There was no postseason upset this year, as Oilers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Finals to win their third Stanley Cup in four years, although the Flyers did push the Finals series to seven games.
As of 2025 this is the Oilers' most recent regular season division title, making it the longest such active drought in the North American major professional sports leagues.
Esa Tikkanen had a break out season, getting 78 points, including 34 goals, along with 120 penalty minutes.
Paul Coffey missed 21 games but still finished with 67 points to lead Oilers defencemen.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.