1987 Stanley Cup playoffs
Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 21 5 29 34 +10 6
Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers 21 12 16 28 +13 16
Brian Propp Philadelphia Flyers 26 12 16 28 +11 10
Glenn Anderson Edmonton Oilers 21 14 13 27 +13 59
Pelle Eklund Philadelphia Flyers 26 7 20 27 +11 2
Jari Kurri Edmonton Oilers 21 15 10 25 +11 20
Mats Naslund Montreal Canadiens 17 7 15 22 -1 11
Rick Tocchet Philadelphia Flyers 26 11 10 21 +7 72
Larry Robinson Montreal Canadiens 17 3 17 20 +4 6
Ryan Walter Montreal Canadiens 17 7 12 19 +4 10
Player statistics -- Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points . [ 1 ]
The 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 8, after the conclusion of the 1986-87 NHL season. It concluded on May 31, with the Edmonton Oilers defeating the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Stanley Cup. In an attempt to reduce the number of first round upsets, the NHL expanded the best-of-five series in the first round to a best-of-seven series. The 1987 playoffs marked the second consecutive year that all four former WHA teams made the playoffs in the same year. It would not happen again until 1999 by which time 3 of those teams had moved, the Quebec Nordiques to Denver, the Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix, and the Hartford Whalers to Raleigh, North Carolina. For the second time ever and first time since 1978, all of the Original Six teams made the playoffs in the same season. At the time the Philadelphia Flyers set an NHL playoff record by playing in 26 games during the playoffs. This record has since been equaled by four other teams (2004 Calgary Flames, 2014 Los Angeles Kings, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning and 2019 St. Louis Blues).