3–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	2	0	1	3
EDM	1	2	1	4

Red Wings at Oilers

Oilers beat Red Wings 4–3 at Rogers Place on October 17, 1986.

🗓 Fri, Oct 17, 1986 · 20:30 CDT 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Wayne Gretzky

4 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Jari Kurri

3 G

5 shots · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Gerard Gallant

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Steve Smith Go-ahead 1st · 02:17

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Esa Tikkanen

0–1

🐙 Gerard Gallant PP Tying 1st · 04:48

Assists: Bob Probert, Petr Klima

1–1

🐙 Gerard Gallant PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:45

Assists: Petr Klima, Mike O'connell

2–1

2nd period

🛢️ Jari Kurri PP Tying 2nd · 13:07

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey

2–2

🛢️ Jari Kurri Go-ahead 2nd · 13:45

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Jeff Beukeboom

2–3

3rd period

🛢️ Jari Kurri PP 3rd · 10:58

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey

2–4

🐙 Bob Probert 3rd · 18:55

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Adam Oates

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET EDM🛢️

35 Shots on goal 32

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

16 Penalty minutes 20

DET shooting 8.6% (3/35) EDM shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:44 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Grant Fuhr

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ DET vs EDM, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Oilers on October 17, 1986?

Oilers won 4–3.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Oilers?

The final score was Red Wings 3, Oilers 4.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Gerard Gallant (2), Bob Probert.

Who scored for Oilers?

Jari Kurri (3), Steve Smith.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Oilers season series?

Oilers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Oct 15

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 17, 1986

Red Wings season page Oilers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule