2014–15 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2014–15 Edmonton Oilers season was the 36th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,^[2] and 43rd season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Oilers missed the playoffs for the 9th straight season

2014–15 Edmonton Oilers
Division	6th Pacific
Conference	13th Western
2014–15 record	24–44–14
Home record	15–23–3
Road record	9–21–11
Goals for	198
Goals against	283
Team information
General manager	Craig MacTavish
Coach	Dallas Eakins (Oct.–Dec.) Todd Nelson (interim, Dec.–Apr.)
Captain	Andrew Ference
Alternate captains	Jordan Eberle Taylor Hall
Arena	Rexall Place
Average attendance	16,839 (100%)[1] (41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Oklahoma City Barons (AHL) Bakersfield Condors (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (24)
Assists	Jordan Eberle (39)
Points	Jordan Eberle (63)
Penalty minutes	Matt Hendricks (76)
Plus/minus	Steve Pinizzotto (+1)
Wins	Ben Scrivens (15)
Goals against average	Laurent Brossoit (2.00)
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

Off-season

On April 21, 2014, the Oilers announced that Bill Scott had accepted the position of assistant general manager, replacing Rick Olczyk.^[3]

On June 10, 2014, the Oilers hired Craig Ramsay as an assistant coach, replacing Kelly Buchberger. Buchberger will move into a new role in player personnel.

On June 23, 2014, the Oilers announced that Assistant Coach Steve Smith would leave the organization and he would end up being with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Anaheim Ducks	82	51	24	7	43	236	226	+10	109
2	x – Vancouver Canucks	82	48	29	5	42	242	222	+20	101
3	x – Calgary Flames	82	45	30	7	41	241	216	+25	97
4	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	38	220	205	+15	95
5	San Jose Sharks	82	40	33	9	36	228	232	−4	89
6	Edmonton Oilers	82	24	44	14	19	198	283	−85	62
7	Arizona Coyotes	82	24	50	8	19	170	272	−102	56

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

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	46	28	8	42	231	201	+30	100
2	CE	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	43	26	13	36	230	210	+20	99
3	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	38	220	205	+15	95
4	CE	Dallas Stars	82	41	31	10	37	261	260	+1	92
5	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	31	12	29	219	227	−8	90
6	PA	San Jose Sharks	82	40	33	9	36	228	232	−4	89
7	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	24	44	14	19	198	283	−85	62
8	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	24	50	8	19	170	272	−102	56

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Andrew Ference	Illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Zack Kassian during NHL game No. 163 in Edmonton on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at 14:03 of the second period.	3 games	$118,902.45	November 3, 2014[4]
Keith Aulie	Illegal check to the head of Calgary Flames forward Matt Stajan during NHL game No. 555 in Calgary on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at 19:05 of the first period.	2 games	$8,602.16	January 1, 2015[5]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season game log
Rookie tournament: 2–0–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 12[a] Vancouver 3–4 Edmonton Brossoit 4,408 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 13[a] Calgary 3–4 Edmonton Rimmer 3,060 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 15[a] Edmonton 4–5 Winnipeg SO Tuohimaa 1,951 2–0–1 Recap [a]Game was played at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.
September/October: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 Calgary 1–3 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 21 Edmonton 0–1 Calgary Fasth 19,289 1–1–0 Recap 3 September 24 Edmonton 3–2 Winnipeg Brossoit 14,723 2–1–0 Recap 4[a] September 28 Chicago 5–0 Edmonton Bachman 2–2–0 Recap 5 September 29 Winnipeg 1–3 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 3–2–0 Recap 6 October 1 Arizona 2–3 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 4–2–0 Recap 7 October 2 Vancouver 2–1 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 4–3–0 Recap 8 October 4 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver Scrivens 18,802 4–4–0 Recap Notes: a Game was played at Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Regular season

Game log
October: 4–5–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 0–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Calgary 5–2 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 11 Edmonton 4–5 Vancouver SO Fasth 18,870 0–1–1 1 Recap 3 October 14 Edmonton 1–6 Los Angeles Fasth 18,230 0–2–1 1 Recap 4 October 15 Edmonton 4–7 Arizona Scrivens 11,648 0–3–1 1 Recap 5 October 17 Vancouver 2–0 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 0–4–1 1 Recap 6 October 20 Tampa Bay 2–3 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 1–4–1 3 Recap 7 October 22 Washington 2–3 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 2–4–1 5 Recap 8 October 24 Carolina 3–6 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 3–4–1 7 Recap 9 October 27 Montreal 0–3 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 4–4–1 9 Recap 10 October 29 Nashville 4–1 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 4–5–1 9 Recap
November: 2–9–3 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 2–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Vancouver 3–2 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 4–6–1 9 Recap 12 November 4 Edmonton 1–4 Philadelphia Fasth 19,566 4–7–1 9 Recap 13 November 6 Edmonton 2–5 Boston Scrivens 17,565 4–8–1 9 Recap 14 November 7 Edmonton 3–2 Buffalo Fasth 17,490 5–8–1 11 Recap 15 November 9 Edmonton 3–1 NY Rangers Fasth 18,006 6–8–1 13 Recap 16 November 11 Edmonton 2–3 Nashville Fasth 17,129 6–9–1 13 Recap 17 November 13 Ottawa 4–3 Edmonton OT Scrivens 16,839 6–9–2 14 Recap 18 November 16 Arizona 2–1 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 6–10–2 14 Recap 19 November 19 Vancouver 5–4 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 6–11–2 14 Recap 20 November 21 New Jersey 2–0 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 6–12–2 14 Recap 21 November 22 Chicago 7–1 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 6–13–2 14 Recap 22 November 25 Edmonton 2–3 Dallas Fasth 16,322 6–14–2 14 Recap 23 November 27 Edmonton 0–1 Nashville OT Fasth 17,113 6–14–3 15 Recap 24 November 28 Edmonton 3–4 St. Louis OT Scrivens 17,666 6–14–4 16 Recap
December: 2–8–4 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 0–4–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Arizona 5–2 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 6–15–4 16 Recap 26 December 3 Edmonton 2–3 Winnipeg OT Scrivens 15,016 6–15–5 17 Recap 27 December 7 San Jose 1–2 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 7–15–5 19 Recap 28 December 9 Edmonton 2–5 San Jose Scrivens 17,007 7–16–5 19 Recap 29 December 10 Edmonton 1–2 Anaheim Fasth 16,371 7–17–5 19 Recap 30 December 12 Anaheim 4–2 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 7–18–5 19 Recap 31 December 14 NY Rangers 2–0 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 7–19–5 19 Recap 32 December 16 Edmonton 1–2 Arizona OT Scrivens 12,085 7–19–6 20 Recap 33 December 18 Edmonton 3–4 San Jose Scrivens 17,389 7–20–6 20 Recap 34 December 21 Dallas 6–5 Edmonton SO Scrivens 16,839 7–20–7 21 Recap 35 December 23 Arizona 5–1 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 7–21–7 21 Recap 36 December 27 Edmonton 1–4 Calgary Fasth 19,289 7–22–7 21 Recap 37 December 30 Los Angeles 2–3 Edmonton SO Scrivens 16,839 8–22–7 23 Recap 38 December 31 Edmonton 3–4 Calgary OT Scrivens 19,289 8–22–8 24 Recap
January: 5–6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Edmonton 1–2 Colorado SO Scrivens 16,050 8–22–9 25 Recap 40 January 4 NY Islanders 2–5 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 9–22–9 27 Recap 41 January 6 Detroit 4–2 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 9–23–9 27 Recap 42 January 9 Chicago 2–5 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 10–23–9 29 Recap 43 January 11 Florida 4–2 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 10–24–9 29 Recap 44 January 13 Edmonton 2–4 St. Louis Scrivens 18,279 10–25–9 29 Recap 45 January 15 Edmonton 2–3 Tampa Bay Scrivens 18,609 10–26–9 29 Recap 46 January 17 Edmonton 3–2 Florida SO Fasth 10,529 11–26–9 31 Recap 47 January 20 Edmonton 5–4 Washington SO Fasth 18,506 12–26–9 33 Recap 48 January 27 Minnesota 2–1 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 12–27–9 33 Recap 49 January 29 Buffalo 2–3 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 13–27–9 35 Recap 50 January 31 Edmonton 2–4 Calgary Scrivens 19,289 13–28–9 35 Recap
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 4–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Edmonton 5–4 San Jose SO Fasth 17,376 14–28–9 37 Recap 52 February 4 Pittsburgh 2–0 Edmonton Fasth 16,839 14–29–9 37 Recap 53 February 7 Edmonton 1–5 Toronto Fasth 19,248 14–30–9 37 Recap 54 February 9 Edmonton 2–1 New Jersey Scrivens 11,519 15–30–9 39 Recap 55 February 10 Edmonton 2–3 NY Islanders Fasth 15,608 15–31–9 39 Recap 56 February 12 Edmonton 4–3 Montreal OT Fasth 21,287 16–31–9 41 Recap 57 February 14 Edmonton 2–7 Ottawa Fasth 17,160 16–32–9 41 Recap 58 February 16 Edmonton 4–5 Winnipeg SO Fasth 15,016 16–32–10 42 Recap 59 February 18 Boston 3–4 Edmonton SO Scrivens 16,839 17–32–10 44 Recap 60 February 20 Minnesota 4–0 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 17–33–10 44 Recap 61 February 21 Anaheim 2–1 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 17–34–10 44 Recap 62 February 24 Edmonton 2–1 Minnesota Scrivens 19,044 18–34–10 46 Recap 63 February 28 St. Louis 2–1 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 18–35–10 46 Recap
March: 5–5–3 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 3 Los Angeles 5–2 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 18–36–10 46 Recap 65 March 6 Edmonton 1–2 Chicago SO Scrivens 22,017 18–36–11 47 Recap 66 March 8 Edmonton 4–7 Carolina Bachman 12,826 18–37–11 47 Recap 67 March 9 Edmonton 2–5 Detroit Scrivens 20,027 18–38–11 47 Recap 68 March 12 Edmonton 4–6 Pittsburgh Bachman 18,662 18–39–11 47 Recap 69 March 13 Edmonton 4–5 Columbus SO Scrivens 14,317 18–39–12 48 Recap 70 March 16 Toronto 1–4 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 19–39–12 50 Recap 71 March 18 Columbus 4–3 Edmonton SO Scrivens 16,839 19–39–13 51 Recap 72 March 21 Philadelphia 4–5 Edmonton OT Scrivens 16,839 20–39–13 53 Recap 73 March 23 Winnipeg 4–1 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 20–40–13 53 Recap 74 March 25 Colorado 3–4 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 21–40–13 55 Recap 75 March 27 Dallas 0–4 Edmonton Bachman 16,839 22–40–13 57 Recap 76 March 30 Edmonton 4–1 Colorado Bachman 15,493 23–40–13 59 Recap
April: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Edmonton 1–5 Anaheim Scrivens 17,174 23–41–13 59 Recap 78 April 2 Edmonton 2–8 Los Angeles Scrivens 18,230 23–42–13 59 Recap 79 April 4 Calgary 4–0 Edmonton Scrivens 16,839 23–43–13 59 Recap 80 April 7 Los Angeles 2–4 Edmonton Bachman 16,839 24–43–13 61 Recap 81 April 9 San Jose 3–1 Edmonton Brossoit 16,839 24–44–13 61 Recap 82 April 11 Edmonton 5–6 Vancouver OT Scrivens 18,870 24–44–14 62 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats^[6]

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jordan Eberle 81 24 39 63 −16 24 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 76 24 32 56 −12 25 Taylor Hall 53 14 24 38 −1 40 Benoit Pouliot 58 19 15 34 −1 28 Teddy Purcell 82 12 22 34 −33 24 Nail Yakupov 81 14 19 33 −35 18 Justin Schultz 81 6 25 31 −17 12 Derek Roy† 46 11 11 22 −13 22 Anton Lander 38 6 14 20 −12 14 Oscar Klefbom 60 2 18 20 −21 4 David Perron‡ 38 5 14 19 −17 20 Matt Hendricks 71 8 8 16 −14 76 Jeff Petry‡ 59 4 11 15 −25 32 Andrew Ference 70 3 11 14 −17 39 Boyd Gordon 68 6 7 13 −5 17 Mark Arcobello‡ 36 7 5 12 −7 12 Nikita Nikitin 42 4 6 10 −12 12 Matt Fraser† 36 5 4 9 −11 10 Leon Draisaitl 37 2 7 9 −17 4 Mark Fayne 74 2 6 8 −21 14 Andrew Miller 9 1 5 6 −2 0 Martin Marincin 41 1 4 5 −4 16 Jesse Joensuu 20 2 2 4 −8 14 Steve Pinizzotto 18 2 2 4 1 30 Luke Gazdic 40 2 1 3 −4 43 Rob Klinkhammer† 40 1 2 3 −7 23 Iiro Pakarinen 17 1 2 3 −4 2 Brad Hunt 11 1 2 3 −6 0 Tyler Pitlick 17 2 0 2 −3 4 Ryan Hamilton 16 1 1 2 −8 6 David Musil 4 0 2 2 −2 2 Brandon Davidson 12 1 0 1 −5 0 Keith Aulie 31 0 1 1 −3 66 Jordan Oesterle 6 0 1 1 −4 0 Curtis Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 5 Bogdan Yakimov 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Darnell Nurse 2 0 0 0 −2 0 Will Acton‡ 3 0 0 0 −2 5

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Ben Scrivens	57	53	3228	15	26	11	170	3.16	1542	.890	1	0	1	4
Viktor Fasth	26	24	1336	6	15	3	76	3.41	681	.888	0	0	0	0
Richard Bachman	7	4	317	3	2	0	15	2.84	168	.911	1	0	0	0
Laurent Brossoit	1	1	60	0	1	0	2	2.00	51	.961	0	0	0	0
Tyler Bunz	1	0	20	0	0	0	3	9.00	12	.750	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 Ben Scrivens NHL Second Star of the Week[7] October 27, 2014 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins NHL All-Star game selection[8] January 10, 2015

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Leon Draisaitl	1st NHL Game	October 9, 2014
Mark Fayne	100th NHL PIM	October 11, 2014
Brad Hunt	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Darnell Nurse	1st NHL Game	October 14, 2014
Bogdan Yakimov
Leon Draisaitl	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 15, 2014
Leon Draisaitl	1st NHL Goal	October 24, 2014
Matt Hendricks	500th NHL PIM	November 4, 2014
Iiro Pakarinen	1st NHL Game	November 6, 2014
Iiro Pakarinen	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	November 7, 2014
Jordan Eberle	100th NHL Goal	November 13, 2014
Steve Pinizzotto	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick	November 19, 2014
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	200th NHL Game	November 21, 2014
Taylor Hall	100th NHL Goal	November 25, 2014
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	100th NHL Assist
Jordan Eberle	300th NHL Game	December 3, 2014
Brandon Davidson	1st NHL Game	December 10, 2014
Brad Hunt	1st NHL Assist	December 16, 2014
Ben Scrivens	100th NHL Game	December 30, 2014
Anton Lander	100th NHL Game	January 11, 2015
Derek Roy	700th NHL Game	January 13, 2015
Boyd Gordon	600th NHL Game	January 15, 2015
Boyd Gordon	100th NHL Assist	January 17, 2015
Benoit Pouliot	400th NHL Game	January 20, 2015
Ryan Hamilton	1st NHL Goal	February 10, 2015
Iiro Pakarinen	1st NHL Assist
Mark Fayne	300th NHL Game	February 16, 2015
Jordan Oesterle	1st NHL Game	February 21, 2015
Jordan Oesterle	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	March 3, 2015
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	2nd NHL Hat-trick	March 8, 2015
Matt Hendricks	400th NHL Game	March 9, 2015
Andrew Miller	1st NHL Game	March 19, 2015
Andrew Ference	900th NHL Game	March 21, 2015
Martin Marincin	1st NHL Goal	March 25, 2015
Andrew Miller	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Luke Gazdic	100th NHL Game	March 27, 2015
Andrew Miller	1st NHL Goal
Brandon Davidson	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	March 30, 2015
Tyler Bunz	1st NHL Game	April 2, 2015
David Musil	1st NHL Game	April 4, 2015
Justin Schultz	200th NHL Game
David Musil	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 7, 2015
Laurent Brossoit	1st NHL Game	April 9, 2015
Curtis Hamilton

Transactions

Following the end of the Oilers' 2013–14 season, and during the 2014–15 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

Date	Details
June 29, 2014[9]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Sam Gagner	To Edmonton Oilers Teddy Purcell
November 20, 2014[9]	To Vancouver Canucks Will Acton	To Edmonton Oilers Kellan Lain
December 29, 2014[10]	To Nashville Predators Mark Arcobello	To Edmonton Oilers Derek Roy
January 2, 2015[11]	To Pittsburgh Penguins David Perron	To Edmonton Oilers Rob Klinkhammer 1st-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015[12]	To Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2015 4th-round pick in 2015

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01) Mark Fayne New Jersey Devils 4 years, $14 million [13] Benoit Pouliot New York Rangers 5 years, $20 million [14] Keith Aulie Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $800,000 [15] May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12) Eetu Laurikainen Espoo Blues (Liiga) 2 years, entry-level contract [16]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01) Taylor Fedun San Jose Sharks 1 year, $600,000 [17] Denis Grebeshkov HC Vityaz (KHL) 1 year [18] Philip Larsen HC Yugra (KHL) 1 year [19] July 12, 2014 (2014-07-12) Ben Eager CSKA Moscow (KHL) 1 year [20] September 11, 2014 (2014-09-11) Steve MacIntyre Norfolk Admirals (AHL) November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17) Ryan Jones Kolner Haie (DEL) 1 year [21] December 18, 2014 (2014-12-18) Mark Fraser New Jersey Devils 1 year April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23) Jesse Joensuu Jokerit (KHL) April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30) Erik Gustafsson Chicago Blackhawks 2 year May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18) Frans Tuohimaa Leksands IF (SHL) May 26, 2015 (2015-05-26) Steve Pinizzotto EHC München (DEL)

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Matt Fraser[22] Boston Bruins December 29, 2014

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Player Ryan Smyth[23][24] Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Luke Gazdic 2 years, $1.6 million [25] July 7, 2014 Jeff Petry 1 year, $3.075 million [26] July 9, 2014 Richard Bachman 1 year, $615,000 [27] July 15, 2014 Andrew Miller 1 year, $675,000 [28] July 15, 2014 Curtis Hamilton 1 year, $600,000 [29] July 15, 2014 Tyler Pitlick 1 year, $725,000 [29] August 12, 2014 Leon Draisaitl 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [30] August 29, 2014 Justin Schultz 1 year, $3.675 million [31] September 13, 2014 Greg Chase 3 years, $2.145 million entry-level contract [32] February 20, 2015 Rob Klinkhammer 1 year, $725,000 contract extension [33] February 20, 2015 Ryan Hamilton 1 year, $600,000 contract extension [33] March 26, 2015 Ben Betker 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract March 31, 2015 Joey LaLeggia 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract [34] April 2, 2015 Anton Lander 2 years, $1.975 million contract extension April 5, 2015 Kyle Platzer 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract April 13, 2015 Nail Yakupov 2 years, $5.0 million contract extension [35] May 27, 2015 Anton Slepyshev 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Main article: List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks

The 2014 NHL entry draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Edmonton finished 28th overall in the league, to secure the 3rd overall pick.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	3	Leon Draisaitl	(C)	Germany	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	91[a]	William Lagesson	(D)	Sweden	Frolunda HC U20 (J20 SuperElit)
4	111[b]	Zachary Nagelvoort	(G)	United States	University of Michigan (Big Ten)
5	130[c]	Liam Coughlin	(C/LW)	United States	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
6	153	Tyler Vesel	(C)	United States	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
7	183	Kevin Bouchard	(G)	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)

Draft notes

• The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on July 10, 2013, that sent David Perron to Edmonton in exchange for Magnus Paajarvi and this pick.^[36]
• The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on January 15, 2014, that sent Ben Scrivens to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.^[37]
• ^a The Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Ilya Bryzgalov to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.^[38]
• ^b The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on October 21, 2013, that sent Mike Brown to San Jose in exchange for this pick.^[39]
• The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 4, 2013, that sent Mike Brown to Edmonton in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[40]
• ^c The Ottawa Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Ales Hemsky to Ottawa in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[41]
• The Edmonton Oilers' fifth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Viktor Fasth to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[42]