League: | NHL |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Year: | 2021 |
Team: | Edmonton Oilers |
Division: | Pacific |
Divisionrank: | 2nd |
Conference: | Western |
Conferencerank: | 5th |
Record: | 49–27–6 |
Homerecord: | 28–12–1 |
Roadrecord: | 21–15–5 |
Goalsfor: | 290 |
Goalsagainst: | 252 |
Generalmanager: | Ken Holland |
Coach: | Dave Tippett (Oct. 13 – Feb. 10) Jay Woodcroft (Feb. 10 – June 6) |
Captain: | Connor McDavid |
Altcaptain: | Leon Draisaitl Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Darnell Nurse |
Arena: | Rogers Place |
Attendance: | 14,927[1] |
Minorleague: | Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | Leon Draisaitl (55) |
Assistsleader: | Connor McDavid (79) |
Pointsleader: | Connor McDavid (123) |
Plusminusleader: | Connor McDavid (+28) |
Pimleader: | Zack Kassian (63) |
Winsleader: | Mikko Koskinen (27) |
Gaaleader: | Stuart Skinner (2.62) |
The 2021–22 Edmonton Oilers season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 50th season overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). On April 22, 2022, the Oilers clinched a playoff berth after a 6–3 win against the Colorado Avalanche.[2]
The preseason schedule was published on July 20, 2021.[3]
2021 preseason game log: 6–1–1 (home: 4–0–0; road: 2–1–1) | ||||||||||
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1 | September 26 | Edmonton | 4–0 | 14,519 | 1–0–0 | [4] | ||||
2 | September 28 | 0–6 | Edmonton | 13,627 | 2–0–0 | [5] | ||||
3 | September 29 | Edmonton | 1–5 | — | 2–1–0 | [6] | ||||
4 | October 1 | Edmonton | 1–2 | Seattle | OT | Skinner | — | 2–1–1 | [7] | |
5 | October 2 | Winnipeg | 3–4 | Edmonton | 15,206 | 3–1–1 | [8] | |||
6 | October 4 | Calgary | 3–4 | Edmonton | Koskinen | 13,566 | 4–1–1 | [9] | ||
7 | October 7 | 2–3 | Edmonton | Smith | 13,742 | 5–1–1 | [10] | |||
8 | October 9 | Edmonton | 3–2 | Vancouver | Skinner | 9,350 | 6–1–1 | [11] |
The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021.[12]
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Legend: |
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
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80 | 44 | 79 | 123 | +28 | 45 | ||
80 | 55 | 55 | 110 | +17 | 40 | ||
76 | 27 | 27 | 54 | −9 | 36 | ||
63 | 11 | 39 | 50 | +3 | 16 | ||
81 | 12 | 31 | 43 | +10 | 28 | ||
81 | 20 | 21 | 41 | −1 | 40 | ||
73 | 7 | 34 | 41 | +3 | 18 | ||
† | 43 | 22 | 17 | 39 | +25 | 60 | |
65 | 14 | 22 | 36 | +22 | 20 | ||
71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | +18 | 54 | ||
78 | 5 | 23 | 28 | +8 | 14 | ||
82 | 12 | 14 | 26 | −9 | 24 | ||
75 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −4 | 8 | ||
71 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −2 | 12 | ||
64 | 1 | 20 | 21 | +15 | 22 | ||
58 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +2 | 63 | ||
49 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −4 | 10 | ||
31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +7 | 4 | ||
† | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 12 | |
23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −2 | 6 | ||
35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −6 | 26 | ||
23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 4 | ||
19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 16 | ||
‡ | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 13 | |
† | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 6 | |
23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 8 | ||
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 | ||
29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 18 | ||
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 7 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 4 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | ||
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
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16 | 10 | 23 | 33 | +15 | 10 | ||
16 | 7 | 25 | 32 | +4 | 6 | ||
15 | 13 | 4 | 17 | +2 | 37 | ||
16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | +4 | 4 | ||
16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −3 | 14 | ||
16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −4 | 4 | ||
14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −6 | 10 | ||
16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 12 | ||
15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 26 | ||
16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 10 | ||
16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −4 | 4 | ||
16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +7 | 12 | ||
16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −4 | 8 | ||
16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 12 | ||
16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 4 | ||
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 2 | ||
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 4 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 12 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | |||||||||||||||
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45 | 43 | 2,628:38 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 136 | 3.10 | 1,397 | .903 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
28 | 27 | 1,579:58 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 2.81 | 874 | .915 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
13 | 12 | 734:09 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2.62 | 367 | .913 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | ||||||||||||||
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16 | 16 | 872:15 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 3.37 | 560 | .913 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
3 | 0 | 89:29 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4.02 | 58 | .897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Milestone | data-sort-type="date" | Reached |
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200th NHL goal | October 19, 2021 | ||
100th NHL assist | October 19, 2021 | ||
100th NHL assist | October 21, 2021 | ||
200th NHL goal | October 21, 2021 | ||
300th NHL assist | October 22, 2021 | ||
200th NHL assist | October 22, 2021 | ||
200th NHL game | October 27, 2021 | ||
1,200th NHL game | November 1, 2021 | ||
400th NHL point | November 5, 2021 | ||
600th NHL point | November 14, 2021 | ||
1st NHL goal | November 14, 2021 | ||
1st NHL game 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | November 20, 2021 | ||
400th NHL assist | November 24, 2021 | ||
200th NHL point | November 27, 2021 | ||
2000th NHL shot block | November 27, 2021 | ||
1st NHL game | December 1, 2021 | ||
500th NHL game | December 3, 2021 | ||
500th NHL point | December 3, 2021 | ||
1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | December 18, 2021 | ||
1st NHL game | December 29, 2021 | ||
900th NHL game | January 29, 2022 | ||
100th NHL goal | February 11, 2022 | ||
100th NHL assist | February 14, 2022 | ||
1st NHL shutout | February 14, 2022 | ||
1st NHL goal | February 20, 2022 | ||
700th NHL game | February 23, 2022 | ||
1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | February 26, 2022 | ||
1st NHL hat trick | February 26, 2022 | ||
200th NHL game | March 1, 2022 | ||
600th NHL game | March 3, 2022 | ||
400th NHL game | March 17, 2022 | ||
800th NHL game | April 3, 2022 | ||
600th NHL game | April 7, 2022 | ||
2000th NHL shot block | April 26, 2022 | ||
1st NHL goal | April 28, 2022 |
Player | Milestone | data-sort-type="date" | Reached |
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1st NHL playoff game 1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff point | May 2, 2022 | ||
1st NHL playoff goal | May 2, 2022 | ||
1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point | May 4, 2022 | ||
1st NHL playoff goal | May 4, 2022 | ||
1st NHL game 1st NHL playoff game | June 6, 2022 |
The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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To Chicago Blackhawks Caleb Jones Conditional1 3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Edmonton Oilers Duncan Keith Tim Soderlund | [119] | ||
To Carolina Hurricanes Dylan Wells | To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations | [120] | ||
To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick in 2021 | To Edmonton Oilers 1st-round pick in 2021 PIT 3rd-round pick in 2021 | [121] | ||
To Carolina Hurricanes Ethan Bear | To Edmonton Oilers Warren Foegele | [122] | ||
To San Jose Sharks Alex Stalock | To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations | [123] | ||
To Montreal Canadiens William Lagesson Conditional2 2nd-round pick in 2022 7th-round pick in 2024 | To Edmonton Oilers Brett Kulak | [124] | ||
To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 2023 | To Edmonton Oilers Derick Brassard | [125] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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4-year | Free agency | [126] | ||||
7-year | Free agency | [127] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [128] | ||||
HC Ambri-Piotta (NL) | 1-year | Free agency | [129] | |||
Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [130] | |||
1-year | Free agency | [131] | ||||
Bakersfield Condors (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [132] | |||
2-year1 | Free agency | [133] | ||||
2-year1 | Free agency | |||||
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (NCHC) | 2-year1 | Free agency | [134] | |||
Alberta Golden Bears (U Sports) | 1-year1 | Free agency | [135] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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[136] | ||||||
2-year | Free agency | [137] | ||||
Buy-out | [138] | |||||
2-year | Free agency | [139] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [140] | ||||
Linköping HC (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [141] | |||
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) | Free agency | |||||
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [142] | |||
SC Bern (NL) | 3-year | Free agency | [143] | |||
1-year | Free agency | [144] | ||||
James Neal | 1-year | Free agency | [145] | |||
1-year | Free agency | [146] | ||||
Contract termination | [147] | |||||
Mikkelin Jukurit (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [148] | |||
Contract termination | [149] | |||||
Djurgårdens IF (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [150] | |||
Örebro HK (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [151] | |||
HC Sparta Praha (ELH) | 1-year | Free agency | [152] | |||
Contract termination | [153] | |||||
Dynamo Moscow (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [154] | |||
HC Lugano (NL) | 1-year | Free agency | [155] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref | |
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2-year | Re-signing | [156] | |||
3-year | Re-signing | [157] | |||
3-year | Re-signing | [158] | |||
8-year | Extension | [159] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [160] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [161] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [162] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [163] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [164] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [165] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [166] | |||
1-year | Extension | ||||
2-year | Extension | [167] | |||
2-year | Extension | [168] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [169] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [170] | |||
2-year | Extension | [171] |
See also: List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks. Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||
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1 | 22 | Xavier Bourgault | C | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | ||
3 | 90 | Luca Munzenberger | D | Kolner Junghaie U20 (DNL) | ||
4 | 116 | Jake Chiasson | C | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | ||
6 | 180 | Matvey Petrov | LW | Krylya Sovetov Moscow (MHL) | ||
6 | 186 | Shane Lachance | LW | Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) | ||
7 | 212 | Maximus Wanner | D | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |