Edmonton Oilers vs Dallas Stars
Playoffs · Friday, April 18, 1997 · Reunion Arena
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 4–0 on Friday, April 18, 1997 at Reunion Arena.
Goals came from Mike Grier, Mariusz Czerkawski, Boris Mironov and Ryan Smyth.
Curtis Joseph made 25 saves on 25 shots for the win; Andy Moog stopped 17 of 21.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Grier (1)Doug Weight (1), Dan Mcgillis (2)1–014:51 EDM ·
2nd period
Mariusz Czerkawski (1)Unassisted2–000:43 EDM
3rd period
Boris Mironov (1)Doug Weight (2), Ryan Smyth (1)3–002:50 EDM · 
Ryan Smyth (1)Unassisted4–007:07 EDM
Team stats
EDMDAL
2525
0%0%
2/60/7
3624
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:11 into the first period
Luke Richardson · high sticking2 min - 4:39 into the first period
Richard Matvichuk · misconduct10 min - 4:39 into the first periodDrew Bannister · misconduct10 min
- 4:39 into the first periodJason Arnott · cross checking2 min
- 10:20 into the first periodGuy Carbonneau · slashing2 min
- 13:19 into the first periodJoe Nieuwendyk · holding the stick2 min
- 16:40 into the first periodBoris Mironov · interference obstruction2 min
- 18:14 into the first periodJoe Nieuwendyk · hooking2 min
- 1:26 into the second periodDan Mcgillis · high sticking2 min
- 1:56 into the second periodDrew Bannister · cross checking2 min
- 7:09 into the second periodRichard Matvichuk · roughing2 min
- 10:04 into the second periodDan Mcgillis · roughing2 min
- 10:04 into the second periodDan Mcgillis · misconduct10 min
- 16:23 into the second periodDrew Bannister · interference obstruction2 min
- 1:59 into the third periodRichard Matvichuk · slashing2 min
- 17:28 into the third periodDave Reid · roughing2 min
- 17:28 into the third periodTodd Harvey · high sticking2 min
- 17:28 into the third periodGreg De Vries · roughing2 min
Season series
Edmonton Oilers
| 39Doug WeightC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 94Ryan SmythL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 21Mariusz CzerkawskiR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25Mike GrierR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Boris MironovD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 23Dan McgillisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 7Jason ArnottC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Mats LindgrenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Kelly BuchbergerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Rem MurrayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Todd MarchantC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 29Louie DebruskL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 51Andrei KovalenkoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 85Petr KlimaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Greg De VriesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 22Luke RichardsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Bryan MarchmentD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 55Drew BannisterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bob EssensaG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Curtis JosephG | W | 25 | 0 | 1.000 |
Dallas Stars
| 9Mike ModanoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Todd HarveyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Dave ReidL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Pat VerbeekR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 21Guy CarbonneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Greg AdamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Joe NieuwendykC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 26Jere LehtinenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Bob BassenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Grant MarshallR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 33Benoit HogueL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 41Brent GilchristL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 2Derian HatcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Craig LudwigD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Darryl SydorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Grant LedyardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Richard MatvichukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 56Sergei ZubovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Arturs IrbeG | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 35Andy MoogG | L | 21 | 4 | .809 |