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Home > Hockey > Stanley Cup History > Edmonton Oilers vs. Philadelphia Flyers 1986 87
Edmonton Oilers vs. Philadelphia Flyers 1986-87
The Stanley Cup is one of the most-recognized symbols in North American sports. It is the championship trophy of the NHL, National Hockey League which is won by one of the teams that have qualified for the championship finals after playing a series of playoff matches. It is the only trophy in professional sports that has the name of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved upon it. The Cup winners keep it until the new champion is crowned.
The 1986 to 1987 season Stanley Cup match was played between the most rival teams of the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers. Both the teams had sustained the best winning forms in that season and kept the desire to win the title at the Stanley Cup. However, the Edmonton Oilers team proved to be more dominating and compiled the most famous and memorable victory over the Philadelphia Flyers team.
Glen Sather played an important role as coach of the winner team. The Oilers let the Flyers dream after Philadelphia scored heart stopping victories in the fifth and sixth games to force the final game. The Flyers goalie Ron Hextall kept the suspense going until the last three minutes. The Oilers hit three goal posts in the concluding period before Anderson striked. The Flyers compiled just two shots on Fuhr in the final 20 minutes.
The Flyers did the same in the fifth and sixth games, challenging the logic and huge odds to keep the series alive. In the fifth game, they overcame a 3-1 deficit and won by 4-3. In the sixth game, however, the Oilers led by 2-0, after 20 minutes and 2-1 with seven minutes left in regulation. Edmonton recaptured the Cup when it defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh game.
Within hard efforts Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup and all its players acted as vital part in the match. The Oilers had to pursue great efforts to win the Stanley Cup and achieved it with great commitment.
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