1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season

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1987–88 Edmonton Oilers
Stanley Cup champions
Campbell Conference champions
Division2nd Smythe
Conference2nd Campbell
1987–88 record44–25–11
Home record28–8–4
Road record16–17–7
Goals for363 (2nd)
Goals against288 (8th)
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachGlen Sather
CaptainWayne Gretzky
Alternate captainsKevin Lowe
Mark Messier
ArenaNorthlands Coliseum
Average attendance17,503 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Nova Scotia Oilers (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
Team leaders
GoalsCraig Simpson and Jari Kurri (43)
AssistsWayne Gretzky (109)
PointsWayne Gretzky (149)
Penalty minutesSteve Smith (286)
Plus/minusSteve Smith (+40)
WinsGrant Fuhr (40)
Goals against averageGrant Fuhr (3.43)

The 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' ninth season in the NHL, and they were coming off a Stanley Cup championship against the Philadelphia Flyers the previous season, which was their third Stanley Cup in the past 4 seasons. This was the first time since 1980–81 that the Oilers did not win the division, break the 100 point barrier, or lead the NHL in goals.

Wayne Gretzky led the team with 149 points (sitting out 16 games with a knee injury), his lowest point total since his rookie season in 1979–80, and the first time since then that he failed to lead the NHL in scoring. Jari Kurri and Craig Simpson, who the Oilers acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins during the season, led the team in goals with 43, and Mark Messier set a career high with 111 points. With Paul Coffey being traded during the season to the Penguins, Steve Smith stepped up and led Oilers defense with 55 points and have a team record 286 penalty minutes.

In goal, Grant Fuhr appeared in 75 of the 80 Oilers games, winning a career high 40 games and getting 4 shutouts, while posting a 3.43 GAA and becoming the first Oilers goalie to win the Vezina Trophy. Goalie Andy Moog demanded to be traded from the Oilers, and at the trading deadline, Edmonton dealt Moog and left wing Moe Lemay to the Boston Bruins for goaltender Bill Ranford, left wing Geoff Courtnall, right wing Alan May, and a second-round draft pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.

Season standings[edit]

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Calgary Flames 80 48 23 9 397 305 105
Edmonton Oilers 80 44 25 11 363 288 99
Winnipeg Jets 80 33 36 11 292 310 77
Los Angeles Kings 80 30 42 8 318 359 68
Vancouver Canucks 80 25 46 9 272 320 59

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents[edit]

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference[edit]

Vs. Wales Conference


Schedule and results[edit]

1987–88 Schedule
October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 9 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 0–1–0 0 [3]
2 October 11 Edmonton Oilers 9 – 2 Los Angeles Kings Fuhr 1–1–0 2 [4]
3 October 14 Calgary Flames 5 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 1–2–0 2 [5]
4 October 16 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Calgary Flames Fuhr 2–2–0 4 [6]
5 October 17 Boston Bruins 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 3–2–0 6 [7]
6 October 21 Los Angeles Kings 2 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 4–2–0 8 [8]
7 October 23 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 Vancouver Canucks OT Fuhr 5–2–0 10 [9]
8 October 24 Vancouver Canucks 5 – 9 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 6–2–0 12 [10]
9 October 27 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 5 Quebec Nordiques Fuhr 6–3–0 12 [11]
10 October 28 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Montreal Canadiens Fuhr 6–4–0 12 [12]
11 October 31 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 6 New Jersey Devils Fuhr 6–5–0 12 [13]
November: 8–3–2 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 1 Edmonton Oilers 7 – 6 New York Rangers Reaugh 7–5–0 14 [14]
13 November 4 New York Rangers 2 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 8–5–0 16 [15]
14 November 5 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Calgary Flames OT Fuhr 8–5–1 17 [16]
15 November 7 Buffalo Sabres 0 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 9–5–1 19 [17]
16 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Los Angeles Kings OT Fuhr 9–5–2 20 [18]
17 November 14 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 5 St. Louis Blues OT Fuhr 10–5–2 22 [19]
18 November 15 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Chicago Blackhawks Fuhr 10–6–2 22 [20]
19 November 18 Quebec Nordiques 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 11–6–2 24 [21]
20 November 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 12–6–2 26 [22]
21 November 22 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Winnipeg Jets OT Fuhr 12–7–2 26 [23]
22 November 25 New Jersey Devils 8 – 7 Edmonton Oilers OT Fuhr 12–8–2 26 [24]
23 November 27 Chicago Blackhawks 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 13–8–2 28 [25]
24 November 29 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Buffalo Sabres Fuhr 14–8–2 30 [26]
December: 9–4–1 (Home: 7–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
25 December 1 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Washington Capitals Fuhr 14–9–2 30 [27]
26 December 2 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 7 Detroit Red Wings Fuhr 14–10–2 30 [28]
27 December 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 15–10–2 32 [29]
28 December 6 Minnesota North Stars 4 – 10 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 16–10–2 34 [30]
29 December 9 Winnipeg Jets 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 17–10–2 36 [31]
30 December 11 Vancouver Canucks 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 18–10–2 38 [32]
31 December 12 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 3 Vancouver Canucks Fuhr 19–10–2 40 [33]
32 December 16 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 7 Los Angeles Kings Fuhr 19–11–2 40 [34]
33 December 18 Winnipeg Jets 5 – 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Fuhr 19–11–3 41 [35]
34 December 19 Hartford Whalers 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Reaugh 19–12–3 41 [36]
35 December 22 Los Angeles Kings 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 20–12–3 43 [37]
36 December 26 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 Calgary Flames Fuhr 21–12–3 45 [38]
37 December 28 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 22–12–3 47 [39]
38 December 30 Philadelphia Flyers 0 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 23–12–3 49 [40]
January: 6–5–4 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–4–3)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
39 January 2 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 2 Washington Capitals Fuhr 23–13–3 49 [41]
40 January 4 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 2 Boston Bruins OT Fuhr 23–13–4 50 [42]
41 January 6 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 1 Hartford Whalers Fuhr 24–13–4 52 [43]
42 January 8 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Winnipeg Jets OT Fuhr 24–13–5 53 [44]
43 January 9 New York Islanders 1 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 25–13–5 55 [45]
44 January 11 Washington Capitals 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 26–13–5 57 [46]
45 January 13 Calgary Flames 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 27–13–5 59 [47]
46 January 15 Winnipeg Jets 4 – 4 Edmonton Oilers OT Fuhr 27–13–6 60 [48]
47 January 18 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Montreal Canadiens Fuhr 27–14–6 60 [49]
48 January 19 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Quebec Nordiques OT Fuhr 27–14–7 61 [50]
49 January 21 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Philadelphia Flyers Fuhr 27–15–7 61 [51]
50 January 23 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 New York Islanders Fuhr 27–16–7 61 [52]
51 January 25 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 4 Pittsburgh Penguins Fuhr 28–16–7 63 [53]
52 January 29 Calgary Flames 5 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 28–17–7 63 [54]
53 January 30 Hartford Whalers 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 29–17–7 65 [55]
February: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
54 February 3 New Jersey Devils 5 – 8 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 30–17–7 67 [56]
55 February 6 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 7 Los Angeles Kings Fuhr 30–18–7 67 [57]
56 February 11 Edmonton Oilers 7 – 2 Vancouver Canucks Fuhr 31–18–7 69 [58]
57 February 12 Boston Bruins 7 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 31–19–7 69 [59]
58 February 14 Vancouver Canucks 6 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 32–19–7 71 [60]
59 February 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 4 Edmonton Oilers OT Fuhr 32–19–8 72 [61]
60 February 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 33–19–8 74 [62]
61 February 21 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Winnipeg Jets OT Fuhr 34–19–8 76 [63]
62 February 23 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 4 St. Louis Blues Fuhr 35–19–8 78 [64]
63 February 24 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Chicago Blackhawks Fuhr 35–20–8 78 [65]
64 February 28 Calgary Flames 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 35–21–8 78 [66]
March: 7–4–3 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 2–3–3)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
65 March 1 Los Angeles Kings 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 36–21–8 80 [67]
66 March 4 Philadelphia Flyers 4 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 37–21–8 82 [68]
67 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 7 Calgary Flames Fuhr 37–22–8 82 [69]
68 March 7 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 0 Winnipeg Jets Fuhr 38–22–8 84 [70]
69 March 9 Montreal Canadiens 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 38–23–8 84 [71]
70 March 12 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 Vancouver Canucks OT Ranford 38–23–9 85 [72]
71 March 15 Buffalo Sabres 4 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 39–23–9 87 [73]
72 March 18 Winnipeg Jets 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 40–23–9 89 [74]
73 March 20 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 5 Minnesota North Stars OT Ranford 40–23–10 90 [75]
74 March 22 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 4 Detroit Red Wings Fuhr 41–23–10 92 [76]
75 March 24 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 6 New York Rangers Fuhr 42–23–10 94 [77]
76 March 26 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 New York Islanders Fuhr 42–24–10 94 [78]
77 March 28 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Ranford 43–24–10 96 [79]
78 March 30 Minnesota North Stars 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 44–24–10 98 [80]
April: 1–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
79 April 1 St. Louis Blues 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 44–25–10 98 [81]
80 April 3 Los Angeles Kings 5 – 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Fuhr 44–25–11 99 [82]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs[edit]

Main article: 1988 Stanley Cup Finals

In the playoffs, the Oilers started off by defeating the Winnipeg Jets in 5 games, and faced their Battle of Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames in the Smythe Division finals. The Flames ended the Oilers' streak of six straight division titles by finishing six points ahead of Edmonton during the regular season and were favoured to win the series, however, the Oilers quickly swept Calgary to advance to the Campbell Conference finals, against the Detroit Red Wings. Edmonton had no problem getting past Detroit, winning the series in five games, and faced the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Oilers continued to dominate, sweeping Boston despite having to play 5 games (game 4 was cancelled midway through the third period with the score tied at 3 due to a power failure at the Boston Garden) to win their fourth Stanley Cup in 5 years. Grant Fuhr set an NHL record by winning 16 playoff games, while Wayne Gretzky took home the Conn Smythe Trophy after earning a league high 43 playoff points.

1988 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Smythe Division Semifinal; Oilers won series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 6 Winnipeg Jets 4 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 1–0 [1]
2 April 7 Winnipeg Jets 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 2–0 [2]
3 April 9 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Winnipeg Jets Fuhr 2–1 [3]
4 April 10 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Winnipeg Jets Fuhr 3–1 [4]
1 April 12 Winnipeg Jets 2 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 4–1 [5]
Smythe Division Final; Oilers won series 4–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 19 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Calgary Flames Fuhr 1–0 [6]
2 April 21 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 Calgary Flames OT Fuhr 2–0 [7]
3 April 23 Calgary Flames 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 3–0 [8]
4 April 25 Calgary Flames 4 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 4–0 [9]
Campbell Conference Final; Oilers won series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 3 Detroit Red Wings 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 1–0 [10]
2 May 5 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 2–0 [11]
3 May 7 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Detroit Red Wings Fuhr 2–1 [12]
4 May 9 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Detroit Red Wings OT Fuhr 3–1 [13]
5 May 11 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 8 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 4–1 [14]
Stanley Cup Final; Oilers won series 4–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 18 Boston Bruins 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 1–0 [15]
2 May 20 Boston Bruins 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 2–0 [16]
3 May 22 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 3 Boston Bruins Fuhr 3–0 [17]
4 May 24 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 Boston Bruins Fuhr 3–0 [18]
5 May 26 Boston Bruins 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 4–0 [19]

Season stats[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky 64 40 109 149 24
Mark Messier 77 37 74 111 103
Jari Kurri 80 43 53 96 30
Glenn Anderson 80 38 50 88 58
Esa Tikkanen 80 23 51 74 153

Goaltending[edit]

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO Save % GAA
Bill Ranford 6 325 3 0 2 16 0 .899 2.95
Grant Fuhr 75 4304 40 24 9 246 4 .881 3.43
Daryl Reaugh 6 176 1 1 0 14 0 .877 4.77
Warren Skorodenski 3 61 0 0 0 7 0 .720 6.89

Playoff stats[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky 19 12 31 43 16
Mark Messier 19 11 23 34 29
Jari Kurri 19 14 17 31 12
Esa Tikkanen 19 10 17 27 72
Glenn Anderson 19 9 16 25 49

Goaltending[edit]

Player GP TOI W L GA SO Save % GAA
Grant Fuhr 19 1136 16 2 55 0 .883 2.90

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Records[edit]

  • 1,050: A new NHL record for most assists in a career by Wayne Gretzky on Mar 1, 1988.
  • 286: An Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a single season by Steve Smith.
  • 266: A new Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a single season by a defenceman by Steve Smith on ???, 1988.
  • 51: A new NHL record for most career even strength goals in a playoffs by Jari Kurri on ???, 1988.
  • 40: An Oilers record for most wins in a single season by Grant Fuhr.
  • 34: A new Oilers record for most wins in a single season by Grant Fuhr on February 23, 1988.
  • 31: A new NHL record for most assists in a playoffs by Wayne Gretzky on May 26, 1988.

Milestones[edit]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Kelly Buchberger 1st NHL Game October 9, 1987
Jim Ennis
Glenn Anderson 16th NHL Hat-trick October 11, 1987
Jim Ennis 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
John Miner 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Jari Kurri 400th NHL Assist October 14, 1987
Craig Muni 100th NHL Game
Glenn Anderson 17th NHL Hat-trick October 16, 1987
John Miner 1st NHL Goal
Normand Lacombe 100th NHL Game October 17, 1987
Craig MacTavish 200th NHL PIM
Charlie Huddy 300th NHL PIM October 23, 1987
Wayne Gretzky 300th NHL PIM October 24, 1987
Kevin McClelland 1,000th NHL PIM
Grant Fuhr 30th NHL Assist October 31, 1987
Steve Graves 1st NHL Assist November 1, 1987
Craig MacTavish 200th NHL Point
Daryl Reaugh 1st NHL Win
Ron Shudra 1st NHL Game
Esa Tikkanen 100th NHL Point
Wayne Gretzky 42nd NHL Hat-trick
1,000th NHL Assist		 November 4, 1987
Mike Krushelnyski 300th NHL Point November 5, 1987
Ron Shudra 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 November 7, 1987
Craig Muni 100th NHL PIM November 15, 1987
Steve Smith 400th NHL PIM November 25, 1987
Mike Krushelnyski 400th NHL Game November 29, 1987
Mark Messier 800th NHL PIM
Esa Tikkanen 200th NHL PIM December 5, 1987
Wayne Gretzky 43rd NHL Hat-trick
4th Five-Goal NHL Game		 December 6, 1987
Craig MacTavish 400th NHL Game December 11, 1987
Marty McSorley 700th NHL PIM
200th NHL Game		 December 12, 1987
Mark Messier 600th NHL Game
Mark Messier 400th NHL Assist December 16, 1987
Craig Simpson 2nd NHL Gordie Howe hat trick
Wayne Gretzky 1,600th NHL Point December 22, 1987
Jeff Beukeboom 200th NHL PIM December 30, 1987
Dave Hannan 300th NHL Game
Jari Kurri 800th NHL Point
Kevin McClelland 1,100th NHL PIM
Scott Metcalfe 1st NHL Game January 4, 1988
Grant Fuhr 300th NHL Game January 15, 1988
Mark Messier 700th NHL Point
Kelly Buchberger 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 January 19, 1988
Selmar Odelein 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Dave Hannan 1st NHL Hat-trick January 25, 1988
Craig Simpson 200th NHL Game January 29, 1988
Steve Smith 500th NHL PIM January 30, 1988
Marty McSorley 800th NHL PIM February 3, 1988
Esa Tikkanen 3rd NHL Hat-trick
Dave Hannan 400th NHL PIM February 12, 1988
Mark Messier 9th NHL Hat-trick February 14, 1988
Kevin Lowe 700th NHL PIM February 17, 1988
Jeff Beukeboom 100th NHL Game February 19, 1988
Steve Dykstra 400th NHL PIM
Charlie Huddy 200th NHL Assist February 21, 1988
Glenn Anderson 18th NHL Hat-trick
2nd Four-Goal NHL Game
2nd NHL Natural Hat-trick		 March 4, 1988
Kevin McClelland 1,200th NHL PIM
Jeff Beukeboom 300th NHL PIM March 7, 1988
Kevin McClelland 400th NHL Game
Glenn Anderson 500th NHL PIM March 9, 1988
Geoff Courtnall ??? NHL Hat-trick March 15, 1988
Mark Messier 300th NHL Goal
Craig Simpson 50th Goal in 71 Games
Mike Krushelynski 300th NHL PIM March 18, 1988
Craig MacTavish 100th NHL Goal
Glenn Anderson 700th NHL Point March 22, 1988
Steve Smith 600th NHL PIM March 24, 1988
Keith Acton 400th NHL PIM March 26, 1988
Glenn Anderson 600th NHL Game March 30, 1988
Steve Smith 100th NHL Point
Esa Tikkanen 100th NHL Assist
Esa Tikkanen 300th NHL PIM April 1, 1988
Jari Kurri 600th NHL Game April 3, 1988
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Glenn Anderson 200th NHL PIM
2nd NHL Hat-trick		 April 6, 1988
Dave Hannan 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Normand Lacombe 1st NHL Game
Kevin Lowe 100th NHL Game
Craig Simpson 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Glenn Anderson 100th NHL Game April 7, 1988
Jari Kurri
Normand Lacombe 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 April 9, 1988
Marty McSorley 150th NHL PIM
Grant Fuhr 50th NHL Win April 10, 1988
Kevin McClelland 200th NHL PIM
Wayne Gretzky 150th NHL Assist April 12, 1988
Kevin Lowe 100th NHL PIM
Jari Kurri 150th NHL Point April 21, 1988
Esa Tikkanen 50th NHL PIM
Dave Hannan 1st NHL Goal April 25, 1988
Mark Messier 50th NHL Goal
Steve Smith 100th NHL PIM
Wayne Gretzky 50th NHL PIM May 7, 1988
Keith Acton 50th NHL PIM May 9, 1988
Mark Messier 150th NHL Point
Grant Fuhr 10th NHL Assist May 11, 1988
Mike Krushelnyski 50th NHL Point
Randy Gregg 100th NHL Game May 20, 1988
Kevin McClelland 250th NHL PIM
Esa Tikkanen 1st NHL Hat-trick May 22, 1988
Esa Tikkanen 100th NHL PIM
50th NHL Game		 May 24, 1988
Wayne Gretzky 250th NHL Point May 26, 1988

Transactions[edit]

Trades[edit]

October 19, 1987 To Montreal Canadiens
Cash 		To Edmonton Oilers
Dave Donnelly
November 24, 1987 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Paul Coffey
Dave Hunter
Wayne Van Dorp 		To Edmonton Oilers
Moe Mantha
Dave Hannan
Craig Simpson
Chris Joseph
January 22, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
Moe Mantha 		To Edmonton Oilers
Keith Acton
February 11, 1988 To Buffalo Sabres
Scott Metcalfe
9th round pick in 1989 		To Edmonton Oilers
Steve Dykstra
7th round pick in 1989
March 8, 1988 To Boston Bruins
Andy Moog
Moe Lemay 		To Edmonton Oilers
Bill Ranford
Geoff Courtnall
Alan May
2nd round pick in 1988

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team
July 27, 1987 (1987-07-27) Gary Emmons New York Rangers
October 8, 1987 (1987-10-08) Warren Skorodenski Chicago Blackhawks

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team
July 1, 1987 (1987-07-01) Murray Eaves Detroit Red Wings
July 17, 1987 (1987-07-17) Don Biggs Philadelphia Flyers
July 31, 1987 (1987-07-31) Jim Playfair Chicago Blackhawks
March 2, 1988 (1988-03-02) Ken Berry Vancouver Canucks

Waivers[edit]

Date Player Team
October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) Mark Lamb from Detroit Red Wings
Reijo Ruotsalainen to New Jersey Devils
Al Tuer to Minnesota North Stars

Draft picks[edit]

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. The Oilers attempted to select Dave Wensley in the second round of the 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft, but the claim was ruled invalid since Wensley entered school after age 20 and therefore did not meet eligibility requirements.[83]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 21 Peter Soberlak  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
2 42 Brad Werenka  Canada Northern Michigan Wildcats (WCHA)
3 63 Geoff Smith  Canada St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
4 64 Peter Eriksson  Sweden HV71 (Elitserien)
5 105 Shaun Van Allen  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6 126 Radek Toupal  Czechoslovakia České Budějovice (Czechoslovak Extraliga)
7 147 Tomas Srsen  Czechoslovakia TJ Zetor Brno (Czechoslovak Extraliga)
8 168 Age Ellingsen  Norway Storhamar Dragons (Norwegian 1. Divisjon)
9 189 Gavin Armstrong  Canada RPI Engineers (ECAC)
10 210 Mike Tinkham  United States Newburyport High School (USHS)
11 231 Jeff Pauletti  Canada Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA)
12 241 Jesper Duus  Denmark Rødovre Mighty Bulls (Danish Eliteserien)
12 252 Igor Vyazmikin  Soviet Union CSKA Moscow (Soviet League)

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