Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers
Playoffs · Sunday, April 20, 1997 · Edmonton Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 4–3 in overtime on Sunday, April 20, 1997 at Edmonton Coliseum. The Stars outshot the Oilers 42–41.
Goals came from Mike Modano, Benoit Hogue, Joe Nieuwendyk, Doug Weight, Andrei Kovalenko, Mike Grier and Kelly Buchberger.
Curtis Joseph made 39 saves on 42 shots for the win; Andy Moog stopped 37 of 41.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Modano (2)Sergei Zubov (2)1–004:53 DAL · 
Benoit Hogue (1)Darryl Sydor (1), Todd Harvey (1)2–018:53 DAL ·
2nd period
Joe Nieuwendyk (2)Benoit Hogue (1), Pat Verbeek (1)3–008:07 DAL
3rd period
Doug Weight (2)Dan Mcgillis (3)3–116:00 EDM
Andrei Kovalenko (1)Todd Marchant (1), Boris Mironov (2)3–217:44 EDM · 
Mike Grier (2)Dan Mcgillis (4), Luke Richardson (2)3–317:56 EDM
Overtime
Kelly Buchberger (2)Mats Lindgren (2), Boris Mironov (3)3–409:15 EDM
Team stats
DALEDM
4241
0%0%
1/61/6
2828
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:20 into the first period
Pat Verbeek · high sticking2 min - 3:22 into the first periodDerian Hatcher · slashing2 min
- 5:55 into the first period
Mike Grier · boarding2 min - 8:47 into the first periodMariusz Czerkawski · interference2 min
- 11:16 into the first periodDerian Hatcher · roughing2 min
- 11:16 into the first periodDerian Hatcher · roughing2 min
- 11:16 into the first periodGrant Marshall · roughing2 min
- 11:16 into the first periodJamie Langenbrunner · misconduct10 min
- 11:16 into the first periodPetr Klima · roughing2 min
- 11:16 into the first periodDrew Bannister · misconduct10 min
- 11:16 into the first periodRyan Smyth · roughing2 min
- 17:21 into the first periodRyan Smyth · holding2 min
- 8:59 into the second periodBob Bassen · elbowing2 min
- 16:25 into the second periodTodd Harvey · roughing2 min
- 18:02 into the second periodDoug Weight · slashing2 min
- 5:13 into the third periodKelly Buchberger · cross checking2 min
- 10:17 into the third periodCurtis Joseph · slashing2 min
- 15:04 into the third periodDerian Hatcher · roughing2 min
- 15:04 into the third periodTodd Marchant · roughing2 min
- 16:25 into the third periodSergei Zubov · interference obstruction2 min
Season series
Dallas Stars
| 33Benoit HogueL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 9Mike ModanoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 10Todd HarveyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 7 | – |
| 16Pat VerbeekR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 25Joe NieuwendykC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 5Darryl SydorD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 56Sergei ZubovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Dave ReidL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 15Jamie LangenbrunnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 21Guy CarbonneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 23Greg AdamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Jere LehtinenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 28Bob BassenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Grant MarshallR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Derian HatcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Craig LudwigD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Grant LedyardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 24Richard MatvichukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Arturs IrbeG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Andy MoogG | L | 41 | 4 | .902 |
Edmonton Oilers
| 2Boris MironovD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 23Dan McgillisD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 14Mats LindgrenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 16Kelly BuchbergerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Mike GrierR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 26Todd MarchantC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 39Doug WeightC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 51Andrei KovalenkoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 22Luke RichardsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Jason ArnottC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 17Rem MurrayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Mariusz CzerkawskiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 29Louie DebruskL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 85Petr KlimaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 94Ryan SmythL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 5Greg De VriesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 34Donald DufresneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 55Drew BannisterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bob EssensaG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Curtis JosephG | W | 42 | 3 | .929 |