2013–14 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2013–14 Edmonton Oilers season was the 35th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,^[1] and 42nd season overall, including play in the World Hockey Association.

2013–14 Edmonton Oilers
Division	7th Pacific
Conference	14th Western
2013–14 record	29–44–9
Home record	16–22–3
Road record	13–22–6
Goals for	203
Goals against	270
Team information
General manager	Craig MacTavish
Coach	Dallas Eakins
Captain	Andrew Ference Ryan Smyth (one game)
Alternate captains	Jordan Eberle Andrew Ference (one game) Sam Gagner Taylor Hall Matt Hendricks (Mar.–Apr.) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Nick Schultz (Oct.–Mar.) Ryan Smyth
Arena	Rexall Place
Average attendance	16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Oklahoma City Barons (AHL) Bakersfield Condors (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	David Perron (28) Jordan Eberle (28)
Assists	Taylor Hall (53)
Points	Taylor Hall (80)
Penalty minutes	Luke Gazdic (127)
Plus/minus	Ben Eager (+1)
Wins	Devan Dubnyk (12)
Goals against average	Viktor Fasth (2.73)
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

Off-season

On June 8, 2013, the Oilers fired head coach Ralph Krueger.^[2] Dallas Eakins was introduced as the new head coach on June 10.^[3] In addition to the hiring of Eakins as head coach, the Oilers also appointed Keith Acton as their associate coach on June 28, in addition to their current coaching staff; Kelly Buchberger, Steve Smith and Frederic Chabot.^[4]

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Anaheim Ducks	82	54	20	8	51	266	209	+57	116
2	x – San Jose Sharks	82	51	22	9	41	249	200	+49	111
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	46	28	8	38	206	174	+32	100
4	Phoenix Coyotes	82	37	30	15	31	216	231	−15	89
5	Vancouver Canucks	82	36	35	11	31	196	223	−27	83
6	Calgary Flames	82	35	40	7	28	209	241	−32	77
7	Edmonton Oilers	82	29	44	9	25	203	270	−67	67

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

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Minnesota Wild	82	43	27	12	35	207	206	+1	98
2	CE	x – Dallas Stars	82	40	31	11	36	235	228	+7	91
3	PA	Phoenix Coyotes	82	37	30	15	31	216	231	−15	89
4	CE	Nashville Predators	82	38	32	12	36	216	242	−26	88
5	CE	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	29	227	237	−10	84
6	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	36	35	11	31	196	223	−27	83
7	PA	Calgary Flames	82	35	40	7	28	209	241	−32	77
8	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	29	44	9	25	203	270	−67	67

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 14	Calgary Flames	6–5	Edmonton Oilers	SO	Roy	16,564	0–0–1	Recap
2	September 14	Edmonton Oilers	3–2	Calgary Flames		Bachman	19,289	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 17	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	Winnipeg Jets		Bachman	15,004	1–1–1	Recap
4	September 18	Edmonton Oilers	4–1	Vancouver Canucks		Dubnyk	18,910	2–1–1	Recap
5	September 21	Vancouver Canucks	2–5	Edmonton Oilers		Rimmer	16,839	3–1–1	Recap
6	September 23	Winnipeg Jets	1–2	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	15,794	4–1–1	Recap
7	September 24	New York Rangers	3–5	Edmonton Oilers		LaBarbera	16,008	5–1–1	Recap
8[a]	September 27	Dallas Stars	4–0	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	8,841	5–2–1	Recap
Notes: a Game was played at Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
October: 3–9–2 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 2–6–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 1 Winnipeg 5–4 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 5 Edmonton 2–6 Vancouver Dubnyk 18,910 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 7 New Jersey 4–5 Edmonton SO LaBarbera 16,839 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 10 Montreal 4–1 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 12 Edmonton 5–6 Toronto OT Dubnyk 19,379 1–3–1 3 Recap 6 October 14 Edmonton 2–4 Washington LaBarbera 18,506 1–4–1 3 Recap 7 October 15 Edmonton 2–3 Pittsburgh LaBarbera 18,410 1–5–1 3 Recap 8 October 17 Edmonton 2–3 NY Islanders Dubnyk 10,608 1–6–1 3 Recap 9 October 19 Edmonton 3–1 Ottawa Dubnyk 18,623 2–6–1 5 Recap 10 October 22 Edmonton 4–3 Montreal Dubnyk 21,273 3–6–1 7 Recap 11 October 24 Washington 4–1 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 3–7–1 7 Recap 12 October 26 Edmonton 4–5 Phoenix LaBarbera 11,684 3–8–1 7 Recap 13 October 27 Edmonton 1–2 Los Angeles SO Bachman 18,118 3–8–2 8 Recap 14 October 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 Edmonton Oilers Bachman 16,839 3–9–2 8 Recap
November: 5–8–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 2 Detroit 5–0 Edmonton Bachman 16,839 3–10–2 8 Recap 16 November 5 Edmonton 4–3 Florida OT Dubnyk 12,035 4–10–2 10 Recap 17 November 7 Edmonton 2–4 Tampa Bay Dubnyk 18,695 4–11–2 10 Recap 18 November 9 Edmonton 2–4 Philadelphia Dubnyk 19,725 4–12–2 10 Recap 19 November 10 Edmonton 4–5 Chicago Dubnyk 21,185 4–13–2 10 Recap 20 November 13 Dallas 3–0 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 4–14–2 10 Recap 21 November 15 San Jose 3–1 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 4–15–2 10 Recap 22 November 16 Edmonton 4–2 Calgary Dubnyk 19,289 5–15–2 12 Recap 23 November 19 Columbus 0–7 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 6–15–2 14 Recap 24 November 21 Florida 1–4 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 7–15–2 16 Recap 25 November 25 Chicago 5–1 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 7–16–2 16 Recap 26 November 28 Edmonton 3–0 Nashville Bryzgalov 16,279 8–16–2 18 Recap 27 November 29 Edmonton 2–4 Columbus Bryzgalov 14,360 8–17–2 18 Recap
December: 4–7–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 1 Edmonton 3–2 Dallas SO Dubnyk 12,673 9–17–2 20 Recap 29 December 3 Phoenix 6–2 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 9–18–2 20 Recap 30 December 5 Colorado 2–8 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 10–18–2 22 Recap 31 December 7 Calgary 2–1 Edmonton OT Dubnyk 16,839 10–18–3 23 Recap 32 December 10 Carolina 4–5 Edmonton OT Dubnyk 16,839 11–18–3 25 Recap 33 December 12 Boston 4–2 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 11–19–3 25 Recap 34 December 13 Edmonton 0–4 Vancouver Dubnyk 18,910 11–20–3 25 Recap 35 December 15 Edmonton 2–3 Anaheim Bryzgalov 16,301 11–21–3 25 Recap 36 December 17 Edmonton 0–3 Los Angeles Bryzgalov 18,118 11–22–3 25 Recap 37 December 19 Edmonton 2–4 Colorado Dubnyk 13,135 11–23–3 25 Recap 38 December 21 St. Louis 6–0 Edmonton Bryzgalov 16,839 11–24–3 25 Recap 39 December 23 Winnipeg 2–6 Edmonton Bryzgalov 16,839 12–24–3 27 Recap 40 December 27 Edmonton 2–0 Calgary Dubnyk 19,289 13–24–3 29 Recap 41 December 28 Philadelphia 4–3 Edmonton SO Bryzgalov 16,839 13–24–4 30 Recap 42 December 31 Edmonton 3–4 Phoenix OT Bryzgalov 17,416 13–24–5 31 Recap
January: 4–8–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 43 January 2 Edmonton 1–5 San Jose Dubnyk 17,562 13–25–5 31 Recap 44 January 3 Edmonton 2–5 Anaheim Bryzgalov 17,174 13–26–5 31 Recap 45 January 5 Tampa Bay 3–5 Edmonton Bryzgalov 16,839 14–26–5 33 Recap 46 January 7 St. Louis 5–2 Edmonton Bryzgalov 16,839 14–27–5 33 Recap 47 January 10 Pittsburgh 3–4 Edmonton OT Dubnyk 16,839 15–27–5 35 Recap 48 January 12 Edmonton 3–5 Chicago Dubnyk 21,424 15–28–5 35 Recap 49 January 14 Edmonton 2–5 Dallas Bryzgalov 12,823 15–29–5 35 Recap 50 January 16 Edmonton 1–4 Minnesota Scrivens 18,037 15–30–5 35 Recap 51 January 18 Edmonton 2–3 Winnipeg OT Bryzgalov 15,004 15–30–6 36 Recap 52 January 21 Vancouver 2–1 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 15–31–6 36 Recap 53 January 24 Phoenix 4–3 Edmonton Bryzgalov 16,839 15–32–6 36 Recap 54 January 26 Nashville 1–5 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 16–32–6 38 Recap 55 January 27 Edmonton 4–2 Vancouver Bryzgalov 18,910 17–32–6 40 Recap 56 January 29 San Jose 0–3 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 18–32–6 42 Recap
February: 2–2–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 57 February 1 Edmonton 0–4 Boston Scrivens 17,565 18–33–6 42 Recap 58 February 3 Edmonton 3–2 Buffalo Bryzgalov 18,531 19–33–6 44 Recap 59 February 6 Edmonton 2–1 NY Rangers Scrivens 18,006 20–33–6 46 Recap 60 February 7 Edmonton 1–2 New Jersey OT Bryzgalov 16,592 20–33–7 47 Recap 61 February 27 Minnesota 3–0 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 20–34–7 47 Recap
March: 6–6–2 (Home: 4–4–1; Road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 Calgary 2–1 Edmonton OT Bryzgalov 16,839 20–34–8 48 Recap 63 March 4 Ottawa 2–3 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 21–34–8 50 Recap 64 March 6 NY Islanders 2–3 Edmonton OT Scrivens 16,839 22–34–8 52 Recap 65 March 9 Los Angeles 4–2 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 22–35–8 52 Recap 66 March 11 Edmonton 4–3 Minnesota SO Fasth 18,650 23–35–8 54 Recap 67 March 13 Edmonton 2–6 St. Louis Scrivens 18,084 23–36–8 54 Recap 68 March 14 Edmonton 1–2 Detroit SO Fasth 20,066 23–36–9 55 Recap 69 March 16 Edmonton 2–1 Carolina Scrivens 16,588 24–36–9 57 Recap 70 March 18 Nashville 1–5 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 25–36–9 59 Recap 71 March 20 Buffalo 3–1 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 25–37–9 59 Recap 72 March 22 Calgary 8–1 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 25–38–9 59 Recap 73 March 25 San Jose 5–2 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 25–39–9 59 Recap 74 March 28 Anaheim 3–4 Edmonton OT Scrivens 16,839 26–39–9 61 Recap 75 March 30 NY Rangers 5–0 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 26–40–9 61 Recap
April: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 1 Edmonton 4–5 San Jose Scrivens 17,562 26–41–9 61 Recap 77 April 2 Edmonton 2–3 Anaheim Fasth 17,174 26–42–9 61 Recap 78 April 4 Edmonton 3–2 Phoenix SO Scrivens 14,732 27–42–9 63 Recap 79 April 6 Anaheim 2–4 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 28–42–9 65 Recap 80 April 8 Colorado 4–1 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 28–43–9 65 Recap 81 April 10 Los Angeles 3–0 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 28–44–9 65 Recap 82 April 12 Vancouver 2–5 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 29–44–9 67 Recap Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final Stats^[5]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Taylor Hall 75 27 53 80 −15 44 Jordan Eberle 80 28 37 65 −11 18 David Perron 78 28 29 57 −16 90 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 80 19 37 56 −12 26 Sam Gagner 67 10 27 37 −29 41 Justin Schultz 74 11 22 33 −22 16 Ales Hemsky‡ 55 9 17 26 −13 20 Nail Yakupov 63 11 13 24 −33 36 Ryan Smyth 72 10 13 23 −18 44 Boyd Gordon 74 8 13 21 −15 20 Mark Arcobello 41 4 14 18 −7 8 Andrew Ference 71 3 15 18 −18 63 Jeff Petry 80 7 10 17 −22 42 Philip Larsen 30 3 9 12 −4 8 Anton Belov 57 1 6 7 −12 34 Ryan Jones 52 2 4 6 0 40 Martin Marincin 44 0 6 6 −2 16 Will Acton 30 3 2 5 −2 21 Jesse Joensuu 42 3 2 5 −16 16 Corey Potter‡ 16 0 5 5 0 21 Luke Gazdic 67 2 2 4 −8 127 Nick Schultz‡ 60 0 4 4 −11 24 Matt Hendricks† 33 3 0 3 −6 58 Oscar Klefbom 17 1 2 3 −6 0 Taylor Fedun 4 2 0 2 −1 0 Ladislav Smid‡ 17 1 1 2 −6 16 Steven Pinizzotto 6 0 2 2 −1 15 Mark Fraser† 23 1 0 1 −7 43 Tyler Pitlick 10 1 0 1 −2 0 Roman Horak† 2 1 0 1 −1 0 Denis Grebeshkov 7 0 1 1 0 2 Ben Eager 7 0 1 1 1 2 Anton Lander 27 0 1 1 −10 4 Ryan Hamilton 2 0 0 0 −2 0 Brad Hunt 3 0 0 0 −3 0 Mike Brown‡ 8 0 0 0 1 19 Linus Omark‡ 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Devan Dubnyk‡	32	29	1,677:40	11	17	2	94	3.36	885	.894	2	0	0	6
Ilya Bryzgalov‡	20	19	1,135:14	5	8	5	57	3.01	622	.908	1	0	0	0
Ben Scrivens†	21	20	1,234:53	9	11	0	62	3.01	741	.916	1	0	0	6
Viktor Fasth†	7	7	396:04	3	3	1	18	2.73	209	.914	0	0	0	0
Jason LaBarbera‡	7	4	348:19	1	3	0	19	3.28	146	.870	0	0	0	0
Richard Bachman	3	3	138:43	0	2	1	7	3.02	83	.916	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

Regular Season

Player	Award	Date
Andrew Ference[6]	King Clancy Memorial Trophy	June 24, 2014

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Will Acton	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 1, 2013
Mark Arcobello	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Anton Belov	1st NHL Game
Luke Gazdic	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Ryan Smyth	1,200th NHL Game	October 5, 2013
Ales Hemsky	600th NHL Game	October 7, 2013
David Perron	200th NHL Point
Anton Belov	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 12, 2013
Jordan Eberle	200th NHL Game
Will Acton	1st NHL Goal	October 14, 2013
Taylor Hall	100th NHL PIM	October 19, 2013
Tyler Pitlick	1st NHL Game	October 22, 2013
Luke Gazdic	1st NHL Assist	October 26, 2013
Tyler Pitlick	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Boyd Gordon	500th NHL Game	October 29, 2013
Mark Arcobello	1st NHL Goal	November 5, 2013
Taylor Fedun	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Philip Larsen	100th NHL Game	November 10, 2013
Jordan Eberle	100th NHL Assist	November 19, 2013
Taylor Hall	4th NHL Hat-trick	December 5, 2013
Martin Marincin	1st NHL Game
Ryan Jones	300th NHL Game	December 7, 2013
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	100th NHL Point	December 10, 2013
Taylor Hall	200th NHL Game	December 17, 2013
Andrew Ference	800th NHL Game	December 27, 2013
Andrew Ference	200th NHL Point	December 28, 2013
Taylor Hall	100th NHL Assist
David Perron	100th NHL Goal
Brad Hunt	1st NHL Game	January 3, 2014
Jeff Petry	200th NHL Game	January 7, 2014
Anton Belov	1st NHL Goal	January 10, 2014
Ryan Jones	100th NHL Point	January 24, 2014
Martin Marincin	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
David Perron	2nd NHL Hat-trick	January 27, 2014
Jordan Eberle	200th NHL Point	January 29, 2014
Jesse Joensuu	100th NHL Game
Nail Yakupov	100th NHL Game	February 1, 2014
Ales Hemsky	300th NHL PIM	February 3, 2014
Taylor Hall	200th NHL Point	February 6, 2014
Justin Schultz	100th NHL Game	February 7, 2014
David Perron	400th NHL Game	March 6, 2014
Oscar Klefbom	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	March 11, 2014
Luke Gazdic	100th NHL PIM	March 13, 2014
Andrew Ference	700th NHL PIM	March 14, 2014
David Perron	300th NHL PIM	March 16, 2014
Jeff Petry	100th NHL PIM	March 18, 2014
Sam Gagner	100th NHL Goal	March 28, 2014
Oscar Klefbom	1st NHL Goal
Steve Pinizzotto	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 12, 2014

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 30, 2013[7]	To Los Angeles Kings 2nd-round pick (37th overall) in 2013	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick (57th overall) in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2013
June 30, 2013[7]	To St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2013	To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2013
July 5, 2013[8]	To Dallas Stars Shawn Horcoff	To Edmonton Oilers Philip Larsen 7th-round pick in 2016
July 6, 2013[9]	To San Jose Sharks Kyle Bigos	To Edmonton Oilers Lee Moffie
July 10, 2013[10]	To St. Louis Blues Magnus Paajarvi 2nd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2015	To Edmonton Oilers David Perron 3rd-round pick in 2015
October 21, 2013[11]	To San Jose Sharks Mike Brown	To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick in 2014
November 8, 2013[12]	To Calgary Flames Ladislav Smid Olivier Roy	To Edmonton Oilers Roman Horak Laurent Brossoit
December 14, 2013[13]	To Chicago Blackhawks Jason LaBarbera	To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations
December 19, 2013[14]	To Buffalo Sabres Linus Omark	To Edmonton Oilers Conditional 6th-round pick in 2014
January 15, 2014[15]	To Nashville Predators Devan Dubnyk	To Edmonton Oilers Matt Hendricks
January 15, 2014[16]	To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2014	To Edmonton Oilers Ben Scrivens
January 17, 2014[17]	To Florida Panthers Ryan Martindale	To Edmonton Oilers Steve Pinizzotto
January 31, 2014[18]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Teemu Hartikainen Cameron Abney	To Edmonton Oilers Mark Fraser
March 4, 2014[19]	To Minnesota Wild Ilya Bryzgalov	To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick in 2014
March 4, 2014[20]	To Anaheim Ducks 5th-round pick in 2014 3rd-round pick in 2015	To Edmonton Oilers Viktor Fasth
March 5, 2014[21]	To Ottawa Senators Ales Hemsky	To Edmonton Oilers 5th-round pick in 2014 3rd-round pick in 2015
March 5, 2014[22]	To Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Schultz	To Edmonton Oilers 5th-round pick in 2014
June 25, 2014[23]	To Columbus Blue Jackets 5th-round pick in 2014	To Edmonton Oilers Nikita Nikitin

Free agents signed Date Player Former team Term July 5, 2013 (2013-07-05) Will Acton[24] Toronto Marlies 2 years, $1.36 million entry-level contract Andrew Ference[25] Boston Bruins 4 years, $13 million Boyd Gordon[26] Phoenix Coyotes 3 years, $9 million Ryan Hamilton[24] Toronto Maple Leafs 2 years, $1.2 million Jesse Joensuu[24] New York Islanders 2 years, $1.9 million Jason LaBarbera[27] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $1 million July 6, 2013 (2013-07-06) Richard Bachman[28] Dallas Stars 1 year, $625,000 Brad Hunt[29] Chicago Wolves 2 years, $1.1 million entry-level contract July 19, 2013 (2013-07-19) Denis Grebeshkov[30] HC Yugra 1 year, $1.5 million November 17, 2013 (2013-11-17) Ilya Bryzgalov[31] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $2.0 million March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31) Jordan Oesterle[32] Western Michigan University 2 years, $1.535 million entry-level contract June 16, 2014 (2014-06-16) Iiro Pakarinen[33] HIFK 2 years, $1.635 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Date Player New team Term June 12, 2013 (2013-06-12) Garrett Stafford[34] Farjestad BK undisclosed July 5, 2013 (2013-07-05) Yann Danis[35] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $625,000 Nikolai Khabibulin[36] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $2 million July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09) Theo Peckham[37] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $575,000 July 15, 2013 (2013-07-15) Eric Belanger[38] Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 1 year July 18, 2013 (2013-07-18) Alex Plante[39] Dornbirner EC undisclosed July 29, 2013 (2013-07-29) Bryan Rodney Nashville Predators August 7, 2013 (2013-08-07) Philippe Cornet[40] San Antonio Rampage undisclosed August 14, 2013 (2013-08-14) Lennart Petrell[41] Genève-Servette HC 1 year August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20) Mark Fistric[42] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $900,000 September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29) Colten Teubert Iserlohn Roosters Ryan Whitney[43] Florida Panthers 1 year, $900,000 November 6, 2013 (2013-11-06) Jerred Smithson Toronto Maple Leafs December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12) Chris VandeVelde[44] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year April 3, 2014 (2014-04-03) Kellen Jones Oklahoma City Barons April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16) Anton Belov SKA Saint Petersburg May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12) Roman Horak Vityaz Podolsk

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Steve MacIntyre[45] Pittsburgh Penguins September 23, 2013 Luke Gazdic[46] Dallas Stars September 29, 2013

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Corey Potter[47] Boston Bruins March 5, 2014

Player signings Player Date Contract terms Ryan Jones[48] July 6, 2013 1 year, $1.5 million Taylor Fedun[49] July 19, 2013 1 year, $675,000 Sam Gagner[50] July 22, 2013 3 years, $14.4 million Darnell Nurse[51] July 25, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Jujhar Khaira[52] August 7, 2013 3 years, $2.7175 million entry-level contract Linus Omark[53] August 27, 2013 1 year, $600,000 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[54] September 19, 2013 7 years, $42 million contract extension Mitchell Moroz[55] December 28, 2013 3 years, $2.7175 million entry-level contract Ben Scrivens[56] March 3, 2014 2 years, $4.6 million contract extension Mark Arcobello[57] March 31, 2014 1 year, $600,000 contract extension Dillon Simpson[58] April 22, 2014 3 years, $2.51 million entry-level contract Bogdan Yakimov[59] May 8, 2014 3 years, $2.5275 million entry-level contract Anton Lander[60] May 12, 2014 1 year, $600,000 contract extension Steve Pinizzotto[61] June 12, 2014 1 year, $650,000 Nikita Nikitin[62] June 25, 2014 2 years, $9 million

Draft picks

See also: List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks

Edmonton Oilers' picks at the 2013 NHL entry draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	7	Darnell Nurse	(D)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2	56	Marc-Olivier Roy	(C)	Canada	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
3	83	Bogdan Yakimov	(C)	Russia	Reaktor (MHL)
3	88	Anton Slepyshev	(LW)	Russia	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
4	94	Jackson Houck	(RW)	Canada	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
4	96	Kyle Platzer	(C)	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
4	113	Aidan Muir	(W)	Canada	Victory Honda (MWEHL)
5	128	Evan Campbell	(LW)	Canada	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
6	158	Ben Betker	(D)	Canada	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
7	188	Gregory Chase	(C/RW)	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

Draft notes^[63]

• The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second and third-round pick in 2013 (57th and 88th overall) and Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.^[64]
• The Anaheim Ducks' second-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as a result of a July 12, 2011, trade that sent Andrew Cogliano to the Ducks in exchange for this pick.^[65]
• The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall) and St. Louis' third and fourth-round picks in 2013 (83rd and 113th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.^[66] Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (88th overall), Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick.^[64]
• The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a January 14, 2013, trade that sent Mark Fistric to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.^[67]
• The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall), a fourth-round pick in 2013 (113th overall) and this pick.^[66]
• The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall), Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick.^[64]
• The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers (via St. Louis), the Blues traded the pick to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 (83rd and 113th overall) and this pick.^[66]
• The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent Jerred Smithson to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.^[68]
• The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (83rd overall), Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall) and this pick.^[66]