Welcome to the 2022-23 season review and 2023-24 season preview player-by-player! In this and other articles, we’ll be, well, reviewing the 2022-23 season of Edmonton Oilers players and previewing their 2023-24 season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here.
Welcome back, Evander Kane.
5×5
NHL GP
TOI + TOI/GP
G – A – P
CF
CA
CF%
SCF
SCA
SCF%
GF
GA
GF%
xGF
xGA
xGF%
PDO
Individual
41
641.93
7-14-21
629
606
50.93
338
316
51.68
26
32
44.83
29.23
31.56
48.08
0.99
Per/60
15.66
1.02-0.84-1.86
58.79
56.64
31.59
29.54
2.43
2.99
2.73
2.95
Per/60, RelTm%
0.96
6.44
-2.6
-1.54
3.39
-4.21
-0.84
0.9
-16.19
-0.4
0.46
-7.68
In terms of tough years, did anyone have it harder than Evander Kane? The obvious mark for his down season in the big picture can easily be seen by the fact he has his wrist severed during a horrific accident last November. The incident happened all of 14 games into the season, and Kane had been red hot to start the year with five goals and 13 points over that stretch.
But from his return to the lineup to the time the season wrapped up, things were tumultuous, at best. His 11 goals and 15 points in 27 games is adequate production, but he also dealt with a rib injury that limited him in games, while his wrist was visibly not where it used to be.
Yet, still, Kane as a whole produced points. Hard to argue with that.
Heading into this season, a healthy Kane is going to be key. As shown in his charts from HockeyViz above, there’s been a notable drop off in his game as a whole over the last four years even dating back to his time before joining the Oilers. That’s undoubtedly something that should bring cause for concern, but if Kane can pot 30+ goals for the Oilers, be a physical force in the top-six, then that will be hard to argue with.

KANE’S CAREER SO FAR

Regular Season
Playoffs
Season
Team
Lge
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
#ERROR!
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
2006-07
Vancouver Giants
WHL
8
1
0
1
11
2
5
0
0
0
0
2007-08
Vancouver Giants
WHL
65
24
17
41
66
20
10
1
2
3
8
2008-09
Vancouver Giants
WHL
61
48
48
96
89
51
17
7
8
15
45
2009-10
Atlanta Thrashers
NHL
66
14
12
26
62
2
2010-11
Atlanta Thrashers
NHL
73
19
24
43
68
-12
2011-12
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
74
30
27
57
53
11
2012-13
Minsk Dynamo
KHL
12
1
1
2
47
-8
2012-13
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
48
17
16
33
80
-3
2013-14
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
63
19
22
41
66
-7
2014-15
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
37
10
12
22
56
-1
2015-16
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
65
20
15
35
91
-14
2016-17
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
70
28
15
43
113
-17
2017-18
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
61
20
20
40
57
-14
2017-18
San Jose Sharks
NHL
17
9
5
14
25
5
9
4
1
5
23
2018-19
San Jose Sharks
NHL
75
30
26
56
153
-4
20
2
6
8
61
2019-20
San Jose Sharks
NHL
64
26
21
47
122
-12
2020-21
San Jose Sharks
NHL
56
22
27
49
42
-1
2021-22
San Jose Barracuda
AHL
5
2
6
8
2
3
2021-22
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
43
22
17
39
60
25
15
13
4
17
37
2022-23
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
41
16
12
28
53
-4
12
3
2
5
46
NHL Totals
853
302
271
573
1101
56
22
13
35
167
Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.