2026–27 regular season

Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-1-1 with 13 points in 2026–27, 6th of 32 in the league, with 37 goals for and 24 against. They have 51.9% of the expected goals in their games, more than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 82% to make the playoffs.

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Record: 6–1–1; 13 points, 6th of 32
Goals: 37–24; +13 differential
Expected goals: 22.3–20.7; for and against
xG share: 51.9%; 50% is even

82% to make the playoffs, 29% to win the division, about 101 points projected (88 to 115 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

50556065

51.9%

2026-09-292026-10-17

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 22 xG78%
League 79%15%
Against 21 xG81%16%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Draisaitl – McDavid – Podkolzin	7	98:26	113–64	6.6–2.4	14–1	73%
Joseph – Formenton – Michaels	7	66:39	37–75	1.9–3.1	4–5	38%
Frederic – Howard – Samanski	5	21:23	18–22	0.7–0.8	2–1	49%
Dickinson – Kapanen – Hallander	2	17:49	4–14	0.1–0.2	0–0	36%
Kapanen – Jones – Dach	3	16:30	16–15	0.3–0.7	0–3	31%
Draisaitl – Kapanen – Podkolzin	3	13:46	22–3	1.2–0.1	1–1	94%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Ekholm – Bouchard	8	115:50	124–72	6.8–2.7	13–1	71%
Murphy – Shea	8	103:48	57–92	2.2–3.8	4–4	36%
Emberson – Mukhamadullin	3	29:08	17–42	0.5–1.4	0–1	26%
Walman – Emberson	3	28:23	29–35	1.2–1.4	1–0	46%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed24.1 mph
97
Bursts over 22 mph40
100
Bursts over 20 mph282
94

Shooting

Hardest shot93.1 mph
23
Shots over 90 mph7
81

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.1%
48
Defensive zone time41.2%
39

League ranks

Points %81.3%1st

Goals for per game4.631st

Goals against per game3.0011th

xG for per game2.7920th

xG against per game2.599th

xG share51.9%12th

Finishing (goals − xG)+14.71st

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)−3.321st

Rush xG per game0.216th

Rebound xG per game0.3921st

Rush xG allowed per game0.061st

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 8 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 8 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-17	at UTA	6–2	2.8–2.9	49%
10-15	vs UTA	2–4	2.2–3.0	42%
10-13	at LAK	4–1	1.5–3.2	32%
10-10	at SJS	3–1	3.2–1.4	69%
10-07	at ANA	5–2	2.6–3.5	42%
10-03	vs SEA	3–1	3.0–1.7	64%
10-01	at VAN	9–7	3.6–2.7	57%
09-29	vs VAN	5–6	3.4–2.2	60%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Connor McDavid	C	8	6	17	23	4.8	23:23	11	69.2
Evan Bouchard	D	8	6	10	16	1.5	25:14	5	69.4
Leon Draisaitl	C	8	6	8	14	4.3	21:04	5	74.7
Vasily Podkolzin	R	8	7	4	11	4.3	19:14	34	70.3
Kasperi Kapanen	R	8	3	1	4	1.9	17:33	12	51.1
Mathieu Joseph	R	8	1	3	4	1.2	14:36	26	41.0
Alex Formenton	L	8	1	2	3	1.3	14:40	24	39.2
Filip Hallander	C	6	1	2	3	1.0	11:03	8	51.7
Owen Michaels	R	8	2	1	3	0.3	13:12	8	33.0
Ryan Shea	D	8	1	2	3	0.5	22:44	6	42.7
Mattias Ekholm	D	8	1	2	3	1.3	21:57	5	65.6
Isaac Howard	L	8	0	2	2	0.4	9:47	3	30.1
Shakir Mukhamadullin	D	5	1	0	1	0.1	11:52	5	32.1
Josh Samanski	C	6	0	1	1	0.1	7:44	1	27.6
Ty Emberson	D	6	0	1	1	0.2	12:16	9	35.7
Jason Dickinson	C	3	0	1	1	0.1	12:12	3	35.7
Zach Hyman	L	2	1	0	1	0.4	18:33	3	54.7
Trent Frederic	C	8	1	0	1	1.1	10:04	20	37.1
Connor Murphy	D	8	0	1	1	0.1	21:25	5	35.0
Jake Walman	D	5	0	0	0	0.3	15:09	0	53.8
Colton Dach	C	4	0	0	0	0.8	14:15	12	49.2
Max Jones	L	5	0	0	0	0.6	10:28	10	46.9