Belt game 4,792 · May 17, 1987 · playoffs
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at home to start reign 1,796 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since May 14, 1987, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on May 22, 1987.
1,796Reign number
20Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Messier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Buchberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelle Eklund | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tocchet | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Derrick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Tookey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Nachbaur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hextall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 26 |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.