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| Location(s) | Edmonton: Northlands Coliseum (1, 2, 5, 7) Philadelphia: Spectrum (3, 4, 6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Edmonton: Glen Sather Philadelphia: Mike Keenan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Edmonton: Wayne Gretzky Philadelphia: Dave Poulin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referees | Dave Newell (1, 6) Andy Van Hellemond (2, 4, 7) Don Koharski (3, 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | May 17–31, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ron Hextall (Flyers) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Jari Kurri (14:59, second,G7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Oilers: Glenn Anderson (2008) Paul Coffey (2004) Grant Fuhr (2003) Wayne Gretzky (1999) Jari Kurri (2001) Kevin Lowe (2020) Mark Messier (2007) Flyers: Mark Howe (2011) Coaches: Glen Sather (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | Canada: (English): CBC (1–2, 6–7), Global/Canwest (3–5, 7) (French): SRC United States: (National): ESPN (Philadelphia area): WGBS (1–2, 5, 7), PRISM (3–4, 6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | (CBC) Bob Cole and Harry Neale (Global/Canwest) Dan Kelly and John Davidson (SRC) Richard Garneau and Gilles Tremblay (ESPN) Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (WGBS/PRISM) Gene Hart and Bobby Taylor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1986–87 season, and the culmination of the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers in a rematch of the 1985 Finals. Despite blowing a 3-1 series lead, the Oilers defeated the Flyers in seven games – the first seven-game Finals since 1971 – for their third Stanley Cup victory.
This was the sixth of nine consecutive Finals contested by a team from Western Canada, the fifth of eight consecutive Finals contested by a team from Alberta (the Oilers appeared in six, the Calgary Flames in two, the Vancouver Canucks in one), and the fourth of five consecutive Finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four times, the Montreal Canadiens once). Game 7 of this series was played on May 31, which at the time was the latest finishing date for an NHL season. The record would be broken five years later when that series ended on June 1.