The 2017-18 Stanley Cup Champions Edmonton Oilers
The Oilers win the Stanley Cup for the 6th time and first time since 1989-90. After 2 straight 1st round bounces out of the playoffs the Oilers go 16-7 through the playoffs.
Playoff Statistics
Goalies | | GP | Wins | GAA | SV% | SO |
Michael Hutchinson | | 23 | 16 | 2.13 | 0.912 | 2 |
Jake Allen | | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
Micheal Hutchinson carried the load during the playoffs playing in all 23 games.
Defensemen | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIMs |
Justin Schultz | 23 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
Darnell Nurse | 23 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 61 |
Dillon Simpson | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Brendon Dillon | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
Matt Tennyson | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
Andrej Sekera | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
Griffin Reinhart | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
Justin Schultz led the Oilers offensively from the blue line, while Nurse and Dillon played a physical game. The most pleasant surprize on the defense this season was the play of Matt Tennyson. He was on the 2nd pairing with Brenden Dillon averaging over 18 minutes a game.
Forwards | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIMs |
Connor McDavid | 23 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 6 |
Taylor Hall | 23 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 8 |
Devante Smith-Pelly | 23 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 6 |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 23 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
Bo Horvat | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
Jordan Eberle | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
Jacob de la Rose | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
Iiro Pakarinen | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
Anton Lander | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Leon Draisaitl | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 10 |
Marcus Foligno | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
Tyler Pitlick | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Alex Killorn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
Kyle Platzer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
After a very dissappointing regular season, Connor McDavid was at his best and probably the Oilers best forward. McDavid moved from the 3rd and 4th lines during the regular season to the top line with Nugent-Hopkins and Hall for the playoffs. Another huge improvement to the Oilers playoff chances was in obtaining Devante Smith-Pelly. Smith-Pelly played on a very effective 2nd line that included Eberle and Horvat.