2018–19 Edmonton Oilers season

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===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
The pre-season schedule was published on June 13, 2018.
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# 	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
– 	October 3 	Edmonton 	4–3 	Kölner Haie 	OT 	Koskinen 	18,400 	7–1–0 	Recap
Notes:
 Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.	
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 Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
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October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	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
==Player statistics==
As of April 6, 2019
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	78	41	75	116	3 	20
 	82	50	55	105	2 	52
 	82	28	41	69 	–13	26
 	82	10	31	41 	–5 	87
 	73	22	16	38 	–1 	32
 	61	5 	23	28 	–11	16
 	79	15	11	26 	–6 	102
 	79	6 	14	20 	–9 	91
 	82	3 	17	20 	–28	44
 	60	3 	15	18 	–12	43
 	70	5 	12	17 	11 	33
 	72	3 	13	16 	5 	27
‡ 	29	7 	4 	11 	–8 	16
 	50	4 	7 	11 	–2 	4
 	67	0 	11	11 	–8 	8
† 	25	5 	5 	10 	–3 	10
 	70	6 	3 	9 	–14	33
 	46	4 	5 	9 	–14	16
 	17	1 	5 	6 	–9 	6
 	21	2 	3 	5 	2 	2
 	24	0 	4 	4 	3 	6
† 	33	2 	1 	3 	–4 	8
†‡ 	25	2 	1 	3 	–6 	2
 	36	0 	3 	3 	–2 	4
 	15	0 	3 	3 	2 	2
‡ 	18	1 	1 	2 	–1 	14
 	17	1 	1 	2 	–6 	2
†‡ 	5 	0 	2 	2 	–2 	4
‡ 	17	1 	0 	1 	1 	8
† 	12	1 	0 	1 	–1 	4
 	7 	1 	0 	1 	–5 	2
† 	9 	0 	1 	1 	–7 	2
 	16	0 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
†‡ 	5 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	55	51	2,991:51	25	21	6	146	2.93	1,551	.906	4	0	2	2
‡ 	31	29	1,694:34	10	15	3	95 	3.36	888 	.893	1	0	1	0
† 	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==
===Awards===
===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 	October 23, 2018
Evan Bouchard 	1st NHL goal1st 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 	Details 	Ref
 	To Montreal Canadiens3rd-round pick in 20185th-round pick in 2018 	To Edmonton OilersWSH's 2nd-round pick in 2018 	
 	To Montreal Canadiens5th-round pick in 2019 	To Edmonton OilersHayden Hawkey 	
 	To St. Louis BluesJakub Jerabek 	To Edmonton OilersConditional 6th-round pick in 2020	
 	To New York RangersRyan Strome 	To Edmonton OilersRyan Spooner 	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsConditional 6th-round pick in 2020 	To Edmonton OilersChris Wideman 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksDrake CaggiulaJason Garrison 	To Edmonton OilersBrandon ManningRobin Norell 	
 	To Florida PanthersChris WidemanConditional 3rd-round pick in 2019	To Edmonton OilersAlex Petrovic 	
 	To Philadelphia FlyersCam Talbot 	To Edmonton OilersAnthony Stolarz 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksRyan Spooner 	To Edmonton OilersSam Gagner 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Kyle Brodziak 	from St. Louis Blues 	2-year 	
 	Laurent Brossoit	to Winnipeg Jets 	1-year 	
 	Kevin Gravel 	from Los Angeles Kings 	1-year 	
 	Eric Gryba 	to New Jersey Devils 	1-year 	
 	Tobias Rieder 	from Los Angeles Kings 	1-year 	
 	Dillon Simpson 	to Columbus Blue Jackets 	1-year 	
 	Yohann Auvitu 	to Sochi (KHL) 	2-year 	
 	Joey LaLeggia 	to St. Louis Blues 	2-year 	
 	Iiro Pakarinen 	to Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)	1-year 	
 	Anton Slepyshev 	to CSKA Moscow (KHL) 	2-year 	
 	Josh Currie 	from Bakersfield Condors (AHL) 	2-year 	
 	Grayson Downing 	to Colorado Eagles (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Kyle Platzer 	to Charlotte Checkers (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Jakub Jerabek 	from Washington Capitals 	1-year 	
 	Ben Betker 	to Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) 	1-year 	
 	Alex Chiasson 	from Washington Capitals 	1-year 	
 	Jason Garrison 	from Vegas Golden Knights 	1-year 	
 	Logan Day 	from Bakersfield Condors (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Joakim Nygård 	from Färjestad BK (SHL) 	1-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Pontus Aberg 	to Anaheim Ducks 	
 	Valentin Zykov	from Carolina Hurricanes	
 	Valentin Zykov	to Vegas Golden Knights 	
 	Colby Cave 	from Boston Bruins 	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Eric Gryba	Buyout	
===Retirement===
Date	Player	Ref
 	 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Ryan Strome 	2-year 	
 	Evan Bouchard 	3-year 	
 	Darnell Nurse 	2-year 	
 	Mikko Koskinen 	3-year 	
 	Ryan McLeod 	3-year 	
 	Olivier Rodrigue	3-year 	
 	Joe Gambardella 	2-year 	
 	Brad Malone 	1-year 	
 	Shane Starrett 	1-year 	
 	Patrick Russell 	1-year 	
==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 	 	London Knights (OHL)
2 	40 	Ryan McLeod 	C 	 	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
2 	621	Olivier Rodrigue 	G 	 	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6 	164	Michael Kesselring	D 	 	New Hampton School (USHS)
7 	195	Patrik Siikanen 	C 	 	Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
Notes:
# 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.
==References==
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