2017–18 Edmonton Oilers season

2017–18 Edmonton Oilers · NHL
Division	6th Pacific
Conference	12th Western
2017–18 record	36–40–6
Home record	19–18–4
Road record	17–22–2
Goals for	234
Goals against	263
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%)
Team Leaders
Goals	Connor McDavid (41)
Assists	Connor McDavid (67)
Points	Connor McDavid (108)
Penalties in minutes	Zack Kassian (92)
Wins	Cam Talbot (31)
Goals against average	Al Montoya (2.94)
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The 2017–18 Edmonton Oilers season was 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). The Oilers missed the playoffs, despite qualifying for the playoffs the previous year.

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

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Nashville Predators	82	53	18	11	47	267	211	+56	117
2	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	52	20	10	48	277	218	+59	114
3	x – Minnesota Wild	82	45	26	11	42	253	232	+21	101

Top 3 (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

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	45	29	8	43	239	203	+36	98
2	CE	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	41	257	237	+20	95
3	CE	St. Louis Blues	82	44	32	6	41	226	222	+4	94
4	CE	Dallas Stars	82	42	32	8	38	235	225	+10	92
5	PA	Calgary Flames	82	37	35	10	35	218	248	−30	84
6	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	40	6	31	234	263	−29	78
7	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	33	39	10	32	229	256	−27	76
8	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	40	11	31	218	264	−46	73
9	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	29	41	12	27	208	256	−48	70

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: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1) # 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 1–2 Pittsburgh OT Talbot 18,625 2–5–1 5 Recap 9 October 26 Dallas 4–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–5–1 7 Recap 10 October 28 Washington 5–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–6–1 7 Recap
November: 7–8–1 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 4–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Pittsburgh 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–7–1 7 Recap 12 November 3 New Jersey 3–6 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 4–7–1 9 Recap 13 November 5 Detroit 4–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 4–8–1 9 Recap 14 November 7 Edmonton 2–1 NY Islanders OT Talbot 12,281 5–8–1 11 Recap 15 November 9 Edmonton 3–2 New Jersey OT Talbot 16,514 6–8–1 13 Recap 16 November 11 Edmonton 2–4 NY Rangers Talbot 18,006 6–9–1 13 Recap 17 November 12 Edmonton 1–2 Washington SO Brossoit 18,506 6–9–2 14 Recap 18 November 14 Vegas 2–8 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 7–9–2 16 Recap 19 November 16 St. Louis 4–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 7–10–2 16 Recap 20 November 18 Edmonton 3–6 Dallas Talbot 18,312 7–11–2 16 Recap 21 November 21 Edmonton 3–8 St. Louis Brossoit 18,819 7–12–2 16 Recap 22 November 22 Edmonton 6–2 Detroit Talbot 19,515 8–12–2 18 Recap 23 November 24 Edmonton 1–3 Buffalo Brossoit 19,070 8–13–2 18 Recap 24 November 26 Edmonton 4–2 Boston Talbot 17,565 9–13–2 20 Recap 25 November 28 Arizona 2–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 10–13–2 22 Recap 26 November 30 Toronto 6–4 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 10–14–2 22 Recap
December: 7–5–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 2 Edmonton 7–5 Calgary Brossoit 19,289 11–14–2 24 Recap 28 December 6 Philadelphia 4–2 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 11–15–2 24 Recap 29 December 9 Edmonton 6–2 Montreal Brossoit 21,302 12–15–2 26 Recap 30 December 10 Edmonton 0–1 Toronto Brossoit 19,486 12–16–2 26 Recap 31 December 12 Edmonton 7–2 Columbus Brossoit 14,767 13–16–2 28 Recap 32 December 14 Nashville 4–0 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 13–17–2 28 Recap 33 December 16 Edmonton 3–2 Minnesota Talbot 19,034 14–17–2 30 Recap 34 December 18 San Jose 3–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 15–17–2 32 Recap 35 December 21 St. Louis 2–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 16–17–2 34 Recap 36 December 23 Montreal 1–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 17–17–2 36 Recap 37 December 27 Edmonton 3–4 Winnipeg Talbot 15,321 17–18–2 36 Recap 38 December 29 Chicago 4–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 17–18–3 37 Recap 39 December 31 Winnipeg 5–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 17–19–3 37 Recap
January: 5–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Los Angeles 5–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 17–20–3 37 Recap 41 January 4 Anaheim 1–2 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 18–20–3 39 Recap 42 January 6 Edmonton 1–5 Dallas Talbot 18,532 18–21–3 39 Recap 43 January 7 Edmonton 1–4 Chicago Talbot 21,901 18–22–3 39 Recap 44 January 9 Edmonton 1–2 Nashville Talbot 17,188 18–23–3 39 Recap 45 January 12 Edmonton 4–2 Arizona Montoya 14,077 19–23–3 41 Recap 46 January 13 Edmonton 3–2 Vegas OT Talbot 18,351 20–23–3 43 Recap 47 January 20 Vancouver 2–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 21–23–3 45 Recap 48 January 23 Buffalo 5–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 21–24–3 45 Recap 49 January 25 Calgary 3–4 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 22–24–3 47 Recap
February: 5–8–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 1 Colorado 4–3 Edmonton OT Montoya 18,347 22–24–4 48 Recap 51 February 5 Tampa Bay 2–6 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 23–24–4 50 Recap 52 February 7 Edmonton 2–5 Los Angeles Talbot 18,230 23–25–4 50 Recap 53 February 9 Edmonton 2–3 Anaheim Talbot 17,174 23–26–4 50 Recap 54 February 10 Edmonton 4–6 San Jose Montoya 17,562 23–27–4 50 Recap 55 February 12 Florida 7–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 23–28–4 50 Recap 56 February 15 Edmonton 1–4 Vegas Talbot 18,030 23–29–4 50 Recap 57 February 17 Edmonton 0–1 Arizona Talbot 16,304 23–30–4 50 Recap 58 February 18 Edmonton 4–2 Colorado Talbot 18,076 24–30–4 52 Recap 59 February 20 Boston 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 24–31–4 52 Recap 60 February 22 Colorado 2–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 25–31–4 54 Recap 61 February 24 Edmonton 4–3 Los Angeles Talbot 18,230 26–31–4 56 Recap 62 February 25 Edmonton 6–5 Anaheim SO Montoya 17,174 27–31–4 58 Recap 63 February 27 Edmonton 2–5 San Jose Talbot 17,327 27–32–4 58 Recap
March: 7–7–2 (Home: 4–3–2 ; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Nashville 4–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 27–33–4 58 Recap 65 March 3 NY Rangers 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 27–34–4 58 Recap 66 March 5 Arizona 3–4 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 28–34–4 60 Recap 67 March 8 NY Islanders 1–2 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 29–34–4 62 Recap 68 March 10 Minnesota 1–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 30–34–4 64 Recap 69 March 13 Edmonton 0–1 Calgary Talbot 19,289 30–35–4 64 Recap 70 March 14 San Jose 4–3 Edmonton OT Montoya 18,347 30–35–5 65 Recap 71 March 17 Edmonton 4–2 Florida Talbot 14,192 31–35–5 67 Recap 72 March 18 Edmonton 1–3 Tampa Bay Montoya 19,092 31–36–5 67 Recap 73 March 20 Edmonton 7–3 Carolina Talbot 10,554 32–36–5 69 Recap 74 March 22 Edmonton 6–2 Ottawa Talbot 16,538 33–36–5 71 Recap 75 March 24 Los Angeles 2–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 34–36–5 73 Recap 76 March 25 Anaheim 5–4 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 34–36–6 74 Recap 77 March 27 Columbus 7–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 34–37–6 74 Recap 78 March 29 Edmonton 1–2 Vancouver Talbot 17,883 34–38–6 74 Recap 79 March 31 Edmonton 2–3 Calgary Talbot 19,289 34–39–6 74 Recap
April: 2–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Edmonton 0–3 Minnesota Talbot 19,189 34–40–6 74 Recap 81 April 5 Vegas 3–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 35–40–6 76 Recap 82 April 7 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 36–40–6 78 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid 82 41 67 108 20 26 Draisaitl, LeonLeon Draisaitl 78 25 45 70 –7 30 Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins 62 24 24 48 10 20 Strome, RyanRyan Strome 82 13 21 34 –4 33 Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic 82 10 24 34 –12 80 Maroon, PatrickPatrick Maroon ‡ || 57 || 14 || 16 || 30 || 5 || 60 Nurse, DarnellDarnell Nurse 82 6 20 26 15 67 Cammalleri, MichaelMichael Cammalleri † || 51 || 4 || 18 || 22 || –4 || 14 Khaira, JujharJujhar Khaira 69 11 10 21 –7 47 Benning, MattMatt Benning 73 6 15 21 5 49 Klefbom, OscarOscar Klefbom 66 5 16 21 –12 18 Russell, KrisKris Russell 78 4 17 21 –7 8 Caggiula, DrakeDrake Caggiula 67 13 7 20 –13 37 Puljujarvi, JesseJesse Puljujarvi 65 12 8 20 –1 14 Letestu, MarkMark Letestu ‡ || 60 || 8 || 11 || 19 || –17 || 10 Kassian, ZackZack Kassian 74 7 12 19 –8 92 Larsson, AdamAdam Larsson 63 4 9 13 10 34 Slepyshev, AntonAnton Slepyshev 50 6 6 12 –4 8 Rattie, TyTy Rattie 14 5 4 9 1 2 Auvitu, YohannYohann Auvitu 33 3 6 9 4 8 Aberg, PontusPontus Aberg † || 16 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 1 || 2 Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera 36 0 8 8 –15 6 Davidson, BrandonBrandon Davidson †‡ || 23 || 3 || 1 || 4 || –2 || 10 Bear, EthanEthan Bear 18 1 3 4 –11 10 Pakarinen, IiroIiro Pakarinen 40 2 1 3 1 6 Yamamoto, KailerKailer Yamamoto 9 0 3 3 –2 2 Gryba, EricEric Gryba 21 0 2 2 4 31 Jokinen, JussiJussi Jokinen ‡ || 14 || 0 || 1 || 1 || –3 || 2 Lowe, KeeganKeegan Lowe 2 0 0 0 –1 0 Malone, BradBrad Malone 7 0 0 0 0 6 Walker, NathanNathan Walker †‡ || 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
Talbot, CamCam Talbot	67	67	3,730:06	31	31	3	188	2.98	1848	2036	.908	1	0	1	8
Brossoit, LaurentLaurent Brossoit	14	10	740:14	3	7	1	40	3.45	303	343	.883	0	0	1	0
Montoya, AlAl Montoya	9	5	469:13	2	2	2	23	3.24	221	244	.906	0	0	1	0

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

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Kailer Yamamoto	1st career NHL game	October 4, 2017
Kailer Yamamoto	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 14, 2017
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	400th career NHL game	October 17, 2017
Iiro Pakarinen	100th career NHL game	October 21, 2017
Jussi Jokinen	900th career NHL game	October 28, 2017
Oscar Klefbom	200th career NHL game	November 1, 2017
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	100th career NHL goal
Cam Talbot	100th career NHL win	November 3, 2017
Leon Draisaitl	200th career NHL game	November 5, 2017
Zack Kassian	100th career NHL point	November 9, 2017
Cam Talbot	200th career NHL game
Mark Letestu	500th career NHL game	November 22, 2017
Kris Russell	200th career NHL point	November 30, 2017
Leon Draisaitl	100th career NHL assist	December 9, 2017
Mark Letestu	200th career NHL point
Laurent Brossoit	1st career NHL assist	December 12, 2017
Matt Benning	100th career NHL game	January 6, 2018
Ryan Strome	300th career NHL game
Connor McDavid	200th career NHL point	January 13, 2018
Drake Caggiula	100th career NHL game	February 7, 2018
Kris Russell	700th career NHL game	February 20, 2018
Adam Larsson	400th career NHL game	February 27, 2018
Ethan Bear	1st career NHL game	March 1, 2018
Ryan Strome	100th career NHL assist	March 5, 2018
Ethan Bear	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 8, 2018
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	300th career NHL point	March 10, 2018
Michael Cammalleri	900th career NHL game	March 13, 2018
Milan Lucic	800th career NHL game	March 17, 2018
Leon Draisaitl	200th career NHL point	March 20, 2018
Connor McDavid	200th career NHL game
Adam Larsson	100th career NHL point	March 24, 2018
Ethan Bear	1st career NHL goal	March 25, 2018
Anton Slepyshev	100th career NHL game	April 2, 2018

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 5th-round pick in 2017 To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round-pick in 2017 November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) To Los Angeles Kings Jussi Jokinen To Edmonton Oilers Michael Cammalleri December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19) To Florida Panthers Gregory Chase To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations January 4, 2018 (2018-01-04) To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2018 To Edmonton Oilers Al Montoya January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31) To Tampa Bay Lightning Edward Pasquale To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations February 24, 2018 (2018-02-24) To New York Islanders Brandon Davidson To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2019 February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25) To Nashville Predators Mark Letestu To Edmonton Oilers Pontus Aberg February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To New Jersey Devils Patrick Maroon To Edmonton Oilers J. D. Dudek 3rd-round pick in 2019 March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21) To Philadelphia Flyers NJD's 3rd-round pick in 2019 To Edmonton Oilers Rights to Cooper Marody June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) To Toronto Maple Leafs conditional 7th-round pick in 2020 To Edmonton Oilers Rights to Nolan Vesey 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 December 28, 2017 (2017-12-28) Cameron Hebig Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract March 5, 2018 (2018-03-05) Colin Larkin UMass Boston Beacons (NCAA III) 1-year, $690,000 entry-level contract May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01) Mikko Koskinen SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) 1-year, $2.5 million May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18) Joel Persson Växjö Lakers (SHL) 1-year, $1.775 million entry-level contract 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 June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05) Braden Christoffer Bakersfield Condors 1-year Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref Nathan Walker Washington Capitals December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01) Brandon Davidson Montreal Canadiens December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03) Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Nathan Walker Washington Capitals December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20) Players released Date Player Via Ref November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21) Ziyat Paigin Contract termination 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 contract extension September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07) Dmitri Samorukov 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06) Ostap Safin 3-year, $2.625 million entry-level contract March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15) Kirill Maksimov 3-year, $2.625 million entry-level contract April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08) Cooper Marody 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract April 14, 2018 (2018-04-14) Ty Rattie 1-year, $800,000 contract extension May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08) Tyler Vesel 1-year, $735,000 entry-level contract May 14, 2018 (2018-05-14) Stuart Skinner 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03) Keegan Lowe 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) Patrick Russell 1-year, $700,000 contract extension June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) Nolan Vesey 2-year, entry-level contract June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14) Drake Caggiula 2-year, $3 million contract extension June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19) Matt Benning 2-year, contract extension 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: 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