Welcome to my annual player review series, where I dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player-by-player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here.
Time waits for no man.
And for Adam Henrique, Father Time has started to catch up to him. There was a noticable drop off in Henrique’s game this season for the Edmonton Oilers, despite the fact he still chipped in some decent offence from the bottom-six. He scored nine goals and 17 points at five-on-five this season, ranking eighth on the team in goals per hour.
While was a solid contributor in terms of his ability to generate some scoring chances, and high-danger ones, the overall impact of his game wasn’t strong. According to Hockey Viz, he drove offence at a six percent rate below league average, defence at a two percent rate above league average, and penalty kill play at a one percent rate above league average. Overall, his contributions equalled that of a high-end fourth-line player.
Those defensive impacts he had were more apparent in the playoffs than the regular season, where his scoring chance against per hour rate was second highest among any Oilers regular, also posting strong goal against and expected goal against numbers. His biggest goal in the playoffs came in Game 4 of the Oilers’ second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights, scoring two goals including the game winner in a key 3-0 win.
He upped his physical play in the postseason, as well as the amount of high-danger chances, seeing a slight uptick in his scoring rate. Those were all solid points and a reason why he can still be a contributor for the Oilers, but his play has dropped from that of the second-to-third-line tweener player he was in 2024-25.
Either way, Henrique wants to be in Edmonton. Now entering the final season of a two-year, $3-million AAV contract, the team reportedly approached him this summer about his willingness to waive a no-movement clause, something he declined to do.

ADAM HENRIQUE’S CAREER SO FAR

Season
Team
GP
G
A
PTS
+/-
PIM
PTS/G
PPG
SHG
GWG
SOG
S%
ATOI
2013-2014
77
25
18
43
3
20
0.56
7
3
4
137
18.2
18:03
2014-2015
75
16
27
43
-6
34
0.57
5
0
3
127
12.6
17:45
2015-2016
80
30
20
50
10
23
0.63
7
2
8
150
20.0
19:50
2016-2017
82
20
20
40
-20
38
0.49
6
2
2
142
14.1
18:10
2017-2018
24
4
10
14
-6
6
0.58
2
0
0
49
8.2
18:15
2017-2018
57
20
16
36
17
14
0.63
4
1
8
102
19.6
17:35
2018-2019
82
18
24
42
-5
24
0.51
8
0
3
122
14.8
16:27
2019-2020
71
26
17
43
-3
22
0.61
5
0
1
169
15.4
16:52
2020-2021
45
12
9
21
-8
11
0.47
1
0
2
77
15.6
16:02
2021-2022
58
19
23
42
-2
14
0.72
6
0
0
141
13.5
17:25
2022-2023
62
22
16
38
-8
22
0.61
4
0
1
132
16.7
18:11
2023-2024
60
18
24
42
3
33
0.70
5
2
3
111
16.2
17:35
2023-2024
22
6
3
9
6
4
0.41
0
0
1
29
20.7
14:50
2024-2025
81
12
15
27
2
16
0.33
2
1
3
104
11.5
14:39
Totals:
876
248
242
490
-17
281
0.56
62
11
39
1592
15.6
241:39

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Zach Laing is Oilersnation’s associate editor, senior columnist, and The Nation Network’s news director. He also makes up one-half of the DFO DFS Report. He can be followed on Twitter, currently known as X, at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.

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