Edmonton Oilers seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Edmonton Oilers. This list documents the records and playoff results of the Oilers' 35 year history in both the World Hockey Association (WHA) and later, the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Edmonton Oilers began as a charter member of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972, and were known as the Alberta Oilers for their first season after their Calgary counterparts were unable to play. The Oilers were a middle of the road team, failing to win a single playoff series until their seventh, and final, season in the WHA. In that last year, the Oilers lost to the Winnipeg Jets in the last Avco World Trophy final.
In 1979, the Oilers, along with the Jets, the Hartford Whalers and the Quebec Nordiques joined the NHL following the dissolution of the WHA. They would quickly find success, first by shocking the Montreal Canadiens in 1980–81, then by finishing atop the Smythe Division each of the next five years. After falling to the New York Islanders in their first Stanley Cup final in 1982–83, the Oilers would achieve what is generally regarded as the last dynasty in NHL history by capturing five Stanley Cups in seven years between 1984 and 1990.
The Oilers have not since been able to duplicate that level of success since, however, they did capture their seventh Conference title in 2005–06, as their run took them to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup finals, which they lost to the Carolina Hurricanes. The 1990s included playoff failures against the Dallas Stars, whom the Oilers met six consecutive seasons, losing five.
==WHA (1972–79)==
Avco World Trophy champions	Division or regular season Champions	League Leader
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs 	Reference
1972–73 	78 	37 	35 	6 	80 	259 	250 	843 	4th, West 	Did not qualify 	
1973–74 	78 	44 	32 	2 	90 	332 	275 	1273	3rd, West 	Lost Preliminary Round, 1–4 (Fighting Saints) 	
1974–75 	78 	36 	38 	4 	76 	279 	279 	896 	5th, Canadian	Did not qualify 	
1975–76 	81 	27 	49 	5 	59 	268 	345 	991 	4th, Canadian	Lost Quarterfinal, 0–4 (Jets) 	
1976–77 	81 	34 	43 	4 	72 	243 	304 	1319	4th, West 	Lost Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Aeros) 	
1977–78 	80 	38 	39 	3 	79 	309 	307 	1296	5th, WHA 	Lost Preliminary Round, 1–4 (Whalers) 	
1978–79 	80 	48 	30 	2 	98 	340 	266 	1220	1st, WHA 	Won in Semifinals, 4–3 (Whalers)Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Jets)	
Reg. season	556	264	266	26	554	2030	2026	7838	 	 	
Playoffs 	32 	9 	23 	 	 	 	 	 	 	All-time series record: 1–5 	
Totals 	588	273	289	26	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==NHL (1979–present)==
Stanley Cup Champions	Conference Champions	Division Champions	League Leader
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season 	Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs 	Reference
1979–80 	1979–80 	80 	28 	39 	13 	 — 	69 	301 	322 	1528 	4th, Smythe 	Lost in Preliminary Round, 0–3 (Flyers) 	
1980–81 	1980–81 	80 	29 	35 	16 	 — 	74 	328 	327 	1544 	4th, Smythe 	Won in Preliminary Round, 3–0 (Canadiens) Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Islanders) 	
1981–82 	1981–82 	80 	48 	17 	15 	 — 	111 	417 	295 	1473 	1st, Smythe 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2–3 (Kings) 	
1982–83 	1982–83 	80 	47 	21 	12 	 — 	106 	424 	315 	1771 	1st, Smythe 	Won in Division Semifinals, 3–0 (Jets) Won in Division Finals, 4–1 (Flames) Won in Conference Finals, 4–0 (Black Hawks) Lost in Finals, 0–4 (Islanders) 	
1983–84 	1983–84 	80 	57 	18 	5 	 — 	119 	446 	314 	1577 	1st, Smythe 	Won in Division Semifinals, 3–0 (Jets) Won in Division Finals, 4–3 (Flames) Won in Conference Finals, 4–0 (North Stars) Stanley Cup Champions, 4–1 (Islanders) 	
1984–85 	1984–85 	80 	49 	20 	11 	 — 	109 	401 	298 	1567 	1st, Smythe 	Won in Division Semifinals, 3–0 (Kings) Won in Division Finals, 4–0 (Jets) Won in Conference Finals, 4–2 (Black Hawks) Stanley Cup Champions, 4–1 (Flyers) 	
1985–86 	1985–86 	80 	56 	17 	7 	 — 	119 	426 	310 	1928 	1st, Smythe 	Won in Division Semifinals, 3–0 (Canucks) Lost in Division Finals, 3–4 (Flames) 	
1986–87 	1986–87 	80 	50 	24 	6 	 — 	106 	372 	284 	1721 	1st, Smythe 	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–1 (Kings) Won in Division Finals, 4–0 (Jets) Won in Conference Finals, 4–1 (Red Wings) Stanley Cup Champions, 4–3 (Flyers) 	
1987–88 	1987–88 	80 	44 	25 	11 	 — 	99 	363 	288 	2173 	2nd, Smythe 	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–1 (Jets) Won in Division Finals, 4–0 (Flames) Won in Conference Finals, 4–1 (Red Wings) Stanley Cup Champions, 4–0 (Bruins) 	
1988–89 	1988–89 	80 	38 	34 	8 	 — 	84 	325 	306 	1931 	3rd, Smythe 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 3–4 (Kings) 	
1989–90 	1989–90 	80 	38 	28 	14 	 — 	90 	315 	283 	2046 	3rd, Smythe 	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–3 (Jets) Won in Division Finals, 4–0 (Kings) Won in Conference Finals, 4–2 (Blackhawks) Stanley Cup Champions, 4–1 (Bruins) 	
1990–91 	1990–91 	80 	37 	37 	6 	 — 	80 	272 	272 	1823 	3rd, Smythe 	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–3 (Flames) Won in Division Finals, 4–2 (Kings) Lost in Conference Finals, 1–4 (North Stars) 	
1991–92 	1991–92 	80 	36 	34 	10 	 — 	82 	295 	297 	1907 	3rd, Smythe 	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–2 (Kings) Won in Division Finals, 4–2 (Canucks) Lost in Conference Finals, 0–4 (Blackhawks) 	
1992–93 	1992–93 	84 	26 	50 	8 	 — 	60 	242 	337 	2027 	5th, Smythe 	Did not qualify 	
1993–94 	1993–94 	84 	25 	45 	14 	 — 	64 	261 	305 	1858 	6th, Pacific 	Did not qualify 	
1994–951 	1994–95 	48 	17 	27 	4 	 — 	38 	136 	183 	1183 	5th, Pacific 	Did not qualify 	
1995–96 	1995–96 	82 	30 	44 	8 	 — 	68 	240 	304 	1709 	5th, Pacific 	Did not qualify 	
1996–97 	1996–97 	82 	36 	37 	9 	 — 	81 	252 	247 	1368 	3rd, Pacific 	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–3 (Stars) Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Avalanche) 	
1997–98 	1997–98 	82 	35 	37 	10 	 — 	80 	215 	224 	1690 	3rd, Pacific 	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–3 (Avalanche) Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Stars) 	
1998–99 	1998–99 	82 	33 	37 	12 	 — 	78 	230 	226 	1373 	2nd, Northwest 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Stars) 	
1999–00 	1999–00 	82 	32 	26 	16 	8 	88 	226 	212 	1344 	2nd, Northwest 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Stars) 	
2000–01 	2000–01 	82 	39 	28 	12 	3 	93 	243 	222 	1287 	2nd, Northwest 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Stars) 	
2001–02 	2001–02 	82 	38 	28 	12 	4 	92 	205 	182 	1267 	3rd, Northwest 	Did not qualify 	
2002–03 	2002–03 	82 	36 	26 	11 	9 	92 	231 	230 	1203 	4th, Northwest 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Stars) 	
2003–04 	2003–04 	82 	36 	29 	12 	5 	89 	221 	208 	1220 	4th, Northwest 	Did not qualify 	
2004–05 	2004–05 	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout 	
2005–06 	2005–06 	82 	41 	28 	 — 	13 	95 	256 	251 	1178 	3rd, Northwest 	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–2 (Red Wings) Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–2 (Sharks) Won in Conference Finals, 4–1 (Mighty Ducks) Lost in Finals, 3–4 (Hurricanes)	
2006–07 	2006–07 	82 	32 	43 	 — 	7 	71 	195 	248 	1090 	5th, Northwest 	Did not qualify 	
2007–08 	2007–08 	82 	41 	35 	 — 	6 	88 	235 	251 	1149 	4th, Northwest 	Did not qualify 	
2008–09 	2008–09 	82 	38 	35 	 - 	9 	85 	234 	248 	1227 	4th, Northwest 	Did not qualify 	
Season 	Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T2 	OTL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
Reg. season totals3	Reg. season totals3	2322 	1092 	904 	262 	64 	2510 	8307 	7789 	46311 	 — 	20 Playoff Appearances 	
Playoff totals3 	Playoff totals3 	236 	141 	95 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 — 	All time series record: 34–15 	
Grand totals3 	Grand totals3 	2558 	1233 	999 	262 	64 	 	 	 	 	 — 	 	
:1 Season was shortened due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout.
:2 As of the 2005–06 NHL season, all games tied after a 5 minute overtime will be decided in a shootout; SOL (Shootout losses) will be recorded as OTL in the standings.
:3 Totals through the 2007–08 season
==References==
==External links==
*WHA (1972–73): 1972–73 Alberta Oilers @ hockeydb.com
*WHA (1973–79): 1973–79 Edmonton Oilers @ hockeydb.com
*NHL (1979–present): 1979–present Edmonton Oilers @ hockeydb.com