2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season is the 41st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 48th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

2019–20 Edmonton Oilers
Division2nd Pacific
Conference4th Western
2019–20 record37–25–9
Home record17–11–6
Road record20–14–3
Goals for225
Goals against217
Team information
General ManagerKen Holland
CoachDave Tippett
CaptainConnor McDavid
Alternate captainsLeon Draisaitl
Adam Larsson
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Darnell Nurse
ArenaRogers Place
Average attendance17,569
Minor league affiliate(s)Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsLeon Draisaitl (43)
AssistsLeon Draisaitl (67)
PointsLeon Draisaitl (110)
Penalty minutesZack Kassian (69)
Plus/minusKailer Yamamoto (+17)
WinsMike Smith (19)
Goals against averageMikko Koskinen (2.75)

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[4] The Oilers advanced to the playoffs for the first time since the 2016–17 season and are scheduled to face the Chicago Blackhawks in the qualifying round.

The season also saw one of their roster players, Colby Cave die after suffering a brain bleed due to a colloid cyst after being in a coma for four days.[5][6]

Regular season

The Oilers started their season with a 3–2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on October 2.[7] The Oilers had a 5 game winning streak, where they came back in all those games, that set an NHL record.[8]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Vegas Golden Knights 71 39 24 8 30 227 211 +16 86
2 Edmonton Oilers 71 37 25 9 31 225 217 +8 83
3 Calgary Flames 70 36 27 7 25 210 215 5 79
4 Vancouver Canucks 69 36 27 6 27 228 217 +11 78
5 Arizona Coyotes 70 33 29 8 26 195 187 +8 74
6 Anaheim Ducks 71 29 33 9 20 187 226 39 67
7 Los Angeles Kings 70 29 35 6 21 178 212 34 64
8 San Jose Sharks 70 29 36 5 22 182 226 44 63
Source: National Hockey League[9]

Western Conference

Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 St. Louis Blues 71 42 19 10 33 225 193 +32 .662 Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[10]
2 Colorado Avalanche 70 42 20 8 37 237 191 +46 .657
3 Vegas Golden Knights 71 39 24 8 30 227 211 +16 .606
4 Dallas Stars 69 37 24 8 26 180 177 +3 .594
5 Edmonton Oilers 71 37 25 9 31 225 217 +8 .585 Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[10]
6 Nashville Predators 69 35 26 8 28 215 217 2 .565
7 Vancouver Canucks 69 36 27 6 27 228 217 +11 .565
8 Calgary Flames 70 36 27 7 25 210 215 5 .564
9 Winnipeg Jets 71 37 28 6 30 216 203 +13 .563
10 Minnesota Wild 69 35 27 7 30 220 220 0 .558
11 Arizona Coyotes 70 33 29 8 26 195 187 +8 .529
12 Chicago Blackhawks 70 32 30 8 23 212 218 6 .514
13 Anaheim Ducks 71 29 33 9 20 187 226 39 .472
14 Los Angeles Kings 70 29 35 6 21 178 212 34 .457
15 San Jose Sharks 70 29 36 5 22 182 226 44 .450
Tiebreaking procedures
  1. Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
  2. Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
  3. Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
  4. Greater amount of total wins (including shootouts).
  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 (difference between goals for and goals against).
  7. Greater amount of goals scored (denoted by GF).

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 13, 2019.[11]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[12]

2019–20 game log

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

Player statistics

As of March 11, 2020

Skaters

Regular season[13]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Leon Draisaitl714367110−718
Connor McDavid64346397−628
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins65223961133
Zack Kassian59151934069
Oscar Klefbom6252934−1724
Darnell Nurse7152833−248
James Neal55191231−2012
Kailer Yamamoto271115261712
Alex Chiasson65111324−342
Josh Archibald6212921−812
Ethan Bear7151621−433
Riley Sheahan668715−136
Sam Gagner365712−910
Jujhar Khaira646410−1938
Gaetan Haas585510−16
Caleb Jones43459−110
Joakim Nygard3336908
Kris Russell55099014
Matt Benning43178815
Adam Larsson49156035
Patrick Russell45055−1112
Markus Granlund34314−114
Tyler Ennis9224−14
Andreas Athanasiou9112−14
Tomas Jurco1202214
Joel Persson13022−12
Colby Cave11101−34
Brandon Manning9101−117
Tyler Benson7011−10
William Lagesson8000−40
Mike Green2000−20

Goaltenders

Regular season[14]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Mike Smith39372,156:51191261062.951,087.90210221
Mikko Koskinen38342,116:3118133972.751,175.9171000

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.

Roster

Updated April 29, 2020[15][16]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
15 Josh Archibald RW R 27 2019 Regina, Saskatchewan
28 Andreas Athanasiou C L 25 2020 London, Ontario
74 Ethan Bear D R 22 2015 Regina, Saskatchewan
83 Matt Benning D R 26 2016 Edmonton, Alberta
39 Alex Chiasson RW R 29 2018 Montreal, Quebec
29 Leon Draisaitl (A) C L 24 2014 Cologne, Germany
63 Tyler Ennis LW L 30 2020 Bonnyville, Alberta
27 Mike Green  D R 34 2020 Calgary, Alberta
91 Gaetan Haas C R 28 2019 Bonfol, Switzerland
82 Caleb Jones D L 23 2015 Arlington, Texas
44 Zack Kassian RW R 29 2015 Windsor, Ontario
16 Jujhar Khaira LW L 25 2012 Surrey, British Columbia
77 Oscar Klefbom D L 26 2011 Karlstad, Sweden
19 Mikko Koskinen G L 31 2018 Vantaa, Finland
6 Adam Larsson (A) D R 27 2016 Skelleftea, Sweden
97 Connor McDavid (C) C L 23 2015 Richmond Hill, Ontario
18 James Neal LW L 32 2019 Whitby, Ontario
93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (A) C L 27 2011 Burnaby, British Columbia
25 Darnell Nurse (A) D L 25 2013 Hamilton, Ontario
10 Joakim Nygard  LW L 27 2019 Stockholm, Sweden
4 Kris Russell D L 33 2016 Red Deer, Alberta
52 Patrick Russell RW R 27 2016 Birkerod, Denmark
23 Riley Sheahan C L 28 2019 St. Catharines, Ontario
41 Mike Smith G L 38 2019 Kingston, Ontario
56 Kailer Yamamoto RW R 21 2017 Spokane, Washington

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19) To Calgary Flames
Milan Lucic
conditional 3th-round pick in 2020
To Edmonton Oilers
James Neal
[17]
July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) To Pittsburgh Penguins
John Marino
To Edmonton Oilers
6th-round pick in 2021
[18]
February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23) To Detroit Red Wings
Kyle Brodziak
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2021 or
conditional 4th-round pick in 2020
To Edmonton Oilers
Mike Green
[19]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To Detroit Red Wings
Sam Gagner
2nd-round pick in 2020
2nd-round pick in 2021
To Edmonton Oilers
Andreas Athanasiou
Ryan Kuffner
[20]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To Ottawa Senators
5th-round pick in 2021
To Edmonton Oilers
Tyler Ennis
[20]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To Anaheim Ducks
Joel Persson
To Edmonton Oilers
Angus Redmond
conditional 7th-round pick in 2022
[21]

Free agents

DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Markus Granlundfrom Vancouver Canucks1-year[22]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Kevin Gravelto Toronto Maple Leafs1-year[23]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Gaëtan Haasfrom SC Bern (NL)1-year[24]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Tomáš Jurčofrom Charlotte Checkers (AHL)1-year[25]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Andrej Sekerato Dallas Stars1-year[26]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Mike Smithfrom Calgary Flames1-year[27]
July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02)Anthony Stolarzto Anaheim Ducks2-year[28]
July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)Ty Rattieto Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)1-year[29]
July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)Josh Archibaldfrom Arizona Coyotes1-year[30]
July 29, 2019 (2019-07-29)Ryan Stantonto Ontario Reign (AHL)1-year[31]
August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)Jesse Puljujärvito Kärpät (Liiga)1-year[32]
September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05)Riley Sheahanfrom Florida Panthers1-year[33]
September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)Alex Petrovicto Boston Bruins1-year[34]
September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)Tobias Riederto Calgary Flames1-year[35]
April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)Theodor Lennströmfrom Frölunda HC (SHL)1-year[36]
April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)Brad Maloneto Bakersfield Condors (AHL)2-year[37]

Waivers

DatePlayerTeamRef

Signings

DatePlayerContract termRef
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Alex Chiasson2-year[39]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Jujhar Khaira2-year[40]
July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04)Philip Broberg3-year[41]
January 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)Caleb Jones2-year[42]
January 30, 2020 (2020-01-30)Zack Kassian4-year[43]
February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)Darnell Nurse2-year[44]
February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)Joakim Nygård1-year[45]
March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)Josh Archibald2-year[46]
March 21, 2020 (2020-03-21)Raphaël Lavoie3-year[47]
April 28, 2020 (2020-04-28)Gaëtan Haas1-year[48]
April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)Markus Niemeläinen2-year[49]
May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)Filip Berglund2-year[50]

Draft picks

Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 8 Philip Broberg D  Sweden AIK (HockeyAllsvenskan)
2 38 Raphael Lavoie C  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
3 851 Ilya Konovalov G  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
4 100 Matej Blümel RW  Czech Republic Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
6 162 Tomas Mazura C  Czech Republic Kimball Union Academy (USHS)
7 193 Maxim Denezhkin C  Russia Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)

Notes:

  1. The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 24, 2018, that sent Brandon Davidon to New York in exchange for this pick.[51]

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