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The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The team is a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers began as a charter member of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972, and were known as the Alberta Oilers for their first season after their Calgary ...
This is a list of top goal-scorers by season in the National Hockey League. Players marked with a dagger ... Edmonton Oilers: 92 80 1.15
October 1984 became the first calendar month in Oilers history where the team did not record a single loss. January 2010 became the first calendar month in Oilers history where the team did not record a single win. Longest consecutive goal streak: Dave Lumley, 12 (15 goals, 13 assists; November 21 - December 16, 1981).
The Oilers selected Connor McDavid first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Ales Hemsky led the team in scoring points for four seasons, from 2005–06 to 2008–09. The statue of Wayne Gretzky outside Rogers Place commemorates the Oilers' Stanley Cup victories and the all-time Oiler leader for regular season goals, assists and points and playoff assists and points.
The 1985–86 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' seventh season in the NHL, and they were coming off back to back Stanley Cup Championships. Edmonton won the inaugural Presidents' Trophy , as they finished with 119 points, which was a league high and tied the franchise record which was set in the 1983–84 season . [ 1 ]
For the eighth consecutive season, the Oilers had five 30-goal scorers. Prior to the season, the Oilers was involved in one of the biggest trades in NHL history, dealing Wayne Gretzky , Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jimmy Carson , Martin Gelinas , the Kings' first round draft picks in 1989, 1991 ...
Edmonton got off to a solid start, and 27 games into the season, the Oilers sat in 2nd place in the Pacific Division with 26 points, only 3 behind the division leading Calgary Flames. The Oilers then went on a 10-game winless streak, costing Burnett his job, as former Oilers goaltender Ron Low replaced him. [ 1 ]
The 1980–81 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' second season in the NHL, and they finished with 74 points, a 5-point improvement from their first season. Wayne Gretzky ran away with the Art Ross Trophy , awarded to the leading scorer, as he finished with 164 points, 29 points ahead of runner-up Marcel Dionne of the Los Angeles Kings .