2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season
NHL team season
The 2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season was the 32nd season of play for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[ 1] and 39th season of play including their play in the World Hockey Association .
The Oilers posted a regular season record of 25 wins, 45 losses, and 12 overtime/shootout losses for 62 points and last place in the 30 team league, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
A documentary on the season was produced for TSN titled Oil Change .
Off-season
On June 22, Tom Renney was named as the head coach of the Oilers, with Pat Quinn moving on to the role of senior hockey advisor.[ 2]
The Oilers earned the first overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft , via selection lottery. On June 25, 2010, the long-awaited anticipation and debates were finally settled when Edmonton selected Taylor Hall as their first-ever first overall pick.[ 3]
On July 15, the Oilers announced the appointments of Kelly Buchberger (retaining the same position the season previous) and Steve Smith as the two assistant coaches to new head coach Tom Renney, as well as the appointment of Todd Nelson , head coach for American Hockey League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons .[ 4]
On July 30, the Oilers announced Ralph Krueger as their associate coach, who replaces Wayne Fleming , who left to work with the Tampa Bay Lightning .[ 5]
Regular season
Divisional standings
Conference standings
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division
Playoffs
The Oilers were eliminated from playoffs contention on March 14, 2011, continuing their streak of missing the post-season since the 2005–06 season that would not be broken until the 2016–17 season .
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
2010–11 Game Log
October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–2)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 7
Calgary Flames
0 – 4
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
1–0–0
2
[7]
2
October 10
Florida Panthers
2 – 3
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
2–0–0
4
[8]
3
October 14
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 4
Minnesota Wild
Khabibulin
18,449
2–1–0
4
[9]
4
October 16
Edmonton Oilers
3 – 5
Calgary Flames
Khabibulin
19,289
2–2–0
4
[10]
5
October 21
Minnesota Wild
4 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
2–3–0
4
[11]
6
October 23
San Jose Sharks
6 – 1
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
2–4–0
4
[12]
7
October 26
Edmonton Oilers
4 – 5
Calgary Flames
SO
Khabibulin
19,289
2–4–1
5
[13]
8
October 28
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 3
Columbus Blue Jackets
SO
Dubnyk
9,128
2–4–2
6
[14]
9
October 29
Edmonton Oilers
7 – 4
Chicago Blackhawks
Khabibulin
21,061
3–4–2
8
[15]
November: 4–8–2 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 3–4–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
10
November 2
Vancouver Canucks
4 – 3
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
3–5–2
8
[16]
11
November 5
Detroit Red Wings
3 – 1
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
3–6–2
8
[17]
12
November 7
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 1
Chicago Blackhawks
Khabibulin
21,025
4–6–2
10
[18]
13
November 9
Edmonton Oilers
1 – 7
Carolina Hurricanes
Khabibulin
11,890
4–7–2
10
[19]
14
November 11
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 6
Detroit Red Wings
Khabibulin
20,066
4–8–2
10
[20]
15
November 12
Edmonton Oilers
3 – 4
New Jersey Devils
OT
Dubnyk
14,650
4–8–3
11
[21]
16
November 14
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 8
New York Rangers
Khabibulin
17,658
4–9–3
11
[22]
17
November 17
Chicago Blackhawks
5 – 0
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
4–10–3
11
[23]
18
November 19
Phoenix Coyotes
4 – 3
Edmonton Oilers
SO
Dubnyk
16,839
4–10–4
12
[24]
19
November 21
Edmonton Oilers
4 – 2
Anaheim Ducks
Dubnyk
14,267
5–10–4
14
[25]
20
November 23
Edmonton Oilers
0 – 5
Phoenix Coyotes
Dubnyk
9,354
5–11–4
14
[26]
21
November 25
Colorado Avalanche
2 – 3
Edmonton Oilers
Gerber
16,839
6–11–4
16
[27]
22
November 27
San Jose Sharks
4 – 3
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,839
6–12–4
16
[28]
23
November 29
Edmonton Oilers
4 – 1
Ottawa Senators
Gerber
17,002
7–12–4
18
[29]
December: 5–5–3 (Home: 3–3–2; Road: 2–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
24
December 1
Edmonton Oilers
4 – 3
Montreal Canadiens
OT
Dubnyk
21,273
8–12–4
20
[30]
25
December 2
Edmonton Oilers
5 – 0
Toronto Maple Leafs
Khabibulin
19,465
9–12–4
22
[31]
26
December 4
St. Louis Blues
1 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
OT
Khabibulin
16,839
10–12–4
24
[32]
27
December 7
Anaheim Ducks
3 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
SO
Khabibulin
16,839
10–12–5
25
[33]
28
December 10
Tampa Bay Lightning
3 – 4
Edmonton Oilers
SO
Khabibulin
16,839
11–12–5
27
[34]
29
December 12
Vancouver Canucks
2 – 1
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,839
11–13–5
27
[35]
30
December 14
Toronto Maple Leafs
4 – 1
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
11–14–5
27
[36]
31
December 16
Columbus Blue Jackets
3 – 6
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
12–14–5
29
[37]
32
December 21
Edmonton Oilers
1 – 2
San Jose Sharks
Khabibulin
17,562
12–15–5
29
[38]
33
December 23
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 3
Los Angeles Kings
SO
Dubnyk
18,118
12–15–6
30
[39]
34
December 26
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 3
Vancouver Canucks
Khabibulin
18,860
12–16–6
30
[40]
35
December 28
Buffalo Sabres
4 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
12–17–6
30
[41]
36
December 30
Colorado Avalanche
4 – 3
Edmonton Oilers
SO
Dubnyk
16,839
12–17–7
31
[42]
January: 3–9–1 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 2–5–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
37
January 1
Calgary Flames
2 – 1
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
12–18–7
31
[43]
38
January 4
Detroit Red Wings
5 – 3
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
12–19–7
31
[44]
39
January 6
New York Islanders
1 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,839
13–19–7
33
[45]
40
January 7
Edmonton Oilers
1 – 6
Vancouver Canucks
Khabibulin
18,860
13–20–7
33
[46]
41
January 11
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 3
Dallas Stars
Khabibulin
12,463
13–21–7
33
[47]
42
January 13
Edmonton Oilers
5 – 2
San Jose Sharks
Dubnyk
17,562
14–21–7
35
[48]
43
January 15
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 5
Los Angeles Kings
Dubnyk
18,118
14–22–7
35
[49]
44
January 16
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 3
Anaheim Ducks
Khabibulin
15,764
14–23–7
35
[50]
45
January 18
Minnesota Wild
4 – 1
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
14–24–7
35
[51]
46
January 20
Dallas Stars
4 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
14–25–7
35
[52]
47
January 23
Nashville Predators
3 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
SO
Dubnyk
16,839
14–25–8
36
[53]
48
January 25
Edmonton Oilers
4 – 3
Phoenix Coyotes
Dubnyk
10,057
15–25–8
38
[54]
49
January 26
Edmonton Oilers
1 – 3
Dallas Stars
Khabibulin
13,875
15–26–8
38
[55]
February: 5–9–0 (Home: 3–6–0; Road: 2–3–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
50
February 2
Los Angeles Kings
3 – 1
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
15–27–8
38
[56]
51
February 4
Edmonton Oilers
3 – 5
St. Louis Blues
Dubnyk
19,150
15–28–8
38
[57]
52
February 5
Edmonton Oilers
3 – 4
Columbus Blue Jackets
Khabibulin
18,370
15–29–8
38
[58]
53
February 7
Edmonton Oilers
4 – 0
Nashville Predators
Dubnyk
14,388
16–29–8
40
[59]
54
February 9
Chicago Blackhawks
4 – 1
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,839
16–30–8
40
[60]
55
February 12
Ottawa Senators
5 – 3
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
16–31–8
40
[61]
56
February 13
Anaheim Ducks
4 – 0
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,389
16–32–8
40
[62]
57
February 15
Dallas Stars
1 – 4
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
17–32–8
42
[63]
58
February 17
Montreal Canadiens
1 – 4
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
18–32–8
44
[64]
59
February 19
Atlanta Thrashers
3 – 5
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,839
19–32–8
46
[65]
60
February 22
Edmonton Oilers
1 – 4
Minnesota Wild
Khabibulin
17,321
19–33–8
46
[66]
61
February 23
Edmonton Oilers
5 – 1
Colorado Avalanche
Dubnyk
14,801
20–33–8
48
[67]
62
February 25
St. Louis Blues
5 – 0
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,389
20–34–8
48
[68]
63
February 27
Boston Bruins
3 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,389
20–35–8
48
[69]
March: 3–8–3 (Home: 2–4–2; Road: 1–4–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
64
March 1
Nashville Predators
1 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
SO
Gerber
16,389
21–35–8
50
[70]
65
March 3
Columbus Blue Jackets
2 – 4
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,839
22–35–8
52
[71]
66
March 5
Edmonton Oilers
5 – 1
Colorado Avalanche
Dubnyk
15,869
23–35–8
54
[72]
67
March 8
Edmonton Oilers
1 – 4
Philadelphia Flyers
Dubnyk
19,730
23–36–8
54
[73]
68
March 9
Edmonton Oilers
0 – 5
Washington Capitals
Khabibulin
18,398
23–37–8
54
[74]
69
March 11
Edmonton Oilers
1 – 2
Detroit Red Wings
OT
Dubnyk
20,066
23–37–9
55
[75]
70
March 13
Edmonton Oilers
1 – 5
Pittsburgh Penguins
Dubnyk
18,197
23–38–9
55
[76]
71
March 17
Phoenix Coyotes
3 – 1
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,839
23–39–9
55
[77]
72
March 19
Colorado Avalanche
3 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
SO
Khabibulin
16,839
23–39–10
56
[78]
73
March 22
Edmonton Oilers
1 – 3
Nashville Predators
Dubnyk
15,745
23–40–10
56
[79]
74
March 24
Edmonton Oilers
0 – 4
St. Louis Blues
Khabibulin
19,150
23–41–10
56
[80]
75
March 26
Calgary Flames
5 – 4
Edmonton Oilers
SO
Dubnyk
16,839
23–41–11
57
[81]
76
March 29
Los Angeles Kings
2 – 0
Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin
16,839
23–42–11
57
[82]
77
March 31
Edmonton Oilers
2 – 4
Minnesota Wild
Khabibulin
18,120
23–43–11
57
[83]
April: 2–2–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–1–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
78
April 2
Edmonton Oilers
4 – 1
Vancouver Canucks
Dubnyk
18,860
24–43–11
59
[84]
79
April 5
Vancouver Canucks
0 – 2
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,839
25–43–11
61
[85]
80
April 6
Edmonton Oilers
1 – 6
Calgary Flames
Khabibulin
19,289
25–44–11
61
[86]
81
April 8
Minnesota Wild
3 – 1
Edmonton Oilers
Dubnyk
16,839
25–45–11
61
[87]
82
April 10
Edmonton Oilers
3 – 4
Colorado Avalanche
OT
Khabibulin
17,566
25–45–12
62
[88]
Legend : Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Schedule
Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
† 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
Taylor Hall [ 7]
NHL Third Star of the Week
December 6, 2010
Ales Hemsky [ 8]
NHL Third Star of the Week
February 21, 2011
Records
Milestones
Regular Season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Jordan Eberle
1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
October 7, 2010
Taylor Hall
1st NHL Game
Magnus Paajarvi
Ryan Whitney
200th NHL Point
Taylor Hall
1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
October 10, 2010
Dustin Penner
200th NHL Point
Nikolai Khabibulin
700th NHL Game
October 16, 2010
Magnus Paajarvi
1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Ryan Jones
100th NHL Game
October 21, 2010
Taylor Hall
1st NHL Goal
October 28, 2010
Theo Peckham
1st NHL Goal
November 11, 2010
Ladislav Smid
200th NHL PIM
November 14, 2010
Dustin Penner
100th NHL Assist
November 27, 2010
Andrew Cogliano
100th NHL PIM
December 2, 2010
Linus Omark
1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
December 10, 2010
Linus Omark
1st NHL Goal
December 16, 2010
Sam Gagner
100th NHL Assist
December 21, 2010
Ryan O'Marra
1st NHL Goal
December 26, 2010
Jeff Petry
1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
December 28, 2010
Jim Vandermeer
400th NHL Game
January 6, 2011
Steve MacIntyre
100th NHL PIM
January 7, 2011
Tom Gilbert
300th NHL Game 100th NHL Assist
January 13, 2011
Colin Fraser
200th NHL Game
January 15, 2011
Theo Peckham
200th NHL PIM
January 18, 2011
Zack Stortini
700th NHL PIM
Kurtis Foster
300th NHL Game
January 20, 2011
Jeff Petry
1st NHL Goal
Ladislav Smid
300th NHL Game
February 4, 2011
Devan Dubnyk
1st NHL Shutout
February 7, 2011
Andrew Cogliano
300th NHL Game
February 9, 2011
Kurtis Foster
100th NHL Assist
February 12, 2011
Jim Vandermeer
600th NHL PIM
Taylor Chorney
1st NHL Goal
February 15, 2011
Dustin Penner
400th NHL Game
February 17, 2011
Taylor Hall
1st NHL Hat-trick
February 19, 2011
Jason Strudwick
800th NHL PIM
February 25, 2011
Taylor Hall
1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick
March 3, 2011
Shawn Horcoff
400th NHL Point
Teemu Hartikainen
1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
March 17, 2011
Chris VandeVelde
1st NHL Game
Jim Vandermeer
100th NHL Point
March 22, 2011
Teemu Hartikainen
1st NHL Goal
March 26, 2011
Chris VandeVelde
1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
April 2, 2011
Theo Peckham
100th NHL Game
April 6, 2011
Theo Peckham
300th NHL PIM
April 10, 2011
Liam Reddox
100th NHL Game
Transactions
The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
Trades
Free agents acquired
Date
Player
Former team
Term
July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01 )
Kurtis Foster [ 15]
Tampa Bay Lightning
2 years, $3.6 million
July 2, 2010 (2010-07-02 )
Richard Petiot [ 16]
Rockford IceHogs
1 year, $555,000
Steve MacIntyre [ 17]
Florida Panthers
1 year, $500,000
July 3, 2010 (2010-07-03 )
Alexandre Giroux [ 18]
Washington Capitals
1 year, $500,000
July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07 )
Brad Moran [ 19]
Skellefteå AIK
1 year, $500,000
July 9, 2010 (2010-07-09 )
Ben Ondrus [ 20]
Toronto Maple Leafs
1 year, $555,000
July 13, 2010 (2010-07-13 )
Shawn Belle [ 21]
Montreal Canadiens
1 year, $650,000
July 16, 2010 (2010-07-16 )
Gregory Stewart [ 22]
Montreal Canadiens
1 year, $555,000
August 6, 2010 (2010-08-06 )
Martin Gerber [ 23]
Atlant Moscow Oblast
1 year, $500,000
March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08 )
Taylor Fedun [ 24]
Princeton University
2 years, $1.565 million entry-level contract
Tanner House [ 25]
University of Maine
2 years, $1.2 million
March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31 )
Hunter Tremblay [ 26]
University of New Brunswick
1 year, $565,000 entry-level contract
April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01 )
Mark Arcobello [ 27]
Oklahoma City Barons
2 years, $1.255 million entry-level contract
Free agents lost
Date
Player
New team
Term
July 6, 2010 (2010-07-06 )
Chris Minard [ 28]
Detroit Red Wings
2 years, $1.05 million
July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07 )
Ryan Stone [ 29]
Calgary Flames
1 year, $500,000
July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23 )
Marc-Antoine Pouliot [ 30]
Tampa Bay Lightning
1 year, $550,000
July 25, 2010 (2010-07-25 )
Robert Nilsson [ 31]
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
undisclosed
Charles Linglet [ 32]
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
undisclosed
August 11, 2010 (2010-08-11 )
Dean Arsene [ 33]
St. Louis Blues
1 year, $660,000
August 24, 2010 (2010-08-24 )
Fernando Pisani [ 34]
Chicago Blackhawks
1 year, $500,000
August 31, 2010 (2010-08-31 )
Aaron Johnson [ 35]
Nashville Predators
1 year, $555,000
September 3, 2010 (2010-09-03 )
Mike Comrie [ 36]
Pittsburgh Penguins
1 year, $500,000
September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09 )
Ryan Potulny [ 37]
Chicago Blackhawks
1 year, $500,000
October 2, 2010 (2010-10-02 )
Geoff Paukovich
Las Vegas Wranglers
November 19, 2010 (2010-11-19 )
Vyacheslav Trukhno [ 38]
Bakersfield Condors
1 year, undisclosed
December 8, 2010 (2010-12-08 )
Bryan Lerg
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Player signings
Player
Contract terms
Philippe Cornet [ 40]
3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract
Teemu Hartikainen [ 41]
3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract
Magnus Paajarvi [ 42]
3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Colin Fraser [ 43]
2 years, $1.65 million
Jason Strudwick [ 16]
1 year, $725,000
Taylor Hall [ 44]
3 years, $11.25 million entry-level contract
Devan Dubnyk [ 21]
2 years, $1.6 million
Jean-Francois Jacques [ 45]
1 year, $615,000
Theo Peckham [ 46]
1 year, $550,000
Ryan O'Marra [ 47]
1 year, $700,000
Gilbert Brule [ 48]
2 years, $3.7 million
Jeff Deslauriers [ 49]
1 year, $1.05 million
Liam Reddox [ 50]
1 year, $550,000
Sam Gagner [ 51]
2 years, $4.55 million
Andrew Cogliano [ 52]
1 year, $1 million
Olivier Roy [ 53]
3 years, $1.885 million entry-level contract
Tyler Pitlick [ 54]
3 years, $2.665 million entry-level contract
Curtis Hamilton [ 55]
3 years, $2.405 million entry-level contract
Cameron Abney[ 56]
3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract
Martin Marincin [ 57]
3 years, $2.28 million entry-level contract
Anton Lander [ 58]
3 years, $2.64 million entry-level contract
Draft picks
Edmonton's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.
Farm teams
See also
References
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