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Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers Box Score: October 17, 1987

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3

3-2-0

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October 17, 1987

Arena: Northlands Coliseum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
12:18	EDM	PP	Mark Messier (5)	Jari Kurri, Wayne Gretzky
16:54	EDM	PP	Glenn Anderson (7)	Wayne Gretzky
19:29	BOS		Randy Burridge (3)	Keith Crowder
2nd Period
13:19	EDM		Wayne Gretzky (3)	Jari Kurri
16:44	BOS	PP	Rick Middleton (1)	Geoff Courtnall, Ray Bourque
19:22	BOS	PP	Randy Burridge (4)	Ray Bourque, Rick Middleton
3rd Period
13:35	EDM		Normand Lacombe (2)	Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
06:35	BOS	Bob Sweeney	Holding	2 min
07:01	EDM	Normand Lacombe	Tripping	2 min
10:48	BOS	Bill O'Dwyer	Holding	2 min
11:48	BOS	Randy Burridge	Hooking	2 min
14:02	EDM	Charlie Huddy	Holding	2 min
16:35	BOS	Bill O'Dwyer	Holding	2 min
2nd Period
01:35	EDM	Esa Tikkanen	Hooking	2 min
03:25	BOS	Keith Crowder	Roughing	2 min
03:25	EDM	Steve Smith	Roughing	2 min
05:14	BOS	Ken Linseman	Cross checking	2 min
08:03	EDM	Craig Muni	Holding	2 min
14:39	EDM	Kelly Buchberger	Fighting	5 min
14:39	BOS	Cam Neely	Fighting	5 min
15:21	EDM	Craig MacTavish	Holding	2 min
16:27	EDM	Steve Smith	Hooking	2 min
19:11	EDM	Glenn Anderson	Hooking	2 min
3rd Period
06:36	EDM	Steve Smith	Slashing	2 min
17:43	BOS	Glen Wesley	Hooking	2 min

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Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Ray Bourque	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
2	Randy Burridge	2	0	2	-1	2	1	1	0	0	3	66.7
3	Geoff Courtnall	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Keith Crowder	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
5	Taylor Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Steve Kasper	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Gord Kluzak	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Ken Linseman	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
9	Rick Middleton	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	20.0
10	Cam Neely	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
11	Bill O'Dwyer	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Allen Pedersen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Willi Plett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Frank Simonetti	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
15	Bob Sweeney	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	Michael Thelvén	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Glen Wesley	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
18	Réjean Lemelin	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					59:51
	TOTAL	3	5	8		19	1	2	0		31	9.7

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Réjean Lemelin	L	4	35	31	.886	0	0	59:51

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Glenn Anderson	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
2	Jeff Beukeboom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Kelly Buchberger	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wayne Gretzky	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
5	Charlie Huddy	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
6	Dave Hunter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Mike Krushelnyski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jari Kurri	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
9	Normand Lacombe	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	50.0
10	Mark Lamb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Kevin Lowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Craig MacTavish	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Kevin McClelland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Mark Messier	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
15	John Miner	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Craig Muni	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
17	Steve Smith	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Esa Tikkanen	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
19	Grant Fuhr	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					60:00
	TOTAL	4	6	10		23	2	2	0		35	11.4

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Grant Fuhr	W	3	31	28	.903	0	0	60:00

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