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2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season

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The 2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 27th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–29–12–5 record with 89 points and finishing 9th in the Western Conference in 2003–04 and missed the playoffs. In 2005–06, the Oilers qualified for the playoffs in eighth place, and put on a playoff run that brought them to the Stanley Cup Finals finishing with a loss in Game 7 to the victorious Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 3–1. This was the first time an eighth seeded team reached the Stanley Cup Finals (which was repeated in 2012, 2017, and 2023). This was the last time the Oilers reached the Stanley Cup Finals until 2024.

2005–06 Edmonton Oilers
Western Conference champions
Division3rd Northwest
Conference8th Western
2005–06 record41–28–13
Home record20–15–6
Road record21–13–7
Goals for256
Goals against251
Team information
General managerKevin Lowe
CoachCraig MacTavish
CaptainJason Smith
Alternate captainsEthan Moreau
Ryan Smyth
ArenaRexall Place
Average attendance16,832 (99.96%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
Iowa Stars (AHL)
Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsRyan Smyth (36)
AssistsAles Hemsky (58)
PointsAles Hemsky (77)
Penalty minutesEthan Moreau (87)
Plus/minusSteve Staios (+10)
WinsJussi Markkanen (15)
Goals against averageDwayne Roloson (2.43)

Offseason

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Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, the 2004–05 NHL season was cancelled when the players and owners could not agree to a new CBA. The two sides would come to agreement, and there would be many changes for both the Oilers and the NHL as a whole.

The NHL introduced a salary cap of $39 million for the 2005–06, which meant the teams above that figure would cut salary to fit under the cap. The Oilers, who had a lot of cap room, took advantage of this, and the St. Louis Blues would trade former Hart- and Norris Trophy-winning Chris Pronger to the Oilers in exchange for Eric Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch. Pronger would then sign a five-year, $31.25 million contract with Edmonton. The Oilers would then make another blockbuster trade, this time acquiring former Frank J. Selke Trophy winner Michael Peca from the New York Islanders for Mike York and a fourth-round draft pick.

The NHL also made a number of rule changes, such as adding a shootout to determine the winner of a game that was tied after five minutes of overtime to eliminate ties, goaltenders were not allowed to play the puck in the corners of the ice surface and the referees would crack down on obstruction.

Regular season

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The Oilers would start off the season rather slowly, sitting with a 9–9–1 record after 19 games, but the club would get hot, going 21–9–7 in their next 37 games. As the trade deadline approached, the club did not have a clear number one goaltender, and they addressed this issue by trading their first-round draft pick in 2006 to the Minnesota Wild for Dwayne Roloson. Edmonton would also add former Calder Memorial Trophy winner Sergei Samsonov to the club, sending Marty Reasoner, Yan Stastny and a second-round draft pick (Milan Lucic) to the Boston Bruins to acquire him. The Oilers played mediocre hockey for the rest of the season, but nonetheless managed to finish in eighth place in the Western Conference and qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2003.

Offensively, Ryan Smyth would lead the club with 36 goals, his highest total since scoring 39 goals in 1996–97, and 22-year-old Ales Hemsky would break-out, earning a club-high 58 assists and 77 points. Shawn Horcoff would also have a breakout season, scoring 22 goals and 73 points, as would Jarret Stoll, who scored 22 goals and earned 68 points. On defence, Chris Pronger would anchor the blueline, earning a defenceman-high 56 points, while Marc-Andre Bergeron would score 15 goals and 35 points from the blueline. Ethan Moreau had a club-high 87 penalty minutes.

In goal, Edmonton would use a trio of goaltenders until the arrival of Dwayne Roloson at the trade deadline. Mike Morrison would win ten games and have a 2.83 goals against average (GAA), but he would not last the season with the Oilers; he was claimed off waivers by the Ottawa Senators. Ty Conklin, the starter from 2003 to 2004, would appear in only 18 games, going 8–5–1 with a 2.80 GAA, before being sent to the minors. Jussi Markkanen won a club-high 15 games, and would serve as Dwayne Roloson's backup when the club acquired him. Roloson would post a team-best 2.43 GAA and have an 8–7–4 record with the team.

The Oilers allowed the fewest shorthanded goals in the NHL, with just five.[1]

Season standings

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Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Calgary Flames 82 46 25 11 218 200 103
2 7 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 283 257 95
3 8 Edmonton Oilers 82 41 28 13 256 251 95
4 9 Vancouver Canucks 82 42 32 8 256 255 92
5 11 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 231 215 84

[2] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 58 16 8 305 209 124
2 Y- Dallas Stars PA 82 53 23 6 265 218 112
3 Y- Calgary Flames NW 82 46 25 11 218 200 103
4 X- Nashville Predators CE 82 49 25 8 259 227 106
5 X- San Jose Sharks PA 82 44 27 11 266 242 99
6 X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 43 27 12 254 229 98
7 X- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 43 30 9 283 257 95
8 X- Edmonton Oilers NW 82 41 28 13 256 251 95
8.5
9 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 42 32 8 256 255 92
8 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 42 35 5 249 270 89
11 Minnesota Wild NW 82 38 36 8 231 215 84
12 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 38 39 5 246 271 81
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 35 43 4 223 279 74
14 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 26 43 13 211 285 65
15 St. Louis Blues CE 82 21 46 15 197 292 57

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

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Edmonton would open up the playoffs against the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings, who finished with 124 points during the season. Hockey experts almost unanimously predicted a Detroit victory; however, the Oilers had played the season in a tougher division than the Red Wings, who played 24 of their 82 games against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues, who had finished 25th, 28th and 30th, respectively, in the standings. In Game 1 at Joe Louis Arena, the Oilers played a tight defensive style and took the Wings to double overtime before losing 3–2, despite being outshot 57–25 in the game. The Oilers tied the series with a solid 4–2 win in Game 2 to return home with a split. Game 3 at Rexall Place saw the Oilers squander a late two-goal lead as the Wings forced the game to double overtime, where the Oilers won on a goal by Jarret Stoll. Game 4 saw the Red Wings score three powerplay goals and tie the series with a 4–2 win, and the teams returned to Detroit for Game 5. With the series tied 2–2, the Oilers jumped out to an early 3–0 lead and hung on for a 3–2 win, behind the strong two-way play of defenceman Chris Pronger. The Oilers returned home looking to complete the upset in Game 6, but fell behind the Red Wings 2–0 by the second intermission. Then the Oilers caught fire in the third period, tying the game on two goals from Fernando Pisani. After the Red Wings scored to re-take the lead, the Oilers again tied the game on a crease-crashing goal from Ales Hemsky. In the final minute of play, Hemsky roofed a pass from Sergei Samsonov behind Detroit goaltender Manny Legace, and the Edmonton crowd exploded in jubilation.[4] The Oilers hung on to win the game 4–3, eliminating the heavily favoured Red Wings in six games. It was the Oilers' first playoff series win since eliminating the Colorado Avalanche in 1998.

The opening round of the 2006 NHL playoffs had an unprecedented development in the Western Conference: in each of the four series played, the team with the lower points total had emerged as the victor. As a result, in the Conference Semifinals, the eighth-place Oilers would face the fifth-place San Jose Sharks, who finished the season with only four more points than Edmonton, at 99. Still, the Sharks were considered a tough opponent, having NHL MVP and scoring leader Joe Thornton, along with League goals leader Jonathan Cheechoo among their stars.

Game 1 at the HP Pavilion ended in a 2–1 San Jose victory as the Sharks executed a physical forechecking gameplan and outshot the Oilers 30–16. In Game 2, the Sharks entered the ice to a cheer that eclipsed 109 decibels, and they rode their fans' emotion to another slim 2–1 victory. The Sharks had taken a two-game lead in the series, but were now missing Milan Michalek, one of their best offensive forwards. Michalek had been blasted in open ice by Oilers' forward Raffi Torres in Game 2.[5] When the teams returned to Rexall Place for Game 3, the Edmonton crowd exploded; the noise in the building eclipsed 114 decibels as the Oilers came onto the ice. The Oilers parlayed the noise into inspired play, running roughshod all over the ice and outshooting the Sharks 15–2 by the end of the first period. Sharks goaltender Vesa Toskala held tough, however, and the Oilers only took a 1–0 lead into the first intermission. By the third period, the Sharks had taken a 2–1 lead, and it stood until Torres tied the game with a wrist-shot as he came down the wing. The game went into overtime, and the Sharks nearly ended it on a 2-on-1 rush, as Thornton passed to Cheechoo for the shot, but Dwayne Roloson dove across the crease and sniped the puck out of mid-air. The game finally ended in the third overtime, as the Oilers' top line of Horcoff, Hemsky and Smyth worked a passing play into the San Jose crease, where Horcoff jammed the puck in the San Jose goal for the Edmonton win. In Game 4 in Edmonton, the Oilers were trailing 3–2 in the second period when Sergei Samsonov's penalty expired and he was sent in alone on Toskala. To everyone's shock, Toskala came charging out of the net to get the puck before Samsonov. Toskala lost the puck and Samsonov slid a backhand into the open net to tie the game. The Edmonton crowd exploded in delight, and the Oilers never looked back, cruising to a 6–3 win. Game 5 in San Jose was the site of an unfortunate incident: the American feed of the Game 4 broadcast in Edmonton had picked up background noise during the playing of the American National Anthem. San Jose fans had thought it was booing, and in Game 5, a majority of San Jose fans booed the entire Canadian National Anthem. The game itself saw the Oilers carry over the momentum they gained from Game 4, and they struck for three powerplay goals and one shorthanded goal en route to another 6–3 win. In Game 6 in Edmonton, the Edmonton crowd loudly cheered the singing of the American anthem, and then joined anthem singer Paul Lorieau in a throaty and passionate rendition of "O Canada." The Oilers picked up where they had left off in the previous game – they stymied the Sharks' high-scoring forwards and Dwayne Roloson made 24 saves for his first career playoff shutout as the Oilers eliminated the Sharks in six games. The Oilers had earned a trip to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1991–92.

In the Conference Finals, the Oilers faced the sixth-seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, with the series to open at the Arrowhead Pond. In Game 1, Michael Peca extended his playoff goal-scoring streak to three games, and Roloson stopped 31 of 32 shots as the Oilers stunned the Anaheim crowd into silence with a 3–1 victory. Peca would extend his goal streak in Game 2, scoring an empty-netter as the Oilers again iced the Ducks in their home rink, 3–1. Raffi Torres and Marc-Andre Bergeron missed the game, as a bad flu had hit the Oilers' dressing room. The Oilers returned home with a 2–0 series lead, and the Edmonton fans stole the show in Game 3. The crowd was in bedlam by the time the Oilers hit the ice, prompting TV analyst Don Cherry to scream, "This is unbelievable! I don't know how they can lose with this crowd!" Then during the national anthem, after the opening verse, anthem singer Paul Lorieau spontaneously turned the microphone over to the crowd, who finished the song.[6] It was hailed as one of the most touching moments of the entire year in sports. When the game started, the Mighty Ducks attempted to literally fight their way back into the series, as skirmishes ensued after nearly every whistle. By the end of the first period, the Oilers held a slim 1–0 lead, which held until the third period when the Oilers got goals from Peca, Steve Staios and Chris Pronger. By now, the effects of the flu were noticeable on the Oilers, and late in the game the Ducks fought back to make it close, but the Oilers prevailed with a 5–4 win despite being outshot 38–22. In Game 4, the Mighty Ducks started Jean-Sebastien Giguere for the first time in the playoffs and avoided the series sweep by outskating the Oilers, winning the game 6–3 off the strength of two goals by Dustin Penner. The Ducks again outshot the Oilers 45–23 in the tilt. In Game 5 in Anaheim, the Ducks jumped out to an early 1–0 lead, but second period goals by Torres and Ethan Moreau put the Oilers in front. The Oilers would never relinquish their lead as the Ducks pressed furiously for the equalizer. Edmonton would win the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for the seventh time in team history and claim the series in five games. The win earned the Oilers their first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals since their last Cup win in 1990.

Edmonton would face the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes in the Finals. In the opening game, goaltender Dwayne Roloson would go down to injury midway through the third period with the score tied 4–4, and Ty Conklin came in to replace Roloson. Conklin, however, would allow the winning goal as Carolina won the game 5–4. With Jussi Markkanen starting in Game 2, the Hurricanes dominated the Oilers, winning the game 5–0. Edmonton would rebound in Game 3, playing their first home game in the Stanley Cup Finals since May 22, 1990, with a 2–1 victory, but the Hurricanes would take Game 4 2–1 to take a commanding 3–1 series lead. The Oilers, facing elimination, would take Game 5 to overtime, and eventually win 4–3 score to stay alive in the series. The series then returned to Edmonton for Game 6, and the Oilers shut out Carolina 4–0, setting up the Stanley Cup-deciding Game 7. The Hurricanes, led by goaltender Cam Ward, played a solid defensive game and held the Oilers to just a single goal (scored by Fernando Pisani, his 14th of the playoffs), while the Hurricanes managed to put two behind Jussi Markkanen, as well as score an empty-netter, to seal the game and their first Stanley Cup victory in team history.

Blue Mile

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Oiler fans, unable to enter the jam-packed Rexall Place, celebrate on Edmonton's Whyte Avenue during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Blue Mile or the Copper Kilometre is the name given by the local media to the Old Strathcona District's Whyte Avenue during the Edmonton Oilers 2006 Stanley Cup playoff run, since it closely resembled the events which took place on the Red Mile in Calgary two years prior.

Following the Edmonton Oilers upset victory over the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the 2006 playoffs, several thousand Oiler fans flocked to Whyte Avenue and turned the district into a hockey party strip, as Oiler fans walked the streets cheering, chanting, high-fiving, horn-honking, and flag-waving for their team. Others surfed the crowd in a grocery-shopping cart, and still others climbed trees and traffic lights.

Whyte Avenue in Edmonton gained national attention for its level of violence in May 2006.[7] The arrests at the Blue Mile are estimated at least 350 people through the Oilers Stanley Cup playoff run, including breaching the public peace, assaults, impaired driving, mischief, and alcohol-related offences.[8][9][10][11] This rowdy behaviour led the mayor of Edmonton, Stephen Mandel, to threaten to close down the strip: "I hope this doesn't come down to having to shut down Whyte completely...but this will not be tolerated going into the final series."[12]

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2005–06 regular season[13]
October: 5–6–1 (home: 2–2–1 ; road: 3–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 5 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 8 Vancouver Canucks 3–4 Edmonton Oilers SO Markkanen 16,839 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 10 Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Markkanen 17,174 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 11 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Los Angeles Kings Conklin 16,394 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 14 Dallas Stars 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 15 Edmonton Oilers 0–3 Calgary Flames Markkanen 19,289 3–3–0 6 Recap
7 October 18 Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 Edmonton Oilers OT Markkanen 16,839 3–3–1 7 Recap
8 October 20 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Calgary Flames Markkanen 19,289 3–4–1 7 Recap
9 October 21 Colorado Avalanche 7–1 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 3–5–1 7 Recap
10 October 25 Edmonton Oilers 3–5 Colorado Avalanche Markkanen 18,007 3–6–1 7 Recap
11 October 28 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 Dallas Stars Markkanen 16,342 4–6–1 9 Recap
12 October 29 Edmonton Oilers 5–1 Nashville Predators Markkanen 14,610 5–6–1 11 Recap
November: 9–5–0 (home: 3–2–0 ; road: 6–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
13 November 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–5 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 6–6–1 13 Recap
14 November 3 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Detroit Red Wings OT Markkanen 20,066 7–6–1 15 Recap
15 November 4 Edmonton Oilers 7–2 St. Louis Blues Markkanen 13,626 8–6–1 17 Recap
16 November 7 Edmonton Oilers 0–4 Dallas Stars Markkanen 15,286 8–7–1 17 Recap
17 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Nashville Predators Markkanen 11,748 8–8–1 17 Recap
18 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Columbus Blue Jackets Markkanen 18,136 9–8–1 19 Recap
19 November 13 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks Markkanen 15,299 9–9–1 19 Recap
20 November 14 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 Colorado Avalanche Morrison 18,007 10–9–1 21 Recap
21 November 17 Detroit Red Wings 5–6 Edmonton Oilers OT Markkanen 16,839 11–9–1 23 Recap
22 November 19 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 11–10–1 23 Recap
23 November 21 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Edmonton Oilers SO Morrison 16,583 12–10–1 25 Recap
24 November 23 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Minnesota Wild Morrison 18,568 13–10–1 27 Recap
25 November 25 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Calgary Flames SO Morrison 19,289 14–10–1 29 Recap
26 November 29 Colorado Avalanche 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Morrison 16,839 14–11–1 29 Recap
December: 8–3–3 (home: 5–2–1 ; road: 3–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
27 December 1 Vancouver Canucks 3–5 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 15–11–1 31 Recap
28 December 3 Boston Bruins 5–4 Edmonton Oilers OT Markkanen 16,839 15–11–2 32 Recap
29 December 8 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers Morrison 19,411 16–11–2 34 Recap
30 December 10 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 New York Islanders SO Markkanen 12,249 16–11–3 35 Recap
31 December 13 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 New Jersey Devils SO Conklin 13,507 16–11–4 36 Recap
32 December 15 Montreal Canadiens 3–5 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 17–11–4 38 Recap
33 December 17 Edmonton Oilers 5–4 Vancouver Canucks OT Markkanen 18,630 18–11–4 40 Recap
34 December 19 Calgary Flames 4–5 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 19–11–4 42 Recap
35 December 21 Edmonton Oilers 7–6 Vancouver Canucks Conklin 18,630 20–11–4 44 Recap
36 December 23 Los Angeles Kings 3–5 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 21–11–4 46 Recap
37 December 26 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 21–12–4 46 Recap
38 December 28 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 21–13–4 46 Recap
39 December 30 Nashville Predators 2–4 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 22–13–4 48 Recap
40 December 31 Edmonton Oilers 5–6 Calgary Flames Markkanen 19,289 22–14–4 48 Recap
January: 6–4–2 (home: 1–4–0 ; road: 5–0–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
41 January 3 Chicago Blackhawks 0–5 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 23–14–4 50 Recap
42 January 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 23–15–4 50 Recap
43 January 10 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Markkanen 14,905 24–15–4 52 Recap
44 January 12 Edmonton Oilers 4–5 New York Rangers OT Markkanen 18,200 24–15–5 53 Recap
45 January 14 Ottawa Senators 5–3 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 24–16–5 53 Recap
46 January 16 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 24–17–5 53 Recap
47 January 19 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 San Jose Sharks SO Morrison 15,683 25–17–5 55 Recap
48 January 21 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Phoenix Coyotes OT Markkanen 17,799 25–17–6 56 Recap
49 January 23 Calgary Flames 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Morrison 16,839 25–18–6 56 Recap
50 January 25 Edmonton Oilers 6–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Markkanen 14,456 26–18–6 58 Recap
51 January 26 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 Los Angeles Kings Morrison 18,118 27–18–6 60 Recap
52 January 29 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes SO Morrison 16,153 28–18–6 62 Recap
February: 2–2–2 (home: 2–1–2 ; road: 0–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
53 February 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Edmonton Oilers SO Markkanen 16,839 28–18–7 63 Recap
54 February 4 Vancouver Canucks 1–3 Edmonton Oilers Morrison 16,839 29–18–7 65 Recap
55 February 6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5–6 Edmonton Oilers SO Morrison 16,839 30–18–7 67 Recap
56 February 7 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Colorado Avalanche Morrison 18,007 30–19–7 67 Recap
57 February 10 Minnesota Wild 6–3 Edmonton Oilers Morrison 16,839 30–20–7 67 Recap
58 February 12 St. Louis Blues 5–4 Edmonton Oilers SO Morrison 16,839 30–20–8 68 Recap
March: 7–5–4 (home: 4–3–2 ; road: 3–2–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
59 March 1 St. Louis Blues 4–2 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 30–21–8 68 Recap
60 March 3 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 31–21–8 70 Recap
61 March 5 Nashville Predators 2–3 Edmonton Oilers OT Conklin 16,839 32–21–8 72 Recap
62 March 7 Dallas Stars 4–3 Edmonton Oilers SO Morrison 16,839 32–21–9 73 Recap
63 March 9 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 San Jose Sharks Roloson 15,878 32–22–9 73 Recap
64 March 11 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Roloson 18,136 32–22–10 74 Recap
65 March 12 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Minnesota Wild Roloson 18,568 32–23–10 74 Recap
66 March 14 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Minnesota Wild Roloson 18,568 33–23–10 76 Recap
67 March 16 Calgary Flames 2–3 Edmonton Oilers OT Roloson 16,839 34–23–10 78 Recap
68 March 18 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 Edmonton Oilers SO Roloson 16,839 34–23–11 79 Recap
69 March 21 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 34–24–11 79 Recap
70 March 23 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Vancouver Canucks SO Roloson 18,630 34–24–12 80 Recap
71 March 25 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Vancouver Canucks Roloson 18,630 35–24–12 82 Recap
72 March 26 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Colorado Avalanche SO Roloson 18,007 36–24–12 84 Recap
73 March 28 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 36–25–12 84 Recap
74 March 30 Los Angeles Kings 0–4 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 37–25–12 86 Recap
April: 4–3–1 (home: 3–1–0 ; road: 1–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
75 April 1 Calgary Flames 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 37–26–12 86 Recap
76 April 3 Phoenix Coyotes 1–7 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 38–26–12 88 Recap
77 April 6 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Minnesota Wild SO Roloson 18,568 38–26–13 89 Recap
78 April 7 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks OT Roloson 14,280 39–26–13 91 Recap
79 April 9 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 St. Louis Blues Roloson 19,090 39–27–13 91 Recap
80 April 11 Edmonton Oilers 0–2 Detroit Red Wings Roloson 20,066 39–28–13 91 Recap
81 April 13 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1–2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 40–28–13 93 Recap
82 April 17 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 41–28–13 95 Recap
Legend:

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Playoffs

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2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[13]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Oilers win 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 21 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Detroit Red Wings 2OT Roloson 20,066 0–1 Recap
2 April 23 Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Detroit Red Wings Roloson 20,066 1–1 Recap
3 April 25 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Edmonton Oilers 2OT Roloson 16,839 2–1 Recap
4 April 27 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 2–2 Recap
5 April 29 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Detroit Red Wings Roloson 20,066 3–2 Recap
6 May 1 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (5) San Jose Sharks – Oilers win 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 7 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 San Jose Sharks Roloson 17,496 0–1 Recap
2 May 8 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 San Jose Sharks Roloson 17,496 0–2 Recap
3 May 10 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Edmonton Oilers 3OT Roloson 16,839 1–2 Recap
4 May 12 San Jose Sharks 3–6 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 2–2 Recap
5 May 14 Edmonton Oilers 6–3 San Jose Sharks Roloson 17,496 3–2 Recap
6 May 17 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (6) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – Oilers win 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 19 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Roloson 17,174 1–0 Recap
2 May 21 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Roloson 17,264 2–0 Recap
3 May 23 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–5 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 3–0 Recap
4 May 25 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 6–3 Edmonton Oilers Roloson 16,839 3–1 Recap
5 May 27 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Roloson 17,174 4–1 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E2) Carolina Hurricanes – Hurricanes win 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 June 5 Edmonton Oilers 4–5 Carolina Hurricanes Conklin 18,797 0–1 Recap
2 June 7 Edmonton Oilers 0–5 Carolina Hurricanes Markkanen 18,928 0–2 Recap
3 June 10 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 1–2 Recap
4 June 12 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 1–3 Recap
5 June 14 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Carolina Hurricanes OT Markkanen 18,974 2–3 Recap
6 June 17 Carolina Hurricanes 0–4 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 3–3 Recap
7 June 19 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Carolina Hurricanes Markkanen 18,978 3–4 Recap
Legend:

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Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
83 Ales Hemsky RW 81 19 58 77 −5 64 24 6 11 17 −3 14
10 Shawn Horcoff C 79 22 51 73 0 85 24 7 12 19 4 12
16 Jarret Stoll C 82 22 46 68 4 74 24 4 6 10 −4 24
94 Ryan Smyth LW 75 36 30 66 −5 58 24 7 9 16 −2 22
44 Chris Pronger D 80 12 44 56 2 74 24 5 16 21 10 26
14 Raffi Torres LW 82 27 14 41 4 50 22 4 7 11 2 16
34 Fernando Pisani RW 80 18 19 37 5 42 24 14 4 18 4 10
47 Marc-Andre Bergeron D 75 15 20 35 3 38 18 2 1 3 0 14
20 Radek Dvorak RW 64 8 20 28 −2 26 16 0 2 2 −1 4
24 Steve Staios D 82 8 20 28 10 84 24 1 5 6 0 28
18 Ethan Moreau LW 74 11 16 27 6 87 21 2 1 3 0 19
19 Marty Reasoner‡ C 58 9 17 26 −12 20 — — — — — —
37 Michael Peca C 71 9 14 23 −4 56 24 6 5 11 5 20
6 Jaroslav Spacek† D 31 5 14 19 3 24 24 3 11 14 −3 24
21 Jason Smith D 76 4 13 17 1 84 24 1 4 5 5 16
12 Sergei Samsonov† LW 19 5 11 16 0 6 24 4 11 15 2 14
27 Georges Laraque RW 72 2 10 12 −5 73 15 1 1 2 2 44
55 Igor Ulanov D 37 3 6 9 −11 29 — — — — — —
13 Todd Harvey RW 63 5 2 7 −7 32 10 1 1 2 0 4
23 Cory Cross‡ D 34 2 3 5 −5 38 — — — — — —
23[a] Dick Tarnstrom† D 22 1 3 4 −5 24 12 0 2 2 1 10
22 Jani Rita‡ LW 21 3 0 3 0 6 — — — — — —
22 Rem Murray† C 9 1 1 2 1 2 24 0 4 4 0 2
5 Alexei Semenov‡ D 11 1 1 2 −3 17 — — — — — —
2[b] Matt Greene D 27 0 2 2 −6 43 18 0 1 1 1 34
36 Marc-Antoine Pouliot C 8 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
30 Jussi Markkanen G 37 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0
35 Dwayne Roloson† G 19 0 1 1 2 18 0 2 2 14
26 Brad Winchester LW 19 0 1 1 −2 21 10 1 2 3 −2 4
15 Kyle Brodziak C 10 0 0 0 −4 4 — — — — — —
29 Ty Conklin G 18 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
41 Jean-Francois Jacques LW 7 0 0 0 −3 0 — — — — — —
12[c] Krys Kolanos†‡ C 6 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
1 Mike Morrison‡ G 21 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
12 Mathieu Roy D 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
6 Dan Smith D 7 0 0 0 1 7 — — — — — —
42 Yan Stastny‡ C 3 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
28 Danny Syvret D 10 0 0 0 −1 6 — — — — — —
45 Toby Petersen C — — — — — — 2 1 0 1 1 0

Goaltending

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  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Jussi Markkanen 37 15 12 6 873 105 3.12 .880 0 2016 6 3 3 137 13 2.17 .905 1 360
1 Mike Morrison‡ 21 10 4 2 361 42 2.83 .884 0 892 – – – – – – – – –
29 Ty Conklin 18 8 5 1 359 43 2.80 .880 1 922 1 0 1 3 1 10.00 .667 0 6
35 Dwayne Roloson† 19 8 7 4 497 47 2.42 .905 1 1163 18 12 5 618 45 2.33 .927 1 1160

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL Defensive Player of the Week Mike Morrison (November 28) [14]
Team Community Service Award Georges Laraque [15]
Defenceman of the Year Chris Pronger [15]
Molson Cup Ryan Smyth [15]
Most Popular Player Ryan Smyth [15]
Top Defensive Forward Ethan Moreau [15]
Top First Year Oiler Matt Greene [15]
Unsung Hero Fernando Pisani [15]
Zane Feldman Trophy Chris Pronger [15]

Milestones

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Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Chris Pronger 1,100th NHL PIM October 10, 2005
Brad Winchester 1st NHL Game
Matt Greene 1st NHL Game October 11, 2005
Kyle Brodziak 1st NHL Game October 15, 2005
Marty Reasoner 100th NHL Point October 18, 2005
Jason Smith 100th NHL Assist October 20, 2005
Alexei Semenov 100th NHL PIM October 21, 2005
Matt Greene 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 October 27, 2005
Ethan Moreau 200th NHL Point October 28, 2005
Jason Smith 800th NHL PIM
Ryan Smyth 200th NHL Goal
Georges Laraque 100th NHL Point November 1, 2005
Alexei Semenov 100th NHL Game November 3, 2005
Danny Syvret 1st NHL Game November 4, 2005
Mike Morrison 1st NHL Game November 7, 2005
Radek Dvorak 700th NHL Game November 11, 2005
Steve Staios 800th NHL PIM November 13, 2005
Mike Morrison 1st NHL Win November 14, 2005
Jarret Stoll 100th NHL Game December 3, 2005
Raffi Torres 100th NHL PIM December 15, 2005
Ethan Moreau 100th NHL Assist December 17, 2005
Shawn Horcoff 300th NHL Game December 19, 2005
Shawn Horcoff 200th NHL PIM December 23, 2005
Ales Hemsky 100th NHL Point December 28, 2005
Shawn Horcoff 1st NHL Hat-trick January 10, 2006
Marc-Andre Bergeron 100th NHL Game January 12, 2006
Marc-Andre Bergeron 1st NHL Hat-trick January 14, 2006
Shawn Horcoff 100th NHL Assist
Jussi Markkanen 100th NHL Game January 16, 2006
Michael Peca 600th NHL PIM
Radek Dvorak 400th NHL Point January 19, 2006
Chris Pronger 100th NHL Goal January 25, 2006
Jean-Francois Jacques 1st NHL Game February 2, 2006
Steve Staios 100th NHL Assist February 6, 2006
Georges Laraque 800th NHL PIM February 10, 2006
Mathieu Roy 1st NHL Game February 12, 2006
Yan Stastny 1st NHL Game March 1, 2006
Steve Staios 600th NHL Game March 9, 2006
Ryan Smyth 700th NHL Game March 11, 2006
Jarret Stoll 100th NHL PIM
Ales Hemsky 200th NHL Game March 23, 2006
Marc Pouliot 1st NHL Game March 30, 2006
Jaroslav Spacek 200th NHL Point
Ales Hemsky 100th NHL Assist April 1, 2006
Marc Pouliot 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 April 3, 2006
Brad Winchester 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Dick Tarnstrom 200th NHL PIM April 7, 2006
Chris Pronger 800th NHL Game April 9, 2006
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Ales Hemsky 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 April 21, 2006
Jaroslav Spacek
Jarret Stoll 1st NHL Game
Raffi Torres
Fernando Pisani 1st NHL Assist April 23, 2006
Steve Staios 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Jarret Stoll 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Brad Winchester 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Jaroslav Spacek 1st NHL Goal April 25, 2006
Raffi Torres 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Matt Greene 1st NHL Game April 27, 2006
Raffi Torres 1st NHL Assist
Jarret Stoll 1st NHL Assist April 29, 2006
Ales Hemsky 1st NHL Goal May 1, 2006
Ryan Smyth 50th NHL Game
Marc-Andre Bergeron 1st NHL Goal May 10, 2006
Jason Smith 1st NHL Goal May 12, 2006
Chris Pronger 50th NHL Assist May 14, 2006
Rem Murray 50th NHL Game May 17, 2006
Dwayne Roloson 1st NHL Shutout
Todd Harvey 50th NHL PIM May 19, 2006
Dwayne Roloson 1st NHL Assist
Toby Petersen 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 May 23, 2006
Chris Pronger 100th NHL Game
Sergei Samsonov 50th NHL Game
Steve Staios 1st NHL Goal
Jason Smith 50th NHL PIM May 25, 2006
Ty Conklin 1st NHL Game June 5, 2006
Matt Greene 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point
Georges Laraque 50th NHL PIM June 7, 2006
Ethan Moreau
Jussi Markkanen 1st NHL Win June 10, 2006
Dick Tarnstrom 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 June 14, 2006
Jussi Markkanen 1st NHL Shutout June 17, 2006
Jason Smith 50th NHL Game

Transactions

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The Oilers were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[16]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) To Boston Bruins
 To Edmonton Oilers
  • 4th-round pick in 2006
 [17]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) To St. Louis Blues
 To Edmonton Oilers
 [18]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) To New York Islanders
 To Edmonton Oilers
 [19]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) To Boston Bruins
  • Boston’s 4th-round pick in 2006
 To Edmonton Oilers
 [20]
November 19, 2005 (2005-11-19) To Florida Panthers
 To Edmonton Oilers
  • Conditional draft pick in 2006[d]
 [21]
December 13, 2005 (2005-12-13) To St. Louis Blues
  • Future considerations
 To Edmonton Oilers
 [22]
January 26, 2006 (2006-01-26) To Pittsburgh Penguins
 To Edmonton Oilers
 [23]
To Chicago Blackhawks
 To Edmonton Oilers
 [24]
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) To Minnesota Wild
  • 1st-round pick in 2006
  • Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2007[e]
 To Edmonton Oilers
 [26]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) To Boston Bruins
 To Edmonton Oilers
 [27]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
November 11, 2005 (2005-11-11) Krys Kolanos Phoenix Coyotes Waivers [28]
March 5, 2006 (2006-03-05) Rem Murray Houston Aeros (AHL) 1-year Free agency [29]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) Patrick Thoresen Djurgardens IF (SHL) 2-year Free agency [30]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[f] Ref
April 21, 2005 (2005-04-21) Tony Salmelainen HIFK (Liiga) Free agency (II)[g] [32]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) Tyler Moss HC Spartak Moscow (RSL) Free agency (VI) [33]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Jamie Wright Lukko (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [34]
September 14, 2005 (2005-09-14) Sean McAslan Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) Free agency (VI) [35]
Rocky Thompson Peoria Rivermen (AHL) Free agency (VI) [36]
September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17) Joe Cullen Ottawa Senators Free agency (UFA) [37]
September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19) Mike Bishai Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (UFA) [38]
December 19, 2005 (2005-12-19) Krys Kolanos Phoenix Coyotes Waivers [39]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) Mike Morrison Ottawa Senators Waivers [40]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Chris Pronger 5-year Re-signing [18]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Jussi Markkanen 2-year Re-signing [41]
Igor Ulanov 1-year Re-signing [41]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Marty Reasoner 1-year Re-signing [42]
Dan Smith 1-year Re-signing [42]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Jani Rita 2-year Re-signing [43]
Jarret Stoll 1-year Re-signing [43]
Brad Winchester 2-year Re-signing [43]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Ales Hemsky 1-year Re-signing [44]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Matt Greene 2-year Entry-level [45]
Raffi Torres 2-year Re-signing [45]
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) Shawn Horcoff 1-year Re-signing [46]
August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29) Danny Syvret 3-year Entry-level [47]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) Yan Stastny 2-year Re-signing [20]
September 11, 2005 (2005-09-11) Mike Morrison 1-year Re-signing [48]
September 14, 2005 (2005-09-14) Ryan Smyth 2-year Re-signing [49]
October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07) Rob Schremp 3-year Entry-level [50]
May 1, 2006 (2006-05-01) Tyler Spurgeon 3-year Entry-level [51]
May 24, 2006 (2006-05-24) Devan Dubnyk 3-year Entry-level [52]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) Stephane Goulet 3-year Entry-level [30]
Bryan Young 3-year Entry-level [30]
June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) Jonas Almtorp 2-year Entry-level [53]
Fredrik Johansson 2-year Entry-level [53]
Liam Reddox 3-year Entry-level [53]

Draft picks

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Edmonton's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft.[54]

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 25 Andrew Cogliano   Canada Edmonton Oilers St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL)
2 36 Taylor Chorney   United States Edmonton Oilers Shattuck-Saint Mary's School (Midget Major AAA)
3 81 Danny Syvret   Canada Edmonton Oilers (from Philadelphia Flyers) London Knights (OHL)
3 86 Robby Dee   United States Edmonton Oilers Breck School (USHS)
4 97 Chris VandeVelde   United States Edmonton Oilers Lincoln Stars (USHL)
4 120 Vyacheslav Trukhno   Russia Edmonton Oilers Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL)
5 157 Fredrik Pettersson   Sweden Edmonton Oilers Frolunda HC (Sweden)
7 220 Matthew Glasser   Canada Edmonton Oilers Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)

Farm teams

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Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Tarnstrom wore number 33 in his first game.
  2. ^ Greene wore number 32 in his first 13 games.
  3. ^ Kolanos wore number 25 in his first game.
  4. ^ 5th-round pick
  5. ^ Minnesota would receive the pick if the Oilers re-signed Roloson, which they did on July 1, 2006.[25]
  6. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[31]
  7. ^ Edmonton retained Salmelainen’s NHL rights until trading them to Chicago on January 26, 2006.[24]

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