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 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)

The 2015–16 Edmonton Oilers season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, 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 moved to the new downtown Rogers Place for the 2016-17 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

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
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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Taylor Hall	82	26	39	65	−4	54
Leon Draisaitl	72	19	32	51	−2	20
Connor McDavid	45	16	32	48	−1	18
Jordan Eberle	69	25	22	47	−12	14
Benoit Pouliot	55	14	22	36	−6	30
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	55	12	22	34	−9	18
Teddy Purcell‡	61	11	21	32	−9	10
Andrej Sekera	81	6	24	30	−15	12
Mark Letestu	82	10	15	25	−21	10
Nail Yakupov	60	8	15	23	−16	24
Lauri Korpikoski	71	10	12	22	−17	10
Patrick Maroon†	16	8	6	14	6	34
Iiro Pakarinen	63	5	8	13	−10	8
Matt Hendricks	68	5	7	12	2	82
Oscar Klefbom	30	4	8	12	−4	6
Brandon Davidson	51	4	7	11	7	20
Darnell Nurse	69	3	7	10	−13	60
Justin Schultz‡	45	3	7	10	−22	14
Zack Kassian	36	3	5	8	−7	114
Mark Fayne	69	2	5	7	−6	18
Eric Gryba	53	1	5	6	0	75
Adam Clendening†	20	1	5	6	3	10
Jordan Oesterle	17	0	5	5	1	0
Adam Pardy†	9	0	3	3	−4	6
Anton Lander	61	1	2	3	−9	18
Jujhar Khaira	15	0	2	2	−2	13
Nikita Nikitin	11	0	1	1	−5	8
Rob Klinkhammer	14	1	0	1	−6	6
Luke Gazdic	29	1	0	1	−6	24
Griffin Reinhart	29	0	1	1	−6	20
Anton Slepyshev	11	0	1	1	−5	2
Andrew Ference	6	0	0	0	−4	6
Adam Cracknell†	8	0	0	0	−2	6
Brad Hunt	7	0	0	0	−1	2
Andrew Miller	6	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
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

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
Taylor Hall	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 2, 2015
Connor McDavid	NHL Rookie of the Month - October	November 2, 2015
Taylor Hall	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 14, 2015
Taylor Hall	NHL All-Star game selection	January 6, 2016
Connor McDavid	NHL Rookie of the Month - February	March 1, 2016
Cam Talbot	NHL First Star of the Week	March 5, 2016
Connor McDavid	NHL Rookie of the Month - March	April 1, 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 (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
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
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
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
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)	To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2016 – Otto Somppi	To Edmonton Oilers ANA's 7th-round pick in 2015 – Miroslav Svoboda
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)	To Arizona Coyotes Boyd Gordon	To Edmonton Oilers Lauri Korpikoski
July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06)	To Chicago Blackhawks Liam Coughlin	To Edmonton Oilers Anders Nilsson
December 28, 2015 (2015-12-28)	To Montreal Canadiens Ben Scrivens	To Edmonton Oilers Zack Kassian
February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)	To Vancouver Canucks Philip Larsen	To Edmonton Oilers 5th-round pick in 2017 – Michael Karow
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)	To St. Louis Blues Anders Nilsson	To Edmonton Oilers Niklas Lundstrom 5th-round pick in 2016 – Graham McPhee
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Schultz[Note 1]	To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2016 – Filip Berglund
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)	To Florida Panthers Teddy Purcell	To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2016 – Matthew Cairns
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	To Anaheim Ducks Martin Gernat 4th-round pick in 2016 – Jack Kopacka	To Edmonton Oilers Patrick Maroon[Note 2]

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 (2015-07-01)	Andrej Sekera	Los Angeles Kings	6 years, $33 million
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Mark Letestu	Columbus Blue Jackets	3 years, $5.4 million
March 13, 2016 (2016-03-13)	Jere Sallinen	Jokerit (KHL)	1 year, $792,500 entry-level contract
April 7, 2016 (2016-04-07)	Nick Ellis	Providence Friars (NCAA)	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
May 7, 2016 (2016-05-07)	Drake Caggiula	North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCAA)	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)	Patrick Russell	St. Cloud State Huskies (NCAA)	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Richard Bachman	Vancouver Canucks	2 years, $1.15 million
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)	Matt Fraser	Winnipeg Jets	1 year, $650,000
July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)	Viktor Fasth	CSKA Moscow (KHL)	1 year
September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)	Kellan Lain	Manitoba Moose (AHL)	1 year
September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)	Curtis Hamilton	HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga)
October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)	Derek Roy	SC Bern (NLA)	1 year
April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)	Niklas Lundström	IF Björklöven (HockeyAllsvenskan)	1 year

Claimed via waivers

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

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 (2015-07-03)	Connor McDavid	3 years, $2.875 million entry-level contract
July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06)	Anders Nilsson	1 year, $1 million
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	Justin Schultz	1 year, $3.9 million
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	Brandon Davidson	1 year, $585,000
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	Tyler Pitlick	1 year, $761,250
September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)	Oscar Klefbom	7 years, $29 million contract extension
October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05)	Braden Christoffer	3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract
January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17)	Cam Talbot	3 years, $12 million contract extension
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	Laurent Brossoit	2 years, $1.5 million contract extension
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	Brandon Davidson	2 years, $2.85 million contract extension
April 7, 2016 (2016-04-07)	Caleb Jones	3 years, $2.115 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

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

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

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