2013–14 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2013–14 Edmonton Oilers season was the 35th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 42nd season overall, including play in the World Hockey Association.

2013–14 Edmonton Oilers
Division7th Pacific
Conference14th Western
2013–14 record29–44–9
Home record16–22–3
Road record13–22–6
Goals for203
Goals against270
Team information
General managerCraig MacTavish
CoachDallas Eakins
CaptainAndrew Ference
Ryan Smyth (one game)
Alternate captainsJordan Eberle
Andrew Ference (one game)
Sam Gagner
Taylor Hall
Matt Hendricks (Mar.–Apr.)
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Nick Schultz (Oct.–Mar.)
Ryan Smyth
ArenaRexall Place
Average attendance16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Oklahoma City Barons (AHL)
Bakersfield Condors (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDavid Perron (28)
Jordan Eberle (28)
AssistsTaylor Hall (53)
PointsTaylor Hall (80)
Penalty minutesLuke Gazdic (127)
Plus/minusBen Eager (+1)
WinsDevan Dubnyk (12)
Goals against averageViktor Fasth (2.73)

Off-season edit

On June 8, 2013, the Oilers fired head coach Ralph Krueger.[2] Dallas Eakins was introduced as the new head coach on June 10.[3] In addition to the hiring of Eakins as head coach, the Oilers also appointed Keith Acton as their associate coach on June 28, in addition to their current coaching staff; Kelly Buchberger, Steve Smith and Frederic Chabot.[4]

Standings edit

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Anaheim Ducks 82 54 20 8 51 266 209 +57 116
2 x – San Jose Sharks 82 51 22 9 41 249 200 +49 111
3 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 46 28 8 38 206 174 +32 100
4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 37 30 15 31 216 231 −15 89
5 Vancouver Canucks 82 36 35 11 31 196 223 −27 83
6 Calgary Flames 82 35 40 7 28 209 241 −32 77
7 Edmonton Oilers 82 29 44 9 25 203 270 −67 67
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 CE x – Minnesota Wild 82 43 27 12 35 207 206 +1 98
2 CE x – Dallas Stars 82 40 31 11 36 235 228 +7 91
3 PA Phoenix Coyotes 82 37 30 15 31 216 231 −15 89
4 CE Nashville Predators 82 38 32 12 36 216 242 −26 88
5 CE Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 29 227 237 −10 84
6 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 36 35 11 31 196 223 −27 83
7 PA Calgary Flames 82 35 40 7 28 209 241 −32 77
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 29 44 9 25 203 270 −67 67
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results edit

Pre-season edit

Regular season edit

2013–14 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics edit

Final Stats[5]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Devan Dubnyk 32 29 1,677:40 11 17 2 94 3.36 885 .894 2 0 0 6
Ilya Bryzgalov 20 19 1,135:14 5 8 5 57 3.01 622 .908 1 0 0 0
Ben Scrivens 21 20 1,234:53 9 11 0 62 3.01 741 .916 1 0 0 6
Viktor Fasth 7 7 396:04 3 3 1 18 2.73 209 .914 0 0 0 0
Jason LaBarbera 7 4 348:19 1 3 0 19 3.28 146 .870 0 0 0 0
Richard Bachman 3 3 138:43 0 2 1 7 3.02 83 .916 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards edit

Regular Season
Player Award Date
Andrew Ference[6] King Clancy Memorial Trophy June 24, 2014

Milestones edit

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Will Acton 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 1, 2013
Mark Arcobello 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Anton Belov 1st NHL Game
Luke Gazdic 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Ryan Smyth 1,200th NHL Game October 5, 2013
Ales Hemsky 600th NHL Game October 7, 2013
David Perron 200th NHL Point
Anton Belov 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 12, 2013
Jordan Eberle 200th NHL Game
Will Acton 1st NHL Goal October 14, 2013
Taylor Hall 100th NHL PIM October 19, 2013
Tyler Pitlick 1st NHL Game October 22, 2013
Luke Gazdic 1st NHL Assist October 26, 2013
Tyler Pitlick 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Boyd Gordon 500th NHL Game October 29, 2013
Mark Arcobello 1st NHL Goal November 5, 2013
Taylor Fedun 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Philip Larsen 100th NHL Game November 10, 2013
Jordan Eberle 100th NHL Assist November 19, 2013
Taylor Hall 4th NHL Hat-trick December 5, 2013
Martin Marincin 1st NHL Game
Ryan Jones 300th NHL Game December 7, 2013
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 100th NHL Point December 10, 2013
Taylor Hall 200th NHL Game December 17, 2013
Andrew Ference 800th NHL Game December 27, 2013
Andrew Ference 200th NHL Point December 28, 2013
Taylor Hall 100th NHL Assist
David Perron 100th NHL Goal
Brad Hunt 1st NHL Game January 3, 2014
Jeff Petry 200th NHL Game January 7, 2014
Anton Belov 1st NHL Goal January 10, 2014
Ryan Jones 100th NHL Point January 24, 2014
Martin Marincin 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
David Perron 2nd NHL Hat-trick January 27, 2014
Jordan Eberle 200th NHL Point January 29, 2014
Jesse Joensuu 100th NHL Game
Nail Yakupov 100th NHL Game February 1, 2014
Ales Hemsky 300th NHL PIM February 3, 2014
Taylor Hall 200th NHL Point February 6, 2014
Justin Schultz 100th NHL Game February 7, 2014
David Perron 400th NHL Game March 6, 2014
Oscar Klefbom 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
March 11, 2014
Luke Gazdic 100th NHL PIM March 13, 2014
Andrew Ference 700th NHL PIM March 14, 2014
David Perron 300th NHL PIM March 16, 2014
Jeff Petry 100th NHL PIM March 18, 2014
Sam Gagner 100th NHL Goal March 28, 2014
Oscar Klefbom 1st NHL Goal
Steve Pinizzotto 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
April 12, 2014

Transactions edit

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades edit

Date
Details
June 30, 2013[7] To Los Angeles Kings
2nd-round pick (37th overall) in 2013
To Edmonton Oilers
2nd-round pick (57th overall) in 2013
3rd-round pick in 2013
4th-round pick in 2013
June 30, 2013[7] To St. Louis Blues
2nd-round pick in 2013
To Edmonton Oilers
3rd-round pick in 2013
4th-round pick in 2013
4th-round pick in 2013
July 5, 2013[8] To Dallas Stars
Shawn Horcoff
To Edmonton Oilers
Philip Larsen
7th-round pick in 2016
July 6, 2013[9] To San Jose Sharks
Kyle Bigos
To Edmonton Oilers
Lee Moffie
July 10, 2013[10] To St. Louis Blues
Magnus Paajarvi
2nd-round pick in 2014
4th-round pick in 2015
To Edmonton Oilers
David Perron
3rd-round pick in 2015
October 21, 2013[11] To San Jose Sharks
Mike Brown
To Edmonton Oilers
4th-round pick in 2014
November 8, 2013[12] To Calgary Flames
Ladislav Smid
Olivier Roy
To Edmonton Oilers
Roman Horak
Laurent Brossoit
December 14, 2013[13] To Chicago Blackhawks
Jason LaBarbera
To Edmonton Oilers
Future considerations
December 19, 2013[14] To Buffalo Sabres
Linus Omark
To Edmonton Oilers
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2014
January 15, 2014[15] To Nashville Predators
Devan Dubnyk
To Edmonton Oilers
Matt Hendricks
January 15, 2014[16] To Los Angeles Kings
3rd-round pick in 2014
To Edmonton Oilers
Ben Scrivens
January 17, 2014[17] To Florida Panthers
Ryan Martindale
To Edmonton Oilers
Steve Pinizzotto
January 31, 2014[18] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Teemu Hartikainen
Cameron Abney
To Edmonton Oilers
Mark Fraser
March 4, 2014[19] To Minnesota Wild
Ilya Bryzgalov
To Edmonton Oilers
4th-round pick in 2014
March 4, 2014[20] To Anaheim Ducks
5th-round pick in 2014
3rd-round pick in 2015
To Edmonton Oilers
Viktor Fasth
March 5, 2014[21] To Ottawa Senators
Ales Hemsky
To Edmonton Oilers
5th-round pick in 2014
3rd-round pick in 2015
March 5, 2014[22] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Nick Schultz
To Edmonton Oilers
5th-round pick in 2014
June 25, 2014[23] To Columbus Blue Jackets
5th-round pick in 2014
To Edmonton Oilers
Nikita Nikitin

Draft picks edit

Edmonton Oilers' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Darnell Nurse (D)   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2 56 Marc-Olivier Roy (C)   Canada Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
3 83 Bogdan Yakimov (C)   Russia Reaktor (MHL)
3 88 Anton Slepyshev (LW)   Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
4 94 Jackson Houck (RW)   Canada Vancouver Giants (WHL)
4 96 Kyle Platzer (C)   Canada London Knights (OHL)
4 113 Aidan Muir (W)   Canada Victory Honda (MWEHL)
5 128 Evan Campbell (LW)   Canada Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
6 158 Ben Betker (D)   Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
7 188 Gregory Chase (C/RW)   Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
Draft notes[63]
  • The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second and third-round pick in 2013 (57th and 88th overall) and Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[64]
  • The Anaheim Ducks' second-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as a result of a July 12, 2011, trade that sent Andrew Cogliano to the Ducks in exchange for this pick.[65]
  • The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall) and St. Louis' third and fourth-round picks in 2013 (83rd and 113th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[66] Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (88th overall), Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick.[64]
  • The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a January 14, 2013, trade that sent Mark Fistric to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.[67]
  • The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall), a fourth-round pick in 2013 (113th overall) and this pick.[66]
  • The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall), Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick.[64]
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers (via St. Louis), the Blues traded the pick to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 (83rd and 113th overall) and this pick.[66]
  • The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent Jerred Smithson to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.[68]
  • The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (83rd overall), Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall) and this pick.[66]

References edit

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ Ralph Krueger relieved of duties as head coach
  3. ^ Oilers name Dallas Eakins new head coach
  4. ^ Oilers name Keith Acton Associate Coach
  5. ^ "2013–2014 Regular Season Stats – Points – Edmonton Oilers – Statistics". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  6. ^ Oilers' Ference wins King Clancy Memorial Trophy
  7. ^ a b Oilers add eight forwards, two defencemen at 2013 NHL Entry Draft
  8. ^ Oilers acquire Philip Larsen, draft pick
  9. ^ Oilers acquire defenceman Lee Moffie
  10. ^ Oilers Acquire Left Wing David Perron
  11. ^ Oilers trade Brown
  12. ^ Oilers acquire Horak and Brossoit
  13. ^ Oilers trade LaBarbera to Blackhawks
  14. ^ Oilers trade Omark to Buffalo
  15. ^ Oilers acquire Matt Hendricks
  16. ^ BLOG: Oilers acquire Ben Scrivens from LA
  17. ^ Oilers acquire Steve Pinizzotto from Florida
  18. ^ Oilers acquire Mark Fraser
  19. ^ BLOG: Oilers trade Bryzgalov to Wild
  20. ^ BLOG: Oilers Acquire Fasth
  21. ^ BLOG: Hemsky traded to Ottawa
  22. ^ BLOG: Nick Schultz traded to Columbus
  23. ^ BLOG: Oilers acquire rights to Nikitin
  24. ^ a b c Oilers Add Trio
  25. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Andrew Ference
  26. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Boyd Gordon
  27. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Jason LaBarbera
  28. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Richard Bachman
  29. ^ Off-Season Movement Tracker Archived October 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  30. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Denis Grebeshkov
  31. ^ BLOG: Oilers reach agreement with Bryzgalov
  32. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Jordan Oesterle
  33. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Iiro Pakarinen
  34. ^ AHL Journeyman Garrett Stafford Signs With Färjestad
  35. ^ Flyers sign Yann Danis to one-year contract
  36. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with Khabibulin
  37. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with LeBlanc, Peckham and Kostka
  38. ^ Belanger signs with Yekaterinburg of the KHL
  39. ^ "Alex Plante Leaves North America For Dornbirner EC". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  40. ^ "Rampage Sign Former AHL All-Star Philippe Cornet". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  41. ^ "Lennart Petrell, the new finnish signing" (in French). Genève-Servette HC. August 14, 2013. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  42. ^ Ducks Sign Defenseman Fistric to One-Year Contract
  43. ^ Florida Panthers Agree To Terms With D Ryan Whitney
  44. ^ "Phantoms Sign Two More Players". September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013.
  45. ^ REPORT: Oilers Claim MacIntyre
  46. ^ BLOG: Oilers claim Gazdic
  47. ^ BLOG: Bruins claim Potter
  48. ^ Jones aims to be a 'menace' in return to the Oilers
  49. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Taylor Fedun
  50. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Sam Gagner
  51. ^ Oilers ink Nurse to entry-level contract
  52. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Jujhar Khaira
  53. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Linus Omark
  54. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Nugent-Hopkins on contract extension
  55. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Moroz
  56. ^ PRESS RELEASE: Oilers sign Ben Scrivens
  57. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Arcobello on contract extension
  58. ^ PRESS RELEASE: Oilers Agree to Terms with Dillon Simpson
  59. ^ PRESS RELEASE: Oilers agree to terms with Bogdan Yakimov
  60. ^ PRESS RELEASE: Oilers agree to terms with Anton Lander
  61. ^ BLOG: Oilers agree to terms with Steve Pinizzotto
  62. ^ OILERS ACQUIRE D NIKITIN FROM BLUE JACKETS FOR PICK
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