Belt game 4,794 · May 22, 1987 · playoffs
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3 at home to start reign 1,797 of the NHL belt, the 60th for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since May 17, 1987, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on May 24, 1987.
1,797Reign number
60Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tocchet | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pelle Eklund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindsay Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derrick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hextall | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Messier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Buchberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 35 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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