List of Edmonton Oilers seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Edmonton Oilers professional ice hockey club. This list documents the records and playoff results of the Oilers' 40-year history in both the World Hockey Association (WHA) and later, the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Edmonton 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 counterparts were unable to play.^[1] The Oilers were a middle of the road team, failing to win a single playoff series until their seventh, and final, season in the WHA. In that last year, the Oilers lost to the (Jets) in the last Avco World Trophy final.^[2]

In 1979, the Oilers, along with the Jets, the Hartford Whalers and the Quebec Nordiques joined the NHL following the dissolution of the WHA. They would quickly find success, first by shocking the Montreal Canadiens in 1980–81, then by finishing atop the Smythe Division each of the next five years. After falling to the New York Islanders in their first Stanley Cup final in 1982–83, the Oilers would achieve what is generally regarded as the last dynasty in NHL history by capturing five Stanley Cups in seven years between 1984 and 1990.^[3]

The Oilers have not since been able to duplicate that level of success since, however, they did capture their seventh Conference title in 2005–06. Their run took them to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup final, which they lost to the Carolina Hurricanes.^[4]

WHA (1972–79)

Avco World Trophy champions

Division or regular season Champions

League Leader

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs	Reference
1972–73	1972–73	78	38	37	3	79	269	256	1134	4th, West	Did not qualify	[2]
1973–74	1973–74	78	38	37	3	79	268	269	1273	3rd, West	Lost in Preliminary Round, 1–4 (Fighting Saints)	[2]
1974–75	1974–75	78	36	38	4	76	279	279	896	5th, Canadian	Did not qualify	[2]
1975–76	1975–76	81	27	49	5	59	268	345	991	4th, Canadian	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Jets)	[2]
1976–77	1976–77	81	34	43	4	72	243	304	1319	4th, West	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Aeros)	[2]
1977–78	1977–78	80	38	39	3	79	309	307	1296	5th, WHA	Lost in Preliminary Round, 1–4 (Whalers)	[2]
1978–79	1978–79	80	48	30	2	98	340	266	1220	1st, WHA	Won in Semifinals, 4–3 (Whalers) Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Jets)
Reg. season		556	264	266	26	554	2030	2026	7838
Playoffs		32	9	23						All-time series record: 1–5
Totals		588	273	289	26

NHL (1979–present)

Stanley Cup Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

League Leader

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs	Reference
1979–80	1979–80	80	28	39	13	-	69	301	322	1528	4th, Smythe	Lost in Preliminary Round, 0–3 (Flyers)	[5]
1980–81	1980–81	80	29	35	16	-	74	328	327	1544	4th, Smythe	Won in Preliminary Round, 3–0 (Canadiens) Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Islanders)	[6]
1981–82	1981–82	80	48	17	15	-	111	417	295	1473	1st, Smythe	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2–3 (Kings)	[7]
1982–83	1982–83	80	47	21	12	-	106	424	315	1771	1st, Smythe	Won in Division Semifinals, 3–0 (Jets) Won in Division Finals, 4–1 (Flames) Won in Conference Finals, 4–0 (Black Hawks) Lost in Finals, 0–4 (Islanders)	[8]
1983–84	1983–84	80	57	18	5	-	119	446	314	1577	1st, Smythe	Won in Division Semifinals, 3–0 (Jets) Won in Division Finals, 4–3 (Flames) Won in Conference Finals, 4–0 (North Stars) Stanley Cup Champions, 4–1 (Islanders)	[9]
1984–85	1984–85	80	49	20	11	-	109	401	298	1567	1st, Smythe	Won in Division Semifinals, 3–0 (Kings) Won in Division Finals, 4–0 (Jets) Won in Conference Finals, 4–2 (Black Hawks) Stanley Cup Champions, 4–1 (Flyers)	[10]
1985–86	1985–86	80	56	17	7	-	119	426	310	1928	1st, Smythe	Won in Division Semifinals, 3–0 (Canucks) Lost in Division Finals, 3–4 (Flames)	[11]
1986–87	1986–87	80	50	24	6	-	106	372	284	1721	1st, Smythe	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–1 (Kings) Won in Division Finals, 4–0 (Jets) Won in Conference Finals, 4–1 (Red Wings) Stanley Cup Champions, 4–3 (Flyers)	[12]
1987–88	1987–88	80	44	25	11	-	99	363	288	2173	2nd, Smythe	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–1 (Jets) Won in Division Finals, 4–0 (Flames) Won in Conference Finals, 4–1 (Red Wings) Stanley Cup Champions, 4–0 (Bruins)	[13]
1988–89	1988–89	80	38	34	8	-	84	325	306	1931	3rd, Smythe	Lost in Division Semifinals, 3–4 (Kings)	[14]
1989–90	1989–90	80	38	28	14	-	90	315	283	2046	2nd, Smythe	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–3 (Jets) Won in Division Finals, 4–0 (Kings) Won in Conference Finals, 4–2 (Blackhawks) Stanley Cup Champions, 4–1 (Bruins)	[15]
1990–91	1990–91	80	37	37	6	-	80	272	272	1823	3rd, Smythe	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–3 (Flames) Won in Division Finals, 4–2 (Kings) Lost in Conference Finals, 1–4 (North Stars)	[16]
1991–92	1991–92	80	36	34	10	-	82	295	297	1907	3rd, Smythe	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–2 (Kings) Won in Division Finals, 4–2 (Canucks) Lost in Conference Finals, 0–4 (Blackhawks)	[17]
1992–93	1992–93	84	26	50	8	-	60	242	337	2027	5th, Smythe	Did not qualify	[18]
1993–94	1993–94	84	25	45	14	-	64	261	305	1858	6th, Pacific	Did not qualify	[19]
1994–95^1	1994–95	48	17	27	4	-	38	136	183	1183	5th, Pacific	Did not qualify	[20]
1995–96	1995–96	82	30	44	8	-	68	240	304	1709	5th, Pacific	Did not qualify	[21]
1996–97	1996–97	82	36	37	9	-	81	252	247	1368	3rd, Pacific	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–3 (Stars) Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Avalanche)	[22]
1997–98	1997–98	82	35	37	10	-	80	215	224	1690	3rd, Pacific	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–3 (Avalanche) Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Stars)	[23]
1998–99	1998–99	82	33	37	12	-	78	230	226	1373	2nd, Northwest	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Stars)	[24]
1999–2000	1999–2000	82	32	26	16	8	88	226	212	1344	2nd, Northwest	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Stars)	[25]
2000–01	2000–01	82	39	28	12	3	93	243	222	1287	2nd, Northwest	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Stars)	[26]
2001–02	2001–02	82	38	28	12	4	92	205	182	1267	3rd, Northwest	Did not qualify	[27]
2002–03	2002–03	82	36	26	11	9	92	231	230	1203	4th, Northwest	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Stars)	[28]
2003–04	2003–04	82	36	29	12	5	89	221	208	1220	4th, Northwest	Did not qualify	[29]
2004–05	2004–05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout
2005–06	2005–06	82	41	28	-	13	95	256	251	1178	3rd, Northwest	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–2 (Red Wings) Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–2 (Sharks) Won in Conference Finals, 4–1 (Mighty Ducks) Lost in Finals, 3–4 (Hurricanes)	[30]
2006–07	2006–07	82	32	43	-	7	71	195	248	1090	5th, Northwest	Did not qualify	[31]
2007–08	2007–08	82	41	35	-	6	88	235	251	1149	4th, Northwest	Did not qualify	[32]
2008–09	2008–09	82	38	35	-	9	85	234	248	1227	4th, Northwest	Did not qualify	[33]
2009–10	2009–10	82	27	47	-	8	62	214	284	1110	5th, Northwest	Did not qualify	[34]
2010–11	2010–11	82	25	45	-	12	62	193	269	1191	5th, Northwest	Did not qualify	[35]
2011–12	2011–12	82	32	40	-	10	74	212	239	942	5th, Northwest	Did not qualify	[36]
2012–13^3	2012–13	48	19	22	-	7	45	125	134	522	3rd, Northwest	Did not qualify	[37]
2013–14	2013–14	82	29	44	-	9	67	203	270	966	7th, Pacific	Did not qualify	[38]
2014–15	2014–15	82	24	44	-	14	62	198	283	671	6th, Pacific	Did not qualify	[39]
2015–16	2015–16	82	31	43	-	8	70	203	245	794	7th, Pacific	Did not qualify	[40]
Season	Team	GP	W	L	T^2	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
Reg. season totals^4		2862	1279	1189	262	132	2952	9655	9513	51358
Playoff totals^4		251	152	99								All-time series record: 34–15
Grand totals^4		3113	1431	1288	262	132

¹ Season was shortened due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout.

² As of the 2005–06 NHL season, all games tied after a 5 minute overtime will be decided in a shootout; SOL (Shootout losses) will be recorded as OTL in the standings.

³ Season was shortened due to the 2012-2013 NHL lockout.

⁴ Totals through the 2015–16 season

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External links

• WHA (1972–73): 1972–73 Alberta Oilers @ hockeydb.com
• WHA (1973–79): 1973–79 Edmonton Oilers @ hockeydb.com
• NHL (1979–present): 1979–present Edmonton Oilers @ hockeydb.com