1–4

Final

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

Whalers at Oilers

Oilers beat Whalers 4–1 at Rogers Place on March 15, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Mar 15, 1987 · 19:00 CST 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Mark Messier

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 1 A

7 shots

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Kent Nilsson

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🛢️ Wayne Gretzky Go-ahead 2nd · 01:58

Assists: Esa Tikkanen · beat Mike Liut

0–1

🛢️ Mark Messier SH 2nd · 06:22

Assists: Craig MacTavish, Randy Gregg · beat Mike Liut

0–2

🛢️ Kent Nilsson PP 2nd · 10:12

Assists: Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky · beat Mike Liut

0–3

🛢️ Mark Messier 2nd · 19:35

Assists: Reijo Ruotsalainen, Kent Nilsson · beat Mike Liut

0–4

3rd period

🐳 Kevin Dineen 3rd · 08:05

Assists: Dana Murzyn, Paul Lawless · beat Andy Moog

1–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD EDM🛢️

25 Shots on goal 33

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

6 Penalty minutes 4

HFD shooting 4.0% (1/25) EDM shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Andy Moog

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 39-26-5 (56% win rate, 70 games)

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 44-17-7 (65% win rate, 68 games)

After 2nd — 0–4

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ HFD vs EDM, answered

Who won Whalers vs Oilers on March 15, 1987?

Oilers won 4–1.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Oilers?

The final score was Whalers 1, Oilers 4.

Who scored for Whalers?

Kevin Dineen.

Who scored for Oilers?

Mark Messier (2), Kent Nilsson, Wayne Gretzky.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Oilers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Mar 13

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 15, 1987

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