New York Rangers vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Wednesday, November 4, 1987 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 7–2 on Wednesday, November 4, 1987 at Northlands Coliseum. The Rangers outshot the Oilers 33–25.
Wayne Gretzky scored a hat trick and John Ogrodnick scored twice. Jari Kurri, Normand Lacombe, Thomas Mcmurchy and Esa Tikkanen also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Jari Kurri (7)Wayne Gretzky (22), Esa Tikkanen (9)0–104:24 EDM · 
Wayne Gretzky (8)Esa Tikkanen (10), Charlie Huddy (3)0–209:05 EDM · 
Normand Lacombe (4)Mark Messier (11), Steve Smith (8)0–309:48 EDM- Wayne Gretzky (9)Jari Kurri (9), Esa Tikkanen (11)0–415:20 EDM
2nd period
- Wayne Gretzky (10)Esa Tikkanen (12)0–501:31 EDM ·
Thomas Mcmurchy (4)Mark Messier (12), Glenn Anderson (9)0–615:57 EDM
3rd period
John Ogrodnick (4)Lucien DeBlois (3)1–601:05 NYR
Esa Tikkanen (3)Jari Kurri (10), Wayne Gretzky (23)1–702:07 EDM- John Ogrodnick (5)Marcel Dionne (9)2–718:49 NYR ·
Team stats
NYREDM
3325
0%0%
1/83/6
2125
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:29 into the first period
Jari Kurri · holding2 min - 3:57 into the first period
Curt Giles · holding2 min - 8:06 into the first periodRon Talakoski · roughing2 min
- 9:59 into the first periodGrant Fuhr · delaying game2 min
- 12:30 into the first periodEsa Tikkanen · interference2 min
- 13:15 into the first periodBrian Mullen · hooking2 min
- 17:31 into the first periodThomas Mcmurchy · roughing2 min
- 0:18 into the second periodJohn Vanbiesbrouck · delaying game2 min
- 3:17 into the second periodSteve Graves · slashing2 min
- 3:17 into the second periodJari Gronstrand · high sticking2 min
- 6:52 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 7:18 into the second periodJim Wiemer · fighting5 min
- 7:18 into the second periodDon Maloney · fighting5 min
- 8:53 into the second periodSteve Smith · hooking2 min
- 13:26 into the second periodTomas Sandstrom · interference2 min
- 18:10 into the second periodJim Wiemer · interference2 min
- 11:20 into the third periodEsa Tikkanen · roughing2 min
- 11:20 into the third periodBrian Mullen · roughing2 min
- 13:46 into the third periodThomas Mcmurchy · hooking2 min
- 17:36 into the third periodDave Hunter · holding2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.