2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season

2020–21 Edmonton Oilers
Division	North
2020–21 record	6–6–0
Home record	4–4–0
Road record	2–2–0
Goals for	42
Goals against	43
Team information
General manager	Ken Holland
Coach	Dave Tippett
Captain	Connor McDavid
Alternate captains	Leon Draisaitl Adam Larsson Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Darnell Nurse
Arena	Rogers Place
Minor league affiliate(s)	Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Connor McDavid (8)
Assists	Connor McDavid (16)
Points	Connor McDavid (24)
Penalty minutes	Darnell Nurse Kailer Yamamoto (12)
Plus/minus	Leon Draisaitl (+12)
Wins	Mikko Koskinen (5)
Goals against average	Mikko Koskinen (3.31)

The 2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season is 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 will attempt to make 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 is to be played entirely within the new divisions, meaning that Edmonton and the other Canadian teams will play an all-Canadian schedule for the 2020–21 regular season as well as the first two rounds of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Standings

Divisional standings

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
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.

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: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # 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 Calgary 14 February 8 Edmonton Ottawa 15 February 9 Edmonton Ottawa 16 February 11 Edmonton Montreal 17 February 15 Winnipeg Edmonton 18 February 17 Winnipeg Edmonton 19 February 19 Edmonton Calgary 20 February 20 Calgary Edmonton 21 February 23 Edmonton Vancouver 22 February 25 Edmonton Vancouver 23 February 27 Toronto Edmonton
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 March 1 Toronto Edmonton 25 March 3 Toronto Edmonton 26 March 6 Calgary Edmonton 27 March 8 Ottawa Edmonton 28 March 10 Ottawa Edmonton 29 March 12 Ottawa Edmonton 30 March 13 Edmonton Vancouver 31 March 15 Edmonton Calgary 32 March 17 Edmonton Calgary 33 March 18 Winnipeg Edmonton 34 March 20 Winnipeg Edmonton 35 March 22 Edmonton Montreal 36 March 24 Edmonton Montreal 37 March 26 Edmonton Montreal 38 March 27 Edmonton Toronto 39 March 29 Edmonton Toronto
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 April 2 Calgary Edmonton 41 April 3 Vancouver Edmonton 42 April 5 Edmonton Montreal 43 April 7 Edmonton Ottawa 44 April 9 Edmonton Ottawa 45 April 12 Vancouver Edmonton 46 April 14 Vancouver Edmonton 47 April 17 Edmonton Winnipeg 48 April 19 Montreal Edmonton 49 April 20 Montreal Edmonton 50 April 26 Edmonton Winnipeg 51 April 28 Edmonton Winnipeg 52 April 29 Calgary Edmonton
May: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 May 1 Calgary Edmonton 54 May 4 Edmonton Vancouver 55 May 6 Edmonton Vancouver 56 May 7 Edmonton Calgary
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of February 2, 2021.

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Connor McDavid	12	8	16	24	1	8
Leon Draisaitl	12	7	15	22	12	4
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	12	5	5	10	−1	0
Darnell Nurse	12	3	6	9	6	12
Tyson Barrie	12	1	8	9	−6	0
Kailer Yamamoto	12	4	4	8	7	12
Jesse Puljujarvi	12	2	2	4	−5	4
James Neal	6	2	1	3	−2	0
Dominik Kahun	12	2	1	3	6	0
Adam Larsson	12	2	1	3	−3	10
Zack Kassian	11	1	2	3	−3	4
Kyle Turris	12	1	2	3	−9	6
Josh Archibald	12	2	0	2	−5	4
Ethan Bear	9	0	2	2	5	2
Devin Shore	8	1	0	1	−1	2
Slater Koekkoek	10	1	0	1	−5	2
Evan Bouchard	1	0	1	1	1	0
Patrick Russell	1	0	1	1	0	0
Jujhar Khaira	3	0	1	1	−3	10
Tyler Ennis	5	0	1	1	−3	0
Caleb Jones	7	0	1	1	−1	4
Kris Russell	7	0	1	1	−2	2
Alex Chiasson	7	0	0	0	−4	0
Joakim Nygard	4	0	0	0	0	2
William Lagesson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gaetan Haas	2	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Mikko Koskinen	11	11	652:07	5	6	0	36	3.31	350	.897	0	0	1	0
Stuart Skinner	1	1	59:41	1	0	0	5	5.03	38	.868	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

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Mikko Koskinen	100th NHL game	January 16, 2021
Stuart Skinner	1st NHL game 1st NHL win	January 31, 2021

Current roster

Updated July 15, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
82		Beau Akey	D	R	19	2023	Waterloo, Ontario
–		Viktor Arvidsson	RW	R	31	2024	Skelleftea, Sweden
47		Carl Berglund	C	L	24	2023	Hammaro, Sweden
2		Evan Bouchard	D	R	24	2018	Oakville, Ontario
86		Philip Broberg (RFA)	D	L	23	2019	Orebro, Sweden
28		Connor Brown	RW	R	30	2023	Etobicoke, Ontario
–		Josh Brown	D	R	30	2024	London, Ontario
8		Drake Caggiula	C	L	30	2023	Pickering, Ontario
–		Connor Carrick	D	R	30	2024	Orland Park, Illinois
5		Cody Ceci	D	R	30	2021	Ottawa, Ontario
–		Collin Delia	G	L	30	2024	Rancho Cucamonga, California
85		Cam Dineen	D	L	26	2023	Toms River, New Jersey
29		Leon Draisaitl (A)	C	L	28	2014	Cologne, Germany
14		Mattias Ekholm	D	L	34	2023	Borlange, Sweden
6		Ben Gleason	D	L	26	2023	Ortonville, Michigan
42		Jayden Grubbe	C	R	21	2023	Calgary, Alberta
57		James Hamblin	LW	L	25	2022	Edmonton, Alberta
19		Adam Henrique	C	L	34	2024	Brantford, Ontario
81		Noel Hoefenmayer	D	L	25	2023	North York, Ontario
55		Dylan Holloway (RFA)	LW	L	22	2020	Calgary, Alberta
18		Zach Hyman	LW	R	32	2021	Toronto, Ontario
13		Mattias Janmark	LW	L	31	2022	Danderyd, Sweden
–		Roby Jarventie	LW	L	21	2024	Tampere, Finland
91		Evander Kane	LW	L	32	2022	Vancouver, British Columbia
76		Philip Kemp	D	R	25	2017	Greenwich, Connecticut
27		Brett Kulak	D	L	30	2022	Stony Plain, Alberta
62		Raphael Lavoie	C	R	23	2019	Chambly, Quebec
97		Connor McDavid (C)	C	L	27	2015	Richmond Hill, Ontario
93		Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (A)	C	L	31	2011	Burnaby, British Columbia
25		Darnell Nurse (A)	D	L	29	2013	Hamilton, Ontario
26		Lane Pederson	C	R	26	2023	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
90		Corey Perry	RW	R	39	2024	Peterborough, Ontario
43		Matvey Petrov	RW	R	21	2021	Gus-Khrustalny, Russia
–		Noah Philp	C	R	25	2024	Canmore, Alberta
30		Calvin Pickard	G	L	32	2022	Moncton, New Brunswick
35		Olivier Rodrigue	G	L	24	2018	Chicoutimi, Quebec
10		Derek Ryan	C	R	37	2021	Spokane, Washington
–		Matthew Savoie	C	R	20	2024	St. Albert, Alberta
–		Jeff Skinner	LW	L	32	2024	Markham, Ontario
74		Stuart Skinner	G	L	25	2017	Edmonton, Alberta
51		Troy Stecher	D	R	30	2024	Richmond, British Columbia
–		James Stefan	RW	R	20	2024	Laguna Beach, California
41		Brady Stonehouse	RW	R	19	2023	Blenheim, Ontario
–		Connor Ungar	G	L	22	2024	Calgary, Alberta
88		Maximus Wanner	D	R	21	2021	Estevan, Saskatchewan

Transactions

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

Trades

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

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
January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25)	Nolan Vesey	to Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)	1-year

Waivers

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

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

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.

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)

References