2–1

Final

EDM leads 4–1

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

Oilers at Red Wings — Conference Finals Game 3

Oilers, Conference Finals Game 3, beat Red Wings 2–1 at Little Caesars Arena on May 9, 1987.

🗓 Sat, May 9, 1987 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 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 3

2–1

Final · EDM

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Craig MacTavish

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Marty McSorley

1 G

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Dave Hunter

1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Craig MacTavish Go-ahead 1st · 05:41

Assists: Reijo Ruotsalainen, Grant Fuhr

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Bob Probert Tying 2nd · 17:24

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Gerard Gallant

1–1

3rd period

🛢️ Marty McSorley Go-ahead 3rd · 19:24

Assists: Craig MacTavish, Dave Hunter

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM DET🐙

28 Shots on goal 22

38 Penalty minutes 32

EDM shooting 7.1% (2/28) DET shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Grant Fuhr

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:39 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 — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 60-23-8 (66% win rate, 91 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 47-34-12 (51% win rate, 93 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ EDM vs DET, answered

Who won Oilers vs Red Wings on May 9, 1987?

Oilers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Red Wings?

The final score was Oilers 2, Red Wings 1.

Who scored for Oilers?

Craig MacTavish, Marty McSorley.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Bob Probert.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Red Wings played?

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

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