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1987-88 Edmonton Oilers Roster

22 players used · 16-2-0 record · playoffs

The Edmonton Oilers used 22 players in the 1987-88 playoffs, with a 16-2-0 record. Wayne Gretzky led the team with 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists) in 18 games. Grant Fuhr played the most games in goal (18).

Points leader
41 PTS
12 G · 29 A in 18 games
Goals leader
14 G
5 on the power play
Assists leader
29 A
41 points overall
Goalie wins leader
16 W
2.89 GAA · 0.000 SV%
21
Skaters
13 forwards · 8 defence
1
Goalies
Grant Fuhr started most
84
Goals scored
in 18 games
26.0
Average age
21 to 32 years
3
Birth countries
Part of the season
Position
🏒 Skaters 21 players · sorted by points
# Player — sort by name GP — sort by games played Streak G — sort by goals A — sort by assists PTS — sort by points P/GP — sort by points per game PPG — sort by power-play goals SOG — sort by shots on goal HIT — sort by hits BLK — sort by blocked shots PIM — sort by penalty minutes TOI — sort by average ice time
1 WG Wayne Gretzky 🇨🇦 C 27 18 🔥 16 12 29 41 2.28 5 60 0 0 16
2 MM Mark Messier 🇨🇦 C 27 18 🧊 1 11 22 33 1.83 7 40 0 0 27
3 JK Jari Kurri 🇫🇮 RW 27 18 🔥 1 14 17 31 1.72 5 53 0 0 12
4 ET Esa Tikkanen 🇫🇮 LW 23 18 🔥 3 9 17 26 1.44 4 40 0 0 70
5 GA Glenn Anderson 🇨🇦 RW 27 18 🧊 1 8 16 24 1.33 4 41 0 0 47
6 CS Craig Simpson 🇨🇦 LW 21 18 🔥 2 12 6 18 1.00 2 32 0 0 24
7 SS Steve Smith 🇬🇧 D 24 18 🔥 1 1 10 11 0.61 1 26 0 0 53
8 MK Mike Krushelnyski 🇨🇦 C 27 18 🔥 3 4 6 10 0.56 0 18 0 0 12
9 CH Charlie Huddy 🇨🇦 D 28 13 🧊 1 4 5 9 0.69 2 33 0 0 10
10 RG Randy Gregg 🇨🇦 D 32 18 🔥 2 1 8 9 0.50 0 21 0 0 24
11 KM Kevin McClelland 🇨🇦 RW 25 18 🔥 2 2 3 5 0.28 0 13 0 0 68
12 NL Normand Lacombe 🇨🇦 RW 23 18 🔥 1 3 0 3 0.17 0 16 0 0 26
13 GC Geoff Courtnall 🇨🇦 LW 25 18 🧊 14 0 3 3 0.17 0 32 0 0 23
14 CM Craig Muni 🇨🇦 D 25 18 🔥 1 0 3 3 0.17 0 11 0 0 31
15 MM Marty McSorley 🇨🇦 D 24 15 🧊 7 0 3 3 0.20 0 14 0 0 65
16 KA Keith Acton 🇨🇦 C 29 6 🧊 3 2 0 2 0.33 0 9 0 0 16
17 DH Dave Hannan 🇨🇦 C 26 12 🧊 3 1 1 2 0.17 0 11 0 0 8
18 KL Kevin Lowe 🇨🇦 D 28 18 🔥 1 0 2 2 0.11 0 8 0 0 24
19 CM Craig MacTavish 🇨🇦 C 29 18 🧊 14 0 1 1 0.06 0 11 0 0 31
20 JW Jim Wiemer 🇨🇦 D 27 2 🧊 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 0 0 2
21 JB Jeff Beukeboom 🇨🇦 D 23 6 🧊 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 16
Team totals · 21 skaters 18 84 152 236 13.11 30 494 0 0 605
Click a column to sort. Ages are as of the end of the season. Totals cover the skaters shown, and the games column is the team's games played.
🧤 Goalies 1 goalie · sorted by wins
🌍 Where the roster was born 3 countries · against the whole NHL in 1987-88

86% of this roster was born in Canada, against 75% across the league. The team leans on Finland: 9% of its players, against 1% league-wide. Canadian-born players scored 71% of the team's points.

Share of this roster Share of all NHL players
Country Players Share of roster vs NHL Points Who
Canada 19
86%
+11 168 (71%) Gretzky, Messier, Anderson, Simpson +15
Finland 2
9%
+8 57 (24%) Kurri, Tikkanen
United Kingdom 1
5%
+4 11 (5%) Smith
By country of birth, from the NHL's player records. "vs NHL" is the gap in percentage points.

1987-88 Edmonton Oilers roster questions

Who led the Edmonton Oilers in scoring in the 1987-88 playoffs?

Wayne Gretzky led the Edmonton Oilers in scoring in the 1987-88 playoffs with 41 points — 12 goals and 29 assists in 18 games. Next came Mark Messier (33) and Jari Kurri (31).

Who scored the most goals for the Edmonton Oilers in the 1987-88 playoffs?

Jari Kurri scored 14 goals for the Edmonton Oilers in the 1987-88 playoffs, 5 of them on the power play.

How many players did the Edmonton Oilers use in the 1987-88 playoffs?

The Edmonton Oilers dressed 22 players in the 1987-88 playoffs: 21 skaters and 1 goalies. Together the skaters scored 84 goals.

Who was the Edmonton Oilers starting goalie in the 1987-88 playoffs?

Grant Fuhr played the most games in goal for the Edmonton Oilers in the 1987-88 playoffs: 18 games, 16 wins, a 0.000 save percentage and a 2.89 goals against average.

How old was the 1987-88 Edmonton Oilers roster?

The average age was 26.0 years. Craig Simpson was the youngest at 21, and Randy Gregg the oldest at 32.

Where were the 1987-88 Edmonton Oilers players born?

The Edmonton Oilers used 22 players in the 1987-88 playoffs with a known birthplace. By country of birth: 19 in Canada, 2 in Finland and 1 in the United Kingdom. League-wide that season, 75% of players were born in Canada, against 86% on this roster.