Calgary Flames vs Edmonton Oilers
Playoffs · Monday, April 25, 1988 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 6–4 on Monday, April 25, 1988 at Northlands Coliseum. The Flames outshot the Oilers 30–17.
Goals came from Mark Messier, Craig Simpson, Wayne Gretzky, Esa Tikkanen, Craig Coxe, Dana Murzyn, Dave Hannan, Joe Nieuwendyk, Glenn Anderson and John Tonelli.
Grant Fuhr made 26 saves on 30 shots for the win; Rick Wamsley stopped 6 of 8.
Scoring
1st period
Mark Messier (7)Esa Tikkanen (10)0–109:27 EDM · 
Craig Simpson (5)Jari Kurri (9), Steve Smith (6)0–215:31 EDM
2nd period
Wayne Gretzky (5)Steve Smith (7)0–304:31 EDM
Esa Tikkanen (3)Unassisted0–406:39 EDM
Craig Coxe (1)Ric Nattress (3), Lanny McDonald (1)1–410:35 CGY
Dana Murzyn (2)Jim Peplinski (5), Joe Nieuwendyk (4)2–412:45 CGY
Dave Hannan (1)Glenn Anderson (8), Mark Messier (13)2–514:23 EDM
Joe Nieuwendyk (3)Paul Reinhart (7), Joe Mullen (4)3–515:35 CGY
3rd period
Glenn Anderson (5)Mike Krushelnyski (3), Craig Simpson (4)3–611:40 EDM
John Tonelli (2)Rob Ramage (3), Joel Otto (2)4–616:09 CGY ·
Team stats
CGYEDM
3017
0%0%
1/51/7
4139
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:19 into the first period
Jim Peplinski · high sticking2 min - 4:04 into the first period
Kevin McClelland · holding2 min - 4:43 into the first periodHakan Loob · high sticking2 min
- 7:48 into the first periodCraig Coxe · slashing2 min
- 16:51 into the first periodCharlie Huddy · slashing2 min
- 2:04 into the second periodHakan Loob · cross checking2 min
- 16:09 into the second periodNormand Lacombe · tripping2 min
- 19:10 into the second periodRob Ramage · roughing2 min
- 19:10 into the second periodEsa Tikkanen · roughing2 min
- 19:34 into the second periodTim Hunter · misconduct10 min
- 19:34 into the second periodDana Murzyn · roughing2 min
- 19:34 into the second periodJoel Otto · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:34 into the second periodMark Messier · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:34 into the second periodCraig Simpson · roughing2 min
- 19:34 into the second periodSteve Smith · misconduct10 min
- 1:36 into the third periodJim Peplinski · cross checking2 min
- 5:35 into the third periodDana Murzyn · slashing2 min
- 9:45 into the third periodJohn Tonelli · high sticking2 min
- 9:45 into the third periodCraig MacTavish · high sticking2 min
- 12:14 into the third periodDana Murzyn · roughing2 min
- 12:14 into the third periodDana Murzyn · fighting5 min
- 12:14 into the third periodRob Ramage · roughing2 min
- 12:14 into the third periodGeoff Courtnall · roughing2 min
- 12:14 into the third periodSteve Smith · fighting5 min
- 14:35 into the third periodRandy Gregg · interference2 min
- 17:41 into the third periodJohn Tonelli · high sticking2 min
- 17:41 into the third periodCraig Muni · slashing2 min
- 18:06 into the third periodGrant Fuhr · illegal stick2 min
- 18:59 into the third periodSteve Smith · slashing2 min
Season series
Calgary Flames
| 25Joe NieuwendykC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 7Joe MullenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 9Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 18Craig CoxeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 29Joel OttoC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5Dana MurzynD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 6Ric NattressD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 55Rob RamageD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 10Gary RobertsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 11Colin PattersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Hakan LoobR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 19Tim HunterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Mike BullardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 4Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 20Gary SuterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mike VernonG | 9 | 4 | .556 | |
| 31Rick WamsleyG | L | 8 | 2 | .750 |
Edmonton Oilers
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 10Esa TikkanenL | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 18Craig SimpsonL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Steve SmithD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 12Dave HannanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Mike KrushelnyskiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 14Craig MacTavishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Geoff CourtnallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 19Normand LacombeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Kevin McClellandR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Randy GreggD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 22Charlie HuddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Craig MuniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 33Marty McSorleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Grant FuhrG | W | 30 | 4 | .867 |