# 2022–23 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2022–23 Edmonton Oilers season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 51st season for the organization overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA).
On April 1, 2023, the Oilers clinched a playoff berth after a win over the Anaheim Ducks.
The Oilers became the first NHL team since the 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins to have three players surpass the 100-point plateau, with Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all achieving the feat.
In the playoffs, the Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings in six games, before losing to the eventual champion Vegas Golden Knights in the Second Round.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 38 | 272 | 229 | +43 | 111 |
| 2 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 45 | 325 | 260 | +65 | 109 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 37 | 280 | 257 | +23 | 104 |
| 4 | Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 5 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 7 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 8 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 3 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 4 | CE | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 6 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
| 10 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on July 5, 2022.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022.
2022–23 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Connor McDavid | 82 | 64 | 89 | 153 | +22 | 36 |
| Leon Draisaitl | 80 | 52 | 76 | 128 | +7 | 24 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 82 | 37 | 67 | 104 | +12 | 35 |
| Zach Hyman | 79 | 36 | 47 | 83 | +13 | 39 |
| Darnell Nurse | 82 | 12 | 31 | 43 | +26 | 64 |
| Tyson Barrie$^‡$ | 61 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −3 | 26 |
| Evan Bouchard | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | +6 | 28 |
| Evander Kane | 41 | 16 | 12 | 28 | −4 | 53 |
| Warren Foegele | 67 | 13 | 15 | 28 | +7 | 28 |
| Kailer Yamamoto | 58 | 10 | 15 | 25 | +12 | 24 |
| Mattias Janmark | 66 | 10 | 15 | 25 | +4 | 18 |
| Ryan McLeod | 57 | 11 | 12 | 23 | +4 | 18 |
| Klim Kostin | 57 | 11 | 10 | 21 | +12 | 66 |
| Derek Ryan | 80 | 13 | 7 | 20 | +11 | 28 |
| Brett Kulak | 82 | 3 | 17 | 20 | +11 | 41 |
| Cody Ceci | 80 | 1 | 14 | 15 | +11 | 24 |
| Jesse Puljujarvi$^‡$ | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −11 | 30 |
| Mattias Ekholm$^†$ | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +28 | 4 |
| Dylan Holloway | 51 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| Devin Shore | 47 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +6 | 4 |
| Philip Broberg | 46 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +6 | 2 |
| Nick Bjugstad$^†$ | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 8 |
| Vincent Desharnais | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +15 | 31 |
| Ryan Murray | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 4 |
| James Hamblin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Tyler Benson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markus Niemelainen | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| Jason Demers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Brad Malone | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Connor McDavid | 12 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −1 | 0 |
| Leon Draisaitl | 12 | 13 | 5 | 18 | −1 | 10 |
| Evan Bouchard | 12 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 4 |
| Zach Hyman | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +1 | 12 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −6 | 4 |
| Mattias Ekholm | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Klim Kostin | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| Evander Kane | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 46 |
| Ryan McLeod | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Kailer Yamamoto | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −7 | 18 |
| Darnell Nurse | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −2 | 21 |
| Nick Bjugstad | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 16 |
| Warren Foegele | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 16 |
| Derek Ryan | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 9 |
| Vincent Desharnais | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 8 |
| Mattias Janmark | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| Cody Ceci | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 2 |
| Philip Broberg | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Stuart Skinner | 50 | 48 | 2,903:05 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 133 | 2.75 | 1,536 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Campbell | 36 | 34 | 2,026:23 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 115 | 3.41 | 1,027 | .888 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Berlin | 1 | 0 | 2:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Stuart Skinner | 12 | 12 | 618:57 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 3.68 | 325 | .883 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Campbell | 4 | 0 | 118:16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.01 | 51 | .961 | 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.

## Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) | To Arizona CoyotesZack Kassian 1st-round pick in 2022 3rd round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2025 | To Edmonton Oilers1st-round pick in 2022 |
| October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09) | To St. Louis BluesDmitri Samorukov | To Edmonton OilersKlim Kostin |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | To Carolina HurricanesJesse Puljujärvi | To Edmonton OilersPatrik Puistola |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | To Nashville PredatorsTyson Barrie Reid Schaefer 1st-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2024 | To Edmonton OilersMattias Ekholm 6th-round pick in 2024 |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | To Arizona CoyotesMichael Kesselring 3rd-round pick in 2023 | To Edmonton OilersNick Bjugstad Cam Dineen |
| May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31) | To New York Rangers5th-round pick in 2023 | To Edmonton OilersJayden Grubbe |
| June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) | To Detroit Red WingsKlim Kostin Kailer Yamamoto | To Edmonton OilersFuture considerations |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Jack Campbell | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Greg McKegg | New York Rangers | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Calvin Pickard | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17) | Mattias Janmark | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02) | Ryan Murray | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| December 18, 2022 (2022-12-18) | Jason Demers | Bakersfield Condors (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06) | Justin Bailey | Bakersfield Condors (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22) | Carl Berglund | UMass-Lowell Riverhawks (HE) | 2-year†‡ | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) | Duncan Keith | | | Retirement |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Josh Archibald | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Cooper Marody | Philadelphia Flyers | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 15, 2022 (2022-08-15) | Colton Sceviour | SC Bern (NL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18) | Kyle Turris | | | Retirement |
| October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10) | Derick Brassard | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14) | Noah Philp | | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Evander Kane | 4-year |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Brett Kulak | 4-year |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Reid Schaefer | 3-year† |
| July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26) | Jesse Puljujarvi | 1-year |
| August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03) | Kailer Yamamoto | 2-year |
| August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06) | Tyler Benson | 1-year |
| September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22) | Ryan McLeod | 1-year |
| September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) | Maximus Wanner | 3-year† |
| December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) | Stuart Skinner | 3-year‡ |
| March 18, 2023 (2023-03-18) | Jake Chiasson | 3-year†‡ |
| April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16) | Cam Dineen | 1-year‡ |
| May 30, 2023 (2023-05-30) | Phil Kemp | 2-year‡ |
| May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31) | Jayden Grubbe | 3-year†‡ |
| June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13) | Derek Ryan | 2-year‡ |
| June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30) | Mattias Janmark | 1-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 7 to 8, 2022. It was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 32 | Reid Schaefer | F | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 5 | 158 | Samuel Jonsson | G | Sweden | Brynäs IF (J20 Nationell) |
| 6 | 190 | Nikita Yevseyev | D | Russia | Bars Kazan (VHL) |
| 7 | 222 | Joel Maatta | C | Finland | Vermont Catamounts (HE) |