Edmonton Oilers · #43 · Right wing

Owen Michaels

Age 24 · Shoots right · 6′1″ · 184 lb · Born Detroit, Michigan, USA

Undrafted

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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals2T-4th on EDM
Assists0T-10th on EDM
Points2T-6th on EDM
P / GP0.67T-132nd in the NHL
Shots450.0% shooting
TOI / GP11:5414th on EDM

Owen Michaels scored 2 points (2 goals, 0 assists) in 3 games in 2026-27, T-6th on Edmonton.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

2 points in 3 games for the 6th-placed Edmonton

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Goals / 603.3697th
Shooting %50.0%95th
Takeaways169th
Points / GP0.6767th
Blocked shots267th
Penalty differential048th
Hits345th
Shots / GP1.3341st
PP points036th
Assists / 600.0021st
Ice time11:5419th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

0.70.71–3

Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points2T-6th on EDM
Points per game0.67T-132nd in NHL
Goals2T-21st in NHL
Assists0T-10th on EDM
Shooting %50.0%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time11:5414th on EDM
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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Edmonton's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength10:57
Power play0:02
Shorthanded0:55
Total11:54

22.0 shifts a game, averaging 32 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on EDM
PP assists0T-6th on EDM
PP points0T-6th on EDM · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-6th on EDM

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3Edmonton total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every EDM PPG
PP TOI share0.5%of EDM PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

1 of 2 goals broke a tie

How the 2 goals and 0 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on EDM
Overtime goals0T-1st on EDM
First goal of the game1
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals2
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st2
2nd0
3rd0
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1
Leading1
Trailing0

1 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with Edmonton trailing.

Assists at 5-on-5

Primary0
Secondary0

Five-on-five only, while the all-situations goal index fills in.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.36
Goals / 603.36
Shots / 606.7
ES points / 603.652 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot1 att · 1 G
Wing4 att · 1 G
Point0 att · 0 G
Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

6 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.3343rd
Goals2
Goals vs expected+1.7
Unblocked attempts5
xG per attempt.059
ixG per 600.50

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 95th percentile of forwards: 10.50 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi10.5095th
20+ mph bursts986th
Average shot, mph58.160th
Top speed, mph21.2649th
90+ mph shots048th
22+ mph bursts041st
Offensive-zone time39.1%31st
Distance skated, mi6.229th
Hardest shot, mph71.8726th
Defensive-zone time43.8%19th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.26Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph71.87Forward average 74.7
Distance skated6.2 mi2.41 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts13.8%37.9% defensive · 48.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.1%All situations43.8%
39.1%Even strength43.9%
61.2%Power play0.0%
38.0%Shorthanded44.8%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.26vsVAN29 Sep · 1st 02:39
  2. 20.83@VAN1 Oct · 1st 17:46
  3. 20.56vsSEA3 Oct · 1st 02:43
  4. 20.43vsVAN29 Sep · 1st 02:58
  5. 20.33vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 17:27
  6. 20.22vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 06:08
  7. 20.15vsSEA3 Oct · 1st 09:43
  8. 20.15vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 08:16

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph9 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph23 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 71.87vsSEA3 Oct · 1st 02:51
  2. 71.77vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 09:36
  3. 60.26vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 06:10
  4. 54.38@VAN1 Oct · 1st 14:26
  5. 32.38vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 10:51

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph2 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.41vsSEA3 Oct · 13:58 TOI
  2. 2.30@VAN1 Oct · 13:23 TOI
  3. 1.54vsVAN29 Sep · 8:22 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.08 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-3rd on EDM
Giveaways4
TK / GV ratio0.25
Hits3T-9th on EDM
Blocked shots2T-6th on EDM

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken3612.0 a game
Won18
Win %50.0%
Offensive zone3 of 5

A regular centre on the draw.


Game log

The last ten games

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
3 OctvsSEAW 3-11013+113:58
1 OctvsVANL 7-91011−113:23
29 SepvsVANOTL 5-6 OT000008:22

Prediction markets

Priced at 15% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

Goal tonight vs ANAAnytime scorer15%49%16¢Best15¢Not listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Contract

$900K a season through 2027-28

Cap hit$900K0.9% of the $104M ceiling
Term2 yearsYear 1 of 2
Expires2027-28RFA at 26
Cap value$1.8MCap hit × 2 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.


With Edmonton

One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

Mathieu Joseph sets him up more than anyone

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who sets him up

Mathieu Joseph1
Evan Bouchard1
Alex Formenton1

Assists on his 2 goals, 2026-27.

By opponent

2026-27 · top 6 by P/GP

Vancouver1 P in 20.50 P/GP

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points2345th for Edmonton
Goals2261st
Assists0380th
Games played3459th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

One season, all with the Oilers

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2026-27EDM10000.00—
Career10000.000.0%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · EDM points


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct