Philadelphia Flyers vs Edmonton Oilers
Playoffs · Wednesday, May 20, 1987 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, May 20, 1987 at Northlands Coliseum.
Goals came from Wayne Gretzky, Derrick Smith, Brian Propp, Glenn Anderson and Jari Kurri.
Grant Fuhr made 32 saves on 34 shots for the win; Ron Hextall stopped 31 of 34.
Scoring
2nd period
Wayne Gretzky (5)Jari Kurri (8), Paul Coffey (6)0–100:45 EDM · 
Derrick Smith (6)Scott Mellanby (4), Ron Sutter (4)1–113:20 PHI
Brian Propp (10)Rick Tocchet (8), Brad McCrimmon (5)2–116:23 PHI
3rd period
Glenn Anderson (12)Randy Gregg (5)2–211:40 EDM
Overtime
Jari Kurri (12)Paul Coffey (7), Wayne Gretzky (22)2–306:50 EDM
Team stats
PHIEDM
3434
0%0%
0/41/5
1816
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:38 into the first period
Dave Brown · holding2 min - 8:38 into the first period
Paul Coffey · holding2 min - 16:58 into the first periodDerrick Smith · cross checking2 min
- 19:52 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodBrad McCrimmon · holding2 min
- 2:59 into the second periodCraig MacTavish · interference2 min
- 6:21 into the second periodSteve Smith · roughing2 min
- 6:21 into the second periodKjell Samuelsson · slashing2 min
- 9:08 into the second periodPaul Coffey · roughing2 min
- 9:08 into the second periodScott Mellanby · roughing2 min
- 10:37 into the second periodSteve Smith · holding2 min
- 19:25 into the second periodMarty McSorley · roughing2 min
- 19:25 into the second periodRick Tocchet · roughing2 min
- 12:17 into the third periodDoug Crossman · holding2 min
- 16:30 into the third periodJari Kurri · holding2 min
- 3:16 into overtimeGlenn Anderson · slashing2 min
- 3:16 into overtimeMurray Craven · holding2 min
Season series
Philadelphia Flyers
| 14Ron SutterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 19Scott MellanbyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 22Rick TocchetR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Derrick SmithL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 26Brian ProppL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 10Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 9Pelle EklundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 18Lindsay CarsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 20Dave PoulinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Dave BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Ilkka SinisaloR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 25Peter ZezelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Murray CravenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2Mark HoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 3Doug CrossmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 8Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 28Kjell SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 29Daryl StanleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Ron HextallG | L | 34 | 3 | .912 |
| 33Glenn ReschG | 0 | 0 | – |
Edmonton Oilers
| 17Jari KurriR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 7Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 21Randy GreggD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Esa TikkanenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Craig MacTavishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Kent NilssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 16Kelly BuchbergerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Kevin McClellandR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Mike KrushelnyskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Steve SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 22Charlie HuddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29Reijo RuotsalainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 33Marty McSorleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Grant FuhrG | W | 34 | 2 | .941 |
| 35Andy MoogG | 0 | 0 | – |