2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season

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2010–11 Edmonton Oilers
Division5th Northwest
Conference15th Western
2010–11 record25–45–12
Home record13–22–6
Road record12–23–6
Goals for193
Goals against269
Team information
General managerSteve Tambellini
CoachTom Renney
CaptainShawn Horcoff
Alternate captainsAles Hemsky
Ryan Whitney
ArenaRexall Place
Average attendance16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Oklahoma City Barons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTaylor Hall (22)
AssistsAles Hemsky (28)
PointsJordan Eberle (43)
Penalty minutesTheo Peckham (198)
Plus/minusRyan Whitney (+13)
WinsDevan Dubnyk (12)
Goals against averageMartin Gerber (1.30)

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[]

Northwest Division[6]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p-Vancouver Canucks 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 Calgary Flames 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
3 Minnesota Wild 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
4 Colorado Avalanche 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
5 Edmonton Oilers 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

Conference standings[]

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 48 25 9 43 248 213 105
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 30 5 43 239 235 99
5 Nashville Predators CE 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
6 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 43 26 13 38 231 226 99
7 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 46 30 6 36 219 198 98
8 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
8.5
9 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 29 11 37 227 233 95
10 Calgary Flames NW 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
11 St. Louis Blues CE 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81
14 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
15 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

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, and have not made the post-season since the 2005–06 season.

Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

2010–11 Game Log

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

Schedule

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Goaltenders[]

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Nikolai Khabibulin 47 2701 10 32 4 153 3.40 1389 .890 2 0 0 12
Devan Dubnyk 35 2061 12 13 8 93 2.71 1103 .916 2 0 0 2
Martin Gerber 3 185 3 0 0 4 1.30 95 .958 0 0 1 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
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.

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