijo Ruotsalainen · hooking2 min
5:41 into the second periodKent Nilsson · high sticking2 min
5:41 into the second periodMorris Lukowich · high sticking2 min
6:23 into the second periodEsa Tikkanen · slashing2 min
6:23 into the second periodBernie Nicholls · high sticking2 min
9:36 into the second periodCraig Muni · tripping2 min
9:45 into the second periodLuc Robitaille · interference2 min
11:35 into the second periodGlenn Anderson · holding2 min
12:04 into the second periodBernie Nicholls · tripping2 min
14:26 into the second periodKevin McClelland · high sticking2 min
14:26 into the second periodPhil Sykes · high sticking2 min
16:23 into the second periodRandy Gregg · holding2 min
0:51 into the third periodDave Hunter · holding2 min

Season series

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters

17Jari KurriR	2	1	3	+1	4	2	–	–
9Glenn AndersonR	0	2	2	0	1	2	–	–
11Mark MessierC	2	0	2	0	4	0	–	–
99Wayne GretzkyC	0	2	2	0	6	0	–	–
10Esa TikkanenL	1	0	1	+1	1	2	–	–
15Kent NilssonC	0	1	1	+1	1	2	–	–
26Mike KrushelnyskiC	1	0	1	+1	4	0	–	–
33Marty McSorleyD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	–	–
12Dave HunterL	0	0	0	−1	1	2	–	–
14Craig MacTavishC	0	0	0	−1	2	0	–	–
23Moe LemayL	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
24Kevin McClellandR	0	0	0	−1	1	2	–	–
4Kevin LoweD	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
5Steve SmithD	0	0	0	−1	2	2	–	–
21Randy GreggD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	–	–
22Charlie HuddyD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	–	–
28Craig MuniD	0	0	0	−1	2	2	–	–
29Reijo RuotsalainenD	0	0	0	+2	3	2	–	–

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie
31Grant FuhrG		0	0	0	–	00:00
35Andy MoogG	W	23	18	5	.783	60:00

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters

9Bernie NichollsC	0	3	3	+4	4	4	–	–
22Dave WilliamsL	2	1	3	+1	2	0	–	–
19Jim FoxR	1	1	2	+2	3	0	–	–
6Dean KennedyD	0	2	2	−1	0	0	–	–
24Jay WellsD	0	2	2	+1	1	0	–	–
15Bryan EricksonC	1	0	1	0	2	0	–	–
20Luc RobitailleL	1	0	1	−1	3	2	–	–
5Mark HardyD	0	1	1	0	0	0	–	–
7Phil SykesL	0	0	0	−1	0	4	–	–
10Sean MckennaR	0	0	0	−2	0	0	–	–
12Morris LukowichL	0	0	0	0	1	2	–	–
14Bob BourneC	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
17Jimmy CarsonC	0	0	0	−2	3	0	–	–
18Dave TaylorR	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
21Bobby CarpenterC	0	0	0	−2	0	0	–	–
3Tom LaidlawD	0	0	0	−2	0	0	–	–
4Grant LedyardD	0	0	0	+2	2	2	–	–
28Steve DuchesneD	0	0	0	−2	1	0	–	–

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
31Roland MelansonG	L	35	29	6	.829	58:54
35Darren EliotG		0	0	0	–	00:00