2016–17 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2016–17 Edmonton Oilers season was the 38th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 45th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). This was the Oilers' first season of play at their new downtown arena, Rogers Place. This season also marked the end of their 11-year playoff drought after they clinched the playoffs on March 28 against the Los Angeles Kings for their first playoff appearance since 2006. This season marked the first time since the 1986-87 season that the Oilers recorded 100 points in a season.
==Regular season==
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2016 pre-season game log	2016 pre-season game log	2016 pre-season game log	2016 pre-season game log	2016 pre-season game log	2016 pre-season game log	2016 pre-season game log	2016 pre-season game log	2016 pre-season game log	2016 pre-season game log	2016 pre-season game log
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Rookie games: 4–0–0 	Rookie games: 4–0–0 	Rookie games: 4–0–0 	Rookie games: 4–0–0 	Rookie games: 4–0–0 	Rookie games: 4–0–0 	Rookie games: 4–0–0 	Rookie games: 4–0–0 	Rookie games: 4–0–0 	Rookie games: 4–0–0 	Rookie games: 4–0–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 16 	Vancouver Rookies 	1–4 	Edmonton Rookies 	 	Ellis 	4,192 	1–0–0 	Recap 	
2 	September 17 	Calgary Rookies 	3–4 	Edmonton Rookies 	OT 	Wells 	4,075 	2–0–0 	Recap 	
3 	September 19 	Edmonton Rookies 	4–1 	Winnipeg Rookies 	 	Bouchard 	2,789 	3–0–0 	Recap 	
4 	September 21 	University of Alberta 	3–6 	Edmonton Rookies 	 	Ellis 	5,125 	4–0–0 	Recap 	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton	
Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
Game played at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton
===Regular season===
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October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	
1 	October 12 	Calgary 	4–7 	Edmonton 	 	Talbot 	18,347 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap 	
2 	October 14 	Edmonton 	5–3 	Calgary 	 	Talbot 	19,289 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap 	
3 	October 16 	Buffalo 	6–2 	Edmonton 	 	Talbot 	18,347 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap 	
4 	October 18 	Carolina 	2–3 	Edmonton 	 	Talbot 	18,347 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap 	
5 	October 20 	St. Louis 	1–3 	Edmonton 	 	Talbot 	18,347 	4–1–0 	8 	Recap 	
6 	October 23 	Edmonton 	3–0 	Winnipeg 	 	Talbot 	33,240(outdoors) 	5–1–0 	10 	Recap 	
7 	October 26 	Washington 	1–4 	Edmonton 	 	Talbot 	18,347 	6–1–0 	12 	Recap 	
8 	October 28 	Edmonton 	2–0 	Vancouver 	 	Talbot 	18,865 	7–1–0 	14 	Recap 	
9 	October 30 	Ottawa 	2–0 	Edmonton 	 	Talbot 	18,347 	7–2–0 	14 	Recap 	
===Playoffs===
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Edmonton wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Edmonton wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Edmonton wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Edmonton wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Edmonton wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Edmonton wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Edmonton wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Edmonton wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Edmonton wins 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Edmonton wins 4–2	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 12 	San Jose 	3–2 	Edmonton 	OT 	Talbot 	18,347 	0–1 	Recap 	
2 	April 14 	San Jose 	0–2 	Edmonton 	 	Talbot 	18,347 	1–1 	Recap 	
3 	April 16 	Edmonton 	1–0 	San Jose 	 	Talbot 	17,562 	2–1 	Recap 	
4 	April 18 	Edmonton 	0–7 	San Jose 	 	Talbot 	17,562 	2–2 	Recap 	
5 	April 20 	San Jose 	3–4 	Edmonton 	OT 	Talbot 	18,347 	3–2 	Recap 	
6 	April 22 	Edmonton 	3–1 	San Jose 	 	Talbot 	17,562 	4–2 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
As of May 10, 2017
===Skaters===
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	30	70	100	27 	26
 	82	29	48	77 	7 	20
 	82	20	31	51 	3 	16
 	82	23	27	50 	–3 	50
 	82	18	25	43 	–10	29
 	81	27	15	42 	13 	95
 	82	12	26	38 	7 	6
 	78	16	19	35 	–2 	17
 	80	8 	27	35 	14 	18
 	79	7 	17	24 	4 	101
 	79	4 	15	19 	21 	55
 	60	7 	11	18 	3 	16
 	62	3 	12	15 	8 	29
 	67	8 	6 	14 	–5 	34
 	68	1 	12	13 	5 	23
 	31	8 	3 	11 	0 	6
 	44	5 	6 	11 	0 	33
 	41	4 	6 	10 	5 	4
 	28	1 	7 	8 	5 	10
 	42	4 	3 	7 	–3 	29
 	40	2 	4 	6 	–5 	65
 	14	2 	2 	4 	2 	2
† 	18	2 	2 	4 	–1 	6
 	22	1 	3 	4 	2 	6
 	4 	0 	2 	2 	1 	0
 	10	1 	0 	1 	1 	2
‡ 	28	0 	1 	1 	1 	16
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
‡ 	3 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	4
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	13	6	10	16	8 	19
 	13	5	6 	11	–4	2
 	13	5	4 	9 	3 	2
 	13	3	5 	8 	2 	28
 	13	2	4 	6 	–5	20
 	13	2	4 	6 	–4	4
 	12	2	3 	5 	–2	0
 	13	1	3 	4 	3 	0
 	13	0	4 	4 	2 	4
 	13	0	4 	4 	–3	2
 	13	3	0 	3 	1 	27
 	12	3	0 	3 	1 	4
 	13	3	0 	3 	0 	25
 	11	1	2 	3 	–1	2
 	12	0	3 	3 	3 	12
 	13	0	2 	2 	–6	2
 	13	0	2 	2 	0 	6
 	1 	0	1 	1 	0 	0
 	1 	0	0 	0 	–1	0
 	13	0	0 	0 	–2	4
 	3 	0	0 	0 	–1	4
===Goaltenders===
 Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	73	73	4294:00	42	22	8	171	2.39	2117	.919	7	0	0	4
 	8 	4 	332:27 	4 	1 	0	11 	1.99	153 	.928	0	0	0	0
 	7 	5 	328:58 	1 	3 	1	17 	3.10	122 	.878	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	13	13	799:23	7	6	33	2.48	437	.924	2	0	1	0
 	1 	0 	27:08 	0	0	2 	4.42	8 	.750	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
==Milestones==
 Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
Jesse Puljujarvi 	1st NHL game1st NHL goal1st NHL point 	October 12, 2016
Milan Lucic 	400th NHL point 	October 16, 2016
Anton Slepyshev 	1st NHL goal 	October 18, 2016
Jesse Puljujarvi 	1st NHL assist 	October 26, 2016
Anton Lander 	200th NHL game 	October 28, 2016
Matt Benning 	1st NHL game 	November 1, 2016
Tyler Pitlick 	1st NHL assist 	November 1, 2016
Matt Benning 	1st NHL assist1st NHL point 	November 5, 2016
Patrick Maroon 	100th NHL point 	November 8, 2016
Benoit Pouliot 	500th NHL game 	November 13, 2016
Patrick Maroon 	300th NHL PIM 	November 17, 2016
Drake Caggiula 	1st NHL game1st NHL point1st NHL assist 	November 19, 2016
Connor McDavid 	1st NHL hat-trick 	November 19, 2016
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	100th NHL PIM 	December 1, 2016
Drake Caggiula 	1st NHL goal 	December 3, 2016
Adam Larsson 	300th NHL game 	December 3, 2016
Jordan Eberle 	200th NHL assist 	December 8, 2016
Andrej Sekera 	200th NHL point 	December 8, 2016
Dillon Simpson 	1st NHL game 	December 8, 2016
Andrej Sekera 	600th NHL game 	December 17, 2016
Kris Russell 	600th NHL game 	December 19, 2016
Mark Letestu 	1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick 	December 21, 2016
Patrick Maroon 	1st NHL hat-trick 	January 5, 2017
Matt Benning 	1st NHL goal 	January 7, 2017
Kris Russell 	200th NHL PIM 	January 12, 2017
Jujhar Khaira 	1st NHL goal 	January 16, 2017
Leon Draisaitl 	100th NHL point 	January 18, 2017
Connor McDavid 	100th NHL point 	January 18, 2017
Eric Gryba 	300th NHL PIM 	January 18, 2017
Laurent Brossoit 	1st NHL win 	January 21, 2017
Matt Hendricks 	500th NHL game 	January 21, 2017
Milan Lucic 	700th NHL game 	February 2, 2017
Connor McDavid 	100th NHL game 	February 5, 2017
Zack Kassian 	500th NHL PIM 	February 11, 2017
Matt Hendricks 	100th NHL point 	February 16, 2017
Mark Letestu 	100th NHL assist 	February 18, 2017
Darnell Nurse 	100th NHL game 	March 7, 2017
Zack Kassian 	300th NHL game 	March 14, 2017
Jordan Eberle 	500th NHL game 	March 25, 2017
Adam Larsson 	200th NHL PIM 	March 30, 2017
Milan Lucic 	3rd NHL hat-trick2nd NHL natural hat-trick	April 6, 2017
Patrick Maroon 	300th NHL game 	April 6, 2017
Milan Lucic 	900th NHL PIM 	April 8, 2017
Connor McDavid 	100th NHL assist 	April 8, 2017
Jordan Eberle 	2nd NHL hat-trick 	April 9, 2017
 Playoffs
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
Drake Caggiula 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 12, 2017
Leon Draisaitl 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 12, 2017
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL playoff game 	April 12, 2017
Darnell Nurse 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 12, 2017
Iiro Pakarinen 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 12, 2017
Jordan Eberle 	1st NHL playoff game1st NHL playoff assist1st NHL playoff point 	April 12, 2017
Connor McDavid 	1st NHL playoff game1st NHL playoff assist1st NHL playoff point 	April 12, 2017
Oscar Klefbom 	1st NHL playoff game1st NHL playoff goal1st NHL playoff point 	April 12, 2017
Matt Benning 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 14, 2017
Anton Slepyshev 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 14, 2017
Zack Kassian 	1st NHL playoff goal1st NHL playoff point 	April 14, 2017
Patrick Maroon 	50th NHL playoff PIM 	April 14, 2017
Connor McDavid 	1st NHL playoff goal 	April 14, 2017
Darnell Nurse 	1st NHL playoff assist1st NHL playoff point 	April 14, 2017
Cam Talbot 	1st NHL playoff win1st NHL playoff shutout1st NHL playoff assist	April 14, 2017
Laurent Brossoit 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 18, 2017
Matt Benning 	1st NHL playoff assist1st NHL playoff point 	April 20, 2017
Leon Draisaitl 	1st NHL playoff assist1st NHL playoff point 	April 20, 2017
Andrej Sekera 	1st NHL playoff assist 	April 20, 2017
Leon Draisaitl 	1st NHL playoff goal 	April 22, 2017
Adam Larsson 	1st NHL playoff assist 	April 22, 2017
Anton Slepyshev 	1st NHL playoff goal1st NHL playoff point 	April 22, 2017
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL playoff assist1st NHL playoff point 	April 26, 2017
Drake Caggiula 	1st NHL playoff goal 	May 3, 2017
David Desharnais 	50th NHL playoff game 	May 7, 2017
Leon Draisaitl 	1st NHL playoff hat-trick 	May 7, 2017
Griffin Reinhart 	1st NHL playoff assist1st NHL playoff point 	May 7, 2017
==Transactions==
Following the end of the Oilers' 2015–16 season, and during the 2016–17 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To New Jersey Devils Taylor Hall 	To Edmonton Oilers Adam Larsson 	
 	To St. Louis Blues Nail Yakupov 	To Edmonton Oilers Zach Pochiro3rd-round pick in 2017	
 	To Arizona Coyotes Mitchell Moroz 	To Edmonton Oilers Henrik Samuelsson 	
 	To Montreal Canadiens Brandon Davidson	To Edmonton Oilers David Desharnais 	
 	To New York Rangers Taylor Beck 	To Edmonton Oilers Justin Fontaine 	
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Milan Lucic 	Los Angeles Kings 	7 years, $42 million 	
 	Jonas Gustavsson 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $800,000 	
 	Mark Fraser 	Binghamton Senators 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Taylor Beck 	San Antonio Rampage 	1 year, $650,000 	
 	Matt Benning 	Northeastern University (NCAA) 	2 years, $2.15 million entry-level contract 	
 	Kris Russell 	Dallas Stars 	1 year, 3.1 million 	
 	Ryan Mantha 	Niagara IceDogs (OHL) 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Joseph Gambardella	University of Massachusetts Lowell (NCAA)	2 years, $1.45 million entry-level contract 	
 	Shane Starrett 	United States Air Force Academy (NCAA) 	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Rob Klinkhammer 	Dinamo Minsk (KHL) 	1 year $500,000 	
 	Adam Clendening 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Andrew Miller 	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $650,000 	
 	Brad Hunt 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Adam Cracknell 	Dallas Stars 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Luke Gazdic 	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $700,000 	
 	Nikita Nikitin 	Avangard Omsk (KHL)	1 year $1.5 million 	
 	Kale Kessy 	Tulsa Oilers (ECHL)	1 year $500,000 	
 	Lauri Korpikoski	Dallas Stars 	1 year, $1 million 	
 	Adam Pardy 	Nashville Predators	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Jonas Gustavsson	Linköpings HC (SHL)	3 years 	
 	Jere Sallinen 	Örebro HK (SHL) 	2 years 	
 	Anton Lander 	Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)	2 years, $1 million 	
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Zack Kassian 	1 year, $1.5 million 	
 	Tyler Pitlick 	1 year, $725,000 	
 	Jordan Oesterle 	1 year, $585,000 	
 	Iiro Pakarinen 	1 year, $725,000 	
 	Ethan Bear 	3 years, $2.165 million entry-level contract	
 	Jesse Puljujarvi	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	David Musil 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Eric Gryba 	1 year, $950,000 	
 	William Lagesson	3 years, $2.225 million entry-level contract	
 	Ziyat Paigin 	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
 	Dylan Wells 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Iiro Pakarinen 	1 year, $725,000 contract extension 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 	4 	Jesse Puljujarvi 	Right Wing	 	Oulun Kärpät (Liiga)
2 	32 	Tyler Benson 	Left Wing 	 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
3 	63 	Markus Niemelainen	Defence 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
3 	84 	Matthew Cairns 	Defence 	 	Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
3 	91 	Filip Berglund 	Defence 	 	Skellefteå AIK (SuperElit)
5 	123	Dylan Wells 	Goaltender	 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5 	149	Graham McPhee 	Left Wing 	 	U.S. National Team Development Program
6 	153	Aapeli Rasanen 	Centre 	 	Tappara (Jr. A SM-liiga)
7 	183	Vincent Desharnais	Defence 	 	Providence College (NCAA)
Notes
* The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016, that sent Teddy Purcell to Florida in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Edmonton will receive the lower of Minnesota or Florida's third-round pick in 2016 – was converted on April 24, 2016, when Minnesota was eliminated from the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that the Florida's pick would be lower than Minnesota's.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016, that sent Justin Schultz to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
* The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Patrick Maroon to Edmonton in exchange for Martin Gernat and this pick.
* The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016, that sent Anders Nilsson to St. Louis in exchange for Niklas Lundstrom and this pick.
==References==
Category:Edmonton Oilers seasons
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