Detroit Red Wings vs Edmonton Oilers
Playoffs · Tuesday, May 5, 1987 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3–1 on Tuesday, May 5, 1987 at Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Red Wings 32–24.
Goals came from Steve Yzerman, Kent Nilsson, Joey Kocur and Gerard Gallant.
Greg Stefan made 31 saves on 32 shots for the win; Grant Fuhr stopped 21 of 24.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Yzerman (4)Rick Zombo (1)1–010:12 DET
Kent Nilsson (4)Paul Coffey (1), Mark Messier (12)1–110:36 EDM · 
Joey Kocur (2)Shawn Burr (2)2–112:32 DET
3rd period
Gerard Gallant (6)Steve Yzerman (10)3–113:57 DET
Team stats
DETEDM
2432
0%0%
0/21/5
4236
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:23 into the first period
Bob Probert · interference2 min - 8:00 into the first periodMel Bridgman · roughing2 min
- 8:00 into the first period
Craig MacTavish · high sticking2 min - 8:17 into the first periodKevin Lowe · holding2 min
- 9:49 into the first periodAdam Oates · hooking2 min
- 13:31 into the first periodMel Bridgman · roughing2 min
- 13:31 into the first periodJari Kurri · roughing2 min
- 16:36 into the first periodSteve Yzerman · high sticking2 min
- 16:36 into the first periodDave Hunter · roughing2 min
- 17:15 into the first periodJoey Kocur · holding2 min
- 17:15 into the first periodEsa Tikkanen · slashing2 min
- 19:16 into the first periodDave Lewis · interference2 min
- 19:47 into the first periodGilbert Delorme · roughing2 min
- 19:47 into the first periodTim Higgins · misconduct10 min
- 19:47 into the first periodMike Krushelnyski · misconduct10 min
- 19:47 into the first periodSteve Smith · charging2 min
- 19:47 into the first periodSteve Smith · roughing2 min
- 8:45 into the second periodGerard Gallant · roughing2 min
- 8:45 into the second periodEsa Tikkanen · roughing2 min
- 9:27 into the second periodMark Kumpel · holding2 min
- 16:36 into the second periodBob Probert · fighting5 min
- 16:36 into the second periodKevin McClelland · fighting5 min
- 17:01 into the second periodJoey Kocur · fighting5 min
- 17:01 into the second periodMarty McSorley · fighting5 min
- 17:27 into the second periodGerard Gallant · slashing2 min
Season series
Detroit Red Wings
| 19Steve YzermanC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 11Shawn BurrL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Gerard GallantL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 26Joey KocurR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Rick ZomboD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 8Mark LambC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Brent AshtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Mel BridgmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 18Mark KumpelR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Adam OatesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Dave BarrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Bob ProbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Mike O'connellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 5Darren VeitchD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Lee NorwoodD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25Dave LewisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29Gilbert DelormeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Greg StefanG | W | 32 | 1 | .969 |
Edmonton Oilers
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 15Kent NilssonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 10Esa TikkanenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 14Craig MacTavishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 23Moe LemayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Kevin McClellandR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 26Mike KrushelnyskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Steve SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Randy GreggD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 22Charlie HuddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 29Reijo RuotsalainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 33Marty McSorleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Grant FuhrG | L | 24 | 3 | .875 |
| 35Andy MoogG | 0 | 0 | – |