2008–09 Edmonton Oilers season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2008–09 2008 Edmonton Oilers Western 11th Northwest 4th 38–35–9 18–17–6 20–18–3 234 248 Steve Tambellini Craig MacTavish Ethan Moreau Ales HemskyShawn HorcoffSheldon SouraySteve Staios Rexall Place 16,839 (100%) Springfield Falcons (AHL)Stockton Thunder (ECHL) Ales Hemsky (23)Sheldon Souray (23) Ales Hemsky (43) Ales Hemsky (66) Denis Grebeshkov (+12) Zack Stortini (181) Dwayne Roloson (28) Dwayne Roloson (2.77) The 2008–09 Edmonton Oilers season was the team's 37th season of play, 30th as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nonetheless, the Oilers celebrated their 30th anniversary The team would miss the playoffs for the third year in a row for the first time since the 1993–94 season and the 1995–96 season.. 2 Pre-season The NHL Board of Governors on June 18 approved the sale of the Edmonton Oilers. All 34 members of the Edmonton Investors Group agreed in February to sell the club for $200 million to Rexall pharmacy magnate Daryl Katz. The new owner has promised to keep the team in Edmonton and pursue getting a new arena to replace Rexall Place.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/oilers-sale-to-daryl-katz-approved-by-nhl-1.709820 CBC News Oilers sale to Daryl Katz approved by NHL June 18, 2008 19 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080619134016/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2008/06/18/nhl-sales.html 19 June 2008 live On July 31, the Edmonton Oilers promoted Kevin Lowe to become president of hockey operations. They also announced that they have hired Steve Tambellini as their new general manager, and had also moved Kevin Prendergast, who was the vice-president of hockey operations, and named him the new assistant general manager. On Friday August 8, the Edmonton Oilers announced that Rick Olczyk has been promoted to the position of assistant general manager and director of hockey operations/legal affairs. Regular season Divisional standings EDM Conference standings EDM Schedule and results 2008–09 Game Log October: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 12 Colorado Avalanche 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 1–0–0 2 2 October 15 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Anaheim Ducks Garon 16,604 2–0–0 4 3 October 17 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Calgary Flames Deslauriers 19,289 3–0–0 6 4 October 18 Calgary Flames 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 4–0–0 8 5 October 22 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Chicago Blackhawks Roloson 21,168 4–1–0 8 6 October 23 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Colorado Avalanche Garon 14,898 4–2–0 8 7 October 25 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Vancouver Canucks Garon 18,630 4–3–0 8 8 October 27 Boston Bruins 1 – 0 Edmonton Oilers OT Roloson 16,839 4–3–1 9 9 October 30 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Nashville Predators Garon 11,294 4–4–1 9 November: 6–7–1 (Home: 0–3–1; Road: 6–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Carolina Hurricanes Roloson 15,016 5–4–1 11 11 November 2 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 Philadelphia Flyers Roloson 19,437 6–4–1 13 12 November 5 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Columbus Blue Jackets Roloson 11,228 6–5–1 13 13 November 6 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Pittsburgh Penguins Garon 16,971 6–6–1 13 14 November 9 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 New Jersey Devils Deslauriers 14,193 7–6–1 15 15 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 New York Rangers SO Deslauriers 18,200 8–6–1 17 16 November 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 8–7–1 17 17 November 15 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Roloson 16,839 8–7–2 18 18 November 17 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 4 Detroit Red Wings Roloson 18,934 8–8–2 18 19 November 18 Edmonton Oilers 7 – 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Roloson 12,689 9–8–2 20 20 November 20 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 9–9–2 20 21 November 26 Los Angeles Kings 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 9–10–2 20 22 November 29 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 2 St. Louis Blues Roloson 19,150 10–10–2 22 23 November 30 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Dallas Stars Deslauriers 16,650 10–11–2 22 December: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 3 Dallas Stars 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 11–11–2 24 25 December 5 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 Los Angeles Kings SO Garon 14,920 12–11–2 26 26 December 6 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 San Jose Sharks OT Roloson 17,496 13–11–2 28 27 December 11 Florida Panthers 2 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 13–12–2 28 28 December 13 Vancouver Canucks 0 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 14–12–2 30 29 December 16 Chicago Blackhawks 9 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 14–13–2 30 30 December 17 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Vancouver Canucks Roloson 18,630 14–14–2 30 31 December 19 Anaheim Ducks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Roloson 16,839 14–14–3 31 32 December 22 Phoenix Coyotes 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 15–14–3 33 33 December 26 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Vancouver Canucks Roloson 18,630 16–14–3 35 34 December 28 Nashville Predators 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 17–14–3 37 35 December 30 Ottawa Senators 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Garon 16,839 17–15–3 37 36 December 31 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Calgary Flames Roloson 19,289 17–16–3 37 January: 8–4–0 (Home: 6–3–0; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 3 Dallas Stars 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 18–16–3 39 38 January 5 New York Islanders 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 19–16–3 41 39 January 7 Vancouver Canucks 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 19–17–3 41 40 January 9 San Jose Sharks 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 19–18–3 41 41 January 11 St. Louis Blues 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 20–18–3 43 42 January 13 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Washington Capitals Roloson 17,498 21–18–3 45 43 January 15 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 5 Minnesota Wild Roloson 18,568 21–19–3 45 44 January 16 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Colorado Avalanche Garon 15,681 22–19–3 47 45 January 18 Phoenix Coyotes 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 23–19–3 49 46 January 20 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 24–19–3 51 47 January 27 Buffalo Sabres 10 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 24–20–3 53 48 January 30 Minnesota Wild 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 25–20–3 53 February: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 1 Nashville Predators 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 25–21–3 53 50 February 3 Chicago Blackhawks 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 25–22–3 53 51 February 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 St. Louis Blues SO Roloson 15,668 26–22–3 55 52 February 7 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 8 Detroit Red Wings Roloson 20,066 26–23–3 55 53 February 8 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Minnesota Wild SO Roloson 18,568 26–23–4 56 54 February 11 Montreal Canadiens 2 – 7 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 27–23–4 58 55 February 14 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Los Angeles Kings SO Roloson 18,118 28–23–4 60 56 February 16 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Phoenix Coyotes Roloson 14,547 29–23–4 62 57 February 17 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 San Jose Sharks Roloson 17,496 29–24–4 62 58 February 19 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Dallas Stars Roloson 17,792 29–25–4 62 59 February 21 Calgary Flames 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Roloson 16,839 29–25–5 63 60 February 24 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 30–25–5 65 61 February 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 30–26–5 65 62 February 28 Minnesota Wild 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 31–26–5 67 March: 5–6–4 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 4–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 3 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 6 Nashville Predators OT Roloson 14,194 31–26–6 68 64 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Ottawa Senators Roloson 17,904 31–27–6 68 65 March 7 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 Toronto Maple Leafs Roloson 19,364 32–27–6 70 66 March 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Montreal Canadiens OT Roloson 21,273 32–27–7 71 67 March 12 Atlanta Thrashers 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Roloson 16,839 32–27–8 72 68 March 14 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Roloson 16,839 32–27–9 73 69 March 17 St. Louis Blues 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Roloson 16,839 33–27–9 75 70 March 19 Edmonton Oilers 8 – 1 Colorado Avalanche Roloson 13,612 34–27–9 77 71 March 20 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 Chicago Blackhawks SO Roloson 22,151 35–27–9 79 72 March 22 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Minnesota Wild Roloson 18,568 35–28–9 79 73 March 24 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 35–29–9 79 74 March 26 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Phoenix Coyotes Roloson 14,337 35–30–9 79 75 March 27 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Anaheim Ducks Roloson 17,257 36–30–9 81 76 March 29 Minnesota Wild 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 36–31–9 81 77 March 31 Anaheim Ducks 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 36–32–9 81 April: 2–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 San Jose Sharks 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 36–33–9 81 79 April 4 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 37–33–9 83 80 April 7 Los Angeles Kings 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 37–34–9 83 81 April 10 Calgary Flames 1 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 38–34–9 85 82 April 11 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Calgary Flames Deslauriers 19,289 38–35–9 85 Legend: #CCFFCC Win (2 points) 1px solid #CCFFCC #FFBBBB Loss (0 points) 1px solid #FFBBBB white Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA Schedule Player statistics Skaters player Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Ales Hemsky Aleš Hemský 72 23 43 66 +1 32 Sheldon Souray Sheldon Souray 81 23 30 53 +1 98 Shawn Horcoff Shawn Horcoff 80 17 36 53 +7 39 Tom Gilbert ice hockey 82 5 40 45 +6 26 Sam Gagner Sam Gagner 76 16 25 41 -1 51 Denis Grebeshkov Denis Grebeshkov 72 7 32 39 +12 38 Andrew Cogliano Andrew Cogliano 82 18 20 38 -6 22 Dustin Penner Dustin Penner 78 17 20 37 +7 61 Lubomir Visnovsky Ľubomír Višňovský 50 8 23 31 +6 30 Robert Nilsson Robert Nilsson 64 9 20 29 +1 26 Erik Cole Erik Cole‡ 63 16 11 27 -3 63 Kyle Brodziak Kyle Brodziak 79 11 16 27 +4 21 Ethan Moreau Ethan Moreau 77 14 12 26 0 133 Marc-Antoine Pouliot Marc-Antoine Pouliot 63 8 12 20 +1 23 Fernando Pisani Fernando Pisani 38 7 8 15 -1 14 Steve Staios Steve Staios 80 2 12 14 -5 92 Liam Reddox Liam Reddox 46 5 7 12 -6 10 Ales Kotalik Aleš Kotalík† 19 7 4 11 +2 6 Zack Stortini Zack Stortini 52 6 5 11 -3 181 Ladislav Smid Ladislav Šmíd 60 0 11 11 -6 57 Jason Strudwick Jason Strudwick 71 2 7 9 -4 60 Patrick O'Sullivan Patrick O'Sullivan (ice hockey)† 19 2 4 6 -7 12 Rob Schremp Rob Schremp 4 0 3 3 +2 2 Gilbert Brule Gilbert Brulé 11 2 1 3 -3 12 Ryan Potulny Ryan Potulny 8 0 3 3 +2 0 Steve MacIntyre Steve MacIntyre 22 2 0 2 -2 40 Jean-Francois Jacques Jean-François Jacques 7 1 0 1 0 9 Jesse Boulerice Jesse Boulerice 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tim Sestito Tim Sestito 1 0 0 0 0 0 Theo Peckham Theo Peckham 15 0 0 0 -1 59 Taylor Chorney Taylor Chorney 2 0 0 0 -4 0 Goaltenders goalie Regular season Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Dwayne Roloson Dwayne Roloson 63 3596 28 24 9 166 2.77 1953 1787 .915 1 Mathieu Garon Mathieu Garon‡ 15 814 8 9 0 43 3.17 408 365 .895 0 Jeff Deslauriers Jeff Deslauriers 10 539 4 3 0 30 3.34 302 272 .901 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Oilers. Stats reflect time with Oilers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Oilers only. Awards and records Records 39 Years, 177 Days: an NHL record for the oldest goaltender ever played 60 games or more in a season by Dwayne Roloson. 39 Years, 170 Days: A new NHL record for the oldest goaltender ever played 60 games or more in a season by Dwayne Roloson on March 31, 2009. 36: Oilers record for most consecutive starts by Dwayne Roloson. 21: A new Oilers record for most consecutive starts by Dwayne Roloson on March 7, 2009. Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Dustin Penner 100th NHL Point October 12, 2008 Lubomir Visnovsky 500th NHL Game Steve MacIntyre 1st NHL Game October 15, 2008 Jeff Deslauriers 1st NHL Game1st NHL Win October 17, 2008 Sheldon Souray 200th NHL Point Kyle Brodziak 100th NHL Game October 18, 2008 Dwayne Roloson 400th NHL Game October 22, 2008 Ladislav Smid 100th NHL PIM Tom Gilbert 100th NHL Game October 23, 2008 Ales Hemsky 200th NHL Assist Zack Stortini 100th NHL Game October 25, 2008 Jeff Deslauriers 1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point November 9, 2008 Jason Strudwick 500th NHL Game November 10, 2008 Ethan Moreau 900th NHL PIM November 15, 2008 Liam Reddox 1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point Andrew Cogliano 100th NHL Game November 17, 2008 Dustin Penner 200th NHL Game November 18, 2008 Shawn Horcoff 500th NHL Game November 20, 2008 Tim Sestito 1st NHL Game November 26, 2008 Sam Gagner 100th NHL Game November 29, 2008 Marc-Antoine Pouliot Shawn Horcoff 300th NHL Point1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick Steve Staios 1,100th NHL PIM Rob Schremp 1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point December 3, 2008 Liam Reddox 1st NHL Assist December 16, 2008 Jason Strudwick 700th NHL PIM December 22, 2008 Ales Hemsky 300th NHL Point December 26, 2008 Lubomir Visnovsky 300th NHL Point December 28, 2008 Sheldon Souray 900th NHL PIM December 30, 2008 Shawn Horcoff 200th NHL Assist January 3, 2009 Zack Stortini 400th NHL PIM Erik Cole 300th NHL Point January 13, 2009 Steve MacIntyre 1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point Steve Staios 800th NHL Game January 15, 2009 Mathieu Garon 200th NHL Game January 16, 2009 Ethan Moreau 1st NHL Hat-trick January 18, 2009 Ales Hemsky 400th NHL Game February 26, 2009 Jean-Francois Jacques 1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point March 3, 2009 Sheldon Souray 600th NHL Game March 17, 2009 Sam Gagner 1st NHL Hat-trick March 19, 2009 Ladislav Smid 200th NHL Game March 26, 2009 Ethan Moreau 1,000 NHL PIM March 27, 2009 Patrick O'Sullivan 200th NHL Game Transactions The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2008–09 season. Trades DateDetails June 6, 2008 To Philadelphia FlyersDanny Syvret To Edmonton OilersRyan Potulny June 29, 2008Oilers acquire Visnovsky from L.A.; ship Stoll and Greene To Los Angeles KingsJarret StollMatt Greene To Edmonton OilersLubomir Visnovsky July 1, 2008 To Carolina HurricanesJoni Pitkanen To Edmonton OilersErik Cole July 1, 2008 To Columbus Blue JacketsRaffi Torres To Edmonton OilersGilbert Brule January 29, 2009 To Pittsburgh PenguinsMathieu Garon To Edmonton OilersDany SabourinRyan Stone4th round pick in 2011 March 4, 2009 To Buffalo Sabres2nd round pick in 2009 To Edmonton OilersAles Kotalik March 4, 2009 To Carolina HurricanesErik Cole5th round pick in 2009 To Edmonton OilersPatrick O'Sullivan2nd round pick in 2009 Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract Terms 2008 7 10 Jason StrudwickOilers sign Jason Strudwick New York Rangers 1 year, $650,000 2008 7 15 Carl CorazziniOilers sign Carl Corazzini to one-year deal Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $500,000 Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract Terms 2008 7 2 Curtis Glencross Calgary Flames 3 years, $3.6 million 2008 7 7 Ryan Flinn Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $500,000 2008 7 8 T. J. Kemp Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year 2008 7 17 Marty Reasoner Atlanta Thrashers 1 year, $1 million 2008 7 22 Troy Bodie Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $500,000 Waivers Date Player Team Ref 2008 9 30 Steve MacIntyre from Florida Panthers Oilers claim Steve MacIntyre off waivers 2008 11 11 Jesse Boulerice from Colorado Avalanche Oilers claim Jesse Boulerice off waivers 2008 11 21 Jesse Boulerice to Colorado Avalanche Player signings Player Contract terms Tom Gilbert 6 years, $24 million Robert Nilsson 3 years, $6 million Denis Grebeshkov 1 year, $1.5 million Ryan Potulny 1 year, $645,000 Marc-Antoine Pouliot 2 years, $1.65 million Jean-Francois Jacques 2 years, $1.05 million Zack Stortini 3 years, $2.1 million Draft picks Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 22 Jordan Eberle (C) Edmonton Oilers (from Anaheim Ducks) Regina Pats (WHL) 4 103 Johan Motin (D) Edmonton Oilers Bofors IK (Sweden-2) 5 133 Philippe Cornet (LW) Edmonton Oilers Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) 6 163 Teemu Hartikainen (C) Edmonton Oilers KalPa (Finland Jr.) 7 193 Jordan Bendfeld (D) Edmonton Oilers Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) See also 2008–09 NHL season References Player stats: Edmonton Oilers player stats on espn.com Game log: Edmonton Oilers game log on espn.com Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com Category:2008–09 in Canadian ice hockey by team Category:2008–09 NHL season by team 2008-09 Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Category:2000s in Edmonton