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Western Conference · Pacific Division

Edmonton Oilers

2017–18·36–40–6·78 points·6th in the Pacific, 12th in the Western

Points
78#23
Goal differential
−33#24
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
51.2%#11
Power play
14.8%#31
Penalty kill
76.7%#25
GSAx
−10.5#21

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4119–18–4420.5111714152.2%
Away4117–22–2360.4411212150.5%
October103–6–170.35223357.6%
November167–8–1150.47495349.0%
December137–5–1150.58433955.3%
January105–5–0100.50193149.9%
February145–8–1110.39435253.0%
March167–7–2160.50474647.2%
April32–1–040.676850.0%
Division rivals2916–11–2340.59878751.9%
Rest of conference217–12–2160.38477647.7%
Other conference3213–17–2280.44959953.5%
CGY53–2–060.60151251.8%
VGK43–1–060.75161154.0%
ARI43–1–060.7511846.7%
ANA42–1–150.63121446.6%
COL32–0–150.8310861.2%
VAN42–2–040.5010958.2%
NJD22–0–041.009553.7%
NYI22–0–041.003246.3%
MTL22–0–041.0010366.0%
MIN32–1–040.677638.3%

On the road

75,247 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2017-10-07: to Vancouver, 817 km (L)2017-10-09: to Edmonton, 817 km (L)2017-10-19: to Chicago, 2,307 km (OTW)2017-10-21: to Philadelphia, 1,073 km (L)2017-10-24: to Pittsburgh, 414 km (OTL)2017-10-26: to Edmonton, 2,891 km (W)2017-11-07: to Brooklyn, 3,260 km (OTW)2017-11-09: to Newark, 17 km (OTW)2017-11-11: to New York, 15 km (L)2017-11-12: to Washington, 331 km (SOL)2017-11-14: to Edmonton, 3,194 km (W)2017-11-18: to Dallas, 2,661 km (L)2017-11-21: to St. Louis, 881 km (L)2017-11-22: to Detroit, 732 km (W)2017-11-24: to Buffalo, 347 km (L)2017-11-26: to Boston, 642 km (W)2017-11-28: to Edmonton, 3,336 km (OTW)2017-12-02: to Calgary, 282 km (W)2017-12-06: to Edmonton, 282 km (L)2017-12-09: to Montreal, 2,974 km (W)2017-12-10: to Toronto, 504 km (L)2017-12-12: to Columbus, 507 km (W)2017-12-14: to Edmonton, 2,738 km (L)2017-12-16: to St. Paul, 1,753 km (W)2017-12-18: to Edmonton, 1,753 km (W)2017-12-27: to Winnipeg, 1,194 km (L)2017-12-29: to Edmonton, 1,194 km (OTL)2018-01-06: to Dallas, 2,661 km (L)2018-01-07: to Chicago, 1,292 km (L)2018-01-09: to Nashville, 641 km (L)2018-01-12: to Glendale, 2,337 km (W)2018-01-13: to Paradise, 391 km (OTW)2018-01-20: to Edmonton, 1,944 km (W)2018-02-07: to Los Angeles, 2,201 km (L)2018-02-09: to Anaheim, 45 km (L)2018-02-10: to San Jose, 535 km (L)2018-02-12: to Edmonton, 1,915 km (L)2018-02-15: to Paradise, 1,944 km (L)2018-02-17: to Glendale, 391 km (L)2018-02-18: to Denver, 946 km (W)2018-02-20: to Edmonton, 1,663 km (L)2018-02-24: to Los Angeles, 2,201 km (W)2018-02-25: to Anaheim, 45 km (SOW)2018-02-27: to San Jose, 535 km (L)2018-03-01: to Edmonton, 1,915 km (L)2018-03-13: to Calgary, 282 km (L)2018-03-14: to Edmonton, 282 km (OTL)2018-03-17: to Sunrise, 4,089 km (W)2018-03-18: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2018-03-20: to Raleigh, 942 km (W)2018-03-22: to Ottawa, 1,082 km (W)2018-03-24: to Edmonton, 2,830 km (W)2018-03-29: to Vancouver, 817 km (L)2018-03-31: to Calgary, 674 km (L)2018-04-02: to St. Paul, 1,692 km (L)2018-04-05: to Edmonton, 1,753 km (W)EdmontonVancouverChicagoPhiladelphiaPittsburghBrooklynNewarkNew YorkWashingtonDallasSt. LouisDetroitBuffaloBostonCalgaryMontrealTorontoColumbusSt. PaulWinnipegNashvilleGlendaleParadiseLos AngelesAnaheimSan JoseDenverSunriseTampaRaleighOttawa
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
11 GP · 4–4–3 · 8 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
51.3%
1 day
50 GP · 23–26–1 · 13 vs fresher opponent
47.0%
50.2%
2 days
13 GP · 6–6–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
51.9%
3+ days
7 GP · 2–4–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
35.7%
57.6%

Pulling the goalie

33 times this season the Oilers were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Oilers in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
50.7%
52.1%
Goals share
46.6%
49.5%
Shooting %
8.4%
9.1%
Save %
.904
.914