National Hockey League (NHL) 1987 - 88 Stanley Cup Playoffs

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1987 - 88 National Hockey League (NHL) Champions - Edmonton Oilers

NHL 1987 - 88 Stanley Cup Playoff Results

Montreal Canadiens defeated Hartford Whalers in the Division Semi Final, 4 games to 2
Boston Bruins defeated Buffalo Sabres in the Division Semi Final, 4 games to 2
New Jersey Devils defeated New York Islanders in the Division Semi Final, 4 games to 2
Washington Capitals defeated Philadelphia Flyers in the Division Semi Final, 4 games to 3
Detroit Red Wings defeated Toronto Maple Leafs in the Division Semi Final, 4 games to 2
St. Louis Blues defeated Chicago Blackhawks in the Division Semi Final, 4 games to 1
Calgary Flames defeated Los Angeles Kings in the Division Semi Final, 4 games to 1
Edmonton Oilers defeated Winnipeg Jets in the Division Semi Final, 4 games to 1
Boston Bruins defeated Montreal Canadiens in the Division Final, 4 games to 1
New Jersey Devils defeated Washington Capitals in the Division Final, 4 games to 3
Detroit Red Wings defeated St. Louis Blues in the Division Final, 4 games to 1
Edmonton Oilers defeated Calgary Flames in the Division Final, 4 games to 0
Boston Bruins defeated New Jersey Devils in the Conference Final, 4 games to 3
Edmonton Oilers defeated Detroit Red Wings in the Conference Final, 4 games to 1
Edmonton Oilers defeated Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final, 4 games to 0

NHL 1987 - 88 Stanley Cup Playoff Standings

Team	Games	Wins	Loses	Ties	GF	GA	PIM
Edmonton Oilers	19	16	2	1	87	56	635
Boston Bruins	23	12	10	1	85	72	813
New Jersey Devils	20	11	9	0	67	71	871
Detroit Red Wings	16	9	7	0	69	57	550
Washington Capitals	14	7	7	0	54	50	529
St. Louis Blues	10	5	5	0	35	38	321
Montreal Canadiens	11	5	6	0	33	35	219
Calgary Flames	9	4	5	0	41	36	310
Philadelphia Flyers	7	3	4	0	25	31	286
Hartford Whalers	6	2	4	0	20	23	81
New York Islanders	6	2	4	0	18	23	250
Toronto Maple Leafs	6	2	4	0	20	32	189
Buffalo Sabres	6	2	4	0	22	28	286
Los Angeles Kings	5	1	4	0	18	30	178
Chicago Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	17	21	188
Winnipeg Jets	5	1	4	0	17	25	213

1987 - 88 Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Rooster

Players: Keith Acton, Glenn Anderson, Jeff Beukeboom, Geoff Courtnall, Grant Fuhr, Randy Gregg, Wayne Gretzky, Dave Hannan, Charlie Huddy, Mike Krushelnyski, Jari Kurri, Normand Lacombe, Kevin Lowe, Craig MacTavish, Kevin McClelland, Marty McSorley, Mark Messier, Craig Muni, Bill Ranford, Craig Simpson, Steve Smith, Esa Tikkanen Staff: Peter Pocklington (Owner), Glen Sather (General Manager/Coach), John Muckler (Co-Coach), Ted Green (Assistant Coach), Bruce MacGregor (Assistant General Manager), Barry Fraser (Director of Player Personnel), Bill Tuele (Director of Public Relations), Dr. Gordon Cameron (Team Physician), Peter Millar (Athletic Therapist), Barrie Stafford (Trainer), Juergen Mers (Message Therapist), Lyle Kulchiskty (Assistant Trainer)

Most Goals 1987 - 88 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Goals
Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	14
Craig Simpson	Edmonton Oilers	13
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	12
Ken Linseman	Boston Bruins	11
Mark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	11
Mark Johnson	New Jersey Devils	10
Petr Klima	Detroit Red Wings	10
Esa Tikkanen	Edmonton Oilers	10
Glenn Anderson	Edmonton Oilers	9
Cam Neely	Boston Bruins	9

Most Assists 1987 - 88 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Assists
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	31
Mark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	23
Raymond Bourque	Boston Bruins	18
Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	17
Esa Tikkanen	Edmonton Oilers	17
Glenn Anderson	Edmonton Oilers	16
John Chabot	Detroit Red Wings	15
Doug Gilmour	St. Louis Blues	14
Ken Linseman	Boston Bruins	14
Bob Probert	Detroit Red Wings	13

Most Points 1987 - 88 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	12	31	43
Mark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	11	23	34
Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	14	17	31
Esa Tikkanen	Edmonton Oilers	10	17	27
Glenn Anderson	Edmonton Oilers	9	16	25
Ken Linseman	Boston Bruins	11	14	25
Raymond Bourque	Boston Bruins	3	18	21
Bob Probert	Detroit Red Wings	8	13	21
Adam Oates	Detroit Red Wings	8	12	20
Patrik Sundstrom	New Jersey Devils	7	13	20