Calgary Flames vs Edmonton Oilers
Playoffs · Saturday, April 23, 1988 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 4–2 on Saturday, April 23, 1988 at Northlands Coliseum. The Flames outshot the Oilers 23–22.
Goals came from Hakan Loob, Steve Smith, Charlie Huddy, Glenn Anderson, Joe Nieuwendyk and Jari Kurri.
Grant Fuhr made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win; Mike Vernon stopped 18 of 22.
Scoring
1st period
Hakan Loob (8)Unassisted1–003:11 CGY · 
Steve Smith (1)Wayne Gretzky (11), Mark Messier (10)1–109:23 EDM ·
2nd period
Charlie Huddy (4)Jari Kurri (8), Marty McSorley (3)1–208:54 EDM
Glenn Anderson (4)Mark Messier (11), Craig Simpson (3)1–317:10 EDM ·
3rd period
Joe Nieuwendyk (2)Jim Peplinski (4), Ric Nattress (2)2–306:46 CGY
Jari Kurri (8)Wayne Gretzky (12), Mark Messier (12)2–409:04 EDM
Team stats
CGYEDM
2322
0%0%
0/82/10
2533
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:50 into the first period
Tim Hunter · elbowing2 min - 6:07 into the first periodBrad McCrimmon · high sticking double minor4 min
- 7:15 into the first period
Craig Simpson · hooking2 min - 8:49 into the first periodRob Ramage · slashing2 min
- 10:20 into the first periodJoel Otto · cross checking2 min
- 14:21 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 17:01 into the first periodGlenn Anderson · cross checking2 min
- 19:15 into the first periodTim Hunter · high sticking2 min
- 5:42 into the second periodCraig MacTavish · holding2 min
- 8:54 into the second periodMarty McSorley · spearing5 min
- 8:54 into the second periodMarty McSorley · game misconduct10 min
- 14:16 into the second periodBrad McCrimmon · holding2 min
- 16:37 into the second periodColin Patterson · cross checking2 min
- 17:53 into the second periodEsa Tikkanen · interference2 min
- 0:50 into the third periodGeoff Courtnall · hooking2 min
- 6:46 into the third periodSteve Smith · boarding2 min
- 10:14 into the third periodJoel Otto · hooking2 min
- 12:57 into the third periodDana Murzyn · roughing2 min
- 12:57 into the third periodCraig MacTavish · holding2 min
- 14:14 into the third periodTim Hunter · charging5 min
- 18:09 into the third periodGeoff Courtnall · roughing2 min
Season series
Calgary Flames
| 12Hakan LoobR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Joe NieuwendykC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 6Ric NattressD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Joe MullenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Gary RobertsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Colin PattersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Jiri HrdinaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 19Tim HunterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Perry BerezanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Mike BullardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 29Joel OttoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5Dana MurzynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Gary SuterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 32Brian GlynnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 55Rob RamageD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mike VernonG | L | 22 | 4 | .818 |
Edmonton Oilers
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Craig SimpsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Steve SmithD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 22Charlie HuddyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 33Marty McSorleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Esa TikkanenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Dave HannanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 14Craig MacTavishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Geoff CourtnallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 19Normand LacombeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Kevin McClellandR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Mike KrushelnyskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Randy GreggD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Craig MuniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Grant FuhrG | W | 23 | 2 | .913 |