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, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season for the first time since the for the first time since the 2014–15 season and the 2015–16 season and for the twelfth time in the past thirteen seasons. As of the 2025–26 season, this is the most recent season the Oilers have missed the playoffs.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season The pre-season schedule was published on June 13, 2018. 2018 pre-season game log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 17 Edmonton 7–4 Calgary Starrett 17,311 1–0–0 2 September 18 Edmonton 4–2 Vancouver Talbot – 2–0–0 3 September 20 Winnipeg 3–7 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–0–0 4 September 23 Edmonton 3–5 Winnipeg Koskinen 15,321 3–1–0 5 September 25 Vancouver 0–6 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 4–1–0 6 September 27 Arizona 2–3 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 5–1–0 7 September 29 Calgary 3–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 6–1–0 – October 3 Edmonton 4–3 Kölner Haie OT Koskinen 18,400 7–1–0 Notes: Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

Regular season The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018. 2018–19 game logOctober: 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 2 October 11 Edmonton 1–4 Boston Talbot 17,565 0–2–0 0 3 October 13 Edmonton 2–1 NY Rangers Talbot 17,085 1–2–0 2 4 October 16 Edmonton 5–4 Winnipeg OT Talbot 15,321 2–2–0 4 5 October 18 Boston 2–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 3–2–0 6 6 October 20 Nashville 3–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–3–0 6 7 October 23 Pittsburgh 6–5 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 3–3–1 7 8 October 25 Washington 1–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 4–3–1 9 9 October 27 Edmonton 5–3 Nashville Koskinen 17,248 5–3–1 11 10 October 28 Edmonton 2–1 Chicago OT Talbot 20,987 6–3–1 13 11 October 30 Minnesota 4–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 6–4–1 13 November: 6–7–1 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 Chicago 0–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 7–4–1 15 13 November 3 Edmonton 4–3 Detroit Koskinen 19,515 8–4–1 17 14 November 5 Edmonton 2–4 Washington Talbot 18,506 8–5–1 17 15 November 6 Edmonton 2–5 Tampa Bay Koskinen 19,092 8–6–1 17 16 November 8 Edmonton 1–4 Florida Talbot 11,484 8–7–1 17 17 November 11 Colorado 4–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 8–8–1 17 18 November 13 Montreal 2–6 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 9–8–1 19 19 November 17 Edmonton 2–4 Calgary Koskinen 19,289 9–9–1 19 20 November 18 Vegas 6–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 9–10–1 19 21 November 20 Edmonton 4–3 San Jose OT Koskinen 17,562 10–10–1 21 22 November 23 Edmonton 1–2 Anaheim OT Koskinen 16,497 10–10–2 22 23 November 25 Edmonton 2–5 Los Angeles Talbot 17,581 10–11–2 22 24 November 27 Dallas 0–1 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 11–11–2 24 25 November 29 Los Angeles 2–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 12–11–2 26 December: 6–7–1 (Home: 4–5–0; Road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 1 Vegas 1–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 13–11–2 28 27 December 3 Edmonton 1–4 Dallas Koskinen 18,125 13–12–2 28 28 December 5 Edmonton 3–2 St. Louis SO Talbot 16,551 14–12–2 30 29 December 7 Minnesota 2–7 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 15–12–2 32 30 December 9 Calgary 0–1 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 16–12–2 34 31 December 11 Edmonton 6–4 Colorado Koskinen 15,809 17–12–2 36 32 December 13 Edmonton 4–5 Winnipeg OT Talbot 15,321 17–12–3 37 33 December 14 Philadelphia 1–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–12–3 39 34 December 16 Edmonton 2–4 Vancouver Koskinen 18,036 18–13–3 39 35 December 18 St. Louis 4–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 18–14–3 39 36 December 22 Tampa Bay 6–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–15–3 39 37 December 27 Vancouver 4–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–16–3 39 38 December 29 San Jose 7–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 18–17–3 39 39 December 31 Winnipeg 4–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–18–3 39 January: 5–6–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Edmonton 3–1 Arizona Koskinen 12,583 19–18–3 41 41 January 5 Edmonton 0–4 Los Angeles Koskinen 18,230 19–19–3 41 42 January 6 Edmonton 4–0 Anaheim Talbot 17,317 20–19–3 43 43 January 8 Edmonton 2–7 San Jose Talbot 17,320 20–20–3 43 44 January 10 Florida 3–4 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 21–20–3 45 45 January 12 Arizona 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 21–21–3 45 46 January 14 Buffalo 2–7 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 22–21–3 47 47 January 16 Edmonton 3–2 Vancouver SO Koskinen 18,166 23–21–3 49 48 January 19 Calgary 5–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 23–22–3 49 49 January 20 Carolina 7–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 23–23–3 49 50 January 22 Detroit 3–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 23–24–3 49 February: 4–6–4 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 2–4–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Edmonton 4–5 Philadelphia OT Talbot 19,526 23–24–4 50 52 February 3 Edmonton 3–4 Montreal OT Koskinen 21,302 23–24–5 51 53 February 5 Chicago 6–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 23–25–5 51 54 February 7 Edmonton 4–1 Minnesota Talbot 18,904 24–25–5 53 55 February 9 San Jose 5–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 24–26–5 53 56 February 13 Edmonton 1–3 Pittsburgh Koskinen 18,570 24–27–5 53 57 February 15 Edmonton 1–3 Carolina Koskinen 14,430 24–28–5 53 58 February 16 Edmonton 2–5 NY Islanders Koskinen 14,812 24–29–5 53 59 February 19 Arizona 3–2 Edmonton SO Koskinen 18,347 24–29–6 54 60 February 21 NY Islanders 3–4 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 25–29–6 56 61 February 23 Anaheim 1–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 26–29–6 58 62 February 25 Edmonton 2–3 Nashville SO Koskinen 17,481 26–29–7 59 63 February 27 Edmonton 2–6 Toronto Koskinen 19,356 26–30–7 59 64 February 28 Edmonton 4–2 Ottawa Koskinen 18,358 27–30–7 61 March: 7–5–2 (Home: 4–3–2; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Edmonton 4–0 Columbus Koskinen 18,628 28–30–7 63 66 March 4 Edmonton 4–3 Buffalo Koskinen 17,775 29–30–7 65 67 March 7 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 30–30–7 67 68 March 9 Toronto 3–2 Edmonton Stolarz 18,347 30–31–7 67 69 March 11 NY Rangers 2–3 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 31–31–7 69 70 March 13 New Jersey 6–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 31–32–7 69 71 March 16 Edmonton 3–2 Arizona OT Koskinen 15,016 32–32–7 71 72 March 17 Edmonton 3–6 Vegas Koskinen 18,317 32–33–7 71 73 March 19 Edmonton 2–7 St. Louis Koskinen 17,873 32–34–7 71 74 March 21 Columbus 1–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 33–34–7 73 75 March 23 Ottawa 4–3 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 33–34–8 74 76 March 26 Los Angeles 4–8 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 34–34–8 76 77 March 28 Dallas 3–2 Edmonton SO Koskinen 18,347 34–34–9 77 78 March 30 Anaheim 5–1 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 34–35–9 77 April: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Edmonton 1–3 Vegas Koskinen 18,367 34–36–9 77 80 April 2 Edmonton 2–6 Colorado Koskinen 17,021 34–37–9 77 81 April 4 San Jose 3–2 Edmonton Stolarz 18,347 34–38–9 77 82 April 6 Edmonton 3–1 Calgary Koskinen 19,289 35–38–9 79 Legend:

Notes: Game was played at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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 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 Alex Chiasson 400th NHL Game November 29, 2018 Ryan Spooner 300th NHL Game December 9, 2018 Leon Draisaitl 300th NHL Game December 11, 2018 Caleb Jones 1st NHL Game December 14, 2018 Caleb Jones 1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point December 18, 2018 Connor McDavid 200th NHL Assist300th NHL Point December 22, 2018 Caleb Jones 1st NHL Goal December 29, 2018 Chris Wideman 100th NHL PIM Joseph Gambardella 1st NHL Game December 31, 2018 Cam Talbot 20th NHL Shutout January 6, 2019 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 500th NHL Game January 8, 2019 Matt Benning 100th NHL PIM January 14, 2019 Mikko Koskinen 1st NHL Assist Darnell Nurse 200th NHL PIM January 16, 2019 Leon Draisaitl 100th NHL Goal January 20, 2019 Leon Draisaitl 100th NHL PIM February 3, 2019 Kevin Gravel 100th NHL Game Jujhar Khaira 100th NHL PIM February 5, 2019 Kyle Brodziak 900th NHL Game February 16, 2019 Josh Currie 1st NHL Game February 19, 2019 Josh Currie 1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point February 23, 2019 Milan Lucic 300th NHL Assist Josh Currie 1st NHL Assist February 28, 2019 Oscar Klefbom 300th NHL Game March 4, 2019 Zack Kassian 700th NHL PIM March 16, 2019 Leon Draisaitl 300th NHL Point March 21, 2019 Joseph Gambardella 1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point Andrej Sekera 700th NHL Game March 23, 2019 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 3rd NHL Hat-trick March 26, 2019 Leon Draisaitl 1st NHL Hat-trick Adam Larsson 100th NHL Point Matt Benning 200th NHL Game March 28, 2019 Milan Lucic 500th NHL Point March 30, 2019 Sam Gagner 800th NHL Game April 2, 2019 Leon Draisaitl 50th Goal in 82nd Game April 6, 2019

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 Ref To Montreal Canadiens3rd-round pick in 20185th-round pick in 2018To Edmonton OilersWSH's 2nd-round pick in 2018 To Montreal Canadiens5th-round pick in 2019To Edmonton OilersHayden Hawkey To St. Louis BluesJakub JerabekTo Edmonton OilersConditional 6th-round pick in 2020 To New York RangersRyan StromeTo Edmonton OilersRyan Spooner To Ottawa SenatorsConditional 6th-round pick in 2020To Edmonton OilersChris Wideman To Chicago BlackhawksDrake CaggiulaJason GarrisonTo Edmonton OilersBrandon ManningRobin Norell To Florida PanthersChris WidemanConditional 3rd-round pick in 2019To Edmonton OilersAlex Petrovic To Philadelphia FlyersCam TalbotTo Edmonton OilersAnthony Stolarz To Vancouver CanucksRyan SpoonerTo Edmonton OilersSam Gagner

Free agents