2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season

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.

2020–21 Edmonton Oilers
Division2nd North
2020–21 record35–19–2
Home record16–12–0
Road record19–7–2
Goals for183
Goals against154
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachDave Tippett
CaptainConnor McDavid
Alternate captainsLeon Draisaitl
Adam Larsson
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Darnell Nurse
ArenaRogers Place
Minor league affiliate(s)Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsConnor McDavid (33)
AssistsConnor McDavid (72)
PointsConnor McDavid (105)
Penalty minutesDarnell Nurse (57)
Plus/minusLeon Draisaitl (+29)
WinsMike Smith (21)
Goals against averageMike Smith (2.31)

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

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Divisional standings

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North Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Toronto Maple Leafs 56 35 14 7 29 187 148 +39 77
2 x – Edmonton Oilers 56 35 19 2 31 183 154 +29 72
3 x – Winnipeg Jets 56 30 23 3 24 170 154 +16 63
4 x – Montreal Canadiens 56 24 21 11 20 159 168 −9 59
5 e – Calgary Flames 56 26 27 3 22 156 161 −5 55
6 e – Ottawa Senators 56 23 28 5 18 157 190 −33 51
7 e – Vancouver Canucks 56 23 29 4 17 151 188 −37 50
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

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Regular season

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The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[3]

2020–21 game log

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

Playoffs

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2021 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Goaltenders

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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

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Milestones

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Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Mikko Koskinen 100th NHL game January 16, 2021
Stuart Skinner 1st NHL game
1st NHL win
January 31, 2021
William Lagesson 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point
February 6, 2021
Mike Smith 40th NHL shutout February 11, 2021
Connor McDavid 500th NHL point February 17, 2021
Dave Tippett 600th NHL win (coach) February 17, 2021
Darnell Nurse 100th NHL assist February 19, 2021

Transactions

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The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 2020
To Edmonton Oilers
4th-round pick in 2020
5th-round pick in 2020
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To New Jersey Devils
4th-round pick in 2022
To Edmonton Oilers
Dmitri Kulikov
July 12, 2021 (2021-07-12) To Chicago Blackhawks
Caleb Jones
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2022
To Edmonton Oilers
Duncan Keith
Tim Söderlund
July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14) To Carolina Hurricanes
Dylan Wells
To Edmonton Oilers
Future considerations

Free agents

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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

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Date Player Team Ref
January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12) Anton Forsberg to Carolina Hurricanes
January 16, 2021 (2021-01-16) Troy Grosenick from Los Angeles Kings
February 6, 2021 (2021-02-06) to Los Angeles Kings
March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01) Alex Stalock from Minnesota Wild

Signings

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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

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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.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Dylan Holloway C   Canada University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
4 100 Carter Savoie LW   Canada Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)
5 126 Tyler Tullio C/RW   Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
5 138 Maxim Beryozkin LW   Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
6 169 Filip Engaras C   Sweden University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
7 200 Jeremias Lindewall LW   Sweden Modo Hockey (HockeyAllsvenskan)

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