2011–12 Edmonton Oilers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2011–12
Year:	2011
Team:	Edmonton Oilers
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	14th
Division:	Northwest
Divisionrank:	5th
Record:	32–40–10
Homerecord:	18–17–6
Roadrecord:	14–23–4
Goalsfor:	212
Goalsagainst:	239
Generalmanager:	Steve Tambellini
Coach:	Tom Renney
Captain:	Shawn Horcoff
Altcaptain:	Ales Hemsky Ryan Whitney Ryan Smyth
Arena:	Rexall Place
Attendance:	16,839 (100%)
Minorleague:	Oklahoma City Barons (AHL) Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Jordan Eberle (34)
Assistsleader:	Jordan Eberle (42)
Pointsleader:	Jordan Eberle (76)
Plusminusleader:	Sam Gagner (+5) Andy Sutton (+5)
Pimleader:	Ben Eager (107)
Winsleader:	Devan Dubnyk (20)
Gaaleader:	Nikolai Khabibulin (2.67)

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.

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		4–3	Edmonton Oilers			15,653	0–1–0	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010011&navid=sb:recap
2	September 20 (in Saskatoon, SK)	Edmonton Oilers	4–2				12,375	1–1–0	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010007&navid=sb:recap
3	September 22		2–1	Edmonton Oilers		Dubnyk	15,724	1–2–0	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010029&navid=sb:recap
4	September 24		1–2	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,839	2–2–0	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010045&navid=sb:recap
5	September 25	Edmonton Oilers	3–0	Calgary Flames		Dubnyk	19,289	3–2–0	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010055&navid=sb:recap
6	September 27		2–3	Edmonton Oilers		Khabibulin	16,218	4–2–0	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010066&navid=sb:recap
7	September 30	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Minnesota Wild	SO	Dubnyk	14,544	5–2–0	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010088&navid=sb:recap
8	October 1	Edmonton Oilers	1–4	Vancouver Canucks		Khabibulin	18,860	5–3–0	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011010095&navid=sb:recap

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 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO 16,839 1–0–0 2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020024&navid=sb:recap 2 October 13 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 SO 15,878 1–0–1 3 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020044&navid=sb:recap 3 October 15 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 1–1–1 3 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020061&navid=sb:recap 4 October 17 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 2–1–1 5 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020067&navid=sb:recap 5 October 18 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Dubnyk 19,289 2–2–1 5 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020075 6 October 20 Minnesota Wild 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers SO Khabibulin 16,839 2–2–2 6 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020088&navid=sb:recap 7 October 22 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 3–2–2 8 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020107&navid=sb:recap 8 October 25 Vancouver Canucks 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 4–2–2 10 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020119&navid=sb:recap 9 October 27 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 5–2–2 12 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020134&navid=sb:recap 10 October 28 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Dubnyk 15,057 6–2–2 14 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020138&navid=sb:recap 11 October 30 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 7–2–2 16 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020156&navid=sb:recap
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 Khabibulin 18,118 8–2–2 18 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020176&navid=sb:recap 13 November 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Dubnyk 13,381 8–3–2 18 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020192&navid=sb:recap 14 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Khabibulin 21,273 9–3–2 20 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020206&navid=sb:recap 15 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Dubnyk 17,565 9–4–2 20 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020218&navid=sb:recap 16 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Khabibulin 20,066 9–5–2 20 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020226&navid=sb:recap 17 November 13 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Khabibulin 21,110 9–6–2 20 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020241&navid=sb:recap 18 November 17 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 9–7–2 20 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020268&navid=sb:recap 19 November 19 Chicago Blackhawks 2 – 9 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 10–7–2 22 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020285&navid=sb:recap 20 November 21 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Khabibulin 11,458 10–8–2 22 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020296&navid=sb:recap 21 November 22 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 2 Nashville Predators Dubnyk 16,838 11–8–2 24 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020299&navid=sb:recap 22 November 25 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 Minnesota Wild Khabibulin 18,092 12–8–2 26 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020316&navid=sb:recap 23 November 26 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Colorado Avalanche Dubnyk 17,684 12–9–2 26 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020328&navid=sb:recap 24 November 28 Nashville Predators 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 12–10–2 26 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020343&navid=sb:recap 25 November 30 Minnesota Wild 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Khabibulin 16,839 12–10–3 27 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020356&navid=sb:recap
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 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 13–10–3 29 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020370&navid=sb:recap 27 December 3 Calgary Flames 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 13–11–3 29 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020382&navid=sb:recap 28 December 7 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 13–12–3 29 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020404&navid=sb:recap 29 December 9 Colorado Avalanche 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 14–12–3 31 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020420&navid=sb:recap 30 December 10 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Calgary Flames Dubnyk 19,289 14–13–3 31 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020431&navid=sb:recap 31 December 15 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Phoenix Coyotes Dubnyk 9,397 14–14–3 31 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020459&navid=sb:recap 32 December 17 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Khabibulin 17,562 14–15–3 31 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020477&navid=sb:recap 33 December 19 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 14–16–3 31 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020485&navid=sb:recap 34 December 22 Minnesota Wild 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 15–16–3 33 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020506&navid=sb:recap 35 December 26 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 Vancouver Canucks Khabibulin 18,890 15–17–3 33 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020526&navid=sb:recap 36 December 29 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Minnesota Wild Khabibulin 19,194 15–18–3 33 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020546&navid=sb:recap 37 December 31 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Dubnyk 13,807 15–19–3 33 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020557&navid=sb:recap
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 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020571&navid=sb:recap 39 January 3 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Khabibulin 18,690 16–20–3 35 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020574&navid=sb:recap 40 January 5 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 St. Louis Blues Dubnyk 18,428 16–21–3 35 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020589&navid=sb:recap 41 January 7 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Dallas Stars Khabibulin 16,122 16–22–3 35 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020600&navid=sb:recap 42 January 11 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers OT Khabibulin 16,839 16–22–4 36 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020630&navid=sb:recap 43 January 13 5 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 16–23–4 36 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020646&navid=sb:recap 44 January 15 Los Angeles Kings 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Dubnyk 16,839 17–23–4 38 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020662&navid=sb:recap 45 January 17 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Columbus Blue Jackets Dubnyk 13,814 17–24–4 38 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020676&navid=sb:recap 46 January 19 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 1 St. Louis Blues Khabibulin 17,432 17–25–4 38 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020690&navid=sb:recap 47 January 21 Calgary Flames 6 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 17–26–4 38 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020711&navid=sb:recap 48 January 23 San Jose Sharks 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 18–26–4 40 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020720&navid=sb:recap 49 January 24 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Vancouver Canucks SO Dubnyk 18,890 18–26–5 41 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020734&navid=sb:recap 50 January 31 Colorado Avalanche 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 19–26–5 43 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020746&navid=sb:recap
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 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020759&navid=sb:recap 52 February 4 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 21–26–5 47 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020778&navid=sb:recap 53 February 6 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Dubnyk 19,581 21–27–5 47 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020783&navid=sb:recap 54 February 8 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Detroit Red Wings Khabibulin 20,066 21–28–5 47 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020798&navid=sb:recap 55 February 11 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Ottawa Senators OT Khabibulin 20,085 22–28–5 49 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020820&navid=sb:recap 56 February 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Khabibulin 16,839 22–28–6 50 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020849&navid=sb:recap 57 February 17 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 22–29–6 50 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020864&navid=sb:recap 58 February 19 Vancouver Canucks 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 22–30–6 50 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020881&navid=sb:recap 59 February 21 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 1 Calgary Flames Dubynk 19,289 23–30–6 52 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020894&navid=sb:recap 60 February 23 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 24–30–6 54 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020907&navid=sb:recap 61 February 25 Phoenix Coyotes 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 24–31–6 54 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020916&navid=sb:recap 62 February 27 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Dubnyk 15,004 25–31–6 56 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020934&navid=sb:recap 63 February 29 St. Louis Blues 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 25–32–6 56 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020948&navid=sb:recap
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 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020963&navid=sb:recap 65 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Anaheim Ducks Khabibulin 13,596 25–34–6 56 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020983&navid=sb:recap 66 March 6 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 San Jose Sharks SO Dubnyk 17,562 26–34–6 58 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020995&navid=sb:recap 67 March 8 Montreal Canadiens 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 26–35–6 58 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021008&navid=sb:recap 68 March 10 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Colorado Avalanche SO Khabibulin 15,683 26–35–7 59 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021015&navid=sb:recap 69 March 12 San Jose Sharks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 26–36–7 59 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021035&navid=sb:recap 70 March 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 27–36–7 61 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021049&navid=sb:recap 71 March 16 Calgary Flames 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 28–36–7 63 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021063&navid=sb:recap 72 March 18 Phoenix Coyotes 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 28–36–8 64 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021079&navid=sb:recap 73 March 20 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 3 Nashville Predators Dubnyk 17,113 29–36–8 66 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021093&navid=sb:recap 74 March 22 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 SO Khabibulin 17,893 29–36–9 67 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021104&navid=sb:recap 75 March 23 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 SO Dubnyk 16,214 30–36–9 69 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021115&navid=sb:recap 76 March 25 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 3 Columbus Blue Jackets Dubnyk 12,295 31–36–9 71 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021127&navid=sb:recap 77 March 28 Dallas Stars 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 31–37–9 71 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021151&navid=sb:recap 78 March 30 Los Angeles Kings 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 31–38–9 71 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021167&navid=sb:recap
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 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021186&navid=sb:recap 80 April 2 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 2 Los Angeles Kings Dubnyk 18,118 32–39–9 73 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021188&navid=sb:recap 81 April 5 Anaheim Ducks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Dubnyk 16,839 32–39–10 74 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021213&navid=sb:recap 82 April 7 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Vancouver Canucks Dubnyk 18,890 32–40–10 74 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011021229&navid=sb:recap Legend:
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

^†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^[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

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st NHL Game	October 9, 2011
	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
	1st NHL Game	October 13, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins		October 15, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1st NHL Assist	October 17, 2011
Lennart Petrell	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 28, 2011
	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
	300th NHL Game	November 10, 2011
	300th NHL PIM
	700th NHL Game	November 11, 2011
Anton Lander	1st NHL Goal	November 17, 2011
	2nd NHL Hat-trick	November 19, 2011
	400th NHL Point
	100th NHL PIM	November 22, 2011
Ales Hemsky	500th NHL Game
	500th NHL Game	November 25, 2011
	200th NHL Game	November 28, 2011
	100th NHL Game
Ryan Jones	1st NHL Hat-trick	December 2, 2011
	400th NHL Game	December 7, 2011
Ryan Jones	100th NHL PIM	December 10, 2011
	100th NHL Game	December 15, 2011
	1,100th NHL Game
	300th NHL PIM	December 26, 2011
Darcy Hordichuk	1,100th NHL PIM	December 29, 2011
	800th NHL PIM	December 31, 2011
	200th NHL PIM	January 7, 2012
	1st NHL Game	January 11, 2012
Taylor Hall	100th NHL Game	January 13, 2012
	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
	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.

Trades

Date
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
	Lennart Petrell^[12]		1 year, $680,000 entry-level contract
			2 years, $1.14 million entry-level contract
			1 year, $2.25 million
	Eric Belanger^[13]		3 years, $5.25 million
	Ben Eager^[14]		3 years, $3.3 million
	Darcy Hordichuk^[15]		1 year, $825,000
	Corey Potter^[16]		1 year, $525,000
	Josh Green^[17]		1 year, $575,000
	Yann Danis^[18]		1 year, $650,000
	Ryan Keller^[19]		1 year, $625,000

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Term
	Brad Moran^[20]		2 years
	Stephane Goulet
	Liam Reddox^[21]	Vaxjo Lakers	1 year
	Sheldon Souray^[22]		1 year, $1.65 million
			1 year
	Jim Vandermeer^[23]		1 year, $1 million
	Richard Petiot^[24]		1 year, $525,000
	Alexandre Giroux^[25]		1 year, $825,000
	Zack Stortini^[26]		1 year, $550,000
	Jean-Francois Jacques^[27]		1 year, $650,000
	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
	Bryan Pitton
		Bakersfield Condors
	Kevin Montgomery

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Taylor Chorney^[32]		October 11, 2011
Gilbert Brule^[33]		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
	1 year, $1.075 million
Taylor Chorney^[37]	1 year, $735,000
	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)		Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
1	19 (from Los Angeles)	Oscar Klefbom	(D)		Farjestad BK (Elitserien)
2	31	David Musil	(D)		Vancouver Giants (WHL)
3	62	Samu Perhonen	(G)		JYP Jr. (Finland Jr.)
3	74 (from Calgary)	Travis Ewanyk	(LW)		Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
4	92	Dillon Simpson	(D)		University of North Dakota (WCHA)
4	114 (from Pittsburgh)	Tobias Rieder	(C)		Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5	122	Martin Gernat	(D)		HC Kosice Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
7	182	Frans Tuohimaa	(G)		Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.)

See also

• 2011–12 NHL season

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 59. 978-1-60078-422-4.
2. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=598266 Price, Khabibulin, Jagr are NHL's Three Stars
3. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=598396 Kessel, Lehtonen, Khabibulin are October's stars
4. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=598581 Nugent-Hopkins earns Rookie of the Month honors
5. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=604393 Nugent-Hopkins repeats as Rookie of the Month
6. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615481 NHL's Three Stars: Gagner, Kovalchuk, Reimer
7. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567389 Oilers re-acquire Ryan Smyth
8. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568135 Oilers acquire Andy Sutton
9. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569106 Oilers acquire second-round draft pick
10. Web site: Oilers Acquire Rodney from Ducks . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620123544/http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=617270 . 2012-06-20 . live . 2012-02-16 .
11. Web site: Oilers acquire Nick Schultz for Tom Gilbert. 2012-02-28.
12. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=565902 Oilers sign two free agents
13. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568131 Oilers agree to terms with Belanger
14. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567996 Oilers agree to terms with Ben Eager
15. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568091 Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk
16. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568167 Oilers agree to terms with Potter
17. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568391 Oilers agree to terms with Josh Green
18. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568473 Oilers re-sign Peckham; add Danis to roster
19. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568489 Oilers agree to terms with Ryan Keller
20. Web site: Experienced Canadian Centre connects and power forward leaves. Växjö Lakers. 2011-04-25. 2011-05-24. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722084422/http://www.vaxjolakers.se/website1/sv/nyhetsmall/nyhetsmall.php?item=cms_12-s1%2F831. 2011-07-22. dead.
21. Web site: Canadians ready for Lakers . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722084403/http://www.vaxjolakers.se/website1/sv/nyhetsmall/nyhetsmall.php?item=cms_12-s1%2F844&group=cms_12_grp-s1%2F3 . dead . 2011-07-22 . . 2011-05-24 . 2011-05-24 . sv .
22. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568067 Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
23. http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=56810 Defenseman Vandermeer Joins Sharks
24. http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568348 Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Richard Petiot
25. http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568443 Blue Jackets Sign LW Alexandre Giroux
26. http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568552 Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Zack Stortini
27. http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568715 Ducks Sign Jacques to One-Year Deal
28. http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569128 Ducks Sign Deslauriers to 2-Year Deal
29. Web site: Martin Gerber finished a year . . 2011-07-12 . 2011-07-12 . sv .
30. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569183 Penguins Sign Forward Steve MacIntyre
31. Web site: Oilers claim Chorney; assign Teubert to Barons . 2011-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111112070644/http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=600141 . 2011-11-12 . dead .
32. http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=595425 Blues Claim Chorney Off Waivers
33. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=610928 Coyotes Claim Brule off Re-Entry Waivers
34. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=564003 Oilers agree to terms with Jones
35. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567794 Oilers agree to terms with Smid
36. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568352 Oilers agree to terms with Nugent-Hopkins
37. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569501 Oilers agree to terms with Chorney and O'Marra
38. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=595037 Oilers agree to terms with Martindale
39. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=610830 Potter inks two-year extension with Oilers
40. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=616665 Oilers agree to terms with Sutton
41. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=618804 Oilers re-sign Hemsky
42. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=623033 Oilers agree to terms with Bunz
43. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=630262 Oilers agree to terms with Pelss
44. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=633340 Oilers Agree to Terms with Davidson
45. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=634507 Oilers ink Klefbom to entry-level deal