2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season

2005–06 Edmonton Oilers
Division	3rd Northwest
Conference	8th Western
2005–06 record	41–28–13
Home record	20–15–6
Road record	21–13–7
Goals for	256 (T-13th)
Goals against	251 (13th)
Team information
General manager	Kevin Lowe
Coach	Craig MacTavish
Captain	Jason Smith
Alternate captains	Ethan Moreau Ryan Smyth
Arena	Rexall Place
Average attendance	16,832 (99.96%)
Team leaders
Goals	Ryan Smyth (36)
Assists	Ales Hemsky (58)
Points	Ales Hemsky (77)
Penalty minutes	Ethan Moreau (87)
Plus/minus	Steve Staios (+10)
Wins	Jussi Markkanen (15)
Goals against average	Dwayne Roloson (2.43)

The 2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 26th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–29–12–5 record in 2003–04, earning 89 points, finishing in 9th place in the Western Conference, failing to qualify for post-season play. The Oilers qualified for the playoffs in eighth place, and put on a playoff run, finishing with a loss in the Stanley Cup Final.

Offseason

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 Trophy and Norris Trophy winner Chris Pronger to the Oilers in exchange for Eric Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch. Pronger would then sign a 5 year, $25 million contract with Edmonton. The Oilers would then make another blockbuster trade, this time acquiring former Selke Trophy winner Mike Peca from the New York Islanders for Mike York and a 4th 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 5 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

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 #1 goalie, and they addressed this issue by trading their 1st round draft pick in 2006 to the Minnesota Wild for Dwayne Roloson. Edmonton would also add former Calder Trophy winner Sergei Samsonov to the club, as they sent Marty Reasoner and Yan Stastny to the Boston Bruins to acquire him. The Oilers played mediocre hockey for the rest of the season, but managed to finish in 8th place in the Western Conference, and qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2003. Just before the playoffs, a big Edmonton Oilers logo appeared at center ice.

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 breakout, 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, as he would score 22 goals and earn 68 points. On defense, Chris Pronger would anchor the blueline, earning a defenceman best 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 10 games and have a 2.83 GAA, but he would not last the season with the Oilers, as he would be lost on waivers to the Ottawa Senators. Ty Conklin, the starter from 2003–04, 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 have a team best 2.43 GAA, and have a 8–7–4 record with the team.

Season standings

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

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.

Game log

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
1	October 5	Colorado Avalanche	3–4	Edmonton Oilers	1–0–0	2
2	October 8	Vancouver Canucks	3–4	Edmonton Oilers	2–0–0	4
3	October 10	Edmonton Oilers	4–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	3–0–0	6
4	October 11	Edmonton Oilers	1–3	Los Angeles Kings	3–1–0	6
5	October 14	Dallas Stars	3–2	Edmonton Oilers	3–2–0	6
6	October 15	Edmonton Oilers	0–3	Calgary Flames	3–3–0	6
7	October 18	Phoenix Coyotes	4–3	Edmonton Oilers	3–3–1	7
8	October 20	Edmonton Oilers	1–3	Calgary Flames	3–4–1	7
9	October 21	Colorado Avalanche	7–1	Edmonton Oilers	3–5–1	7
10	October 25	Edmonton Oilers	3–5	Colorado Avalanche	3–6–1	7
11	October 28	Edmonton Oilers	5–3	Dallas Stars	4–6–1	9
12	October 29	Edmonton Oilers	5–1	Nashville Predators	5–6–1	11
13	November 1	Columbus Blue Jackets	1–5	Edmonton Oilers	6–6–1	13
14	November 3	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Detroit Red Wings	7–6–1	15
15	November 4	Edmonton Oilers	7–2	St. Louis Blues	8–6–1	17
16	November 7	Edmonton Oilers	0–4	Dallas Stars	8–7–1	17
17	November 8	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	Nashville Predators	8–8–1	17
18	November 11	Edmonton Oilers	3–1	Columbus Blue Jackets	9–8–1	19
19	November 13	Edmonton Oilers	1–3	Chicago Blackhawks	9–9–1	19
20	November 14	Edmonton Oilers	5–2	Colorado Avalanche	10–9–1	21
21	November 17	Detroit Red Wings	5–6	Edmonton Oilers	11–9–1	23
22	November 19	Chicago Blackhawks	4–3	Edmonton Oilers	11–10–1	23
23	November 21	San Jose Sharks	1–2	Edmonton Oilers	12–10–1	25
24	November 23	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Minnesota Wild	13–10–1	27
25	November 25	Edmonton Oilers	2–1	Calgary Flames	14–10–1	29
26	November 29	Colorado Avalanche	3–2	Edmonton Oilers	14–11–1	29
27	December 1	Vancouver Canucks	3–5	Edmonton Oilers	15–11–1	31
28	December 3	Boston Bruins	5–4	Edmonton Oilers	15–11–2	32
29	December 8	Edmonton Oilers	3–2	Philadelphia Flyers	16–11–2	34
30	December 10	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	New York Islanders	16–11–3	35
31	December 13	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	New Jersey Devils	16–11–4	36
32	December 15	Montreal Canadiens	3–5	Edmonton Oilers	17–11–4	38
33	December 17	Edmonton Oilers	5–4	Vancouver Canucks	18–11–4	40
34	December 19	Calgary Flames	4–5	Edmonton Oilers	19–11–4	42
35	December 21	Edmonton Oilers	7–6	Vancouver Canucks	20–11–4	44
36	December 23	Los Angeles Kings	3–5	Edmonton Oilers	21–11–4	46
37	December 26	Minnesota Wild	4–1	Edmonton Oilers	21–12–4	46
38	December 28	Minnesota Wild	4–2	Edmonton Oilers	21–13–4	46
39	December 30	Nashville Predators	2–4	Edmonton Oilers	22–13–4	48
40	December 31	Edmonton Oilers	5–6	Calgary Flames	22–14–4	48
41	January 3	Chicago Blackhawks	0–4	Edmonton Oilers	23–14–4	50
42	January 7	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–2	Edmonton Oilers	23–15–4	50
43	January 10	Edmonton Oilers	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	24–15–4	52
44	January 12	Edmonton Oilers	4–5	New York Rangers	24–15–5	53
45	January 14	Ottawa Senators	5–3	Edmonton Oilers	24–16–5	53
46	January 16	Buffalo Sabres	3–1	Edmonton Oilers	24–17–5	53
47	January 19	Edmonton Oilers	3–2	San Jose Sharks	25–17–5	55
48	January 21	Edmonton Oilers	3–4	Phoenix Coyotes	25–17–6	56
49	January 23	Calgary Flames	3–1	Edmonton Oilers	25–18–6	56
50	January 25	Edmonton Oilers	6–3	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	26–18–6	58
51	January 26	Edmonton Oilers	5–3	Los Angeles Kings	27–18–6	60
52	January 29	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Phoenix Coyotes	28–18–6	62
53	February 2	Columbus Blue Jackets	2–1	Edmonton Oilers	28–18–7	63
54	February 4	Vancouver Canucks	1–3	Edmonton Oilers	29–18–7	65
55	February 6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	5–6	Edmonton Oilers	30–18–7	67
56	February 7	Edmonton Oilers	2–5	Colorado Avalanche	30–19–7	67
57	February 10	Minnesota Wild	6–3	Edmonton Oilers	30–20–7	67
58	February 12	St. Louis Blues	5–4	Edmonton Oilers	30–20–8	68
59	March 1	St. Louis Blues	4–2	Edmonton Oilers	30–21–8	68
60	March 3	San Jose Sharks	2–3	Edmonton Oilers	31–21–8	70
61	March 5	Nashville Predators	2–3	Edmonton Oilers	32–21–8	72
62	March 7	Dallas Stars	4–3	Edmonton Oilers	32–21–9	73
63	March 9	Edmonton Oilers	2–5	San Jose Sharks	32–22–9	73
64	March 11	Edmonton Oilers	3–4	Columbus Blue Jackets	32–22–10	74
65	March 12	Edmonton Oilers	3–4	Minnesota Wild	32–23–10	74
66	March 14	Edmonton Oilers	2–1	Minnesota Wild	33–23–10	76
67	March 16	Calgary Flames	2–3	Edmonton Oilers	34–23–10	78
68	March 18	Detroit Red Wings	4–3	Edmonton Oilers	34–23–11	79
69	March 21	Vancouver Canucks	4–1	Edmonton Oilers	34–24–11	79
70	March 23	Edmonton Oilers	3–4	Vancouver Canucks	34–24–12	80
71	March 25	Edmonton Oilers	3–2	Vancouver Canucks	35–24–12	82
72	March 26	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Colorado Avalanche	36–24–12	84
73	March 28	Minnesota Wild	3–2	Edmonton Oilers	36–25–12	84
74	March 30	Los Angeles Kings	0–4	Edmonton Oilers	37–25–12	86
75	April 1	Calgary Flames	4–1	Edmonton Oilers	37–26–12	86
76	April 3	Phoenix Coyotes	1–7	Edmonton Oilers	38–26–12	88
77	April 6	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	Minnesota Wild	38–26–13	89
78	April 7	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Chicago Blackhawks	39–26–13	91
79	April 9	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	St. Louis Blues	39–27–13	91
80	April 11	Edmonton Oilers	0–2	Detroit Red Wings	39–28–13	91
81	April 13	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1–2	Edmonton Oilers	40–28–13	93
82	April 17	Colorado Avalanche	2–4	Edmonton Oilers	41–28–13	95

Playoffs

Edmonton would open up the playoffs against the President's Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings, who finished with 124 points during the season. After the Wings won the first game in double overtime, Edmonton would tie the series with a solid 4–2 victory to return home with a split. The teams would exchange wins in the 2 games in Edmonton, and return to Detroit for game 5 tied 2–2. Edmonton would hang on for a 3–2 victory in game 5, and return home looking to close out the series. The Oilers hang on to win the 6th game 4–3, eliminating the heavily favoured Red Wings 4–2, and Edmonton won their first playoff series since 1998.

In the 2nd round, the Oilers would have to face the 5th seeded San Jose Sharks, who finished the season with only 4 more points than Edmonton at 99. The Sharks would take control of the series early on, winning both games in San Jose by 2–1 scores, however, the Oilers would get a much needed triple overtime victory in game 3, and then win the 4th game to tie the series up at 2, heading back to San Jose. The Oilers would dominate the Sharks in the 5th game, winning 6–3, and would win the series with a 2–0 shutout in game 6, to earn a spot in the Conference Finals for the first time since 1992.

The Oilers would have a Western Conference Final matchup against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who were the 6th seed in the conference, and finished with 2 more points than Edmonton during the season. Edmonton, who had won their last 4 games, stayed on their hot streak, winning the first 2 games in Anaheim by 3–1 scores. The Oilers would take a 3–0 series lead with a 5–4 win, however, the Mighty Ducks would avoid the sweep by defeating the Oilers 6–3 in game 4. Edmonton would rebound, winning the 5th game 2–1, and earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since winning it in 1990.

Edmonton would face the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. In the opening game, goaltender Dwayne Roloson would go down to injury midway through the 3rd period with the score tied at 4, and Ty Conklin came in to replace Roloson, however, he 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 the 3rd game, playing their first home game in the Stanley Cup Finals since May 22, 1990, with a 2–1 victory, but the Hurricanes would take the 4th game 2–1 to take a commanding 3–1 series lead. The Oilers, facing elimination, would take the 5th game to overtime, and win the game by a 4–3 score to stay alive. The series returned to Edmonton for game 6, and the Oilers shutout Carolina 4–0, setting up a 7th game to determine the champion. The Hurricanes, led by goaltender Cam Ward, played a very solid defensive game, and hold the Oilers to a single goal, while the Hurricanes managed to put 3 behind Jussi Markkanen, to win their 1st Stanley Cup in club history.

Edmonton Oilers 4, Detroit Red Wings 2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	April 21	Edmonton Oilers	2–3	Detroit Red Wings	0–1
2	April 23	Edmonton Oilers	4–2	Detroit Red Wings	1–1
3	April 25	Detroit Red Wings	3–4	Edmonton Oilers	2–1
4	April 27	Detroit Red Wings	4–2	Edmonton Oilers	2–2
5	April 29	Edmonton Oilers	3–2	Detroit Red Wings	3–2
6	May 1	Detroit Red Wings	3–4	Edmonton Oilers	4–2

Edmonton Oilers 4, San Jose Sharks 2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	May 7	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	San Jose Sharks	0–1
2	May 8	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	San Jose Sharks	0–2
3	May 10	San Jose Sharks	2–3	Edmonton Oilers	1–2
4	May 12	San Jose Sharks	3–6	Edmonton Oilers	2–2
5	May 14	Edmonton Oilers	6–3	San Jose Sharks	3–2
6	May 17	San Jose Sharks	0–2	Edmonton Oilers	4–2

Edmonton Oilers 4, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	May 19	Edmonton Oilers	3–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1–0
2	May 21	Edmonton Oilers	3–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2–0
3	May 23	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	4–5	Edmonton Oilers	3–0
4	May 25	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	6–3	Edmonton Oilers	3–1
5	May 27	Edmonton Oilers	2–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	4–1

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Edmonton Oilers 3

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	June 5	Edmonton Oilers	4–5	Carolina Hurricanes	0–1
2	June 7	Edmonton Oilers	0–5	Carolina Hurricanes	0–2
3	June 10	Carolina Hurricanes	1–2	Edmonton Oilers	1–2
4	June 12	Carolina Hurricanes	2–1	Edmonton Oilers	1–3
5	June 14	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Carolina Hurricanes	2–3
6	June 17	Carolina Hurricanes	0–4	Edmonton Oilers	3–3
7	June 19	Edmonton Oilers	1–3	Carolina Hurricanes	3–4

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky RW 81 19 58 77 64 -5 7 1 4 Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff C 79 22 51 73 85 0 3 3 5 Stoll, JarretJarret Stoll C 82 22 46 68 74 4 11 1 4 Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth LW 75 36 30 66 58 -5 19 2 3 Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger D 80 12 44 56 74 2 10 0 3 Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres LW 82 27 14 41 50 4 6 0 3 Pisani, FernandoFernando Pisani RW 80 18 19 37 42 5 4 1 2 Bergeron, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bergeron D 75 15 20 35 38 3 8 0 1 Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak RW 64 8 20 28 26 -2 2 0 2 Staios, SteveSteve Staios D 82 8 20 28 84 10 1 0 1 Moreau, EthanEthan Moreau LW 74 11 16 27 87 6 2 4 4 Reasoner, MartyMarty Reasoner C 58 9 17 26 20 -12 5 0 1 Peca, MichaelMichael Peca C 71 9 14 23 56 -4 2 2 1 Spacek, JaroslavJaroslav Spacek D 31 5 14 19 24 3 3 0 0 Smith, JasonJason Smith D 76 4 13 17 84 1 0 0 0 Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov LW 19 5 11 16 6 0 4 0 0 Laraque, GeorgesGeorges Laraque RW 72 2 10 12 73 -5 0 0 0 Ulanov, IgorIgor Ulanov D 37 3 6 9 29 -11 1 0 0 Harvey, ToddTodd Harvey RW/C 63 5 2 7 32 -7 0 0 0 Cross, CoryCory Cross D 34 2 3 5 38 -5 0 1 0 Tarnstrom, DickDick Tarnstrom D 22 1 3 4 24 -5 0 0 0 Rita, JaniJani Rita LW 21 3 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 Murray, RemRem Murray C/LW 9 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 Semenov, AlexeiAlexei Semenov D 11 1 1 2 17 -3 0 0 0 Greene, MattMatt Greene D 27 0 2 2 43 -6 0 0 0 Pouliot, Marc-AntoineMarc-Antoine Pouliot C 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Markkanen, JussiJussi Markkanen G 37 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson G 19 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Winchester, BradBrad Winchester C/LW 19 0 1 1 21 -2 0 0 0 Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak C 10 0 0 0 4 -4 0 0 0 Conklin, TyTy Conklin G 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Jacques, Jean-FrancoisJean-Francois Jacques LW 7 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 Kolanos, KrysKrys Kolanos C 6 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 Morrison, MikeMike Morrison G 21 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Roy, MathieuMathieu Roy D 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Smith, DanDan Smith D 7 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 Stastny, YanYan Stastny C 3 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 Syvret, DannyDanny Syvret D 10 0 0 0 6 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Markkanen, JussiJussi Markkanen 2016 37 15 12 6 105 3.12 0 873 768 .880 Morrison, MikeMike Morrison 892 21 10 4 2 42 2.83 0 361 319 .884 Conklin, TyTy Conklin 922 18 8 5 1 43 2.80 1 359 316 .880 Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson 1163 19 8 7 4 47 2.42 1 497 450 .905 Team: 4993 82 41 28 13 237 2.85 2 2090 1853 .887

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger D 24 5 16 21 26 10 3 0 0 Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff C 24 7 12 19 12 4 1 1 2 Pisani, FernandoFernando Pisani RW 24 14 4 18 10 4 3 1 5 Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky RW 24 6 11 17 14 -3 4 0 2 Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth LW 24 7 9 16 22 -2 4 0 1 Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov LW 24 4 11 15 14 2 1 0 0 Spacek, JaroslavJaroslav Spacek D 24 3 11 14 24 -3 2 0 0 Peca, MichaelMichael Peca C 24 6 5 11 20 5 0 1 1 Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres LW 22 4 7 11 16 2 1 0 1 Stoll, JarretJarret Stoll C 24 4 6 10 24 -4 2 0 1 Staios, SteveSteve Staios D 24 1 5 6 28 0 1 0 0 Smith, JasonJason Smith D 24 1 4 5 16 5 0 0 1 Murray, RemRem Murray C/LW 24 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 Bergeron, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bergeron D 18 2 1 3 14 0 2 0 0 Moreau, EthanEthan Moreau LW 21 2 1 3 19 0 0 0 0 Winchester, BradBrad Winchester C/LW 10 1 2 3 4 -2 0 0 1 Harvey, ToddTodd Harvey RW/C 10 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 Laraque, GeorgesGeorges Laraque RW 15 1 1 2 44 2 0 0 0 Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak RW 16 0 2 2 4 -1 0 0 0 Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson G 18 0 2 2 14 0 0 0 0 Tarnstrom, DickDick Tarnstrom D 12 0 2 2 10 1 0 0 0 Petersen, TobyToby Petersen C 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Greene, MattMatt Greene D 18 0 1 1 34 1 0 0 0 Conklin, TyTy Conklin G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Markkanen, JussiJussi Markkanen G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson 1160 18 12 5 45 2.33 1 618 573 .927 Markkanen, JussiJussi Markkanen 360 6 3 3 13 2.17 1 137 124 .905 Conklin, TyTy Conklin 6 1 0 1 1 10.00 0 3 2 .667 Team: 1526 24 15 9 59 2.32 2 758 699 .922

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Milestones

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
Marc-Andre Bergeron	100th NHL game	January 12, 2006
Shawn Horcoff	100th NHL assist	January 14, 2006
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	April 3, 2006
Brad Winchester	1st NHL assist
Marc Pouliot Brad Winchester	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 Jaroslav Spacek	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	April 21, 2006
Jarret Stoll Raffi Torres	1st NHL game
Fernando Pisani Steve Staios	1st NHL assist	April 23, 2006
Steve Staios Jarret Stoll Brad Winchester	1st NHL point
Jarret Stoll Brad Winchester	1st NHL goal
Brad Winchester	1st NHL game
Jaroslav Spacek Raffi Torres	1st NHL goal	April 25, 2006
Raffi Torres	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 point	May 23, 2006
Toby Petersen Steve Staios	1st NHL goal
Chris Pronger	100th NHL game
Sergei Samsonov	50th NHL game
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 Ethan Moreau	50th NHL PIM	June 7, 2006
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

Trades August 1, 2005 To Boston Bruins Brad Isbister To Edmonton Oilers *4th round pick in 2006 - James Delory August 2, 2005 To St. Louis Blues Eric Brewer Doug Lynch Jeff Woywitka To Edmonton Oilers Chris Pronger August 3, 2005 To New York Islanders Mike York **4th round pick in 2006 - Kevin Montgomery To Edmonton Oilers Michael Peca August 29, 2005 To Boston Bruins *4th round pick in 2006 - James Delory To Edmonton Oilers Yan Stastny November 19, 2005 To Florida Panthers Alexei Semenov To Edmonton Oilers 5th round pick in 2006 - Bryan Pitton December 13, 2005 To St. Louis Blues Future considerations To Edmonton Oilers Blake Evans January 26, 2006 To Pittsburgh Penguins Jani Rita Cory Cross To Edmonton Oilers Dick Tarnstrom January 26, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks Tony Salmelainen To Edmonton Oilers Jaroslav Spacek March 8, 2006 To Minnesota Wild ***1st round pick in 2006 - Trevor Lewis ****3rd round pick in 2007 - Spencer Machacek To Edmonton Oilers Dwayne Roloson March 9, 2006 To Boston Bruins Marty Reasoner Yan Stastny 2nd round pick in 2006 - Milan Lucic To Edmonton Oilers Sergei Samsonov *Later traded to the San Jose Sharks. **Later traded to the Colorado Avalanche. ***Later traded to the Los Angeles Kings. ****Later traded to the Atlanta Thrashers.

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms F Rem Murray Nashville Predators 1 year, $0.45 million Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms D Scott Ferguson Minnesota Wild 1 year F Mike Bishai Phoenix Coyotes 1 year D Rocky Thompson St. Louis Blues 2 years Players re-signed Player Contract terms D Chris Pronger 5 years, $31.25 million G Jussi Markkanen 2 years, $1.7 million D Igor Ulanov 1 year, $0.90 million F Marty Reasoner 1 year, $0.65 million D Dan Smith 1 year, $0.475 million F Brad Winchester 2 years, $0.95 million F Jarret Stoll 1 year, $0.5016 million F Jani Rita 1 year, $0.45 million F Ales Hemsky 1 year, $0.90174 million F Raffi Torres 2 years, $1.975 million F Shawn Horcoff 1 year, $1.0 million F Ryan Smyth 2 years, $7.0 million

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft

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 Boarding School (USHS)
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 Vande Velde	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 (Sweden)
7	220	Matthew Glasser	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)

See also

• 2005–06 NHL season

References

• SHRP Sports
• The Internet Hockey Database
• National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007