3–2

Final

🌌 Home North Stars 12-12-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	1	1	1	3
MNS	0	2	0	2

Oilers at North Stars

Oilers beat North Stars 3–2 on December 9, 1986.

🗓 Tue, Dec 9, 1986 · 19:00 CST 🏒 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

1 G, 1 A

10 shots · -1

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Jari Kurri

1 G

2 shots · -1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Craig MacTavish

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Jari Kurri PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:30

Assists: Wayne Gretzky

1–0

2nd period

🌌 Brian MacLellan PP Tying 2nd · 02:51

Assists: Craig Hartsburg, Dino Ciccarelli

1–1

🛢️ Wayne Gretzky PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:01

Assists: Esa Tikkanen, Randy Gregg

2–1

🌌 Dirk Graham Tying 2nd · 16:45

Assists: Keith Acton

2–2

3rd period

🛢️ Craig MacTavish SH Go-ahead 3rd · 00:53

Unassisted

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM MNS🌌

26 Shots on goal 25

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

14 Penalty minutes 10

EDM shooting 11.5% (3/26) MNS shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Grant Fuhr

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌌North Stars

Don Beaupre

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:13 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

North Stars

North Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 16-9-3 (57% win rate, 28 games)

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 2nd: 12-12-1 (48% win rate, 25 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 21, 1986

🌌MNS @ 🛢️EDM

4–5 (OT) · Oilers won

Mar 11, 1986

🛢️EDM @ 🌌MNS

0–4 · North Stars won

❓ EDM vs MNS, answered

Who won Oilers vs North Stars on December 9, 1986?

Oilers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Oilers vs North Stars?

The final score was Oilers 3, North Stars 2.

Who scored for Oilers?

Craig MacTavish, Jari Kurri, Wayne Gretzky.

Who scored for North Stars?

Brian MacLellan, Dirk Graham.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Don Beaupre made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Oilers vs North Stars 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Dec 7

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Dec 6

Also on December 9, 1986

Oilers season page North Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule