2017–18 Edmonton Oilers season

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===
===Conference standings===
==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.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 8 	Edmonton 	4–2 	Calgary 	 	Wells 	— 	1–0–0 	Recap 	
2 	September 9 	Winnipeg 	0–3 	Edmonton 	 	Skinner 	— 	2–0–0 	Recap 	
3 	September 11 	Edmonton 	5–4 	Vancouver 	OT 	Starrett 	— 	3–0–0 	Recap 	
 Young Stars Classic tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
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 Young Stars Classic tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.
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October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	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
==Player statistics==
Final
===Skaters===
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	41	67	108	20 	26
 	78	25	45	70 	–7 	30
 	62	24	24	48 	10 	20
 	82	13	21	34 	–4 	33
 	82	10	24	34 	–12	80
‡ 	57	14	16	30 	5 	60
 	82	6 	20	26 	15 	67
† 	51	4 	18	22 	–4 	14
 	69	11	10	21 	–7 	47
 	73	6 	15	21 	5 	49
 	66	5 	16	21 	–12	18
 	78	4 	17	21 	–7 	8
 	67	13	7 	20 	–13	37
 	65	12	8 	20 	–1 	14
‡ 	60	8 	11	19 	–17	10
 	74	7 	12	19 	–8 	92
 	63	4 	9 	13 	10 	34
 	50	6 	6 	12 	–4 	8
 	14	5 	4 	9 	1 	2
 	33	3 	6 	9 	4 	8
† 	16	2 	6 	8 	1 	2
 	36	0 	8 	8 	–15	6
†‡ 	23	3 	1 	4 	–2 	10
 	18	1 	3 	4 	–11	10
 	40	2 	1 	3 	1 	6
 	9 	0 	3 	3 	–2 	2
 	21	0 	2 	2 	4 	31
‡ 	14	0 	1 	1 	–3 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	6
†‡ 	2 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	2
===Goaltenders===
 Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	67	67	3,730:06	31	31	3	188	2.98	1848	2036	.908	1	0	1	8
 	14	10	740:14 	3 	7 	1	40 	3.45	303 	343 	.883	0	0	1	0
 	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 assist1st 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 	November 1, 2017
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 	November 9, 2017
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 	December 9, 2017
Laurent Brossoit 	1st career NHL assist 	December 12, 2017
Matt Benning 	100th career NHL game 	January 6, 2018
Ryan Strome 	300th career NHL game 	January 6, 2018
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 assist1st 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 	March 20, 2018
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 	Details 	Ref
 	To New York IslandersJordan Eberle 	To Edmonton OilersRyan Strome 	
 	To Arizona Coyotes3rd-round pick in 20175th-round pick in 2017	To Edmonton Oilers3rd-round-pick in 2017 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsJussi Jokinen 	To Edmonton OilersMichael Cammalleri 	
 	To Florida PanthersGregory Chase 	To Edmonton OilersFuture considerations 	
 	To Montreal Canadiens4th-round pick in 2018 	To Edmonton OilersAl Montoya 	
 	To Tampa Bay LightningEdward Pasquale 	To Edmonton OilersFuture considerations 	
 	To New York IslandersBrandon Davidson 	To Edmonton Oilers3rd-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Nashville PredatorsMark Letestu 	To Edmonton OilersPontus Aberg 	
 	To New Jersey DevilsPatrick Maroon 	To Edmonton OilersJ. D. Dudek3rd-round pick in 2019	
 	To Philadelphia FlyersNJD's 3rd-round pick in 2019 	To Edmonton OilersRights to Cooper Marody 	
 	To Toronto Maple Leafsconditional 7th-round pick in 2020 	To Edmonton OilersRights to Nolan Vesey 	
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Mitch Callahan 	Detroit Red Wings 	2-year, $1.4 million 	
 	Grayson Downing	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Brian Ferlin 	Boston Bruins 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Keegan Lowe 	Montreal Canadiens 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Edward Pasquale	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Ty Rattie 	St. Louis Blues 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Ryan Stanton 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2-year, $1.4 million 	
 	Brad Malone 	St. Louis Blues 	2-year, $1.3 million 	
 	Jussi Jokinen 	Florida Panthers 	1-year, $1.1 million 	
 	Yohann Auvitu 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Cameron Hebig 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Colin Larkin 	UMass Boston Beacons (NCAA III)	1-year, $690,000 entry-level contract 	
 	Mikko Koskinen 	SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) 	1-year, $2.5 million 	
 	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
 	Eetu Laurikainen 	JYP (Liiga) 	2-year 	
 	Jordan Oesterle 	Chicago Blackhawks 	2-year, $1.3 million 	
 	Tyler Pitlick 	Dallas Stars 	3-year, $3 million 	
 	Benoit Pouliot 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year, $1.15 million 	
 	David Desharnais 	New York Rangers 	1-year, $1 million 	
 	David Musil 	Oceláři Třinec (ELH) 	1-year 	
 	Justin Fontaine 	Dinamo Minsk (KHL) 	1-year 	
 	Matt Hendricks 	Winnipeg Jets 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Zach Pochiro 	Allen Americans (ECHL) 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Henrik Samuelsson 	Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)	1-year 	
 	Braden Christoffer	Bakersfield Condors 	1-year 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Previous team 	Date	Ref
Nathan Walker 	Washington Capitals	 	
Brandon Davidson	Montreal Canadiens 	 	
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date	Ref
Nathan Walker	Washington Capitals	 	
===Players released===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Ziyat Paigin	Contract termination	
===Lost via retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Andrew Ference	
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Jujhar Khaira 	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension 	
 	Kris Russell 	4-year, $16 million contract extension 	
 	Zack Kassian 	3-year, $5.85 million contract extension 	
 	Eric Gryba 	2-year, $1.8 million contract extension 	
 	Connor McDavid 	8-year, $100 million contract extension 	
 	Joey LaLeggia 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Dillon Simpson 	1-year, $675,000 	
 	Kailer Yamamoto 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Leon Draisaitl 	8-year, $68 million contract extension 	
 	Dmitri Samorukov	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Ostap Safin 	3-year, $2.625 million entry-level contract	
 	Kirill Maksimov 	3-year, $2.625 million entry-level contract	
 	Cooper Marody 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Ty Rattie 	1-year, $800,000 contract extension 	
 	Tyler Vesel 	1-year, $735,000 entry-level contract 	
 	Stuart Skinner 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Keegan Lowe 	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension 	
 	Patrick Russell 	1-year, $700,000 contract extension 	
 	Nolan Vesey 	2-year, entry-level contract 	
 	Drake Caggiula 	2-year, $3 million contract extension 	
 	Matt Benning 	2-year, contract extension 	
==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==
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