Belt game 4,798 · May 31, 1987 · playoffs
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 at home to start reign 1,800 of the NHL belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since May 26, 1987, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 131 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on October 9, 1987.
1,800Reign number
22Team's reign
0Defenses
131Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Nilsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelle Eklund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindsay Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tocchet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derrick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hextall | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 40 | 43 |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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