1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season

1987–88 Edmonton Oilers
Stanley Cup champions
Campbell Conference champions
Division	2nd Smythe
Conference	2nd Campbell
1987–88 record	44–25–11
Home record	28–8–4
Road record	16–17–7
Goals for	363 (2nd)
Goals against	288 (8th)
Team information
General manager	Glen Sather
Coach	Glen Sather
Captain	Wayne Gretzky
Alternate captains	Kevin Lowe Mark Messier
Arena	Northlands Coliseum
Average attendance	17,503 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Nova Scotia Oilers (AHL) Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Craig Simpson and Jari Kurri (43)
Assists	Wayne Gretzky (109)
Points	Wayne Gretzky (149)
Penalty minutes	Steve Smith (286)
Plus/minus	Steve Smith (+40)
Wins	Grant Fuhr (40)
Goals against average	Grant Fuhr (3.43)
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The 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' ninth season in the NHL, and they were coming off a Stanley Cup championship against the Philadelphia Flyers the previous season, which was their third Stanley Cup in the past 4 seasons. This was the first time since 1980–81 that the Oilers did not win the division, break the 100 point barrier, or lead the NHL in goals.

Wayne Gretzky led the team with 149 points (sitting out 16 games with a knee injury), his lowest point total since his rookie season in 1979–80, and the first time since then that he failed to lead the NHL in scoring. Jari Kurri and Craig Simpson, who the Oilers acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins during the season, led the team in goals with 43, and Mark Messier set a career high with 111 points. With Paul Coffey being traded during the season to the Penguins, Steve Smith stepped up and led Oilers defense with 55 points and have a team record 286 penalty minutes.

In goal, Grant Fuhr appeared in 75 of the 80 Oilers games, winning a career high 40 games and getting 4 shutouts, while posting a 3.43 GAA and becoming the first Oilers goalie to win the Vezina Trophy. Goalie Andy Moog demanded to be traded from the Oilers, and at the trading deadline, Edmonton dealt Moog and left wing Moe Lemay to the Boston Bruins for goaltender Bill Ranford, left wing Geoff Courtnall, right wing Alan May, and a second-round draft pick in the 1988 NHL entry draft.

Season standings

Smythe Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Calgary Flames	80	48	23	9	397	305	105
Edmonton Oilers	80	44	25	11	363	288	99
Winnipeg Jets	80	33	36	11	292	310	77
Los Angeles Kings	80	30	42	8	318	359	68
Vancouver Canucks	80	25	46	9	272	320	59

^[1] Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Smythe Division 1987–88 NHL records [2] Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total Calgary — 4–3–1 4–4 6–0–2 3–4–1 17–11–4 Edmonton 3–4–1 — 4–2–2 7–0–1 4–1–3 18–7–7 Los Angeles 4–4 2–4–2 — 3–4–1 3–5 12–17–3 Vancouver 0–6–2 0–7–1 4–3–1 — 3–5 7–21–4 Winnipeg 4–3–1 1–4–3 5–3 5–3 — 15–13–4 Vs. Norris Division 1987–88 NHL records Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total Calgary 2–0–1 1–1–1 2–0–1 2–1 3–0 10–2–3 Edmonton 1–2 1–2 2–0–1 3–0 2–0–1 9–4–2 Los Angeles 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–1–1 9–5–1 Vancouver 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1–1 6–8–1 Winnipeg 1–1–1 0–2–1 2–0–1 2–1 2–1 7–5–3 Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1987–88 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total Calgary 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–0–1 3–0 11–3–1 Edmonton 1–1–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–1–1 7–6–2 Los Angeles 0–2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 4–10–1 Vancouver 1–2 1–1–1 0–1–2 0–2–1 3–0 5–6–4 Winnipeg 0–3 1–1–1 1–2 0–3 2–0–1 4–9–2 Vs. Patrick Division 1987–88 NHL records Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total Calgary 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–2–1 2–1 10–7–1 Edmonton 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 10–8–0 Los Angeles 1–1–1 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–1–2 1–2 5–10–3 Vancouver 3–0 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 7–11–0 Winnipeg 2–0–1 1–2 0–2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 7–9–2

Schedule and results

1987–88 regular season [3]
October: 6–5–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 9 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 0–1–0 0 [4] 2 October 11 Edmonton Oilers 9 – 2 Los Angeles Kings Fuhr 1–1–0 2 [5] 3 October 14 Calgary Flames 5 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 1–2–0 2 [6] 4 October 16 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Calgary Flames Fuhr 2–2–0 4 [7] 5 October 17 Boston Bruins 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 3–2–0 6 [8] 6 October 21 Los Angeles Kings 2 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 4–2–0 8 [9] 7 October 23 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 Vancouver Canucks OT Fuhr 5–2–0 10 [10] 8 October 24 Vancouver Canucks 5 – 9 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 6–2–0 12 [11] 9 October 27 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 5 Quebec Nordiques Fuhr 6–3–0 12 [12] 10 October 28 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Montreal Canadiens Fuhr 6–4–0 12 [13] 11 October 31 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 6 New Jersey Devils Fuhr 6–5–0 12 [14]
November: 8–3–2 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 12 November 1 Edmonton Oilers 7 – 6 New York Rangers Reaugh 7–5–0 14 [15] 13 November 4 New York Rangers 2 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 8–5–0 16 [16] 14 November 5 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Calgary Flames OT Fuhr 8–5–1 17 [17] 15 November 7 Buffalo Sabres 0 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 9–5–1 19 [18] 16 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Los Angeles Kings OT Fuhr 9–5–2 20 [19] 17 November 14 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 5 St. Louis Blues OT Fuhr 10–5–2 22 [20] 18 November 15 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Chicago Blackhawks Fuhr 10–6–2 22 [21] 19 November 18 Quebec Nordiques 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 11–6–2 24 [22] 20 November 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 12–6–2 26 [23] 21 November 22 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Winnipeg Jets OT Fuhr 12–7–2 26 [24] 22 November 25 New Jersey Devils 8 – 7 Edmonton Oilers OT Fuhr 12–8–2 26 [25] 23 November 27 Chicago Blackhawks 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 13–8–2 28 [26] 24 November 29 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Buffalo Sabres Fuhr 14–8–2 30 [27]
December: 9–4–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 25 December 1 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Washington Capitals Fuhr 14–9–2 30 [28] 26 December 2 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 7 Detroit Red Wings Fuhr 14–10–2 30 [29] 27 December 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 15–10–2 32 [30] 28 December 6 Minnesota North Stars 4 – 10 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 16–10–2 34 [31] 29 December 9 Winnipeg Jets 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 17–10–2 36 [32] 30 December 11 Vancouver Canucks 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 18–10–2 38 [33] 31 December 12 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 3 Vancouver Canucks Fuhr 19–10–2 40 [34] 32 December 16 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 7 Los Angeles Kings Fuhr 19–11–2 40 [35] 33 December 18 Winnipeg Jets 5 – 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Fuhr 19–11–3 41 [36] 34 December 19 Hartford Whalers 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Reaugh 19–12–3 41 [37] 35 December 22 Los Angeles Kings 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 20–12–3 43 [38] 36 December 26 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 Calgary Flames Fuhr 21–12–3 45 [39] 37 December 28 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 22–12–3 47 [40] 38 December 30 Philadelphia Flyers 0 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 23–12–3 49 [41]
January: 6–5–4 (home: 4–1–1; road: 2–4–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 39 January 2 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 2 Washington Capitals Fuhr 23–13–3 49 [42] 40 January 4 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 2 Boston Bruins OT Fuhr 23–13–4 50 [43] 41 January 6 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 1 Hartford Whalers Fuhr 24–13–4 52 [44] 42 January 8 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Winnipeg Jets OT Fuhr 24–13–5 53 [45] 43 January 9 New York Islanders 1 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 25–13–5 55 [46] 44 January 11 Washington Capitals 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 26–13–5 57 [47] 45 January 13 Calgary Flames 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 27–13–5 59 [48] 46 January 15 Winnipeg Jets 4 – 4 Edmonton Oilers OT Fuhr 27–13–6 60 [49] 47 January 18 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Montreal Canadiens Fuhr 27–14–6 60 [50] 48 January 19 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Quebec Nordiques OT Fuhr 27–14–7 61 [51] 49 January 21 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Philadelphia Flyers Fuhr 27–15–7 61 [52] 50 January 23 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 New York Islanders Fuhr 27–16–7 61 [53] 51 January 25 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 4 Pittsburgh Penguins Fuhr 28–16–7 63 [54] 52 January 29 Calgary Flames 5 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 28–17–7 63 [55] 53 January 30 Hartford Whalers 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 29–17–7 65 [56]
February: 6–4–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 54 February 3 New Jersey Devils 5 – 8 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 30–17–7 67 [57] 55 February 6 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 7 Los Angeles Kings Fuhr 30–18–7 67 [58] 56 February 11 Edmonton Oilers 7 – 2 Vancouver Canucks Fuhr 31–18–7 69 [59] 57 February 12 Boston Bruins 7 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 31–19–7 69 [60] 58 February 14 Vancouver Canucks 6 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 32–19–7 71 [61] 59 February 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 4 Edmonton Oilers OT Fuhr 32–19–8 72 [62] 60 February 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 33–19–8 74 [63] 61 February 21 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Winnipeg Jets OT Fuhr 34–19–8 76 [64] 62 February 23 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 4 St. Louis Blues Fuhr 35–19–8 78 [65] 63 February 24 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Chicago Blackhawks Fuhr 35–20–8 78 [66] 64 February 28 Calgary Flames 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 35–21–8 78 [67]
March: 7–4–3 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–3–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 65 March 1 Los Angeles Kings 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 36–21–8 80 [68] 66 March 4 Philadelphia Flyers 4 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 37–21–8 82 [69] 67 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 7 Calgary Flames Fuhr 37–22–8 82 [70] 68 March 7 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 0 Winnipeg Jets Fuhr 38–22–8 84 [71] 69 March 9 Montreal Canadiens 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 38–23–8 84 [72] 70 March 12 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 Vancouver Canucks OT Ranford 38–23–9 85 [73] 71 March 15 Buffalo Sabres 4 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 39–23–9 87 [74] 72 March 18 Winnipeg Jets 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 40–23–9 89 [75] 73 March 20 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 5 Minnesota North Stars OT Ranford 40–23–10 90 [76] 74 March 22 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 4 Detroit Red Wings Fuhr 41–23–10 92 [77] 75 March 24 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 6 New York Rangers Fuhr 42–23–10 94 [78] 76 March 26 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 New York Islanders Fuhr 42–24–10 94 [79] 77 March 28 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Ranford 43–24–10 96 [80] 78 March 30 Minnesota North Stars 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 44–24–10 98 [81]
April: 1–0–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 79 April 1 St. Louis Blues 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Ranford 44–25–10 98 [82] 80 April 3 Los Angeles Kings 5 – 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Fuhr 44–25–11 99 [83]
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 1988 Stanley Cup Finals

In the playoffs, the Oilers started off by defeating the Winnipeg Jets in 5 games, and faced their Battle of Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames in the Smythe Division finals. The Flames ended the Oilers' streak of six straight division titles by finishing six points ahead of Edmonton during the regular season and were favoured to win the series, however, the Oilers quickly swept Calgary to advance to the Campbell Conference finals, against the Detroit Red Wings. Edmonton had no problem getting past Detroit, winning the series in five games, and faced the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Oilers continued to dominate, sweeping Boston despite having to play 5 games (game 4 was cancelled midway through the third period with the score tied at 3 due to a power failure at the Boston Garden) to win their fourth Stanley Cup in 5 years. Grant Fuhr set an NHL record by winning 16 playoff games, while Wayne Gretzky took home the Conn Smythe Trophy after earning a league high 43 playoff points.

1988 Stanley Cup playoffs [3]
Smythe Division Semifinals vs. (S3) Winnipeg Jets; Oilers won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 6 Winnipeg Jets 4 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 1–0 2 April 7 Winnipeg Jets 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 2–0 3 April 9 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Winnipeg Jets Fuhr 2–1 4 April 10 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Winnipeg Jets Fuhr 3–1 1 April 12 Winnipeg Jets 2 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 4–1
Smythe Division Finals vs. (S1) Calgary Flames; Oilers won series 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 19 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Calgary Flames Fuhr 1–0 2 April 21 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 Calgary Flames OT Fuhr 2–0 3 April 23 Calgary Flames 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 3–0 4 April 25 Calgary Flames 4 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 4–0
Campbell Conference Finals vs. (N1) Detroit Red Wings; Oilers won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 3 Detroit Red Wings 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 1–0 2 May 5 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 2–0 3 May 7 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Detroit Red Wings Fuhr 2–1 4 May 9 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Detroit Red Wings OT Fuhr 3–1 5 May 11 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 8 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 4–1
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (A2) Boston Bruins; Oilers won series 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 18 Boston Bruins 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 1–0 2 May 20 Boston Bruins 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 2–0 3 May 22 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 3 Boston Bruins Fuhr 3–0 4 May 24 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 Boston Bruins Fuhr 3–0 5 May 26 Boston Bruins 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Fuhr 4–0
Legend:   Win  Loss

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	64	40	109	149	24
Mark Messier	77	37	74	111	103
Jari Kurri	80	43	53	96	30
Glenn Anderson	80	38	50	88	58
Esa Tikkanen	80	23	51	74	153

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Bill Ranford	6	325	3	0	2	16	0	.899	2.95
Grant Fuhr	75	4304	40	24	9	246	4	.881	3.43
Daryl Reaugh	6	176	1	1	0	14	0	.877	4.77
Warren Skorodenski	3	61	0	0	0	7	0	.720	6.89

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	19	12	31	43	16
Mark Messier	19	11	23	34	29
Jari Kurri	19	14	17	31	12
Esa Tikkanen	19	10	17	27	72
Glenn Anderson	19	9	16	25	49

Goaltending

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Grant Fuhr	19	1136	16	2	55	0	.883	2.90

Awards and records

Records

• 1,050: A new NHL record for most assists in a career by Wayne Gretzky on Mar 1, 1988.
• 286: An Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a single season by Steve Smith.

• 266: A new Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a single season by a defenceman by Steve Smith on ???, 1988.

• 51: A new NHL record for most career even strength goals in a playoffs by Jari Kurri on ???, 1988.
• 40: An Oilers record for most wins in a single season by Grant Fuhr.

• 34: A new Oilers record for most wins in a single season by Grant Fuhr on February 23, 1988.

• 31: A new NHL record for most assists in a playoffs by Wayne Gretzky on May 26, 1988.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Kelly Buchberger	1st NHL Game	October 9, 1987
Jim Ennis
Glenn Anderson	16th NHL Hat-trick	October 11, 1987
Jim Ennis	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
John Miner	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Jari Kurri	400th NHL Assist	October 14, 1987
Craig Muni	100th NHL Game
Glenn Anderson	17th NHL Hat-trick	October 16, 1987
John Miner	1st NHL Goal
Normand Lacombe	100th NHL Game	October 17, 1987
Craig MacTavish	200th NHL PIM
Charlie Huddy	300th NHL PIM	October 23, 1987
Wayne Gretzky	300th NHL PIM	October 24, 1987
Kevin McClelland	1,000th NHL PIM
Grant Fuhr	30th NHL Assist	October 31, 1987
Steve Graves	1st NHL Assist	November 1, 1987
Craig MacTavish	200th NHL Point
Daryl Reaugh	1st NHL Win
Ron Shudra	1st NHL Game
Esa Tikkanen	100th NHL Point
Wayne Gretzky	42nd NHL Hat-trick 1,000th NHL Assist	November 4, 1987
Mike Krushelnyski	300th NHL Point	November 5, 1987
Ron Shudra	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	November 7, 1987
Craig Muni	100th NHL PIM	November 15, 1987
Steve Smith	400th NHL PIM	November 25, 1987
Mike Krushelnyski	400th NHL Game	November 29, 1987
Mark Messier	800th NHL PIM
Esa Tikkanen	200th NHL PIM	December 5, 1987
Wayne Gretzky	43rd NHL Hat-trick 4th Five-Goal NHL Game	December 6, 1987
Craig MacTavish	400th NHL Game	December 11, 1987
Marty McSorley	700th NHL PIM 200th NHL Game	December 12, 1987
Mark Messier	600th NHL Game
Mark Messier	400th NHL Assist	December 16, 1987
Craig Simpson	2nd NHL Gordie Howe hat trick
Wayne Gretzky	1,600th NHL Point	December 22, 1987
Jeff Beukeboom	200th NHL PIM	December 30, 1987
Dave Hannan	300th NHL Game
Jari Kurri	800th NHL Point
Kevin McClelland	1,100th NHL PIM
Scott Metcalfe	1st NHL Game	January 4, 1988
Grant Fuhr	300th NHL Game	January 15, 1988
Mark Messier	700th NHL Point
Kelly Buchberger	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	January 19, 1988
Selmar Odelein	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Dave Hannan	1st NHL Hat-trick	January 25, 1988
Craig Simpson	200th NHL Game	January 29, 1988
Steve Smith	500th NHL PIM	January 30, 1988
Marty McSorley	800th NHL PIM	February 3, 1988
Esa Tikkanen	3rd NHL Hat-trick
Dave Hannan	400th NHL PIM	February 12, 1988
Mark Messier	9th NHL Hat-trick	February 14, 1988
Kevin Lowe	700th NHL PIM	February 17, 1988
Jeff Beukeboom	100th NHL Game	February 19, 1988
Steve Dykstra	400th NHL PIM
Charlie Huddy	200th NHL Assist	February 21, 1988
Glenn Anderson	18th NHL Hat-trick 2nd Four-Goal NHL Game 2nd NHL Natural Hat-trick	March 4, 1988
Kevin McClelland	1,200th NHL PIM
Jeff Beukeboom	300th NHL PIM	March 7, 1988
Kevin McClelland	400th NHL Game
Glenn Anderson	500th NHL PIM	March 9, 1988
Geoff Courtnall	??? NHL Hat-trick	March 15, 1988
Mark Messier	300th NHL Goal
Craig Simpson	50th Goal in 71 Games
Mike Krushelynski	300th NHL PIM	March 18, 1988
Craig MacTavish	100th NHL Goal
Glenn Anderson	700th NHL Point	March 22, 1988
Steve Smith	600th NHL PIM	March 24, 1988
Keith Acton	400th NHL PIM	March 26, 1988
Glenn Anderson	600th NHL Game	March 30, 1988
Steve Smith	100th NHL Point
Esa Tikkanen	100th NHL Assist
Esa Tikkanen	300th NHL PIM	April 1, 1988
Jari Kurri	600th NHL Game	April 3, 1988

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Glenn Anderson	200th NHL PIM 2nd NHL Hat-trick	April 6, 1988
Dave Hannan	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Normand Lacombe	1st NHL Game
Kevin Lowe	100th NHL Game
Craig Simpson	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Glenn Anderson	100th NHL Game	April 7, 1988
Jari Kurri
Normand Lacombe	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	April 9, 1988
Marty McSorley	150th NHL PIM
Grant Fuhr	50th NHL Win	April 10, 1988
Kevin McClelland	200th NHL PIM
Wayne Gretzky	150th NHL Assist	April 12, 1988
Kevin Lowe	100th NHL PIM
Jari Kurri	150th NHL Point	April 21, 1988
Esa Tikkanen	50th NHL PIM
Dave Hannan	1st NHL Goal	April 25, 1988
Mark Messier	50th NHL Goal
Steve Smith	100th NHL PIM
Wayne Gretzky	50th NHL PIM	May 7, 1988
Keith Acton	50th NHL PIM	May 9, 1988
Mark Messier	150th NHL Point
Grant Fuhr	10th NHL Assist	May 11, 1988
Mike Krushelnyski	50th NHL Point
Randy Gregg	100th NHL Game	May 20, 1988
Kevin McClelland	250th NHL PIM
Esa Tikkanen	1st NHL Hat-trick	May 22, 1988
Esa Tikkanen	100th NHL PIM 50th NHL Game	May 24, 1988
Wayne Gretzky	250th NHL Point	May 26, 1988

Transactions

Trades

October 19, 1987	To Montreal Canadiens Cash	To Edmonton Oilers Dave Donnelly
November 24, 1987	To Pittsburgh Penguins Paul Coffey Dave Hunter Wayne Van Dorp	To Edmonton Oilers Moe Mantha Dave Hannan Craig Simpson Chris Joseph
January 22, 1988	To Minnesota North Stars Moe Mantha	To Edmonton Oilers Keith Acton
February 11, 1988	To Buffalo Sabres Scott Metcalfe 9th round pick in 1989	To Edmonton Oilers Steve Dykstra 7th round pick in 1989
March 8, 1988	To Boston Bruins Andy Moog Moe Lemay	To Edmonton Oilers Bill Ranford Geoff Courtnall Alan May 2nd round pick in 1988

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team
July 27, 1987 (1987-07-27)	Gary Emmons	New York Rangers
October 8, 1987 (1987-10-08)	Warren Skorodenski	Chicago Blackhawks

Players lost

Date	Player	New team
July 1, 1987 (1987-07-01)	Murray Eaves	Detroit Red Wings
July 17, 1987 (1987-07-17)	Don Biggs	Philadelphia Flyers
July 31, 1987 (1987-07-31)	Jim Playfair	Chicago Blackhawks
March 2, 1988 (1988-03-02)	Ken Berry	Vancouver Canucks

Waivers

Date	Player	Team
October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)	Mark Lamb	from Detroit Red Wings
	Reijo Ruotsalainen	to New Jersey Devils
	Al Tuer	to Minnesota North Stars

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1987 NHL entry draft. The Oilers attempted to select Dave Wensley in the second round of the 1987 NHL supplemental draft, but the claim was ruled invalid since Wensley entered school after age 20 and therefore did not meet eligibility requirements. ^[84]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	21	Peter Soberlak	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
2	42	Brad Werenka	Canada	Northern Michigan Wildcats (WCHA)
3	63	Geoff Smith	Canada	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
4	64	Peter Eriksson	Sweden	HV71 (Elitserien)
5	105	Shaun Van Allen	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6	126	Radek Toupal	Czechoslovakia	České Budějovice (Czechoslovak Extraliga)
7	147	Tomas Srsen	Czechoslovakia	TJ Zetor Brno (Czechoslovak Extraliga)
8	168	Age Ellingsen	Norway	Storhamar Dragons (Norwegian 1. Divisjon)
9	189	Gavin Armstrong	Canada	RPI Engineers (ECAC)
10	210	Mike Tinkham	United States	Newburyport High School (USHS)
11	231	Jeff Pauletti	Canada	Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA)
12	241	Jesper Duus	Denmark	Rødovre Mighty Bulls (Danish Eliteserien)
12	252	Igor Vyazmikin	Soviet Union	CSKA Moscow (Soviet League)

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Further reading

• SHRP Sports
• The Internet Hockey Database
• National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007