Edmonton Oilers vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season · Wednesday, December 14, 1988 · Maple Leaf Gardens
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8–2 on Wednesday, December 14, 1988 at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Jimmy Carson scored twice, Esa Tikkanen scored twice and Jari Kurri scored twice. Craig Laughlin, Kelly Buchberger, Eddie Olczyk and Keith Acton also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Jimmy Carson (26)Normand Lacombe (5), Greg Adams (3)1–002:10 EDM
Craig Laughlin (5)Tom Fergus (12), Al Secord (7)1–105:38 TOR- Jimmy Carson (27)Jari Kurri (31), Charlie Huddy (16)2–108:49 EDM ·
Kelly Buchberger (4)Chris Joseph (2), Mark Messier (24)3–111:07 EDM
Esa Tikkanen (19)Jari Kurri (32)4–114:21 EDM ·
2nd period
Jari Kurri (22)Mark Messier (25)5–109:31 EDM · 
Eddie Olczyk (17)Mark Osborne (16), Todd Gill (7)5–213:57 TOR · - Esa Tikkanen (20)Jari Kurri (33), Jimmy Carson (19)6–216:47 EDM
- Jari Kurri (23)Esa Tikkanen (26), Keith Acton (7)7–219:47 EDM
3rd period
Keith Acton (8)Esa Tikkanen (27), Jari Kurri (34)8–216:32 EDM
Team stats
EDMTOR
3030
0%0%
2/51/6
3545
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:29 into the first period
Borje Salming · tripping2 min - 13:59 into the first period
Kevin McClelland · tripping2 min - 3:13 into the second periodCraig Muni · interference2 min
- 8:59 into the second periodMark Osborne · elbowing2 min
- 10:38 into the second periodJeff Beukeboom · tripping2 min
- 11:19 into the second periodMark Messier · high sticking5 min
- 11:19 into the second periodMark Messier · game misconduct10 min
- 0:22 into the third periodJohn Kordic · cross checking5 min
- 0:22 into the third periodJohn Kordic · game misconduct10 min
- 4:15 into the third periodKevin McClelland · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 4:15 into the third periodBrian Curran · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 4:15 into the third periodBrian Curran · misconduct10 min
- 9:07 into the third periodBorje Salming · holding2 min
- 10:18 into the third periodGreg Adams · misconduct10 min
- 10:18 into the third periodNormand Lacombe · holding2 min
- 10:18 into the third periodTodd Gill · misconduct10 min
- 19:12 into the third periodBrad Marsh · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.