2025–26 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2025–26 Edmonton Oilers season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and was the 54th season for the organization overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

On April 11, 2026, the Oilers clinched their seventh consecutive playoff spot after the Winnipeg Jets lost to the Philadelphia Flyers. They faced the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the playoffs, where they would lose in six games, failing to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2023. They also failed to make it past the first round for the first time since 2021. The Oilers would fire Kris Knoblauch after the season.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The preseason schedule was published on July 3, 2025. 2025 preseason game log: 4–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 Calgary 3–2 Edmonton OT Jonsson 16,147 1–0–0 2 September 21 Edmonton 3–0 Calgary Tomkins 10,000 1–0–1 3 September 23 Edmonton 3–2 Winnipeg Tomkins 12,968 2–0–1 4 September 24 Seattle 4–1 Edmonton Skinner 15,948 2–1–1 5 September 26 Winnipeg 0–4 Edmonton Pickard 16,491 3–1–1 6 September 28 Vancouver 3–4 Edmonton Skinner 16,656 4–1–1 7 October 1 Edmonton 2–4 Seattle Pickard 17,151 4–2–1 8 October 3 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver OT Pickard 18,902 4–2–2

Regular season The Edmonton Oilers regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025. 2025–26 game logOctober: 5–4–3 (Home: 3–0–2; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 8 Calgary 4–3 Edmonton SO Skinner 18,347 0–0–1 1 2 October 11 Vancouver 1–3 Edmonton Pickard 18,347 1–0–1 3 3 October 14 Edmonton 2–0 NY Rangers Skinner 16,497 2–0–1 5 4 October 16 Edmonton 2–4 NY Islanders Skinner 14,837 2–1–1 5 5 October 18 Edmonton 3–5 New Jersey Pickard 16,514 2–2–1 5 6 October 19 Edmonton 2–4 Detroit Skinner 19,515 2–3–1 5 7 October 21 Edmonton 3–2 Ottawa OT Skinner 17,436 3–3–1 7 8 October 23 Montreal 5–6 Edmonton Pickard 18,347 4–3–1 9 9 October 25 Edmonton 2–3 Seattle Skinner 17,151 4–4–1 9 10 October 26 Edmonton 3–4 Vancouver OT Pickard 18,770 4–4–2 10 11 October 28 Utah 3–6 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 5–4–2 12 12 October 30 NY Rangers 4–3 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,347 5–4–3 13 November: 6–6–2 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 13 November 1 Chicago 2–3 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,347 6–4–3 15 14 November 3 Edmonton 2–3 St. Louis Pickard 18,096 6–5–3 15 15 November 4 Edmonton 3–4 Dallas SO Skinner 18,532 6–5–4 16 16 November 8 Colorado 9–1 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 6–6–4 16 17 November 10 Columbus 4–5 Edmonton OT Skinner 18,247 7–6–4 18 18 November 12 Edmonton 2–1 Philadelphia OT Skinner 18,480 8–6–4 20 19 November 13 Edmonton 4–5 Columbus Pickard 18,749 8–7–4 20 20 November 15 Edmonton 4–3 Carolina OT Skinner 18,299 9–7–4 22 21 November 17 Edmonton 1–5 Buffalo Skinner 16,394 9–8–4 22 22 November 19 Edmonton 4–7 Washington Skinner 17,929 9–9–4 22 23 November 20 Edmonton 1–2 Tampa Bay OT Pickard 19,092 9–9–5 23 24 November 22 Edmonton 6–3 Florida Skinner 19,534 10–9–5 25 25 November 25 Dallas 8–3 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 10–10–5 25 26 November 29 Edmonton 4–0 Seattle Skinner 17,151 11–10–5 27 December: 9–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 27 December 2 Minnesota 1–0 Edmonton Skinner 19,173 11–11–5 27 28 December 4 Seattle 4–9 Edmonton Pickard 17,496 12–11–5 29 29 December 6 Winnipeg 2–6 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 13–11–5 31 30 December 9 Buffalo 4–3 Edmonton OT Skinner 17,622 13–11–6 32 31 December 11 Detroit 1–4 Edmonton Skinner 18,347 14–11–6 34 32 December 13 Edmonton 6–3 Toronto Jarry 19,023 15–11–6 36 33 December 14 Edmonton 1–4 Montreal Pickard 20,962 15–12–6 36 34 December 16 Edmonton 6–4 Pittsburgh Jarry 15,285 16–12–6 38 35 December 18 Edmonton 3–1 Boston Jarry 17,850 17–12–6 40 36 December 20 Edmonton 2–5 Minnesota Pickard 19,025 17–13–6 40 37 December 21 Vegas 3–4 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 18–13–6 42 38 December 23 Calgary 1–5 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 19–13–6 44 39 December 27 Edmonton 2–3 Calgary Ingram 19,289 19–14–6 44 40 December 29 Edmonton 3–1 Winnipeg Pickard 15,225 20–14–6 46 41 December 31 Boston 6–2 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 20–15–6 46 January: 8–5–2 (Home: 5–5–1; Road: 3–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 42 January 3 Philadelphia 5–2 Edmonton Pickard 18,347 20–16–6 46 43 January 6 Nashville 2–6 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 21–16–6 48 44 January 8 Edmonton 4–3 Winnipeg Pickard 14,373 22–16–6 50 45 January 10 Los Angeles 4–3 Edmonton SO Ingram 18,347 22–16–7 51 46 January 12 Edmonton 4–1 Chicago Ingram 17,783 23–16–7 53 47 January 13 Edmonton 3–4 Nashville OT Jarry 17,591 23–16–8 54 48 January 15 NY Islanders 1–0 Edmonton Ingram 18,144 23–17–8 54 49 January 17 Edmonton 6–0 Vancouver Jarry 18,845 24–17–8 56 50 January 18 St. Louis 0–5 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 25–17–8 58 51 January 20 New Jersey 2–1 Edmonton Jarry 18,347 25–18–8 58 52 January 22 Pittsburgh 6–2 Edmonton Jarry 18,347 25–19–8 58 53 January 24 Washington 5–6 Edmonton OT Jarry 18,347 26–19–8 60 54 January 26 Anaheim 4–7 Edmonton Jarry 18,347 27–19–8 62 55 January 29 San Jose 3–4 Edmonton OT Ingram 18,347 28–19–8 64 56 January 31 Minnesota 7–3 Edmonton Jarry 18,347 28–20–8 64 February: 1–4–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 57 February 3 Toronto 5–2 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 28–21–8 64 58 February 4 Edmonton 3–4 Calgary Jarry 19,289 28–22–8 64 59 February 25 Edmonton 5–6 Anaheim Ingram 16,214 28–23–8 64 60 February 26 Edmonton 8–1 Los Angeles Ingram 17,037 29–23–8 66 61 February 28 Edmonton 4–5 San Jose Ingram 17,435 29–24–8 66 March: 9–4–1 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 4–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 62 March 3 Ottawa 4–5 Edmonton OT Ingram 18,347 30–24–8 68 63 March 6 Carolina 6–3 Edmonton Jarry 18,347 30–25–8 68 64 March 8 Edmonton 4–2 Vegas Ingram 17,960 31–25–8 70 65 March 10 Edmonton 4–3 Colorado Jarry 18,122 32–25–8 72 66 March 12 Edmonton 2–7 Dallas Jarry 18,532 32–26–8 72 67 March 13 Edmonton 2–3 St. Louis OT Ingram 18,096 32–26–9 73 68 March 15 Nashville 1–3 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 33–26–9 75 69 March 17 San Jose 3–5 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 34–26–9 77 70 March 19 Florida 4–0 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 34–27–9 77 71 March 21 Tampa Bay 5–2 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 34–28–9 77 72 March 24 Edmonton 5–2 Utah Jarry 12,478 35–28–9 79 73 March 26 Edmonton 4–3 Vegas OT Ingram 17,910 36–28–9 81 74 March 28 Anaheim 2–4 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 37–28–9 83 75 March 31 Seattle 0–3 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 38–28–9 85 April: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 76 April 2 Chicago 1–3 Edmonton Jarry 18,347 39–28–9 87 77 April 4 Vegas 5–1 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 39–29–9 87 78 April 7 Edmonton 5–6 Utah OT Jarry 12,478 39–29–10 88 79 April 8 Edmonton 5–2 San Jose Ingram 15,683 40–29–10 90 80 April 11 Edmonton 0–1 Los Angeles Ingram 18,145 40–30–10 90 81 April 13 Colorado 2–1 Edmonton SO Ingram 18,347 40–30–11 91 82 April 16 Vancouver 1–6 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 41–30–11 93 Legend:

Playoffs

2026 Stanley Cup PlayoffsWestern Conference first round vs. (P3) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 20 Anaheim 3–4 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 1–0 2 April 22 Anaheim 6–4 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 1–1 3 April 24 Edmonton 4–7 Anaheim Ingram 16,735 1–2 4 April 26 Edmonton 3–4 Anaheim OT Jarry 16,816 1–3 5 April 28 Anaheim 1–4 Edmonton Ingram 18,347 2–3 6 April 30 Edmonton 2–5 Anaheim Ingram 16,820 2–4 Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Player 82 48 90 138 +17 44 65 35 62 97 +13 26 82 21 74 95 +25 30 72 20 36 56 −9 21 58 31 21 52 +13 28 82 6 35 41 +32 30 82 19 18 37 +16 63 82 18 19 37 +6 24 69 21 15 36 −9 16 82 7 17 24 −12 104 53 8 12 20 −17 10 41 8 9 17 +5 14 65 3 12 15 −12 18‡ 52 7 7 14 −19 36 72 2 10 12 −1 23 43 1 7 8 −8 22 74 4 3 7 −15 58 45 4 2 6 −3 10 21 3 2 5 +3 9‡ 22 3 2 5 −6 10 29 2 3 5 −6 12† 8 2 2 4 0 5 24 2 2 4 +2 6† 20 1 3 4 +1 25† 17 1 3 4 −3 10‡ 15 2 1 3 −7 4 29 0 3 3 −16 35‡ 31 0 2 2 −7 10† 36 1 0 1 −10 10 5 1 0 1 +1 13 4 1 0 1 −1 0 4 0 0 0 +1 0‡ 6 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 −1 0

Playoffs Player 6 3 7 10 −2 2 6 1 6 7 −7 0 6 4 2 6 +7 0 6 3 3 6 +5 5 6 1 5 6 −8 2 6 2 3 5 −1 2 6 0 4 4 −1 8 6 2 1 3 +3 0 4 2 1 3 +2 0 6 2 0 2 −6 6 5 1 1 2 +1 4 6 0 2 2 −1 0 6 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 1 1 0 4 6 0 1 1 −1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 +4 4 5 0 0 0 −1 0 4 0 0 0 −3 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 32 30 1,778:14 16 10 3 77 2.60 763 .899 2 0 2 2† 19 16 962:52 9 6 2 62 3.86 436 .858 1 0 1 0 16 13 864:08 5 6 2 53 3.68 410 .871 0 0 0 0‡ 23 23 1,316:39 11 8 4 62 2.83 570 .891 2 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 5 5 295:10 2 3 19 3.86 153 .876 0 0 0 0 1 1 62:29 0 1 4 3.84 38 .895 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.

Awards and honours

Awards Player Award Awarded Ref. Connor McDavid NHL 1st Star of the Week (Dec. 8 – Dec. 14) December 15, 2025 NHL 1st Star of the Week (Dec. 15 – Dec. 21) December 22, 2025 NHL 1st Star of the Month (December) January 1, 2026 Evan Bouchard NHL 3rd Star of the Month (January) February 1, 2026 Connor McDavid NHL 1st All-Star Team June 12, 2026 Evan Bouchard NHL 2nd All-Star Team

Milestones