2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season was the team's 38th season of play, its 31st as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The 2009–10 season was one of the poorest in franchise history as the Oilers finished last in the NHL. The team's 62 points were the second-lowest point total in franchise history (the lowest point total was 60 points obtained back in 1992–93). However, despite the misery endured that season, the Oilers were compensated on April 13, 2010, when they won the 2010 NHL Draft Lottery to pick first overall for the first time in franchise history.

This season the Oilers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season for the first time since the 1992–93 season and the 1995–96 season having not appeared in a playoff game since Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes. This would continue until their 2016–17 season.

Preseason On May 26, Pat Quinn was named as the new head coach of the Oilers, replacing Craig MacTavish. Tom Renney and Wayne Fleming were named associate coach and assistant coach, respectively. On June 30, Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini aggressively pursued disgruntled winger and sniper Dany Heatley, who wanted a trade from the Ottawa Senators. A deal was in place that would have sent Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner and Ladislav Smid to Ottawa. However, Heatley who had a no-movement clause rejected the trade. Tambellini would eventually give up pursuing Heatley, and he was eventually traded to the San Jose Sharks. On September 10, former Oiler Mike Comrie signed a one-year contract worth $1.125 million with the team that began his career. After a six-year hiatus, Comrie was finally able to mend the fences with the Oilers faithful. This was shown in a game against the Florida Panthers when Comrie dropped the gloves against Eric Himelfarb. After the fight, the fans showed appreciation by chanting his name. The Oilers won that game 4–0.

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record 1 September 15 Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Calgary Flames Jeff Deslauriers (1-0-0) 19,289 1-0-0 2 September 16 New York Islanders 2-3 Edmonton Oilers Devan Dubnyk (1-0-0) 16,386 2-0-0 3 September 18 Florida Panthers 0-4 Edmonton Oilers Nikolai Khabibulin (1-0-0) 16,601 3-0-0 4 September 19 Edmonton Oilers 1-3 Vancouver Canucks Jeff Deslauriers (1-1-0) 18,630 3-1-0 5 September 20 (in Saskatoon, SK) Edmonton Oilers 1-3 New York Islanders Devan Dubnyk (1-1-0) 12,843 3-2-0 6 September 23 Calgary Flames 5-3 Edmonton Oilers Nikolai Khabibulin (1-1-0) 16,839 3-3-0 7 September 24 (in Winnipeg, MB) Edmonton Oilers 3-4 Tampa Bay Lightning Jeff Deslauriers (1-2-0) 11,644 3-3-1 8 September 27 Vancouver Canucks 4-5 Edmonton Oilers Nikolai Khabibulin (2-1-0) 16,839 4-3-1

Regular season

The Oilers allowed 278 goals (excluding 6 shootout goals), the most in the League.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results 2009–10 Game Log October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Calgary Flames 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 0–1–0 0 2 October 6 Dallas Stars 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers SO Khabibulin 16,839 1–1–0 2 3 October 8 Calgary Flames 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers SO Khabibulin 16,839 1–1–1 3 4 October 10 Montreal Canadiens 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 2–1–1 5 5 October 12 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 1 Nashville Predators Deslauriers 12,179 3–1–1 7 6 October 14 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Chicago Blackhawks Khabibulin 20,124 3–2–1 7 7 October 16 Minnesota Wild 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 4–2–1 9 8 October 19 Vancouver Canucks 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 5–2–1 11 9 October 22 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 6–2–1 13 10 October 24 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Calgary Flames Khabibulin 19,289 6–3–1 13 11 October 25 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 2 Vancouver Canucks Deslauriers 18,810 6–4–1 13 12 October 27 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 6–5–1 13 13 October 29 Detroit Red Wings 5 – 6 Edmonton Oilers SO Khabibulin 16,839 7–5–1 15 14 October 31 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 2 Boston Bruins Khabibulin 17,565 7–6–1 15 November: 3–7–3 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 1–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 2 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 New York Islanders Khabibulin 10,846 7–7–1 15 16 November 5 New York Rangers 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 7–8–1 15 17 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Colorado Avalanche Khabibulin 12,118 8–8–1 17 18 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Ottawa Senators SO Deslauriers 17,977 8–8–2 18 19 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Buffalo Sabres Khabibulin 17,797 8–9–2 18 20 November 15 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Atlanta Thrashers Khabibulin 11,091 8–10–2 18 21 November 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Khabibulin 13,030 8–10–3 19 22 November 18 Colorado Avalanche 4 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 9–10–3 21 23 November 21 Chicago Blackhawks 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 9–11–3 21 24 November 23 Phoenix Coyotes 0 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 10–11–3 23 25 November 25 Los Angeles Kings 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 10–12–3 23 26 November 27 San Jose Sharks 5 – 4 Edmonton Oilers SO Deslauriers 16,839 10–12–4 24 27 November 28 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 7 Vancouver Canucks Deslauriers 18,810 10–13–4 24 December: 6–8–0 (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 3 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 Detroit Red Wings Deslauriers 18,018 11–13–4 26 29 December 5 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Dallas Stars SO Deslauriers 15,860 12–13–4 28 30 December 7 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Florida Panthers SO Deslauriers 11,469 13–13–4 30 31 December 9 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Tampa Bay Lightning Deslauriers 13,477 14–13–4 32 32 December 11 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 St. Louis Blues Deslauriers 19,150 15–13–4 34 33 December 15 Los Angeles Kings 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 15–14–4 34 34 December 17 Nashville Predators 6 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 15–15–4 34 35 December 19 Washington Capitals 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 15–16–4 34 36 December 21 St. Louis Blues 7 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 15–17–4 34 37 December 23 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Minnesota Wild Deslauriers 18,250 15–18–4 34 38 December 26 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Vancouver Canucks Deslauriers 18,810 15–19–4 34 39 December 28 Calgary Flames 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 15–20–4 34 40 December 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 16–20–4 36 41 December 31 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Calgary Flames Deslauriers 19,289 16–21–4 36 January: 0–10–2 (Home: 0–6–2; Road: 0–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 2 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 San Jose Sharks Deslauriers 17,562 16–22–4 36 43 January 5 Phoenix Coyotes 5 – 4 Edmonton Oilers OT Deslauriers 16,839 16–22–5 37 44 January 7 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 16–23–5 37 45 January 12 Nashville Predators 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 16–24–5 37 46 January 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 16–25–5 37 47 January 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 San Jose Sharks Dubnyk 17,562 16–26–5 37 48 January 18 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 6 Colorado Avalanche Deslauriers 11,232 16–27–5 37 49 January 20 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Dubnyk 16,839 16–27–6 38 50 January 22 Dallas Stars 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 16–28–6 38 51 January 26 Chicago Blackhawks 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 16–29–6 38 52 January 28 St. Louis Blues 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 16–30–6 38 53 January 30 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 6 Calgary Flames Dubnyk 19,289 16–31–6 38 February: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 February 1 Carolina Hurricanes 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 17–31–6 40 55 February 3 Philadelphia Flyers 0 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 18–31–6 42 56 February 4 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Minnesota Wild Deslauriers 18,168 18–32–6 42 57 February 6 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Colorado Avalanche Deslauriers 16,571 18–33–6 42 58 February 8 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 6 Phoenix Coyotes Deslauriers 13,421 18–34–6 42 59 February 10 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Anaheim Ducks Deslauriers 14,766 18–35–6 42 60 February 11 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Los Angeles Kings SO Deslauriers 18,118 19–35–6 44 61 February 14 Anaheim Ducks 7 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 19–36–6 44 March: 5–9–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 0–7–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Nashville Predators Deslauriers 15,682 19–37–6 44 63 March 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Chicago Blackhawks Dubnyk 22,204 19–38–6 44 64 March 5 Minnesota Wild 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Deslauriers 16,839 20–38–6 46 65 March 7 New Jersey Devils 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 21–38–6 48 66 March 9 Ottawa Senators 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 21–39–6 48 67 March 11 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Montreal Canadiens SO Dubnyk 21,273 21–39–7 49 68 March 13 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Toronto Maple Leafs Deslauriers 19,246 21–40–7 49 69 March 15 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 Columbus Blue Jackets Dubnyk 13,603 21–41–7 49 70 March 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Minnesota Wild Deslauriers 18,474 21–42–7 49 71 March 19 Detroit Red Wings 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 22–42–7 51 72 March 21 San Jose Sharks 1 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 23–42–7 53 73 March 23 Vancouver Canucks 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 24–42–7 55 74 March 26 Anaheim Ducks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 24–43–7 55 75 March 28 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 St. Louis Blues Dubnyk 19,150 24–44–7 55 76 March 30 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Detroit Red Wings Deslauriers 19,343 24–45–7 55 April: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Dallas Stars Dubnyk 17,626 24–46–7 55 78 April 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Phoenix Coyotes SO Deslauriers 17,143 24–46–8 56 79 April 5 Minnesota Wild 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 25–46–8 58 80 April 7 Colorado Avalanche 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Deslauriers 16,839 26–46–8 60 81 April 10 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Los Angeles Kings SO Dubnyk 18,118 27–46–8 62 82 April 11 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 7 Anaheim Ducks Deslauriers 16,392 27–47–8 62 Legend: Schedule

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 82 32 31 63 6 38 68 15 26 41 -8 33 65 17 20 37 -8 38 77 13 23 36 -29 51 73 11 23 34 -35 32 64 15 17 32 -21 28 ‡ 57 10 22 32 -4 16 82 5 26 31 -10 16 82 10 18 28 -5 31 60 11 16 27 -17 12 22 7 15 22 7 8 43 13 8 21 -9 30 ‡ 47 6 13 19 -16 26 76 9 9 18 -18 62 35 7 7 14 -4 21 37 4 9 13 -19 65 77 4 9 13 3 155 49 4 7 11 -15 78 † 19 3 8 11 7 22 51 1 8 9 5 39 40 4 4 8 -16 10 ‡ 40 0 7 7 -19 59 † 19 3 4 7 -6 16 27 0 6 6 2 48 72 0 6 6 -18 50 42 0 3 3 -21 12 9 0 2 2 -2 4 5 0 1 1 -3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 2 15 0 1 1 -8 43 † 8 1 0 1 -3 8 1 0 0 0 -1 0 13 0 0 0 -3 41 5 0 0 0 -5 2 ‡ 4 0 0 0 0 7

Goaltenders

Regular season Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM 48 2798 16 28 4 152 3.26 1529 .901 3 0 3 8 18 1089 7 9 2 55 3.03 602 .909 0 0 0 4 19 1075 4 10 2 64 3.57 579 .889 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Oilers. Stats reflect time with Oilers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.

Awards and records

Records 7 seconds: A new Oilers record for fastest two goals in a game by Sheldon Souray (11:07) and Ales Hemsky (11:14) on November 23, 2009.

Milestones