The Empty Net His Coach Wouldn't Give Him
The only hat trick of Georges Laraque's 695-game career is remembered as a gift. The clock says the gift went to Janne Niinimaa thirteen seconds earlier, and that Laraque had to beat a goalie for his.
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Oilers by the numbers
2026-27 regular season · source NHL, data as of 2026-10-23. Goals per game exclude shootout deciders. Standings · All 32 teams
- 8-1-1Record
- 17Points
- 2ndNHL rank
- 4.60GF / GP
- 3.20GA / GP
- 35.3PP%
- 72.4PK%
- 50.2FO%
Possession · 5-on-5
Computed by Play-Pause Hockey from the league play-by-play, 2026-27, 165 regular-season games. Where a rank is shown it is among the 32 clubs, 1st = best. PDO and zone starts carry none: a high PDO means hot rather than good, and zone starts are how a club is deployed rather than how well it plays. All 32 teams
- 47.6CF%21st of 32 · Share of shot attempts
- 47.5FF%24th of 32 · Unblocked attempts
- 105.1PDOShooting % + save %, 100 is neutral
- 51.7OZS%Share of zone faceoffs in the attacking end
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor McDavid | 10 | 8 | 23 | 31 |
 Leon Draisaitl | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
 Evan Bouchard | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
 Vasily Podkolzin | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
 Mathieu Joseph | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Alex Formenton | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Kasperi Kapanen | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Owen Michaels | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Filip Hallander | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Mattias Ekholm | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Ryan Shea | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Isaac Howard | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Connor Murphy | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jake Walman | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Dickinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Josh Samanski | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Shakir Mukhamadullin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Trent Frederic | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ty Emberson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Zach Hyman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Colton Dach | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Max Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| Goalie | GP | W | L | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Devon Levi | 7 | 6 | 1 | .887 | 3.11 |
 Tristan Jarry | 3 | 2 | 0 | .873 | 2.97 |
Oilers on NHL EDGE
Puck and player tracking, 2026-27 regular season · source NHL EDGE. Ranks are among the 32 clubs, 1st = best; defensive-zone time ranks the least time first. All 32 teams
- 24.1mphTop skating speed2nd of 32league avg 23.2
- 8Shots over 90 mph8th of 32league avg not published
- 360Bursts over 20 mph1st of 32league avg 238
- 464.1miDistance skated16th of 32league avg 470.4
- 94.8mphTop shot speed18th of 32league avg 95.4
- 248Shots on goal25th of 32league avg 282
- 18.6%Shooting %1st of 32league avg 11.3
- 41.1%Offensive-zone time18th of 32league avg 41.0
- 41.2%Defensive-zone time20th of 32league avg 41.0
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