2015–16 Edmonton Oilers season
The 2015–16 Edmonton Oilers season was 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). The season began its regular games on October 8, 2015, against the St. Louis Blues, and concluded with a home and away series on April 6 and 9, 2016 against the Vancouver Canucks; the Oilers' final home game on April 6 was their final game at Rexall Place, its home arena since 1974. The team moved to the new downtown Rogers Place for the 2016–17 season.[2]
2015–16 Edmonton Oilers | |
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Division | 7th Pacific |
Conference | 14th Western |
2015–16 record | 31–43–8 |
Home record | 19–20–2 |
Road record | 12–23–6 |
Goals for | 203 |
Goals against | 245 |
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 |
Average attendance | 16,839 (100%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Taylor Hall (26) |
Assists | Taylor Hall (39) |
Points | Taylor Hall (65) |
Penalty minutes | Zack Kassian (114) |
Plus/minus | Brandon Davidson (+7) |
Wins | Cam Talbot (21) |
Goals against average | Cam Talbot (2.55) |
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 43 | 218 | 192 | +26 | 103 |
2 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 46 | 225 | 195 | +30 | 102 |
3 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 42 | 241 | 210 | +31 | 98 |
4 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 209 | 245 | −36 | 78 |
5 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 231 | 260 | −29 | 77 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 191 | 243 | −52 | 75 |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 203 | 245 | −42 | 70 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 228 | 215 | +13 | 96 |
2 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 35 | 216 | 206 | +10 | 87 |
3 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 216 | 240 | −24 | 82 |
4 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 209 | 245 | −36 | 78 |
5 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 215 | 239 | −24 | 78 |
6 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 231 | 260 | −29 | 77 |
7 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 191 | 243 | −52 | 75 |
8 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 203 | 245 | −42 | 70 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
The Oilers finished 1st in the West for the preseason; the Red Wings finished first in the East.
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Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
Final stats
Skaters
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Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Cam Talbot | 56 | 53 | 3223:52 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 137 | 2.55 | 1648 | .917 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Anders Nilsson‡ | 26 | 24 | 1413:17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 74 | 3.14 | 745 | .901 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Laurent Brossoit | 5 | 5 | 299:31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3.60 | 142 | .873 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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
Awards and honours
Awards
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Milestones
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 |
Benoit Pouliot | 100th NHL Goal | November 25, 2015 |
Nail Yakupov | 100th NHL Point | |
Oscar Klefbom | 100th NHL Game | November 27, 2015 |
Jujhar Khaira | 1st NHL Game | November 28, 2015 |
Jujhar Khaira | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | December 4, 2015 |
Taylor Hall | 200th NHL PIM | December 9, 2015 |
Lauri Korpikoski | 1st NHL Hat-trick | December 11, 2015 |
Benoit Pouliot | 300th NHL PIM | December 19, 2015 |
Taylor Hall | 300th NHL Point | December 21, 2015 |
Lauri Korpikoski | 500th NHL Game | December 31, 2015 |
Jordan Eberle | 300th NHL Point | January 2, 2016 |
Eric Gryba | 200th NHL Game | |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 300th NHL Game | January 10, 2016 |
Zack Kassian | 200th NHL Game | January 16, 2016 |
Matt Hendricks | 600th NHL PIM | January 18, 2016 |
Justin Schultz | 100th NHL Point | January 21, 2016 |
Jordan Eberle | 1st NHL Hat-trick | February 11, 2016 |
Jordan Eberle | 400th NHL Game | February 13, 2016 |
Teddy Purcell | 100th NHL PIM | |
Lauri Korpikoski | 100th NHL Assist | February 16, 2016 |
Cam Talbot | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | February 26, 2016 |
Cam Talbot | 100th NHL Game | March 1, 2016 |
Cam Talbot | 10th NHL Shutout | March 3, 2016 |
Jordan Eberle | 100th NHL PIM | March 10, 2016 |
Leon Draisaitl | 100th NHL Game | March 16, 2016 |
Zack Kassian | 400th NHL PIM | March 24, 2016 |
Nail Yakupov | 100th NHL PIM | April 2, 2016 |
Mark Letestu | 400th NHL Game | April 9, 2016 |
Transactions
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
Date | Ref | ||
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June 26, 2015 | To New York Islanders PIT's 1st-round pick in 2015 2nd-round pick in 2015 |
To Edmonton Oilers Griffin Reinhart |
[9] |
June 27, 2015 | To New York Rangers MTL's 2nd-round pick in 2015 OTT's 3rd-round pick in 2015 7th-round pick in 2015 |
To Edmonton Oilers Cam Talbot 7th-round pick in 2015 |
[10] |
June 27, 2015 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Martin Marincin |
To Edmonton Oilers Brad Ross PIT's 4th-round pick in 2015 |
[11] |
June 27, 2015 | To Ottawa Senators Travis Ewanyk PIT's 4th-round pick in 2015 |
To Edmonton Oilers Eric Gryba |
[11] |
June 27, 2015 | To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2016 |
To Edmonton Oilers ANA's 7th-round pick in 2015 |
[12] |
June 30, 2015 | To Arizona Coyotes Boyd Gordon |
To Edmonton Oilers Lauri Korpikoski |
[13] |
July 6, 2015 | To Chicago Blackhawks Liam Coughlin |
To Edmonton Oilers Anders Nilsson |
[14] |
December 28, 2015 | To Montreal Canadiens Ben Scrivens |
To Edmonton Oilers Zack Kassian |
[15] |
February 24, 2016 | To Vancouver Canucks Philip Larsen |
To Edmonton Oilers 5th-round pick in 2017 |
[16] |
February 27, 2016 | To St. Louis Blues Anders Nilsson |
To Edmonton Oilers Niklas Lundstrom 5th-round pick in 2016 |
[17] |
February 27, 2016 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Schultz[Note 1] |
To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
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February 27, 2016 | To Florida Panthers Teddy Purcell |
To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
[19] |
February 29, 2016 | To Anaheim Ducks Martin Gernat 4th-round pick in 2016 |
To Edmonton Oilers Patrick Maroon[Note 2] |
[20] |
- Notes
- Note 1 Edmonton to retain 50% ($1.95 million) of salary as part of trade.
- Note 2 Anaheim to retain 25% ($0.5 million) of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Lost via waivers
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Lost via retirement
Player signings
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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[41]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 1 | Connor McDavid | Centre | ![]() |
Erie Otters (OHL) |
4 | 117[a] | Caleb Jones | Defense | ![]() |
USA Hockey National Team Development Program |
5 | 124 | Ethan Bear | Defence | ![]() |
Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
6 | 154 | John Marino | Defense | ![]() |
South Shore Kings (USPHL) |
7 | 208[b] | Miroslav Svoboda | Goaltender | ![]() |
Oceláři Třinec U20 (Jr. A Czech Extraliga) |
7 | 209[c] | Ziyat Paigin | Defence | ![]() |
Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
Draft notes[42]
- 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.[43] 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.[44]
- The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on July 10, 2013 that sent David Perron and a third-round pick in 2015 to Edmonton in exchange for Magnus Paajarvi, a second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[45]
- 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).[46] The condition – Edmonton will receive a fourth-round pick in 2015 if Montreal advances to the second round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs[47] – 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.
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