2024–25 Edmonton Oilers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Edmonton Oilers
Division:	Pacific
Conference:	Western
Record:	13–9–2
Homerecord:	5–6–1
Roadrecord:	8–3–1
Goalsfor:	72
Goalsagainst:	73
Generalmanager:	Stan Bowman
Coach:	Kris Knoblauch
Captain:	Connor McDavid
Altcaptain:	Leon Draisaitl Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Darnell Nurse
Arena:	Rogers Place
Minorleague:	Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Leon Draisaitl (17)
Assistsleader:	Connor McDavid (19)
Pointsleader:	Leon Draisaitl (32)
Plusminusleader:	Leon Draisaitl (+12)
Pimleader:	Darnell Nurse (18)
Winsleader:	Stuart Skinner (8)
Gaaleader:	Calvin Pickard (2.50)

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).

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 21, 2024.

2024 preseason game log: 3–5–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 0–3–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22		2–3	Edmonton	OT		13,133	1–0–0	^[1]
2	September 23	Edmonton	6–3				13,000	1–1–0	^[2]
3	September 23	Calgary	1–6	Edmonton			14,500	1–2–0	^[3]
4	September 25	Edmonton	1–6	Winnipeg			12,367	1–3–0	^[4]
5	September 28		4–5	Edmonton		Rodrigue	14,962	2–3–0	^[5]
6	September 30		2–3	Edmonton	SO	Skinner	13,998	3–3–0	^[6]
7	October 2	Edmonton	2–6	Seattle		Rodrigue	17,151	3–4–0	^[7]
8	October 4	Edmonton	1–4	Vancouver		Skinner	18,850	3–5–0	^[8]

Regular season

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

2024–25 game log
October: 5–5–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 3–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 9 6–0 Edmonton 18,347 0–1–0 0 ^[9] 2 October 12 5–2 Edmonton 18,347 0–2–0 0 ^[10] 3 October 13 4–1 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 0–3–0 0 ^[11] 4 October 15 3–4 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,347 1–3–0 2 ^[12] 5 October 17 Edmonton 4–2 Pickard 17,159 2–3–0 4 ^[13] 6 October 19 Edmonton 1–4 Skinner 18,532 2–4–0 4 ^[14] 7 October 22 3–2 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,347 2–4–1 5 ^[15] 8 October 25 0–4 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 3–4–1 7 ^[16] 9 October 27 Edmonton 3–2 OT Pickard 19,515 4–4–1 9 ^[17] 10 October 28 Edmonton 1–6 Skinner 15,227 4–5–1 9 ^[18] 11 October 31 Edmonton 5–1 Nashville Pickard 17,159 5–5–1 11 ^[19]
November: 8–4–1 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 5–1–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 12 November 3 Edmonton 4–2 19,289 6–5–1 13 ^[20] 13 November 4 3–0 Edmonton 18,347 6–6–1 13 ^[21] 14 November 6 4–2 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 6–7–1 13 ^[22] 15 November 9 Edmonton 7–3 Skinner 18,714 7–7–1 15 ^[23] 16 November 12 3–4 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,347 8–7–1 17 ^[24] 17 November 14 2–3 Edmonton OT Pickard 18,347 9–7–1 19 ^[25] 18 November 16 Edmonton 3–4 OT Skinner 19,301 9–7–2 20 ^[26] 19 November 18 Edmonton 0–3 Pickard 21,105 9–8–2 20 ^[27] 20 November 19 Edmonton 5–2 Skinner 18,676 10–8–2 22 ^[28] 21 November 21 5–3 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 10–9–2 22 ^[29] 22 November 23 2–6 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 11–9–2 24 ^[30] 23 November 29 Edmonton 4–3 OT Pickard 11,131 12–9–2 26 ^[31] 24 November 30 Edmonton 4–1 Skinner 18,080 13–9–2 28 ^[32]
December: 0–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 25 December 3 Edmonton 0–1 17,887 13–10–2 28 ^[33] 26 December 5 Edmonton 27 December 7 Edmonton 28 December 10 Edmonton 29 December 12 Edmonton 30 December 14 Vegas Edmonton 31 December 16 Edmonton 32 December 19 Edmonton 33 December 21 Edmonton 34 December 22 Edmonton 35 December 28 Edmonton 36 December 29 Edmonton 37 December 31 Edmonton
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 38 January 3 Edmonton 39 January 4 Edmonton 40 January 7 Edmonton 41 January 9 Edmonton 42 January 11 Edmonton 43 January 13 Edmonton 44 January 15 Edmonton 45 January 16 Edmonton 46 January 18 Edmonton 47 January 21 Edmonton 48 January 23 Vancouver Edmonton 49 January 25 Edmonton 50 January 27 Seattle Edmonton 51 January 30 Edmonton
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 52 February 1 Edmonton 53 February 4 Edmonton 54 February 5 Edmonton 55 February 7 Edmonton 56 February 22 Edmonton 57 February 23 Edmonton 58 February 25 Edmonton 59 February 27 Edmonton
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 60 March 1 Edmonton 61 March 3 Edmonton 62 March 6 Edmonton 63 March 8 Edmonton 64 March 10 Edmonton 65 March 13 Edmonton 66 March 14 Edmonton 67 March 16 Edmonton 68 March 18 Edmonton 69 March 20 Edmonton 70 March 22 Edmonton 71 March 26 Dallas Edmonton 72 March 27 Edmonton Seattle 73 March 29 Edmonton
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 74 April 1 Edmonton 75 April 3 Edmonton 76 April 5 Edmonton 77 April 7 Edmonton 78 April 9 Edmonton 79 April 11 San Jose Edmonton 80 April 13 Edmonton 81 April 14 Los Angeles Edmonton 82 April 16 Edmonton San Jose
Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[34]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	24	17	15	32	+12	10
	21	12	19	31	+5	8
	24	6	12	18	+4	8
	24	4	8	12	0	6
	21	3	7	10	+4	18
	24	2	8	10	+5	6
	24	1	9	10	+1	8
	24	5	4	9	+2	6
	24	4	4	8	–9	2
	20	3	5	8	0	12
	24	3	5	8	+2	4
	24	3	5	8	+1	11
	24	4	3	7	-2	16
	24	2	5	7	+4	8
	16	2	3	5	+2	6
	20	0	3	3	–3	9
^†	4	1	1	2	–1	0
	22	0	2	2	–4	12
	22	0	2	2	–4	9
	6	0	1	1	0	5
	3	0	1	1	+1	0
	3	0	0	0	–1	7
	10	0	0	0	–3	2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[35]

Player
	16	16	931:51	8	6	2	48	3.09	425	.887	1	0	0	0
	9	8	503:43	5	3	0	21	2.50	200	.895	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

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	data-sort-type="date"	Reached
	500th NHL game	October 12, 2024
	700th NHL point
	500th NHL game	October 25, 2024
	400th NHL point
	1st NHL game 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	October 31, 2024
	200th NHL point	November 9, 2024
Zach Hyman	200th NHL assist
	1,000th NHL point	November 14, 2024
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	900th NHL game	November 18, 2024
Zach Hyman	600th NHL game	November 19, 2024

Transactions

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

Date	Details		Ref
	To Philadelphia Flyers conditional 1st-round in 2025 or 2026	To Edmonton Oilers FLA 1st-round pick in 2024	^[37]
	To Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod Tyler Tullio	To Edmonton Oilers Matthew Savoie	^[38]
	To Ottawa Senators Xavier Bourgault Jake Chiasson	To Edmonton Oilers Roby Jarventie 4th-round pick in 2025	^[39]
	To San Jose Sharks Cody Ceci 3rd-round pick in 2025	To Edmonton Oilers Ty Emberson	^[40]
	To Vancouver Canucks OTT 4th-round pick in 2025	To Edmonton Oilers Vasily Podkolzin	^[41]
	To St. Louis Blues Future considerations	To Edmonton Oilers Paul Fischer 3rd-round pick in 2028	^[42]
	To Philadelphia Flyers Ben Gleason	To Edmonton Oilers Ronnie Attard	^[43]

Notes

• This pick is top-12 protected in 2025

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			2-year	Free agency	^[44]
			3-year	Free agency	^[45]
			1-year	Free agency	^[46]
			1-year	Free agency	^[47]
			1-year	Free agency	^[48]
		Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[49]
		Arizona Coyotes	1-year	Free agency	^[50]
			1-year	Waivers
			1-year	Waivers	^[51]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
			1-year	Free agency	^[52]
			3-year	Free agency	^[53]
			2-year	Free agency	^[54]
			3-year	Free agency	^[55]
		Syracuse Crunch (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[56]
		TPS (Liiga)	1-year	Free agency
			2-year	Offer sheet
			2-year	Offer sheet
		Eisbären Berlin (DEL)	1-year	Free agency
		BK Mladá Boleslav (ELH)	1-year	Free agency	^[57]
			1-year	Waivers

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
		1-year	^[58]
		2-year	^[59]
		2-year	^[60]
		1-year	^[61]
		3-year	^[62]
		1-year	^[63]
		1-year	^[64]
		2-year	^[65]
		1-year	^[66]
		8-year	^[67]
		3-year	^[68]

Draft picks

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		London Knights (OHL)
2	64	Eemil Vinni	G		Kiekko-Pojat (Mestis)
5	160	Connor Clattenburg	LW		Flint Firebirds (OHL)
6	183	Albin Sundin	D		Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell)
6	192	Dalyn Wakely	C		North Bay Battalion (OHL)
7	196	William Nicholl	C		London Knights (OHL)
7	218	Bauer Berry	D		Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Edmonton Oilers - September 22, 2024 . NHL.com . September 22, 2024 . September 22, 2024.
2. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Calgary Flames - September 23, 2024 . NHL.com . September 23, 2024 . September 23, 2024.
3. Web site: Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - September 23, 2024 . NHL.com . September 23, 2024 . September 23, 2024.
4. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Winnipeg Jets - September 25, 2024 . NHL.com . September 25, 2024 . September 25, 2024.
5. Web site: Seattle Kraken – Edmonton Oilers – September 28, 2024. NHL.com. September 28, 2024. September 28, 2024.
6. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers - September 30, 2024 . NHL.com . September 30, 2024 . September 30, 2024.
7. Web site: Seattle Kraken - Calgary Flames - October 2, 2024 . NHL.com . October 2, 2024 . October 2, 2024.
8. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Vancouver Canucks - October 4, 2024 . NHL.com . October 4, 2024 . October 4, 2024.
9. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Edmonton Oilers - October 9, 2024 . NHL.com . October 9, 2024 . October 9, 2024.
10. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - Edmonton Oilers - October 12, 2024. NHL.com . October 13, 2024 . October 12, 2024.
11. Web site: Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - Oct 13, 2024 . NHL.com . October 13, 2024. October 13, 2024.
12. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers – Edmonton Oilers – October 15, 2024. NHL.com . October 15, 2024 . October 15, 2024.
13. Web site: Edmonton Oilers – Nashville Predators – October 17, 2024. NHL.com . October 17, 2024 . October 17, 2024.
14. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Dallas Stars - October 19, 2024. NHL.com . October 20, 2024 . October 19, 2024.
15. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Edmonton Oilers - October 22, 2024. NHL.com . October 22, 2024 . October 22, 2024.
16. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Pittsburgh Penguins - October 25, 2024. NHL.com . October 25, 2024 . October 25, 2024.
17. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Detroit Red Wings - October 27, 2024. NHL.com . October 27, 2024 . October 27, 2024.
18. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Edmonton Oilers - Oct 28, 2024 . NHL.com . October 28, 2024 . October 28, 2024.
19. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Nashville Predators - October 31, 2024 . NHL.com . October 31, 2024. October 31, 2024.
20. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Calgary Flames - November 3, 2024 . NHL.com . November 3, 2024. November 3, 2024.
21. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - New Jersey Devils - Nov 4, 2024 . NHL.com . November 4, 2024 . November 4, 2024.
22. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - New Jersey Devils - Nov 6, 2024 . NHL.com . November 6, 2024 . November 6, 2024.
23. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Vancouver Canucks - November 9, 2024 . NHL.com . November 9, 2024 . November 10, 2024.
24. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - New York Islanders - Nov 12, 2024 . NHL.com . November 12, 2024 . November 12, 2024.
25. Web site: Nashville Predators - Edmonton Oilers - Nov 14, 2024 . NHL.com . November 14, 2024 . November 14, 2024.
26. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Toronto Maple Leafs - Nov 16, 2024 . NHL.com . November 16, 2024 . November 16, 2024.
27. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Montreal Canadiens - Nov 18, 2024 . NHL.com . November 18, 2024 . November 18, 2024.
28. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Ottawa Senators - Nov 19, 2024 . NHL.com . November 19, 2024 . November 19, 2024.
29. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Edmonton Oilers - Nov 21, 2024 . NHL.com . November 21, 2024 . November 21, 2024.
30. Web site: New York Rangers - Edmonton Oilers - Nov 23, 2024 . NHL.com . November 23, 2024 . November 23, 2024.
31. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Utah Hockey Club - Nov 29, 2024 . NHL.com . November 29, 2024 . November 29, 2024.
32. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Colorado Avalanche - Nov 30, 2024 . NHL.com . November 30, 2024 . November 30, 2024.
33. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Vegas Golden Knights - Dec 3, 2024 . NHL.com . December 3, 2024 . December 3, 2024.
34. Web site: 2024–25 Regular Season – Edmonton Oilers Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . November 24, 2024.
35. Web site: 2024–25 Regular Season – Edmonton Oilers Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . November 24, 2024.
36. Web site: McDavid leads 3 Stars of the Week . NHL.com . November 18, 2024 . November 18, 2024.
37. Web site: Oilers trade up to No. 32, select forward Sam O'Reilly. Sportsnet. June 28, 2024. June 28, 2024.
38. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers acquire Matt Savoie from Sabres. Edmonton Oilers. July 5, 2024. July 5, 2024.
39. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers acquire Roby Jarventie from Senators. Edmonton Oilers. July 15, 2024. July 15, 2024.
40. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers acquire Emberson from Sharks. Edmonton Oilers. August 18, 2024. August 18, 2024.
41. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers acquire Podkolzin from Canucks. Edmonton Oilers. August 18, 2024. August 18, 2024.
42. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers issue statement regarding Holloway & Broberg. Edmonton Oilers. August 20, 2024. August 20, 2024.
43. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers acquire Ronnie Attard from Flyers. Edmonton Oilers. November 5, 2024. November 5, 2024.
44. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Viktor Arvidsson to two-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
45. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Josh Brown to three-year contract. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
46. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Connor Carrick to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
47. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Delia to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
48. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Jeff Skinner to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 2, 2024.
49. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Cameron Wright to two-way contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. October 7, 2024. October 7, 2024.
50. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Dermott to one-year contract. Edmonton Oilers. October 8, 2024. October 8, 2024.
51. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers claim Kasperi Kapanen off waivers. Edmonton Oilers. November 19, 2024. November 19, 2024.
52. Web site: Red Wings sign goaltender Jack Campbell to one-year contract and forward Sheldon Dries to two-year, two-way contract. NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
53. Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms with Sam Carrick. NHL.com. New York Rangers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
54. https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1807870321397321771
55. Web site: LA Kings Sign Forward Warren Foegele and Defenseman Joel Edmundson to Contracts. NHL.com. Los Angeles Kings. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
56. Web site: SYRACUSE CRUNCH SIGN FORWARD KALE KESSY, GOALTENDER RYAN FANTI TO ONE-YEAR AHL CONTRACTS. Syracuse Crunch. July 2, 2024. July 5, 2024.
57. Web site: Ex-Leaf, Cane, Ranger signs with Czech club. thehockeynews.com. The Hockey News. September 25, 2024. September 25, 2024.
58. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Brown to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
59. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Hamblin to two-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
60. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Henrique to two-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 2, 2024.
61. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Hoefenmayer to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
62. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Janmark to three-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 2, 2024.
63. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Perry to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
64. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Philp to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
65. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Stecher to two-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 2, 2024.
66. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Lavoie to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 8, 2024. July 8, 2024.
67. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Draisaitl to eight-year extension. Edmonton Oilers. September 3, 2024. September 3, 2024.
68. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign O'Reilly to entry-level contract. Edmonton Oilers. October 21, 2024. October 21, 2024.