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2024–25 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2024–25 Edmonton Oilers season is the 46th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 53rd season for the organization overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

2024–25 Edmonton Oilers
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
2024–25 record9–7–2
Home record4–5–1
Road record5–2–1
Goals for50
Goals against57
Team information
General managerStan Bowman
CoachKris Knoblauch
CaptainConnor McDavid
Alternate captainsLeon Draisaitl
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Darnell Nurse
ArenaRogers Place
Minor league affiliate(s)Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsLeon Draisaitl (13)
AssistsConnor McDavid (14)
PointsLeon Draisaitl (24)
Penalty minutesDarnell Nurse (18)
Plus/minusLeon Draisaitl (+9)
WinsStuart Skinner (5)
Goals against averageCalvin Pickard (2.49)
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Standings

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Divisional standings

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Pacific Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Vegas Golden Knights 18 11 5 2 10 72 57 +15 24
2 Los Angeles Kings 19 10 6 3 10 61 55 +6 23
3 Vancouver Canucks 17 9 5 3 8 54 55 −1 21
4 Calgary Flames 18 9 6 3 6 49 51 −2 21
5 Edmonton Oilers 18 9 7 2 5 50 57 −7 20
6 Seattle Kraken 19 9 9 1 6 55 55 0 19
7 Anaheim Ducks 16 6 8 2 5 39 50 −11 14
8 San Jose Sharks 19 5 10 4 3 45 67 −22 14
Updated to game(s) played on November 17, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

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Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA Calgary Flames 18 9 6 3 6 49 51 −2 21
2 PA Edmonton Oilers 18 9 7 2 5 50 57 −7 20
3 PA Seattle Kraken 19 9 9 1 6 55 55 0 19
4 CE Colorado Avalanche 18 9 9 0 7 61 68 −7 18
5 CE Utah Hockey Club 17 7 7 3 4 47 56 −9 17
6 CE St. Louis Blues 19 8 10 1 5 47 65 −18 17
7 CE Nashville Predators 19 6 10 3 5 46 61 −15 15
8 PA Anaheim Ducks 16 6 8 2 5 39 50 −11 14
9 PA San Jose Sharks 19 5 10 4 3 45 67 −22 14
10 CE Chicago Blackhawks 18 6 11 1 4 43 56 −13 13
Updated to game(s) played on November 17, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was published on June 21, 2024.

Regular season

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The Edmonton Oilers regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.

2024–25 game log
November: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 3 Edmonton 4–2 Calgary Skinner 19,289 6–5–1 13 [22]
13 November 4 New Jersey 3–0 Edmonton Pickard 18,347 6–6–1 13 [23]
14 November 6 Vegas 4–2 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 6–7–1 13 [24]
15 November 9 Edmonton 7–3 Vancouver Skinner 18,714 7–7–1 15 [25]
16 November 12 NY Islanders 3–4 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,347 8–7–1 17 [26]
17 November 14 Nashville 2–3 Edmonton OT Pickard 18,347 9–7–1 19 [27]
18 November 16 Edmonton 3–4 Toronto OT Skinner 19,301 9–7–2 20 [28]
19 November 18 Edmonton Montreal
20 November 19 Edmonton Ottawa
21 November 21 Minnesota Edmonton
22 November 23 NY Rangers Edmonton
23 November 29 Edmonton Utah
24 November 30 Edmonton Colorado

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[30]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Stuart Skinner 12 12 694:19 5 5 2 38 3.28 308 .877 1 0 0 0
Calvin Pickard 7 6 384:57 4 2 0 16 2.49 146 .890 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.

Awards and honours

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Awards

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Player Award Awarded Ref.
Connor McDavid NHL 1st Star of the Week (Nov. 10 – Nov. 17) November 18, 2024 [31]

Milestones

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Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Brett Kulak 500th NHL game October 12, 2024
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 700th NHL point
Troy Stecher 500th NHL game October 25, 2024
Zach Hyman 400th NHL point
Noah Philp 1st NHL game
1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		 October 31, 2024
Mattias Janmark 200th NHL point November 9, 2024
Zach Hyman 200th NHL assist
Connor McDavid 1,000th NHL point November 14, 2024
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 900th NHL game November 18, 2024

Transactions

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The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025-26 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) To Philadelphia Flyers
conditional 1st-round in 2025 or 20261 		To Edmonton Oilers
FLA 1st-round pick in 2024 		[32]
July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) To Buffalo Sabres
Ryan McLeod
Tyler Tullio 		To Edmonton Oilers
Matthew Savoie 		[33]
July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) To Ottawa Senators
Xavier Bourgault
Jake Chiasson 		To Edmonton Oilers
Roby Jarventie
4th-round pick in 2025 		[34]
August 18, 2024 (2024-08-18) To San Jose Sharks
Cody Ceci
3rd-round pick in 2025 		To Edmonton Oilers
Ty Emberson 		[35]
To Vancouver Canucks
OTT 4th-round pick in 2025 		To Edmonton Oilers
Vasily Podkolzin 		[36]
August 20, 2024 (2024-08-20) To St. Louis Blues
Future considerations 		To Edmonton Oilers
Paul Fischer
3rd-round pick in 2028 		[37]
November 4, 2024 (2024-11-04) To Philadelphia Flyers
Ben Gleason 		To Edmonton Oilers
Ronnie Attard 		[38]

Notes

  • This pick is top-12 protected in 2025

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Viktor Arvidsson Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free agency [39]
Josh Brown Arizona Coyotes 3-year Free agency [40]
Connor Carrick Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency [41]
Collin Delia Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [42]
Jeff Skinner Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [43]
October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) Cameron Wright Bakersfield Condors (AHL) 1-year Free agency [44]
October 8, 2024 (2024-10-08) Travis Dermott Arizona Coyotes 1-year Free agency [45]
October 9, 2024 (2024-10-09) Raphael Lavoie Vegas Golden Knights 1-year Waivers

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jack Campbell Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [46]
Sam Carrick New York Rangers 3-year Free agency [47]
Vincent Desharnais Vancouver Canucks 2-year Free agency [48]
Warren Foegele Los Angeles Kings 3-year Free agency [49]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Ryan Fanti Syracuse Crunch (AHL) 1-year Free agency [50]
July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) Carter Savoie TPS (Liiga) 1-year Free agency
August 20, 2024 (2024-08-20) Philip Broberg St. Louis Blues 2-year Offer sheet [37]
Dylan Holloway 2-year Offer sheet
September 12, 2024 (2024-09-12) Markus Niemelainen Eisbären Berlin (DEL) 1-year Free agency
September 25, 2024 (2024-09-25) Greg McKegg BK Mladá Boleslav (ELH) 1-year Free agency [51]
October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) Raphael Lavoie Vegas Golden Knights 1-year Waivers
October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Connor Brown 1-year [52]
James Hamblin 2-year [53]
Adam Henrique 2-year [54]
Noel Hoefenmayer 1-year [55]
Mattias Janmark 3-year [56]
Corey Perry 1-year [57]
Noah Philp 1-year [58]
Troy Stecher 2-year [59]
July 8, 2024 (2024-07-08) Raphael Lavoie 1-year [60]
September 3, 2024 (2024-09-03) Leon Draisaitl 8-year‡ [61]
October 21, 2024 (2024-10-21) Sam O'Reilly 3-year† [62]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks

Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on June 28 to 29, 2024. It was held at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 32 Sam O'Reilly RW   Canada London Knights (OHL)
2 64 Eemil Vinni G   Finland Kiekko-Pojat (Mestis)
5 160 Connor Clattenburg LW   Canada Flint Firebirds (OHL)
6 183 Albin Sundin D   Sweden Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell)
6 192 Dalyn Wakely C   Canada North Bay Battalion (OHL)
7 196 William Nicholl C   Canada London Knights (OHL)
7 218 Bauer Berry D   United States Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)

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