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Second period, Oilers 9, Maple Leafs 4 – February 19, 1985 Third period, Oilers 13, Canucks 0 – November 8, 1985 Goals against, one period: 7: First period, Oilers 1, Bruins 7 – January 17, 1980 Total goals: 21: Oilers 12, Blackhawks 9 – December 11, 1985 (ties NHL record) Most shots on goal: 69: Oilers 69, Finland 23 – March 20, 1979 57
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The team is a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers began as a charter member of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972, and were known as the Alberta Oilers for their first season after their Calgary ...
In the game, the Oilers fired 43 shots at Hextall: Oiler stars Messier, Kurri and Anderson were able to solve Hextall for a goal apiece, and for perhaps the first time in franchise history, the Oilers clamped down on defence; the more mature Edmonton squad held the Flyers to just two shots in the third period, and a total of 20 in the game, en ...
They were renamed the Edmonton Oilers the following year and subsequently joined the NHL in 1979 as one of four franchises absorbed through the NHL–WHA merger. After joining the NHL, the Oilers went on to win the Stanley Cup on five occasions: 1983–84 , 1984–85 , 1986–87 , 1987–88 and 1989–90 .
The 1981–82 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' third season in the NHL. The Oilers dramatically improved on their previous two seasons, as they finished with a franchise record 48 wins and 111 points, winning the Smythe Division [ a ] for the first time in team history.
The Oilers also had a capable defense for the time, allowing 295 goals, 26 fewer than the NHL average. The Oilers’ offensive attack was led by Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Anderson, Mark Messier, and Jari Kurri. The defense was anchored by Kevin Lowe, Paul Coffey, and team captain Lee Fogolin. Edmonton featured the goalie tandem of Grant Fuhr and ...
The last time the Kings beat Edmonton in the postseason, Wayne Gretzky led the team in points. That was 1989. And the regular-season meetings have been almost as one-sided in recent years, with ...
Between 1982 and 1985, the Edmonton Oilers averaged 423 goals a season, when no previous team had scored 400, and Gretzky on his own had averaged 207 points when no player before had scored more than 152 in one year.