2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season

      2011–12 Edmonton Oilers
      Division 5th Northwest
      Conference 14th Western
      2011–12 record 32–40–10
      Home record 18–17–6
      Road record 14–23–4
      Goals for 212 (22nd)
      Goals against 239 (23rd)
      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 (34)
      Assists Jordan Eberle (42)
      Points Jordan Eberle (76)
      Penalties in minutes Ben Eager (107)
      Plus/minus Sam Gagner (+5)
      Andy Sutton (+5)
      Wins Devan Dubnyk (20)
      Goals against average Nikolai Khabibulin (2.67)
      <2010–11 2012–13>

      The 2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season was 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 failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, the sixth consecutive season. They last qualified during 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.

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      Regular season

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      Playoffs

      The Oilers were eliminated from playoff contentions on March 22, 2012.

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      Standings

      Northwest Division[2]
      GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
      1 p – Vancouver Canucks 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 111
      2 Calgary Flames 82 37 29 16 34 202 227 90
      3 Colorado Avalanche 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 88
      4 Minnesota Wild 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 81
      5 Edmonton Oilers 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 74
      Western Conference[3]
      R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
      1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 111
      2 y – St. Louis Blues CE 82 49 22 11 45 210 165 109
      3 y – Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 97
      4 Nashville Predators CE 82 48 26 8 43 237 210 104
      5 Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 28 6 39 248 203 102
      6 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 45 26 11 38 248 238 101
      7 San Jose Sharks PA 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 96
      8 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 95
      8.5
      9 Calgary Flames NW 82 37 29 16 34 202 226 90
      10 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 89
      11 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 88
      12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 81
      13 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 80
      14 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 74
      15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 29 46 7 25 202 262 65

      Divisions: CE – Central, NW – Northwest, PA – Pacific

      bold - qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

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      Schedule and results

      Pre-season

      Regular season

      2011–12 Game Log

      Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

      Schedule
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      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 78 34 42 76 4 10
      Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall 61 27 26 54 −3 36
      Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins 62 18 34 52 -2 16
      Gagner, SamSam Gagner 75 18 29 47 5 36
      Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth 82 19 27 46 −5 82
      Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky 69 10 26 36 −13 43
      Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff 81 13 21 34 −23 24
      Jones, RyanRyan Jones 79 17 16 33 −7 42
      Petry, JeffJeff Petry 73 2 23 25 −7 26
      Potter, CoreyCorey Potter 62 4 17 21 −16 24
      Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney 51 3 17 20 -16 16
      Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 47 3 14 17 −4 12
      Belanger, EricEric Belanger 78 4 12 16 −13 32
      Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid 78 5 10 15 4 44
      Eager, BenBen Eager 63 8 5 13 −1 107
      Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton 52 3 7 10 5 80
      Petrell, LennartLennart Petrell 60 4 5 9 −10 45
      Paajarvi, MagnusMagnus Paajarvi 41 2 6 8 −7 4
      Lander, AntonAnton Lander 56 2 4 6 −8 12
      Hartikainen, TeemuTeemu Hartikainen 17 2 3 5 1 6
      Schultz, NickNick Schultz 20 0 4 4 -2 10
      Hordichuk, DarcyDarcy Hordichuk 43 1 2 3 −3 64
      Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham 54 1 2 3 0 80
      Omark, LinusLinus Omark 14 3 0 3 −5 8
      Green, JoshJosh Green 7 1 1 2 −6 7
      Barker, CamCam Barker 25 2 0 2 0 23
      VandeVelde, ChrisChris VandeVelde 5 1 0 1 2 2
      Plante, AlexAlex Plante 3 0 1 1 0 2
      Teubert, ColtenColten Teubert 24 0 1 1 −5 25
      Cornet, PhilippePhilippe Cornet 2 0 1 1 0 0
      O'Marra, RyanRyan O'Marra 7 0 1 1 0 4
      Rodney, BryanBryan Rodney 1 0 0 0 -1 0
      Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney 3 0 0 0 −1 0
      Kytnar, MilanMilan Kytnar 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
      Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
      Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk 47 2653 20 20 3 118 2.67 1380 .914 2 0 1 0
      Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin 40 2261 12 20 7 100 2.65 1114 .910 2 0 0 0
      Danis, YannYann Danis 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.

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      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
      Sam Gagner[8] NHL First Star of the Week February 6, 2012

      Records

      • NHL record for the earliest career hat trick for a first overall pick.
      • Oilers record for the earliest career hat trick in fewest career games.
      • 8: Tied Oilers record for most points in a single game by Sam Gagner on February 2, 2012.
      • 11: A new Oilers record for most consecutive points by Sam Gagner on February 4, 2012.

      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
      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 Game
      1st NHL Assist
      1st NHL Point
      January 31, 2012
      Sam Gagner 200th NHL Point
      2nd NHL Hat-trick
      1st 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 Assist
      1st NHL Point
      February 27, 2012
      Ryan Smyth 800th NHL Point
      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
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      Transactions

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

      Trades

      Date
      Details
      June 26, 2011[9] To Los Angeles Kings
      Colin Fraser
      *7th-round pick in 2012 - Dmitri Sinitsyn
      To Edmonton Oilers
      Ryan Smyth
      July 1, 2011[10] To Anaheim Ducks
      Kurtis Foster
      To Edmonton Oilers
      Andy Sutton
      July 12, 2011[11] To Anaheim Ducks
      Andrew Cogliano
      To Edmonton Oilers
      2nd-round pick in 2013
      February 16, 2012[12] To Anaheim Ducks
      Ryan O'Marra
      To Edmonton Oilers
      Bryan Rodney
      February 27, 2012[13] To Minnesota Wild
      Tom Gilbert
      To Edmonton Oilers
      Nick Schultz

      *Later traded to the Dallas Stars

      Free agents signed

      Player Former team Contract terms
      Lennart Petrell[14] HIFK 1 year, $680,000 entry-level contract
      Antti Tyrvainen[14] Pelicans 2 years, $1.14 million entry-level contract
      Ben Eager[15] San Jose Sharks 3 years, $3.3 million
      Darcy Hordichuk[16] Florida Panthers 1 year, $825,000
      Cam Barker[16] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $2.25 million
      Eric Belanger[17] Phoenix Coyotes 3 years, $5.25 million
      Corey Potter[18] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $525,000
      Josh Green[19] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $575,000
      Yann Danis[20] HC Amur Khabarovsk 1 year, $650,000
      Ryan Keller[21] Binghamton Senators 1 year, $625,000

      Free agents lost

      Player New team Contract terms
      Brad Moran[22] Vaxjo Lakers 2 years
      Liam Reddox[23] Vaxjo Lakers 1 year
      Jim Vandermeer[24] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $1 million
      Sheldon Souray[25] Dallas Stars 1 year, $1.65 million
      Richard Petiot[26] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $525,000
      Alexandre Giroux[27] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $825,000
      Zack Stortini[28] Nashville Predators 1 year, $550,000
      Jean-Francois Jacques[29] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $650,000
      Jeff Deslauriers[30] Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.225 million
      Martin Gerber[31] Vaxjo Lakers 2 years
      Steve MacIntyre[32] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $600,000

      Claimed via waivers

      Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
      Taylor Chorney[33] St. Louis Blues November 10, 2011

      Lost via waivers

      Player New team Date claimed off waivers
      Taylor Chorney[34] St. Louis Blues October 11, 2011
      Gilbert Brule[35] Phoenix Coyotes January 10, 2012

      Player signings

      Player Contract terms
      Ryan Jones[36] 2 years, $3 million
      Ladislav Smid[37] 2 years, $4.5 million
      Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[38] 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
      Theo Peckham[20] 1 year, $1.075 million
      Taylor Chorney[39] 1 year, $735,000
      Ryan O'Marra[39] 1 year, $735,000
      Ryan Martindale[40] 3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract
      Corey Potter[41] 2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
      Andy Sutton[42] 1 year, $1.5 million contract extension
      Ales Hemsky[43] 2 years, $10 million contract extension
      Tyler Bunz[44] 3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract
      Kristians Pelss[45] 3 years, $1.705 million entry-level contract
      Brandon Davidson[46] 3 years, $1.84 million entry-level contract
      Oscar Klefbom[47] 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
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      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.)
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      Final roster

      Updated April 2, 2012.[48]

      # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
      13 Canada Barker, CamCam Barker D L 27 2011 Winnipeg, Manitoba
      20 Canada Belanger, EricEric Belanger C L 35 2011 Sherbrooke, Quebec
      40 Canada Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk G L 27 2004 Regina, Saskatchewan
      55 Canada Eager, BenBen Eager LW L 29 2011 Ottawa, Ontario
      14 Canada Eberle, JordanJordan Eberle RW R 23 2008 Regina, Saskatchewan
      81 Canada Fedun, TaylorTaylor Fedun Injured Reserve D R 25 2011 Edmonton, Alberta
      89 Canada Gagner, SamSam Gagner C R 23 2007 London, Ontario
      4 Canada Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall LW L 21 2010 Calgary, Alberta
      56 Finland Hartikainen, TeemuTeemu Hartikainen C L 23 2008 Kuopio, Finland
      83 Czech Republic Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky (A) RW R 29 2001 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
      10 Canada Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff (C) C L 34 1998 Trail, British Columbia
      16 Canada Hordichuk, DarcyDarcy Hordichuk LW L 32 2011 Kamsack, Saskatchewan
      28 Canada Jones, RyanRyan Jones LW L 29 2010 Chatham, Ontario
      35 Russia Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin G L 40 2009 Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
      93 Canada Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins C L 20 2011 Burnaby, British Columbia
      23 Sweden Omark, LinusLinus Omark LW L 26 2007 Overtornea, Sweden
      24 Canada Peckham, TheoTheo Peckham D L 25 2006 Richmond Hill, Ontario
      37 Finland Petrell, LennartLennart Petrell C L 29 2011 Helsinki, Finland
      58 United States Petry, JeffJeff Petry D R 25 2006 Ann Arbor, Michigan
      44 United States Potter, CoreyCorey Potter D R 29 2011 Lansing, Michigan
      19 Canada Rodney, BryanBryan Rodney D R 29 2012 London, Ontario
      15 Canada Schultz, NickNick Schultz D L 30 2012 Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
      5 Czech Republic Smid, LadislavLadislav Smid D L 27 2006 Frydlant, Czechoslovakia
      94 Canada Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth LW L 37 2011 Banff, Alberta
      25 Canada Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton D L 38 2011 Kingston, Ontario
      33 Canada Teubert, ColtenColten Teubert D R 23 2011 White Rock, British Columbia
      54 United States VandeVelde, ChrisChris VandeVelde C L 26 2005 Moorhead, Minnesota
      6 United States Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney (A) D L 30 2010 Boston, Massachusetts
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      References

      1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 
      2. ^ "2011–2012 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
      3. ^ "2011–2012 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 2, 2012. 
      4. ^ Price, Khabibulin, Jagr are NHL's Three Stars
      5. ^ Kessel, Lehtonen, Khabibulin are October's stars
      6. ^ Nugent-Hopkins earns Rookie of the Month honors
      7. ^ Nugent-Hopkins repeats as Rookie of the Month
      8. ^ NHL's Three Stars: Gagner, Kovalchuk, Reimer
      9. ^ Oilers re-acquire Ryan Smyth
      10. ^ Oilers acquire Andy Sutton
      11. ^ Oilers acquire second-round draft pick
      12. ^ "Oilers Acquire Rodney from Ducks". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
      13. ^ "Oilers acquire Nick Schultz for Tom Gilbert". Retrieved 2012-02-28. 
      14. ^ a b Oilers sign two free agents
      15. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Ben Eager
      16. ^ a b Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk
      17. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Belanger
      18. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Potter
      19. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Josh Green
      20. ^ a b Oilers re-sign Peckham; add Danis to roster
      21. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Ryan Keller
      22. ^ "Experienced Canadian Centre connects and power forward leaves" (in Swedish). Vaxjo Lakers. 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-05-24. 
      23. ^ "Canadians ready for Lakers" (in Swedish). Vaxjo Lakers. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-05-24. 
      24. ^ Defenseman Vandermeer Joins Sharks
      25. ^ Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
      26. ^ Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Richard Petiot
      27. ^ Blue Jackets Sign LW Alexandre Giroux
      28. ^ Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Zack Stortini
      29. ^ Ducks Sign Jacques to One-Year Deal
      30. ^ Ducks Sign Deslauriers to 2-Year Deal
      31. ^ "Martin Gerber finished a year" (in Swedish). Vaxjo Lakers. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
      32. ^ Penguins Sign Forward Steve MacIntyre
      33. ^ Oilers claim Chorney; assign Teubert to Barons
      34. ^ Blues Claim Chorney Off Waivers
      35. ^ Coyotes Claim Brule off Re-Entry Waivers
      36. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Jones
      37. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Smid
      38. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Nugent-Hopkins
      39. ^ a b Oilers agree to terms with Chorney and O'Marra
      40. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Martindale
      41. ^ Potter inks two-year extension with Oilers
      42. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Sutton
      43. ^ Oilers re-sign Hemsky
      44. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Bunz
      45. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Pelss
      46. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Davidson
      47. ^ Oilers ink Klefbom to entry-level deal
      48. ^ Edmonton Oilers Team Roster, Edmonton Oilers, retrieved 2012-04-02 
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