edmonton oilers defenceman most games /- 3 in season in last 30 years

Between December 12, 1994 and December 12, 2024, 10 players are tied for the most games by an Oilers defenseman in a season, with 82 games. The first three are Brett Kulak in 2023-24 and in 2022-23, Darnell Nurse in 2022-23, in 2018-19 and in 2017-18 and Evan Bouchard in 2022-23.

	NAME	GP	SEASON	TM	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Brett Kulak B. Kulak	82	2023-24	EDM	3	13	16	0	30	0	1	0	0	1	0	94	3.2	0	0		77	88	16	37	15:23
2	Brett Kulak B. Kulak	82	2022-23	EDM	3	17	20	+11	41	0	0	0	3	0	0	114	2.6	0	0		105	106	27	40	17:31
3	Darnell Nurse D. Nurse	82	2022-23	EDM	12	31	43	+26	64	0	1	2	1	4	1	203	5.9	0	0		146	164	41	76	23:30
4	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	82	2022-23	EDM	8	32	40	+6	28	2	11	0	1	2	1	156	5.1	0	0		95	77	66	73	18:31
5	Adam Larsson A. Larsson	82	2018-19	EDM	3	17	20	-28	44	0	0	0	1	0	0	117	2.6	0	0		256	128	25	68	21:37
6	Darnell Nurse D. Nurse	82	2018-19	EDM	10	31	41	-5	87	1	8	0	1	1	1	196	5.1	0	0		162	146	30	73	23:49
7	Darnell Nurse D. Nurse	82	2017-18	EDM	6	20	26	+15	67	0	0	0	0	2	1	194	3.1	0	0		161	153	28	72	22:15
8	Oscar Klefbom O. Klefbom	82	2016-17	EDM	12	26	38	+7	6	3	13	0	1	3	0	201	6.0	0	0		43	146	29	67	22:22
9	Tom Gilbert T. Gilbert	82	2009-10	EDM	5	26	31	-10	16	1	8	1	1	0	0	98	5.1	0	0		55	165	33	76	22:25
10	Tom Gilbert T. Gilbert	82	2008-09	EDM	5	40	45	+6	26	2	14	0	1	1	0	107	4.7	0	0		47	136	40	70	21:58
11	Tom Gilbert T. Gilbert	82	2007-08	EDM	13	20	33	-6	20	3	6	0	2	1	0	98	13.3	0	0		27	159	33	74	22:12
12	Steve Staios S. Staios	82	2007-08	EDM	7	9	16	-14	121	1	0	0	0	0	0	73	9.6	1	1	100.0	81	187	33	84	22:01
13	Jason Smith J. Smith	82	2006-07	EDM	2	9	11	-13	103	0	0	0	0	1	0	61	3.3	0	1	0.0	151	228	37	109	21:08
14	Steve Staios S. Staios	82	2005-06	EDM	8	20	28	+10	84	1	6	0	0	1	0	140	5.7	0	0		71	164	48	66	20:53
15	Steve Staios S. Staios	82	2003-04	EDM	6	22	28	+17	86	1	8	0	0	1	0	153	3.9	0	0		57	161	25	87	23:03
16	Janne Niinimaa J. Niinimaa	82	2000-01	EDM	12	34	46	+6	90	8	15	0	1	1	0	122	9.8	0	0		137	129	45	107	25:20
17	Jason Smith J. Smith	82	2000-01	EDM	5	15	20	+14	120	1	0	1	0	0	0	140	3.6	0	1	0.0	254	210	27	65	21:40
18	Luke Richardson L. Richardson	82	1996-97	EDM	1	11	12	+9	91	0	2	0	1	0	0	67	1.5
19	Luke Richardson L. Richardson	82	1995-96	EDM	2	9	11	-27	108	0	0	0	2	0	0	61	3.3
20	Darnell Nurse D. Nurse	81	2023-24	EDM	10	22	32	+3	79	1	4	1	0	2	1	181	5.5	0	0		168	172	19	57	21:54
21	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	81	2023-24	EDM	18	64	82	+34	32	8	27	0	0	7	2	220	8.2	0	0		71	105	59	82	23:00
22	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	81	2021-22	EDM	12	31	43	+10	28	2	5	0	1	1	0	205	5.9	0	0		80	112	37	79	19:48
23	Andrej Sekera A. Sekera	81	2015-16	EDM	6	24	30	-15	12	2	12	0	1	2	2	155	3.9	0	0		60	156	37	82	21:50
24	Justin Schultz J. Schultz	81	2014-15	EDM	6	25	31	-17	12	0	12	0	0	1	0	122	4.9	1	1	100.0	41	114	20	69	22:37
25	Sheldon Souray S. Souray	81	2008-09	EDM	23	30	53	+1	98	12	11	1	0	5	0	268	8.6	0	0		82	69	45	92	24:51