1987–88 Edmonton Oilers
Western Conference · Pacific Division · 44-25-0, 99 pts · Playoffs 16-2
The 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers went 44-25-0 (99 points) in the Smythe Division and played 18 playoff games (16-2). Wayne Gretzky led the team with 149 points (40 G, 109 A). Grant Fuhr had 40 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | C | 64 | 40 | 109 | 149 | +39 | 24 | 9 | 211 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Messier | C | 77 | 37 | 74 | 111 | +21 | 103 | 12 | 182 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jari Kurri | R | 80 | 43 | 53 | 96 | +25 | 30 | 10 | 207 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Anderson | R | 80 | 38 | 50 | 88 | +5 | 58 | 16 | 255 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Esa Tikkanen | L | 80 | 23 | 51 | 74 | +21 | 153 | 6 | 142 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Simpson | L | 59 | 43 | 21 | 64 | +15 | 43 | 18 | 118 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | D | 79 | 12 | 43 | 55 | +40 | 286 | 5 | 116 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Krushelnyski | C | 76 | 20 | 27 | 47 | +26 | 64 | 4 | 124 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Huddy | D | 77 | 13 | 28 | 41 | +23 | 71 | 2 | 163 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig MacTavish | C | 80 | 15 | 17 | 32 | -3 | 47 | 0 | 90 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty McSorley | D | 60 | 9 | 17 | 26 | +23 | 223 | 0 | 66 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Beukeboom | D | 73 | 5 | 20 | 25 | +27 | 201 | 1 | 76 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | D | 70 | 9 | 15 | 24 | +18 | 89 | 2 | 82 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hannan | C | 51 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +12 | 43 | 0 | 62 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Muni | D | 72 | 4 | 15 | 19 | +32 | 77 | 0 | 56 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Normand Lacombe | R | 53 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 36 | 1 | 44 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McClelland | R | 74 | 10 | 6 | 16 | +1 | 281 | 0 | 61 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Acton | C | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Courtnall | L | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +1 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Graves | L | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +13 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Mantha | D | 25 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +7 | 26 | 0 | 50 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hunter | L | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dykstra | L | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Miner | D | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Shudra | D | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Mcmurchy | R | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Joseph | D | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Gregg | D | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wiemer | D | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Selmar Odelein | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Buchberger | R | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 81 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ennis | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Donnelly | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Lemay | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Metcalfe | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Lamb | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Fuhr | 77 | 73 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 2061 | .881 | 3.43 | 4 |
| Daryl Reaugh | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 114 | .877 | 4.79 | 0 |
| Bill Ranford | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 159 | .899 | 2.95 | 0 |
| Warren Skorodenski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .720 | 6.98 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | vs DET | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 11 | @ LAK | W 9–2 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs CGY | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 16 | @ CGY | W 5–2 | Final |
| Oct 17 | vs BOS | W 4–3 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs LAK | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 23 | @ VAN | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Oct 24 | vs VAN | W 9–5 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ QUE | L 0–5 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ MTL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 31 | @ NJD | L 5–6 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ NYR | W 7–6 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs NYR | W 7–2 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ CGY | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 7 | vs BUF | W 5–0 | Final |
| Nov 10 | @ LAK | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 14 | @ STL | W 6–5 | Final/OT |
| Nov 15 | @ CHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs QUE | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 20 | vs PIT | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ WIN | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 25 | vs NJD | L 7–8 | Final/OT |
| Nov 27 | vs CHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ BUF | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ WSH | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ DET | L 4–7 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs TOR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs MNS | W 10–4 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs WIN | W 2–0 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs VAN | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ VAN | W 6–3 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ LAK | L 5–7 | Final |
| Dec 18 | vs WIN | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Dec 19 | vs HFD | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs LAK | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ CGY | W 5–4 | Final |
| Dec 28 | vs VAN | W 7–3 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs PHI | W 6–0 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ WSH | L 0–2 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ BOS | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 6 | @ HFD | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ WIN | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 9 | vs NYI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 11 | vs WSH | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs CGY | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs WIN | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 18 | @ MTL | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ QUE | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 21 | @ PHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 23 | @ NYI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 25 | @ PIT | W 6–4 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs CGY | L 4–5 | Final |
| Jan 30 | vs HFD | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs NJD | W 8–5 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ LAK | L 2–7 | Final |
| Feb 11 | @ VAN | W 7–2 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs BOS | L 4–7 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs VAN | W 7–6 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs TOR | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 19 | vs PIT | W 7–3 | Final |
| Feb 21 | @ WIN | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 23 | @ STL | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 24 | @ CHI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs CGY | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs LAK | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 4 | vs PHI | W 7–4 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ CGY | L 4–7 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ WIN | W 6–0 | Final |
| Mar 9 | vs MTL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ VAN | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 15 | vs BUF | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs WIN | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ MNS | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Mar 22 | @ DET | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ NYR | L 1–6 | Final |
| Mar 26 | @ NYI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ TOR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 30 | vs MNS | W 6–3 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs STL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Apr 3 | vs LAK | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Apr 6 | vs WIN | W 7–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 7 | vs WIN | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | @ WIN | L 4–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 10 | @ WIN | W 5–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | vs WIN | W 6–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 19 | @ CGY | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 21 | @ CGY | W 5–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 23 | vs CGY | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 25 | vs CGY | W 6–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 3 | vs DET | W 4–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 5 | vs DET | W 5–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 7 | @ DET | L 2–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 9 | @ DET | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 11 | vs DET | W 8–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 18 | vs BOS | W 2–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 20 | vs BOS | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 22 | @ BOS | W 6–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 26 | vs BOS | W 6–3 | Final · Playoffs |