2018–19 Edmonton Oilers season

2018–19 Edmonton Oilers
2018–19 Edmonton Oilers
Division	7th Pacific
Conference	14th Western
2018–19 record	35–38–9
Home record	18–19–4
Road record	17–19–5
Goals for	232
Goals against	274
Team information
General manager	Peter Chiarelli (Oct. 6 – Jan. 22); Keith Gretzky (Jan. 23 – April 6) (interim)
Coach	Todd McLellan (Oct. 6 – Nov. 20); Ken Hitchcock (Nov. 20 – April 6)
Captain	Connor McDavid
Alternate captains	Adam Larsson; Milan Lucic; Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Arena	Rogers Place
Average attendance	18,347
Minor league affiliate(s)	Bakersfield Condors (AHL); Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Leon Draisaitl (50)
Assists	Connor McDavid (75)
Points	Connor McDavid (116)
Penalty minutes	Zack Kassian (102)
Plus/minus	Matt Benning (+11)
Wins	Mikko Koskinen (25)
Goals against average	Mikko Koskinen (2.93)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Edmonton Oilers season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,^[2] and 47th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Oilers were eliminated from playoff contention on April 1, 2019, after the St. Louis Blues' shootout win against the Colorado Avalanche,^[3] missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season and for the twelfth time in the past thirteen seasons.

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Calgary Flames	82	50	25	7	50	289	227	+62	107
2	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	27	9	46	289	261	+28	101
3	x – Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	32	7	40	249	230	+19	93
4	Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	−10	86
5	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	−29	81
6	Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	−52	80
7	Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	−42	79
8	Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	−61	71

Source: National Hockey League^[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Dallas Stars	82	43	32	7	42	210	202	+8	93
2	CE	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	38	30	14	36	260	246	+14	90

3	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	−10	86
4	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	36	34	12	33	270	292	−22	84
5	CE	Minnesota Wild	82	37	36	9	36	211	237	−26	83
6	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	−29	81
7	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	−52	80
8	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	−42	79
9	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	−61	71

Source: National Hockey League^[5]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 13, 2018.^[6]

2018 pre-season game log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 17	Edmonton	7–4	Calgary		Starrett	17,311	1–0–0	^[7]
2	September 18	Edmonton	4–2	Vancouver		Talbot	–	2–0–0	^[8]
3	September 20	Winnipeg	3–7	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	3–0–0	^[9]
4	September 23	Edmonton	3–5	Winnipeg		Koskinen	15,321	3–1–0	^[10]
5	September 25	Vancouver	0–6	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	4–1–0	^[11]
6	September 27	Arizona	2–3	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	18,347	5–1–0	^[12]
7	September 29	Calgary	3–4	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	6–1–0	^[13]
–^[a]	October 3	Edmonton	4–3	Kölner Haie	OT	Koskinen	18,400	7–1–0	^[14]
Notes: ^a Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.^[15]

2018–19 game log

October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1^[a]	October 6	Edmonton	2–5	New Jersey		Talbot	12,044	0–1–0	0	^[16]
2	October 11	Edmonton	1–4	Boston		Talbot	17,565	0–2–0	0	^[17]
3	October 13	Edmonton	2–1	NY Rangers		Talbot	17,085	1–2–0	2	^[18]
4	October 16	Edmonton	5–4	Winnipeg	OT	Talbot	15,321	2–2–0	4	^[19]
5	October 18	Boston	2–3	Edmonton	OT	Talbot	18,347	3–2–0	6	^[20]
6	October 20	Nashville	3–0	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	3–3–0	6	^[21]
7	October 23	Pittsburgh	6–5	Edmonton	OT	Talbot	18,347	3–3–1	7	^[22]
8	October 25	Washington	1–4	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	4–3–1	9	^[23]
9	October 27	Edmonton	5–3	Nashville		Koskinen	17,248	5–3–1	11	^[24]
10	October 28	Edmonton	2–1	Chicago	OT	Talbot	20,987	6–3–1	13	^[25]
11	October 30	Minnesota	4–3	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	6–4–1	13	^[26]

November: 6–7–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 2–5–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 1	Chicago	0–4	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	7–4–1	15	^[27]
13	November 3	Edmonton	4–3	Detroit		Koskinen	19,515	8–4–1	17	^[28]
14	November 5	Edmonton	2–4	Washington		Talbot	18,506	8–5–1	17	^[29]
15	November 6	Edmonton	2–5	Tampa Bay		Koskinen	19,092	8–6–1	17	^[30]
16	November 8	Edmonton	1–4	Florida		Talbot	11,484	8–7–1	17	^[31]
17	November 11	Colorado	4–1	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	8–8–1	17	^[32]
18	November 13	Montreal	2–6	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	9–8–1	19	^[33]
19	November 17	Edmonton	2–4	Calgary		Koskinen	19,289	9–9–1	19	^[34]
20	November 18	Vegas	6–3	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	9–10–1	19	^[35]
21	November 20	Edmonton	4–3	San Jose	OT	Koskinen	17,562	10–10–1	21	^[36]
22	November 23	Edmonton	1–2	Anaheim	OT	Koskinen	16,497	10–10–2	22	^[37]
23	November 25	Edmonton	2–5	Los Angeles		Talbot	17,581	10–11–2	22	^[38]
24	November 27	Dallas	0–1	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	18,347	11–11–2	24	^[39]
25	November 29	Los Angeles	2–3	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	12–11–2	26	^[40]

December: 6–7–1 (Home: 4–5–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
26	December 1	Vegas	1–2	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	13–11–2	28	^[41]
27	December 3	Edmonton	1–4	Dallas		Koskinen	18,125	13–12–2	28	^[42]
28	December 5	Edmonton	3–2	St. Louis	SO	Talbot	16,551	14–12–2	30	^[43]
29	December 7	Minnesota	2–7	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	15–12–2	32	^[44]
30	December 9	Calgary	0–1	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	16–12–2	34	^[45]
31	December 11	Edmonton	6–4	Colorado		Koskinen	15,809	17–12–2	36	^[46]
32	December 13	Edmonton	4–5	Winnipeg	OT	Talbot	15,321	17–12–3	37	^[47]
33	December 14	Philadelphia	1–4	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	18–12–3	39	^[48]
34	December 16	Edmonton	2–4	Vancouver		Koskinen	18,036	18–13–3	39	^[49]
35	December 18	St. Louis	4–1	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	18–14–3	39	^[50]
36	December 22	Tampa Bay	6–3	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	18–15–3	39	^[51]
37	December 27	Vancouver	4–2	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	18–16–3	39	^[52]
38	December 29	San Jose	7–4	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	18–17–3	39	^[53]
39	December 31	Winnipeg	4–3	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	18–18–3	39	^[54]

January: 5–6–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
40	January 2	Edmonton	3–1	Arizona		Koskinen	12,583	19–18–3	41	^[55]
41	January 5	Edmonton	0–4	Los Angeles		Koskinen	18,230	19–19–3	41	^[56]
42	January 6	Edmonton	4–0	Anaheim		Talbot	17,317	20–19–3	43	^[57]
43	January 8	Edmonton	2–7	San Jose		Talbot	17,320	20–20–3	43	^[58]
44	January 10	Florida	3–4	Edmonton	SO	Talbot	18,347	21–20–3	45	^[59]
45	January 12	Arizona	3–2	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	21–21–3	45	^[60]
46	January 14	Buffalo	2–7	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	22–21–3	47	^[61]
47	January 16	Edmonton	3–2	Vancouver	SO	Koskinen	18,166	23–21–3	49	^[62]
48	January 19	Calgary	5–2	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	23–22–3	49	^[63]
49	January 20	Carolina	7–4	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	23–23–3	49	^[64]
50	January 22	Detroit	3–2	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	23–24–3	49	^[65]

February: 4–6–4 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 2–4–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 2	Edmonton	4–5	Philadelphia	OT	Talbot	19,526	23–24–4	50	^[66]
52	February 3	Edmonton	3–4	Montreal	OT	Koskinen	21,302	23–24–5	51	^[67]
53	February 5	Chicago	6–2	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	23–25–5	51	^[68]
54	February 7	Edmonton	4–1	Minnesota		Talbot	18,904	24–25–5	53	^[69]
55	February 9	San Jose	5–2	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	24–26–5	53	^[70]
56	February 13	Edmonton	1–3	Pittsburgh		Koskinen	18,570	24–27–5	53	^[71]
57	February 15	Edmonton	1–3	Carolina		Koskinen	14,430	24–28–5	53	^[72]
58	February 16	Edmonton	2–5	NY Islanders		Koskinen	14,812	24–29–5	53	^[73]
59	February 19	Arizona	3–2	Edmonton	SO	Koskinen	18,347	24–29–6	54	^[74]
60	February 21	NY Islanders	3–4	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	18,347	25–29–6	56	^[75]
61	February 23	Anaheim	1–2	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	26–29–6	58	^[76]
62	February 25	Edmonton	2–3	Nashville	SO	Koskinen	17,481	26–29–7	59	^[77]
63	February 27	Edmonton	2–6	Toronto		Koskinen	19,356	26–30–7	59	^[78]
64	February 28	Edmonton	4–2	Ottawa		Koskinen	18,358	27–30–7	61	^[79]

March: 7–5–2 (Home: 4–3–2 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 2	Edmonton	4–0	Columbus		Koskinen	18,628	28–30–7	63	^[80]
66	March 4	Edmonton	4–3	Buffalo		Koskinen	17,775	29–30–7	65	^[81]
67	March 7	Vancouver	2–3	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	30–30–7	67	^[82]
68	March 9	Toronto	3–2	Edmonton		Stolarz	18,347	30–31–7	67	^[83]
69	March 11	NY Rangers	2–3	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	18,347	31–31–7	69	^[84]
70	March 13	New Jersey	6–3	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	31–32–7	69	^[85]
71	March 16	Edmonton	3–2	Arizona	OT	Koskinen	15,016	32–32–7	71	^[86]
72	March 17	Edmonton	3–6	Vegas		Koskinen	18,317	32–33–7	71	^[87]
73	March 19	Edmonton	2–7	St. Louis		Koskinen	17,873	32–34–7	71	^[88]
74	March 21	Columbus	1–4	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	33–34–7	73	^[89]
75	March 23	Ottawa	4–3	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	18,347	33–34–8	74	^[90]
76	March 26	Los Angeles	4–8	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	34–34–8	76	^[91]
77	March 28	Dallas	3–2	Edmonton	SO	Koskinen	18,347	34–34–9	77	^[92]
78	March 30	Anaheim	5–1	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	34–35–9	77	^[93]

April: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
79	April 1	Edmonton	1–3	Vegas		Koskinen	18,367	34–36–9	77	^[94]
80	April 2	Edmonton	2–6	Colorado		Koskinen	17,021	34–37–9	77	^[95]
81	April 4	San Jose	3–2	Edmonton		Stolarz	18,347	34–38–9	77	^[96]
82	April 6	Edmonton	3–1	Calgary		Koskinen	19,289	35–38–9	79	^[97]

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Notes:
^a Game was played at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019^[98]^[99]^[100]

Skaters

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Connor McDavid	78	41	75	116	3	20
Leon Draisaitl	82	50	55	105	2	52
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	82	28	41	69	−13	26
Darnell Nurse	82	10	31	41	−5	87
Alex Chiasson	73	22	16	38	−1	32
Oscar Klefbom	61	5	23	28	−11	16
Zack Kassian	79	15	11	26	−6	102
Milan Lucic	79	6	14	20	−9	91
Adam Larsson	82	3	17	20	−28	44
Jujhar Khaira	60	3	15	18	−12	43
Matt Benning	70	5	12	17	11	33
Kris Russell	72	3	13	16	5	27
Drake Caggiula^‡	29	7	4	11	−8	16
Ty Rattie	50	4	7	11	−2	4
Tobias Rieder	67	0	11	11	−8	8
Sam Gagner^†	25	5	5	10	−3	10
Kyle Brodziak	70	6	3	9	−14	33
Jesse Puljujarvi	46	4	5	9	−14	16
Caleb Jones	17	1	5	6	−9	6
Josh Currie	21	2	3	5	2	2
Andrej Sekera	24	0	4	4	3	6
Colby Cave^†	33	2	1	3	−4	8
Ryan Spooner^†‡	25	2	1	3	−6	2
Kevin Gravel	36	0	3	3	−2	4
Joseph Gambardella	15	0	3	3	2	2
Ryan Strome^‡	18	1	1	2	−1	14
Kailer Yamamoto	17	1	1	2	−6	2
Chris Wideman^†‡	5	0	2	2	−2	4
Jason Garrison^‡	17	1	0	1	1	8
Brandon Manning^†	12	1	0	1	−1	4
Evan Bouchard	7	1	0	1	−5	2
Alex Petrovic^†	9	0	1	1	−7	2
Brad Malone	16	0	0	0	0	4
Patrick Russell	6	0	0	0	0	2
Valentin Zykov^†‡	5	0	0	0	−1	2
Cooper Marody	6	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Mikko Koskinen	55	51	2,991:51	25	21	6	146	2.93	1,551	.906	4	2	2
Cam Talbot^‡	31	29	1,694:34	10	15	3	95	3.36	888	.893	1	1	0
Anthony Stolarz^†	6	2	238:41	0	2	0	15	3.77	145	.897	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Evan Bouchard	1st NHL game	October 6, 2018
Darnell Nurse	200th NHL game	October 13, 2018
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	200th NHL assist	October 16, 2018
Kailer Yamamoto	1st NHL goal	October 18, 2018
Jujhar Khaira	100th NHL game	October 20, 2018
Cooper Marody	1st NHL game	October 23, 2018
Jesse Puljujarvi	100th NHL game	October 23, 2018
Evan Bouchard	1st NHL goal 1st NHL point	October 25, 2018
Mikko Koskinen	1st NHL shutout	November 1, 2018
Oscar Klefbom	100th NHL point	November 3, 2018
Milan Lucic	1,000th NHL PIM	November 6, 2018
Zack Kassian	400th NHL game	November 8, 2018
Patrick Russell	1st NHL game	November 17, 2018
Connor McDavid	100th NHL goal	November 20, 2018
Alex Chiasson	400th NHL Game	November 29, 2018
Ryan Spooner	300th NHL Game	December 9, 2018
Leon Draisaitl	300th NHL Game	December 11, 2018
Caleb Jones	1st NHL Game	December 14, 2018
Caleb Jones	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	December 18, 2018
Connor McDavid	200th NHL Assist 300th NHL Point	December 22, 2018
Caleb Jones	1st NHL Goal	December 29, 2018
Chris Wideman	100th NHL PIM	December 29, 2018
Joseph Gambardella	1st NHL Game	December 31, 2018
Cam Talbot	20th NHL Shutout	January 6, 2019
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	500th NHL Game	January 8, 2019
Matt Benning	100th NHL PIM	January 14, 2019
Mikko Koskinen	1st NHL Assist	January 14, 2019
Darnell Nurse	200th NHL PIM	January 16, 2019
Leon Draisaitl	100th NHL Goal	January 20, 2019
Leon Draisaitl	100th NHL PIM	February 3, 2019
Kevin Gravel	100th NHL Game	February 3, 2019
Jujhar Khaira	100th NHL PIM	February 5, 2019
Kyle Brodziak	900th NHL Game	February 16, 2019
Josh Currie	1st NHL Game	February 19, 2019
Josh Currie	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	February 23, 2019
Milan Lucic	300th NHL Assist	February 23, 2019
Josh Currie	1st NHL Assist	February 28, 2019
Oscar Klefbom	300th NHL Game	March 4, 2019
Zack Kassian	700th NHL PIM	March 16, 2019
Leon Draisaitl	300th NHL Point	March 21, 2019
Joseph Gambardella	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	March 21, 2019
Andrej Sekera	700th NHL Game	March 23, 2019
Leon Draisaitl	1st NHL Hat-trick	March 26, 2019
Adam Larsson	100th NHL Point	March 26, 2019
Matt Benning	200th NHL Game	March 28, 2019
Milan Lucic	500th NHL Point	March 30, 2019
Sam Gagner	800th NHL Game	April 2, 2019
Leon Draisaitl	50th Goal in 82nd Game	April 6, 2019

Records

9: An NHL record for most consecutive team goals a player has factored on to begin a season by Connor McDavid (4 goals, 5 assists) on October 16, 2018.

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2018 5th-round pick in 2018	To Edmonton Oilers WSH's 2nd-round pick in 2018	^[101]
June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)	To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2019	To Edmonton Oilers Hayden Hawkey	^[102]
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)	To St. Louis Blues Jakub Jerabek	To Edmonton Oilers Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020	^[103]
November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)	To New York Rangers Ryan Strome	To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Spooner	^[104]
November 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)	To Ottawa Senators Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020	To Edmonton Oilers Chris Wideman	^[105]
December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30)	To Chicago Blackhawks Drake Caggiula Jason Garrison	To Edmonton Oilers Brandon Manning Robin Norell	^[106]
December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30)	To Florida Panthers Chris Wideman Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019	To Edmonton Oilers Alex Petrovic	^[107]
February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)	To Philadelphia Flyers Cam Talbot	To Edmonton Oilers Anthony Stolarz	^[108]
February 16, 2019 (2019-02-16)	To Vancouver Canucks Ryan Spooner	To Edmonton Oilers Sam Gagner	^[109]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Kyle Brodziak	from St. Louis Blues	2-year	^[110]
	Laurent Brossoit	to Winnipeg Jets	1-year	^[111]
	Kevin Gravel	from Los Angeles Kings	1-year	^[110]
	Eric Gryba	to New Jersey Devils	1-year	^[112]
	Tobias Rieder	from Los Angeles Kings	1-year	^[110]
	Dillon Simpson	to Columbus Blue Jackets	1-year	^[113]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)	Yohann Auvitu	to Sochi (KHL)	2-year	^[114]
	Joey LaLeggia	to St. Louis Blues	2-year	^[115]
	Iiro Pakarinen	to Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)	1-year	^[116]
	Anton Slepyshev	to CSKA Moscow (KHL)	2-year	^[117]
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)	Josh Currie	from Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	2-year	^[118]
July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24)	Grayson Downing	to Colorado Eagles (AHL)	1-year	^[119]
July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24)	Kyle Platzer	to Charlotte Checkers (AHL)	1-year	^[120]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)	Jakub Jerabek	from Washington Capitals	1-year	^[121]
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)	Ben Betker	to Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)	1-year	^[122]
October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)	Alex Chiasson	from Washington Capitals	1-year	^[123]
October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)	Jason Garrison	from Vegas Golden Knights	1-year	^[123]
May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)	Logan Day	from Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	1-year	^[124]
May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)	Joakim Nygård	from Färjestad BK (SHL)	1-year	^[125]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)	Pontus Aberg	to Anaheim Ducks	^[126]
November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)	Valentin Zykov	from Carolina Hurricanes	^[127]
December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29)	Valentin Zykov	to Vegas Golden Knights	^[128]
January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15)	Colby Cave	from Boston Bruins	^[129]

Contract terminations

Date	Player	Via	Ref
June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)	Eric Gryba	Buyout	^[130]

Retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)	Ryan Strome	2-year	^[131]
July 17, 2018 (2018-07-17)	Evan Bouchard	3-year	^[132]
September 17, 2018 (2018-09-17)	Darnell Nurse	2-year	^[133]
January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21)	Mikko Koskinen	3-year	^[134]
May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01)	Ryan McLeod	3-year	^[135]
May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22)	Olivier Rodrigue	3-year	^[136]
May 29, 2019 (2019-05-29)	Joe Gambardella	2-year	^[137]
June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)	Brad Malone	1-year	^[138]
June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)	Shane Starrett	1-year	^[138]
June 11, 2019 (2019-06-11)	Patrick Russell	1-year	^[139]

Draft picks

Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	10	Evan Bouchard	D	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
2	40	Ryan McLeod	C	Canada	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
2	62¹	Olivier Rodrigue	G	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6	164	Michael Kesselring	D	United States	New Hampton School (USHS)
7	195	Patrik Siikanen	C	Finland	Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)

Notes:

The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a third and fifth-round pick both in 2018 (71st and 133rd overall) to Montreal in exchange for this pick.^[140]

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^ "Edmonton Oilers - Colorado Avalanche - December 11th, 2018". NHL.com.
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^ "Buffalo Sabres - Edmonton Oilers - January 14th, 2019". NHL.com.
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^ "Carolina Hurricanes - Edmonton Oilers - January 20th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Detroit Red Wings - Edmonton Oilers - January 22nd, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Philadelphia Flyers - February 2nd, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Montréal Canadiens - February 3rd, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Chicago Blackhawks - Edmonton Oilers - February 5th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Minnesota Wild - February 7th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "San Jose Sharks - Edmonton Oilers - February 9th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Pittsburgh Penguins - February 13th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Carolina Hurricanes - February 15th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - New York Islanders - February 16th, 2019". NHL.com.
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^ "Anaheim Ducks - Edmonton Oilers - February 23rd, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Nashville Predators - February 25th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Toronto Maple Leafs - February 27th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Ottawa Senators - February 28th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Columbus Blue Jackets - March 2nd, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Buffalo Sabres - March 4th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers - March 7th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Toronto Maple Leafs - Edmonton Oilers - March 9th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "New York Rangers - Edmonton Oilers - March 11th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "New Jersey Devils - Edmonton Oilers - March 13th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Arizona Coyotes - March 16th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Vegas Golden Knights - March 17th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Edmonton Oilers - St. Louis Blues - March 19th, 2019". NHL.com.
^ "Columbus Blue Jackets - Edmonton Oilers - March 21st, 2019". NHL.com.
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^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Joakim Nygard to entry-level contract". NHL.com. May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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^ "Vegas Golden Knights Claim Forward Valentin Zykov Off Waivers". NHL.com. December 29, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ Gazzola, Paul (January 15, 2019). "BLOG: Oilers claim Colby Cave from Boston". NHL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Bouchard". nhl.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ "RELEASE: Oilers Sign Nurse". NHL.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Koskinen to contract extension". NHL.com. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Ryan McLeod to Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Olivier Rodrigue to entry-level contract". NHL.com. May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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[8] "Edmonton Oilers - Vancouver Canucks - September 18th, 2018". NHL.com.

[9] "Winnipeg Jets - Edmonton Oilers - September 20th, 2018". NHL.com.

[10] "Edmonton Oilers - Winnipeg Jets - September 23rd, 2018". NHL.com.

[11] "Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers - September 25th, 2018". NHL.com.

[12] "Arizona Coyotes - Edmonton Oilers - September 27th, 2018". NHL.com.

[13] "Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - September 29th, 2018". NHL.com.

[14] "Edmonton Oilers - Koln Haie - October 3rd, 2018". NHL.com.

[15] "RELEASE: Oilers announce 2018-19 Schedule". NHL.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

[16] "Edmonton Oilers - New Jersey Devils - October 6th, 2018". NHL.com.

[17] "Edmonton Oilers - Boston Bruins - October 11th, 2018". NHL.com.

[18] "Edmonton Oilers - New York Rangers - October 13th, 2018". NHL.com.

[19] "Edmonton Oilers - Winnipeg Jets - October 16th, 2018". NHL.com.

[20] "Boston Bruins - Edmonton Oilers - October 18th, 2018". NHL.com.

[21] "Nashville Predators - Edmonton Oilers - October 20th, 2018". NHL.com.

[22] "Pittsburgh Penguins - Edmonton Oilers - October 23rd, 2018". NHL.com.

[23] "Washington Capitals - Edmonton Oilers - October 25th, 2018". NHL.com.

[24] "Edmonton Oilers - Nashville Predators - October 27th, 2018". NHL.com.

[25] "Edmonton Oilers - Chicago Blackhawks - October 28th, 2018". NHL.com.

[26] "Minnesota Wild - Edmonton Oilers - October 30th, 2018". NHL.com.

[27] "Chicago Blackhawks - Edmonton Oilers - November 1st, 2018". NHL.com.

[28] "Edmonton Oilers - Detroit Red Wings - November 3rd, 2018". NHL.com.

[29] "Edmonton Oilers - Washington Capitals - November 5th, 2018". NHL.com.

[30] "Edmonton Oilers - Tampa Bay Lightning - November 6th, 2018". NHL.com.

[31] "Edmonton Oilers - Florida Panthers - November 8th, 2018". NHL.com.

[32] "Colorado Avalanche - Edmonton Oilers - November 11th, 2018". NHL.com.

[33] "Montréal Canadiens - Edmonton Oilers - November 13th, 2018". NHL.com.

[34] "Edmonton Oilers - Calgary Flames - November 17th, 2018". NHL.com.

[35] "Vegas Golden Knights - Edmonton Oilers - November 18th, 2018". NHL.com.

[36] "Edmonton Oilers - San Jose Sharks - November 20th, 2018". NHL.com.

[37] "Edmonton Oilers - Anaheim Ducks - November 23rd, 2018". NHL.com.

[38] "Edmonton Oilers - Los Angeles Kings - November 25th, 2018". NHL.com.

[39] "Dallas Stars - Edmonton Oilers - November 27th, 2018". NHL.com.

[40] "Los Angeles Kings - Edmonton Oilers - November 29th, 2018". NHL.com.

[41] "Vegas Golden Knights - Edmonton Oilers - December 1st, 2018". NHL.com.

[42] "Edmonton Oilers - Dallas Stars - December 3rd, 2018". NHL.com.

[43] "Edmonton Oilers - St. Louis Blues - December 5th, 2018". NHL.com.

[44] "Minnesota Wild - Edmonton Oilers - December 7th, 2018". NHL.com.

[45] "Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - December 9th, 2018". NHL.com.

[46] "Edmonton Oilers - Colorado Avalanche - December 11th, 2018". NHL.com.

[47] "Edmonton Oilers - Winnipeg Jets - December 13th, 2018". NHL.com.

[48] "Philadelphia Flyers - Edmonton Oilers - December 14th, 2018". NHL.com.

[49] "Edmonton Oilers - Vancouver Canucks - December 16th, 2018". NHL.com.

[50] "St. Louis Blues - Edmonton Oilers - December 18th, 2018". NHL.com.

[51] "Tampa Bay Lightning - Edmonton Oilers - December 22nd, 2018". NHL.com.

[52] "Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers - December 27th, 2018". NHL.com.

[53] "San Jose Sharks - Edmonton Oilers - December 29th, 2018". NHL.com.

[54] "Winnipeg Jets - Edmonton Oilers - December 31st, 2018". NHL.com.

[55] "Edmonton Oilers - Arizona Coyotes - January 2nd, 2019". NHL.com.

[56] "Edmonton Oilers - Los Angeles Kings - January 5th, 2019". NHL.com.

[57] "Edmonton Oilers - Anaheim Ducks - January 6th, 2019". NHL.com.

[58] "Edmonton Oilers - San Jose Sharks - January 8th, 2019". NHL.com.

[59] "Florida Panthers - Edmonton Oilers - January 10th, 2019". NHL.com.

[60] "Arizona Coyotes - Edmonton Oilers - January 12th, 2019". NHL.com.

[61] "Buffalo Sabres - Edmonton Oilers - January 14th, 2019". NHL.com.

[62] "Edmonton Oilers - Vancouver Canucks - January 16th, 2019". NHL.com.

[63] "Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - January 19th, 2019". NHL.com.

[64] "Carolina Hurricanes - Edmonton Oilers - January 20th, 2019". NHL.com.

[65] "Detroit Red Wings - Edmonton Oilers - January 22nd, 2019". NHL.com.

[66] "Edmonton Oilers - Philadelphia Flyers - February 2nd, 2019". NHL.com.

[67] "Edmonton Oilers - Montréal Canadiens - February 3rd, 2019". NHL.com.

[68] "Chicago Blackhawks - Edmonton Oilers - February 5th, 2019". NHL.com.

[69] "Edmonton Oilers - Minnesota Wild - February 7th, 2019". NHL.com.

[70] "San Jose Sharks - Edmonton Oilers - February 9th, 2019". NHL.com.

[71] "Edmonton Oilers - Pittsburgh Penguins - February 13th, 2019". NHL.com.

[72] "Edmonton Oilers - Carolina Hurricanes - February 15th, 2019". NHL.com.

[73] "Edmonton Oilers - New York Islanders - February 16th, 2019". NHL.com.

[74] "Arizona Coyotes - Edmonton Oilers - February 19th, 2019". NHL.com.

[75] "New York Islanders - Edmonton Oilers - February 21st, 2019". NHL.com.

[76] "Anaheim Ducks - Edmonton Oilers - February 23rd, 2019". NHL.com.

[77] "Edmonton Oilers - Nashville Predators - February 25th, 2019". NHL.com.

[78] "Edmonton Oilers - Toronto Maple Leafs - February 27th, 2019". NHL.com.

[79] "Edmonton Oilers - Ottawa Senators - February 28th, 2019". NHL.com.

[80] "Edmonton Oilers - Columbus Blue Jackets - March 2nd, 2019". NHL.com.

[81] "Edmonton Oilers - Buffalo Sabres - March 4th, 2019". NHL.com.

[82] "Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers - March 7th, 2019". NHL.com.

[83] "Toronto Maple Leafs - Edmonton Oilers - March 9th, 2019". NHL.com.

[84] "New York Rangers - Edmonton Oilers - March 11th, 2019". NHL.com.

[85] "New Jersey Devils - Edmonton Oilers - March 13th, 2019". NHL.com.

[86] "Edmonton Oilers - Arizona Coyotes - March 16th, 2019". NHL.com.

[87] "Edmonton Oilers - Vegas Golden Knights - March 17th, 2019". NHL.com.

[88] "Edmonton Oilers - St. Louis Blues - March 19th, 2019". NHL.com.

[89] "Columbus Blue Jackets - Edmonton Oilers - March 21st, 2019". NHL.com.

[90] "Ottawa Senators - Edmonton Oilers - March 23rd, 2019". NHL.com.

[91] "Los Angeles Kings - Edmonton Oilers - March 26th, 2019". NHL.com.

[92] "Dallas Stars - Edmonton Oilers - March 28th, 2019". NHL.com.

[93] "Anaheim Ducks - Edmonton Oilers - March 30th, 2019". NHL.com.

[94] "Edmonton Oilers - Vegas Golden Knights - April 1st, 2019". NHL.com.

[95] "Edmonton Oilers - Colorado Avalanche - April 2nd, 2019". NHL.com.

[96] "San Jose Sharks - Edmonton Oilers - April 4th, 2019". NHL.com.

[97] "Edmonton Oilers - Calgary Flames - April 6th, 2019". NHL.com.

[regstats-98] "Edmonton Oilers Stats - 2018-2019". NHL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.

[99] "2018–19 Edmonton Oilers Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[100] "2018–19 Edmonton Oilers Stats – Goalies". NHL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[2018Day2trades-101] "2018 NHL Draft Notes". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.

[102] "RELEASE: Oilers acquire Hayden Hawkey from Montreal". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[103] "RELEASE: Oilers acquire draft pick from St. Louis for Jerabek". NHL.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

[104] "RELEASE: Oilers acquire Spooner from Rangers". NHL.com. November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

[105] "RELEASE: Oilers acquire Wideman from Ottawa". NHL.com. November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[106] "RELEASE: Oilers acquire defencemen Brandon Manning and Robin Norell". NHL.com. December 30, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.

[107] "RELEASE: Oilers acquire defenceman Alexander Petrovic". NHL.com. December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[108] "RELEASE: Oilers acquire goaltender Anthony Stolarz from Philadelphia". NHL.com. February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.

[109] "RELEASE: Oilers acquire Sam Gagner from Vancouver". NHL.com. February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.

[July_1_signings-110] "TALKING POINTS: Chiarelli assesses Oilers free agency". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[111] "Jets sign three players". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[112] "Devils sign defenseman John Ramage to a one-year, two-way contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[113] "Columbus Blue Jackets sign defenseman Dillon Simpson". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[114] "Йоанн Овитю – игрок "Сочи"!". hcsochi.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[115] "Blues building San Antonio roster". stltoday.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[116] "Ииро Пакаринен в "Металлурге"!". metallurg.ru (in Russian). Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[117] "Антон Слепышев пополнил состав ЦСКА". cska-hockey.ru (in Russian). Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[118] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Josh Currie". nhl.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[119] "EAGLES ADD OFFENSE WITH FORWARD GRAYSON DOWNING". coloradoeagles.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

[120] "CHECKERS SIGN PLATZER, MCCARRON TO AHL DEALS". gocheckers.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

[121] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Jakub Jerabek". NHL.com. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

[122] "BETKER, MURPHY JOIN K-WINGS". echl.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.

[Chiasson_Garrison-123] "RELEASE: Oilers finalize opening day playing roster". NHL.com. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

[124] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Logan Day to entry-level contract". NHL.com. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

[125] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Joakim Nygard to entry-level contract". NHL.com. May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[126] Gazzola, Paul (October 1, 2018). "BLOG: Anaheim Ducks claim Aberg". NHL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

[127] "RELEASE: Oilers claim forward Valentin Zykov off waivers from Carolina". NHL.com. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

[128] "Vegas Golden Knights Claim Forward Valentin Zykov Off Waivers". NHL.com. December 29, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[129] Gazzola, Paul (January 15, 2019). "BLOG: Oilers claim Colby Cave from Boston". NHL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[130] Gazzola, Paul (June 21, 2017). "BLOG: Oilers place Gryba on unconditional waivers". NHL.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[131] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Strome". nhl.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

[132] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Bouchard". nhl.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[133] "RELEASE: Oilers Sign Nurse". NHL.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

[134] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Koskinen to contract extension". NHL.com. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.

[135] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Ryan McLeod to Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[136] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Olivier Rodrigue to entry-level contract". NHL.com. May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

[137] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Gambardella to contract extension". NHL.com. May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.

[Malone_and_Starrett-138] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Malone and Starrett to contract extensions". NHL.com. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.

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v t e Edmonton Oilers
Formerly the Alberta Oilers Founded in 1972 Based in Edmonton, Alberta
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players NHL WHA Captains Draft picks 1979 expansion expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	History NHL–WHA merger Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) OEG Inc. (Daryl Katz, chairman) General manager Stan Bowman Head coach Kris Knoblauch Team captain Connor McDavid Current roster
Arenas	Edmonton Gardens Northlands Coliseum Rogers Place
Rivalries	Calgary Flames Los Angeles Kings
Affiliates	AHL Bakersfield Condors ECHL Fort Wayne Komets
Media	TV City Sportsnet West Radio 630 CHED
Culture and lore	Miracle on Manchester The night the lights went out in Massachusetts Blue Mile Edmonton Investors Group Mark Lewis Paul Lorieau Joey Moss Rod Phillips Oilogosphere Oil Change 2003 Heritage Classic 2016 Heritage Classic 2023 Heritage Classic "La Bamba"
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v t e Edmonton Oilers seasons
1970s	1970–71 . 1971–72 . 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

v t e 2018–19 NHL season
Pacific	Anaheim Arizona Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver Vegas
Central	Chicago Colorado Dallas Minnesota Nashville St. Louis Winnipeg
Atlantic	Boston Buffalo Detroit Florida Montreal Ottawa Tampa Bay Toronto
Metropolitan	Carolina Columbus New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
See also	Draft Winter Classic All-Star Game Stadium Series Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines