Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers
Playoffs · Thursday, May 26, 1988 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 6–3 on Thursday, May 26, 1988 at Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Bruins 26–19.
Steve Kasper scored twice and Esa Tikkanen scored twice. Normand Lacombe, Ken Linseman, Mike Krushelnyski, Wayne Gretzky and Craig Simpson also scored.
Grant Fuhr made 16 saves on 19 shots for the win; Andy Moog stopped 20 of 26.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Kasper (6)Randy Burridge (10), Ray Bourque (17)1–000:43 BOS
Normand Lacombe (3)Craig Muni (3), Kevin Lowe (1)1–106:07 EDM
Ken Linseman (11)Ray Bourque (18)2–109:44 BOS · 
Esa Tikkanen (8)Jari Kurri (16), Wayne Gretzky (28)2–215:03 EDM ·
2nd period
Mike Krushelnyski (4)Kevin McClelland (3), Kevin Lowe (2)2–306:38 EDM
Wayne Gretzky (12)Esa Tikkanen (17), Steve Smith (10)2–409:44 EDM · 
Craig Simpson (12)Wayne Gretzky (29), Randy Gregg (7)2–519:58 EDM
3rd period
- Esa Tikkanen (9)Jari Kurri (17), Randy Gregg (8)2–601:21 EDM
- Steve Kasper (7)Greg Johnston (1), Glen Wesley (8)3–606:35 BOS
Team stats
BOSEDM
1926
0%0%
1/72/5
1418
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:55 into the first period
Ray Bourque · high sticking2 min - 8:30 into the first period
Esa Tikkanen · hooking2 min - 9:16 into the first periodMark Messier · slashing2 min
- 13:29 into the first periodKeith Crowder · hooking2 min
- 0:52 into the second periodCraig Simpson · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3:31 into the second periodReed Larson · tripping2 min
- 7:08 into the second periodMoe Lemay · roughing2 min
- 7:08 into the second periodNormand Lacombe · roughing2 min
- 8:00 into the second periodMichael Thelven · holding2 min
- 10:42 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 11:55 into the second periodGlenn Anderson · hooking2 min
- 12:09 into the third periodMike Krushelnyski · holding2 min
- 14:38 into the third periodKen Linseman · high sticking2 min
- 14:38 into the third periodEsa Tikkanen · high sticking double minor4 min
- 18:48 into the third periodMike Krushelnyski · roughing2 min
Season series
Boston Bruins
| 11Steve KasperC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 77Ray BourqueD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 13Ken LinsemanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 39Greg JohnstonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 26Glen WesleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Cam NeelyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 10Billy O'DwyerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Craig JanneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 27Bob JoyceL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 36Moe LemayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 42Bob SweeneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 6Gord KluzakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 22Michael ThelvenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 40Greg HawgoodD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Andy MoogG | L | 26 | 6 | .769 |
Edmonton Oilers
| 10Esa TikkanenL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 21Randy GreggD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 18Craig SimpsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Normand LacombeR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Kevin McClellandR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 26Mike KrushelnyskiC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Steve SmithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 28Craig MuniD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 9Glenn AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Craig MacTavishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Geoff CourtnallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Keith ActonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Charlie HuddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 33Marty McSorleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Grant FuhrG | W | 19 | 3 | .842 |