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
Final 2025-26 regular season · source NHL, data as of 2026-09-28. Goals per game exclude shootout deciders. Standings · All 32 teams
- 41-30-11Record
- 93Points
- 14thNHL rank
- 3.44GF / GP
- 3.23GA / GP
- 30.6PP%
- 77.8PK%
- 52.6FO%
Possession · 5-on-5
Computed by Play-Pause Hockey from the league play-by-play, 2025-26, 1312 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
- 50.3CF%12th of 32 · Share of shot attempts
- 51.0FF%10th of 32 · Unblocked attempts
- 98.1PDOShooting % + save %, 100 is neutral
- 54.0OZS%Share of zone faceoffs in the attacking end
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor McDavid | 82 | 48 | 90 | 138 |
 Leon Draisaitl | 65 | 35 | 62 | 97 |
 Evan Bouchard | 82 | 21 | 74 | 95 |
 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 72 | 20 | 36 | 56 |
 Zach Hyman | 58 | 31 | 21 | 52 |
 Mattias Ekholm | 82 | 6 | 35 | 41 |
 Matt Savoie | 82 | 18 | 19 | 37 |
 Vasily Podkolzin | 82 | 19 | 18 | 37 |
 Jack Roslovic | 69 | 21 | 15 | 36 |
 Darnell Nurse | 82 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
 Jake Walman | 53 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
 Connor Murphy | 80 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
 Jason Dickinson | 64 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
 Kasperi Kapanen | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
 Adam Henrique | 65 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
 Colton Dach | 61 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
 Ty Emberson | 72 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
 Spencer Stastney | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
 Mattias Janmark | 43 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
 Trent Frederic | 74 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
 Curtis Lazar | 45 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 David Tomasek | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Isaac Howard | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Max Jones | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Josh Samanski | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Alec Regula | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Connor Clattenburg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Quinn Hutson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Riley Stillman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roby Jarventie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| Goalie | GP | W | L | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tristan Jarry | 33 | 18 | 9 | .882 | 3.32 |
 Connor Ingram | 32 | 16 | 10 | .899 | 2.60 |
 Calvin Pickard | 16 | 5 | 6 | .871 | 3.68 |
Oilers on NHL EDGE
Puck and player tracking, 2025-26 regular season · source NHL EDGE. Ranks are among the 32 clubs, 1st = best; defensive-zone time ranks the least time first. All 32 teams
- 24.6mphTop skating speed3rd of 32league avg 23.8
- 107Shots over 90 mph2nd of 32league avg not published
- 2431Bursts over 20 mph2nd of 32league avg 1762
- 3727.8miDistance skated15th of 32league avg 3727.0
- 102.0mphTop shot speed7th of 32league avg 99.7
- 2439Shots on goal4th of 32league avg 2282
- 11.6%Shooting %11th of 32league avg 11.1
- 41.8%Offensive-zone time7th of 32league avg 41.1
- 40.5%Defensive-zone time9th of 32league avg 41.1
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