Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Tuesday, March 1, 1988 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Tuesday, March 1, 1988 at Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Kings 31-27.
Bernie Nicholls scored twice and Jari Kurri scored twice. Wayne Gretzky, Charlie Huddy, Craig Simpson and Jimmy Carson also scored.
Grant Fuhr made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Roland Melanson stopped 26 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Bernie Nicholls (26)Jim Fox (30), Ken Baumgartner (2)1–005:00 LAK
Wayne Gretzky (36)Esa Tikkanen (44), Charlie Huddy (22)1–112:26 EDM · PPG
Jari Kurri (32)Wayne Gretzky (73), Esa Tikkanen (45)1–212:44 EDM- Bernie Nicholls (27)Phil Sykes (9), Steve Duchesne (26)2–216:14 LAK
3rd period
Charlie Huddy (10)Marty McSorley (14), Dave Hannan (12)2–302:07 EDM
Craig Simpson (43)Mark Messier (62), Glenn Anderson (41)2–406:22 EDM · PPG
Jimmy Carson (42)Lyle Phair (4), Dave Taylor (31)3–407:25 LAK- Jari Kurri (33)Esa Tikkanen (46)3–509:33 EDM
Team stats
LAKEDM
27Shots on goal31
0%Faceoff %0%
0/7Power play2/5
19Penalty minutes25
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 10:48
Ken Hammond · holding2 min - 1st 13:46
Steve Dykstra · slashing2 min - 1st 16:57Kevin McClelland · instigator2 min
- 1st 16:57Kevin McClelland · fighting5 min
- 1st 16:57Ken Baumgartner · fighting5 min
- 1st 19:25Wayne Gretzky · hooking2 min
- 2nd 06:14Glenn Anderson · holding2 min
- 2nd 11:35Ken Baumgartner · holding2 min
- 2nd 17:32Dean Kennedy · holding2 min
- 3rd 04:33Bernie Nicholls · holding2 min
- 3rd 11:17Steve Duchesne · tripping2 min
- 3rd 14:19Mike Krushelnyski · slashing2 min
- 3rd 14:19Mike Krushelnyski · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 18:21Dave Hannan · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 18:21Bernie Nicholls · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 19:22Mark Messier · illegal stick2 min
- 3rd 19:22Steve Smith · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 19:22Steve Smith · roughing2 min
- 3rd 19:22Luc Robitaille · elbowing2 min
Season series
Los Angeles Kings
| 9Bernie NichollsC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 7Phil SykesL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 17Jimmy CarsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 18Dave TaylorR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 19Jim FoxR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Ken BaumgartnerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Lyle PhairD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Steve DuchesneD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 8Paul FentonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 11Bobby CarpenterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 20Luc RobitailleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 44Ron DuguayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 81Craig LaughlinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Ken HammondD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 6Dean KennedyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 23Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Roland MelansonG | L | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 58:37 |
Edmonton Oilers
| 10Esa TikkanenL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 22Charlie HuddyD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Dave HannanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Craig SimpsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 33Marty McSorleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Craig MacTavishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Steve DykstraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Keith ActonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Kevin McClellandR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 26Mike KrushelnyskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 5Steve SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Jeff BeukeboomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 28Craig MuniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Grant FuhrG | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 |