2014–15 Edmonton Oilers season

Edmonton Oilers
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 (Dec–Apr) (interim)
Captain	Andrew Ference
Alternate captains	Jordan Eberle; Taylor Hall
Arena	Rexall Place
Average attendance	16,839 (100%); (41 games)
Minor league affiliations	Oklahoma City Barons (AHL); Bakersfield Condors (ECHL)
	Team leaders
Goals	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (24)
Assists	Jordan Eberle (39)
Points	Jordan Eberle (63)
Penalties in minutes	Matt Hendricks (76)
Plus/minus	(+): Steve Pinizzotto (1); (−): Nail Yakupov (−35)
Wins	Ben Scrivens (15)
Goals against average	Laurent Brossoit (2.00)
<2013–14	2015–16>

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.

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

Divisional 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.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – St. Louis Blues	82	51	24	7	42	248	201	+47	109
2	x – Nashville Predators	82	47	25	10	41	232	208	+24	104
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	48	28	6	39	229	189	+40	102

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

Top 3 (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

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 Canucks	3–4	Edmonton Oilers		Brossoit	4,408	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 13^[a]	Calgary Flames	3–4	Edmonton Oilers		Rimmer	3,060	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 15^[a]	Edmonton Oilers	4–5	Winnipeg Jets	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 Flames	1–3	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 21	Edmonton Oilers	0–1	Calgary Flames		Fasth	19,289	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 24	Edmonton Oilers	3–2	Winnipeg Jets		Brossoit	14,723	2–1–0	Recap
4^[a]	September 28	Chicago Blackhawks	5–0	Edmonton Oilers		Bachman		2–2–0	Recap
5	September 29	Winnipeg Jets	1–3	Edmonton Oilers		Fasth	16,839	3–2–0	Recap
6	October 1	Arizona Coyotes	2–3	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	4–2–0	Recap
7	October 2	Vancouver Canucks	2–1	Edmonton Oilers		Fasth	16,839	4–3–0	Recap
8	October 4	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	Vancouver Canucks		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 Flames	5–2	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	0–1–0	0	Recap
2	October 11	Edmonton Oilers	4–5	Vancouver Canucks	SO	Fasth	18,870	0–1–1	1	Recap
3	October 14	Edmonton Oilers	1–6	Los Angeles Kings		Fasth	18,230	0–2–1	1	Recap
4	October 15	Edmonton Oilers	4–7	Arizona Coyotes		Scrivens	11,648	0–3–1	1	Recap
5	October 17	Vancouver Canucks	2–0	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	0–4–1	1	Recap
6	October 20	Tampa Bay Lightning	2–3	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	1–4–1	3	Recap
7	October 22	Washington Capitals	2–3	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	2–4–1	5	Recap
8	October 24	Carolina Hurricanes	3–6	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	3–4–1	7	Recap
9	October 27	Montreal Canadiens	0–3	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	4–4–1	9	Recap
10	October 29	Nashville Predators	1–4	Edmonton Oilers		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 Canucks	3–2	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	4–6–1	9	Recap
12	November 4	Edmonton Oilers	1–4	Philadelphia Flyers		Fasth	19,566	4–7–1	9	Recap
13	November 6	Edmonton Oilers	2–5	Boston Bruins		Scrivens	17,565	4–8–1	9	Recap
14	November 7	Edmonton Oilers	3–2	Buffalo Sabres		Fasth	17,490	5–8–1	11	Recap
15	November 9	Edmonton Oilers	3–1	New York Rangers		Fasth	18,006	6–8–1	13	Recap
16	November 11	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	Nashville Predators		Fasth	17,129	6–9–1	13	Recap
17	November 13	Ottawa Senators	4–3	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Scrivens	16,839	6–9–2	14	Recap
18	November 16	Arizona Coyotes	2–1	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	6–10–2	14	Recap
19	November 19	Vancouver Canucks	5–4	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	6–11–2	14	Recap
20	November 21	New Jersey Devils	2–0	Edmonton Oilers		Fasth	16,839	6–12–2	14	Recap
21	November 22	Chicago Blackhawks	7–1	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	6–13–2	14	Recap
22	November 25	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	Dallas Stars		Fasth	16,322	6–14–2	14	Recap
23	November 27	Edmonton Oilers	0–1	Nashville Predators	OT	Fasth	17,113	6–14–3	15	Recap
24	November 28	Edmonton Oilers	3–4	St. Louis Blues	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 Coyotes	5–2	Edmonton Oilers		Fasth	16,839	6–15–4	16	Recap
26	December 3	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	Winnipeg Jets	OT	Scrivens	15,016	6–15–5	17	Recap
27	December 7	San Jose Sharks	1–2	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	7–15–5	19	Recap
28	December 9	Edmonton Oilers	2–5	San Jose Sharks		Scrivens	17,007	7–16–5	19	Recap
29	December 10	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	Anaheim Ducks		Fasth	16,371	7–17–5	19	Recap
30	December 12	Anaheim Ducks	4–2	Edmonton Oilers		Fasth	16,839	7–18–5	19	Recap
31	December 14	New York Rangers	2–0	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	7–19–5	19	Recap
32	December 16	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	Arizona Coyotes	OT	Scrivens	12,085	7–19–6	20	Recap
33	December 18	Edmonton Oilers	3–4	San Jose Sharks		Scrivens	17,389	7–20–6	20	Recap
34	December 21	Dallas Stars	6–5	Edmonton Oilers	SO	Scrivens	16,839	7–20–7	21	Recap
35	December 23	Arizona Coyotes	5–1	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	7–21–7	21	Recap
36	December 27	Edmonton Oilers	1–4	Calgary Flames		Fasth	19,289	7–22–7	21	Recap
37	December 30	Los Angeles Kings	2–3	Edmonton Oilers	SO	Scrivens	16,839	8–22–7	23	Recap
38	December 31	Edmonton Oilers	3–4	Calgary Flames	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 Oilers	1–2	Colorado Avalanche	SO	Scrivens	16,050	8–22–9	25	Recap
40	January 4	New York Islanders	2–5	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	9–22–9	27	Recap
41	January 6	Detroit Red Wings	4–2	Edmonton Oilers		Fasth	16,839	9–23–9	27	Recap
42	January 9	Chicago Blackhawks	2–5	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	10–23–9	29	Recap
43	January 11	Florida Panthers	4–2	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	10–24–9	29	Recap
44	January 13	Edmonton Oilers	2–4	St. Louis Blues		Scrivens	18,279	10–25–9	29	Recap
45	January 15	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	Tampa Bay Lightning		Scrivens	18,609	10–26–9	29	Recap
46	January 17	Edmonton Oilers	3–2	Florida Panthers	SO	Fasth	10,529	11–26–9	31	Recap
47	January 20	Edmonton Oilers	5–4	Washington Capitals	SO	Fasth	18,506	12–26–9	33	Recap
48	January 27	Minnesota Wild	2–1	Edmonton Oilers		Fasth	16,839	12–27–9	33	Recap
49	January 29	Buffalo Sabres	2–3	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	13–27–9	35	Recap
50	January 31	Edmonton Oilers	2–4	Calgary Flames		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 Oilers	5–4	San Jose Sharks	SO	Fasth	17,376	14–28–9	37	Recap
52	February 4	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–0	Edmonton Oilers		Fasth	16,839	14–29–9	37	Recap
53	February 7	Edmonton Oilers	1–5	Toronto Maple Leafs		Fasth	19,248	14–30–9	37	Recap
54	February 9	Edmonton Oilers	2–1	New Jersey Devils		Scrivens	11,519	15–30–9	39	Recap
55	February 10	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	New York Islanders		Fasth	15,608	15–31–9	39	Recap
56	February 12	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Montreal Canadiens	OT	Fasth	21,287	16–31–9	41	Recap
57	February 14	Edmonton Oilers	2–7	Ottawa Senators		Fasth	17,160	16–32–9	41	Recap
58	February 16	Edmonton Oilers	4–5	Winnipeg Jets	SO	Fasth	15,016	16–32–10	42	Recap
59	February 18	Boston Bruins	3–4	Edmonton Oilers	SO	Scrivens	16,839	17–32–10	44	Recap
60	February 20	Minnesota Wild	4–0	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	17–33–10	44	Recap
61	February 21	Anaheim Ducks	2–1	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	17–34–10	44	Recap
62	February 24	Edmonton Oilers	2–1	Minnesota Wild		Scrivens	19,044	18–34–10	46	Recap
63	February 28	St. Louis Blues	2–1	Edmonton Oilers		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 Kings	5–2	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	18–36–10	46	Recap
65	March 6	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	Chicago Blackhawks	SO	Scrivens	22,017	18–36–11	47	Recap
66	March 8	Edmonton Oilers	4–7	Carolina Hurricanes		Bachman	12,826	18–37–11	47	Recap
67	March 9	Edmonton Oilers	2–5	Detroit Red Wings		Scrivens	20,027	18–38–11	47	Recap
68	March 12	Edmonton Oilers	4–6	Pittsburgh Penguins		Bachman	18,662	18–39–11	47	Recap
69	March 13	Edmonton Oilers	4–5	Columbus Blue Jackets	SO	Scrivens	14,317	18–39–12	48	Recap
70	March 16	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–4	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	19–39–12	50	Recap
71	March 18	Columbus Blue Jackets	4–3	Edmonton Oilers	SO	Scrivens	16,839	19–39–13	51	Recap
72	March 21	Philadelphia Flyers	4–5	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Scrivens	16,839	20–39–13	53	Recap
73	March 23	Winnipeg Jets	4–1	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	20–40–13	53	Recap
74	March 25	Colorado Avalanche	3–4	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	21–40–13	55	Recap
75	March 27	Dallas Stars	0–4	Edmonton Oilers		Bachman	16,839	22–40–13	57	Recap
76	March 30	Edmonton Oilers	4–1	Colorado Avalanche		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 Oilers	1–5	Anaheim Ducks		Scrivens	17,174	23–41–13	59	Recap
78	April 2	Edmonton Oilers	2–8	Los Angeles Kings		Scrivens	18,230	23–42–13	59	Recap
79	April 4	Calgary Flames	4–0	Edmonton Oilers		Scrivens	16,839	23–43–13	59	Recap
80	April 7	Los Angeles Kings	2–4	Edmonton Oilers		Bachman	16,839	24–43–13	61	Recap
81	April 9	San Jose Sharks	3–1	Edmonton Oilers		Brossoit	16,839	24–44–13	61	Recap
82	April 11	Edmonton Oilers	5–6	Vancouver Canucks	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
Rob Klinkhammer^†	40	1	2	3	−7	23
Luke Gazdic	40	2	1	3	−4	43
Iiro Pakarinen	17	1	2	3	−4	2
Brad Hunt	11	1	2	3	−6	0
Ryan Hamilton	16	1	1	2	−8	6
Tyler Pitlick	17	2	0	2	−3	4
David Musil	4	0	2	2	−2	2
Keith Aulie	31	0	1	1	−3	66
Brandon Davidson	12	1	0	1	−5	0
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	A	PIM
Ben Scrivens	57	53	3228	15	26	11	170	3.16	1542	.890	1	1	4
Viktor Fasth	26	24	1336	6	15	3	76	3.41	681	.888	0	0	0
Richard Bachman	7	4	317	3	2	0	15	2.84	168	.911	1	0	0
Laurent Brossoit	1	1	60	0	1	0	2	2.00	51	.961	0	0	0
Tyler Bunz	1	0	20	0	0	0	3	9.00	12	.750	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	October 11, 2014
Darnell Nurse	1st NHL Game	October 14, 2014
Bogdan Yakimov	1st NHL Game	October 14, 2014
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	November 25, 2014
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	February 10, 2015
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	March 25, 2015
Luke Gazdic	100th NHL Game	March 27, 2015
Andrew Miller	1st NHL Goal	March 27, 2015
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	April 4, 2015
David Musil	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	April 7, 2015
Laurent Brossoit	1st NHL Game	April 9, 2015
Curtis Hamilton	1st NHL Game	April 9, 2015

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^[10]	To Vancouver Canucks Will Acton	To Edmonton Oilers Kellan Lain
December 29, 2014^[11]	To Nashville Predators Mark Arcobello	To Edmonton Oilers Derek Roy
January 2, 2015^[12]	To Pittsburgh Penguins David Perron	To Edmonton Oilers Rob Klinkhammer 1st-round pick in 2015 – Mathew Barzal
March 2, 2015^[13]	To Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2015 – Jonas Siegenthaler 4th-round pick in 2015 – Caleb Jones

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Mark Fayne	New Jersey Devils	4 years, $14 million	^[14]
July 1, 2014	Benoit Pouliot	New York Rangers	5 years, $20 million	^[15]
July 1, 2014	Keith Aulie	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $800,000	^[16]
May 12, 2015	Eetu Laurikainen	Espoo Blues (Liiga)	2 years, entry-level contract	^[17]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Denis Grebeshkov	HC Vityaz (KHL)	1 year	^[18]
July 1, 2014	Philip Larsen	HC Yugra (KHL)	1 year	^[19]
July 1, 2014	Taylor Fedun	San Jose Sharks	1 year, $600,000	^[20]
July 12, 2014	Ben Eager	CSKA Moscow (KHL)	1 year	^[21]
November 17, 2014	Ryan Jones	Kolner Haie (DEL)	1 year	^[22]
May 18, 2015	Frans Tuohimaa	Leksands IF (SHL)
May 26, 2015	Steve Pinizzotto	EHC München (DEL)

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Matt Fraser^[23]	Boston Bruins	December 29, 2014

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player
Ryan Smyth^[24]^[25]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Luke Gazdic	2 years, $1.6 million	^[26]
July 7, 2014	Jeff Petry	1 year, $3.075 million	^[27]
July 9, 2014	Richard Bachman	1 year, $615,000	^[28]
July 15, 2014	Andrew Miller	1 year, $675,000	^[29]
July 15, 2014	Curtis Hamilton	1 year, $600,000	^[30]
July 15, 2014	Tyler Pitlick	1 year, $725,000	^[30]
August 12, 2014	Leon Draisaitl	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[31]
August 29, 2014	Justin Schultz	1 year, $3.675 million	^[32]
September 13, 2014	Greg Chase	3 years, $2.145 million entry-level contract	^[33]
February 20, 2015	Rob Klinkhammer	1 year, $725,000 contract extension	^[34]
February 20, 2015	Ryan Hamilton	1 year, $600,000 contract extension	^[34]
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	^[35]
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	^[36]
May 27, 2015	Anton Slepyshev	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract

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.^[37]
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.^[38]
^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.^[39]
^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.^[40]
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).^[41]
^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.^[42]
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.^[43]

References

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↑ Oilers Acquire Teddy Purcell
↑ Oilers Acquire Teddy Purcell
↑ Oilers trade for Derek Roy
↑ BLOG: Oilers trade Perron to Penguins
↑ BLOG: Oilers trade Petry for pair of picks
↑ BLOG: Mark Fayne signs with Oilers
↑ BLOG: Oilers sign Pouliot
↑ BLOG: Oilers add Aulie
↑ Oilers agree to terms with Laurikainen
↑ Edmonton Oilers defenceman Denis Grebeshkov signs with KHL club
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↑ Sharks Sign Defenseman Taylor Fedun
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↑ BLOG: Oilers claim Fraser; place Pinizzotto on waivers
↑ BLOG: Smyth looks back on his final game
↑ Ryan Smyth set to play final National Hockey League game
↑ Oilers agree to terms with Gazdic
↑ Oilers agree to terms with Petry
↑ Oilers agree to terms with Bachman
↑ Oilers agree to terms with Miller
↑ ^30.0 ^30.1 Oilers ink Pitlick and Hamilton
↑ Oilers sign Draisaitl
↑ BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Justin Schultz
↑ Oilers Sign Greg Chase
↑ ^34.0 ^34.1 Oilers sign Klinkhammer and Hamilton
↑ BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with LaLeggia
↑ BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Yakupov on extension
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[9] Oilers Acquire Teddy Purcell

[10] Oilers Acquire Teddy Purcell

[11] Oilers trade for Derek Roy

[12] BLOG: Oilers trade Perron to Penguins

[13] BLOG: Oilers trade Petry for pair of picks

[14] BLOG: Mark Fayne signs with Oilers

[15] BLOG: Oilers sign Pouliot

[16] BLOG: Oilers add Aulie

[17] Oilers agree to terms with Laurikainen

[18] Edmonton Oilers defenceman Denis Grebeshkov signs with KHL club

[19] ttp://ugra-hc.ru/press-tsenter/novosti-kluba/khk-yugra-podpisal-kontrakt-s-filipom-larsenom.html

[20] Sharks Sign Defenseman Taylor Fedun

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[23] BLOG: Oilers claim Fraser; place Pinizzotto on waivers

[24] BLOG: Smyth looks back on his final game

[25] Ryan Smyth set to play final National Hockey League game

[26] Oilers agree to terms with Gazdic

[27] Oilers agree to terms with Petry

[28] Oilers agree to terms with Bachman

[29] Oilers agree to terms with Miller

[HamiltonPitlick-30] 30.0 ^30.1 Oilers ink Pitlick and Hamilton

[31] Oilers sign Draisaitl

[32] BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Justin Schultz

[33] Oilers Sign Greg Chase

[KlinkhammerHamilton-34] 34.0 ^34.1 Oilers sign Klinkhammer and Hamilton

[35] BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with LaLeggia

[36] BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Yakupov on extension

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