2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 26th 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 the Stanley Cup Final.
==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 and Yan Stastny 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===
===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. After the Wings won the first game in double overtime, Edmonton would tie the series with a solid 4–2 victory to return home with a split. The teams would exchange wins in the 2 games in Edmonton, and return to Detroit for game 5 tied 2–2. Edmonton would hang on for a 3–2 victory in game 5, and return home looking to close out the series. The Oilers hang on to win the 6th game 4–3, eliminating the heavily favoured Red Wings 4–2, and Edmonton won their first playoff series since 1998.
In the 2nd round, the Oilers would have to face the 5th seeded San Jose Sharks, who finished the season with only 4 more points than Edmonton at 99. The Sharks would take control of the series early on, winning both games in San Jose by 2–1 scores, however, the Oilers would get a much needed triple overtime victory in game 3, and then win the 4th game to tie the series up at 2, heading back to San Jose. The Oilers would dominate the Sharks in the 5th game, winning 6–3, and would win the series with a 2–0 shutout in game 6, to earn a spot in the Conference Finals for the first time since 1992.
The Oilers would have a Western Conference Final matchup against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who were the 6th seed in the conference, and finished with 2 more points than Edmonton during the season. Edmonton, who had won their last 4 games, stayed on their hot streak, winning the first 2 games in Anaheim by 3–1 scores. The Oilers would take a 3–0 series lead with a 5–4 win, however, the Mighty Ducks would avoid the sweep by defeating the Oilers 6–3 in game 4. Edmonton would rebound, winning the 5th game 2–1, and earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since winning it 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 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 	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 	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 	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 	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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	81	19	58	77 	64 	-5 	7 	1 	4
 	C 	79	22	51	73 	85 	0 	3 	3 	5
 	C 	82	22	46	68 	74 	4 	11 	1 	4
 	LW 	75	36	30	66 	58 	-5 	19 	2 	3
 	D 	80	12	44	56 	74 	2 	10 	0 	3
 	LW 	82	27	14	41 	50 	4 	6 	0 	3
 	RW 	80	18	19	37 	42 	5 	4 	1 	2
 	D 	75	15	20	35 	38 	3 	8 	0 	1
 	RW 	64	8 	20	28 	26 	-2 	2 	0 	2
 	D 	82	8 	20	28 	84 	10 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	74	11	16	27 	87 	6 	2 	4 	4
 	C 	58	9 	17	26 	20 	-12	5 	0 	1
 	C 	71	9 	14	23 	56 	-4 	2 	2 	1
 	D 	31	5 	14	19 	24 	3 	3 	0 	0
 	D 	76	4 	13	17 	84 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	19	5 	11	16 	6 	0 	4 	0 	0
 	RW 	72	2 	10	12 	73 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	37	3 	6 	9 	29 	-11	1 	0 	0
 	RW/C	63	5 	2 	7 	32 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	34	2 	3 	5 	38 	-5 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	22	1 	3 	4 	24 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	21	3 	0 	3 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C/LW	9 	1 	1 	2 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	1 	1 	2 	17 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	27	0 	2 	2 	43 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	8 	1 	0 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	37	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	19	0 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C/LW	19	0 	1 	1 	21 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	0 	0 	0 	4 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	18	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	21	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	0 	0 	0 	7 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0 	0 	0 	6 	-1 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	D 	24	5 	16	21 	26 	10 	3 	0 	0
 	C 	24	7 	12	19 	12 	4 	1 	1 	2
 	RW 	24	14	4 	18 	10 	4 	3 	1 	5
 	RW 	24	6 	11	17 	14 	-3 	4 	0 	2
 	LW 	24	7 	9 	16 	22 	-2 	4 	0 	1
 	LW 	24	4 	11	15 	14 	2 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	24	3 	11	14 	24 	-3 	2 	0 	0
 	C 	24	6 	5 	11 	20 	5 	0 	1 	1
 	LW 	22	4 	7 	11 	16 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	24	4 	6 	10 	24 	-4 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	24	1 	5 	6 	28 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	24	1 	4 	5 	16 	5 	0 	0 	1
 	C/LW	24	0 	4 	4 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	18	2 	1 	3 	14 	0 	2 	0 	0
 	LW 	21	2 	1 	3 	19 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C/LW	10	1 	2 	3 	4 	-2 	0 	0 	1
 	RW/C	10	1 	1 	2 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	15	1 	1 	2 	44 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	16	0 	2 	2 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	18	0 	2 	2 	14 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	0 	2 	2 	10 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	18	0 	1 	1 	34 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/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 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Pronger 	1,100th NHL PIM 	October 10, 2005 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brad Winchester 	1st NHL game 	October 10, 2005 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 assist1st NHL point	October 27, 2005 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ethan Moreau 	200th NHL point 	October 28, 2005 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Smith 	800th NHL PIM 	October 28, 2005 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Smyth 	200th NHL goal 	October 28, 2005 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	January 16, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	March 11, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	200th NHL game 	March 23, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marc Pouliot 	1st NHL game 	March 30, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jaroslav Spacek 	200th NHL point 	March 30, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	100th NHL assist 	April 1, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marc Pouliot 	1st NHL goal 	April 3, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brad Winchester 	1st NHL assist 	April 3, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marc PouliotBrad Winchester	1st NHL point 	April 3, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dick Tarnstrom 	200th NHL PIM 	April 7, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Pronger 	800th NHL game 	April 9, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales HemskyJaroslav Spacek 	1st NHL assist1st NHL point	April 21, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jarret StollRaffi Torres 	1st NHL game 	April 21, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fernando PisaniSteve Staios 	1st NHL assist 	April 23, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve StaiosJarret StollBrad Winchester	1st NHL point 	April 23, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jarret StollBrad Winchester 	1st NHL goal 	April 23, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brad Winchester 	1st NHL game 	April 23, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jaroslav SpacekRaffi Torres 	1st NHL goal 	April 25, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Raffi Torres 	1st NHL point 	April 25, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Greene 	1st NHL game 	April 27, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Raffi Torres 	1st NHL assist 	April 27, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jarret Stoll 	1st NHL assist 	April 29, 2006	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	1st NHL goal 	May 1, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Smyth 	50th NHL game 	May 1, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	May 17, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Todd Harvey 	50th NHL PIM 	May 19, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dwayne Roloson 	1st NHL assist 	May 19, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Toby Petersen 	1st NHL point 	May 23, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Toby PetersenSteve Staios 	1st NHL goal 	May 23, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Pronger 	100th NHL game 	May 23, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sergei Samsonov 	50th NHL game 	May 23, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Smith 	50th NHL PIM 	May 25, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ty Conklin 	1st NHL game 	June 5, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Greene 	1st NHL assist1st NHL point	June 5, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Georges LaraqueEthan Moreau 	50th NHL PIM 	June 7, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jussi Markkanen 	1st NHL win 	June 10, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dick Tarnstrom 	1st NHL assist1st NHL point	June 14, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jussi Markkanen 	1st NHL shutout 	June 17, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Smith 	50th NHL game 	June 17, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
;Trades
August 1, 2005 	To Boston BruinsBrad Isbister 	To Edmonton Oilers*4th round pick in 2006 - James Delory
August 2, 2005 	To St. Louis BluesEric BrewerDoug LynchJeff Woywitka 	To Edmonton OilersChris Pronger
August 3, 2005 	To New York IslandersMike York**4th round pick in 2006 - Kevin Montgomery 	To Edmonton OilersMichael Peca
August 29, 2005 	To Boston Bruins*4th round pick in 2006 - James Delory 	To Edmonton OilersYan Stastny
November 19, 2005	To Florida PanthersAlexei Semenov 	To Edmonton Oilers5th round pick in 2006 - Bryan Pitton
December 13, 2005	To St. Louis BluesFuture considerations 	To Edmonton OilersBlake Evans
January 26, 2006 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsJani RitaCory Cross 	To Edmonton OilersDick Tarnstrom
January 26, 2006 	To Chicago BlackhawksTony Salmelainen 	To Edmonton OilersJaroslav Spacek
March 8, 2006 	To Minnesota Wild***1st round pick in 2006 - Trevor Lewis****3rd round pick in 2007 - Spencer Machacek	To Edmonton OilersDwayne Roloson
March 9, 2006 	To Boston BruinsMarty ReasonerYan Stastny2nd round pick in 2006 - Milan Lucic 	To Edmonton OilersSergei 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 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL)
2 	36 	Taylor Chorney 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Shattuck-Saint Mary's Boarding School (USHS)
3 	81 	Danny Syvret 	 	Edmonton Oilers (from Philadelphia Flyers)	London Knights (OHL)
3 	86 	Robby Dee 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Breck School (USHS)
4 	97 	Chris Vande Velde 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
4 	120	Vyacheslav Trukhno	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL)
5 	157	Fredrik Pettersson	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Frolunda (Sweden)
7 	220	Matthew Glasser 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)
==Farm teams==
==See also==
* 2005–06 NHL season
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
Category:Edmonton Oilers seasons
Edmonton Oilers season, 2005–06
Edmonton Oilers season, 2005–06