2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season

2011–12 Edmonton Oilers
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
Goals against	239
Team information
General manager	Steve Tambellini
Coach	Tom Renney
Captain	Shawn Horcoff
Alternate captains	Ales Hemsky; Ryan Whitney; Ryan Smyth
Arena	Rexall Place
Average attendance	16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Oklahoma City Barons (AHL); Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Jordan Eberle (34)
Assists	Jordan Eberle (42)
Points	Jordan Eberle (76)
Penalty 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.

Playoffs

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

Standings

Northwest Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
3	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
4	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy

Western Conference
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NW	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	CE	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
3	PA	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
4	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
5	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
6	CE	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
7	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
8	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95

9	NW	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
10	PA	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
11	NW	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
12	NW	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
13	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80
14	NW	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74
15	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

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: 5–8–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 4–6–0)
#	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	14–14–3	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	1 – 4	New York Islanders		Dubnyk	13,807	15–19–3	33	[45]

January: 4–7–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–1)
#	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	3 – 4	St. Louis Blues		Dubnyk	18,428	16–21–3	35	[48]
41	January 7	Edmonton Oilers	1 – 4	Dallas Stars		Khabibulin	16,122	16–22–3	35	[49]
42	January 11	New Jersey Devils	2 – 1	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Khabibulin	16,839	16–22–4	36	[50]
43	January 13	Anaheim Ducks	5 – 0	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,839	16–23–4	36	[51]
44	January 15	Los Angeles Kings	1 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Dubnyk	16,839	17–23–4	38	[52]
45	January 17	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 4	Columbus Blue Jackets		Dubnyk	13,814	17–24–4	38	[53]
46	January 19	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 1	St. Louis Blues		Khabibulin	17,432	17–25–4	38	[54]
47	January 21	Calgary Flames	6 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,839	17–26–4	38	[55]
48	January 23	San Jose Sharks	1 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	SO	Dubnyk	16,839	18–26–4	40	[56]
49	January 24	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Vancouver Canucks	SO	Dubnyk	18,890	18–26–5	41	[57]
50	January 31	Colorado Avalanche	2 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	19–26–5	43	[58]

February: 6–6–1 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 2	Chicago Blackhawks	4 – 8	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	20–26–5	45	[59]
52	February 4	Detroit Red Wings	4 – 5	Edmonton Oilers	SO	Dubnyk	16,839	21–26–5	47	[60]
53	February 6	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 6	Toronto Maple Leafs		Dubnyk	19,581	21–27–5	47	[61]
54	February 8	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 4	Detroit Red Wings		Khabibulin	20,066	21–28–5	47	[62]
55	February 11	Edmonton Oilers	4 – 3	Ottawa Senators	OT	Khabibulin	20,085	22–28–5	49	[63]
56	February 15	Toronto Maple Leafs	4 – 3	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Khabibulin	16,839	22–28–6	50	[64]
57	February 17	Colorado Avalanche	3 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	22–29–6	50	[65]
58	February 19	Vancouver Canucks	5 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	22–30–6	50	[66]
59	February 21	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 1	Calgary Flames		Dubynk	19,289	23–30–6	52	[67]
60	February 23	Philadelphia Flyers	0 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	24–30–6	54	[68]
61	February 25	Phoenix Coyotes	3 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	24–31–6	54	[69]
62	February 27	Edmonton Oilers	5 – 3	Winnipeg Jets		Dubnyk	15,004	25–31–6	56	[70]
63	February 29	St. Louis Blues	5 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	25–32–6	56	[71]

March: 6–6–3 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 4–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
64	March 2	Dallas Stars	3 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,839	25–33–6	56	[72]
65	March 5	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 4	Anaheim Ducks		Khabibulin	13,596	25–34–6	56	[73]
66	March 6	Edmonton Oilers	3 – 2	San Jose Sharks	SO	Dubnyk	17,562	26–34–6	58	[74]
67	March 8	Montreal Canadiens	5 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,839	26–35–6	58	[75]
68	March 10	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Colorado Avalanche	SO	Khabibulin	15,683	26–35–7	59	[76]
69	March 12	San Jose Sharks	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	26–36–7	59	[77]
70	March 14	Columbus Blue Jackets	0 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	27–36–7	61	[78]
71	March 16	Calgary Flames	1 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	28–36–7	63	[79]
72	March 18	Phoenix Coyotes	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	SO	Dubnyk	16,839	28–36–8	64	[80]
73	March 20	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 3	Nashville Predators		Dubnyk	17,113	29–36–8	66	[81]
74	March 22	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 3	Tampa Bay Lightning	SO	Khabibulin	17,893	29–36–9	67	[82]
75	March 23	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 1	Florida Panthers	SO	Dubnyk	16,214	30–36–9	69	[83]
76	March 25	Edmonton Oilers	6 – 3	Columbus Blue Jackets		Dubnyk	12,295	31–36–9	71	[84]
77	March 28	Dallas Stars	3 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	16,839	31–37–9	71	[85]
78	March 30	Los Angeles Kings	4 – 1	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,839	31–38–9	71	[86]

April: 1–2–1 (Home: 0–0–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
79	April 1	Edmonton Oilers	2 – 1	Anaheim Ducks		Dubnyk	17,266	32–38–9	73	[87]
80	April 2	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 2	Los Angeles Kings		Dubnyk	18,118	32–39–9	73	[88]
81	April 5	Anaheim Ducks	3 – 2	Edmonton Oilers	OT	Dubnyk	16,839	32–39–10	74	[89]
82	April 7	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 3	Vancouver Canucks		Dubnyk	18,890	32–40–10	74	[90]

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

Schedule

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jordan Eberle	78	34	42	76	4	10
Taylor Hall	61	27	26	53	−3	36
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	62	18	34	52	-2	16
Sam Gagner	75	18	29	47	5	36
Ryan Smyth	82	19	27	46	−5	82
Ales Hemsky	69	10	26	36	−13	43
Shawn Horcoff	81	13	21	34	−23	24
Ryan Jones	79	17	16	33	−7	42
Jeff Petry	73	2	23	25	−7	26
Corey Potter	62	4	17	21	−16	24
Ryan Whitney	51	3	17	20	-16	16
Tom Gilbert^‡	47	3	14	17	−4	12
Eric Belanger	78	4	12	16	−13	32
Ladislav Smid	78	5	10	15	4	44
Ben Eager	63	8	5	13	−1	107
Andy Sutton	52	3	7	10	5	80
Lennart Petrell	60	4	5	9	−10	45
Magnus Paajarvi	41	2	6	8	−7	4
Anton Lander	56	2	4	6	−8	12
Teemu Hartikainen	17	2	3	5	1	6
Nick Schultz	20	0	4	4	-2	10
Darcy Hordichuk	43	1	2	3	−3	64
Theo Peckham	54	1	2	3	0	80
Linus Omark	14	3	0	3	−5	8
Josh Green	7	1	1	2	−6	7
Cam Barker	25	2	0	2	0	23
Chris VandeVelde	5	1	0	1	2	2
Alex Plante	3	0	1	1	0	2
Colten Teubert	24	0	1	1	−5	25
Philippe Cornet	2	0	1	1	0	0
Ryan O'Marra^‡	7	0	1	1	0	4
Bryan Rodney	1	0	0	0	-1	0
Taylor Chorney	3	0	0	0	−1	0
Milan 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	A
Devan Dubnyk	47	2653	20	20	3	118	2.67	1380	.914	2	1
Nikolai Khabibulin	40	2261	12	20	7	100	2.65	1114	.910	2	0
Yann Danis	1	32	0	0	0	2	3.75	12	.833	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

Player	Award	Reached
Regular Season
Nikolai Khabibulin^[2]	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 31, 2011
Nikolai Khabibulin^[3]	NHL Third Star of the Month	October 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins^[4]	NHL Rookie of the Month	October 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins^[5]	NHL Rookie of the Month	November 2011
Sam Gagner^[6]	NHL First Star of the Week	February 6, 2012

Records

3: On October 15, 2011, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins set:

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

Player	Milestone	Reached
Regular Season
Anton Lander	1st NHL Game	October 9, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st 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 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	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 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	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
June 26, 2011^[7]	To Los Angeles Kings Colin Fraser 7th-round pick in 2012	To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Smyth
July 1, 2011^[8]	To Anaheim Ducks Kurtis Foster	To Edmonton Oilers Andy Sutton
July 12, 2011^[9]	To Anaheim Ducks Andrew Cogliano	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2013
February 16, 2012^[10]	To Anaheim Ducks Ryan O'Marra	To Edmonton Oilers Bryan Rodney
February 27, 2012^[11]	To Minnesota Wild Tom Gilbert	To Edmonton Oilers Nick Schultz

Free agents signed

Date	Player	Former team	Term
June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15)	Lennart Petrell^[12]	HIFK	1 year, $680,000 entry-level contract
	Antti Tyrvainen^[12]	Pelicans	2 years, $1.14 million entry-level contract
July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)	Cam Barker^[13]	Minnesota Wild	1 year, $2.25 million
	Eric Belanger^[14]	Phoenix Coyotes	3 years, $5.25 million
	Ben Eager^[15]	San Jose Sharks	3 years, $3.3 million
	Darcy Hordichuk^[13]	Florida Panthers	1 year, $825,000
	Corey Potter^[16]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $525,000
July 3, 2011 (2011-07-03)	Josh Green^[17]	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $575,000
July 4, 2011 (2011-07-04)	Yann Danis^[18]	Amur Khabarovsk	1 year, $650,000
July 4, 2011 (2011-07-04)	Ryan Keller^[19]	Binghamton Senators	1 year, $625,000

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Term
April 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)	Brad Moran^[20]	Vaxjo Lakers	2 years
May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)	Stephane Goulet	ETC Crimmitschau
May 25, 2011 (2011-05-25)	Liam Reddox^[21]	Vaxjo Lakers	1 year
July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)	Sheldon Souray^[22]	Dallas Stars	1 year, $1.65 million
	Colin McDonald	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year
	Jim Vandermeer^[23]	San Jose Sharks	1 year, $1 million
July 2, 2011 (2011-07-02)	Richard Petiot^[24]	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $525,000
July 4, 2011 (2011-07-04)	Alexandre Giroux^[25]	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $825,000
July 5, 2011 (2011-07-05)	Zack Stortini^[26]	Nashville Predators	1 year, $550,000
July 6, 2011 (2011-07-06)	Jean-Francois Jacques^[27]	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $650,000
July 12, 2011 (2011-07-12)	Jeff Deslauriers^[28]	Anaheim Ducks	2 years, $1.225 million
	Martin Gerber^[29]	Vaxjo Lakers	2 years
	Steve MacIntyre^[30]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $600,000
September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)	Ben Ondrus	Krefeld Pinguine
September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)	Bryan Pitton	Bakersfield Condors
October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)	Matt Marquardt	Bakersfield Condors
November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)	Gregory Stewart	South Carolina Stingrays
May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)	Matt Nickerson	KooKoo
May 24, 2012 (2012-05-24)	Milan Kytnár	Slovan Bratislava
June 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)	Kevin Montgomery	Lillehammer IK

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Taylor Chorney^[31]	St. Louis Blues	November 10, 2011

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Taylor Chorney^[32]	St. Louis Blues	October 11, 2011
Gilbert Brule^[33]	Phoenix Coyotes	January 10, 2012

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
Ryan Jones^[34]	2 years, $3 million
Ladislav Smid^[35]	2 years, $4.5 million
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins^[36]	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Theo Peckham^[18]	1 year, $1.075 million
Taylor Chorney^[37]	1 year, $735,000
Ryan O'Marra^[37]	1 year, $735,000
Ryan Martindale^[38]	3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract
Corey Potter^[39]	2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
Andy Sutton^[40]	1 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Ales Hemsky^[41]	2 years, $10 million contract extension
Tyler Bunz^[42]	3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract
Kristians Pelss^[43]	3 years, $1.705 million entry-level contract
Brandon Davidson^[44]	3 years, $1.84 million entry-level contract
Oscar Klefbom^[45]	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Edmonton's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in Saint 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	Farjestad BK (Elitserien)
2	31	David Musil	(D)	Czech Republic	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
3	62	Samu Perhonen	(G)	Finland	JYP Jr. (Finland Jr.)
3	74 (from Calgary)	Travis Ewanyk	(LW)	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
4	92	Dillon Simpson	(D)	Canada	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
4	114 (from Pittsburgh)	Tobias Rieder	(C)	Germany	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5	122	Martin Gernat	(D)	Slovakia	HC Kosice Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
7	182	Frans Tuohimaa	(G)	Finland	Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.)

References

^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
^ 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
^ NHL's Three Stars: Gagner, Kovalchuk, Reimer
^ Oilers re-acquire Ryan Smyth
^ Oilers acquire Andy Sutton
^ Oilers acquire second-round draft pick
^ "Oilers Acquire Rodney from Ducks". Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
^ "Oilers acquire Nick Schultz for Tom Gilbert". Retrieved February 28, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Oilers sign two free agents
^ ^a ^b Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk
^ Oilers agree to terms with Belanger
^ Oilers agree to terms with Ben Eager
^ 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). Växjö Lakers. April 25, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
^ "Canadians ready for Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. May 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
^ Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
^ Defenseman Vandermeer Joins Sharks^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ 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). Växjö Lakers. July 12, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Penguins Sign Forward Steve MacIntyre
^ "Oilers claim Chorney; assign Teubert to Barons". Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
^ Blues Claim Chorney Off Waivers
^ Coyotes Claim Brule off Re-Entry 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
^ Potter inks two-year extension with Oilers
^ Oilers agree to terms with Sutton
^ Oilers re-sign Hemsky
^ Oilers agree to terms with Bunz
^ Oilers agree to terms with Pelss
^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Davidson
^ Oilers ink Klefbom to entry-level deal

[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] Price, Khabibulin, Jagr are NHL's Three Stars

[3] Kessel, Lehtonen, Khabibulin are October's stars

[4] Nugent-Hopkins earns Rookie of the Month honors

[5] Nugent-Hopkins repeats as Rookie of the Month

[6] NHL's Three Stars: Gagner, Kovalchuk, Reimer

[7] Oilers re-acquire Ryan Smyth

[8] Oilers acquire Andy Sutton

[9] Oilers acquire second-round draft pick

[10] "Oilers Acquire Rodney from Ducks". Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

[11] "Oilers acquire Nick Schultz for Tom Gilbert". Retrieved February 28, 2012.

[PetrellandTyrvainen-12] Oilers sign two free agents

[BarkerandHordichuk-13] Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk

[14] Oilers agree to terms with Belanger

[15] Oilers agree to terms with Ben Eager

[16] Oilers agree to terms with Potter

[17] Oilers agree to terms with Josh Green

[PeckhamandDanis-18] Oilers re-sign Peckham; add Danis to roster

[19] Oilers agree to terms with Ryan Keller

[20] "Experienced Canadian Centre connects and power forward leaves" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. April 25, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.

[21] "Canadians ready for Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. May 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.

[22] Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency

[23] Defenseman Vandermeer Joins Sharks^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[24] Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Richard Petiot

[25] Blue Jackets Sign LW Alexandre Giroux

[26] Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Zack Stortini

[27] Ducks Sign Jacques to One-Year Deal

[28] Ducks Sign Deslauriers to 2-Year Deal

[29] "Martin Gerber finished a year" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. July 12, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[30] Penguins Sign Forward Steve MacIntyre

[31] "Oilers claim Chorney; assign Teubert to Barons". Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

[32] Blues Claim Chorney Off Waivers

[33] Coyotes Claim Brule off Re-Entry Waivers

[34] Oilers agree to terms with Jones

[35] Oilers agree to terms with Smid

[36] Oilers agree to terms with Nugent-Hopkins

[ChorneyO'Marra-37] Oilers agree to terms with Chorney and O'Marra

[38] Oilers agree to terms with Martindale

[39] Potter inks two-year extension with Oilers

[40] Oilers agree to terms with Sutton

[41] Oilers re-sign Hemsky

[42] Oilers agree to terms with Bunz

[43] Oilers agree to terms with Pelss

[44] Oilers Agree to Terms with Davidson

[45] Oilers ink Klefbom to entry-level deal

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