3–1

Final

EDM leads 4–1

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

Red Wings at Oilers — Conference Finals Game 1

Red Wings, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Oilers 3–1 at Rogers Place on May 5, 1987.

🗓 Tue, May 5, 1987 · 20:30 CDT 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1986-87 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Conference Finals — Best of 7

DET vs EDM · EDM leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 1

3–1

Final · DET

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🐙 DET

Gerard Gallant

1 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Joey Kocur

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Steve Yzerman Go-ahead 1st · 10:12

Assists: Rick Zombo

1–0

🛢️ Kent Nilsson PP Tying 1st · 10:36

Assists: Paul Coffey, Mark Messier

1–1

🐙 Joey Kocur Go-ahead 1st · 12:32

Assists: Shawn Burr

2–1

3rd period

🐙 Gerard Gallant 3rd · 13:57

Assists: Steve Yzerman

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET EDM🛢️

24 Shots on goal 32

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

42 Penalty minutes 36

DET shooting 12.5% (3/24) EDM shooting 3.1% (1/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Grant Fuhr

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:58 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 — 2–1

Red Wings

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

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ DET vs EDM, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Oilers on May 5, 1987?

Red Wings won 3–1.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Oilers?

The final score was Red Wings 3, Oilers 1.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Gerard Gallant, Joey Kocur, Steve Yzerman.

Who scored for Oilers?

Kent Nilsson.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 1 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.

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