Belt game 4,796 · May 26, 1987 · playoffs
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,799 of the NHL belt, the 61st for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since May 24, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on May 31, 1987.
1,799Reign number
61Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty McSorley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 35 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Propp | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pelle Eklund | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tocchet | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindsay Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derrick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hextall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 34 |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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