The Edmonton Oilers are 11-2-3 with 25 points from 16 games in 2026-27, 1st of 32 in the NHL by points percentage. At five on five they have taken 48.3% of the expected goals in their games (21st of 32) and 47.1% of the shot attempts (25th of 32); counting every situation, our BlueLine xG model gives them 53.3% (9th of 32).
Their strongest numbers so far: Points % (1st), Goals For / GP (1st), High-Danger Chance % (1st) and Goal Diff / GP (2nd).
Where they trail the league: D-Zone Escape % (32nd), xGF / 60 (29th), Zone Entries / 60 (29th) and NZ Takeaways / 60 (29th).
On special teams the power play is converting 33.9% (3rd of 32) and the penalty kill is stopping 73.9% (21st of 32). Their five-on-five save percentage is .915 (7th of 32), and PDO, shooting plus save percentage, sits at 1.042, near the top of the league: results running ahead of the underlying play are hard to sustain.
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Points % | 78.1% | 1st of 32 |
| Goal Diff / GP | +1.25 | 2nd of 32 |
| Goals For / GP | 4.13 | 1st of 32 |
| Goals Against / GP (lower is better) | 2.88 | 8th of 32 |
| xG% | 48.3% | 21st of 32 |
| Corsi % | 47.1% | 25th of 32 |
| High-Danger Chance % | 64.8% | 1st of 32 |
| Save % | .915 | 7th of 32 |
| PDO | 1.042 | 2nd of 32 |
| Power Play % | 33.9% | 3rd of 32 |
| Penalty Kill % | 73.9% | 21st of 32 |
| BlueLine xG% | 53.3% | 9th of 32 |
| Talent-Adjusted xGA / GP (lower is better) | 2.50 | 3rd of 32 |
| Rush Chances / 60 | 5.42 | 13th of 32 |
| Rush Chances Allowed / 60 (lower is better) | 4.72 | 10th of 32 |
| D-Zone Escape % | 38.3% | 32nd of 32 |
| O-Zone Time % | 41.5% | 15th of 32 |
| Faceoff % | 48.8% | 20th of 32 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | C | 16 | 9 | 31 | 40 |
| Leon Draisaitl | C | 16 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | 16 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| Vasily Podkolzin | R | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | C | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
In goal: Tristan Jarry (8 GP, .898 save percentage, -2.1 goals saved above expected), Devon Levi (7 GP, .887 save percentage, -1.7 goals saved above expected) and Matt Tomkins (1 GP, .964 save percentage, +1.3 goals saved above expected).
In 2025-26 the Edmonton Oilers went 41-30-11 (93 points, 14th of 32 by points percentage) with a 51.0% five-on-five expected-goals share (12th of 32). That share has fallen 9 places in the league since. Their highest-rated regulars last season were Connor McDavid (99.8), Leon Draisaitl (98.0), Evan Bouchard (97.5), Zach Hyman (95.8) and Mattias Ekholm (89.2), on our 0-100 player rating.
The Edmonton Oilers carry $101.1M in cap hits against a $104M ceiling, leaving $2.87M in space. Their biggest contracts: Leon Draisaitl ($14M, rated fair), Connor McDavid ($12.5M, rated underpaid), Evan Bouchard ($10.5M, rated underpaid), Jake Walman ($7M, rated overpaid) and Zach Hyman ($5.5M, rated underpaid). The full sheet, with each contract's value verdict, is on the Edmonton Oilers cap page.
Expected goals (xG) weigh every unblocked shot by how often a shot like it, from that spot and in that situation, goes in. The five-on-five xG% is our shot model before any adjustment; BlueLine xG counts every situation, including the power play and empty nets, and adjusts for score, venue and the home rink's scorekeeping. Ranks run 1 (best) to 32 and update nightly. Compare every club on any of these stats on the team rankings, see Edmonton Oilers franchise history, or read advanced stats explained.
