2011-12 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 40th season including their play in the World Hockey Association. 
The Oilers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, the sixth time in a row since they went to the playoffs in the 2005–06 NHL season.
==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 were eliminated from playoff contention on March 22, 2012.
==Standings==
==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)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)	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 	 	
2 	September 20 (in Saskatoon, SK) 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–2 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Dubnyk 	12,375 	1–1–0 	 	
3 	September 22 	Vancouver Canucks 	2–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Dubnyk 	15,724 	1–2–0 	 	
4 	September 24 	Calgary Flames 	1–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	2–2–0 	 	
5 	September 25 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–0 	Calgary Flames 	 	Dubnyk 	19,289 	3–2–0 	 	
6 	September 27 	Phoenix Coyotes 	2–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,218 	4–2–0 	 	
7 	September 30 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–3 	Minnesota Wild 	SO 	Dubnyk 	14,544 	5–2–0 	 	
8 	October 1 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–4 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Khabibulin 	18,860 	5–3–0 	 	
=== Regular season ===
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October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	October: 7–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	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 	
2 	October 13 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–2 	Minnesota Wild 	SO 	Khabibulin 	15,878 	1–0–1 	3 	
3 	October 15 	Vancouver Canucks 	4–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Dubnyk 	16,839 	1–1–1 	3 	
4 	October 17 	Nashville Predators 	1–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	2–1–1 	5 	
5 	October 18 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–2 	Calgary Flames 	 	Dubnyk 	19,289 	2–2–1 	5 	
6 	October 20 	Minnesota Wild 	2–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	SO 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	2–2–2 	6 	
7 	October 22 	New York Rangers 	0–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	3–2–2 	8 	
8 	October 25 	Vancouver Canucks 	2–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	4–2–2 	10 	
9 	October 27 	Washington Capitals 	1–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	5–2–2 	12 	
10 	October 28 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–1 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Dubnyk 	15,057 	6–2–2 	14 	
11 	October 30 	St. Louis Blues 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	7–2–2 	16 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	78	34	42	76 	4 	10
 	61	27	26	54 	−3 	36
 	62	18	34	52 	-2 	16
 	75	18	29	47 	5 	36
 	82	19	27	46 	−5 	82
 	69	10	26	36 	−13	43
 	81	13	21	34 	−23	24
 	79	17	16	33 	−7 	42
 	73	2 	23	25 	−7 	26
 	62	4 	17	21 	−16	24
 	51	3 	17	20 	-16	16
‡ 	47	3 	14	17 	−4 	12
 	78	4 	12	16 	−13	32
 	78	5 	10	15 	4 	44
 	63	8 	5 	13 	−1 	107
 	52	3 	7 	10 	5 	80
 	60	4 	5 	9 	−10	45
 	41	2 	6 	8 	−7 	4
 	56	2 	4 	6 	−8 	12
 	17	2 	3 	5 	1 	6
 	20	0 	4 	4 	-2 	10
 	43	1 	2 	3 	−3 	64
 	54	1 	2 	3 	0 	80
 	14	3 	0 	3 	−5 	8
 	7 	1 	1 	2 	−6 	7
 	25	2 	0 	2 	0 	23
 	5 	1 	0 	1 	2 	2
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
 	24	0 	1 	1 	−5 	25
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
‡ 	7 	0 	1 	1 	0 	4
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	47	2653	20	20	3 	118	2.67	1380	.914	2 	0	1	0
 	40	2261	12	20	7 	100	2.65	1114	.910	2 	0	0	0
 	1 	32 	0 	0 	0 	2 	3.75	12 	.833	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 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nikolai KhabibulinPrice, Khabibulin, Jagr are NHL's Three Stars 	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 31, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nikolai KhabibulinKessel, Lehtonen, Khabibulin are October's stars	NHL Third Star of the Month	October 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsNugent-Hopkins earns Rookie of the Month honors	NHL Rookie of the Month 	October 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsNugent-Hopkins repeats as Rookie of the Month 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	November 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sam GagnerNHL's Three Stars: Gagner, Kovalchuk, Reimer 	NHL First Star of the Week 	February 6, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anton Lander 	1st NHL Game 	October 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL Game1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	October 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 Assist1st NHL Point 	October 28, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colten Teubert 	1st NHL Game 	November 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lennart Petrell 	1st NHL Goal 	November 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anton Lander 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	November 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colton Teubert 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	November 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sam Gagner 	300th NHL Game 	November 10, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Theo Peckham 	300th NHL PIM 	November 10, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	November 19, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tom Gilbert 	100th NHL PIM 	November 22, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	500th NHL Game 	November 22, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Darcy Hordichuk 	500th NHL Game 	November 25, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Jones 	200th NHL Game 	November 28, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Magnus Paajarvi 	100th NHL Game 	November 28, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	December 15, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Josh Green 	200th NHL PIM 	January 7, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milan Kytnar 	1st NHL Game 	January 11, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor Hall 	100th NHL Game 	January 13, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Philippe Cornet 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	January 31, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sam Gagner 	200th NHL Point2nd NHL Hat-trick1st Four-Goal NHL Game	February 2, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	300th NHL Assist 	February 11, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jordan Eberle 	100th NHL Point 	February 21, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Devan Dubnyk 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	February 27, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Smyth 	800th NHL Point 	February 27, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ladislav Smid 	400th NHL Game 	March 12, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Petry 	100th NHL Game 	March 18, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	1st NHL Hat-trick 	March 20, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris VandeVelde 	1st NHL Goal 	March 25, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Whitney 	200th NHL Assist 	April 1, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Devan Dubnyk 	100th NHL Game 	April 5, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 26, 2011Oilers re-acquire Ryan Smyth 	To Los Angeles Kings Colin Fraser7th-round pick in 2012	To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Smyth
July 1, 2011Oilers acquire Andy Sutton 	To Anaheim Ducks Kurtis Foster 	To Edmonton Oilers Andy Sutton
July 12, 2011Oilers acquire second-round draft pick	To Anaheim Ducks Andrew Cogliano 	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2013
February 16, 2012 	To Anaheim Ducks Ryan O'Marra 	To Edmonton Oilers Bryan Rodney
February 27, 2012 	To Minnesota Wild Tom Gilbert 	To Edmonton Oilers Nick Schultz
=== Free agents signed ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Lennart PetrellOilers sign two free agents 	HIFK 	1 year, $680,000 entry-level contract
Antti Tyrvainen 	Pelicans 	2 years, $1.14 million entry-level contract
Ben EagerOilers agree to terms with Ben Eager 	San Jose Sharks 	3 years, $3.3 million
Darcy HordichukOilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $825,000
Cam Barker 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $2.25 million
Eric BelangerOilers agree to terms with Belanger 	Phoenix Coyotes 	3 years, $5.25 million
Corey PotterOilers agree to terms with Potter 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $525,000
Josh GreenOilers agree to terms with Josh Green 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $575,000
Yann DanisOilers re-sign Peckham; add Danis to roster 	HC Amur Khabarovsk 	1 year, $650,000
Ryan KellerOilers agree to terms with Ryan Keller 	Binghamton Senators	1 year, $625,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Brad Moran 	Vaxjo Lakers 	2 years
Liam Reddox 	Vaxjo Lakers 	1 year
Jim VandermeerDefenseman Vandermeer Joins Sharks 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $1 million
Sheldon SourayDallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency	Dallas Stars 	1 year, $1.65 million
Richard PetiotLightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Richard Petiot 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year, $525,000
Alexandre GirouxBlue Jackets Sign LW Alexandre Giroux 	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $825,000
Zack StortiniPreds Ink Free Agent Forward Zack Stortini 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $550,000
Jean-Francois JacquesDucks Sign Jacques to One-Year Deal 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $650,000
Jeff DeslauriersDucks Sign Deslauriers to 2-Year Deal 	Anaheim Ducks 	2 years, $1.225 million
Martin Gerber 	Vaxjo Lakers 	2 years
Steve MacIntyrePenguins Sign Forward Steve MacIntyre 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1 year, $600,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Taylor ChorneyOilers claim Chorney; assign Teubert to Barons	St. Louis Blues	November 10, 2011
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Taylor ChorneyBlues Claim Chorney Off Waivers 	St. Louis Blues	October 11, 2011
Gilbert BruleCoyotes Claim Brule off Re-Entry Waivers	Phoenix Coyotes	January 10, 2012
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Ryan JonesOilers agree to terms with Jones 	2 years, $3 million
Ladislav SmidOilers agree to terms with Smid 	2 years, $4.5 million
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsOilers agree to terms with Nugent-Hopkins	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Theo Peckham 	1 year, $1.075 million
Taylor ChorneyOilers agree to terms with Chorney and O'Marra	1 year, $735,000
Ryan O'Marra 	1 year, $735,000
Ryan MartindaleOilers agree to terms with Martindale 	3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract
Corey PotterPotter inks two-year extension with Oilers 	2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
Andy SuttonOilers agree to terms with Sutton 	1 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Ales HemskyOilers re-sign Hemsky 	2 years, $10 million contract extension
Tyler BunzOilers agree to terms with Bunz 	3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract
Kristians PelssOilers agree to terms with Pelss 	3 years, $1.705 million entry-level contract
Brandon DavidsonOilers Agree to Terms with Davidson 	3 years, $1.84 million entry-level contract
Oscar KlefbomOilers ink Klefbom to entry-level deal 	3 years, $2.775 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 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
1 	19 (from Los Angeles)	Oscar Klefbom 	D 	 	Farjestads BK (SEL)
2 	31 	David Musil 	D 	 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
3 	62 	Samu Perhonen 	G 	 	JYP Jr. (FIN Jr.)
3 	74 (from Calgary) 	Travis Ewanyk 	LW 	 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
4 	92 	Dillon Simpson 	D 	 	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WCHA)
4 	114 (from Pittsburgh)	Tobias Rieder 	C 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5 	122 	Martin Gernat 	D 	 	Kosice Jr. (SVK Jr.)
7 	182 	Frans Tuohimaa 	G 	 	Jokerit Jr. (Finland-Jr.)
==Final roster==
Updated April 2, 2012.
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== See also ==
* 2011–12 NHL season
==References==
Category:Edmonton Oilers seasons
Edmonton Oilers season, 2011–12