2018–19 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2018–19 Edmonton Oilers season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[2] and 47th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Oilers were eliminated from playoff contention on April 1, 2019, after the St. Louis Blues' shootout win against the Colorado Avalanche,[3] missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season and for the twelfth time in the past thirteen seasons.

2018–19 Edmonton Oilers
Division	7th Pacific
Conference	14th Western
2018–19 record	35–38–9
Home record	18–19–4
Road record	17–19–5
Goals for	232
Goals against	274
Team information
General manager	Peter Chiarelli (Oct. 6 – Jan. 22) Keith Gretzky (Jan. 23 – April 6) (interim)
Coach	Todd McLellan (Oct. 6 – Nov. 20) Ken Hitchcock (Nov. 20 – April 6)
Captain	Connor McDavid
Alternate captains	Adam Larsson Milan Lucic Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Arena	Rogers Place
Average attendance	18,347 (98.5%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Leon Draisaitl (50)
Assists	Connor McDavid (75)
Points	Connor McDavid (116)
Penalty minutes	Zack Kassian (102)
Plus/minus	Matt Benning (+11)
Wins	Mikko Koskinen (25)
Goals against average	Mikko Koskinen (2.93)

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Calgary Flames	82	50	25	7	50	289	227	+62	107
2	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	27	9	46	289	261	+28	101
3	x – Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	32	7	40	249	230	+19	93
4	Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	−10	86
5	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	−29	81
6	Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	−52	80
7	Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	−42	79
8	Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	−61	71

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Dallas Stars	82	43	32	7	42	210	202	+8	93
2	CE	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	38	30	14	36	260	246	+14	90
3	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	−10	86
4	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	36	34	12	33	270	292	−22	84
5	CE	Minnesota Wild	82	37	36	9	36	211	237	−26	83
6	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	−29	81
7	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	−52	80
8	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	−42	79
9	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	−61	71

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 13, 2018.[4]

2018 pre-season game log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 17	Edmonton	7–4	Calgary		Starrett	17,311	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 18	Edmonton	4–2	Vancouver		Talbot	—	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 20	Winnipeg	3–7	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 23	Edmonton	3–5	Winnipeg		Koskinen	15,321	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 25	Vancouver	0–6	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	4–1–0	Recap
6	September 27	Arizona	2–3	Edmonton	OT	Koskinen	18,347	5–1–0	Recap
7	September 29	Calgary	3–4	Edmonton		Talbot	18,347	6–1–0	Recap
–^[a]	October 3	Edmonton	4–3	Kölner Haie	OT	Koskinen	18,400	7–1–0	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[5]

2018–19 game log
October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1^[a] October 6 Edmonton 2–5 New Jersey Talbot 12,044 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 11 Edmonton 1–4 Boston Talbot 17,565 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 13 Edmonton 2–1 NY Rangers Talbot 17,085 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 16 Edmonton 5–4 Winnipeg OT Talbot 15,321 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 18 Boston 2–3 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 20 Nashville 3–0 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 23 Pittsburgh 6–5 Edmonton OT Talbot 18,347 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 25 Washington 1–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 27 Edmonton 5–3 Nashville Koskinen 17,248 5–3–1 11 Recap 10 October 28 Edmonton 2–1 Chicago OT Talbot 20,987 6–3–1 13 Recap 11 October 30 Minnesota 4–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 6–4–1 13 Recap
November: 6–7–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 2–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 Chicago 0–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 7–4–1 15 Recap 13 November 3 Edmonton 4–3 Detroit Koskinen 19,515 8–4–1 17 Recap 14 November 5 Edmonton 2–4 Washington Talbot 18,506 8–5–1 17 Recap 15 November 6 Edmonton 2–5 Tampa Bay Koskinen 19,092 8–6–1 17 Recap 16 November 8 Edmonton 1–4 Florida Talbot 11,484 8–7–1 17 Recap 17 November 11 Colorado 4–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 8–8–1 17 Recap 18 November 13 Montreal 2–6 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 17 Edmonton 2–4 Calgary Koskinen 19,289 9–9–1 19 Recap 20 November 18 Vegas 6–3 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 9–10–1 19 Recap 21 November 20 Edmonton 4–3 San Jose OT Koskinen 17,562 10–10–1 21 Recap 22 November 23 Edmonton 1–2 Anaheim OT Koskinen 16,497 10–10–2 22 Recap 23 November 25 Edmonton 2–5 Los Angeles Talbot 17,581 10–11–2 22 Recap 24 November 27 Dallas 0–1 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 11–11–2 24 Recap 25 November 29 Los Angeles 2–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 12–11–2 26 Recap
December: 6–7–1 (Home: 4–5–0 ; Road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 1 Vegas 1–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 13–11–2 28 Recap 27 December 3 Edmonton 1–4 Dallas Koskinen 18,125 13–12–2 28 Recap 28 December 5 Edmonton 3–2 St. Louis SO Talbot 16,551 14–12–2 30 Recap 29 December 7 Minnesota 2–7 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 15–12–2 32 Recap 30 December 9 Calgary 0–1 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 16–12–2 34 Recap 31 December 11 Edmonton 6–4 Colorado Koskinen 15,809 17–12–2 36 Recap 32 December 13 Edmonton 4–5 Winnipeg OT Talbot 15,321 17–12–3 37 Recap 33 December 14 Philadelphia 1–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–12–3 39 Recap 34 December 16 Edmonton 2–4 Vancouver Koskinen 18,036 18–13–3 39 Recap 35 December 18 St. Louis 4–1 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 18–14–3 39 Recap 36 December 22 Tampa Bay 6–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–15–3 39 Recap 37 December 27 Vancouver 4–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–16–3 39 Recap 38 December 29 San Jose 7–4 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 18–17–3 39 Recap 39 December 31 Winnipeg 4–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 18–18–3 39 Recap
January: 5–6–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Edmonton 3–1 Arizona Koskinen 12,583 19–18–3 41 Recap 41 January 5 Edmonton 0–4 Los Angeles Koskinen 18,230 19–19–3 41 Recap 42 January 6 Edmonton 4–0 Anaheim Talbot 17,317 20–19–3 43 Recap 43 January 8 Edmonton 2–7 San Jose Talbot 17,320 20–20–3 43 Recap 44 January 10 Florida 3–4 Edmonton SO Talbot 18,347 21–20–3 45 Recap 45 January 12 Arizona 3–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 21–21–3 45 Recap 46 January 14 Buffalo 2–7 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 22–21–3 47 Recap 47 January 16 Edmonton 3–2 Vancouver SO Koskinen 18,166 23–21–3 49 Recap 48 January 19 Calgary 5–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 23–22–3 49 Recap 49 January 20 Carolina 7–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 23–23–3 49 Recap 50 January 22 Detroit 3–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 23–24–3 49 Recap
February: 4–6–4 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 2–4–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Edmonton 4–5 Philadelphia OT Talbot 19,526 23–24–4 50 Recap 52 February 3 Edmonton 3–4 Montreal OT Koskinen 21,302 23–24–5 51 Recap 53 February 5 Chicago 6–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 23–25–5 51 Recap 54 February 7 Edmonton 4–1 Minnesota Talbot 18,904 24–25–5 53 Recap 55 February 9 San Jose 5–2 Edmonton Talbot 18,347 24–26–5 53 Recap 56 February 13 Edmonton 1–3 Pittsburgh Koskinen 18,570 24–27–5 53 Recap 57 February 15 Edmonton 1–3 Carolina Koskinen 14,430 24–28–5 53 Recap 58 February 16 Edmonton 2–5 NY Islanders Koskinen 14,812 24–29–5 53 Recap 59 February 19 Arizona 3–2 Edmonton SO Koskinen 18,347 24–29–6 54 Recap 60 February 21 NY Islanders 3–4 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 25–29–6 56 Recap 61 February 23 Anaheim 1–2 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 26–29–6 58 Recap 62 February 25 Edmonton 2–3 Nashville SO Koskinen 17,481 26–29–7 59 Recap 63 February 27 Edmonton 2–6 Toronto Koskinen 19,356 26–30–7 59 Recap 64 February 28 Edmonton 4–2 Ottawa Koskinen 18,358 27–30–7 61 Recap
March: 7–5–2 (Home: 4–3–2 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Edmonton 4–0 Columbus Koskinen 18,628 28–30–7 63 Recap 66 March 4 Edmonton 4–3 Buffalo Koskinen 17,775 29–30–7 65 Recap 67 March 7 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 30–30–7 67 Recap 68 March 9 Toronto 3–2 Edmonton Stolarz 18,347 30–31–7 67 Recap 69 March 11 NY Rangers 2–3 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 31–31–7 69 Recap 70 March 13 New Jersey 6–3 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 31–32–7 69 Recap 71 March 16 Edmonton 3–2 Arizona OT Koskinen 15,016 32–32–7 71 Recap 72 March 17 Edmonton 3–6 Vegas Koskinen 18,317 32–33–7 71 Recap 73 March 19 Edmonton 2–7 St. Louis Koskinen 17,873 32–34–7 71 Recap 74 March 21 Columbus 1–4 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 33–34–7 73 Recap 75 March 23 Ottawa 4–3 Edmonton OT Koskinen 18,347 33–34–8 74 Recap 76 March 26 Los Angeles 4–8 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 34–34–8 76 Recap 77 March 28 Dallas 3–2 Edmonton SO Koskinen 18,347 34–34–9 77 Recap 78 March 30 Anaheim 5–1 Edmonton Koskinen 18,347 34–35–9 77 Recap
April: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Edmonton 1–3 Vegas Koskinen 18,367 34–36–9 77 Recap 80 April 2 Edmonton 2–6 Colorado Koskinen 17,021 34–37–9 77 Recap 81 April 4 San Jose 3–2 Edmonton Stolarz 18,347 34–38–9 77 Recap 82 April 6 Edmonton 3–1 Calgary Koskinen 19,289 35–38–9 79 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Notes: ^a Game was played at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019[6][7][8]

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Connor McDavid	78	41	75	116	3	20
Leon Draisaitl	82	50	55	105	2	52
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	82	28	41	69	−13	26
Darnell Nurse	82	10	31	41	−5	87
Alex Chiasson	73	22	16	38	−1	32
Oscar Klefbom	61	5	23	28	−11	16
Zack Kassian	79	15	11	26	−6	102
Milan Lucic	79	6	14	20	−9	91
Adam Larsson	82	3	17	20	−28	44
Jujhar Khaira	60	3	15	18	−12	43
Matt Benning	70	5	12	17	11	33
Kris Russell	72	3	13	16	5	27
Drake Caggiula^‡	29	7	4	11	−8	16
Ty Rattie	50	4	7	11	−2	4
Tobias Rieder	67	0	11	11	−8	8
Sam Gagner^†	25	5	5	10	−3	10
Kyle Brodziak	70	6	3	9	−14	33
Jesse Puljujarvi	46	4	5	9	−14	16
Caleb Jones	17	1	5	6	−9	6
Josh Currie	21	2	3	5	2	2
Andrej Sekera	24	0	4	4	3	6
Colby Cave^†	33	2	1	3	−4	8
Ryan Spooner^†^‡	25	2	1	3	−6	2
Kevin Gravel	36	0	3	3	−2	4
Joseph Gambardella	15	0	3	3	2	2
Ryan Strome^‡	18	1	1	2	−1	14
Kailer Yamamoto	17	1	1	2	−6	2
Chris Wideman^†^‡	5	0	2	2	−2	4
Jason Garrison^‡	17	1	0	1	1	8
Brandon Manning^†	12	1	0	1	−1	4
Evan Bouchard	7	1	0	1	−5	2
Alex Petrovic^†	9	0	1	1	−7	2
Brad Malone	16	0	0	0	0	4
Patrick Russell	6	0	0	0	0	2
Valentin Zykov^†^‡	5	0	0	0	−1	2
Cooper Marody	6	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Mikko Koskinen	55	51	2,991:51	25	21	6	146	2.93	1,551	.906	4	0	2	2
Cam Talbot^‡	31	29	1,694:34	10	15	3	95	3.36	888	.893	1	0	1	0
Anthony Stolarz^†	6	2	238:41	0	2	0	15	3.77	145	.897	0	0	0	0

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

Awards and honours

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Evan Bouchard	1st NHL game	October 6, 2018
Darnell Nurse	200th NHL game	October 13, 2018
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	200th NHL assist	October 16, 2018
Kailer Yamamoto	1st NHL goal	October 18, 2018
Jujhar Khaira	100th NHL game	October 20, 2018
Cooper Marody	1st NHL game	October 23, 2018
Jesse Puljujarvi	100th NHL game
Evan Bouchard	1st NHL goal 1st NHL point	October 25, 2018
Mikko Koskinen	1st NHL shutout	November 1, 2018
Oscar Klefbom	100th NHL point	November 3, 2018
Milan Lucic	1,000th NHL PIM	November 6, 2018
Zack Kassian	400th NHL game	November 8, 2018
Patrick Russell	1st NHL game	November 17, 2018
Connor McDavid	100th NHL goal	November 20, 2018
Alex Chiasson	400th NHL Game	November 29, 2018
Ryan Spooner	300th NHL Game	December 9, 2018
Leon Draisaitl	300th NHL Game	December 11, 2018
Caleb Jones	1st NHL Game	December 14, 2018
Caleb Jones	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	December 18, 2018
Connor McDavid	200th NHL Assist 300th NHL Point	December 22, 2018
Caleb Jones	1st NHL Goal	December 29, 2018
Chris Wideman	100th NHL PIM
Joseph Gambardella	1st NHL Game	December 31, 2018
Cam Talbot	20th NHL Shutout	January 6, 2019
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	500th NHL Game	January 8, 2019
Matt Benning	100th NHL PIM	January 14, 2019
Mikko Koskinen	1st NHL Assist
Darnell Nurse	200th NHL PIM	January 16, 2019
Leon Draisaitl	100th NHL Goal	January 20, 2019
Leon Draisaitl	100th NHL PIM	February 3, 2019
Kevin Gravel	100th NHL Game
Jujhar Khaira	100th NHL PIM	February 5, 2019
Kyle Brodziak	900th NHL Game	February 16, 2019
Josh Currie	1st NHL Game	February 19, 2019
Josh Currie	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	February 23, 2019
Milan Lucic	300th NHL Assist
Josh Currie	1st NHL Assist	February 28, 2019
Oscar Klefbom	300th NHL Game	March 4, 2019
Zack Kassian	700th NHL PIM	March 16, 2019
Leon Draisaitl	300th NHL Point	March 21, 2019
Joseph Gambardella	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Andrej Sekera	700th NHL Game	March 23, 2019
Leon Draisaitl	1st NHL Hat-trick	March 26, 2019
Adam Larsson	100th NHL Point
Matt Benning	200th NHL Game	March 28, 2019
Milan Lucic	500th NHL Point	March 30, 2019
Sam Gagner	800th NHL Game	April 2, 2019
Leon Draisaitl	50th Goal in 82nd Game	April 6, 2019

Records

• 9: An NHL record for most consecutive team goals a player has factored on to begin a season by Connor McDavid (4 goals, 5 assists) on October 16, 2018.

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2018	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2018 5th-round pick in 2018	To Edmonton Oilers WSH's 2nd-round pick in 2018	[9]
June 24, 2018	To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2019	To Edmonton Oilers Hayden Hawkey	[10]
October 1, 2018	To St. Louis Blues Jakub Jerabek	To Edmonton Oilers Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020	[11]
November 16, 2018	To New York Rangers Ryan Strome	To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Spooner	[12]
November 22, 2018	To Ottawa Senators Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020	To Edmonton Oilers Chris Wideman	[13]
December 30, 2018	To Chicago Blackhawks Drake Caggiula Jason Garrison	To Edmonton Oilers Brandon Manning Robin Norell	[14]
December 30, 2018	To Florida Panthers Chris Wideman Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019	To Edmonton Oilers Alex Petrovic	[15]
February 15, 2019	To Philadelphia Flyers Cam Talbot	To Edmonton Oilers Anthony Stolarz	[16]
February 16, 2019	To Vancouver Canucks Ryan Spooner	To Edmonton Oilers Sam Gagner	[17]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2018	Kyle Brodziak	from St. Louis Blues	2-year	[18]
July 1, 2018	Laurent Brossoit	to Winnipeg Jets	1-year	[19]
July 1, 2018	Kevin Gravel	from Los Angeles Kings	1-year	[18]
July 1, 2018	Eric Gryba	to New Jersey Devils	1-year	[20]
July 1, 2018	Tobias Rieder	from Los Angeles Kings	1-year	[18]
July 1, 2018	Dillon Simpson	to Columbus Blue Jackets	1-year	[21]
July 2, 2018	Yohann Auvitu	to Sochi (KHL)	2-year	[22]
July 2, 2018	Joey LaLeggia	to St. Louis Blues	2-year	[23]
July 2, 2018	Iiro Pakarinen	to Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)	1-year	[24]
July 2, 2018	Anton Slepyshev	to CSKA Moscow (KHL)	2-year	[25]
July 18, 2018	Josh Currie	from Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	2-year	[26]
July 24, 2018	Grayson Downing	to Colorado Eagles (AHL)	1-year	[27]
July 24, 2018	Kyle Platzer	to Charlotte Checkers (AHL)	1-year	[28]
August 20, 2018	Jakub Jerabek	from Washington Capitals	1-year	[29]
September 13, 2018	Ben Betker	to Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)	1-year	[30]
October 2, 2018	Alex Chiasson	from Washington Capitals	1-year	[31]
October 2, 2018	Jason Garrison	from Vegas Golden Knights	1-year	[31]
May 21, 2019	Logan Day	from Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	1-year	[32]
May 24, 2019	Joakim Nygård	from Färjestad BK (SHL)	1-year	[33]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref
October 1, 2018	Pontus Aberg	to Anaheim Ducks	[34]
November 30, 2018	Valentin Zykov	from Carolina Hurricanes	[35]
December 29, 2018	Valentin Zykov	to Vegas Golden Knights	[36]
January 15, 2019	Colby Cave	from Boston Bruins	[37]

Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref June 21, 2018 Eric Gryba Buyout [38]

Retirement Date Player Ref

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
July 6, 2018	Ryan Strome	2-year	[39]
July 17, 2018	Evan Bouchard	3-year	[40]
September 17, 2018	Darnell Nurse	2-year	[41]
January 21, 2019	Mikko Koskinen	3-year	[42]
May 1, 2019	Ryan McLeod	3-year	[43]
May 22, 2019	Olivier Rodrigue	3-year	[44]
May 29, 2019	Joe Gambardella	2-year	[45]
June 3, 2019	Brad Malone	1-year	[46]
June 3, 2019	Shane Starrett	1-year	[46]
June 11, 2019	Patrick Russell	1-year	[47]

Draft picks

Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	10	Evan Bouchard	D	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
2	40	Ryan McLeod	C	Canada	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
2	62^1	Olivier Rodrigue	G	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6	164	Michael Kesselring	D	United States	New Hampton School (USHS)
7	195	Patrik Siikanen	C	Finland	Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)

Notes:

1. The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a third and fifth-round pick both in 2018 (71st and 133rd overall) to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[48]

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