The 1978–79 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' seventh season of operation. The Oilers placed first and made it to the Avco Cup Final, losing to the Winnipeg Jets. This was the Oilers' last season in the WHA before the merger.
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Alexander | D | 54 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 11 | -5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 148 | 5.40 | |||
| Garnet Bailey | LW | 38 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | -8 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19.20 | |||
| Doug Berry | C | 29 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | -9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 20.00 | |||
| Brett Callighen | LW | 71 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 28 | 29 | 79 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 161 | 19.30 | |||
| Steve Carlson | C | 73 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 25.40 | |||
| Ron Chipperfield | C | 55 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 28 | 25 | 47 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 181 | 17.70 | |||
| Peter Driscoll | LW | 69 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 115 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 18.30 | |||
| Dave Dryden | G | 63 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Bill Flett | RW | 73 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 170 | 16.50 | |||
| Wes George | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
| Bill Goldsworthy | C | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14.80 | |||
| Wayne Gretzky | C | 72 | 43 | 61 | 104 | 40 | 23 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 253 | 17.00 | |||
| Pierre Guite | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.00 | |||
| Al Hamilton | D | 80 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 3.90 | |||
| John Hughes | D | 41 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4.70 | |||
| Dave Hunter | LW | 72 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 134 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 9.90 | |||
| Hannu Kamppuri | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Dave Langevin | D | 77 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 33 | 76 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 4.60 | |||
| Blair MacDonald | RW | 80 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 259 | 13.10 | |||
| Jim Mayer | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
| Joe Micheletti | D | 72 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 85 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 155 | 9.00 | |||
| Eddie Mio | G | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Jim Neilson | D | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.00 | |||
| Cal Sandbeck | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | |||
| Dave Semenko | RW | 77 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 9 | -12 | 158 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 17.90 | |||
| Paul Shmyr | D | 80 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 15 | 37 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 6.00 | |||
| Risto Siltanen | D | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8.30 | |||
| Dennis Sobchuk | C | 74 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 183 | 14.20 | |||
| Rudy Tajcnar | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Ed Walsh (ice hockey) | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Stan Weir | C | 68 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 132 | 23.50 |
| Player | Pos | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | PIM | MIN | GPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Dryden | G | 63 | 41 | 17 | 2 | 170 | 1544 | 1374 | 0.89 | 2.89 | 3 | 0 | 3531 | |
| Hannu Kamppuri | G | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 38 | 0.79 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
| Eddie Mio | G | 22 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 482 | 411 | 0.85 | 3.99 | 1 | 2 | 1068 | |
| Ed Walsh (ice hockey) | G | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 46 | 0.84 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
