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Esa Tikkanen

Full Name: Esa Kalervo Tikkanen

(Tik, The Grate One, The Pest)

Position: LW • Shoots: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: January 25, 1965 in Helsinki, Finland fi

Draft: Edmonton, 4th round (80th overall), 1983 NHL Entry

Amateur Teams: Regina Pats

5x Cup Winner

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Esa Tikkanen 1987-88 Scoring Log

Regular Season Breakdown

Points Summary
Goals	23
Assists	51
Points	74
Games with Points	47 games

Points by Period
First	27
Second	21
Third	25
OT	1

Points by Situation
Even Strength	49
Power Play	23
Short-handed	2

Points by Opponent
LAK	10
VAN	7
MNS	7
NYR	7
CGY	6
WIN	6
STL	4
NJD	4
TOR	4
PHI	4
CHI	3
MTL	3
PIT	3
DET	2
NYI	2
BUF	1
WSH	1

Goals by Arena
Northlands Coliseum	18
Chicago Stadium	1
Montreal Forum	1
Pittsburgh Civic Arena	1
Winnipeg Arena	1
Maple Leaf Gardens	1

Goals by Goalie
Alain Chevrier	3
Richard Brodeur	2
Don Beaupre	2
Daniel Berthiaume	2
Patrick Roy	2
Kari Takko	2
John Vanbiesbrouck	1
Darren Pang	1
Bob Sauvé	1
Pokey Reddick	1
Bob Janecyk	1
Ron Hextall	1
Mike Vernon	1
Frank Pietrangelo	1
Doug Dadswell	1
Ken Wregget	1

Goals by Assister
Wayne Gretzky	16
Jari Kurri	13
Jeff Beukeboom	3
Mark Messier	2
Craig Simpson	2
Glenn Anderson	2
Marty McSorley	1
Charlie Huddy	1
Kevin Lowe	1
John Miner	1
Steve Smith	1

Assists by Scorer
Wayne Gretzky	15
Jari Kurri	13
Craig Simpson	6
Charlie Huddy	4
Glenn Anderson	3
Normand Lacombe	2
Tom McMurchy	2
Marty McSorley	2
Mike Krushelnyski	2
Jeff Beukeboom	1
Craig Muni	1

Regular Season

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Regular Season Table
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	Scr	P	Time		Goal Scorer	Primary Assist	Secondary Assist	Goalie
1	1987-10-11	EDM	@	LAK	7-2	3	04:14	PP	Normand Lacombe	Esa Tikkanen	Charlie Huddy	Glenn Healy
2	1987-10-14	EDM		CGY	2-5	3	07:33	EV	Jeff Beukeboom	Jari Kurri	Esa Tikkanen	Mike Vernon
3	1987-10-21	EDM		LAK	4-2	3	11:51	EV	Jari Kurri	Esa Tikkanen	Steve Smith	Glenn Healy
4	1987-10-23	EDM	@	VAN	1-1	2	12:18	EV	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Kirk McLean
5	1987-10-24	EDM		VAN	1-1	1	07:24	EV	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen		Richard Brodeur
6	1987-10-24	EDM		VAN	3-2	1	18:40	PP	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	John Miner	Richard Brodeur
7	1987-10-24	EDM		VAN	7-4	3	08:53	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	Kevin Lowe	Richard Brodeur
8	1987-10-28	EDM	@	MTL	0-3	3	16:46	PP	Charlie Huddy	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Patrick Roy
9	1987-11-01	EDM	@	NYR	1-0	1	06:39	EV	Tom McMurchy	Esa Tikkanen	Mark Messier	John Vanbiesbrouck
10	1987-11-01	EDM	@	NYR	6-4	3	08:03	EV	Tom McMurchy	Mark Messier	Esa Tikkanen	John Vanbiesbrouck
11	1987-11-04	EDM		NYR	0-0	1	04:24	PP	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	John Vanbiesbrouck
12	1987-11-04	EDM		NYR	1-0	1	09:05	PP	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Charlie Huddy	John Vanbiesbrouck
13	1987-11-04	EDM		NYR	3-0	1	15:20	EV	Wayne Gretzky	Jari Kurri	Esa Tikkanen	John Vanbiesbrouck
14	1987-11-04	EDM		NYR	4-0	2	01:31	PP	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen		John Vanbiesbrouck
15	1987-11-04	EDM		NYR	6-1	3	02:07	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	John Vanbiesbrouck
16	1987-11-05	EDM	@	CGY	1-0	2	07:38	EV	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Mike Vernon
17	1987-11-07	EDM		BUF	0-0	1	17:14	EV	Wayne Gretzky	Charlie Huddy	Esa Tikkanen	Tom Barrasso
18	1987-11-14	EDM	@	STL	1-4	3	06:01	EV	Charlie Huddy	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	Rick Wamsley
19	1987-11-14	EDM	@	STL	2-4	3	06:26	EV	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Rick Wamsley
20	1987-11-14	EDM	@	STL	5-5	OT	01:27	EV	Jari Kurri	Esa Tikkanen	Jim Wiemer	Rick Wamsley
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	Scr	P	Time		Goal Scorer	Primary Assist	Secondary Assist	Goalie
21	1987-11-15	EDM	@	CHI	3-5	3	19:30	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	Jeff Beukeboom	Darren Pang
22	1987-11-22	EDM	@	WIN	1-0	1	09:27	EV	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen		Pokey Reddick
23	1987-11-25	EDM		NJD	5-3	2	10:53	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky		Bob Sauvé
24	1987-11-27	EDM		CHI	0-1	1	13:32	EV	Normand Lacombe	Esa Tikkanen	Mike Krushelnyski	Darren Pang
25	1987-12-02	EDM	@	DET	0-3	1	07:34	EV	Craig Simpson	Esa Tikkanen	Steve Smith	Glen Hanlon
26	1987-12-02	EDM	@	DET	3-7	3	18:24	PP	Craig Simpson	Moe Mantha	Esa Tikkanen	Glen Hanlon
27	1987-12-05	EDM		TOR	1-2	3	00:57	EV	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Jeff Beukeboom	Ken Wregget
28	1987-12-05	EDM		TOR	4-2	3	18:59	EV	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen		Ken Wregget
29	1987-12-06	EDM		MNS	0-0	1	00:42	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	Jari Kurri	Don Beaupre
30	1987-12-06	EDM		MNS	3-2	1	14:34	PP	Wayne Gretzky	Craig Simpson	Esa Tikkanen	Don Beaupre
31	1987-12-06	EDM		MNS	6-3	2	15:13	EV	Wayne Gretzky	Jari Kurri	Esa Tikkanen	Don Beaupre
32	1987-12-06	EDM		MNS	8-4	3	12:52	SH	Esa Tikkanen	Jari Kurri		Don Beaupre
33	1987-12-18	EDM		WIN	1-1	2	10:15	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Pokey Reddick
34	1987-12-22	EDM		LAK	0-0	1	14:26	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Bob Janecyk
35	1987-12-22	EDM		LAK	2-2	2	13:16	EV	Marty McSorley	Craig MacTavish	Esa Tikkanen	Bob Janecyk
36	1987-12-26	EDM	@	CGY	3-3	3	07:32	EV	Wayne Gretzky	Craig Muni	Esa Tikkanen	Mike Vernon
37	1987-12-28	EDM		VAN	0-0	1	12:15	PP	Glenn Anderson	Moe Mantha	Esa Tikkanen	Frank Caprice
38	1987-12-30	EDM		PHI	2-0	1	09:43	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Ron Hextall
39	1987-12-30	EDM		PHI	5-0	3	18:45	EV	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Grant Fuhr	Ron Hextall
40	1988-01-09	EDM		NYI	4-1	3	13:51	SH	Jari Kurri	Esa Tikkanen		Kelly Hrudey
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	Scr	P	Time		Goal Scorer	Primary Assist	Secondary Assist	Goalie
41	1988-01-11	EDM		WSH	0-0	1	05:57	PP	Charlie Huddy	Mark Messier	Esa Tikkanen	Clint Malarchuk
42	1988-01-13	EDM		CGY	0-3	1	13:56	PP	Esa Tikkanen	Jari Kurri	Glenn Anderson	Mike Vernon
43	1988-01-15	EDM		WIN	2-2	2	12:49	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Mark Messier	Jari Kurri	Daniel Berthiaume
44	1988-01-15	EDM		WIN	3-3	3	05:05	EV	Jari Kurri	Esa Tikkanen	Mark Messier	Steve Penney
45	1988-01-18	EDM	@	MTL	0-3	2	11:24	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Jari Kurri		Patrick Roy
46	1988-01-23	EDM	@	NYI	1-2	2	16:32	PP	Craig Simpson	Esa Tikkanen	Charlie Huddy	Kelly Hrudey
47	1988-01-25	EDM	@	PIT	3-3	2	10:07	PP	Esa Tikkanen	Jeff Beukeboom	Mark Messier	Frank Pietrangelo
48	1988-01-29	EDM		CGY	3-5	3	12:01	PP	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	Glenn Anderson	Doug Dadswell
49	1988-02-03	EDM		NJD	0-1	1	16:10	PP	Esa Tikkanen	Charlie Huddy	Jari Kurri	Alain Chevrier
50	1988-02-03	EDM		NJD	3-1	2	08:56	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Alain Chevrier
51	1988-02-03	EDM		NJD	4-1	2	14:19	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Marty McSorley	Wayne Gretzky	Alain Chevrier
52	1988-02-06	EDM	@	LAK	0-0	1	11:42	EV	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen		Roland Melanson
53	1988-02-06	EDM	@	LAK	1-7	3	19:34	EV	Glenn Anderson	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Roland Melanson
54	1988-02-11	EDM	@	VAN	5-1	3	09:56	EV	Mike Krushelnyski	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	Frank Caprice
55	1988-02-14	EDM		VAN	2-1	1	05:21	EV	Marty McSorley	Mike Krushelnyski	Esa Tikkanen	Frank Caprice
56	1988-02-17	EDM		TOR	0-0	1	14:19	EV	Craig Muni	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	Ken Wregget
57	1988-02-19	EDM		PIT	1-1	2	02:32	PP	Mike Krushelnyski	Charlie Huddy	Esa Tikkanen	Frank Pietrangelo
58	1988-02-19	EDM		PIT	4-3	3	08:39	EV	Jari Kurri	Craig MacTavish	Esa Tikkanen	Frank Pietrangelo
59	1988-02-23	EDM	@	STL	0-2	1	11:40	PP	Jari Kurri	Mark Messier	Esa Tikkanen	Greg Millen
60	1988-02-24	EDM	@	CHI	0-1	1	18:46	PP	Craig Simpson	Esa Tikkanen	Mark Messier	Darren Pang
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	Scr	P	Time		Goal Scorer	Primary Assist	Secondary Assist	Goalie
61	1988-02-28	EDM		CGY	1-1	2	10:14	PP	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Mark Messier	Mike Vernon
62	1988-03-01	EDM		LAK	0-1	1	12:26	PP	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Charlie Huddy	Roland Melanson
63	1988-03-01	EDM		LAK	1-1	1	12:44	EV	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Roland Melanson
64	1988-03-01	EDM		LAK	4-3	3	09:33	EV	Jari Kurri	Esa Tikkanen		Roland Melanson
65	1988-03-04	EDM		PHI	3-1	1	16:42	PP	Craig Simpson	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Ron Hextall
66	1988-03-04	EDM		PHI	6-1	2	06:29	PP	Glenn Anderson	Esa Tikkanen	Craig Simpson	Mark LaForest
67	1988-03-07	EDM	@	WIN	1-0	2	09:38	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Craig Simpson	Wayne Gretzky	Daniel Berthiaume
68	1988-03-07	EDM	@	WIN	4-0	2	14:16	EV	Craig Simpson	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	Daniel Berthiaume
69	1988-03-09	EDM		MTL	0-0	1	09:02	PP	Esa Tikkanen	Craig Simpson	Steve Smith	Patrick Roy
70	1988-03-28	EDM	@	TOR	4-4	3	18:55	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Ken Wregget
71	1988-03-30	EDM		MNS	1-2	2	03:17	EV	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Esa Tikkanen	Kari Takko
72	1988-03-30	EDM		MNS	2-2	2	14:02	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	Jeff Beukeboom	Kari Takko
73	1988-03-30	EDM		MNS	3-3	3	01:17	EV	Esa Tikkanen	Jari Kurri	Wayne Gretzky	Kari Takko
74	1988-04-03	EDM		LAK	3-2	2	13:02	EV	Charlie Huddy	Esa Tikkanen	Wayne Gretzky	Roland Melanson

Playoffs Breakdown

Points Summary
Goals	10
Assists	17
Points	27
Games with Points	15 games

Points by Period
First	7
Second	8
Third	11
OT	1

Points by Situation
Even Strength	12
Power Play	15
Short-handed	0

Points by Opponent
BOS	9
WIN	7
CGY	6
DET	5

Goals by Arena
Northlands Coliseum	6
Boston Garden	4

Goals by Goalie
Andy Moog	3
Daniel Berthiaume	2
Réjean Lemelin	2
Mike Vernon	1
Greg Stefan	1
Empty Net	1

Goals by Assister
Wayne Gretzky	6
Randy Gregg	3
Glenn Anderson	3
Mark Messier	2
Jari Kurri	2

Assists by Scorer
Jari Kurri	6
Wayne Gretzky	5
Mark Messier	3
Charlie Huddy	1
Randy Gregg	1
Glenn Anderson	1

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