2017–18 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2017–18 Edmonton Oilers season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 46th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Oilers missed the playoffs, despite qualifying for the playoffs the previous year and being given the second best preseason Stanley Cup odds.[2]

2017–18 Edmonton Oilers
Division	6th Pacific
Conference	12th Western
2017–18 record	36–40–6
Home record	19–18–4
Road record	17–22–2
Goals for	234
Goals against	263
Team information
General manager	Peter Chiarelli
Coach	Todd McLellan
Captain	Connor McDavid
Alternate captains	Adam Larsson Milan Lucic Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Arena	Rogers Place
Average attendance	18,347 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Connor McDavid (41)
Assists	Connor McDavid (67)
Points	Connor McDavid (108)
Penalty minutes	Zack Kassian (92)
Plus/minus	Connor McDavid (+20)
Wins	Cam Talbot (31)
Goals against average	Al Montoya (2.94)

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	24	7	47	272	228	+44	109
2	x – Anaheim Ducks	82	44	25	13	40	235	216	+19	101
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	45	27	10	40	252	229	+23	100
4	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	45	29	8	43	239	203	+36	98
5	Calgary Flames	82	37	35	10	35	218	248	−30	84
6	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	40	6	31	234	263	−29	78
7	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	40	11	31	218	264	−46	73
8	Arizona Coyotes	82	29	41	12	27	208	256	−48	70

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

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	45	29	8	43	239	203	+36	98
2	CE	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	41	257	237	+20	95
3	CE	St. Louis Blues	82	44	32	6	41	226	222	+4	94
4	CE	Dallas Stars	82	42	32	8	38	235	225	+10	92
5	PA	Calgary Flames	82	37	35	10	35	218	248	−30	84
6	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	40	6	31	234	263	−29	78
7	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	33	39	10	32	229	256	−27	76
8	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	40	11	31	218	264	−46	73
9	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	29	41	12	27	208	256	−48	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The Oilers released their pre-season schedule on June 8, 2017.[3] The Oilers' rookies and prospects participated in the annual Young Stars Classic tournament before the start of pre-season games.[4]

Pre-season game log
Young Stars Classic: 3–0–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1^[a] September 8 Edmonton 4–2 Calgary Wells — 1–0–0 Recap 2^[a] September 9 Winnipeg 0–3 Edmonton Skinner — 2–0–0 Recap 3^[a] September 11 Edmonton 5–4 Vancouver OT Starrett — 3–0–0 Recap ^[a] Young Stars Classic tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
2017 pre-season game log: 6–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1^[A] September 18 Calgary 2–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 1–0–0 Recap 2^[A] September 18 Edmonton 5–4 Calgary Ellis — 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 20 Edmonton 4–1 Winnipeg Brossoit 15,294 3–0–0 Recap 4 September 22 Vancouver 3–5 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 4–0–0 Recap 5 September 23 Winnipeg 2–6 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 5–0–0 Recap 6 September 25 Carolina 6–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 5–1–0 Recap 7^[a] September 27 Edmonton 4–0 Carolina Brossoit — 6–1–0 Recap 8 September 30 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver Talbot 16,637 6–2–0 Recap Notes: ^A Indicates split-squad. ^a Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[5]

2017–18 game log
October: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 4 Calgary 0–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 7 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver Talbot 18,865 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 9 Winnipeg 5–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 14 Ottawa 6–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 17 Carolina 5–3 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 1–4–0 2 Recap 6 October 19 Edmonton 2–1 Chicago OT Talbot 21,444 2–4–0 4 Recap 7 October 21 Edmonton 1–2 Philadelphia Talbot 19,510 2–5–0 4 Recap 8 October 24 Edmonton 1–2 Pittsburgh OT Talbot 18,625 2–5–1 5 Recap 9 October 26 Dallas 4–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–5–1 7 Recap 10 October 28 Washington 5–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–6–1 7 Recap
November: 7–8–1 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 4–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Pittsburgh 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–7–1 7 Recap 12 November 3 New Jersey 3–6 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 4–7–1 9 Recap 13 November 5 Detroit 4–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 4–8–1 9 Recap 14 November 7 Edmonton 2–1 NY Islanders OT Talbot 12,281 5–8–1 11 Recap 15 November 9 Edmonton 3–2 New Jersey OT Talbot 16,514 6–8–1 13 Recap 16 November 11 Edmonton 2–4 NY Rangers Talbot 18,006 6–9–1 13 Recap 17 November 12 Edmonton 1–2 Washington SO Brossoit 18,506 6–9–2 14 Recap 18 November 14 Vegas 2–8 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 7–9–2 16 Recap 19 November 16 St. Louis 4–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 7–10–2 16 Recap 20 November 18 Edmonton 3–6 Dallas Talbot 18,312 7–11–2 16 Recap 21 November 21 Edmonton 3–8 St. Louis Brossoit 18,819 7–12–2 16 Recap 22 November 22 Edmonton 6–2 Detroit Talbot 19,515 8–12–2 18 Recap 23 November 24 Edmonton 1–3 Buffalo Brossoit 19,070 8–13–2 18 Recap 24 November 26 Edmonton 4–2 Boston Talbot 17,565 9–13–2 20 Recap 25 November 28 Arizona 2–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 10–13–2 22 Recap 26 November 30 Toronto 6–4 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 10–14–2 22 Recap
December: 7–5–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 2 Edmonton 7–5 Calgary Brossoit 19,289 11–14–2 24 Recap 28 December 6 Philadelphia 4–2 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 11–15–2 24 Recap 29 December 9 Edmonton 6–2 Montreal Brossoit 21,302 12–15–2 26 Recap 30 December 10 Edmonton 0–1 Toronto Brossoit 19,486 12–16–2 26 Recap 31 December 12 Edmonton 7–2 Columbus Brossoit 14,767 13–16–2 28 Recap 32 December 14 Nashville 4–0 Edmonton Brossoit 18,347 13–17–2 28 Recap 33 December 16 Edmonton 3–2 Minnesota Talbot 19,034 14–17–2 30 Recap 34 December 18 San Jose 3–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 15–17–2 32 Recap 35 December 21 St. Louis 2–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 16–17–2 34 Recap 36 December 23 Montreal 1–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 17–17–2 36 Recap 37 December 27 Edmonton 3–4 Winnipeg Talbot 15,321 17–18–2 36 Recap 38 December 29 Chicago 4–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 17–18–3 37 Recap 39 December 31 Winnipeg 5–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 17–19–3 37 Recap
January: 5–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Los Angeles 5–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 17–20–3 37 Recap 41 January 4 Anaheim 1–2 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 18–20–3 39 Recap 42 January 6 Edmonton 1–5 Dallas Talbot 18,532 18–21–3 39 Recap 43 January 7 Edmonton 1–4 Chicago Talbot 21,901 18–22–3 39 Recap 44 January 9 Edmonton 1–2 Nashville Talbot 17,188 18–23–3 39 Recap 45 January 12 Edmonton 4–2 Arizona Montoya 14,077 19–23–3 41 Recap 46 January 13 Edmonton 3–2 Vegas OT Talbot 18,351 20–23–3 43 Recap 47 January 20 Vancouver 2–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 21–23–3 45 Recap 48 January 23 Buffalo 5–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 21–24–3 45 Recap 49 January 25 Calgary 3–4 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 22–24–3 47 Recap
February: 5–8–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 1 Colorado 4–3 Edmonton OT Montoya 18,347 22–24–4 48 Recap 51 February 5 Tampa Bay 2–6 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 23–24–4 50 Recap 52 February 7 Edmonton 2–5 Los Angeles Talbot 18,230 23–25–4 50 Recap 53 February 9 Edmonton 2–3 Anaheim Talbot 17,174 23–26–4 50 Recap 54 February 10 Edmonton 4–6 San Jose Montoya 17,562 23–27–4 50 Recap 55 February 12 Florida 7–5 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 23–28–4 50 Recap 56 February 15 Edmonton 1–4 Vegas Talbot 18,030 23–29–4 50 Recap 57 February 17 Edmonton 0–1 Arizona Talbot 16,304 23–30–4 50 Recap 58 February 18 Edmonton 4–2 Colorado Talbot 18,076 24–30–4 52 Recap 59 February 20 Boston 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 24–31–4 52 Recap 60 February 22 Colorado 2–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 25–31–4 54 Recap 61 February 24 Edmonton 4–3 Los Angeles Talbot 18,230 26–31–4 56 Recap 62 February 25 Edmonton 6–5 Anaheim SO Montoya 17,174 27–31–4 58 Recap 63 February 27 Edmonton 2–5 San Jose Talbot 17,327 27–32–4 58 Recap
March: 7–7–2 (Home: 4–3–2 ; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Nashville 4–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 27–33–4 58 Recap 65 March 3 NY Rangers 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 27–34–4 58 Recap 66 March 5 Arizona 3–4 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 28–34–4 60 Recap 67 March 8 NY Islanders 1–2 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 29–34–4 62 Recap 68 March 10 Minnesota 1–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 30–34–4 64 Recap 69 March 13 Edmonton 0–1 Calgary Talbot 19,289 30–35–4 64 Recap 70 March 14 San Jose 4–3 Edmonton OT Montoya 18,347 30–35–5 65 Recap 71 March 17 Edmonton 4–2 Florida Talbot 14,192 31–35–5 67 Recap 72 March 18 Edmonton 1–3 Tampa Bay Montoya 19,092 31–36–5 67 Recap 73 March 20 Edmonton 7–3 Carolina Talbot 10,554 32–36–5 69 Recap 74 March 22 Edmonton 6–2 Ottawa Talbot 16,538 33–36–5 71 Recap 75 March 24 Los Angeles 2–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 34–36–5 73 Recap 76 March 25 Anaheim 5–4 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 34–36–6 74 Recap 77 March 27 Columbus 7–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 34–37–6 74 Recap 78 March 29 Edmonton 1–2 Vancouver Talbot 17,883 34–38–6 74 Recap 79 March 31 Edmonton 2–3 Calgary Talbot 19,289 34–39–6 74 Recap
April: 2–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Edmonton 0–3 Minnesota Talbot 19,189 34–40–6 74 Recap 81 April 5 Vegas 3–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 35–40–6 76 Recap 82 April 7 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 36–40–6 78 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final

Skaters

Regular season[6]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Connor McDavid	82	41	67	108	20	26
Leon Draisaitl	78	25	45	70	−7	30
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	62	24	24	48	10	20
Ryan Strome	82	13	21	34	−4	33
Milan Lucic	82	10	24	34	−12	80
Patrick Maroon^‡	57	14	16	30	5	60
Darnell Nurse	82	6	20	26	15	67
Michael Cammalleri^†	51	4	18	22	−4	14
Jujhar Khaira	69	11	10	21	−7	47
Matt Benning	73	6	15	21	5	49
Oscar Klefbom	66	5	16	21	−12	18
Kris Russell	78	4	17	21	−7	8
Drake Caggiula	67	13	7	20	−13	37
Jesse Puljujarvi	65	12	8	20	−1	14
Mark Letestu^‡	60	8	11	19	−17	10
Zack Kassian	74	7	12	19	−8	92
Adam Larsson	63	4	9	13	10	34
Anton Slepyshev	50	6	6	12	−4	8
Ty Rattie	14	5	4	9	1	2
Yohann Auvitu	33	3	6	9	4	8
Pontus Aberg^†	16	2	6	8	1	2
Andrej Sekera	36	0	8	8	−15	6
Brandon Davidson^†^‡	23	3	1	4	−2	10
Ethan Bear	18	1	3	4	−11	10
Iiro Pakarinen	40	2	1	3	1	6
Kailer Yamamoto	9	0	3	3	−2	2
Eric Gryba	21	0	2	2	4	31
Jussi Jokinen^‡	14	0	1	1	−3	2
Keegan Lowe	2	0	0	0	−1	0
Brad Malone	7	0	0	0	0	6
Nathan Walker^†^‡	2	0	0	0	−1	2

Goaltenders

Regular season[7]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Cam Talbot	67	67	3,730:06	31	31	3	188	2.98	1848	2036	.908	1	0	1	8
Laurent Brossoit	14	10	740:14	3	7	1	40	3.45	303	343	.883	0	0	1	0
Al Montoya	9	5	469:13	2	2	2	23	3.24	221	244	.906	0	0	1	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Statistics reflect time with the Oilers only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Oilers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Connor McDavid	1st NHL natural hat-trick	October 4, 2017
Kailer Yamamoto	1st NHL game
Kailer Yamamoto	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	October 14, 2017
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	400th NHL game	October 17, 2017
Iiro Pakarinen	100th NHL game	October 21, 2017
Darnell Nurse	100th NHL PIM	October 24, 2017
Jussi Jokinen	900th NHL game	October 28, 2017
Oscar Klefbom	200th NHL game	November 1, 2017
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	100th NHL goal
Cam Talbot	100th NHL win	November 3, 2017
Leon Draisaitl	200th NHL game	November 5, 2017
Zack Kassian	100th NHL point	November 9, 2017
Cam Talbot	200th NHL game
Patrick Maroon	400th NHL PIM	November 18, 2017
Mark Letestu	500th NHL game	November 22, 2017
Kris Russell	200th NHL point	November 30, 2017
Leon Draisaitl	100th NHL assist	December 9, 2017
Mark Letestu	200th NHL point
Laurent Brossoit	1st NHL assist	December 12, 2017
Matt Benning	100th NHL game	January 6, 2018
Ryan Strome	300th NHL game
Connor McDavid	200th NHL point	January 13, 2018
Zack Kassian	600th NHL PIM	January 25, 2018
Connor McDavid	1st four-goal NHL game	February 5, 2018
Drake Caggiula	100th NHL game	February 7, 2018
Kris Russell	700th NHL game	February 20, 2018
Adam Larsson	400th NHL game	February 27, 2018
Ethan Bear	1st NHL game	March 1, 2018
Ryan Strome	100th NHL assist	March 5, 2018
Ethan Bear	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	March 8, 2018
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	300th NHL point	March 10, 2018
Michael Cammalleri	900th NHL game	March 13, 2018
Milan Lucic	800th NHL game	March 17, 2018
Leon Draisaitl	200th NHL point	March 20, 2018
Connor McDavid	200th NHL game
Adam Larsson	100th NHL point	March 24, 2018
Ethan Bear	1st NHL goal	March 25, 2018
Anton Slepyshev	100th NHL game	April 2, 2018

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades Date Details Ref June 22, 2017 To New York Islanders Jordan Eberle To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Strome [8] June 24, 2017 To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2017 5th-round pick in 2017 To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round-pick in 2017 [9] November 14, 2017 To Los Angeles Kings Jussi Jokinen To Edmonton Oilers Michael Cammalleri [10] December 19, 2017 To Florida Panthers Gregory Chase To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations [11] January 4, 2018 To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2018 To Edmonton Oilers Al Montoya [12] January 31, 2018 To Tampa Bay Lightning Edward Pasquale To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations [13] February 24, 2018 To New York Islanders Brandon Davidson To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2019 [14] February 25, 2018 To Nashville Predators Mark Letestu To Edmonton Oilers Pontus Aberg [15] February 26, 2018 To New Jersey Devils Patrick Maroon To Edmonton Oilers J. D. Dudek 3rd-round pick in 2019 [16] March 21, 2018 To Philadelphia Flyers NJD's 3rd-round pick in 2019 To Edmonton Oilers Rights to Cooper Marody [17] June 8, 2018 To Toronto Maple Leafs conditional 7th-round pick in 2020 To Edmonton Oilers Rights to Nolan Vesey [18] Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2017 Mitch Callahan Detroit Red Wings 2-year, $1.4 million [19] July 1, 2017 Grayson Downing Arizona Coyotes 1-year, $650,000 [19] July 1, 2017 Brian Ferlin Boston Bruins 1-year, $700,000 [19] July 1, 2017 Keegan Lowe Montreal Canadiens 1-year, $650,000 [19] July 1, 2017 Edward Pasquale Detroit Red Wings 1-year, $700,000 [19] July 1, 2017 Ty Rattie St. Louis Blues 1-year, $700,000 [19] July 1, 2017 Ryan Stanton Columbus Blue Jackets 2-year, $1.4 million [19] July 3, 2017 Brad Malone St. Louis Blues 2-year, $1.3 million [20] July 7, 2017 Jussi Jokinen Florida Panthers 1-year, $1.1 million [21] July 10, 2017 Yohann Auvitu New Jersey Devils 1-year, $700,000 [22] December 28, 2017 Cameron Hebig Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [23] March 5, 2018 Colin Larkin UMass Boston Beacons (NCAA III) 1-year, $690,000 entry-level contract [24] May 1, 2018 Mikko Koskinen SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) 1-year, $2.5 million [25] May 18, 2018 Joel Persson Växjö Lakers (SHL) 1-year, $1.775 million entry-level contract [26] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 12, 2017 Eetu Laurikainen JYP (Liiga) 2-year [27] July 1, 2017 Jordan Oesterle Chicago Blackhawks 2-year, $1.3 million [28] July 1, 2017 Tyler Pitlick Dallas Stars 3-year, $3 million [29] July 1, 2017 Benoit Pouliot Buffalo Sabres 1-year, $1.15 million [29] July 4, 2017 David Desharnais New York Rangers 1-year, $1 million [28] July 31, 2017 David Musil Oceláři Třinec (ELH) 1-year [30] July 31, 2017 Justin Fontaine Dinamo Minsk (KHL) 1-year [31] August 27, 2017 Matt Hendricks Winnipeg Jets 1-year, $700,000 [32] August 31, 2017 Zach Pochiro Allen Americans (ECHL) 1-year, $700,000 [33] September 7, 2017 Henrik Samuelsson Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) 1-year [34] June 5, 2018 Braden Christoffer Bakersfield Condors 1-year [35] Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref Nathan Walker Washington Capitals December 1, 2017 [36] Brandon Davidson Montreal Canadiens December 3, 2017 [37] Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Nathan Walker Washington Capitals December 20, 2017 [38] Players released Date Player Via Ref November 21, 2017 Ziyat Paigin Contract termination [39] Lost via retirement Date Player Ref July 13, 2017 Andrew Ference [40] Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 16, 2017 Jujhar Khaira 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension [41] June 23, 2017 Kris Russell 4-year, $16 million contract extension [42] June 26, 2017 Zack Kassian 3-year, $5.85 million contract extension [43] June 27, 2017 Eric Gryba 2-year, $1.8 million contract extension [44] July 5, 2017 Connor McDavid 8-year, $100 million contract extension [45] July 12, 2017 Joey LaLeggia 1-year, $700,000 [46] July 16, 2017 Dillon Simpson 1-year, $675,000 [47] August 10, 2017 Kailer Yamamoto 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [48] August 16, 2017 Leon Draisaitl 8-year, $68 million contract extension [49] September 7, 2017 Dmitri Samorukov 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [50] March 6, 2018 Ostap Safin 3-year, $2.625 million entry-level contract [51][52] March 15, 2018 Kirill Maksimov 3-year, $2.625 million entry-level contract [53] April 8, 2018 Cooper Marody 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [54] April 14, 2018 Ty Rattie 1-year, $800,000 contract extension [55] May 8, 2018 Tyler Vesel 1-year, $735,000 entry-level contract [56] May 14, 2018 Stuart Skinner 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [57] June 3, 2018 Keegan Lowe 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension [58] June 8, 2018 Patrick Russell 1-year, $700,000 contract extension [59] June 8, 2018 Nolan Vesey 2-year, entry-level contract [18] June 14, 2018 Drake Caggiula 2-year, $3 million contract extension [60] June 19, 2018 Matt Benning 2-year, contract extension [61] Draft picks Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. 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