2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season

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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
Arena Rexall Place
Average attendance 16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliations Oklahoma City Barons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
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.

Regular season

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Playoffs

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

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)


Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log

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

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
Devan Dubnyk 47 2653 20 20 3 118 2.67 1380 .914 2 0 1 0
Nikolai Khabibulin 40 2261 12 20 7 100 2.65 1114 .910 2 0 0 0
Yann 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.

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

Transactions

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