1987 Stanley Cup playoffs
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 8–May 31, 1987 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Edmonton Oilers |
| Runner-up | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Semifinalists | |
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The 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship 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.
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 three other teams (2004 Calgary Flames, 2014 Los Angeles Kings, and the 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning).
The following teams qualified for the playoffs:
This was the last series that the Nordiques/Avalanche franchise won in Quebec City, the franchise did not win another playoff series until 1996 when they were the Colorado Avalanche.
Game seven of this series went four overtimes, and is known as the Easter Epic. It was the only one this year to go beyond one OT period.
This was the last series that the Jets/Coyotes franchise won in Winnipeg, the franchise did not win another playoff series until the 2012 Western Conference Quarterfinal.
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