2007–08 Edmonton Oilers season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2007–08 2007 Edmonton Oilers Western 9th Northwest 4th 41–35–6 23–17–1 18–18–5 235 251 Kevin Lowe Craig MacTavish Ethan Moreau Ales HemskyShawn HorcoffSteve StaiosJarret Stoll Rexall Place 16,839 (100%) Springfield Falcons (AHL)Stockton Thunder (ECHL) Dustin Penner (23) Ales Hemsky (51) Ales Hemsky (71) Robert Nilsson (+8) Zack Stortini (201) Mathieu Garon (26) Mathieu Garon (2.66) The 2007–08 Edmonton Oilers season began on October 4, 2007. It was the Oilers' 36th season and the 29th of which it has been participating in the National Hockey League (NHL). This season also marks the debut of the Edmonton Oil Kings, a Western Hockey League expansion team purchased by the Oilers after the team spent several years attempting to buy and relocate any existing WHL team to Edmonton. http://whl.ca/news/index.php?id=4574&showToc=1& WHL Officially Awards Expansion Franchise to City of Edmonton for 2007–08 Season June 27, 2006 WHL dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011532/http://whl.ca/news/index.php?id=4574&showToc=1& September 27, 2007 The team would miss the playoffs for the second year in a row for the first time since the 1994–95 season and the 1995–96 season. 2 2007 off-season With major rebuilding necessary, the Oilers began the NHL free agency period on July 1, trading Joffrey Lupul and Jason Smith to the Philadelphia Flyers for defencemen Joni Pitkanen, left winger Geoff Sanderson and a third-round pick in the 2009 NHL entry draft. http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=326892&page=NewsPage&service=page News: Oilers obtain Pitkanen and Sanderson - 07/01/2007 July 1, 2007 Edmonton Oilers dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070703171211/http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=326892&page=NewsPage&service=page July 3, 2007 Petr Sykora, having become a free agent, left the Oilers franchise and signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jan Hejda, also a free agent, left for the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Oilers made a call to Ryan Smyth's agent early in the morning on July 1 stating they were interested in making an offer. http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=326928&page=NewsPage&service=page News: Lowe, MacTavish talk about acquiring Pitkanen July 1, 2007 Edmonton Oilers dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070705195511/http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=326928&page=NewsPage&service=page July 5, 2007 https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-acquire-pitkanen-sanderson-from-flyers/c-326908 https://web.archive.org/web/20161103221637/https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-acquire-pitkanen-sanderson-from-flyers/c-326908 dead November 3, 2016 Oilers acquire Pitkanen, Sanderson from Flyers July 2, 2007 NHL.com News July 19, 2016 Smyth wound up signing with the Colorado Avalanche. Goaltender Mathieu Garon was signed on July 3, 2007, as the backup to Dwayne Roloson. It has also been reported that the Oilers had agreed to a contract with free agent Michael Nylander through his agent. While the Oilers were expecting a signed contract from Nylander and his agent, they later found out that he had signed with the Washington Capitals instead. The Oilers are currently pursuing their legal options on the matter. http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=327124 News: Oilers statement regarding Michael Nylander July 3, 2007 Edmonton Oilers dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070705184201/http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=327124 July 5, 2007 Matt Greene and Raffi Torres signed two- and three-year contracts, respectfully. On July 5, the Oilers offered restricted free agent Thomas Vanek from the Buffalo Sabres a seven-year contract worth $50 million. The Buffalo Sabres quickly matched the Oilers offer. http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212929&hubname= Sabres match Oilers' $50M offer to Vanek July 6, 2007 TNS.ca dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070708103126/http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212929&hubname= July 8, 2007 On July 12, the Oilers signed unrestricted free agent Sheldon Souray to a five-year, $27 million deal. On July 20, the Oilers signed Newly acquired defenceman Joni Pitkanen to a one-year, $2.4 million deal. On July 26, the Oilers offered Anaheim Ducks forward Dustin Penner, a restricted free agent $21.25 million over five years; this is the second restricted free agent the Oilers have attempted to sign this off-season. The Ducks declined to match the offer, officially making Penner an Oiler. On October 2, 2007, the Oilers announced Ethan Moreau as the 15th captain in team history. 2007–08 regular season On February 19, 2008, Denis Grebeshkov scored the Oilers' 8,000th goal in franchise history. On February 26, 2008, the Edmonton Oilers set a new NHL record for 13 shootout wins in a season, previously held by the Dallas Stars, at 12 wins. Oilers goaltender Mathieu Garon has stopped 30 of 32 shots and is 10–0 in shootouts. On March 4, 2008, Gilbert surpassed Paul Coffey and Marc-Andre Bergeron for the Oilers' franchise record for most goals scored by a rookie defencemen with his tenth goal on the power play against the Nashville Predators goaltender Dan Ellis. On March 18, 2008, the Oilers scored eight goals for the first time in five years in an 8–4 win over the Phoenix Coyotes. The Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Regular season Divisional standings EDM Conference standings EDM Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#041E42 5px solid; border-bottom:#AD7C59 5px solid; 2007–08 regular season2007-08 Edmonton Oilers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/EDM/2008_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 26, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#041E42 2px solid; border-bottom:#AD7C59 2px solid; October: 5–8–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–5–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 1 || October 4 || San Jose Sharks || 2 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Roloson || 16,839 || 1–0–0 || 2 || 2007020013 W |- | 2 || October 6 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 2–0–0 || 4 || 2007020021 W |- | 3 || October 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 4 || Detroit Red Wings || || Roloson || 16,913 || 2–1–0 || 4 || 2007020038 L |- | 4 || October 10 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 2 || Minnesota Wild || || Roloson || 18,568|| 2–2–0 || 4 || 2007020046 L |- | 5 || October 12 || Vancouver Canucks || 5 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 2–3–0 || 4 || 2007020061 L |- | 6 || October 13 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 4 || Vancouver Canucks || || Roloson || 18,630 || 2–4–0 || 4 || 2007020073 L |- | 7 || October 18 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 2 || Phoenix Coyotes || || Roloson || 10,448 || 3–4–0 || 6 || 2007020096 W |- | 8 || October 20 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 4 || Calgary Flames || || Roloson || 19,289 || 3–5–0 || 6 || 2007020112 L |- | 9 || October 23 || Colorado Avalanche || 4 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 3–6–0 || 6 || 2007020124 L |- | 10 || October 25 || Minnesota Wild || 4 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Roloson || 16,839 || 4–6–0 || 8 || 2007020137 W |- | 11 || October 27 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 4 || Los Angeles Kings || || Roloson || 16,173 || 4–7–0 || 8 || 2007020156 L |- | 12 || October 28 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 2 || Anaheim Ducks || SO || Garon || 17,174 || 5–7–0 || 10 || 2007020158 W |- | 13 || October 30 || Detroit Red Wings || 2 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 5–8–0 || 10 || 2007020167 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#041E42 2px solid; border-bottom:#AD7C59 2px solid; November: 6–6–1 (home: 4–4–0; road: 2–2–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 14 || November 2 || Nashville Predators || 4 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 5–9–0 || 10 || 2007020186 L |- | 15 || November 5 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 5 || Minnesota Wild || || Roloson || 18,568 || 5–10–0 || 10 || 2007020207 L |- | 16 || November 7 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 4 || Colorado Avalanche || SO || Roloson || 15,877 || 5–10–1 || 11 || 2007020218 OTL |- | 17 || November 10 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 2 || Calgary Flames || || Garon || 19,289 || 6–10–1 || 13 || 2007020242 W |- | 18 || November 14 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 0 || Vancouver Canucks || SO || Garon || 18,630 || 7–10–1 || 15 || 2007020261 W |- | 19 || November 15 || Minnesota Wild || 4 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 7–11–1 || 15 || 2007020268 L |- | 20 || November 17 || Calgary Flames || 3 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 7–12–1 || 15 || 2007020286 L |- | 21 || November 20 || Vancouver Canucks || 4 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Garon || 16,839 || 8–12–1 || 17 || 2007020299 W |- | 22 || November 22 || Colorado Avalanche || 3 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 8–13–1 || 17 || 2007020314 L |- | 23 || November 24 || Chicago Blackhawks || 2 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Roloson || 16,839 || 9–13–1 || 19 || 2007020335 W |- | 24 || November 26 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 1 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 10–13–1 || 21 || 2007020344 W |- | 25 || November 28 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 4 || Colorado Avalanche || || Roloson || 15,128 || 10–14–1 || 21 || 2007020355 L |- | 26 || November 30 || Anaheim Ducks || 1 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 11–14–1 || 23 || 2007020369 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#041E42 2px solid; border-bottom:#AD7C59 2px solid; December: 5–6–3 (home: 1–4–1; road: 4–2–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 27 || December 2 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 0 || Anaheim Ducks || || Garon || 17,174 || 12–14–1 || 25 || 2007020385 W |- | 28 || December 3 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 3 || Los Angeles Kings || SO || Garon || 14,193 || 13–14–1 || 27 || 2007020391 W |- | 29 || December 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 13–15–1 || 27 || 2007020403 L |- | 30 || December 7 || St. Louis Blues || 4 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 13–16–1 || 27 || 2007020419 L |- | 31 || December 10 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 5 || Dallas Stars || OT || Garon || 17,833 || 13–16–2 || 28 || 2007020439 OTL |- | 32 || December 11 || Edmonton Oilers || 5 – 4 || St. Louis Blues || SO || Garon || 14,329 || 14–16–2 || 30 || 2007020444 W |- | 33 || December 13 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 3 || Detroit Red Wings || SO || Roloson || 18,859 || 15–16–2 || 32 || 2007020458 W |- | 34 || December 15 || Vancouver Canucks || 1 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Garon || 16,839 || 16–16–2 || 34 || 2007020477 W |- | 35 || December 18 || Dallas Stars || 2 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Roloson || 16,839 || 16–16–3 || 35 || 2007020495 OTL |- | 36 || December 21 || New Jersey Devils || 3 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 16–17–3 || 35 || 2007020516 L |- | 37 || December 23 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 3 || Chicago Blackhawks || || Garon || 20,151 || 16–18–3 || 35 || 2007020532 L |- | 38 || December 27 || Anaheim Ducks || 2 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 16–19–3 || 35 || 2007020552 L |- | 39 || December 29 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 5 || Minnesota Wild || OT || Roloson || 18,568 || 16–19–4 || 36 || 2007020568 OTL |- | 40 || December 31 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 4 || Columbus Blue Jackets || || Garon || 16,774 || 16–20–4 || 36 || 2007020577 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#041E42 2px solid; border-bottom:#AD7C59 2px solid; January: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–3–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 41 || January 2 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 2 || St. Louis Blues || OT || Garon || 14,465 || 17–20–4 || 38 || 2007020591 W |- | 42 || January 3 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 5 || Nashville Predators || || Garon || 12,676 || 17–21–4 || 38 || 2007020599 L |- | 43 || January 5 || New York Rangers || 2 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Garon || 16,839 || 18–21–4 || 40 || 2007020619 W |- | 44 || January 7 || New York Islanders || 0 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 19–21–4 || 42 || 2007020625 W |- | 45 || January 10 || Phoenix Coyotes || 2 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 20–21–4 || 44 || 2007020649 W |- | 46 || January 13 || Calgary Flames || 1 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 21–21–4 || 46 || 2007020672 W |- | 47 || January 15 || Los Angeles Kings || 3 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 21–22–4 || 46 || 2007020682 L |- | 48 || January 17 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 5 || Washington Capitals || SO || Roloson || 13,399 || 21–22–5 || 47 || 2007020691 OTL |- | 49 || January 18 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 7 || Carolina Hurricanes || || Garon || 16,868 || 21–23–5 || 47 || 2007020699 L |- | 50 || January 20 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 2 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Roloson || 16,683 || 22–23–5 || 49 || 2007020718 W |- | 51 || January 22 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || || Roloson || 16,799 || 22–24–5 || 49 || 2007020731 L |- | 52 || January 24 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 3 || Florida Panthers || SO || Garon || 12,322 || 23–24–5 || 51 || 2007020747 W |- | 53 || January 29 || San Jose Sharks || 3 – 0 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 23–25–5 || 51 || 2007020763 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#041E42 2px solid; border-bottom:#AD7C59 2px solid; February: 7–5–0 (home: 6–1–0; road: 1–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 54 || February 1 || Dallas Stars || 4 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 23–26–5 || 51 || 2007020783 L |- | 55 || February 4 || Calgary Flames || 0 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 24–26–5 || 53 || 2007020800 W |- | 56 || February 6 || Chicago Blackhawks || 1 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 25–26–5 || 55 || 2007020815 W |- | 57 || February 9 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 4 || Calgary Flames || || Garon || 19,289 || 25–27–5 || 55 || 2007020839 L |- | 58 || February 12 || Minnesota Wild || 2 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 26–27–5 || 57 || 2007020859 W |- | 59 || February 14 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 2 || San Jose Sharks || || Garon || 17,496 || 27–27–5 || 59 || 2007020874 W |- | 60 || February 16 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 4 || Vancouver Canucks || || Garon || 18,630 || 27–28–5 || 59 || 2007020889 L |- | 61 || February 19 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 5 || Nashville Predators || || Garon || 13,466 || 27–29–5 || 59 || 2007020907 L |- | 62 || February 22 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 5 || Dallas Stars || || Garon || 18,564 || 27–30–5 || 59 || 2007020926 L |- | 63 || February 24 || Colorado Avalanche || 2 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 28–30–5 || 61 || 2007020945 W |- | 64 || February 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 3 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Garon || 16,839 || 29–30–5 || 63 || 2007020957 W |- | 65 || February 28 || Los Angeles Kings || 4 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 30–30–5 || 65 || 2007020970 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#041E42 2px solid; border-bottom:#AD7C59 2px solid; March: 10–4–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 5–2–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 66 || March 2 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 3 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || SO || Garon || 16,839 || 31–30–5 || 67 || 2007020994 W |- | 67 || March 4 || Nashville Predators || 5 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Garon || 16,839 || 31–31–5 || 67 || 2007021007 L |- | 68 || March 7 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 1 || Columbus Blue Jackets || OT || Garon || 17,289 || 32–31–5 || 69 || 2007021024 W |- | 69 || March 9 || Edmonton Oilers || 6 – 5 || Chicago Blackhawks || OT || Garon || 18,859 || 33–31–5 || 71 || 2007021041 W |- | 70 || March 11 || St. Louis Blues || 3 – 4 || Edmonton Oilers || OT || Garon || 16,839 || 34–31–5 || 73 || 2007021055 W |- | 71 || March 13 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 5 || Colorado Avalanche || || Garon || 18,007 || 34–32–5 || 73 || 2007021069 L |- | 72 || March 15 || Edmonton Oilers || 5 – 2 || Phoenix Coyotes || || Roloson || 15,698 || 35–32–5 || 75 || 2007021084 W |- | 73 || March 16 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 1 || San Jose Sharks || SO || Roloson || 16,987 || 36–32–5 || 77 || 2007021092 W |- | 74 || March 18 || Phoenix Coyotes || 4 – 8 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 37–32–5 || 79 || 2007021101 W |- | 75 || March 20 || Vancouver Canucks || 4 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 37–33–5 || 79 || 2007021116 L |- | 76 || March 22 || Colorado Avalanche || 5 – 7 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 38–33–5 || 81 || 2007021126 W |- | 77 || March 24 || Minnesota Wild || 3 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 39–33–5 || 83 || 2007021139 W |- | 78 || March 26 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 3 || Minnesota Wild || || Roloson || 17,978 || 39–34–5 || 83 || 2007021151 L |- | 79 || March 28 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 5 || Colorado Avalanche || SO || Roloson || 17,846 || 39–34–6 || 84 || 2007021168 OTL |- | 80 || March 29 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 1 || Calgary Flames || || Roloson || 16,984 || 40–34–6 || 86 || 2007021177 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#041E42 2px solid; border-bottom:#AD7C59 2px solid; April: 1–1–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–0–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 81 || April 1 || Calgary Flames || 3 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Roloson || 16,839 || 40–35–6 || 86 || 2007021194 L |- | 82 || April 3 || Edmonton Oilers || 2 – 1 || Vancouver Canucks || || Roloson || 18,630 || 41–35–6 || 88 || 2007021208 W |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #fff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid black OTL Player statistics Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes     Regular season   Playoffs Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM Ales Hemsky 74 20 51 71 34 Shawn Horcoff 53 21 29 50 30 Sam Gagner 79 13 36 49 23 Dustin Penner 82 23 24 47 45 Andrew Cogliano 82 18 27 45 20 Robert Nilsson 71 10 31 41 22 Jarret Stoll 81 14 22 36 74 Tom Gilbert 82 13 20 33 20 Kyle Brodziak 80 14 17 31 33 Joni Pitkanen 63 8 18 26 56 Marty Reasoner 82 11 14 25 50 Curtis Glencross 62 15 10 25 53 Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average     Regular season   Playoffs Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO SV% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA Mathieu Garon 47 2658 26 18 1 118 4 .913 2.66 Dwayne Roloson 41 2222 14 16 5 115 0 .900 3.11 Awards and records Records 18 Years, 55 Days: New Oilers records for the youngest player ever played and earned his first NHL point, assisting on Tom Gilbert's goal, by Sam Gagner on October 4, 2007. Note: Wayne Gretzky had an unofficial Oilers record for the youngest player ever played in franchise history, including WHA, at age 17 Years, 281 Days on November 3, 1978. 18 Years, 71 Days: A new Oilers record for the youngest player ever scored by Sam Gagner on October 20, 2007. 4: A new NHL record for most consecutive shootouts on December 18, 2007. 8: A new Oilers record for most consecutive game assist for rookies by Sam Gagner on February 22, 2008. 15: NHL record for most shootout wins in a season. 13: A new NHL team record for most shootout wins in a season on February 26, 2008. 13: Oilers record for most goals for a rookie defenseman by Tom Gilbert. 10: A new Oilers record for most goals for a rookie defenseman on March 4, 2008. 3: A new NHL record for most consecutive overtime goals by Andrew Cogliano on March 11, 2008. 33: A new Oilers record for most points for a rookie defenseman by Tom Gilbert on March 28, 2008. 19: A new NHL record for most shootouts in a season on March 28, 2008. Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached Andrew Cogliano 1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point October 4, 2007 Sam Gagner Shawn Horcoff 300th NHL PIM October 6, 2007 Marty Reasoner 100th NHL Assist Andrew Cogliano 1st NHL Goal October 8, 2007 Geoff Sanderson 500th NHL PIM October 13, 2007 Kyle Brodziak 1st NHL Assist October 18, 2007 Sam Gagner 1st NHL Goal October 20, 2007 Ales Hemsky 200th NHL Point October 25, 2007 Marty Reasoner 400th NHL Game November 10, 2007 Steve Staios 700th NHL Game November 24, 2007 Ales Hemsky 300th NHL Game November 28, 2007 Raffi Torres Zack Stortini 1st NHL Assist Liam Reddox 1st NHL Game December 7, 2007 Ladislav Smid 100th NHL Game December 11, 2007 Steve Staios 1,000th NHL PIM December 18, 2007 Jarret Stoll 200th NHL PIM January 5, 2008 Shawn Horcoff 100th NHL Goal January 7, 2008 Denis Grebeshkov 1st NHL Goal January 10, 2008 Zack Stortini 200th NHL PIM Ethan Moreau 700th NHL Game January 29, 2008 Robert Nilsson 100th NHL Game Jarret Stoll 100th NHL Assist February 4, 2008 Joni Pitkanen 100th NHL Assist February 6, 2008 Dustin Penner 100th NHL PIM February 9, 2008 Fernando Pisani 300th NHL Game February 12, 2008 Geoff Sanderson 1,100th NHL Game February 26, 2008 Mathieu Roy 1st NHL Assist February 28, 2008 Geoff Sanderson 700th NHL Point Theo Peckham 1st NHL Game March 7, 2008 Matt Greene 200th NHL PIM March 22, 2008 Denis Grebeshkov 100th NHL Game March 26, 2008 Zack Stortini 300th NHL PIM March 29, 2008 Transactions The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season. Trades June 22, 2007 To Phoenix Coyotes1st round pick in 20072nd round pick in 2007 To Edmonton Oilers1st round pick in 2007 July 1, 2007 To Philadelphia FlyersJason SmithJoffrey Lupul To Edmonton OilersGeoff SandersonJoni Pitkanen3rd round pick in 2009 July 5, 2007 To New York Islanders2nd round pick in 2008 To Edmonton OilersAllan Rourke3rd round pick in 2008 February 1, 2008 To Columbus Blue JacketsDick Tarnstrom To Edmonton OilersCurtis Glencross Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Term 2007 7 3 Mathieu Garon Los Angeles Kings 2 years, $2.2 million 2007 7 12 Sheldon Souray Montreal Canadiens 5 years, $27 million2007 7 17 Ryan Flinn Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $450,000 T. J. Kemp Manchester Monarchs (AHL) 1 year 2007 7 25 Ben Simon Syracuse Crunch (AHL) 1 year 2007 8 2 Dustin Penner Anaheim Ducks 5 years, $21.25 million 2008 4 1 Bryan Lerg Michigan State Spartans (CCHA) 2 years Free agents lost Date Player New team Term 2007 7 2 Petr Sykora Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $5 million 2007 7 5 Jan Hejda Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $1 million2007 7 6 Toby Petersen Dallas Stars 1 year Brad Winchester Dallas Stars 1 year, $475,000 2007 7 19 Petr Nedved Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga) 2008 5 27 Allan Rourke ERC Ingolstadt (DEL) Waivers Date Player Team 2008 2 22 Patrick Thoresen to Philadelphia Flyers Players re-signed Player Contract terms F Ethan Moreau 4 years, $10 million (extension) D Steve Staios 4 years, $10.8 million (extension) D Denis Grebeshkov 1 year, $950,000 F Raffi Torres 3 years, $6.75 million D Matt Greene 2 years, $2.3 million D Joni Pitkanen 1 year, $2.4 million D Mathieu Roy 2 years, $1 million F Kyle Brodziak 2 years, $995,000 Draft picks Edmonton's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2007e.html 2007 NHL Entry Draft hockeyDB.com, The Internet Hockey Database The Oilers have three first round selections in this draft: sixth overall, the 15th pick, acquired in the Ryan Smyth trade, and the 30th pick, acquired in the Chris Pronger trade. Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team (league) 1 6 Sam Gagner (C/W) Edmonton Oilers London Knights (OHL) 1 15 Alex Plante (D) Edmonton Oilers (from New York Islanders) Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 1 21 Riley Nash (C) Edmonton Oilers (from Dallas Stars via Phoenix Coyotes) Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 4 97 Linus Omark (W) Edmonton Oilers Luleå HF (Elitserien) 5 127 Milan Kytnar (C) Edmonton Oilers HC Topoľčany (Slovak-2) 6 157 William Quist (W) Edmonton Oilers Tingsryds AIF (Sweden-3) Farm teams Springfield Falcons After shipping their prospects out across several clubs, the Oilers have signed a deal with the Springfield Falcons to be their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in 2007–08. The Falcons will be the Oilers first full-time AHL affiliate since the Edmonton Road Runners were suspended following the 2004–05 season. Stockton Thunder The Stockton Thunder of the ECHL remain Edmonton's secondary affiliate. See also 2006–07 NHL season References Player stats: https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/stats/_/name/edm/year/2007/edmonton-oilers Edmonton Oilers Stats - 2006-07 ESPN July 19, 2016 Game log: https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/schedule/_/name/edm/year/2007/edmonton-oilers Edmonton Oilers Schedule - 2006-07 ESPN July 19, 2016 Team standings: https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings/_/year/2007 NHL Standings - 2006-07 ESPN July 19, 2016 Oilers ED 2007-08 Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Category:2000s in Edmonton