2017–18 Edmonton Oilers season

2017–18 Edmonton Oilers
Division	TBD Pacific
Conference	TBD Western
2017–18 record	2–5–0
Home record	1–3–0
Road record	1–2–0
Goals for	14
Goals against	22
Team information
General manager	Peter Chiarelli
Coach	Todd McLellan
Captain	Connor McDavid
Alternate captains	Adam Larsson Milan Lucic Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Arena	Rogers Place
Average attendance	18,347 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Connor McDavid (3)
Assists	Connor McDavid (5)
Points	Connor McDavid (8)
Penalty minutes	Eric Gryba (16)
Plus/minus	Zack Kassian Eric Gryba (+1)
Wins	Cam Talbot (2)
Goals against average	Cam Talbot (2.95)

The 2017–18 Edmonton Oilers season is the 39th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 46th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	24	7	47	272	228	+44	109
2	x – Anaheim Ducks	82	44	25	13	40	235	216	+19	101
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	45	27	10	40	252	229	+23	100
4	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	45	29	8	43	239	203	+36	98
5	Calgary Flames	82	37	35	10	35	218	248	−30	84
6	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	40	6	31	234	263	−29	78
7	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	40	11	31	218	264	−46	73
8	Arizona Coyotes	82	29	41	12	27	208	256	−48	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The Oilers released their pre-season schedule on June 8, 2017. The Oilers' rookies and prospects participated in the annual Young Stars Classic tournament before the start of pre-season games.

Pre-season game log
Young Stars Classic: 3–0–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1[a] September 8 Edmonton 4–2 Calgary Wells — 1–0–0 Recap 2[a] September 9 Winnipeg 0–3 Edmonton Skinner — 2–0–0 Recap 3[a] September 11 Edmonton 5–4 Vancouver OT Starrett — 3–0–0 Recap [a] Young Stars Classic tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
2017 pre-season game log: 6–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1[A] September 18 Calgary 2–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 1–0–0 Recap 2[A] September 18 Edmonton 5–4 Calgary Ellis — 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 20 Edmonton 4–1 Winnipeg Brossoit 15,294 3–0–0 Recap 4 September 22 Vancouver 3–5 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 4–0–0 Recap 5 September 23 Winnipeg 2–6 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 5–0–0 Recap 6 September 25 Carolina 6–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 5–1–0 Recap 7[a] September 27 Edmonton 4–0 Carolina Brossoit — 6–1–0 Recap 8 September 30 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver Talbot 16,637 6–2–0 Recap Notes: A Indicates split-squad. a Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.

2017–18 game log
October: 2–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 4 Calgary 0–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 7 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver Talbot 18,865 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 9 Winnipeg 5–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 14 Ottawa 6–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 17 Carolina 5–3 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 1–4–0 2 Recap 6 October 19 Edmonton 2–1 Chicago OT Talbot 21,444 2–4–0 4 Recap 7 October 21 Edmonton 1–2 Philadelphia Talbot 19,510 2–5–0 4 Recap 8 October 24 Edmonton – Pittsburgh 9 October 26 Dallas – Edmonton 10 October 28 Washington – Edmonton
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Pittsburgh – Edmonton 12 November 3 New Jersey – Edmonton 13 November 5 Detroit – Edmonton 14 November 7 Edmonton – NY Islanders 15 November 9 Edmonton – New Jersey 16 November 11 Edmonton – NY Rangers 17 November 12 Edmonton – Washington 18 November 14 Vegas – Edmonton 19 November 16 St. Louis – Edmonton 20 November 18 Edmonton – Dallas 21 November 21 Edmonton – St. Louis 22 November 22 Edmonton – Detroit 23 November 24 Edmonton – Buffalo 24 November 26 Edmonton – Boston 25 November 28 Arizona – Edmonton 26 November 30 Toronto – Edmonton
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 2 Edmonton – Calgary 28 December 6 Philadelphia – Edmonton 29 December 9 Edmonton – Montreal 30 December 10 Edmonton – Toronto 31 December 12 Edmonton – Columbus 32 December 14 Nashville – Edmonton 33 December 16 Edmonton – Minnesota 34 December 18 San Jose – Edmonton 35 December 21 St. Louis – Edmonton 36 December 23 Montreal – Edmonton 37 December 27 Edmonton – Winnipeg 38 December 29 Chicago – Edmonton 39 December 31 Winnipeg – Edmonton
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Los Angeles – Edmonton 41 January 4 Anaheim – Edmonton 42 January 6 Edmonton – Dallas 43 January 7 Edmonton – Chicago 44 January 9 Edmonton – Nashville 45 January 12 Edmonton – Arizona 46 January 13 Edmonton – Vegas 47 January 20 Vancouver – Edmonton 48 January 23 Buffalo – Edmonton 49 January 25 Calgary – Edmonton
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 1 Colorado – Edmonton 51 February 5 Tampa Bay – Edmonton 52 February 7 Edmonton – Los Angeles 53 February 9 Edmonton – Anaheim 54 February 10 Edmonton – San Jose 55 February 12 Florida – Edmonton 56 February 15 Edmonton – Vegas 57 February 17 Edmonton – Arizona 58 February 18 Edmonton – Colorado 59 February 20 Boston – Edmonton 60 February 22 Colorado – Edmonton 61 February 24 Edmonton – Los Angeles 62 February 25 Edmonton – Anaheim 63 February 27 Edmonton – San Jose
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Nashville – Edmonton 65 March 3 NY Rangers – Edmonton 66 March 5 Arizona – Edmonton 67 March 8 NY Islanders – Edmonton 68 March 10 Minnesota – Edmonton 69 March 13 Edmonton – Calgary 70 March 14 San Jose – Edmonton 71 March 17 Edmonton – Florida 72 March 18 Edmonton – Tampa Bay 73 March 20 Edmonton – Carolina 74 March 22 Edmonton – Ottawa 75 March 24 Los Angeles – Edmonton 76 March 26 Anaheim – Edmonton 77 March 27 Columbus – Edmonton 78 March 29 Edmonton – Vancouver 79 March 31 Edmonton – Calgary
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Edmonton – Minnesota 81 April 5 Vegas – Edmonton 82 April 7 Vancouver – Edmonton
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Updated October 13, 2017

Skaters

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Iiro Pakarinen	2	0	0	0	-1	0
Connor McDavid	3	3	1	4	0	2
Leon Draisaitl	3	1	2	3	0	0
Milan Lucic	3	0	2	2	3	0
Patrick Maroon	3	0	3	3	0	2
Matt Benning	3	0	0	0	-1	0
Drake Caggiula	2	0	0	0	-1	0
Eric Gryba	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jussi Jokinen	3	0	0	0	-1	2
Zack Kassian	3	0	1	1	1	7
Jujhar Khaira	2	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Klefbom	3	0	0	0	0	2
Adam Larsson	3	0	0	0	0	4
Mark Letestu	3	0	0	0	-1	0
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	3	2	0	2	2	2
Darnell Nurse	3	0	1	1	1	2
Kris Russell	3	1	1	2	-2	2
Ryan Strome	3	0	0	0	-1	5
Kailer Yamamoto	2	0	0	0	-1	2

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Cam Talbot	6	6	306:41	2	3	1	15	2.50	151	166	.909	1	0	0	0
Laurent Brossoit	3	1	114:41	0	1	0	7	3.65	41	48	.925	0	0	0	0

Roster

Updated July 15, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
82		Beau Akey	D	R	19	2023	Waterloo, Ontario
–		Viktor Arvidsson	RW	R	31	2024	Skelleftea, Sweden
47		Carl Berglund	C	L	24	2023	Hammaro, Sweden
2		Evan Bouchard	D	R	24	2018	Oakville, Ontario
86		Philip Broberg (RFA)	D	L	23	2019	Orebro, Sweden
28		Connor Brown	RW	R	30	2023	Etobicoke, Ontario
–		Josh Brown	D	R	30	2024	London, Ontario
8		Drake Caggiula	C	L	30	2023	Pickering, Ontario
–		Connor Carrick	D	R	30	2024	Orland Park, Illinois
5		Cody Ceci	D	R	30	2021	Ottawa, Ontario
–		Collin Delia	G	L	30	2024	Rancho Cucamonga, California
85		Cam Dineen	D	L	26	2023	Toms River, New Jersey
29		Leon Draisaitl (A)	C	L	28	2014	Cologne, Germany
14		Mattias Ekholm	D	L	34	2023	Borlange, Sweden
6		Ben Gleason	D	L	26	2023	Ortonville, Michigan
42		Jayden Grubbe	C	R	21	2023	Calgary, Alberta
57		James Hamblin	LW	L	25	2022	Edmonton, Alberta
19		Adam Henrique	C	L	34	2024	Brantford, Ontario
81		Noel Hoefenmayer	D	L	25	2023	North York, Ontario
55		Dylan Holloway (RFA)	LW	L	22	2020	Calgary, Alberta
18		Zach Hyman	LW	R	32	2021	Toronto, Ontario
13		Mattias Janmark	LW	L	31	2022	Danderyd, Sweden
–		Roby Jarventie	LW	L	21	2024	Tampere, Finland
91		Evander Kane	LW	L	32	2022	Vancouver, British Columbia
76		Philip Kemp	D	R	25	2017	Greenwich, Connecticut
27		Brett Kulak	D	L	30	2022	Stony Plain, Alberta
62		Raphael Lavoie	C	R	23	2019	Chambly, Quebec
97		Connor McDavid (C)	C	L	27	2015	Richmond Hill, Ontario
93		Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (A)	C	L	31	2011	Burnaby, British Columbia
25		Darnell Nurse (A)	D	L	29	2013	Hamilton, Ontario
26		Lane Pederson	C	R	26	2023	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
90		Corey Perry	RW	R	39	2024	Peterborough, Ontario
43		Matvey Petrov	RW	R	21	2021	Gus-Khrustalny, Russia
–		Noah Philp	C	R	25	2024	Canmore, Alberta
30		Calvin Pickard	G	L	32	2022	Moncton, New Brunswick
35		Olivier Rodrigue	G	L	24	2018	Chicoutimi, Quebec
10		Derek Ryan	C	R	37	2021	Spokane, Washington
–		Matthew Savoie	C	R	20	2024	St. Albert, Alberta
–		Jeff Skinner	LW	L	32	2024	Markham, Ontario
74		Stuart Skinner	G	L	25	2017	Edmonton, Alberta
51		Troy Stecher	D	R	30	2024	Richmond, British Columbia
–		James Stefan	RW	R	20	2024	Laguna Beach, California
41		Brady Stonehouse	RW	R	19	2023	Blenheim, Ontario
–		Connor Ungar	G	L	22	2024	Calgary, Alberta
88		Maximus Wanner	D	R	21	2021	Estevan, Saskatchewan

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Connor McDavid	2nd NHL hat-trick 1st NHL natural hat-trick	October 4, 2017
Kailer Yamamoto	1st NHL game
Kailer Yamamoto	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	October 14, 2017
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	400th NHL game	October 17, 2017

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)	To New York Islanders Jordan Eberle	To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Strome
June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)	To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round-pick in 2017 – Cameron Crotty 5th-round-pick in 2017 – Michael Karow	To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round-pick in 2017 – Stuart Skinner

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Mitch Callahan	Detroit Red Wings	2-year, $1.4 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Grayson Downing	Arizona Coyotes	1-year, $650,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Brian Ferlin	Boston Bruins	1-year, $700,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Keegan Lowe	Montreal Canadiens	1-year, $650,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Edward Pasquale	Detroit Red Wings	1-year, $700,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Ty Rattie	St. Louis Blues	1-year, $700,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Ryan Stanton	Columbus Blue Jackets	2-year, $1.4 million
July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03)	Brad Malone	St. Louis Blues	2-year, $1.3 million
July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)	Jussi Jokinen	Florida Panthers	1-year, $1.1 million
July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10)	Yohann Auvitu	New Jersey Devils	1-year, $700,000

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)	Eetu Laurikainen	JYP (Liiga)	2-year
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Jordan Oesterle	Chicago Blackhawks	2-year, $1.3 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Tyler Pitlick	Dallas Stars	3-year, $3 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Benoit Pouliot	Buffalo Sabres	1-year, $1.15 million
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)	David Desharnais	New York Rangers	1-year, $1 million
July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)	David Musil	Oceláři Třinec (ELH)	1-year
July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)	Justin Fontaine	Dinamo Minsk (KHL)	1-year
August 27, 2017 (2017-08-27)	Matt Hendricks	Winnipeg Jets	1-year, $700,000
August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)	Zach Pochiro	Allen Americans (ECHL)	1-year, $700,000
September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)	Henrik Samuelsson	Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)	1-year

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Players released

Date	Player	Via	Ref

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)	Andrew Ference

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)	Jujhar Khaira	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)	Kris Russell	4-year, $16 million contract extension
June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)	Zack Kassian	3-year, $5.85 million contract extension
June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)	Eric Gryba	2-year, $1.8 million contract extension
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05)	Connor McDavid	8-year, $100 million contract extension
July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)	Joey LaLeggia	1-year, $700,000
July 16, 2017 (2017-07-16)	Dillon Simpson	1-year, $675,000
August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)	Kailer Yamamoto	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)	Leon Draisaitl	8-year, $68 million
September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)	Dmitri Samorukov	3-year, $2.66 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks

Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	22	Kailer Yamamoto	C	USA	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
3	781	Stuart Skinner	G	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
3	84	Dmitri Samorukov	D	Russia	Guelph Storm (OHL)
4	115	Ostap Safin	RW	Czech Republic	HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga)
5	146	Kirill Maksimov	RW	Russia	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6	177	Skyler Brind'Amour	C	USA	Selects Academy U18 (USPHL U18)
7	208	Philip Kemp	D	USA	U.S. NTDP (USHL)

Draft notes:

1. The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent St. Louis' Third Round Pick and Vancouver's fifth-round pick both in 2017 (82nd and 126th overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.

References