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 Division Semifinals series from a best-of-five series 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. For the second time ever, the first time being 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 was equaled by four other teams (2004 Calgary Flames, 2014 Los Angeles Kings, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning, and 2019 St. Louis Blues) before the 2020 Dallas Stars broke the record during the expanded 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. Smythe Division Edmonton Oilers, Smythe Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 106 points Calgary Flames – 95 points Winnipeg Jets – 88 points Los Angeles Kings – 70 points (S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S3) Winnipeg Jets This was the fourth playoff series meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won all three previous meetings, including their most recent in the 1985 Smythe Division Finals in a four-game sweep. April 21 Winnipeg Jets 2–3 OT Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap April 23 Winnipeg Jets 3–5 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap April 25 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap April 27 Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap Edmonton won series 4–0 Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points.[2] 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 Goaltenders This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[3] Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI Glen Hanlon Detroit Red Wings 8 5 2 227 13 1.68 .943 2 463:46 Ken Wregget Toronto Maple Leafs 13 7 6 366 29 2.29 .921 1 758:17 Grant Fuhr Edmonton Oilers 19 14 5 509 47 2.47 .908 0 1142:43 Kelly Hrudey New York Islanders 14 7 7 462 38 2.72 .918 0 838:59 Brian Hayward Montreal Canadiens 13 6 5 308 32 2.74 .896 0 701:58