RW · EDM · NHL id 8486161
Owen Michaels has played 2 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 0 assists (1 points) on 1 shots while averaging 10:53 a night (10:09 at even strength, 0:04 on the power play and 0:35 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 65% of his 5v5 minutes with Connor Murphy and 55% with Mathieu Joseph over the last 2 games, and the Oilers have controlled 35% of shot attempts with Michaels on the ice (1-2 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against VAN he was on L2 with Mathieu Joseph and Alex Formenton and off the power play; moved up to L3 (from L4) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs VAN, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 10:47 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2026-27 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27: NHL EDGE percentiles are noisy before about 15-20 games.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 3 attempts, 1 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at EDM: 3 attempts, 1 on goal, 1 goal, 0.24 expected goals; best chance Owen Michaels at 0.22 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Puck luck
2026-27 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- Owen Michaels is an NHL rookie: this is his first season.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played2
- Goals1
- Assists0
- Points1
- Shots on goal1
- Hits2
- Blocked shots1
- Plus/minus−1
- Penalty minutes0
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
- Ice time per game10:53
- Offensive-zone start %—
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
NHL EDGE tracking
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2026-27 regular season · 2 of 2 games through the sequence engine
- −0.127
- Season net
- −0.04xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.00
- Attempts
- 0
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
1 goal since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 @ VAN | Point shot | — | 1 | 27.2 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Michaels
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Michaels apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Murphy | D | 2 | 13:10 | 65% | 6.7% | 0% (0-1) | 57.9% 7:08 | 48.0% 25:10 |
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | 1 | 11:07 | 55% | 31.6% | 33% (1-2) | — 1:02 | 100.0% 1:41 |
| Alex Formenton | LW | 1 | 10:46 | 53% | 33.3% | 33% (1-2) | 0.0% 1:23 | 66.7% 2:05 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 2 | 10:10 | 50% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 32.0% 10:08 | 60.5% 26:00 |
| Isaac Howard | LW | 1 | 7:29 | 37% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | — 0:40 | 50.0% 1:53 |
| Trent Frederic | C | 1 | 6:57 | 34% | 42.9% | — (0-0) | 0.0% 1:12 | 0.0% 0:57 |
| Jake Walman | D | 2 | 5:19 | 26% | 10.0% | 0% (0-1) | 45.8% 14:59 | 60.0% 18:48 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 2 | 5:11 | 26% | 46.7% | 50% (1-1) | 26.3% 15:07 | 75.5% 31:15 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | 2 | 3:08 | 15% | 60.0% | 100% (1-0) | 25.0% 17:10 | 74.5% 34:15 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | 1 | 2:56 | 14% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 12.5% 5:13 | 61.5% 10:07 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ VAN | W 9-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46% | 13:23 | 12:09 | 0:07 | 0:56 |
| Sep 29 | vs VAN | OTL 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60% | 8:22 | 8:09 | — | 0:13 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 21:45 | 10:53 | 12 | 23 | 34.3% | 42.9% | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.4 | 1.0 | 29% |
| Even strength | 2 | 20:18 | 10:09 | 12 | 22 | 35.3% | 42.9% | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.4 | 1.0 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 20:18 | 10:09 | 12 | 22 | 35.3% | 42.9% | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.4 | 1.0 | 50% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:07 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 1:09 | 0:35 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | EDM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | 1 | 10:53 |
Owen Michaels news
- 3 Takeaways From Oilers’ 9-7 Win Against CanucksThe Hockey Writers
- McDavid Starts New Tradition, And Newest Oiler Rewarded After Team Escapes with 9-7 WinNHL Trade Talk
- owen michaels 1TelegraphHerald.com
- Oilers' Owen Michaels: Gets in on goal festCBS Sports
- owen michaels 2TelegraphHerald.com
- Why did Owen Michaels make the Oilers' opening-night roster?Oilers Nation
- Owen Michaels is Biggest Surprise on Oilers' Season-Opening RosterThe Hockey Writers
- Owen Michaels is Biggest Surprise on Oilers’ Season-Opening RosterThe Hockey Writers
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.