5–3

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 18-15-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	1	2	2	5
DET	0	2	1	3

Oilers at Red Wings

Oilers beat Red Wings 5–3 at Little Caesars Arena on January 13, 1987.

🗓 Tue, Jan 13, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Glenn Anderson

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Mark Messier

3 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Glenn Anderson Go-ahead 1st · 05:20

Assists: Mark Messier, Paul Coffey · beat Glen Hanlon

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Shawn Burr Tying 2nd · 02:47

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Dave Barr · beat Grant Fuhr

1–1

🛢️ Wayne Gretzky Go-ahead 2nd · 09:29

Assists: Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson · beat Glen Hanlon

2–1

🐙 John Ogrodnick Tying 2nd · 13:20

Assists: Darren Veitch, Steve Yzerman · beat Grant Fuhr

2–2

🛢️ Kevin Lowe PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:31

Assists: Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson · beat Glen Hanlon

3–2

3rd period

🐙 Darren Veitch Tying 3rd · 07:08

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Shawn Burr · beat Grant Fuhr

3–3

🛢️ Randy Gregg Go-ahead 3rd · 16:19

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Esa Tikkanen · beat Glen Hanlon

4–3

🛢️ Jari Kurri Empty net 3rd · 19:39

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Mike Krushelnyski

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM DET🐙

35 Shots on goal 31

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

36 Penalty minutes 36

EDM shooting 14.3% (5/35) DET shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Grant Fuhr

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:12 TOI

Andy Moog

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 01:48 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Glen Hanlon

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:42 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 3–2

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

Oilers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ EDM vs DET, answered

Who won Oilers vs Red Wings on January 13, 1987?

Oilers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Red Wings?

The final score was Oilers 5, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Oilers?

Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, Kevin Lowe, Randy Gregg, Wayne Gretzky.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Darren Veitch, John Ogrodnick, Shawn Burr.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

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

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Red Wings season series?

Oilers lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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

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🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 11

Also on January 13, 1987

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