2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season

2019–20 Edmonton Oilers
2019–20 Edmonton Oilers
Division	2nd Pacific
Conference	4th Western
2019–20 record	37–25–9
Home record	17–11–6
Road record	20–14–3
Goals for	225
Goals against	217
Team information
General manager	Ken Holland
Coach	Dave Tippett
Captain	Connor McDavid
Alternate captains	Leon Draisaitl; Adam Larsson; Ryan Nugent-Hopkins; Darnell Nurse
Arena	Rogers Place
Average attendance	17,569
Minor league affiliate(s)	Bakersfield Condors (AHL); Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Leon Draisaitl (43)
Assists	Leon Draisaitl (67)
Points	Leon Draisaitl (110)
Penalty minutes	Zack Kassian (69)
Plus/minus	Kailer Yamamoto (+17)
Wins	Mike Smith (19)
Goals against average	Mikko Koskinen (2.75)
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,^[1] and 48th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]^[3] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.^[4] The Oilers advanced to the playoffs for the first time since the 2016–17 season and lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in four games in the qualifying round.^[5]

The season also saw one of their roster players, Colby Cave die after suffering a brain bleed due to a colloid cyst after being in a coma for four days.^[6]^[7]

Regular season

The Oilers started their season with a 3–2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on October 2.^[8] The Oilers had a 5 game winning streak, where they came back in all those games, that set an NHL record.^[9]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vegas Golden Knights	71	39	24	8	30	227	211	+16	86
2	Edmonton Oilers	71	37	25	9	31	225	217	+8	83
3	Calgary Flames	70	36	27	7	25	210	215	−5	79
4	Vancouver Canucks	69	36	27	6	27	228	217	+11	78
5	Arizona Coyotes	70	33	29	8	26	195	187	+8	74
6	Anaheim Ducks	71	29	33	9	20	187	226	−39	67
7	Los Angeles Kings	70	29	35	6	21	178	212	−34	64
8	San Jose Sharks	70	29	36	5	22	182	226	−44	63

Source: National Hockey League^[10]

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	PCT	Qualification
1	St. Louis Blues	71	42	19	10	33	225	193	+32	.662	Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament^[11]
2	Colorado Avalanche	70	42	20	8	37	237	191	+46	.657
3	Vegas Golden Knights	71	39	24	8	30	227	211	+16	.606
4	Dallas Stars	69	37	24	8	26	180	177	+3	.594
5	Edmonton Oilers	71	37	25	9	31	225	217	+8	.585	Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round^[11]
6	Nashville Predators	69	35	26	8	28	215	217	−2	.565
7	Vancouver Canucks	69	36	27	6	27	228	217	+11	.565
8	Calgary Flames	70	36	27	7	25	210	215	−5	.564
9	Winnipeg Jets	71	37	28	6	30	216	203	+13	.563
10	Minnesota Wild	69	35	27	7	30	220	220	0	.558
11	Arizona Coyotes	70	33	29	8	26	195	187	+8	.529
12	Chicago Blackhawks	70	32	30	8	23	212	218	−6	.514
13	Anaheim Ducks	71	29	33	9	20	187	226	−39	.472
14	Los Angeles Kings	70	29	35	6	21	178	212	−34	.457
15	San Jose Sharks	70	29	36	5	22	182	226	−44	.450

Source: National Hockey League^[12]

Tiebreaking procedures

Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
Greater amount of total wins (including shootouts).
Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
Greater amount of goals scored (denoted by GF).

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 13, 2019.^[13]

2019 pre-season game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16	Winnipeg	0–2	Edmonton		Skinner	—	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 17	Edmonton	2–4	Vancouver		Starrett	17,738	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 19	Vancouver	6–1	Edmonton		Koskinen	15,789	1–2–0	Recap
4	September 20	Calgary	2–6	Edmonton		Koskinen	17,592	2–2–0	Recap
5	September 24	Arizona	4–2	Edmonton		Koskinen	15,976	2–3–0	Recap
6	September 26	Edmonton	5–3	Winnipeg		Smith	15,325	3–3–0	Recap
7	September 28	Edmonton	2–3	Calgary		Koskinen	18,896	3–4–0	Recap

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.^[14]

2019–20 game log

October: 9–4–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 4–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 2	Vancouver	2–3	Edmonton		Smith	18,347	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 5	Los Angeles	5–6	Edmonton		Smith	18,347	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 8	Edmonton	5–2	NY Islanders		Koskinen	10,985	3–0–0	6	Recap
4	October 10	Edmonton	4–3	New Jersey	SO	Koskinen	14,586	4–0–0	8	Recap
5	October 12	Edmonton	4–1	NY Rangers		Smith	17,177	5–0–0	10	Recap
6	October 14	Edmonton	1–3	Chicago		Smith	21,260	5–1–0	10	Recap
7	October 16	Philadelphia	3–6	Edmonton		Koskinen	17,107	6–1–0	12	Recap
8	October 18	Detroit	1–2	Edmonton		Koskinen	17,420	7–1–0	14	Recap
9	October 20	Edmonton	0–1	Winnipeg	SO	Smith	15,321	7–1–1	15	Recap
10	October 22	Edmonton	0–3	Minnesota		Smith	17,189	7–2–1	15	Recap
11	October 24	Washington	3–4	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	17,144	8–2–1	17	Recap
12	October 27	Florida	6–2	Edmonton		Smith	17,278	8–3–1	17	Recap
13	October 29	Edmonton	1–3	Detroit		Koskinen	19,515	8–4–1	17	Recap
14	October 30	Edmonton	4–1	Columbus		Smith	14,193	9–4–1	19	Recap

November: 7–5–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 5–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
15	November 2	Edmonton	2–1	Pittsburgh	OT	Smith	18,618	10–4–1	21	Recap
16	November 4	Arizona	3–2	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	17,105	10–4–2	22	Recap
17	November 6	St. Louis	5–2	Edmonton		Smith	17,068	10–5–2	22	Recap
18	November 8	New Jersey	0–4	Edmonton		Koskinen	17,240	11–5–2	24	Recap
19	November 10	Edmonton	6–2	Anaheim		Koskinen	16,463	12–5–2	26	Recap
20	November 12	Edmonton	3–6	San Jose		Smith	15,567	12–6–2	26	Recap
21	November 14	Colorado	2–6	Edmonton		Smith	17,188	13–6–2	28	Recap
22	November 16	Dallas	5–4	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	17,346	13–6–3	29	Recap
23	November 19	Edmonton	5–2	San Jose		Koskinen	16,147	14–6–3	31	Recap
24	November 21	Edmonton	1–5	Los Angeles		Smith	15,539	14–7–3	31	Recap
25	November 23	Edmonton	4–2	Vegas		Smith	18,319	15–7–3	33	Recap
26	November 24	Edmonton	4–3	Arizona	SO	Koskinen	12,908	16–7–3	35	Recap
27	November 27	Edmonton	1–4	Colorado		Koskinen	18,021	16–8–3	35	Recap
28	November 30	Vancouver	5–2	Edmonton		Smith	18,035	16–9–3	35	Recap

December: 5–8–1 (Home: 3–5–1 ; Road: 2–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
29	December 1	Edmonton	3–2	Vancouver		Koskinen	18,871	17–9–3	37	Recap
30	December 4	Ottawa	5–2	Edmonton		Koskinen	17,162	17–10–3	37	Recap
31	December 6	Los Angeles	1–2	Edmonton		Koskinen	17,044	18–10–3	39	Recap
32	December 8	Buffalo	3–2	Edmonton	OT	Smith	17,227	18–10–4	40	Recap
33	December 10	Carolina	6–3	Edmonton		Koskinen	16,175	18–11–4	40	Recap
34	December 12	Edmonton	5–6	Minnesota		Smith	17,271	18–12–4	40	Recap
35	December 14	Toronto	4–1	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	18–13–4	40	Recap
36	December 16	Edmonton	2–1	Dallas		Koskinen	18,096	19–13–4	42	Recap
37	December 18	Edmonton	1–2	St. Louis		Koskinen	18,096	19–14–4	42	Recap
38	December 20	Pittsburgh	5–2	Edmonton		Smith	18,347	19–15–4	42	Recap
39	December 21	Montreal	3–4	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	20–15–4	44	Recap
40	December 23	Edmonton	2–4	Vancouver		Koskinen	18,851	20–16–4	44	Recap
41	December 27	Calgary	5–1	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	20–17–4	44	Recap
42	December 31	NY Rangers	5–7	Edmonton		Koskinen	18,347	21–17–4	46	Recap

January: 6–1–2 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
43	January 2	Edmonton	2–3	Buffalo	OT	Smith	19,070	21–17–5	47	Recap
44	January 4	Edmonton	4–1	Boston		Smith	17,850	22–17–5	49	Recap
45	January 6	Edmonton	6–4	Toronto		Smith	19,507	23–17–5	51	Recap
46	January 9	Edmonton	4–2	Montreal		Smith	21,302	24–17–5	53	Recap
47	January 11	Edmonton	3–4	Calgary		Koskinen	19,289	24–18–5	53	Recap
48	January 14	Nashville	2–4	Edmonton		Smith	17,029	25–18–5	55	Recap
49	January 18	Arizona	3–7	Edmonton		Smith	18,347	26–18–5	57	Recap
50	January 29	Calgary	4–3	Edmonton	SO	Smith	18,347	26–18–6	58	Recap
51	January 31	St. Louis	2–4	Edmonton		Koskinen	17,207	27–18–6	60	Recap

February: 7–5–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
52	February 1	Edmonton	8–3	Calgary		Smith	19,289	28–18–6	62	Recap
53	February 4	Edmonton	0–3	Arizona		Koskinen	14,725	28–19–6	62	Recap
54	February 6	San Jose	6–3	Edmonton		Koskinen	17,175	28–20–6	62	Recap
55	February 8	Nashville	2–3	Edmonton		Smith	17,212	29–20–6	64	Recap
56	February 11	Chicago	3–5	Edmonton		Smith	17,066	30–20–6	66	Recap
57	February 13	Edmonton	1–3	Tampa Bay		Smith	19,092	30–21–6	66	Recap
58	February 15	Edmonton	4–1	Florida		Koskinen	15,069	31–21–6	68	Recap
59	February 16	Edmonton	4–3	Carolina	OT	Smith	18,680	32–21–6	70	Recap
60	February 19	Boston	2–1	Edmonton	OT	Smith	17,804	32–21–7	71	Recap
61	February 21	Minnesota	5–3	Edmonton		Koskinen	17,055	32–22–7	71	Recap
62	February 23	Edmonton	4–2	Los Angeles		Smith	18,230	33–22–7	73	Recap
63	February 25	Edmonton	3–4	Anaheim	OT	Smith	15,431	33–22–8	74	Recap
64	February 26	Edmonton	0–3	Vegas		Koskinen	18,421	33–23–8	74	Recap
65	February 29	Winnipeg	2–3	Edmonton		Smith	18,347	34–23–8	76	Recap

March: 3–2–1 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
66	March 2	Edmonton	8–3	Nashville		Smith	17,316	35–23–8	78	Recap
67	March 3	Edmonton	2–1	Dallas	OT	Koskinen	18,532	36–23–8	80	Recap
68	March 5	Edmonton	3–4	Chicago		Smith	21,481	36–24–8	80	Recap
69	March 7	Columbus	1–4	Edmonton		Koskinen	17,085	37–24–8	82	Recap
70	March 9	Vegas	3–2	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	17,327	37–24–9	83	Recap
71	March 11	Winnipeg	4–2	Edmonton		Smith	17,165	37–25–9	83	Recap

Cancelled games
#	Date	Visitor	Home
72	March 13	NY Islanders	Edmonton
73	March 15	Edmonton	Philadelphia
74	March 16	Edmonton	Washington
75	March 18	Edmonton	Ottawa
76	March 20	Tampa Bay	Edmonton
77	March 23	Anaheim	Edmonton
78	March 25	Colorado	Edmonton
79	March 27	San Jose	Edmonton
80	March 29	Anaheim	Edmonton
81	March 31	Vegas	Edmonton
82	April 4	Edmonton	Calgary

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

Playoffs

The Oilers were defeated in four games by the Chicago Blackhawks in the qualifying round.^[15]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (12) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won 3–1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Series	Recap
1	August 1	Chicago	6–4	Edmonton		Smith	0–1	Recap
2	August 3	Chicago	3–6	Edmonton		Koskinen	1–1	Recap
3	August 5	Edmonton	3–4	Chicago		Koskinen	1–2	Recap
4	August 7	Edmonton	2–3	Chicago		Koskinen	1–3	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[16]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Leon Draisaitl	71	43	67	110	−7	18
Connor McDavid	64	34	63	97	−6	28
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	65	22	39	61	1	33
Zack Kassian	59	15	19	34	0	69
Oscar Klefbom	62	5	29	34	−17	24
Darnell Nurse	71	5	28	33	−2	48
James Neal	55	19	12	31	−20	12
Kailer Yamamoto	27	11	15	26	17	12
Alex Chiasson	65	11	13	24	−3	42
Josh Archibald	62	12	9	21	−8	12
Ethan Bear	71	5	16	21	−4	33
Riley Sheahan	66	8	7	15	−13	6
Sam Gagner^‡	36	5	7	12	−9	10
Jujhar Khaira	64	6	4	10	−19	38
Gaetan Haas	58	5	5	10	−1	6
Caleb Jones	43	4	5	9	−1	10
Joakim Nygard	33	3	6	9	0	8
Kris Russell	55	0	9	9	0	14
Matt Benning	43	1	7	8	8	15
Adam Larsson	49	1	5	6	0	35
Patrick Russell	45	0	5	5	−11	12
Markus Granlund	34	3	1	4	−1	14
Tyler Ennis^†	9	2	2	4	−1	4
Andreas Athanasiou^†	9	1	1	2	−1	4
Tomas Jurco	12	0	2	2	1	4
Joel Persson^‡	13	0	2	2	−1	2
Colby Cave	11	1	0	1	−3	4
Brandon Manning	9	1	0	1	−1	17
Tyler Benson	7	0	1	1	−1	0
William Lagesson	8	0	0	0	−4	0
Mike Green^†	2	0	0	0	−2	0

Playoffs^[17]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Connor McDavid	4	5	4	9	1	2
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	4	2	6	8	−2	0
Leon Draisaitl	4	3	3	6	1	0
James Neal	4	2	1	3	3	0
Tyler Ennis	3	1	1	2	0	4
Alex Chiasson	4	1	1	2	1	0
Oscar Klefbom	4	0	2	2	0	0
Darnell Nurse	4	0	2	2	−3	6
Josh Archibald	4	1	0	1	1	4
Matt Benning	4	0	1	1	2	6
Gaetan Haas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kailer Yamamoto	4	0	0	0	−1	6
Caleb Jones	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ethan Bear	4	0	0	0	−4	0
Andreas Athanasiou	4	0	0	0	−2	2
Jujhar Khaira	4	0	0	0	0	2
Riley Sheahan	4	0	0	0	−1	2
Zack Kassian	4	0	0	0	−4	2
Kris Russell	4	0	0	0	−1	2
Adam Larsson	2	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[18]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Mike Smith	39	37	2,156:51	19	12	6	106	2.95	1,087	.902	1	0	2	21
Mikko Koskinen	38	34	2,116:31	18	13	3	97	2.75	1,175	.917	1	0	0	0

Playoffs^[19]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Mikko Koskinen	4	3	208:55	1	2	11	3.16	99	.889	0	0	0	0
Mike Smith	1	1	26:32	0	1	5	11.31	23	.783	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.

Roster

Updated May 6, 2024^[20]^[21]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
2	Evan Bouchard	D	R	24	2018	Oakville, Ontario
54	Xavier Bourgault	C	R	21	2021	L'Islet, Quebec
86	Philip Broberg	D	L	22	2019	Orebro, Sweden
28	Connor Brown	RW	R	30	2023	Etobicoke, Ontario
36	Jack Campbell	G	L	32	2022	Port Huron, Michigan
39	Sam Carrick	C	R	32	2024	Markham, Ontario
5	Cody Ceci	D	R	30	2021	Ottawa, Ontario
73	Vincent Desharnais	D	R	28	2016	Laval, Quebec
85	Cam Dineen	D	L	25	2023	Toms River, New Jersey
29	Leon Draisaitl (A)	C	L	28	2014	Cologne, Germany
14	Mattias Ekholm	D	L	34	2023	Borlange, Sweden
21	Adam Erne	LW	L	29	2023	New Haven, Connecticut
37	Warren Foegele	LW	L	28	2021	Markham, Ontario
89	Sam Gagner	C	R	34	2023	London, Ontario
6	Ben Gleason	D	L	26	2023	Ortonville, Michigan
19	Adam Henrique	C	L	34	2024	Brantford, Ontario
55	Dylan Holloway	LW	L	22	2020	Calgary, Alberta
18	Zach Hyman	LW	R	31	2021	Toronto, Ontario
13	Mattias Janmark	LW	L	31	2022	Danderyd, Sweden
91	Evander Kane	LW	L	32	2022	Vancouver, British Columbia
76	Philip Kemp	D	R	25	2017	Greenwich, Connecticut
27	Brett Kulak	D	L	30	2022	Stony Plain, Alberta
62	Raphael Lavoie	C	R	23	2019	Chambly, Quebec
97	Connor McDavid (C)	C	L	27	2015	Richmond Hill, Ontario
71	Ryan McLeod	C	L	24	2018	Mississauga, Ontario
93	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (A)	C	L	31	2011	Burnaby, British Columbia
25	Darnell Nurse (A)	D	L	29	2013	Hamilton, Ontario
26	Lane Pederson	C	R	26	2023	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
90	Corey Perry	RW	R	39	2024	Peterborough, Ontario
30	Calvin Pickard	G	L	32	2022	Moncton, New Brunswick
35	Olivier Rodrigue	G	L	23	2018	Chicoutimi, Quebec
10	Derek Ryan	C	R	37	2021	Spokane, Washington
74	Stuart Skinner	G	L	25	2017	Edmonton, Alberta
51	Troy Stecher	D	R	30	2024	Richmond, British Columbia

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)	To Calgary Flames Milan Lucic conditional 3th-round pick in 2020	To Edmonton Oilers James Neal	^[22]
July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)	To Pittsburgh Penguins John Marino	To Edmonton Oilers 6th-round pick in 2021	^[23]
February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)	To Detroit Red Wings Kyle Brodziak conditional 3rd-round pick in 2021 or conditional 4th-round pick in 2020	To Edmonton Oilers Mike Green	^[24]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)	To Detroit Red Wings Sam Gagner 2nd-round pick in 2020 2nd-round pick in 2021	To Edmonton Oilers Andreas Athanasiou Ryan Kuffner	^[25]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)	To Ottawa Senators 5th-round pick in 2021	To Edmonton Oilers Tyler Ennis	^[25]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)	To Anaheim Ducks Joel Persson	To Edmonton Oilers Angus Redmond conditional 7th-round pick in 2022	^[26]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Markus Granlund	from Vancouver Canucks	1-year	^[27]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Kevin Gravel	to Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	^[28]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Gaëtan Haas	from SC Bern (NL)	1-year	^[29]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Tomáš Jurčo	from Charlotte Checkers (AHL)	1-year	^[30]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Andrej Sekera	to Dallas Stars	1-year	^[31]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Mike Smith	from Calgary Flames	1-year	^[32]
July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02)	Anthony Stolarz	to Anaheim Ducks	2-year	^[33]
July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)	Ty Rattie	to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)	1-year	^[34]
July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)	Josh Archibald	from Arizona Coyotes	1-year	^[35]
July 29, 2019 (2019-07-29)	Ryan Stanton	to Ontario Reign (AHL)	1-year	^[36]
August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)	Jesse Puljujärvi	to Kärpät (Liiga)	1-year	^[37]
September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05)	Riley Sheahan	from Florida Panthers	1-year	^[38]
September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)	Alex Petrovic	to Boston Bruins	1-year	^[39]
September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)	Tobias Rieder	to Calgary Flames	1-year	^[40]
April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)	Theodor Lennström	from Frölunda HC (SHL)	1-year	^[41]
April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)	Brad Malone	to Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	2-year	^[42]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref

Contract terminations

Date	Player	Via	Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Andrej Sekera	Buyout	^[43]

Retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Alex Chiasson	2-year	^[44]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Jujhar Khaira	2-year	^[45]
July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04)	Philip Broberg	3-year	^[46]
January 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)	Caleb Jones	2-year	^[47]
January 30, 2020 (2020-01-30)	Zack Kassian	4-year	^[48]
February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)	Darnell Nurse	2-year	^[49]
February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)	Joakim Nygård	1-year	^[50]
March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)	Josh Archibald	2-year	^[51]
March 21, 2020 (2020-03-21)	Raphaël Lavoie	3-year	^[52]
April 28, 2020 (2020-04-28)	Gaëtan Haas	1-year	^[53]
April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)	Markus Niemeläinen	2-year	^[54]
May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)	Filip Berglund	2-year	^[55]

Draft picks

Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	8	Philip Broberg	D	Sweden	AIK (HockeyAllsvenskan)
2	38	Raphael Lavoie	C	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
3	85¹	Ilya Konovalov	G	Russia	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
4	100	Matej Blümel	RW	Czech Republic	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
6	162	Tomas Mazura	C	Czech Republic	Kimball Union Academy (USHS)
7	193	Maxim Denezhkin	C	Russia	Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)

Notes:

The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 24, 2018, that sent Brandon Davidon to New York in exchange for this pick.^[56]

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^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Gaetan Haas to contract extension". April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Niemelainen to entry-level contract". April 30, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Filip Berglund to entry-level contract". May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "Davidson traded to Islanders from Oilers". February 24, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

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[2] "NHL statement on coronavirus". NHL.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[3] Fernandez, Gabriel (March 12, 2020). "Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[4] Gulitti, Tom (May 26, 2020). "NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup". NHL.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[5] "Blackhawks edge Oilers in Game 4 of Cup Qualifiers, win series". NHL.com. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[6] "Oilers' Cave has surgery, remains in coma". TSN.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

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[12] NHL Western Conference Points percentage

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[17] "2019–20 Playoffs – Edmonton Oilers Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[18] "2019–20 Regular Season – Edmonton Oilers Stats – Goalies". NHL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[19] "2019–20 Playoffs – Edmonton Oilers Stats – Goalies". NHL.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

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[30] "BLOG: Oilers sign Tomas Jurco to one-year contract". Retrieved March 5, 2020.

[31] "Stars sign defenseman Andrej Sekera to 1-year contract". Retrieved March 5, 2020.

[32] "BLOG: Oilers sign Mike Smith to one-year contract". Retrieved March 5, 2020.

[33] "Ducks Sign Stolarz and Hakanpaa to Contracts". Retrieved March 5, 2020.

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[36] "REIGN SIGN DEFENSEMAN RYAN STANTON". Retrieved March 5, 2020.

[37] "Puljujarvi" (in Finnish). Retrieved March 5, 2020.

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[40] "FLAMES SIGN TOBIAS RIEDER". Retrieved March 5, 2020.

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[42] "MALONE AND ESPOSITO SIGNED TO TWO-YEAR DEALS". April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[43] "RELEASE: Sekera placed on unconditional waivers for purpose of a buyout". July 1, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

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[54] "RELEASE: Oilers sign Niemelainen to entry-level contract". April 30, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.

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