2015–16 Edmonton Oilers season

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2015–16 Edmonton Oilers
2015–16 record 5–8–0
Home record 3–4–0
Road record 2–4–0
Goals for 15
Goals against 17
Team information
General Manager Peter Chiarelli
Coach Todd McLellan
Captain Vacant
Alternate captains Jordan Eberle
Andrew Ference
Taylor Hall
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Arena Rexall Place
Minor league affiliations Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
Team leaders
<2014–15

 

The 2015–16 Edmonton Oilers season will be the 37th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 44th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). It is the team's final season at Rexall Place, its home arena since 1974, before it moves to the new Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton. The season began its regular games on October 8, 2015 against the St. Louis Blues.[2]

Off-season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Divisional standings[edit]

Pacific Division
Pos Team
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Los Angeles Kings 21 13 8 0 12 54 46 +8 26
2 San Jose Sharks 21 13 8 0 12 59 51 +8 26
3 Vancouver Canucks 22 8 8 6 7 64 60 +4 22
4 Arizona Coyotes 20 10 9 1 10 55 59 −4 21
5 Anaheim Ducks 21 7 10 4 6 38 55 −17 18
6 Calgary Flames 21 8 12 1 8 50 75 −25 17
7 Edmonton Oilers 21 7 13 1 7 55 64 −9 15
Updated to game(s) played on November 23, 2015. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings[edit]

Top 3 (Central Division)
Pos Team
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Dallas Stars 21 17 4 0 17 74 50 +24 34
2 St. Louis Blues 22 14 6 2 13 59 53 +6 30
3 Minnesota Wild 19 11 5 3 11 57 51 +6 25
Source: National Hockey League
Top 3 (Pacific Division)
Pos Team
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Los Angeles Kings 21 13 8 0 12 54 46 +8 26
2 San Jose Sharks 21 13 8 0 12 59 51 +8 26
3 Vancouver Canucks 22 8 8 6 7 64 60 +4 22
Source: National Hockey League
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Nashville Predators 20 11 6 3 9 53 51 +2 25
2 CE Chicago Blackhawks 21 11 8 2 11 57 55 +2 24
3 CE Winnipeg Jets 22 10 10 2 10 58 69 −11 22
4 PA Arizona Coyotes 20 10 9 1 10 55 59 −4 21
5 PA Anaheim Ducks 21 7 10 4 6 38 55 −17 18
6 CE Colorado Avalanche 21 8 12 1 8 60 62 −2 17
7 PA Calgary Flames 21 8 12 1 8 50 75 −25 17
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 21 7 13 1 7 55 64 −9 15
Updated to game(s) played on November 23, 2015. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

The Oilers finished 1st in the West for the preseason; the Red Wings finished first in the East.

2015 Edmonton Oilers Pre-season game log

Regular season[edit]

2015–16 Edmonton Oilers Game Log[2]
November: 3–5–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
13 November 3 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Edmonton Oilers Nilsson 16,839 5–8–0 10 Recap
14 November 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Nilsson 16,839 5–9–0 10 Recap
15 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Chicago Blackhawks Talbot 21,611 5–10–0 10 Recap
16 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Anaheim Ducks OT Nilsson 16,505 6–10–0 12 Recap
17 November 12 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Arizona Coyotes Nilsson 15,545 6–11–0 12 Recap
18 November 14 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Los Angeles Kings Talbot 18,230 6–12–0 12 Recap
19 November 18 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 Edmonton Oilers OT Nilsson 16,839 6–12–1 13 Recap
20 November 20 New Jersey Devils 1–5 Edmonton Oilers Nilsson 16,839 7–12–1 15 Recap
21 November 23 Edmonton Oilers 0–1 Washington Capitals Nilsson 18,506 7–13–1 15 Recap
22 November 25 Edmonton Oilers Carolina Hurricanes
23 November 27 Edmonton Oilers Detroit Red Wings
24 November 28 Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins
25 November 30 Edmonton Oilers Toronto Maple Leafs

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

Player statistics[edit]

As of October 20[3]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Talbot, CamCam Talbot 11 10 620 3 7 0 31 3.00 290 .893 0 0 0 0
Nilsson, AndersAnders Nilsson 5 5 271 2 3 0 14 3.10 157 .911 0 0 0 2

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Roster[edit]

Updated November 21, 2015.[4]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
88 Canada Davidson, BrandonBrandon Davidson D L 24 2010 Lethbridge, Alberta
29 Germany Draisaitl, LeonLeon Draisaitl C L 20 2014 Cologne, Germany
14 Canada Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle (A) RW R 25 2008 Regina, Saskatchewan
5 United States Fayne, MarkMark Fayne D R 28 2014 Nashua, New Hampshire
21 Canada Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference (A) D L 36 2013 Edmonton, Alberta
20 Canada Gazdic, LukeLuke Gazdic Injured Reserve LW L 26 2013 Toronto, Ontario
62 Canada Gryba, EricEric Gryba D R 27 2015 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
4 Canada Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall (A) LW L 24 2010 Calgary, Alberta
23 United States Hendricks, MattMatt Hendricks LW L 34 2014 Blaine, Minnesota
77 Sweden Klefbom, OscarOscar Klefbom D L 22 2011 Karlstad, Sweden
12 Canada Klinkhammer, RobRob Klinkhammer Injured Reserve LW L 29 2015 Lethbridge, Alberta
28 Finland Korpikoski, LauriLauri Korpikoski LW L 29 2015 Turku, Finland
51 Sweden Lander, AntonAnton Lander C L 24 2009 Sundsvall, Sweden
55 Canada Letestu, MarkMark Letestu C R 30 2015 Elk Point, Alberta
97 Canada McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid Injured Reserve C L 18 2015 Richmond Hill, Ontario
39 Sweden Nilsson, AndersAnders Nilsson G L 25 2015 Lulea, Sweden
93 Canada Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins (A) C L 22 2011 Burnaby, British Columbia
25 Canada Nurse, DarnellDarnell Nurse D L 20 2013 Hamilton, Ontario
26 Finland Pakarinen, IiroIiro Pakarinen RW R 24 2014 Loviisa, Finland
67 Canada Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot LW L 29 2014 Alfred, Ontario
16 Canada Purcell, TeddyTeddy Purcell RW R 30 2014 St. John's, Newfoundland
8 Canada Reinhart, GriffinGriffin Reinhart D L 21 2015 North Vancouver, British Columbia
19 Canada Schultz, JustinJustin Schultz Injured Reserve D R 25 2012 Kelowna, British Columbia
2 Slovakia Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera D L 29 2015 Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
33 Canada Talbot, CamCam Talbot G L 28 2015 Caledonia, Ontario
10 Russia Yakupov, NailNail Yakupov RW L 22 2012 Nizhnekamsk, Russia

Awards and honours[edit]

Awards[edit]

Milestones[edit]

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Taylor Hall 300th NHL Game October 8, 2015
Connor McDavid 1st NHL Game
Anton Slepyshev
Connor McDavid 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 October 13, 2015
Benoit Pouliot 100th NHL Assist
Connor McDavid 1st NHL Assist October 17, 2015
Anton Slepyshev 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 October 23, 2015
Nail Yakupov 200th NHL Game
Eric Gryba 200th NHL PIM October 27, 2015
Darnell Nurse 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Benoit Pouliot 200th NHL Point
Darnell Nurse 1st NHL Assist October 29, 2015
Andrej Sekera 500th NHL Game November 6, 2015
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 200th NHL Point November 8, 2015
Anders Nilsson 1st NHL Assist November 11, 2015
Teddy Purcell 500th NHL Game November 12, 2015
Brandon Davidson 1st NHL Assist November 18, 2015

Transactions[edit]

Following the end of the Oilers' 2014–15 season, and during the 2015–16 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades[edit]

Date
Details
 Ref
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) To New York Islanders
PIT's 1st-round pick in 2015 – Mathew Barzal
2nd-round pick in 2015 – Mitchell Stephens		 To Edmonton Oilers
Griffin Reinhart		 [7]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To New York Rangers
MTL's 2nd-round pick in 2015 – Jonas Siegenthaler
OTT's 3rd-round pick in 2015 – Sergei Zborovsky
7th-round pick in 2015 – Adam Huska		 To Edmonton Oilers
Cam Talbot
7th-round pick in 2015 – Ziyat Paigin		 [8]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Martin Marincin		 To Edmonton Oilers
Brad Ross
PIT's 4th-round pick in 2015 – Christian Wolanin		 [9]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Ottawa Senators
Travis Ewanyk
PIT's 4th-round pick in 2015 – Christian Wolanin		 To Edmonton Oilers
Eric Gryba		 [9]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2016		 To Edmonton Oilers
ANA's 7th-round pick in 2015 – Miroslav Svoboda		 [10]
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) To Arizona Coyotes
Boyd Gordon		 To Edmonton Oilers
Lauri Korpikoski		 [11]
July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06) To Chicago Blackhawks
Liam Coughlin		 To Edmonton Oilers
Anders Nilsson		 [12]


Draft picks[edit]

See also: List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks

Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. The Edmonton Oilers won the 2015 draft lottery that took place on April 18, 2015[21]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 1 Connor McDavid Centre  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
4 117[a] Caleb Jones Defense  United States United States national Under-18 team
5 124 Ethan Bear Defence  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6 154 John Marino Defense  United States South Shore Kings (USPHL)
7 208[b] Miroslav Svoboda Goaltender  Czech Republic Ocelari Trinec U20 (Jr. A Czech Extraliga)
7 209[c] Ziyat Paigin Defence  Russia Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
Draft notes[22]
  • The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent the Rangers' first-round pick in 2015 to the New York Islanders in exchange for Florida's third-round pick in 2015 and this pick. The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Griffin Reinhart to Edmonton in exchange for Pittsburgh’s first-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
  • The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on November 28, 2014 that sent Eric Brewer to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.[23]Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Viktor Fasth to Edmonton in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[24]
  • a The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Jeff Petry to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[26] The condition – Edmonton will receive a fourth-round pick in 2015 if Montreal advances to the second round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs[27] – was converted on April 26, 2015 when Montreal eliminated Ottawa in first-round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs.
  • The Edmonton Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Edmonton in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 2015, Ottawa's third-round pick in 2015, and this pick.
  • b The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Dallas' seventh-round pick in 2016 to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  • c The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 2015, Ottawa's third-round pick in 2015, and seventh-round pick in 2015 to the Rangers in exchange for Cam Talbot and this pick.

References[edit]

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 
  2. ^ a b "2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Edmonton Oilers - Schedule". Oilers.nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  3. ^ "2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – Edmonton Oilers – Statistics". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved October 21, 2015. 
  4. ^ "Oilers Roster". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved November 21, 2015. 
  5. ^ "Marchand, Allen, Hall named 'Three Stars' of week". NHL. November 2, 2015. 
  6. ^ "McDavid named Rookie of the Month for October". NHL. November 2, 2015. 
  7. ^ "BLOG: Oilers acquire Griffin Reinhart". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  8. ^ "BLOG: Oilers acquire Talbot". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  9. ^ a b "BLOG: Oilers make two quick trades, get a defenceman". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  10. ^ "DRAFT WRAP: Trades steal show on Day 2". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  11. ^ "Oilers acquire Lauri Korpikoski". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  12. ^ a b "Oilers acquire Anders Nilsson". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  13. ^ "BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Sekera". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  14. ^ "BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Letestu". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  15. ^ "Canucks sign goaltender Richard Bachman". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  16. ^ "Jets agree to terms with Cormier & Fraser". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  17. ^ Fox, Luke (July 9, 2015). "Fedorov signs ex-Oiler Viktor Fasth to KHL". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 6, 2015. 
  18. ^ "Oilers agree to terms with McDavid". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  19. ^ "Oilers agree to terms with Schultz". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  20. ^ a b "BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with two". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015. 
  21. ^ "Draft Lottery to be conducted Saturday, April 18". April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015. 
  22. ^ "2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 3, 2015. 
  23. ^ "Ducks Acquire Defenseman Brewer from Tampa Bay in Exchange for Third-Round Selection in 2015 NHL Draft". November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014. 
  24. ^ "Oilers add goalie Fasth from Ducks". National Hockey League. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014. 
  25. ^ "INBOX: Oilers draft pick dilemma". February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015. 
  26. ^ "Canadiens acquire Petry from Oilers for draft picks". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015. 
  27. ^ "Oilers trade Petry to Canadiens". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015. 
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