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- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season abstract "The 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 9th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a Stanley Cup championship against the Philadelphia Flyers the previous season, which was their 3rd 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 would lead 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, would lead the team in goals with 43, and Mark Messier would set a career high with 111 points. With Paul Coffey being traded during the season to the Penguins, Steve Smith would step up and lead Oilers defense with 55 points, and have a team record 286 penalty minutes.In goal, Grant Fuhr would appear 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.In the playoffs, the Oilers would start off by defeating the Winnipeg Jets in 5 games, and face their Battle of Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames in the Smythe Division finals. The Flames ended the Oilers streak of 6 straight division titles by finishing 6 points ahead of Edmonton during the season, however the Oilers would quickly sweep Calgary to advance to the Campbell Conference finals, against the Detroit Red Wings. Edmonton would have no problems getting past Detroit, winning the series in 5 games, and face the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Oilers would continue to dominate, sweeping Boston despite having to play 5 games (game 4 was canceled midway through the 3rd period with the score tied at 3 due to a power failure at the Boston Garden) to win their 4th Stanley Cup in 5 years. Grant Fuhr would set an NHL record by winning 16 playoff games, while Wayne Gretzky took home the Conn Smythe Trophy after earning a league high 43 points.".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season wikiPageID "12728831".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season wikiPageRevisionID "601073878".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season altcaptain Kevin_Lowe.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season altcaptain Mark_Messier.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season arena Rexall_Place.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season assistsleader Wayne_Gretzky.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season attendance "17503".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season captain Wayne_Gretzky.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season coach "Glen Sather".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season conference Western_Conference_(NHL).
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season conferencerank "2".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season conferencewin "Yes".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season division Smythe_Division.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season divisionrank "2".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season gaaleader "Grant Fuhr".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season generalmanager Glen_Sather.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season goalsagainst "288".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season goalsfor "363".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season goalsleader Craig_Simpson.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season goalsleader Jari_Kurri.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season homerecord "28".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season minorleague Nova_Scotia_Oilers.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season minorleague "Milwaukee Admirals".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Bill_Ranford.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Charlie_Huddy.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Chris_Joseph_(ice_hockey).
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Craig_MacTavish.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Craig_Muni.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Craig_Simpson.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Daryl_Reaugh.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Dave_Donnelly.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Dave_Hannan.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Dave_Hunter.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Esa_Tikkanen.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Geoff_Courtnall.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Glenn_Anderson.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Grant_Fuhr.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Jari_Kurri.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Jeff_Beukeboom.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Jim_Ennis.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Jim_Wiemer.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name John_Miner.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Keith_Acton.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Kelly_Buchberger.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Kevin_Lowe.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Kevin_McClelland.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Mark_Lamb.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Mark_Messier.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Marty_McSorley.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Mike_Krushelnyski.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Moe_Lemay.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Moe_Mantha,_Jr..
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Normand_Lacombe.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Randy_Gregg_(ice_hockey).
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Ron_Shudra.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Scott_Metcalfe.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Selmar_Odelein.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Steve_Dykstra.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Steve_Graves.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Steve_Smith_(ice_hockey,_born_in_Scotland).
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Tom_McMurchy.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Warren_Skorodenski.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season name Wayne_Gretzky.
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "10".
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- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "28".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "29".
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- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "34".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "36".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "37".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "4".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "5".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "6".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "8".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "9".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season no "99".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season pimleader "Steve Smith".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season plusminusleader Steve_Smith_(ice_hockey,_born_in_Scotland).
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season pointsleader "Wayne Gretzky".
- 1987–88_Edmonton_Oilers_season record "44".