2024–25 Edmonton Oilers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Edmonton Oilers
Division:	Pacific
Conference:	Western
Record:	0–0–0
Homerecord:	0–0–0
Roadrecord:	0–0–0
Goalsfor:	0
Goalsagainst:	0
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)

The 2024–25 Edmonton Oilers season will be 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).

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 21, 2024.

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22			Edmonton
2	September 23	Edmonton
3	September 23	Calgary		Edmonton
4	September 25	Edmonton		Winnipeg
5	September 28			Edmonton
6	September 30			Edmonton
7	October 2	Edmonton		Seattle
8	October 4	Edmonton		Vancouver

Regular season

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

2024–25 game log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 9 Edmonton 2 October 12 Edmonton 3 October 13 Edmonton 4 October 15 Edmonton 5 October 17 Edmonton 6 October 19 Edmonton 7 October 22 Edmonton 8 October 25 Edmonton 9 October 27 Edmonton 10 October 28 Edmonton 11 October 31 Edmonton Nashville
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 12 November 3 Edmonton 13 November 4 Edmonton 14 November 6 Edmonton 15 November 9 Edmonton 16 November 12 Edmonton 17 November 14 Edmonton 18 November 16 Edmonton 19 November 18 Edmonton 20 November 19 Edmonton 21 November 21 Edmonton 22 November 23 Edmonton 23 November 29 Edmonton 24 November 30 Edmonton
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 25 December 3 Edmonton 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:

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	^[1]
	To Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod Tyler Tullio	To Edmonton Oilers Matthew Savoie	^[2]
	To Ottawa Senators Xavier Bourgault Jake Chiasson	To Edmonton Oilers Roby Jarventie 4th-round pick in 2025	^[3]
	To San Jose Sharks Cody Ceci 3rd-round pick in 2025	To Edmonton Oilers Ty Emberson	^[4]
	To Vancouver Canucks OTT 4th-round pick in 2025	To Edmonton Oilers Vasily Podkolzin	^[5]
	To St. Louis Blues Future considerations	To Edmonton Oilers Paul Fischer 3rd-round pick in 2028	^[6]

Notes

• This pick is top-12 protected in 2025

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			2-year	Free agency	^[7]
			3-year	Free agency	^[8]
			1-year	Free agency	^[9]
			1-year	Free agency	^[10]
			1-year	Free agency	^[11]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
			1-year	Free agency	^[12]
			3-year	Free agency	^[13]
			2-year	Free agency	^[14]
			3-year	Free agency	^[15]
		Syracuse Crunch (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[16]
		TPS (Liiga)	1-year	Free agency
			2-years	Offer sheet
			2-years	Offer sheet

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
		1-year	^[17]
		2-year	^[18]
		2-year	^[19]
		1-year	^[20]
		3-year	^[21]
		1-year	^[22]
		1-year	^[23]
		2-year	^[24]
		1-year	^[25]

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: Oilers trade up to No. 32, select forward Sam O'Reilly. Sportsnet. June 28, 2024. June 28, 2024.
2. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers acquire Matt Savoie from Sabres. Edmonton Oilers. July 5, 2024. July 5, 2024.
3. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers acquire Roby Jarventie from Senators. Edmonton Oilers. July 15, 2024. July 15, 2024.
4. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers acquire Emberson from Sharks. Edmonton Oilers. August 18, 2024. August 18, 2024.
5. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers acquire Podkolzin from Canucks. Edmonton Oilers. August 18, 2024. August 18, 2024.
6. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers issue statement regarding Holloway & Broberg. Edmonton Oilers. August 20, 2024. August 20, 2024.
7. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Viktor Arvidsson to two-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
8. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Josh Brown to three-year contract. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
9. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Connor Carrick to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
10. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Delia to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
11. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers sign Jeff Skinner to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 2, 2024.
12. 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.
13. Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms with Sam Carrick. NHL.com. New York Rangers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
14. https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1807870321397321771
15. 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.
16. Web site: SYRACUSE CRUNCH SIGN FORWARD KALE KESSY, GOALTENDER RYAN FANTI TO ONE-YEAR AHL CONTRACTS. Syracuse Crunch. July 2, 2024. July 5, 2024.
17. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Brown to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
18. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Hamblin to two-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
19. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Henrique to two-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 2, 2024.
20. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Hoefenmayer to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
21. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Janmark to three-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 2, 2024.
22. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Perry to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
23. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Philp to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
24. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Stecher to two-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2024. July 2, 2024.
25. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers re-sign Lavoie to one-year contract. NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. July 8, 2024. July 8, 2024.