# 1997–98 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1997–98 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 19th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–37–9 record in 1996–97, earning their first Stanley Cup playoff spot in five seasons. The Oilers then defeated the heavily favoured Colorado Avalanche before losing to the Dallas Stars in the second round.
Edmonton began the season slowly, and on January 4, with a record of 11–22–9, the Oilers traded Jason Arnott and Bryan Muir to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Bill Guerin and Valeri Zelepukin. The trade seemed to spark Edmonton, as they finished the year 24–15–1, making the playoffs for the second-straight season after finishing in seventh place in the Western Conference.
Offensively, Doug Weight had another solid season, leading the Oilers in goals (26), assists (44) and points (70). Ryan Smyth was the only other player to score at least 20 goals for the team. Dean McAmmond had a breakout season, finishing second to Weight with 50 points, as well as third in goals, with 19. Bill Guerin had a solid half season in Edmonton, scoring 13 goals and 29 points in 40 games. Boris Mironov would lead the defence with 16 goals and 46 points, while Drake Berehowsky would lead the team with 169 penalty minutes.
In goal, Curtis Joseph got the majority of playing time, winning 29 games, posting a goals against average (GAA) of 2.63 and setting the club record with shutouts in a season at eight. Bob Essensa backed him up once again, contributing a solid GAA of 2.55 and winning six games. The Oilers also tied the Dallas Stars for most power-play goals scored (77) and finished with the most power-play opportunities (483) in the League.
On March 2, 1998, Scott Fraser scored just 11 seconds into the overtime period to give the Oilers a 5-4 road win over the Colorado Avalanche. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1997–98 regular season.
The Oilers opened the playoffs against the Pacific Division-winning Colorado Avalanche, who eliminated Edmonton from the playoffs the previous spring, and finished with 15 more points during the regular season. The Oilers, however, surprised the Avalanche in the opening game, winning 3–2, but Colorado stormed back to win three in a row to go up 3–1 in the series. The Oilers held off the Avalanche in Game 5 with a 3–1 in Denver, then returned home for game 6 to shut-out Colorado 2–0, forcing a deciding Game 7. Curtis Joseph earned his second-straight shutout in the series, as Edmonton won 4–0 and the series 4–3, eliminating the heavily favoured Avalanche.
In the second round, Edmonton played against Dallas, whom the Oilers defeated the previous year in the opening round. The Stars finished with an NHL-best 109 points in the regular season. The Stars beat Edmonton in the first game, but Curtis Joseph shut-out Dallas in Game 2, evening the series as it returned to Edmonton for the next two games. The third game was scoreless in regulation time, though the Stars scored in the first overtime period to take a 2–1 series lead. The Oilers' offence then went dry as they scored only two goals in the next two games, losing both, and the series 4–1.

## Season standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 231 | 205 | 95 |
| 2 | 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 227 | 225 | 87 |
| 3 | 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 215 | 224 | 80 |
| 4 | 8 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 34 | 38 | 10 | 210 | 216 | 78 |
| 5 | 11 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 217 | 252 | 67 |
| 6 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 205 | 261 | 65 |
| 7 | 13 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 25 | 43 | 14 | 224 | 273 | 64 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Dallas Stars | CEN | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 242 | 167 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Colorado Avalanche | PAC | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 231 | 205 | 95 |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 250 | 196 | 103 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 256 | 204 | 98 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 227 | 225 | 87 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | CEN | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 224 | 227 | 82 |
| 7 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 215 | 224 | 80 |
| 8 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 34 | 38 | 10 | 210 | 216 | 78 |
| 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 192 | 199 | 73 |
| 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 82 | 30 | 43 | 9 | 194 | 237 | 69 |
| 11 | Calgary Flames | PAC | 82 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 217 | 252 | 67 |
| 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 205 | 261 | 65 |
| 13 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 82 | 25 | 43 | 14 | 224 | 273 | 64 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won Division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1997–98 regular season :
October: 5–6–1 (home: 3–4–1; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 1Edmonton Oilers5 – 3San Jose SharksJoseph16,7691–0–02Recap
2October 3Detroit Red Wings8 – 2Edmonton OilersJoseph17,0991–1–02Recap
3October 5Colorado Avalanche3 – 0Edmonton OilersJoseph16,0931–2–02Recap
4October 8New York Rangers3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTJoseph16,5731–2–13Recap
5October 11Toronto Maple Leafs1 – 2Edmonton OilersJoseph17,0992–2–15Recap
6October 13Edmonton Oilers0 – 3Vancouver CanucksEssensa14,5352–3–15Recap
7October 15Colorado Avalanche6 – 2Edmonton OilersJoseph15,9722–4–15Recap
8October 17Edmonton Oilers1 – 2Mighty Ducks of AnaheimEssensa16,5652–5–15Recap
9October 19Edmonton Oilers3 – 2Los Angeles KingsOTJoseph11,2793–5–17Recap
10October 21Boston Bruins2 – 1Edmonton OilersJoseph14,8703–6–17Recap
11October 24Pittsburgh Penguins3 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph17,0994–6–19Recap
12October 29Phoenix Coyotes2 – 3Edmonton OilersJoseph14,3905–6–111Recap :
November: 3–7–5 (home: 1–2–2; road: 2–5–3)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
13November 1Edmonton Oilers1 – 3Boston BruinsJoseph13,9695–7–111Recap
14November 3Edmonton Oilers2 – 2New York RangersOTJoseph18,2005–7–212Recap
15November 5Edmonton Oilers4 – 4New York IslandersOTJoseph9,0365–7–313Recap
16November 6Edmonton Oilers2 – 6Philadelphia FlyersEssensa19,3485–8–313Recap
17November 8Edmonton Oilers1 – 2Washington CapitalsJoseph10,3975–9–313Recap
18November 10Edmonton Oilers4 – 4Buffalo SabresOTJoseph13,6285–9–414Recap
19November 12Carolina Hurricanes6 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph14,2405–10–414Recap
20November 15Calgary Flames2 – 2Edmonton OilersOTJoseph17,0995–10–515Recap
21November 17Edmonton Oilers3 – 6Phoenix CoyotesJoseph14,6865–11–515Recap
22November 19Edmonton Oilers2 – 3Dallas StarsJoseph15,7835–12–515Recap
23November 20Edmonton Oilers3 – 0St. Louis BluesJoseph15,9886–12–517Recap
24November 22Edmonton Oilers1 – 0Ottawa SenatorsJoseph17,1137–12–519Recap
25November 25Chicago Blackhawks2 – 2Edmonton OilersOTJoseph14,4737–12–620Recap
26November 28Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3 – 1Edmonton OilersJoseph17,0997–13–620Recap
27November 30San Jose Sharks1 – 6Edmonton OilersJoseph14,7398–13–622Recap :
December: 3–7–3 (home: 1–3–1; road: 2–4–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
28December 2Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Colorado AvalancheJoseph16,0618–14–622Recap
29December 3Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Dallas StarsJoseph14,2418–15–622Recap
30December 5Detroit Red Wings1 – 3Edmonton OilersEssensa17,0999–15–624Recap
31December 7Edmonton Oilers3 – 3Chicago BlackhawksOTJoseph15,5919–15–725Recap
32December 10Edmonton Oilers2 – 4New Jersey DevilsJoseph13,8319–16–725Recap
33December 12Edmonton Oilers3 – 2Detroit Red WingsEssensa19,98310–16–727Recap
34December 13Edmonton Oilers4 – 1St. Louis BluesJoseph17,20711–16–729Recap
35December 17Chicago Blackhawks0 – 0Edmonton OilersOTJoseph15,43111–16–830Recap
36December 20Dallas Stars2 – 1Edmonton OilersOTJoseph17,09911–17–830Recap
37December 22Edmonton Oilers3 – 3Montreal CanadiensOTEssensa20,73111–17–931Recap
38December 23Edmonton Oilers4 – 5Toronto Maple LeafsJoseph15,72611–18–931Recap
39December 27Colorado Avalanche5 – 1Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09911–19–931Recap
40December 30Philadelphia Flyers3 – 1Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09911–20–931Recap :
January: 8–5–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 3–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
41January 2Montreal Canadiens5 – 3Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09911–21–931Recap
42January 4Los Angeles Kings3 – 2Edmonton OilersJoseph16,26611–22–931Recap
43January 7Florida Panthers2 – 3Edmonton OilersJoseph14,79712–22–933Recap
44January 9Edmonton Oilers5 – 1Mighty Ducks of AnaheimJoseph17,17413–22–935Recap
45January 10Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Los Angeles KingsJoseph16,00514–22–937Recap
46January 12St. Louis Blues1 – 2Edmonton OilersJoseph14,87215–22–939Recap
47January 14Calgary Flames2 – 5Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09916–22–941Recap
48January 20Phoenix Coyotes2 – 6Edmonton OilersJoseph14,84217–22–943Recap
49January 23Edmonton Oilers2 – 3San Jose SharksJoseph17,48317–23–943Recap
50January 24Edmonton Oilers5 – 2Phoenix CoyotesEssensa15,82618–23–945Recap
51January 26Edmonton Oilers1 – 2Colorado AvalancheOTJoseph16,06118–24–945Recap
52January 28New Jersey Devils1 – 1Edmonton OilersOTJoseph17,09918–24–1046Recap
53January 31Vancouver Canucks6 – 3Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09918–25–1046Recap :
February: 3–4–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 0–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
54February 2Los Angeles Kings0 – 1Edmonton OilersJoseph14,40319–25–1048Recap
55February 4San Jose Sharks3 – 0Edmonton OilersJoseph15,25119–26–1048Recap
56February 6Edmonton Oilers4 – 5Vancouver CanucksJoseph17,42119–27–1048Recap
57February 7Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Calgary FlamesEssensa18,71919–28–1048Recap
58February 25Ottawa Senators2 – 5Edmonton OilersEssensa16,14220–28–1050Recap
59February 27Mighty Ducks of Anaheim4 – 0Edmonton OilersEssensa17,09920–29–1050Recap
60February 28San Jose Sharks1 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09921–29–1052Recap :
March: 8–6–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
61March 2Edmonton Oilers5 – 4Colorado AvalancheOTEssensa16,06122–29–1054Recap
62March 4Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph14,64023–29–1056Recap
63March 7Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Toronto Maple LeafsJoseph15,72623–30–1056Recap
64March 9Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Chicago BlackhawksOTJoseph17,90024–30–1058Recap
65March 11Edmonton Oilers2 – 0Tampa Bay LightningJoseph15,31925–30–1060Recap
66March 13Edmonton Oilers4 – 0Florida PanthersJoseph14,70326–30–1062Recap
67March 15Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Carolina HurricanesJoseph7,85326–31–1062Recap
68March 17Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Detroit Red WingsEssensa19,98326–32–1062Recap
69March 18Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Pittsburgh PenguinsJoseph14,32726–33–1062Recap
70March 21St. Louis Blues0 – 2Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09927–33–1064Recap
71March 22New York Islanders3 – 1Edmonton OilersJoseph16,73127–34–1064Recap
72March 25Washington Capitals2 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph15,13028–34–1066Recap
73March 27Buffalo Sabres1 – 0Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09928–35–1066Recap
74March 30Calgary Flames1 – 3Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09929–35–1068Recap :
April: 6–2–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
75April 1Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Vancouver CanucksJoseph15,66229–36–1068Recap
76April 3Dallas Stars1 – 4Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09930–36–1070Recap
77April 6Vancouver Canucks2 – 3Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09931–36–1072Recap
78April 8Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Mighty Ducks of AnaheimJoseph17,17431–37–1072Recap
79April 9Edmonton Oilers4 – 0Los Angeles KingsJoseph14,45032–37–1074Recap
80April 11Edmonton Oilers5 – 4Calgary FlamesJoseph18,71933–37–1076Recap
81April 15Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3 – 5Edmonton OilersJoseph17,09934–37–1078Recap
82April 18Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 4Edmonton OilersEssensa17,09935–37–1080Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1998 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche – Oilers win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 22Edmonton Oilers3 – 2Colorado AvalancheJoseph16,0611–0Recap
2April 24Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Colorado AvalancheJoseph16,0611–1Recap
3April 26Colorado Avalanche5 – 4Edmonton OilersOTJoseph17,0991–2Recap
4April 28Colorado Avalanche3 – 1Edmonton OilersJoseph17,0991–3Recap
5April 30Edmonton Oilers3 – 1Colorado AvalancheJoseph16,0612–3Recap
6May 2Colorado Avalanche0 – 2Edmonton OilersJoseph17,0993–3Recap
7May 4Edmonton Oilers4 – 0Colorado AvalancheJoseph16,0614–3Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Dallas Stars – Stars win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 7Edmonton Oilers1 – 3Dallas StarsJoseph16,9280–1Recap
2May 9Edmonton Oilers2 – 0Dallas StarsJoseph16,9281–1Recap
3May 11Dallas Stars1 – 0Edmonton OilersOTJoseph17,0991–2Recap
4May 13Dallas Stars3 – 1Edmonton OilersJoseph17,0991–3Recap
5May 16Edmonton Oilers1 – 2Dallas StarsJoseph16,9281–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 39 | Doug Weight | C | 79 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 1 | 69 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −4 | 14 |
| 37 | Dean McAmmond | LW | 77 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 9 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Boris Mironov | D | 81 | 16 | 30 | 46 | −8 | 100 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 27 |
| 26 | Todd Marchant | LW | 76 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 94 | Ryan Smyth | LW | 65 | 20 | 13 | 33 | −24 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 16 |
| 9 | Bill Guerin† | RW | 40 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 80 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | −6 | 17 |
| 14 | Mats Lindgren | C | 82 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 22 | Roman Hamrlik† | D | 41 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −4 | 12 |
| 33 | Dan McGillis‡ | D | 67 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −17 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Scott Fraser | RW | 29 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kelly Buchberger | RW | 82 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −10 | 122 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 51 | Andrei Kovalenko | RW | 59 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Tony Hrkac† | C | 36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Rem Murray | C | 61 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 7 | Jason Arnott‡ | RW | 35 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −16 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Mike Grier | RW | 66 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −3 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 21 | Valeri Zelepukin† | LW | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Greg de Vries | D | 65 | 7 | 4 | 11 | −17 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 21 |
| 24 | Janne Niinimaa† | D | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Bobby Dollas† | D | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 15 | Drake Berehowsky | D | 67 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 169 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 19 | Boyd Devereaux | C | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Craig Millar | D | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Joe Hulbig | LW | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Ray Whitney‡ | LW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Bryan Marchment‡ | D | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −2 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Frank Musil† | D | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Mike Watt | C | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Drew Bannister‡ | D | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −7 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Curtis Joseph | G | 71 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 10 | Steve Kelly‡ | C | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Sean Brown | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Bill Huard | LW | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Ladislav Benysek | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Dennis Bonvie | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Jason Bowen† | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Bob Essensa | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 40 | Scott Ferguson‡ | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Doug Friedman | LW | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Georges Laraque | RW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Kevin Lowe | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Bryan Muir‡ | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Terran Sandwith | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 31 | Curtis Joseph | 71 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 1901 | 181 | 2.63 | .905 | 8 | 4132 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 319 | 23 | 1.93 | .928 | 3 | 716 |
| 30 | Bob Essensa | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 404 | 35 | 2.54 | .913 | 0 | 825 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2.26 | .909 | 0 | 27 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Doug Weight |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Scott Fraser (March) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Scott Fraser (April) |
| Team | Community Service Award | Todd Marchant |
| Team | Defenceman of the Year | Boris Mironov |
| Team | Molson Cup | Curtis Joseph |
| Team | Most Popular Player | Curtis Joseph |
| Team | Top Defensive Forward | Mats Lindgren |
| Team | Top First Year Oiler | Roman Hamrlik |
| Team | Unsung Hero | Dean McAmmond |
| Team | Zane Feldman Trophy | Doug Weight |

### Records

* 14: An Oilers record for most shutouts in a career by Curtis Joseph.
      * 10: A new Oilers record for most shutouts in a career by Curtis Joseph on February 2, 1998.

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Todd Marchant | 100th NHL Point | October 1, 1997 |
| Boyd Devereaux | 1st NHL Game | October 5, 1997 |
| Bryan Marchment | 1,300th NHL PIM | October 11, 1997 |
| Jason Bowen | 100th NHL PIM | October 21, 1997 |
| Steve Kelly | 1st NHL Assist | October 24, 1997 |
| Drake Berehowsky | 200th NHL PIM | October 29, 1997 |
| Boyd Devereaux | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | November 3, 1997 |
| Craig Millar | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | November 5, 1997 |
| Curtis Joseph | 400th NHL Game | November 8, 1997 |
| Ladislav Benysek | 1st NHL Game | November 15, 1997 |
| Georges Laraque | 1st NHL Game | November 15, 1997 |
| Mike Watt | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | November 15, 1997 |
| Sean Brown | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | November 17, 1997 |
| Joe Hulbig | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
| Mike Grier | 100th NHL Game | November 19, 1997 |
| Bill Huard | 200th NHL Game | November 19, 1997 |
| Mike Watt | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | November 22, 1997 |
| Doug Friedman | 1st NHL Game | November 25, 1997 |
| Doug Weight | 400th NHL Point | November 28, 1997 |
| Jason Arnott | 100th NHL Goal | November 30, 1997 |
| Greg de Vries | 100th NHL PIM | December 2, 1997 |
| Dean McAmmond | 100th NHL Point | December 3, 1997 |
| Joe Hulbig | 1st NHL Goal | December 5, 1997 |
| Dan McGillis | 100th NHL Game | December 5, 1997 |
| Rem Murray | 100th NHL Game | December 5, 1997 |
| Mats Lindgren | 100th NHL Game | December 7, 1997 |
| Doug Weight | 300th NHL Assist | December 10, 1997 |
| Kelly Buchberger | 1,600th NHL PIM | December 20, 1997 |
| Bryan Marchment | 100th NHL Point | December 20, 1997 |
| Kelly Buchberger | 700th NHL Game | December 27, 1997 |
| Dean McAmmond | 200th NHL Game | December 27, 1997 |
| Doug Weight | 400th NHL PIM | December 27, 1997 |
| Boyd Devereaux | 1st NHL Goal | January 20, 1998 |
| Dan McGillis | 100th NHL PIM | January 23, 1998 |
| Greg de Vries | 100th NHL Game | January 31, 1998 |
| Curtis Joseph | 200th NHL Win | February 2, 1998 |
| Terran Sandwith | 1st NHL Game | February 2, 1998 |
| Boris Mironov | 100th NHL Assist | February 6, 1998 |
| Roman Hamrlik | 200th NHL Point | February 25, 1998 |
| Boris Mironov | 400th NHL PIM 300th NHL Game | February 27, 1998 |
| Bill Guerin | 500th NHL PIM | February 28, 1998 |
| Scott Ferguson | 1st NHL Game | March 4, 1998 |
| Bill Guerin | 400th NHL Game | March 4, 1998 |
| Drake Berehowsky | 300th NHL PIM | March 7, 1998 |
| Mike Grier | 100th NHL PIM | March 7, 1998 |
| Roman Hamrlik | 400th NHL Game | March 7, 1998 |
| Valeri Zelepukin | 400th NHL PIM | March 7, 1998 |
| Scott Fraser | 1st NHL Assist | March 9, 1998 |
| Roman Hamrlik | 500th NHL PIM | March 13, 1998 |
| Dean McAmmond | 100th NHL PIM | March 15, 1998 |
| Valeri Zelepukin | 400th NHL Game | March 15, 1998 |
| Frank Musil | 100th NHL Assist | March 18, 1998 |
| Todd Marchant | 200th NHL PIM | March 25, 1998 |
| Ryan Smyth | 100th NHL Point | April 1, 1998 |
| Bobby Dollas | 500th NHL Game | April 3, 1998 |
| Doug Weight | 500th NHL Game | April 8, 1998 |
| Frank Musil | 1,200th NHL PIM | April 11, 1998 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Drake Berehowsky | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | April 22, 1998 |
| Dean McAmmond | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | April 22, 1998 |
| Scott Fraser | 1st NHL Game | April 22, 1998 |
| Kelly Buchberger | 100th NHL PIM | April 24, 1998 |
| Curtis Joseph | 50th NHL Game | April 28, 1998 |
| Drake Berehowsky | 1st NHL Goal | May 2, 1998 |
| Bill Guerin | 100th NHL PIM | May 2, 1998 |
| Curtis Joseph | 5th NHL Shutout | May 2, 1998 |
| Dean McAmmond | 1st NHL Assist | May 2, 1998 |
| Mats Lindgren | 1st NHL Goal | May 4, 1998 |
| Scott Fraser | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | May 13, 1998 |
| Scott Fraser | 1st NHL Assist | May 16, 1998 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 18, 1997 | To Philadelphia FlyersMatt Cerven | To Edmonton Oilers7th round pick in 1997 |
| July 16, 1997 | To Tampa Bay LightningVladimir Vujtek 3rd round pick in 1998 | To Edmonton OilersBrantt Myhres 3rd round pick in 1998 |
| August 12, 1997 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJiri Slegr | To Edmonton Oilers3rd round pick in 1998 |
| August 25, 1997 | To New York IslandersMariusz Czerkawski | To Edmonton OilersDan LaCouture |
| October 15, 1997 | To Philadelphia FlyersBrantt Myhres | To Edmonton OilersJason Bowen |
| December 30, 1997 | To Tampa Bay LightningBryan Marchment Steve Kelly Jason Bonsignore | To Edmonton OilersRoman Hamrlik Paul Comrie |
| January 4, 1998 | To New Jersey DevilsJason Arnott Bryan Muir | To Edmonton OilersBill Guerin Valeri Zelepukin |
| January 9, 1998 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimDrew Bannister | To Edmonton OilersBobby Dollas |
| March 9, 1998 | To Ottawa SenatorsScott Ferguson | To Edmonton OilersFrank Musil |
| March 24, 1998 | To Philadelphia FlyersDan McGillis 2nd round pick in 1998 | To Edmonton OilersJanne Niinimaa |

### Free agents

| Player | Former team |
| F Doug Friedman | Colorado Avalanche |
| F Bill Huard | Dallas Stars |
| F Scott Fraser | Calgary Flames |
| G Jean-Francois Labbe | Colorado Avalanche |
| D Drake Berehowsky | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| F Ray Whitney | San Jose Sharks |
| G Tim Thomas | HIFK Helsinki (SM-liiga) |
| Player | New team |
| D Luke Richardson | Philadelphia Flyers |
| D Donald Dufresne | Quebec Rafales (IHL) |
| F Ralph Intranuovo | Manitoba Moose (IHL) |
| F Louie DeBrusk | Tampa Bay Lightning |

## Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 14 | Michel Riesen | Switzerland | EHC Biel (Switzerland) |
| 2 | 41 | Patrick Dovigi | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 3 | 68 | Sergei Yerkovich | Belarus | Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) |
| 4 | 94 | Jonas Elofsson | Sweden | Farjestad BK (Sweden) |
| 5 | 121 | Jason Chimera | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 6 | 141 | Peter Sarno | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 7 | 176 | Kevin Bolibruck | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 7 | 187 | Chad Hinz | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 8 | 205 | Chris Kerr | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 9 | 231 | Alexander Fomichev | Russia | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) |