2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season

2011–12 Edmonton Oilers
Division	5th Northwest
Conference	13th Western
2011–12 record	16–20–3 (35 pts.)
Home record	10–6–2
Road record	6-14-1
Goals for	107
Goals against	111
Team information
General Manager	Steve Tambellini
Coach	Tom Renney
Captain	Shawn Horcoff
Alternate captains	Ales Hemsky Ryan Whitney
Arena	Rexall Place
Average attendance	16,839 (100%)
Team leaders
Goals	Jordan Eberle (16)
Assists	Jordan Eberle (26)
Points	Jordan Eberle (42)
Penalties in minutes	Theo Peckham (70)
Plus/minus	Theo Peckham (5)
Wins	Nikolai Khabibulin (11)
Goals against average	Nikolai Khabibulin (2.33)
<2010–11

The 2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season will be the 33rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,^[1] and 40th season including their play in the World Hockey Association.

The Oilers will attempt to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2005–06 NHL season.

Contents 1 Off-season 2 Regular season 3 Playoffs 4 Standings 5 Schedule and results 5.1 Pre-season 5.2 Regular season 6 Player stats 6.1 Skaters 6.2 Goaltenders 7 Awards and records 7.1 Awards 7.2 Records 7.3 Milestones 8 Transactions 8.1 Trades 8.2 Free agents signed 8.3 Free agents lost 8.4 Claimed via waivers 8.5 Lost via waivers 8.6 Player signings 9 Draft picks 10 Roster 11 See also 12 References

Off-season

The Edmonton Oilers drafted first overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and chose Red Deer Rebels centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. With the 19th pick overall (obtained from the Los Angeles Kings in a trade for Dustin Penner) the Oilers chose defenceman Oscar Klefbom.

Regular season

Playoffs

The Oilers will attempt to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2005–06 NHL season.

Standings

Northwest Division[2] GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 Vancouver Canucks 40 24 13 3 23 131 99 51 2 Minnesota Wild 40 21 13 6 17 95 95 48 3 Colorado Avalanche 41 22 18 1 15 110 116 45 4 Calgary Flames 41 18 18 5 17 100 114 41 5 Edmonton Oilers 39 16 20 3 15 107 111 35

After games of January 3, 2012

Western Conference[3] R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 Chicago Blackhawks * CE 39 24 11 4 20 128 111 52 2 Vancouver Canucks * NW 40 24 13 3 23 131 99 51 3 Los Angeles Kings * PA 40 19 14 7 16 88 91 45 4 Detroit Red Wings CE 39 25 13 1 24 128 84 51 5 St. Louis Blues CE 39 22 12 5 22 99 86 49 6 Minnesota Wild NW 40 21 13 6 17 95 95 48 7 Nashville Predators CE 39 21 14 4 18 105 108 46 8 Colorado Avalanche NW 41 22 18 1 15 110 116 45 8.5 9 San Jose Sharks PA 35 20 11 4 15 102 85 44 10 Dallas Stars PA 39 22 16 1 19 106 121 43 11 Phoenix Coyotes PA 40 19 17 4 17 103 106 42 12 Calgary Flames NW 40 18 18 5 17 100 114 41 13 Edmonton Oilers NW 38 16 20 3 15 107 111 35 14 Anaheim Ducks PA 37 10 21 6 9 92 128 26 15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 38 10 23 5 7 93 128 25

Divisions: CE - Central, NW - Northwest, PA - Pacific ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader
After games on January 3, 2012

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 20	Minnesota Wild	4 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	15,653	0–1–0	[1]
2	September 20 (in Saskatoon, SK)	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 2	Chicago Blackhawks		Dubnyk	12,375	1–1–0	[2]
3	September 22	Vancouver Canucks	2 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	15,724	1–2–0	[3]
4	September 24	Calgary Flames	1 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,839	2–2–0	[4]
5	September 25	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 0	Calgary Flames		Dubnyk	19,289	3–2–0	[5]
6	September 27	Phoenix Coyotes	2 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,218	4–2–0	[6]
7	September 30	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 3	Minnesota Wild	SO	Dubnyk	14,544	5–2–0	[7]
8	October 1	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 4	Vancouver Canucks		Khabibulin	18,860	5–3–0	[8]

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 1–0–0 2 [9] 2 October 13 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Minnesota Wild SO Khabibulin 15,878 1–0–1 3 [10] 3 October 15 Vancouver Canucks 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 1–1–1 3 [11] 4 October 17 Nashville Predators 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 2–1–1 5 [12] 5 October 18 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Calgary Flames Dubnyk 19,289 2–2–1 5 [13] 6 October 20 Minnesota Wild 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers SO Khabibulin 16,839 2–2–2 6 [14] 7 October 22 New York Rangers 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 3–2–2 8 [15] 8 October 25 Vancouver Canucks 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 4–2–2 10 [16] 9 October 27 Washington Capitals 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 5–2–2 12 [17] 10 October 28 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Colorado Avalanche Dubnyk 15,057 6–2–2 14 [18] 11 October 30 St. Louis Blues 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 7–2–2 16 [19]
November: 4–8–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 3 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 0 Los Angeles Kings Khabibulin 18,118 8–2–2 18 [20] 13 November 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Phoenix Coyotes Dubnyk 13,381 8–3–2 18 [21] 14 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Montreal Canadiens Khabibulin 21,273 9–3–2 20 [22] 15 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Boston Bruins Dubnyk 17,565 9–4–2 20 [23] 16 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Detroit Red Wings Khabibulin 20,066 9–5–2 20 [24] 17 November 13 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Chicago Blackhawks Khabibulin 21,110 9–6–2 20 [25] 18 November 17 Ottawa Senators 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 9–7–2 20 [26] 19 November 19 Chicago Blackhawks 2 – 9 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 10–7–2 22 [27] 20 November 21 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Dallas Stars Khabibulin 11,458 10–8–2 22 [28] 21 November 22 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 2 Nashville Predators Dubnyk 16,838 11–8–2 24 [29] 22 November 25 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Minnesota Wild Khabibulin 18,092 12–8–2 26 [30] 23 November 26 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Colorado Avalanche Dubnyk 17,684 12–9–2 26 [31] 24 November 28 Nashville Predators 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 12–10–2 26 [32] 25 November 30 Minnesota Wild 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Khabibulin 16,839 12–10–3 27 [33]
December: 3–9–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 0–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 13–10–3 29 [34] 27 December 3 Calgary Flames 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 13–11–3 29 [35] 28 December 7 Carolina Hurricanes 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 13–12–3 29 [36] 29 December 9 Colorado Avalanche 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 14–12–3 31 [37] 30 December 10 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Calgary Flames Dubnyk 19,289 14–13–3 31 [38] 31 December 15 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Phoenix Coyotes Dubnyk 9,397 14-14-9 31 [39] 32 December 17 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 San Jose Sharks Khabibulin 17,562 14-15-3 31 [40] 33 December 19 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 14-16-3 31 [41] 34 December 22 Minnesota Wild 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 15-16-3 33 [42] 35 December 26 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 Vancouver Canucks Khabibulin 18,890 15-17-3 33 [43] 36 December 29 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Minnesota Wild Khabibulin 19,194 15-18-3 33 [44] 37 December 31 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 New York Islanders Dubnyk 13,807 15-19-3 33 [45]
January: 1–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Chicago Blackhawks Dubnyk 21,216 16-19-3 35 [46] 39 January 3 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Buffalo Sabres Khabibulin 18,690 16-20-3 35 [47] 40 January 5 Edmonton Oilers – St. Louis Blues 41 January 7 Edmonton Oilers – Dallas Stars 42 January 11 New Jersey Devils – Edmonton Oilers 43 January 13 Anaheim Ducks – Edmonton Oilers 44 January 15 Los Angeles Kings – Edmonton Oilers 45 January 17 Edmonton Oilers – Columbus Blue Jackets 46 January 19 Edmonton Oilers – St. Louis Blues 47 January 21 Calgary Flames – Edmonton Oilers 48 January 23 San Jose Sharks – Edmonton Oilers 49 January 24 Edmonton Oilers – Vancouver Canucks 50 January 31 Colorado Avalanche – Edmonton Oilers
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Chicago Blackhawks – Edmonton Oilers 52 February 4 Detroit Red Wings – Edmonton Oilers 53 February 6 Edmonton Oilers – Toronto Maple Leafs 54 February 8 Edmonton Oilers – Detroit Red Wings 55 February 11 Edmonton Oilers – Ottawa Senators 56 February 15 Toronto Maple Leafs – Edmonton Oilers 57 February 17 Colorado Avalanche – Edmonton Oilers 58 February 19 Vancouver Canucks – Edmonton Oilers 59 February 21 Edmonton Oilers – Calgary Flames 60 February 23 Philadelphia Flyers – Edmonton Oilers 61 February 25 Phoenix Coyotes – Edmonton Oilers 62 February 27 Edmonton Oilers – Winnipeg Jets 63 February 29 St. Louis Blues – Edmonton Oilers
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 Dallas Stars – Edmonton Oilers 65 March 5 Edmonton Oilers – Anaheim Ducks 66 March 6 Edmonton Oilers – San Jose Sharks 67 March 8 Montreal Canadiens – Edmonton Oilers 68 March 10 Edmonton Oilers – Colorado Avalanche 69 March 12 San Jose Sharks – Edmonton Oilers 70 March 14 Columbus Blue Jackets – Edmonton Oilers 71 March 16 Calgary Flames – Edmonton Oilers 72 March 18 Phoenix Coyotes – Edmonton Oilers 73 March 20 Edmonton Oilers – Nashville Predators 74 March 22 Edmonton Oilers – Tampa Bay Lightning 75 March 23 Edmonton Oilers – Florida Panthers 76 March 25 Edmonton Oilers – Columbus Blue Jackets 77 March 28 Dallas Stars – Edmonton Oilers 78 March 30 Los Angeles Kings – Edmonton Oilers
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Edmonton Oilers – Anaheim Ducks 80 April 2 Edmonton Oilers – Los Angeles Kings 81 April 5 Anaheim Ducks – Edmonton Oilers 82 April 7 Edmonton Oilers – Vancouver Canucks Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Schedule

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle 38 16 25 41 0 6 Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins 38 13 22 35 0 8 Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth 38 15 17 32 0 43 Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall 30 11 15 26 1 16 Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff 38 8 14 22 -8 8 Jones, RyanRyan Jones 38 12 7 19 2 23 Gagner, SamSam Gagner 31 4 12 16 -3 19 Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 38 3 12 15 -2 12 Potter, CoreyCorey Potter 24 2 11 13 -8 6 Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky 25 3 8 11 -6 4 Belanger, EricEric Belanger 38 1 9 10 -6 22 Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid 38 3 3 6 -1 26 Petrell, LennartLennart Petrell 30 3 3 6 -3 38 Petry, JeffJeff Petry 31 1 5 6 -4 12 Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton 18 2 3 5 4 50 Eager, BenBen Eager 27 3 2 5 -3 61 Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney 17 0 3 3 -6 4 Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham 34 1 2 3 4 68 Lander, AntonAnton Lander 34 1 2 3 -3 8 Paajarvi, MagnusMagnus Paajarvi 25 0 3 3 -2 2 Hordichuk, DarcyDarcy Hordichuk 16 0 1 1 -3 26 Barker, CamCam Barker 12 1 0 1 3 14 O'Marra, RyanRyan O'Marra 3 0 1 1 0 0 Plante, AlexAlex Plante 3 0 1 0 2 Teubert, ColtenColten Teubert 11 0 1 1 0 10 Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Omark, LinusLinus Omark 5 0 0 0 -2 2 Hartikainen, TeemuTeemu Hartikainen 1 0 0 0 -1 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin 24 1385 11 10 3 52 2.25 636 .924 2 0 0 0 Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk 16 893 5 9 0 46 3.09 481 .904 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Oilers. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Reached
Nikolai Khabibulin[4]	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 31, 2011
Nikolai Khabibulin[5]	NHL Third Star of the Month	October 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[6]	NHL Rookie of the Month	October 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[7]	NHL Rookie of the Month	November 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Anton Lander	1st NHL Game	October 9, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Lennart Petrell	1st NHL Game	October 13, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL Hat-trick	October 15, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL Assist	October 17, 2011
Lennart Petrell	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 28, 2011
Colten Teubert	1st NHL Game	November 3, 2011
Lennart Petrell	1st NHL Goal
Anton Lander	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Colton Teubert	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	November 5, 2011
Sam Gagner	300th NHL Game	November 10, 2011
Theo Peckham	300th NHL PIM
Shawn Horcoff	700th NHL Game	November 11, 2011
Anton Lander	1st NHL Goal	November 17, 2011
Taylor Hall	2nd NHL Hat-trick	November 19, 2011
Ales Hemsky	400th NHL Point
Tom Gilbert	100th NHL PIM	November 22, 2011
Ales Hemsky	500th NHL Game
Darcy Hordichuk	500th NHL Game	November 25, 2011
Ryan Jones	200th NHL Game	November 28, 2011
Magnus Paajarvi	100th NHL Game
Ryan Jones	1st NHL Hat-trick	December 2, 2011
Ryan Whitney	400th NHL Game	December 7, 2011
Ryan Jones	100th NHL PIM	December 10, 2011
Jordan Eberle	100th NHL Game	December 15, 2011
Ryan Smyth	1,100th NHL Game
Ladislav Smid	300th NHL PIM	December 26, 2011
Darcy Hordichuk	1,100th NHL PIM	December 29, 2011
Ben Eager	800th NHL PIM	December 31, 2011

Transactions

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades Date Details June 26, 2011[8] To Los Angeles Kings Colin Fraser 7th-round pick in 2012 To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Smyth July 1, 2011[9] To Anaheim Ducks Kurtis Foster To Edmonton Oilers Andy Sutton July 12, 2011[10] To Anaheim Ducks Andrew Cogliano To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2013 Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Lennart Petrell[11] HIFK 1 year, $680,000 entry-level contract Antti Tyrvainen[11] Pelicans 2 years, $1.14 million entry-level contract Ben Eager[12] San Jose Sharks 3 years, $3.3 million Darcy Hordichuk[13] Florida Panthers 1 year, $825,000 Cam Barker[13] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $2.25 million Eric Belanger[14] Phoenix Coyotes 3 years, $5.25 million Corey Potter[15] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $525,000 Josh Green[16] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $575,000 Yann Danis[17] HC Amur Khabarovsk 1 year, $650,000 Ryan Keller[18] Binghamton Senators 1 year, $625,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Brad Moran[19] Vaxjo Lakers 2 years Liam Reddox[20] Vaxjo Lakers 1 year Jim Vandermeer[21] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $1 million Sheldon Souray[22] Dallas Stars 1 year, $1.65 million Richard Petiot[23] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $525,000 Alexandre Giroux[24] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $825,000 Zack Stortini[25] Nashville Predators 1 year, $550,000 Jean-Francois Jacques[26] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $650,000 Jeff Deslauriers[27] Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.225 million Martin Gerber[28] Vaxjo Lakers 2 years Steve MacIntyre[29] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $600,000 Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Taylor Chorney[30] St. Louis Blues November 10, 2011 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Taylor Chorney[31] St. Louis Blues October 11, 2011 Player signings Player Contract terms Ryan Jones[32] 2 years, $3 million Ladislav Smid[33] 2 years, $4.5 million Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[34] 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Theo Peckham[17] 1 year, $1.075 million Taylor Chorney[35] 1 year, $735,000 Ryan O'Marra[35] 1 year, $735,000 Ryan Martindale[36] 3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract Draft picks Edmonton's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 1 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 1 19 (from Los Angeles) Oscar Klefbom D  Sweden Farjestads BK (SEL) 2 31 David Musil D  Czech Republic Vancouver Giants (WHL) 3 62 Samu Perhonen G  Finland JYP Jr. (FIN Jr.) 3 74 (from Calgary) Travis Ewanyk LW  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) 4 92 Dillon Simpson D  Canada North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WCHA) 4 114 (from Pittsburgh) Tobias Rieder C  Germany Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 5 122 Martin Gernat D  Slovakia Kosice Jr. (SVK Jr.) 7 182 Frans Tuohimaa G  Finland Jokerit Jr. (Finland-Jr.) Roster Updated January 3, 2012.[37] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 13 Canada ! Barker, CamCam Barker  2.0 !D L 25 2011 Winnipeg, Manitoba 20 Canada ! Belanger, EricEric Belanger 4.0 !C L 34 2011 Sherbrooke, Quebec 40 Canada ! Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk 1.0 !G L 25 2004 Calgary, Alberta 55 Canada ! Eager, BenBen Eager 6.0 !LW L 28 2011 Ottawa, Ontario 14 Canada ! Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle 7.0 !RW R 21 2008 Regina, Saskatchewan 81 Canada ! Fedun, TaylorTaylor Fedun  2.0 !D R 23 2011 Edmonton, Alberta 89 Canada ! Gagner, SamSam Gagner 4.0 !C R 22 2007 London, Ontario 77 United States ! Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 2.0 !D R 29 2004 Minneapolis, Minnesota 12 Canada ! Green, JoshJosh Green 6.0 !LW L 34 2011 Camrose, Alberta 4 Canada ! Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall 6.0 !LW L 20 2010 Calgary, Alberta 56 Finland ! Hartikainen, TeemuTeemu Hartikainen 4.0 !C L 21 2008 Kuopio, Finland 83 Czech Republic ! Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky (A) 7.0 !RW R 28 2001 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia 10 Canada ! Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff (C) 4.0 !C L 33 1998 Trail, British Columbia 16 Canada ! Hordichuk, DarcyDarcy Hordichuk 6.0 !LW L 31 2011 Kamsack, Saskatchewan 28 Canada ! Jones, RyanRyan Jones 6.0 !LW L 27 2010 Chatham, Ontario 35 Russia ! Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin 1.0 !G L 39 2009 Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union 57 Sweden ! Lander, AntonAnton Lander 4.0 !C L 20 2009 Sundsvall, Sweden 93 Canada ! Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins  4.0 !C L 18 2011 Burnaby, British Columbia 24 Canada ! Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham 2.0 !D L 24 2006 Richmond Hill, Ontario 58 United States ! Petry, JeffJeff Petry 2.0 !D R 24 2006 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48 Canada ! Plante, AlexAlex Plante  2.0 !D R 22 2007 Brandon, Manitoba 44 United States ! Potter, CoreyCorey Potter 2.0 !D R 28 2011 Lansing, Michigan 5 Czech Republic ! Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid 2.0 !D L 26 2006 Frydlant, Czechoslovakia 94 Canada ! Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth 6.0 !LW L 36 2011 Banff, Alberta 25 Canada ! Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton 2.0 !D L 37 2011 Kingston, Ontario 33 Canada ! Teubert, ColtenColten Teubert 2.0 !D R 22 2011 White Rock, British Columbia 6 United States ! Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney (A) 2.0 !D L 29 2010 Boston, Massachusetts See also 2011–12 NHL season References ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.  ^ "2011–2012 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20112012&type=DIV.  ^ "2011–2012 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20112012&type=CON.  ^ Price, Khabibulin, Jagr are NHL's Three Stars ^ Kessel, Lehtonen, Khabibulin are October's stars ^ Nugent-Hopkins earns Rookie of the Month honors ^ Nugent-Hopkins repeats as Rookie of the Month ^ Oilers re-acquire Ryan Smyth ^ Oilers acquire Andy Sutton ^ Oilers acquire second-round draft pick ^ a b Oilers sign two free agents ^ Oilers agree to terms with Ben Eager ^ a b Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk ^ Oilers agree to terms with Belanger ^ Oilers agree to terms with Potter ^ Oilers agree to terms with Josh Green ^ a b Oilers re-sign Peckham; add Danis to roster ^ Oilers agree to terms with Ryan Keller ^ "Experienced Canadian Centre connects and power forward leaves" (in Swedish). Vaxjo Lakers. 2011-04-25. http://www.vaxjolakers.se/website1/sv/nyhetsmall/nyhetsmall.php?item=cms_12-s1/831. Retrieved 2011-05-24.  ^ "Canadians ready for Lakers" (in Swedish). Vaxjo Lakers. 2011-05-24. http://www.vaxjolakers.se/website1/sv/nyhetsmall/nyhetsmall.php?item=cms_12-s1/844&group=cms_12_grp-s1/3. Retrieved 2011-05-24.  ^ Defenseman Vandermeer Joins Sharks ^ Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency ^ Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Richard Petiot ^ Blue Jackets Sign LW Alexandre Giroux ^ Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Zack Stortini ^ Ducks Sign Jacques to One-Year Deal ^ Ducks Sign Deslauriers to 2-Year Deal ^ "Martin Gerber finished a year" (in Swedish). Vaxjo Lakers. 2011-07-12. http://www.vaxjolakers.se/website1/sv/nyhetsmall/nyhetsmall.php?item=cms_12-s1/882&group=cms_12_grp-s1/3. Retrieved 2011-07-12.  ^ Penguins Sign Forward Steve MacIntyre ^ Oilers claim Chorney; assign Teubert to Barons ^ Blues Claim Chorney Off Waivers ^ Oilers agree to terms with Jones ^ Oilers agree to terms with Smid ^ Oilers agree to terms with Nugent-Hopkins ^ a b Oilers agree to terms with Chorney and O'Marra ^ Oilers agree to terms with Martindale ^ Edmonton Oilers Team Roster, Edmonton Oilers, http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamPlayers&type=roster, retrieved 2012-01-03  Edmonton Oilers Oilers Franchise NHL expansion draft History Players: NHL WHA Coaches General managers Seasons Records Draft picks NHL–WHA merger Owners Bill Hunter Nelson Skalbania Peter Pocklington Edmonton Investors Group Rexall Sports Culture Miracle on Manchester Heritage Classic Battle of Alberta Blue Mile Paul Lorieau Joey Moss Rod Phillips Oil Change Arenas Edmonton Gardens Rexall Place Edmonton Downtown arena Affiliates Oklahoma City Barons (AHL) Stockton Thunder (ECHL) The Edmonton portal Edmonton Oilers seasons 1970s 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 1980s 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 1990s 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 2000s 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 2010s 2010–11 • 2011–12 Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship 2011–12 NHL season by team Atlantic New Jersey Devils • New York Islanders • New York Rangers • Philadelphia Flyers • Pittsburgh Penguins Northeast Boston Bruins • Buffalo Sabres • Montreal Canadiens • Ottawa Senators • Toronto Maple Leafs Southeast Carolina Hurricanes • Florida Panthers • Tampa Bay Lightning • Washington Capitals • Winnipeg Jets Central Chicago Blackhawks • Columbus Blue Jackets • Detroit Red Wings • Nashville Predators • St. Louis Blues Northwest Calgary Flames • Colorado Avalanche • Edmonton Oilers • Minnesota Wild • Vancouver Canucks Pacific Anaheim Ducks • Dallas Stars • Los Angeles Kings • Phoenix Coyotes • San Jose Sharks See also 2011 NHL Entry Draft • 2011 NHL Premiere • Winter Classic • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Transactions • Three Star Awards • Suspensions and Fines