2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season

2005–06 Edmonton Oilers
Western Conference Champions
Division 3rd Northwest
Conference 8th Western
2005–06 record 41–28–13
Home record 20–15–6
Road record 21–13–7
Goals for 256 (T-13th)
Goals against 251 (13th)
Team information
General Manager Kevin Lowe
Coach Craig MacTavish
Captain Jason Smith
Alternate captains Ethan Moreau
Ryan Smyth
Arena Rexall Place
Average attendance 16,832 (99.96%)
Team leaders
Goals Ryan Smyth (36)
Assists Ales Hemsky (58)
Points Ales Hemsky (77)
Penalties in minutes Ethan Moreau (87)
Plus/minus Steve Staios (+10)
Wins Jussi Markkanen (15)
Goals against average Dwayne Roloson (2.43)
<2004–05 2006–07>

The 2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 27th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–29–12–5 record in 2003–04, earning 89 points, finishing in 9th place in the Western Conference, failing to qualify for post-season play. The Oilers qualified for the playoffs in eighth place, and put on a playoff run, finishing with a loss in seventh game of the Stanley Cup Final.

Contents

Offseason

Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, the 2004–05 NHL season was cancelled when the players and owners could not agree to a new CBA. The two sides would come to agreement, and there would be many changes for both the Oilers and the NHL as a whole.

The NHL introduced a salary cap of $39 million for the 2005–06, which meant the teams above that figure would cut salary to fit under the cap. The Oilers, who had a lot of cap room, took advantage of this, and the St. Louis Blues would trade former Hart Trophy and Norris Trophy winner Chris Pronger to the Oilers in exchange for Eric Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch. Pronger would then sign a 5 year, $25 million contract with Edmonton. The Oilers would then make another blockbuster trade, this time acquiring former Selke Trophy winner Mike Peca from the New York Islanders for Mike York and a 4th round draft pick.

The NHL also made a number of rule changes, such as adding a shootout to determine the winner of a game that was tied after 5 minutes of overtime to eliminate ties, goaltenders were not allowed to play the puck in the corners of the ice surface, and the referees would crack down on obstruction.

Regular season

The Oilers would start off the season rather slowly, sitting with a 9–9–1 record after 19 games, but the club would get hot, going 21–9–7 in their next 37 games. As the trade deadline approached, the club did not have a clear #1 goalie, and they addressed this issue by trading their 1st round draft pick in 2006 to the Minnesota Wild for Dwayne Roloson. Edmonton would also add former Calder Trophy winner Sergei Samsonov to the club, as they sent Marty Reasoner, Yan Stastny and a 2nd round draft pick (Milan Lucic) to the Boston Bruins to acquire him. The Oilers played mediocre hockey for the rest of the season, but managed to finish in 8th place in the Western Conference, and qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2003. Just before the playoffs, a big Edmonton Oilers logo appeared at center ice.

Offensively, Ryan Smyth would lead the club with 36 goals, his highest total since scoring 39 goals in 1996–97, and 22 year old Ales Hemsky would breakout, earning a club high 58 assists and 77 points. Shawn Horcoff would also have a breakout season, scoring 22 goals and 73 points, as would Jarret Stoll, as he would score 22 goals and earn 68 points. On defense, Chris Pronger would anchor the blueline, earning a defenceman best 56 points, while Marc-Andre Bergeron would score 15 goals and 35 points from the blueline. Ethan Moreau had a club high 87 penalty minutes.

In goal, Edmonton would use a trio of goaltenders until the arrival of Dwayne Roloson at the trade deadline. Mike Morrison would win 10 games and have a 2.83 GAA, but he would not last the season with the Oilers, as he would be lost on waivers to the Ottawa Senators. Ty Conklin, the starter from 2003–04, would appear in only 18 games, going 8–5–1 with a 2.80 GAA, before being sent to the minors. Jussi Markkanen won a club high 15 games, and would serve as Dwayne Roloson's backup when the club acquired him. Roloson would have a team best 2.43 GAA, and have a 8–7–4 record with the team.

Season standings

Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Calgary Flames 82 46 25 11 218 200 103
2 7 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 283 257 95
3 8 Edmonton Oilers 82 41 28 13 256 251 95
4 9 Vancouver Canucks 82 42 32 8 256 255 92
5 11 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 231 215 84

[1] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Game log

# Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts
1 October 5 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Edmonton Oilers 1–0–0 2
2 October 8 Vancouver Canucks 3–4 Edmonton Oilers 2–0–0 4
3 October 10 Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3–0–0 6
4 October 11 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Los Angeles Kings 3–1–0 6
5 October 14 Dallas Stars 3–2 Edmonton Oilers 3–2–0 6
6 October 15 Edmonton Oilers 0–3 Calgary Flames 3–3–0 6
7 October 18 Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 Edmonton Oilers 3–3–1 7
8 October 20 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Calgary Flames 3–4–1 7
9 October 21 Colorado Avalanche 7–1 Edmonton Oilers 3–5–1 7
10 October 25 Edmonton Oilers 3–5 Colorado Avalanche 3–6–1 7
11 October 28 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 Dallas Stars 4–6–1 9
12 October 29 Edmonton Oilers 5–1 Nashville Predators 5–6–1 11
13 November 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–5 Edmonton Oilers 6–6–1 13
14 November 3 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Detroit Red Wings 7–6–1 15
15 November 4 Edmonton Oilers 7–2 St. Louis Blues 8–6–1 17
16 November 7 Edmonton Oilers 0–4 Dallas Stars 8–7–1 17
17 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Nashville Predators 8–8–1 17
18 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 9–8–1 19
19 November 13 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks 9–9–1 19
20 November 14 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 Colorado Avalanche 10–9–1 21
21 November 17 Detroit Red Wings 5–6 Edmonton Oilers 11–9–1 23
22 November 19 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 Edmonton Oilers 11–10–1 23
23 November 21 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Edmonton Oilers 12–10–1 25
24 November 23 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Minnesota Wild 13–10–1 27
25 November 25 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Calgary Flames 14–10–1 29
26 November 29 Colorado Avalanche 3–2 Edmonton Oilers 14–11–1 29
27 December 1 Vancouver Canucks 3–5 Edmonton Oilers 15–11–1 31
28 December 3 Boston Bruins 5–4 Edmonton Oilers 15–11–2 32
29 December 8 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers 16–11–2 34
30 December 10 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 New York Islanders 16–11–3 35
31 December 13 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 New Jersey Devils 16–11–4 36
32 December 15 Montreal Canadiens 3–5 Edmonton Oilers 17–11–4 38
33 December 17 Edmonton Oilers 5–4 Vancouver Canucks 18–11–4 40
34 December 19 Calgary Flames 4–5 Edmonton Oilers 19–11–4 42
35 December 21 Edmonton Oilers 7–6 Vancouver Canucks 20–11–4 44
36 December 23 Los Angeles Kings 3–5 Edmonton Oilers 21–11–4 46
37 December 26 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Edmonton Oilers 21–12–4 46
38 December 28 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Edmonton Oilers 21–13–4 46
39 December 30 Nashville Predators 2–4 Edmonton Oilers 22–13–4 48
40 December 31 Edmonton Oilers 5–6 Calgary Flames 22–14–4 48
41 January 3 Chicago Blackhawks 0–4 Edmonton Oilers 23–14–4 50
42 January 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 Edmonton Oilers 23–15–4 50
43 January 10 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–15–4 52
44 January 12 Edmonton Oilers 4–5 New York Rangers 24–15–5 53
45 January 14 Ottawa Senators 5–3 Edmonton Oilers 24–16–5 53
46 January 16 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 Edmonton Oilers 24–17–5 53
47 January 19 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 San Jose Sharks 25–17–5 55
48 January 21 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Phoenix Coyotes 25–17–6 56
49 January 23 Calgary Flames 3–1 Edmonton Oilers 25–18–6 56
50 January 25 Edmonton Oilers 6–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 26–18–6 58
51 January 26 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 Los Angeles Kings 27–18–6 60
52 January 29 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes 28–18–6 62
53 February 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Edmonton Oilers 28–18–7 63
54 February 4 Vancouver Canucks 1–3 Edmonton Oilers 29–18–7 65
55 February 6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5–6 Edmonton Oilers 30–18–7 67
56 February 7 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Colorado Avalanche 30–19–7 67
57 February 10 Minnesota Wild 6–3 Edmonton Oilers 30–20–7 67
58 February 12 St. Louis Blues 5–4 Edmonton Oilers 30–20–8 68
59 March 1 St. Louis Blues 4–2 Edmonton Oilers 30–21–8 68
60 March 3 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Edmonton Oilers 31–21–8 70
61 March 5 Nashville Predators 2–3 Edmonton Oilers 32–21–8 72
62 March 7 Dallas Stars 4–3 Edmonton Oilers 32–21–9 73
63 March 9 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 San Jose Sharks 32–22–9 73
64 March 11 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 32–22–10 74
65 March 12 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Minnesota Wild 32–23–10 74
66 March 14 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Minnesota Wild 33–23–10 76
67 March 16 Calgary Flames 2–3 Edmonton Oilers 34–23–10 78
68 March 18 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 Edmonton Oilers 34–23–11 79
69 March 21 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Edmonton Oilers 34–24–11 79
70 March 23 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Vancouver Canucks 34–24–12 80
71 March 25 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Vancouver Canucks 35–24–12 82
72 March 26 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Colorado Avalanche 36–24–12 84
73 March 28 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Edmonton Oilers 36–25–12 84
74 March 30 Los Angeles Kings 0–4 Edmonton Oilers 37–25–12 86
75 April 1 Calgary Flames 4–1 Edmonton Oilers 37–26–12 86
76 April 3 Phoenix Coyotes 1–7 Edmonton Oilers 38–26–12 88
77 April 6 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Minnesota Wild 38–26–13 89
78 April 7 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks 39–26–13 91
79 April 9 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 St. Louis Blues 39–27–13 91
80 April 11 Edmonton Oilers 0–2 Detroit Red Wings 39–28–13 91
81 April 13 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1–2 Edmonton Oilers 40–28–13 93
82 April 17 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Edmonton Oilers 41–28–13 95

Playoffs

Edmonton would open up the playoffs against the President's Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings, who finished with 124 points during the season. Hockey experts almost unanimously predicted a Detroit victory; however, the Oilers had played the season in a tougher division than the Red Wings, who played 24 of their 82 games against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues, who had finished 25th, 28th, and 30th respectively in the standings. In Game One at Joe Louis Arena, the Oilers played a tight defensive style and took the Wings to double overtime before losing 3-2, despite being outshot 57-25 in the game. The Oilers tied the series with a solid 4–2 win in Game Two to return home with a split. Game Three at Rexall Place saw the Oilers squander a late two-goal lead as the Wings forced the game to double overtime, where the Oilers won on a goal by Jarret Stoll. Game Four saw the Red Wings score 3 powerplay goals and tie the series with a 4-2 win, and the teams returned to Detroit for Game Five. With the series tied 2-2, the Oilers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and hung on for a 3–2 win, behind the strong two-way play of defenceman Chris Pronger. The Oilers returned home looking to complete the upset in Game Six, but fell behind the Red Wings 2-0 by the second intermission. Then the Oilers caught fire in the 3rd period, tying the game on two goals from Fernando Pisani. After the Red Wings scored to re-take the lead, the Oilers again tied the game on a crease-crashing goal from Ales Hemsky. In the final minute of play, Hemsky roofed a beautiful pass from Sergei Samsonov behind Detroit goalie Manny Legace, and the Edmonton crowd exploded in jubilation[2]. The Oilers hung on to win the game 4–3, eliminating the heavily favoured Red Wings in six games. It was the Oilers' first playoff series win since eliminating the Colorado Avalanche in 1998.

The opening round of the 2006 NHL playoffs had an unprecedented development in the Western Conference: in each of the four series played, the team with the lower points total had emerged as the victor. As a result, in the Conference Semi-Finals, the eighth-place Oilers would face the fifth-place San Jose Sharks, who finished the season with only 4 more points than Edmonton at 99. Still, the Sharks were considered a tough opponent, having league MVP and scoring leader Joe Thornton, along with league goals leader Jonathan Cheechoo among their stars.

Game One at the HP Pavilion ended in a 2-1 San Jose victory as the Sharks executed a physical forechecking gameplan and outshot the Oilers 30-16. In Game Two, the Sharks entered the ice to a cheer that eclipsed 109 decibels, and they rode their fans' emotion to another slim 2-1 victory. The Sharks had taken a two-game lead in the series, but were now missing Milan Michalek, one of their best offensive forwards. Michalek had been blasted in open ice by Oilers' LW Raffi Torres in Game Two[3]. When the teams returned to Rexall Place for Game Three, the Edmonton crowd exploded: the noise in the building eclipsed 114 decibels as the Oilers came onto the ice. The Oilers parlayed the noise into inspired play, running roughshod all over the ice and outshooting the Sharks 15-2 by the end of the first period. Sharks G Vesa Toskala held tough, however, and the Oilers only took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. By the third period, the Sharks had taken a 2-1 lead, and it stood until Torres tied the game with a wrist-shot as he came flying down the wing. The game went into overtime, and the Sharks nearly ended it on a 2-on-1 as Thornton passed to Cheechoo for the shot, but Dwayne Roloson dove across the crease and sniped the puck out of mid-air. The game finally ended in the 3rd overtime as the Oilers top line of Horcoff, Hemsky, and Smyth worked a passing play into the San Jose crease, where Horcoff jammed the puck in the San Jose goal for the Edmonton win. In Game Four in Edmonton, the Oilers were trailing 3-2 in the second period when Sergei Samsonov's penalty expired and he was sent in alone on Toskala. To everyone's shock, Toskala came charging out of the net to get the puck before Samsonov. Toskala lost the puck and Samsonov slid a backhand into the open net to tie the game. The Edmonton crowd exploded in delight, and the Oilers never looked back, cruising to a 6-3 win. Game Five in San Jose was the site of an unfortunate incident: the American feed of the Game four broadcast in Edmonton had picked up background noise during the playing of the American National Anthem. San Jose fans had thought it was booing, and in Game Five a majority of San Jose fans booed the entire Canadian National Anthem. The game itself saw the Oilers carry over the momentum they gained from Game Four, and they struck for 3 powerplay goals and one shorthanded goal en route to another 6-3 win. In Game Six back in Edmonton, the Edmonton crowd loudly cheered the singing of the American anthem, and then joined anthem singer Paul Lorieau in a throaty and passionate rendition of O Canada. The Oilers picked up where they had left off in the previous game: they stymied the Sharks' high-scoring forwards, and Dwayne Roloson made 24 saves for his first career playoff shutout, and the Oilers eliminated the Sharks in six games. The Oilers had earned a trip to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1991-92.

In the conference finals, the Oilers faced the sixth-seeded Anaheim Ducks, with the series to open at the Honda Center. In Game One, Michael Peca extended his playoff goal-scoring streak to 3 games, and Dwayne Roloson stopped 31 of 32 shots as the Oilers stunned the Anaheim crowd into silence with a 3-1 victory. Peca would extend his goal streak in Game Two, scoring an empty-netter as the Oilers again iced the Ducks in their home rink, 3-1. Raffi Torres and Marc-Andre Bergeron missed the game, as a bad flu had hit the Oilers' dressing room. The Oilers returned home with a 2-0 series lead, and the Edmonton fans stole the show in Game Three. The crowd was in bedlam by the time the Oilers hit the ice, prompting TV analyst Don Cherry to scream "This is unbelievable! I don't know how they can lose with this crowd!" Then during the national anthem, after the opening verse, anthem singer Paul Lorieau spontaneously turned the microphone over to the crowd, who finished the song[4]. It was hailed as one of the most touching moments of the entire year in sports. When the game started, the Ducks attempted to literally fight their way back into the series, as skirmishes ensued after nearly every whistle. By the end of the first period, the Oilers held a slim 1-0 lead, which held until the third period when the Oilers got goals from Peca, Steve Staios, and Pronger. By now, the effects of the flu were noticeable on the Oilers, and late in the game the Ducks fought back to make it close, but the Oilers prevailed with a 5-4 win despite being outshot 38-22. In Game Four, the Ducks started Jean-Sebastian Giguere for the first time in the playoffs, and avoided the series sweep by outskating the Oilers and won the game 6-3 off the strength of two goals by Dustin Penner. The Ducks again outshot the Oilers 45-23. In Game Five back in Anaheim, the Ducks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but second period goals by Torres and Ethan Moreau put the Oilers in front. The Oilers would never relinquish their lead as the Ducks pressed furiously for the equalizer. Edmonton would win the Clarence Campbell Trophy for the seventh time in team history and claim the series in five games. The win earned the Oilers their first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals since their last Cup win in 1990.

Edmonton would face the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. In the opening game, goaltender Dwayne Roloson would go down to injury midway through the 3rd period with the score tied at 4, and Ty Conklin came in to replace Roloson, however, he would allow the winning goal as Carolina won the game 5–4. With Jussi Markkanen starting in game 2, the Hurricanes dominated the Oilers, winning the game 5–0. Edmonton would rebound in the 3rd game, playing their first home game in the Stanley Cup Finals since May 22, 1990, with a 2–1 victory, but the Hurricanes would take the 4th game 2–1 to take a commanding 3–1 series lead. The Oilers, facing elimination, would take the 5th game to overtime, and win the game by a 4–3 score to stay alive. The series returned to Edmonton for game 6, and the Oilers shutout Carolina 4–0, setting up a 7th game to determine the champion. The Hurricanes, led by goaltender Cam Ward, played a very solid defensive game, and hold the Oilers to a single goal, while the Hurricanes managed to put 3 (one of them an empty net goal) behind Jussi Markkanen, to win their 1st Stanley Cup in club history.

Edmonton Oilers 4, Detroit Red Wings 2

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 April 21 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 2nd OT Detroit Red Wings 0–1
2 April 23 Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Detroit Red Wings 1–1
3 April 25 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 2nd OT Edmonton Oilers 2–1
4 April 27 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 Edmonton Oilers 2–2
5 April 29 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Detroit Red Wings 3–2
6 May 1 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Edmonton Oilers 4, San Jose Sharks 2

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 May 7 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 San Jose Sharks 0–1
2 May 8 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 San Jose Sharks 0–2
3 May 10 San Jose Sharks 2–3 3rd OT Edmonton Oilers 1–2
4 May 12 San Jose Sharks 3–6 Edmonton Oilers 2–2
5 May 14 Edmonton Oilers 6–3 San Jose Sharks 3–2
6 May 17 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Edmonton Oilers 4, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 May 19 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1–0
2 May 21 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–0
3 May 23 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–5 Edmonton Oilers 3–0
4 May 25 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 6–3 Edmonton Oilers 3–1
5 May 27 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Edmonton Oilers 3

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 June 5 Edmonton Oilers 4–5 Carolina Hurricanes 0–1
2 June 7 Edmonton Oilers 0–5 Carolina Hurricanes 0–2
3 June 10 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 Edmonton Oilers 1–2
4 June 12 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 Edmonton Oilers 1–3
5 June 14 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes 2–3
6 June 17 Carolina Hurricanes 0–4 Edmonton Oilers 3–3
7 June 19 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky RW 81 19 58 77 64 -5 7 1 4
Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff C 79 22 51 73 85 0 3 3 5
Stoll, JarretJarret Stoll C 82 22 46 68 74 4 11 1 4
Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth LW 75 36 30 66 58 -5 19 2 3
Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger D 80 12 44 56 74 2 10 0 3
Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres LW 82 27 14 41 50 4 6 0 3
Pisani, FernandoFernando Pisani RW 80 18 19 37 42 5 4 1 2
Bergeron, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bergeron D 75 15 20 35 38 3 8 0 1
Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak RW 64 8 20 28 26 -2 2 0 2
Staios, SteveSteve Staios D 82 8 20 28 84 10 1 0 1
Moreau, EthanEthan Moreau LW 74 11 16 27 87 6 2 4 4
Reasoner, MartyMarty Reasoner C 58 9 17 26 20 -12 5 0 1
Peca, MichaelMichael Peca C 71 9 14 23 56 -4 2 2 1
Spacek, JaroslavJaroslav Spacek D 31 5 14 19 24 3 3 0 0
Smith, JasonJason Smith D 76 4 13 17 84 1 0 0 0
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov LW 19 5 11 16 6 0 4 0 0
Laraque, GeorgesGeorges Laraque RW 72 2 10 12 73 -5 0 0 0
Ulanov, IgorIgor Ulanov D 37 3 6 9 29 -11 1 0 0
Harvey, ToddTodd Harvey RW/C 63 5 2 7 32 -7 0 0 0
Cross, CoryCory Cross D 34 2 3 5 38 -5 0 1 0
Tarnstrom, DickDick Tarnstrom D 22 1 3 4 24 -5 0 0 0
Rita, JaniJani Rita LW 21 3 0 3 6 0 0 0 0
Murray, RemRem Murray C/LW 9 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
Semenov, AlexeiAlexei Semenov D 11 1 1 2 17 -3 0 0 0
Greene, MattMatt Greene D 27 0 2 2 43 -6 0 0 0
Pouliot, Marc-AntoineMarc-Antoine Pouliot C 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Markkanen, JussiJussi Markkanen G 37 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson G 19 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Winchester, BradBrad Winchester C/LW 19 0 1 1 21 -2 0 0 0
Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak C 10 0 0 0 4 -4 0 0 0
Conklin, TyTy Conklin G 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jacques, Jean-FrancoisJean-Francois Jacques LW 7 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
Kolanos, KrysKrys Kolanos C 6 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Morrison, MikeMike Morrison G 21 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Roy, MathieuMathieu Roy D 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Smith, DanDan Smith D 7 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0
Stastny, YanYan Stastny C 3 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Syvret, DannyDanny Syvret D 10 0 0 0 6 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Markkanen, JussiJussi Markkanen 2016 37 15 12 6 105 3.12 0 873 768 .880
Morrison, MikeMike Morrison 892 21 10 4 2 42 2.83 0 361 319 .884
Conklin, TyTy Conklin 922 18 8 5 1 43 2.80 1 359 316 .880
Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson 1163 19 8 7 4 47 2.42 1 497 450 .905
Team: 4993 82 41 28 13 237 2.85 2 2090 1853 .887
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger D 24 5 16 21 26 10 3 0 0
Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff C 24 7 12 19 12 4 1 1 2
Pisani, FernandoFernando Pisani RW 24 14 4 18 10 4 3 1 5
Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky RW 24 6 11 17 14 -3 4 0 2
Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth LW 24 7 9 16 22 -2 4 0 1
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov LW 24 4 11 15 14 2 1 0 0
Spacek, JaroslavJaroslav Spacek D 24 3 11 14 24 -3 2 0 0
Peca, MichaelMichael Peca C 24 6 5 11 20 5 0 1 1
Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres LW 22 4 7 11 16 2 1 0 1
Stoll, JarretJarret Stoll C 24 4 6 10 24 -4 2 0 1
Staios, SteveSteve Staios D 24 1 5 6 28 0 1 0 0
Smith, JasonJason Smith D 24 1 4 5 16 5 0 0 1
Murray, RemRem Murray C/LW 24 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
Bergeron, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bergeron D 18 2 1 3 14 0 2 0 0
Moreau, EthanEthan Moreau LW 21 2 1 3 19 0 0 0 0
Winchester, BradBrad Winchester C/LW 10 1 2 3 4 -2 0 0 1
Harvey, ToddTodd Harvey RW/C 10 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0
Laraque, GeorgesGeorges Laraque RW 15 1 1 2 44 2 0 0 0
Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak RW 16 0 2 2 4 -1 0 0 0
Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson G 18 0 2 2 14 0 0 0 0
Tarnstrom, DickDick Tarnstrom D 12 0 2 2 10 1 0 0 0
Petersen, TobyToby Petersen C 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Greene, MattMatt Greene D 18 0 1 1 34 1 0 0 0
Conklin, TyTy Conklin G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Markkanen, JussiJussi Markkanen G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson 1160 18 12 5 45 2.33 1 618 573 .927
Markkanen, JussiJussi Markkanen 360 6 3 3 13 2.17 1 137 124 .905
Conklin, TyTy Conklin 6 1 0 1 1 10.00 0 3 2 .667
Team: 1526 24 15 9 59 2.32 2 758 699 .922

[5]

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Chris Pronger 1,100th NHL PIM October 10, 2005
Brad Winchester 1st NHL game
Matt Greene 1st NHL game October 11, 2005
Kyle Brodziak 1st NHL game October 15, 2005
Marty Reasoner 100th NHL point October 18, 2005
Jason Smith 100th NHL assist October 20, 2005
Alexei Semenov 100th NHL PIM October 21, 2005
Matt Greene 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		 October 27, 2005
Ethan Moreau 200th NHL point October 28, 2005
Jason Smith 800th NHL PIM
Ryan Smyth 200th NHL goal
Georges Laraque 100th NHL point November 1, 2005
Alexei Semenov 100th NHL game November 3, 2005
Danny Syvret 1st NHL game November 4, 2005
Mike Morrison 1st NHL game November 7, 2005
Radek Dvorak 700th NHL game November 11, 2005
Steve Staios 800th NHL PIM November 13, 2005
Mike Morrison 1st NHL win November 14, 2005
Jarret Stoll 100th NHL game December 3, 2005
Raffi Torres 100th NHL PIM December 15, 2005
Ethan Moreau 100th NHL assist December 17, 2005
Shawn Horcoff 300th NHL game December 19, 2005
Shawn Horcoff 200th NHL PIM December 23, 2005
Ales Hemsky 100th NHL point December 28, 2005
Shawn Horcoff 1st NHL Hat trick January 10, 2006
Marc-Andre Bergeron 100th NHL game January 12, 2006
Shawn Horcoff 100th NHL assist January 14, 2006
Jussi Markkanen 100th NHL game January 16, 2006
Michael Peca 600th NHL PIM
Radek Dvorak 400th NHL point January 19, 2006
Chris Pronger 100th NHL goal January 25, 2006
Jean-Francois Jacques 1st NHL game February 2, 2006
Steve Staios 100th NHL assist February 6, 2006
Georges Laraque 800th NHL PIM February 10, 2006
Mathieu Roy 1st NHL game February 12, 2006
Yan Stastny 1st NHL game March 1, 2006
Steve Staios 600th NHL game March 9, 2006
Ryan Smyth 700th NHL game March 11, 2006
Jarret Stoll 100th NHL PIM
Ales Hemsky 200th NHL game March 23, 2006
Marc Pouliot 1st NHL game March 30, 2006
Jaroslav Spacek 200th NHL point
Ales Hemsky 100th NHL assist April 1, 2006
Marc Pouliot 1st NHL goal April 3, 2006
Brad Winchester 1st NHL assist
Marc Pouliot
Brad Winchester		 1st NHL point
Dick Tarnstrom 200th NHL PIM April 7, 2006
Chris Pronger 800th NHL game April 9, 2006
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Ales Hemsky
Jaroslav Spacek		 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		 April 21, 2006
Jarret Stoll
Raffi Torres		 1st NHL game
Fernando Pisani
Steve Staios		 1st NHL assist April 23, 2006
Steve Staios
Jarret Stoll
Brad Winchester		 1st NHL point
Jarret Stoll
Brad Winchester		 1st NHL goal
Brad Winchester 1st NHL game
Jaroslav Spacek
Raffi Torres		 1st NHL goal April 25, 2006
Raffi Torres 1st NHL point
Matt Greene 1st NHL game April 27, 2006
Raffi Torres 1st NHL assist
Jarret Stoll 1st NHL assist April 29, 2006
Ales Hemsky 1st NHL goal May 1, 2006
Ryan Smyth 50th NHL game
Marc-Andre Bergeron 1st NHL goal May 10, 2006
Jason Smith 1st NHL goal May 12, 2006
Chris Pronger 50th NHL assist May 14, 2006
Rem Murray 50th NHL game May 17, 2006
Dwayne Roloson 1st NHL shutout
Todd Harvey 50th NHL PIM May 19, 2006
Dwayne Roloson 1st NHL assist
Toby Petersen 1st NHL point May 23, 2006
Toby Petersen
Steve Staios		 1st NHL goal
Chris Pronger 100th NHL game
Sergei Samsonov 50th NHL game
Jason Smith 50th NHL PIM May 25, 2006
Ty Conklin 1st NHL game June 5, 2006
Matt Greene 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point
Georges Laraque
Ethan Moreau		 50th NHL PIM June 7, 2006
Jussi Markkanen 1st NHL win June 10, 2006
Dick Tarnstrom 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		 June 14, 2006
Jussi Markkanen 1st NHL shutout June 17, 2006
Jason Smith 50th NHL game

Transactions

Trades
August 1, 2005 To Boston Bruins
Brad Isbister		 To Edmonton Oilers
*4th round pick in 2006 - James DeLory
August 2, 2005 To St. Louis Blues
Eric Brewer
Doug Lynch
Jeff Woywitka		 To Edmonton Oilers
Chris Pronger
August 3, 2005 To New York Islanders
Mike York
**4th round pick in 2006 - Kevin Montgomery		 To Edmonton Oilers
Michael Peca
August 29, 2005 To Boston Bruins
*4th round pick in 2006 - James DeLory		 To Edmonton Oilers
Yan Stastny
November 19, 2005 To Florida Panthers
Alexei Semenov		 To Edmonton Oilers
5th round pick in 2006 - Bryan Pitton
December 13, 2005 To St. Louis Blues
Future considerations		 To Edmonton Oilers
Blake Evans
January 26, 2006 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jani Rita
Cory Cross		 To Edmonton Oilers
Dick Tarnstrom
January 26, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
Tony Salmelainen		 To Edmonton Oilers
Jaroslav Spacek
March 8, 2006 To Minnesota Wild
***1st round pick in 2006 - Trevor Lewis
****3rd round pick in 2007 - Spencer Machacek		 To Edmonton Oilers
Dwayne Roloson
March 9, 2006 To Boston Bruins
Marty Reasoner
Yan Stastny
2nd round pick in 2006 - Milan Lucic		 To Edmonton Oilers
Sergei Samsonov

*Later traded to the San Jose Sharks.
**Later traded to the Colorado Avalanche.
***Later traded to the Los Angeles Kings.
****Later traded to the Atlanta Thrashers.
Free agents acquired
Player Former team Contract terms
F Rem Murray Nashville Predators 1 year, $0.45 million
Free agents lost
Player New team Contract terms
D Scott Ferguson Minnesota Wild 1 year
F Mike Bishai Phoenix Coyotes 1 year
D Rocky Thompson St. Louis Blues 2 years
Players re-signed
Player Contract terms
D Chris Pronger 5 years, $31.25 million
G Jussi Markkanen 2 years, $1.7 million
D Igor Ulanov 1 year, $0.90 million
F Marty Reasoner 1 year, $0.65 million
D Dan Smith 1 year, $0.475 million
F Brad Winchester 2 years, $0.95 million
F Jarret Stoll 1 year, $0.5016 million
F Jani Rita 1 year, $0.45 million
F Ales Hemsky 1 year, $0.90174 million
F Raffi Torres 2 years, $1.975 million
F Shawn Horcoff 1 year, $1.0 million
F Ryan Smyth 2 years, $7.0 million

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 25 Andrew Cogliano  Canada Edmonton Oilers St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL)
2 36 Taylor Chorney  United States Edmonton Oilers Shattuck-Saint Mary's School (Midget Major AAA)
3 81 Danny Syvret  Canada Edmonton Oilers (from Philadelphia Flyers) London Knights (OHL)
3 86 Robby Dee  United States Edmonton Oilers Breck School (USHS)
4 97 Chris VandeVelde  United States Edmonton Oilers Lincoln Stars (USHL)
4 120 Vyacheslav Trukhno  Russia Edmonton Oilers Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL)
5 157 Fredrik Pettersson  Sweden Edmonton Oilers Frolunda (Sweden)
7 220 Matthew Glasser  Canada Edmonton Oilers Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)

Roster

Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162. 
  2. ^ Hemsky goal vs Detroit, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuU6reWaT8U
  3. ^ Raffi Torres hit on Milan Michalek, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0KC91Wuz2k&feature=related
  4. ^ Oiler fans sing O Canada, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meLpuF9UMvk&feature=search
  5. ^ "2005-06 Edmonton Oilers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/EDM/2006.html. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
This sports-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Oilers
Owners
Culture
Arenas
Affiliates
The Edmonton portal
1970s
1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80
1980s
1990s
2000s
2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10
2010s
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship
Atlantic
Northeast
Southeast
Central
Northwest
Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • Minnesota • Vancouver
Pacific
See also