2–4

Final

EDM leads 4–3

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

Flyers at Oilers — Stanley Cup Finals Game 1

Oilers, Stanley Cup Finals Game 1, beat Flyers 4–2 at Rogers Place on May 17, 1987.

🗓 Sun, May 17, 1987 · 19:15 CDT 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1986-87 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

PHI vs EDM · EDM leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

2–4

Final · EDM

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Jari Kurri

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Paul Coffey

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Wayne Gretzky Go-ahead 1st · 15:06

Assists: Jari Kurri, Kevin Lowe

0–1

2nd period

🔔 Brian Propp Tying 2nd · 16:08

Assists: Rick Tocchet, Pelle Eklund

1–1

3rd period

🛢️ Glenn Anderson Go-ahead 3rd · 00:48

Assists: Mark Messier

1–2

🛢️ Paul Coffey 3rd · 07:09

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Dave Hunter

1–3

🛢️ Jari Kurri 3rd · 09:11

Assists: Mark Messier, Paul Coffey

1–4

🔔 Rick Tocchet 3rd · 10:18

Assists: Brad Marsh, Pelle Eklund

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI EDM🛢️

31 Shots on goal 26

11 Penalty minutes 9

PHI shooting 6.5% (2/31) EDM shooting 15.4% (4/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Grant Fuhr

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 64-32-3 (65% win rate, 99 games)

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 63-23-8 (67% win rate, 94 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Oilers won

Dec 31, 1985

🔔PHI @ 🛢️EDM

3–4 · Oilers won

❓ PHI vs EDM, answered

Who won Flyers vs Oilers on May 17, 1987?

Oilers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Oilers?

The final score was Flyers 2, Oilers 4.

Who scored for Flyers?

Brian Propp, Rick Tocchet.

Who scored for Oilers?

Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey, Wayne Gretzky.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

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

Where is Flyers vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

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