Flyers / Oilers '87 Finals Game 4 Highlight Video (4 of 7)

From the drop of the puck, it was clear that momentum from game three did not carry over for Philadelphia into game 4. Wayne Gretzky notched three assists as the Oilers won, 4--1, and took a decisive three games to one series lead.

Compared to the rest of the series, game 4 was a relatively sedate affair. That being said, game 4 is still one that will go down in NHL history as containing one of the most infamous moments the Stanley Cup Finals had ever seen as goaltender Ron Hextall viciously chopped his stick across the back of the legs of Edmonton's Kent Nilsson in the third period when trailing 4--1. Hextall was apparently incensed that Anderson and other Oilers had cruised through the goal crease untouched and unpenalized during the game, and took out his frustration on the last Oiler he happened to see skate by. Nilsson was uninjured by Hextall's actions. Ron Hextall was suspended for the first eight games of the 1987-88 season.

Please be sure to watch the rest of 1987 Finals highlight videos I have posted of you have not already . Please vote and comment on them all. It is my hope that one day this series will be released on DVD in its entirety. Maybe your comments and votes will help.

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[bteeuwen]

i can't believe the amount of people that come on your videos to argue with you, you did so much work on the videos! thanks for putting them up, they just have this awesome feeling to them with the music! sends chills down the spine.

sadly this was way before my time i was born in 85 so i would have only been 2.

[DaveTV2]

@bteeuwen Thanks. I appreciate that. I don't look at it that way. People all have opinions and are free to share them as long as they are not vulgar or insulting. I enjoy a good discussion on the subject so it does not bother me.

Only 2? Sadly you missed the best playoff series ever played IMO. Hopefully you watched them in order. It really was like a Rocky movie. Edmonton was just AWESOME, the heart the Flyers showed was amazing and Hextall's performance was truly unbelievable to witness.

[dzanier]

The Flyers deserve a lot of credit for pushing this series to 7 games, and also for winning Game 3 though they fell behind 3-0, plus there's no doubt that not having Kerr hurt them. Having said that, if you watch vast portions of the games you'll see that Edmonton imposed their will on Philly much more than vice-versa, and if not for Hextall they would've probably lost in 5. Let's not kid ourselves for one second here: the better team won the series. I'd like to hear one Flyer fan admit that.

[DaveTV2]

@dzanier I am a Flyers fan and the better team won the series. How's that? I really doubt you would find ANY Flyers fans that would deny that Edmonton was the better team. After all, they have 6 Hall of Famers to the Flyers 0. 7 if you count Coach Sather. They are the best team ever assembled IMO.

I COULD make the argument that the Flyers deserved the cup more that year but that is unfortunately not how Championships are decided.

I don't disagree with anything else you said.

[DaveTV2]

Sorry for the multiple posts. Nothing was showing up and then BAM there they all are after like 10 attempts. YouTube sucks like that sometimes!

[Jiltedin2007]

Yeah, I know. And those "Classy Fans" went back to Oakland with the Raiders.  Did they not? Raiders Suck! And their Hardcore Fans are huge Assholes!

Who was the Mother Fucked that bit the Ear off of the Charger Fan?

[trulysarcastic]

Los Angeles classy? those raiders fan epitomize class, lol.

[DodgeRam4444]

Ron will always be known as HACKSTALL after this game.

[DaveTV2]

Well if you saw them then you should not deny that it happens and pretend it is only Philly fans. Where Beckham is from or where his heart is does not excuse the behavior and is besides the point.

I never said that all LA does is riot. The link was sent to prove to you that it is NOT so far below an LA fan to throw a bottle at a player OR a police officer. Again it is an example to prove that it DOES happen in LA contrary to what you said! LA fans are NO better than Philly fans! Point made!

[Jiltedin2007]

I saw them, thank you very much. I really don't give a Damn about David Beckham. He is more European than he is an Angelino, and his Heart was in Italy.

The Rioting Laker Fans? You think that all we do in Los Angeles is just riot? Oh yeah, good touch. Everybody riots. And besides, if they were true Laker Fans they would have stayed home and celebrated instead of taking their emotions to the Streets.

By the way, I can't find the Angel Game Video. Was it a Dodger Fan that killed him?