2015–16 Edmonton Oilers season

2015–16 Edmonton Oilers
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 affiliations	Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Taylor Hall (26)
Assists	Taylor Hall (39)
Points	Taylor Hall (65)
Penalties in minutes	Zack Kassian (114)
Plus/minus	(+): Brandon Davidson (+7) (–): Justin Schultz (–22)
Wins	Cam Talbot (21)
Goals against average	Cam Talbot (2.55)
<2014–15

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 the 6th was their final game at Rexall Place, its home arena since 1974. The team moves to the new downtown Rogers Place for the 2016-17 season.^[2]

Off-season

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Dallas Stars	82	50	23	9	48	267	230	+37	109
2	x – St. Louis Blues	82	49	24	9	44	224	201	+23	107
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	47	26	9	46	235	209	+26	103

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Top 3 (Pacific Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

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
Rookie Games: 3–0–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1^[a] September 11 Vancouver Canucks 2–8 Edmonton Oilers Laurikainen 5,500 1–0–0 Recap 2^[a] September 12 Calgary Flames 6–3 Edmonton Oilers Papirny 4,888 2–0–0 Recap 3^[a] September 14 Edmonton Oilers 4–5 Winnipeg Jets OT Laurikainen 4,810 2–0–1 Recap 4 September 16 University of Alberta Golden Bears 3–6 Edmonton Oilers Laurikainen 14,434 3–0–1 Recap ^[a]Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.
September/October: 6–1–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1^[b] September 21 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Calgary Flames Scrivens 19,159 1–0–0 Recap 2^[b] September 21 Calgary Flames 2–4 Edmonton Oilers Brossoit 16,839 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 23 Winnipeg Jets 2–3 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 3–0–0 Recap 4 September 25 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Winnipeg Jets OT Scrivens 15,294 4–0–0 Recap 5^[c] September 26 Edmonton Oilers 3–0 Minnesota Wild Nilsson 10,199 5–0–0 Recap 6 September 29 Arizona Coyotes 0–4 Edmonton Oilers Nilsson 16,839 6–0–0 Recap 7 October 1 Vancouver Canucks 5–2 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 17,699 6–1–0 Recap 8 October 3 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Vancouver Canucks OT Talbot 18,379 6–1–1 Recap Notes: ^b Split-squad. ^c Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Regular season

2015–16 Edmonton Oilers Game Log[2]
October: 4–8–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 St. Louis Blues Talbot 19,327 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 10 Edmonton Oilers 0–2 Nashville Predators Talbot 17,113 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 13 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Dallas Stars Nilsson 16,265 0–3–0 0 Recap 4 October 15 St. Louis Blues 4–2 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 0–4–0 0 Recap 5 October 17 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 Calgary Flames Talbot 19,289 1–4–0 2 Recap 6 October 18 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Vancouver Canucks OT Nilsson 18,261 2–4–0 4 Recap 7 October 21 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 3–4–0 6 Recap 8 October 23 Washington Capitals 7–4 Edmonton Oilers Nilsson 16,839 3–5–0 6 Recap 9 October 25 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 3–6–0 6 Recap 10 October 27 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Minnesota Wild Talbot 18,936 3–7–0 6 Recap 11 October 29 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 4–7–0 8 Recap 12 October 31 Calgary Flames 5–4 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 4–8–0 8 Recap
November: 4–7–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–6-1) # 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 1–4 Carolina Hurricanes Nilsson 17,757 7–14–1 15 Recap 23 November 27 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Detroit Red Wings OT Talbot 20,027 7–14–2 16 Recap 24 November 28 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins SO Nilsson 18,656 8–14–2 18 Recap 25 November 30 Edmonton Oilers 0–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Nilsson 19,559 8–15–2 18 Recap
December: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 Boston Bruins 2–3 Edmonton Oilers SO Nilsson 16,839 9–15–2 20 Recap 27 December 4 Dallas Stars 1–2 Edmonton Oilers OT Nilsson 16,839 10–15–2 22 Recap 28 December 6 Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Edmonton Oilers Nilsson 16,839 11–15–2 24 Recap 29 December 9 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Edmonton Oilers OT Nilsson 16,839 12–15–2 26 Recap 30 December 11 New York Rangers 5–7 Edmonton Oilers Nilsson 16,839 13–15–2 28 Recap 31 December 14 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Boston Bruins OT Talbot 17,565 14–15–2 30 Recap 32 December 15 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 New York Rangers Nilsson 18,006 14–16–2 30 Recap 33 December 17 Edmonton Oilers 0–4 Chicago Blackhawks Talbot 21,451 14–17–2 30 Recap 34 December 19 Edmonton Oilers 1–5 Colorado Avalanche Nilsson 17,570 14–18–2 30 Recap 35 December 21 Winnipeg Jets 1–3 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 15–18–2 32 Recap 36 December 26 Edmonton 1–2 Vancouver Canucks OT Talbot 18,570 15–18–3 33 Recap 37 December 27 Edmonton Oilers 3–5 Calgary Flames Nilsson 19,289 15–19–3 33 Recap 38 December 29 Los Angeles Kings 5–2 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 15–20–3 33 Recap 39 December 31 Anaheim Ducks 1–0 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 15–21–3 33 Recap
January: 4–5–2 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Arizona Coyotes 3–4 Edmonton Oilers SO Talbot 16,839 16–21–3 35 Recap 41 January 4 Carolina Hurricanes 0–1 Edmonton Oilers OT Talbot 16,839 17–21–3 37 Recap 42 January 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 17–22–3 37 Recap 43 January 10 Florida Panthers 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 17–23–3 37 Recap 44 January 12 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Arizona Coyotes OT Nilsson 11,391 17–23–4 38 Recap 45 January 14 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 San Jose Sharks SO Talbot 15,379 17–23–5 39 Recap 46 January 16 Calgary Flames 1–2 Edmonton Oilers SO Talbot 16,839 18–23–5 41 Recap 47 January 18 Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Florida Panthers Talbot 14,897 19–23–5 43 Recap 48 January 19 Edmonton Oilers 4–6 Tampa Bay Lightning Nilsson 19,092 19–24–5 43 Recap 49 January 21 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Dallas Stars Talbot 18,532 19–25–5 43 Recap 50 January 23 Nashville Predators 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 19–26–5 43 Recap January 28–31 All-Star Break in Nashville, Tennessee
February: 4–8–2 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 1–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–5 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 20–26–5 45 Recap 52 February 4 Edmonton Oilers 7–2 Ottawa Senators Talbot 18,564 21–26–5 47 Recap 53 February 6 Edmonton Oilers 1–5 Montreal Canadiens Talbot 21,288 21–27–5 47 Recap 54 February 7 Edmonton Oilers 1–8 New York Islanders Nilsson 14,030 21–28–5 47 Recap 55 February 9 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 New Jersey Devils Talbot 16,514 21–29–5 47 Recap 56 February 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 22–29–5 49 Recap 57 February 13 Winnipeg Jets 2–1 Edmonton Oilers SO Brossoit 16,839 22–29–6 50 Recap 58 February 16 Anaheim Ducks 5–3 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 22–30–6 50 Recap 59 February 18 Minnesota Wild 5–2 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 22–31–6 50 Recap 60 February 20 Colorado Avalanche 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 22–32–6 50 Recap 61 February 23 Ottawa Senators 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 22–33–6 50 Recap 62 February 25 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Los Angeles Kings Talbot 18,230 22–34–6 50 Recap 63 February 26 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Anaheim Ducks OT Talbot 17,174 22–34–7 51 Recap 64 February 28 New York Islanders 1–3 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 23–34–7 53 Recap
March: 7–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 1 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Buffalo Sabres OT Talbot 18,467 24–34–7 55 Recap 66 March 3 Edmonton Oilers 4–0 Philadelphia Flyers Talbot 17,567 25–34–7 57 Recap 67 March 4 Edmonton Oilers 3–6 Columbus Blue Jackets Brossoit 16,789 25–35–7 57 Recap 68 March 6 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Winnipeg Jets Talbot 15,294 26–35–7 59 Recap 69 March 8 San Jose Sharks 3–0 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 26–36–7 59 Recap 70 March 10 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Minnesota Wild Talbot 19,058 27–36–7 61 Recap 71 March 12 Arizona Coyotes 4–0 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 27–37–7 61 Recap 72 March 14 Nashville Predators 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Brossoit 16,839 27–38–7 61 Recap 73 March 16 St. Louis Blues 4–6 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 28–38–7 63 Recap 74 March 18 Vancouver Canucks 0–2 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 29–38–7 65 Recap 75 March 20 Colorado Avalanche 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Brossoit 16,893 29–39–7 65 Recap 76 March 22 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Arizona Coyotes Talbot 13,408 29–40–7 65 Recap 77 March 24 Edmonton Oilers 6–3 San Jose Sharks Talbot 16,570 30–40–7 67 Recap 78 March 26 Edmonton Oilers 4–6 Los Angeles Kings Brossoit 18,230 30–41–7 67 Recap 79 March 28 Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 30–42–7 67 Recap
April: 1–1–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Calgary Flames 5–0 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 30–43–7 67 Recap 81 April 6 Vancouver Canucks 2–6 Edmonton Oilers Talbot 16,839 31–43–7 69 Recap 82 April 9 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Vancouver Canucks SO Talbot 18,570 31–43–8 70 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season[3] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall 82 26 39 65 −4 54 Draisaitl, LeonLeon Draisaitl 72 19 32 51 −2 20 McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid 45 16 32 48 −1 18 Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle 69 25 22 47 −12 14 Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot 55 14 22 36 −6 30 Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins 55 12 22 34 −9 18 Purcell, TeddyTeddy Purcell^‡ 61 11 21 32 −9 10 Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera 81 6 24 30 −15 12 Letestu, MarkMark Letestu 82 10 15 25 −21 10 Yakupov, NailNail Yakupov 60 8 15 23 −16 24 Korpikoski, LauriLauri Korpikoski 71 10 12 22 −17 10 Maroon, PatrickPatrick Maroon^† 16 8 6 14 6 34 Pakarinen, IiroIiro Pakarinen 63 5 8 13 −10 8 Hendricks, MattMatt Hendricks 68 5 7 12 2 82 Klefbom, OscarOscar Klefbom 30 4 8 12 −4 6 Davidson, BrandonBrandon Davidson 51 4 7 11 7 20 Nurse, DarnellDarnell Nurse 69 3 7 10 −13 60 Schultz, JustinJustin Schultz^‡ 45 3 7 10 −22 14 Kassian, ZackZack Kassian 36 3 5 8 −7 114 Fayne, MarkMark Fayne 69 2 5 7 −6 18 Gryba, EricEric Gryba 53 1 5 6 0 75 Clendening, AdamAdam Clendening^† 20 1 5 6 3 10 Oesterle, JordanJordan Oesterle 17 0 5 5 1 0 Pardy, AdamAdam Pardy^† 9 0 3 3 −4 6 Lander, AntonAnton Lander 61 1 2 3 −9 18 Khaira, JujharJujhar Khaira 15 0 2 2 −2 13 Nikitin, NikitaNikita Nikitin 11 0 1 1 −5 8 Klinkhammer, RobRob Klinkhammer 14 1 0 1 −6 6 Gazdic, LukeLuke Gazdic 29 1 0 1 −6 24 Reinhart, GriffinGriffin Reinhart 29 0 1 1 −6 20 Slepyshev, AntonAnton Slepyshev 11 0 1 1 −5 2 Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 6 0 0 0 −4 6 Cracknell, AdamAdam Cracknell^† 8 0 0 0 −2 6 Hunt, BradBrad Hunt 7 0 0 0 −1 2 Miller, AndrewAndrew Miller 6 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[4]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Talbot, CamCam Talbot	56	53	3223:52	21	27	5	137	2.55	1648	.917	3	0	1	0
Nilsson, AndersAnders Nilsson^‡	26	24	1413:17	10	12	2	74	3.14	745	.901	0	0	1	4
Brossoit, LaurentLaurent 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

Roster

Updated March 11, 2016.^[5]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
1		Brossoit, LaurentLaurent Brossoit	G	L	23	2013	Port Alberni, British Columbia
27		Clendening, AdamAdam Clendening	D	R	23	2016	Niagara Falls, New York
22		Cracknell, AdamAdam Cracknell	RW	R	30	2016	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
88		Davidson, BrandonBrandon Davidson	D	L	24	2010	Lethbridge, Alberta
29		Draisaitl, LeonLeon Draisaitl	C	L	20	2014	Cologne, Germany
14		Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle (A)	RW	R	25	2008	Regina, Saskatchewan
5		Fayne, MarkMark Fayne	D	R	28	2014	Nashua, New Hampshire
21		Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference (A)	D	L	37	2013	Edmonton, Alberta
20		Gazdic, LukeLuke Gazdic	LW	L	26	2013	Toronto, Ontario
62		Gryba, EricEric Gryba	D	R	28	2015	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
4		Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall (A)	LW	L	24	2010	Calgary, Alberta
23		Hendricks, MattMatt Hendricks (A)	LW	L	34	2014	Blaine, Minnesota
44		Kassian, ZackZack Kassian	RW	R	25	2015	Windsor, Ontario
77		Klefbom, OscarOscar Klefbom	D	L	22	2011	Karlstad, Sweden
28		Korpikoski, LauriLauri Korpikoski	LW	L	29	2015	Turku, Finland
51		Lander, AntonAnton Lander	C	L	25	2009	Sundsvall, Sweden
55		Letestu, MarkMark Letestu	C	R	31	2015	Elk Point, Alberta
19		Maroon, PatrickPatrick Maroon	LW	L	28	2016	St. Louis, Missouri
97		McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid	C	L	19	2015	Richmond Hill, Ontario
86		Nikitin, NikitaNikita Nikitin	D	L	29	2014	Omsk, Soviet Union
93		Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins (A)	C	L	23	2011	Burnaby, British Columbia
25		Nurse, DarnellDarnell Nurse	D	L	21	2013	Hamilton, Ontario
82		Oesterle, JordanJordan Oesterle	D	L	23	2014	Dearborn Heights, Michigan
26		Pakarinen, IiroIiro Pakarinen	RW	R	24	2014	Loviisa, Finland
6		Pardy, AdamAdam Pardy	D	L	32	2016	Bonavista, Newfoundland
67		Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot	LW	L	29	2014	Alfred, Ontario
8		Reinhart, GriffinGriffin Reinhart	D	L	22	2015	North Vancouver, British Columbia
2		Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera	D	L	29	2015	Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
33		Talbot, CamCam Talbot	G	L	28	2015	Caledonia, Ontario
10		Yakupov, NailNail Yakupov	RW	L	22	2012	Nizhnekamsk, Russia

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded Taylor Hall NHL Third Star of the Week[6] November 2, 2015 Connor McDavid NHL Rookie of the Month - October[7] November 2, 2015 Taylor Hall NHL Second Star of the Week[8] December 14, 2015 Taylor Hall NHL All-Star game selection[9] January 6, 2016 Connor McDavid NHL Rookie of the Month - February March 1st, 2016 Cam Talbot NHL First Star of the Week March 5th, 2016 Connor McDavid NHL Rookie of the Month - March April 1st, 2016

Milestones

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
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	Details		Ref
June 26, 2015	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	[10]
June 27, 2015	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	[11]
June 27, 2015	To Toronto Maple Leafs Martin Marincin	To Edmonton Oilers Brad Ross PIT's 4th-round pick in 2015 – Christian Wolanin	[12]
June 27, 2015	To Ottawa Senators Travis Ewanyk PIT's 4th-round pick in 2015 – Christian Wolanin	To Edmonton Oilers Eric Gryba	[12]
June 27, 2015	To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2016	To Edmonton Oilers ANA's 7th-round pick in 2015 – Miroslav Svoboda	[13]
June 30, 2015	To Arizona Coyotes Boyd Gordon	To Edmonton Oilers Lauri Korpikoski	[14]
July 6, 2015	To Chicago Blackhawks Liam Coughlin	To Edmonton Oilers Anders Nilsson	[15]
December 28, 2015	To Montreal Canadiens Ben Scrivens	To Edmonton Oilers Zack Kassian	[16]
February 24, 2016	To Vancouver Canucks Philip Larsen	To Edmonton Oilers conditional 5th-round pick in 2017	[17]
February 27, 2016	To St. Louis Blues Anders Nilsson	To Edmonton Oilers Niklas Lundstrom 5th-round pick in 2016	[18]
February 27, 2016	To Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Schultz^[Note 1]	To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2016	[19]
February 27, 2016	To Florida Panthers Teddy Purcell	To Edmonton Oilers conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016	[20]
February 29, 2016	To Anaheim Ducks Martin Gernat 4th-round pick in 2016	To Edmonton Oilers Patrick Maroon^[Note 2]	[21]

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 Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Andrej Sekera Los Angeles Kings 6 years, $33 million [22] July 1, 2015 Mark Letestu Columbus Blue Jackets 3 years, $5.4 million [23] March 13, 2016 Jere Sallinen Jokerit 1 year, $792,500 entry-level contract [24] April 7, 2016 Nick Ellis Providence Friars 2 years, entry-level contract

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Richard Bachman Vancouver Canucks 2 years [25] July 2, 2015 Matt Fraser Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $650,000 [26] July 9, 2015 Viktor Fasth CSKA Moscow (KHL) 1 year [27] September 29, 2015 Kellan Lain Manitoba Moose (AHL) September 30, 2015 Curtis Hamilton HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga) October 1, 2015 Tyler Bunz Colorado Eagles (ECHL) October 9, 2015 Derek Roy SC Bern (NLA)

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref Adam Clendening Anaheim Ducks January 27, 2016 [28] Adam Cracknell Vancouver Canucks February 29, 2016 [29] Adam Pardy Winnipeg Jets February 29, 2016 [29]

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref

Lost via retirement Player Ref Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 3, 2015 Connor McDavid 3 years, $2.875 million entry-level contract [30] July 6, 2015 Anders Nilsson 1 year, $1 million [15] July 15, 2015 Justin Schultz 1 year, $3.9 million [31] July 16, 2015 Brandon Davidson 1 year, $585,000 [32] July 16, 2015 Tyler Pitlick 1 year, $761,250 [32] September 20, 2015 Oscar Klefbom 7 years, $29 million contract extension [33] October 5, 2015 Braden Christoffer 3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract [34] January 17, 2016 Cam Talbot 3 years, $12 million contract extension [35] February 29, 2016 Laurent Brossoit 2 years, $1.5 million contract extension [36] February 29, 2016 Brandon Davidson 2 years, $2.85 million contract extension [37] April 7, 2016 Caleb Jones 3 years, entry-level contract

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^[38]

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^[39]

• 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.^[40]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.^[41]

• 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.^[42]

• ^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).^[43] The condition – Edmonton will receive a fourth-round pick in 2015 if Montreal advances to the second round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs^[44] – 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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