Season of play of professional ice hockey team
The 2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 49th season overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Oilers made the playoffs for the second straight year after being eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks in the qualifying round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs .
Due to the Canada–U.S. border restrictions brought in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Oilers were re-aligned with the other six Canadian franchises into the newly-formed North Division . The league's 56 game season was played entirely within the new divisions, meaning that Edmonton and the other Canadian teams played an all-Canadian schedule for the 2020–21 regular season as well as the first two rounds of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs .
On May 3, 2021, the Oilers clinched a playoff berth after they defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5–3.[1] They were swept in the first round by the Winnipeg Jets , with a 4-3 triple overtime loss in game four on May 24.
Standings [ edit ] Divisional standings [ edit ] Source: National Hockey League
[2] Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention;
x – Clinched playoff spot;
y – Clinched division
Schedule and results [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[3]
2020–21 game log January: 5–6–0 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 January 13 Vancouver 5–3 Edmonton Koskinen 0 0–1–0 0 [4] 2 January 14 Vancouver 2–5 Edmonton Koskinen 0 1–1–0 2 [5] 3 January 16 Montreal 5–1 Edmonton Koskinen 0 1–2–0 2 [6] 4 January 18 Montreal 3–1 Edmonton Koskinen 0 1–3–0 2 [7] 5 January 20 Edmonton 3–1 Toronto Koskinen 0 2–3–0 4 [8] 6 January 22 Edmonton 2–4 Toronto Koskinen 0 2–4–0 4 [9] 7 January 24 Edmonton 4–3 Winnipeg Koskinen 0 3–4–0 6 [10] 8 January 26 Edmonton 4–6 Winnipeg Koskinen 0 3–5–0 6 [11] 9 January 28 Toronto 4–3 Edmonton Koskinen 0 3–6–0 6 [12] 10 January 30 Toronto 3–4 Edmonton OT Koskinen 0 4–6–0 8 [13] 11 January 31 Ottawa 5–8 Edmonton Skinner 0 5–6–0 10 [14]
February: 9–3–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 6–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 February 2 Ottawa 2–4 Edmonton Koskinen 0 6–6–0 12 [15] 13 February 6 Edmonton 4–6 Calgary Koskinen 0 6–7–0 12 [16] 14 February 8 Edmonton 3–1 Ottawa Smith 0 7–7–0 14 [17] 15 February 9 Edmonton 3–2 Ottawa Koskinen 0 8–7–0 16 [18] 16 February 11 Edmonton 3–0 Montreal Smith 0 9–7–0 18 [19] 17 February 15 Winnipeg 6–5 Edmonton Koskinen 0 9–8–0 18 [20] 18 February 17 Winnipeg 2–3 Edmonton Smith 0 10–8–0 20 [21] 19 February 19 Edmonton 2–1 Calgary Smith 0 11–8–0 22 [22] 20 February 20 Calgary 1–7 Edmonton Koskinen 0 12–8–0 24 [23] 21 February 23 Edmonton 4–3 Vancouver Smith 0 13–8–0 26 [24] 22 February 25 Edmonton 3–0 Vancouver Smith 0 14–8–0 28 [25] 23 February 27 Toronto 4–0 Edmonton Smith 0 14–9–0 28 [26]
March: 8–5–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 March 1 Toronto 3–0 Edmonton Koskinen 0 14–10–0 28 [27] 25 March 3 Toronto 6–1 Edmonton Smith 0 14–11–0 28 [28] 26 March 6 Calgary 2–3 Edmonton Smith 0 15–11–0 30 [29] 27 March 8 Ottawa 2–3 Edmonton Koskinen 0 16–11–0 32 [30] 28 March 10 Ottawa 1–7 Edmonton Smith 0 17–11–0 34 [31] 29 March 12 Ottawa 2–6 Edmonton Smith 0 18–11–0 36 [32] 30 March 13 Edmonton 1–2 Vancouver Koskinen 0 18–12–0 36 [33] 31 March 15 Edmonton 3–4 Calgary Smith 0 18–13–0 36 [34] 32 March 17 Edmonton 7–3 Calgary Smith 0 19–13–0 38 [35] 33 March 18 Winnipeg 1–2 Edmonton Koskinen 0 20–13–0 40 [36] 34 March 20 Winnipeg 2–4 Edmonton Smith 0 21–13–0 42 [37] — March 22 Edmonton Montreal Postponed due to COVID-19 .[38] Rescheduled for March 30.[39] — March 24 Edmonton Montreal Postponed due to COVID-19.[40] Rescheduled for May 10.[39] — March 26 Edmonton Montreal Postponed due to COVID-19.[40] Rescheduled for May 12.[39] [41] 35 March 27 Edmonton 3–4 Toronto OT Smith 0 21–13–1 43 [42] 36 March 29 Edmonton 3–2 Toronto OT Smith 0 22–13–1 45 [43] 37 March 30 Edmonton 0–4 Montreal Koskinen 0 22–14–1 45 [44]
April: 7–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 5–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 April 2 Calgary 2–3 Edmonton Smith 0 23–14–1 47 [45] — April 3 Vancouver Edmonton Postponed due to COVID-19.[46] Rescheduled for May 6.[47] [41] 39 April 5 Edmonton 2–3 Montreal OT Smith 0 23–14–2 48 [48] 40 April 7 Edmonton 4–2 Ottawa Koskinen 0 24–14–2 50 [49] 41 April 8 Edmonton 3–1 Ottawa Smith 0 25–14–2 52 [50] 42 April 10 Edmonton 0–5 Calgary Smith 0 25–15–2 52 [51] — April 12 Vancouver Edmonton Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 8.[47] — April 14 Vancouver Edmonton Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 15.[47] [41] — April 16 Edmonton Vancouver Postponed due to COVID-19.[52] Rescheduled for May 3.[47] [41] 43 April 17 Edmonton 3–0 Winnipeg Smith 0 26–15–2 54 [53] 44 April 19 Montreal 1–4 Edmonton Smith 0 27–15–2 56 [54] 45 April 21 Montreal 4–3 Edmonton Smith 0 27–16–2 56 [55] 46 April 26 Edmonton 6–1 Winnipeg Smith 0 28–16–2 58 [56] 47 April 28 Edmonton 3–1 Winnipeg Koskinen 0 29–16–2 60 [57] 48 April 29 Calgary 3–1 Edmonton Smith 0 29–17–2 60 [58]
May: 6–2–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 May 1 Calgary 1–4 Edmonton Smith 0 30–17–2 62 [59] 50 May 3 Edmonton 5–3 Vancouver Koskinen 0 31–17–2 64 [60] 51 May 4 Edmonton 4–1 Vancouver Smith 0 32–17–2 66 [61] 52 May 6 Vancouver 6–3 Edmonton Koskinen 0 32–18–2 66 [62] 53 May 8 Vancouver 3–4 Edmonton Smith 0 33–18–2 68 [63] 54 May 10 Edmonton 4–3 Montreal OT Koskinen 0 34–18–2 70 [64] 55 May 12 Edmonton 4–3 Montreal OT Smith 0 35–18–2 72 [65] 56 May 15 Vancouver 4–1 Edmonton Koskinen 0 35–19–2 72 [66]
Legend : Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs [ edit ] 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs North Division first round vs. (N3) Winnipeg Jets : Winnipeg won 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap 1 May 19 Winnipeg 4–1 Edmonton Smith 0–1 [67] 2 May 21 Winnipeg 1–0 Edmonton OT Smith 0–2 [68] 3 May 23 Edmonton 4–5 Winnipeg OT Smith 0–3 [69] 4 May 24 Edmonton 3–4 Winnipeg 3OT Smith 0–4 [70]
Legend : Win Loss
Player statistics [ edit ] Skaters [ edit ] Goaltenders [ edit ] Regular season[73] Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM Mike Smith 32 30 1,846:33 21 6 2 71 2.31 921 .923 3 0 2 6 Mikko Koskinen 26 25 1,437:39 13 13 0 76 3.17 756 .899 0 0 2 0 Stuart Skinner 1 1 59:41 1 0 0 5 5.03 38 .868 0 0 0 0
Playoffs[74] Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM Mike Smith 4 4 299:48 0 4 12 2.40 136 .912 0 0 0 0
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only. ‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Awards and honours [ edit ] Milestones [ edit ] Transactions [ edit ] The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.
Free agents [ edit ] Date Player Team Contract term Ref October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 ) Matt Benning to Nashville Predators 2-year Josh Currie to Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Anton Forsberg from Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Seth Griffith from Winnipeg Jets 2-year Tomas Jurco to Vegas Golden Knights 1-year Alan Quine from Calgary Flames 1-year Kyle Turris from Nashville Predators 2-year October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10 ) Tyson Barrie from Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12 ) Logan Day to Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL ) 1-year October 20, 2020 (2020-10-20 ) Shane Starrett to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) 1-year November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02 ) Dominik Kahun from Buffalo Sabres 1-year November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17 ) Cameron Hebig to Florida Everblades (ECHL ) 1-year December 26, 2020 (2020-12-26 ) Slater Koekkoek from Chicago Blackhawks 1-year December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28 ) Andreas Athanasiou to Los Angeles Kings 1-year Ryan Kuffner to ERC Ingolstadt (DEL ) 1-year January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08 ) Riley Sheahan to Buffalo Sabres 1-year January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11 ) Keegan Lowe to San Diego Gulls (AHL) 1-year January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13 ) Devin Shore from Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28 ) Joakim Nygård to Färjestad BK (SHL ) 6-year June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03 ) Adam Cracknell to Bakersfield Condors (AHL) 1-year June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10 ) Gaëtan Haas to EHC Biel (NL ) 5-year
Waivers [ edit ] Signings [ edit ] Date Player Contract term Ref October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07 ) Jesse Puljujarvi 2-year October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 ) Tyler Ennis 1-year Kris Russell 1-year Mike Smith 1-year November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04 ) William Lagesson 2-year November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25 ) Philip Kemp 3-year December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28 ) Ethan Bear 2-year March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22 ) Michael Kesselring 3-year April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16 ) Dylan Holloway 3-year May 3, 2021 (2021-05-03 ) Ilya Konovalov 2-year June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09 ) Devin Shore 2-year June 29, 2021 (2021-06-29 ) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 8-year
Draft picks [ edit ] Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft , which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal , Quebec , but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The draft was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey .
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