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]
Standings [ ] Divisional standings [ ] Updated to game(s) played on May 19, 2021. 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 [ ] Regular season [ ] 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
Recap
2
January 14
Vancouver
2–5
Edmonton
Koskinen
0
1–1–0
2
Recap
3
January 16
Montreal 5–1
Edmonton
Koskinen
0
1–2–0
2
Recap
4
January 18
Montreal
3–1
Edmonton
Koskinen
0
1–3–0
2
Recap
5
January 20
Edmonton
3–1
Toronto Koskinen
0
2–3–0
4
Recap
6
January 22
Edmonton
2–4
Toronto
Koskinen
0
2–4–0
4
Recap
7
January 24
Edmonton
4–3
Winnipeg Koskinen
0
3–4–0
6
Recap
8
January 26
Edmonton
4–6
Winnipeg
Koskinen
0
3–5–0
6
Recap
9
January 28
Toronto
4–3
Edmonton
Koskinen
0
3–6–0
6
Recap
10
January 30
Toronto
3–4
Edmonton
OT
Koskinen
0
4–6–0
8
Recap
11
January 31
Ottawa 5–8
Edmonton
Skinner 0
5–6–0
10
Recap
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
Recap
13
February 6
Edmonton
4–6
Calgary Koskinen
0
6–7–0
12
Recap
14
February 8
Edmonton
3–1
Ottawa
Smith 0
7–7–0
14
Recap
15
February 9
Edmonton
3–2
Ottawa
Koskinen
0
8–7–0
16
Recap
16
February 11
Edmonton
3–0
Montreal Smith
0
9–7–0
18
Recap
17
February 15
Winnipeg 6–5
Edmonton
Koskinen
0
9–8–0
18
Recap
18
February 17
Winnipeg
2–3
Edmonton
Smith
0
10–8–0
20
Recap
19
February 19
Edmonton
2–1
Calgary
Smith
0
11–8–0
22
Recap
20
February 20
Calgary
1–7
Edmonton
Koskinen
0
12–8–0
24
Recap
21
February 23
Edmonton
4–3
Vancouver Smith
0
13–8–0
26
Recap
22
February 25
Edmonton
3–0
Vancouver
Smith
0
14–8–0
28
Recap
23
February 27
Toronto 4–0
Edmonton
Smith
0
14–9–0
28
Recap
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
Recap
25
March 3
Toronto
6–1
Edmonton
Smith 0
14–11–0
28
Recap
26
March 6
Calgary 2–3
Edmonton
Smith
0
15–11–0
30
Recap
27
March 8
Ottawa 2–3
Edmonton
Koskinen
0
16–11–0
32
Recap
28
March 10
Ottawa
1–7
Edmonton
Smith
0
17–11–0
34
Recap
29
March 12
Ottawa
2–6
Edmonton
Smith
0
18–11–0
36
Recap
30
March 13
Edmonton
1–2
Vancouver Koskinen
0
18–12–0
36
Recap
31
March 15
Edmonton
3–4
Calgary
Smith
0
18–13–0
36
Recap
32
March 17
Edmonton
7–3
Calgary
Smith
0
19–13–0
38
Recap
33
March 18
Winnipeg 1–2
Edmonton
Koskinen
0
20–13–0
40
Recap
34
March 20
Winnipeg
2–4
Edmonton
Smith
0
21–13–0
42
Recap
—
March 22
Edmonton
Montreal Postponed due to COVID-19 .[ 4] [ 5]
—
March 24
Edmonton
Montreal
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 6] [ 5]
—
March 26
Edmonton
Montreal
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 6] [ 5]
35
March 27
Edmonton
3–4
Toronto
OT
Smith
0
21–13–1
43
Recap
36
March 29
Edmonton
3–2
Toronto
OT
Smith
0
22–13–1
45
Recap
37
March 30
Edmonton
0–4
Montreal
Koskinen
0
22–14–1
45
Recap
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
Recap
—
April 3
Vancouver Edmonton
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 7] [ 8]
39
April 5
Edmonton
2–3
Montreal OT
Smith
0
23–14–2
48
Recap
40
April 7
Edmonton
4–2
Ottawa Koskinen 0
24–14–2
50
Recap
41
April 8
Edmonton
3–1
Ottawa
Smith
0
25–14–2
52
Recap
42
April 10
Edmonton
0–5
Calgary
Smith
0
25–15–2
52
Recap
—
April 12
Vancouver
Edmonton
Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 8.[ 8]
—
April 14
Vancouver
Edmonton
Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 15.[ 8]
—
April 16
Edmonton
Vancouver
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 9] [ 10]
43
April 17
Edmonton
3–0
Winnipeg Smith
0
26–15–2
54
Recap
44
April 19
Montreal
1–4
Edmonton
Smith
0
27–15–2
56
Recap
45
April 21
Montreal
4–3
Edmonton
Smith
0
27–16–2
56
Recap
46
April 26
Edmonton
6–1
Winnipeg
Smith
0
28–16–2
58
Recap
47
April 28
Edmonton
3–1
Winnipeg
Koskinen
0
29–16–2
60
Recap
48
April 29
Calgary
3–1
Edmonton
Smith
0
29–17–2
60
Recap
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
Recap
50
May 3
Edmonton
5–3
Vancouver Koskinen 0
31–17–2
64
Recap
51
May 4
Edmonton
4–1
Vancouver
Smith
0
32–17–2
66
Recap
52
May 6
Vancouver
6–3
Edmonton
Koskinen
0
32–18–2
66
Recap
53
May 8
Vancouver
3–4
Edmonton
Smith
0
33–18–2
68
Recap
54
May 10
Edmonton
4–3
Montreal OT
Koskinen
0
34–18–2
70
Recap
55
May 12
Edmonton
4–3
Montreal
OT
Smith
0
35–18–2
72
Recap
56
May 15
Vancouver
4–1
Edmonton
Koskinen
0
35–19–2
72
Recap
Legend Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs [ ]
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
Recap
2
May 21
Winnipeg
1–0
Edmonton
OT
Smith
0–2
Recap
3
May 23
Edmonton
4–5
Winnipeg
OT
Smith
0–3
Recap
4
May 24
Edmonton
3–4
Winnipeg
3OT
Smith
0–4
Recap
Legend Win Loss
Player statistics [ ] Skaters [ ]
Regular season[ 11]
Player
GP
G
A
Pts
+/−
PIM
McDavid, Connor Connor McDavid
56
33
72
105
+21
20
Draisaitl, Leon Leon Draisaitl
56
31
53
84
+29
22
Barrie, Tyson Tyson Barrie
56
8
40
48
+4
10
Nurse, Darnell Darnell Nurse
56
16
20
36
+27
57
Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
52
16
19
35
−4
22
Puljujarvi, Jesse Jesse Puljujarvi
55
15
10
25
+6
16
Yamamoto, Kailer Kailer Yamamoto
52
8
13
21
+9
26
Chiasson, Alex Alex Chiasson
45
9
7
16
−10
33
Kahun, Dominik Dominik Kahun
48
9
6
15
−3
2
Archibald, Josh Josh Archibald
52
7
6
13
+2
37
Khaira, Jujhar Jujhar Khaira
40
3
8
11
−1
42
Neal, James James Neal
29
5
5
10
−2
11
Larsson, Adam Adam Larsson
56
4
6
10
+2
24
Shore, Devin Devin Shore
38
5
4
9
−4
6
Ennis, Tyler Tyler Ennis
30
3
6
9
0
6
Russell, Kris Kris Russell
35
0
9
9
0
8
Bear, Ethan Ethan Bear
43
2
6
8
−1
14
Kassian, Zack Zack Kassian
27
2
3
5
−4
15
Turris, Kyle Kyle Turris
27
2
3
5
−11
10
Bouchard, Evan Evan Bouchard
14
2
3
5
−2
2
Jones, Caleb Caleb Jones
33
0
4
4
−7
6
Haas, Gaetan Gaetan Haas
34
2
1
3
−6
10
Russell, Patrick Patrick Russell
8
0
2
2
0
0
Lagesson, William William Lagesson
19
0
2
2
0
9
Kulikov, Dmitri Dmitri Kulikov
† || 10 || 0 || 2 || 2 || +1 || 2
Koekkoek, Slater Slater Koekkoek
18
1
0
1
−7
2
McLeod, Ryan Ryan McLeod
10
0
1
1
−2
0
Nygard, Joakim Joakim Nygard
9
0
0
0
−2
4
Playoffs[ 12]
Player
GP
G
A
Pts
+/−
PIM
Draisaitl, Leon Leon Draisaitl
4
2
3
5
−2
2
McDavid, Connor Connor McDavid
4
1
3
4
−2
0
Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
4
1
1
2
−2
0
Kassian, Zack Zack Kassian
4
1
1
2
0
0
Puljujarvi, Jesse Jesse Puljujarvi
4
1
1
2
0
0
Larsson, Adam Adam Larsson
4
0
2
2
−4
2
Khaira, Jujhar Jujhar Khaira
4
1
0
1
−2
6
Chiasson, Alex Alex Chiasson
3
1
0
1
−2
0
Shore, Devin Devin Shore
2
0
1
1
−2
0
Koekkoek, Slater Slater Koekkoek
4
0
1
1
0
0
Nurse, Darnell Darnell Nurse
4
0
1
1
0
2
Barrie, Tyson Tyson Barrie
4
0
1
1
+1
0
Yamamoto, Kailer Kailer Yamamoto
4
0
1
1
−2
2
Archibald, Josh Josh Archibald
3
0
0
0
−1
2
Ennis, Tyler Tyler Ennis
2
0
0
0
0
0
Russell, Kris Kris Russell
1
0
0
0
0
0
Neal, James James Neal
2
0
0
0
−1
0
Bear, Ethan Ethan Bear
4
0
0
0
−4
2
Kulikov, Dmitri Dmitri Kulikov
3
0
0
0
−3
0
McLeod, Ryan Ryan McLeod
4
0
0
0
−1
0
Kahun, Dominik Dominik Kahun
2
0
0
0
0
0
Haas, Gaetan Gaetan Haas
2
0
0
0
0
4
Goaltenders [ ]
Regular season[ 13]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Smith, Mike Mike Smith
32
30
1,846:33
21
6
2
71
2.31
921
.923
3
0
2
6
Koskinen, Mikko Mikko Koskinen
26
25
1,437:39
13
13
0
76
3.17
756
.899
0
0
2
0
Skinner, Stuart Stuart Skinner
1
1
59:41
1
0
0
5
5.03
38
.868
0
0
0
0
Playoffs[ 14]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Smith, Mike 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 [ ] Milestones [ ] Transactions [ ] The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.
Trades [ ] Free agents [ ]
Date
Player
Team
Contract term
Ref
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 )
Matt Benning to Nashville Predators
2-year
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 )
Josh Currie to Pittsburgh Penguins
1-year
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 )
Anton Forsberg from Carolina Hurricanes
1-year
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 )
Seth Griffith from Winnipeg Jets
2-year
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 )
Tomas Jurco to Vegas Golden Knights
1-year
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 )
Alan Quine from Calgary Flames
1-year
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 )
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
December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28 )
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
Waivers [ ]
Signings [ ]
Date
Player
Contract term
Ref
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07 )
Jesse Puljujarvi 2-year
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 )
Kris Russell 1-year
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 )
Mike Smith 1-year
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09 )
Tyler Ennis 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
Draft picks [ ] See also: List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks 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 .
References [ ]
↑ Oilers clinch playoff berth, McDavid at 91 points in win against Canucks (May 3, 2021).↑ NHL Hockey Standings . National Hockey League.↑ 2020-21 NHL schedule announced (December 23, 2020).↑ Oilers-Canadiens game postponed because of COVID-19 protocol (March 22, 2021).↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 NHL announces updates to 2020-21 regular-season schedule (March 28, 2021).↑ 6.0 6.1 NHL postpones Canadiens games through March 28 due to COVID-19 protocols (March 23, 2021).↑ NHL postpones Canucks games through April 6 due to COVID-19 protocols (April 1, 2021).↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Vancouver Canucks to Resume Regular Season on April 16; North Division Schedule to End on May 16 (April 10, 2021).↑ NHL postpones Friday's Canucks-Oilers game as Vancouver recovers from outbreak (April 15, 2021).↑ NHL announces updates to 2020-21 regular-season schedule (April 16, 2021).↑ 2020–21 Regular Season – Edmonton Oilers Stats – Skaters .↑ 2020–21 Playoffs – Edmonton Oilers Stats – Skaters .↑ 2020–21 Regular Season – Edmonton Oilers Stats – Goalies .↑ 2020–21 Playoffs – Edmonton Oilers Stats – Goalies .
