2018–19 Edmonton Oilers season

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 – present) (interim)
Coach	Todd McLellan (Oct. 6 – Nov. 20) Ken Hitchcock (Nov. 20 – present)
Captain	Connor McDavid
Alternate captains	Adam Larsson Milan Lucic Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Arena	Rogers Place
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)

The 2018–19 Edmonton Oilers season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, 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.

Standings

Divisional standings

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Calgary Flames	82	50	25	7	50	289	227	107
San Jose Sharks	82	46	27	9	46	289	261	101
Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	32	7	40	249	230	93
Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	86
Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	81
Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	80
Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	79
Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	71

Conference standings

Central Division Division

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	43	240	214	100
Winnipeg Jets	82	47	30	5	45	272	244	99
St. Louis Blues	82	45	28	9	42	247	223	99

Pacific Division

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Calgary Flames	82	50	25	7	50	289	227	107
San Jose Sharks	82	46	27	9	46	289	261	101
Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	32	7	40	249	230	93

Western Conference Wild Card

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Dallas Stars	82	43	32	7	42	210	202	93
Colorado Avalanche	82	38	30	14	36	260	246	90
Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	86
Chicago Blackhawks	82	36	34	12	33	270	292	84
Minnesota Wild	82	37	36	9	36	211	237	83
Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	81
Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	80
Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	79
Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	71

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 13, 2018.

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	Recap
2	September 18	Edmonton	4–2	Vancouver		Talbot	—	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 20	Winnipeg	3–7	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 23	Edmonton	3–5	Winnipeg		Koskinen	15,321	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 25	Vancouver	0–6	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	4–1–0	Recap
6	September 27	Arizona	2–3	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	18,347	5–1–0	Recap
7	September 29	Calgary	3–4	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	6–1–0	Recap
–[a]	October 3	Edmonton	4–3	Kölner Haie	OT	Koskinen	18,400	7–1–0	Recap
Notes: a  Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.

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 Recap 2 October 11 Edmonton 1–4 Boston Talbot 17,565 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 13 Edmonton 2–1 NY Rangers Talbot 17,085 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 16 Edmonton 5–4 Winnipeg OT Talbot 15,321 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 18 Boston 2–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 20 Nashville 3–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 23 Pittsburgh 6–5 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 25 Washington 1–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 27 Edmonton 5–3 Nashville Koskinen 17,248 5–3–1 11 Recap 10 October 28 Edmonton 2–1 Chicago OT Talbot 20,987 6–3–1 13 Recap 11 October 30 Minnesota 4–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 6–4–1 13 Recap
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 Recap 13 November 3 Edmonton 4–3 Detroit Koskinen 19,515 8–4–1 17 Recap 14 November 5 Edmonton 2–4 Washington Talbot 18,506 8–5–1 17 Recap 15 November 6 Edmonton 2–5 Tampa Bay Koskinen 19,092 8–6–1 17 Recap 16 November 8 Edmonton 1–4 Florida Talbot 11,484 8–7–1 17 Recap 17 November 11 Colorado 4–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 8–8–1 17 Recap 18 November 13 Montreal 2–6 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 17 Edmonton 2–4 Calgary Koskinen 19,289 9–9–1 19 Recap 20 November 18 Vegas 6–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 9–10–1 19 Recap 21 November 20 Edmonton 4–3 San Jose OT Koskinen 17,562 10–10–1 21 Recap 22 November 23 Edmonton 1–2 Anaheim OT Koskinen 16,497 10–10–2 22 Recap 23 November 25 Edmonton 2–5 Los Angeles Talbot 17,581 10–11–2 22 Recap 24 November 27 Dallas 0–1 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 11–11–2 24 Recap 25 November 29 Los Angeles 2–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 12–11–2 26 Recap
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 Recap 27 December 3 Edmonton 1–4 Dallas Koskinen 18,125 13–12–2 28 Recap 28 December 5 Edmonton 3–2 St. Louis SO Talbot 16,551 14–12–2 30 Recap 29 December 7 Minnesota 2–7 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 15–12–2 32 Recap 30 December 9 Calgary 0–1 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 16–12–2 34 Recap 31 December 11 Edmonton 6–4 Colorado Koskinen 15,809 17–12–2 36 Recap 32 December 13 Edmonton 4–5 Winnipeg OT Talbot 15,321 17–12–3 37 Recap 33 December 14 Philadelphia 1–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–12–3 39 Recap 34 December 16 Edmonton 2–4 Vancouver Koskinen 18,036 18–13–3 39 Recap 35 December 18 St. Louis 4–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 18–14–3 39 Recap 36 December 22 Tampa Bay 6–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–15–3 39 Recap 37 December 27 Vancouver 4–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–16–3 39 Recap 38 December 29 San Jose 7–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 18–17–3 39 Recap 39 December 31 Winnipeg 4–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–18–3 39 Recap
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 Recap 41 January 5 Edmonton 0–4 Los Angeles Koskinen 18,230 19–19–3 41 Recap 42 January 6 Edmonton 4–0 Anaheim Talbot 17,317 20–19–3 43 Recap 43 January 8 Edmonton 2–7 San Jose Talbot 17,320 20–20–3 43 Recap 44 January 10 Florida 3–4 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 21–20–3 45 Recap 45 January 12 Arizona 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 21–21–3 45 Recap 46 January 14 Buffalo 2–7 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 22–21–3 47 Recap 47 January 16 Edmonton 3–2 Vancouver SO Koskinen 18,166 23–21–3 49 Recap 48 January 19 Calgary 5–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 23–22–3 49 Recap 49 January 20 Carolina 7–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 23–23–3 49 Recap 50 January 22 Detroit 3–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 23–24–3 49 Recap
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 Recap 52 February 3 Edmonton 3–4 Montreal OT Koskinen 21,302 23–24–5 51 Recap 53 February 5 Chicago 6–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 23–25–5 51 Recap 54 February 7 Edmonton 4–1 Minnesota Talbot 18,904 24–25–5 53 Recap 55 February 9 San Jose 5–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 24–26–5 53 Recap 56 February 13 Edmonton 1–3 Pittsburgh Koskinen 18,570 24–27–5 53 Recap 57 February 15 Edmonton 1–3 Carolina Koskinen 14,430 24–28–5 53 Recap 58 February 16 Edmonton 2–5 NY Islanders Koskinen 14,812 24–29–5 53 Recap 59 February 19 Arizona 3–2 Edmonton SO Koskinen 18,347 24–29–6 54 Recap 60 February 21 NY Islanders 3–4 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 25–29–6 56 Recap 61 February 23 Anaheim 1–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 26–29–6 58 Recap 62 February 25 Edmonton 2–3 Nashville SO Koskinen 17,481 26–29–7 59 Recap 63 February 27 Edmonton 2–6 Toronto Koskinen 19,356 26–30–7 59 Recap 64 February 28 Edmonton 4–2 Ottawa Koskinen 18,358 27–30–7 61 Recap
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 Recap 66 March 4 Edmonton 4–3 Buffalo Koskinen 17,775 29–30–7 65 Recap 67 March 7 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 30–30–7 67 Recap 68 March 9 Toronto 3–2 Edmonton Stolarz 18,347 30–31–7 67 Recap 69 March 11 NY Rangers 2–3 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 31–31–7 69 Recap 70 March 13 New Jersey 6–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 31–32–7 69 Recap 71 March 16 Edmonton 3–2 Arizona OT Koskinen 15,016 32–32–7 71 Recap 72 March 17 Edmonton 3–6 Vegas Koskinen 18,317 32–33–7 71 Recap 73 March 19 Edmonton 2–7 St. Louis Koskinen 17,873 32–34–7 71 Recap 74 March 21 Columbus 1–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 33–34–7 73 Recap 75 March 23 Ottawa 4–3 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 33–34–8 74 Recap 76 March 26 Los Angeles 4–8 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 34–34–8 76 Recap 77 March 28 Dallas 3–2 Edmonton SO Koskinen 18,347 34–34–9 77 Recap 78 March 30 Anaheim 5–1 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 34–35–9 77 Recap
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 Recap 80 April 2 Edmonton 2–6 Colorado Koskinen 17,021 34–37–9 77 Recap 81 April 4 San Jose 3–2 Edmonton Stolarz 18,347 34–38–9 77 Recap 82 April 6 Edmonton 3–1 Calgary Koskinen 19,289 35–38–9 79 Recap
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

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid	78	41	75	116	3	20
Draisaitl, LeonLeon Draisaitl	82	50	55	105	2	52
Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins	82	28	41	69	–13	26
Nurse, DarnellDarnell Nurse	82	10	31	41	–5	87
Chiasson, AlexAlex Chiasson	73	22	16	38	–1	32
Klefbom, OscarOscar Klefbom	61	5	23	28	–11	16
Kassian, ZackZack Kassian	79	15	11	26	–6	102
Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic	79	6	14	20	–9	91
Larsson, AdamAdam Larsson	82	3	17	20	–28	44
Khaira, JujharJujhar Khaira	60	3	15	18	–12	43
Benning, MattMatt Benning	70	5	12	17	11	33
Russell, KrisKris Russell	72	3	13	16	5	27
Caggiula, DrakeDrake Caggiula ‡ || 29 || 7 || 4 || 11 || –8 || 16
Rattie, TyTy Rattie	50	4	7	11	–2	4
Rieder, TobiasTobias Rieder	67	0	11	11	–8	8
Gagner, SamSam Gagner † || 25 || 5 || 5 || 10 || –3 || 10
Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak	70	6	3	9	–14	33
Puljujarvi, JesseJesse Puljujarvi	46	4	5	9	–14	16
Jones, CalebCaleb Jones	17	1	5	6	–9	6
Currie, JoshJosh Currie	21	2	3	5	2	2
Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera	24	0	4	4	3	6
Cave, ColbyColby Cave † || 33 || 2 || 1 || 3 || –4 || 8
Spooner, RyanRyan Spooner †‡ || 25 || 2 || 1 || 3 || –6 || 2
Gravel, KevinKevin Gravel	36	0	3	3	–2	4
Gambardella, JoeJoe Gambardella	15	0	3	3	2	2
Strome, RyanRyan Strome ‡ || 18 || 1 || 1 || 2 || –1 || 14
Yamamoto, KailerKailer Yamamoto	17	1	1	2	–6	2
Wideman, ChrisChris Wideman †‡ || 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || –2 || 4
Garrison, JasonJason Garrison ‡ || 17 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 8
Manning, BrandonBrandon Manning † || 12 || 1 || 0 || 1 || –1 || 4
Bouchard, EvanEvan Bouchard	7	1	0	1	–5	2
Petrovic, AlexAlex Petrovic † || 9 || 0 || 1 || 1 || –7 || 2
Malone, BradBrad Malone	16	0	0	0	0	4
Russell, PatrickPatrick Russell	6	0	0	0	0	2
Zykov, ValentinValentin Zykov †‡ || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || –1 || 2
Marody, CooperCooper Marody	6	0	0	0	–1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

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

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
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

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
June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)	To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2019	To Edmonton Oilers Hayden Hawkey
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)	To St. Louis Blues Jakub Jerabek	To Edmonton Oilers Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020
November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)	To New York Rangers Ryan Strome	To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Spooner
November 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)	To Ottawa Senators Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020	To Edmonton Oilers Chris Wideman
December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30)	To Chicago Blackhawks Drake Caggiula Jason Garrison	To Edmonton Oilers Brandon Manning Robin Norell
December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30)	To Florida Panthers Chris Wideman Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019	To Edmonton Oilers Alex Petrovic
February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)	To Philadelphia Flyers Cam Talbot	To Edmonton Oilers Anthony Stolarz
February 16, 2019 (2019-02-16)	To Vancouver Canucks Ryan Spooner	To Edmonton Oilers Sam Gagner

Free agents

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

Waivers

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

Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21) Eric Gryba Buyout

Retirement Date Player Ref

Signings

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

Draft picks

See also: List of Edmonton Oilers 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:

1. 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.