2012–13 Edmonton Oilers season

NHL team season

2012–13 Edmonton Oilers

Division| 3rd Northwest
Conference| 12th Western
2012–13 record| 19–22–7
Home record| 9–11–4
Road record| 10–11–3
Goals for| 125
Goals against| 134
Team information
General manager| Steve Tambellini 16–18–7
(Oct.–Apr.)
Craig MacTavish 3–4–0
(Apr.)
Coach| Ralph Krueger
Captain| Shawn Horcoff
Alternate captains| Jordan Eberle (Jan.–Apr.)
Taylor Hall (Jan.–Apr.)
Ales Hemsky (Oct.–Jan.)
Nick Schultz (Jan.–Apr.)
Ryan Whitney (Oct.–Jan.)
Ryan Smyth
Arena| Rexall Place
Average attendance| 16,839 (100%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)| Oklahoma City Barons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals| Nail Yakupov (17)
Assists| Taylor Hall (34)
Points| Taylor Hall (50)
Penalty minutes| Ladislav Smid (55)
Plus/minus| Shawn Horcoff
Corey Potter (+8)
Wins| Devan Dubnyk (14)
Goals against average| Nikolai Khabibulin (2.54)

<- 2011–12

2013–14 ->

The 2012–13 Edmonton Oilers season was the 34th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[2] and 41st season including their play in the World Hockey Association. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

The Oilers finished the season with a sub-.500 record and failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the seventh year in a row.

## Off-season[edit]

On June 27, the Oilers named Ralph Krueger as their new head coach.[3]

### Arena Controversy[edit]

The Edmonton Oilers have been embroiled in a controversy with the city of Edmonton over a new arena. Oilers owner Daryl Katz has threatened to move the team to Seattle if a new arena is not built, which was panned by fans and politicians.[4]

In October 2012, Elections Alberta released campaign finance statements which showed Katz, his family and business partners donated substantial amounts of money to the Progressive Conservatives in the closing days of the 2012 Alberta general election. Katz says it was to prevent the Wildrose Party from taking power and did not have to do with the arena.[5] Contributions from him totalled almost 20% of the total donations during the election campaign for the Progressive Conservatives. Opposition parties in Alberta have asked Elections Alberta to investigate the donations, alleging they were made to ensure the province would kick in 100 million dollars towards a new arena.[6]

## Regular season[edit]

### Standings[edit]

Northwest Division Pos | Team

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1  | y - Vancouver Canucks | 48  | 26  | 15  | 7  | 21  | 127  | 121  | +6  | 59
2  | x - Minnesota Wild | 48  | 26  | 19  | 3  | 22  | 122  | 127  | −5  | 55
3  | Edmonton Oilers | 48  | 19  | 22  | 7  | 17  | 125  | 134  | −9  | 45
4  | Calgary Flames | 48  | 19  | 25  | 4  | 19  | 128  | 160  | −32  | 42
5  | Colorado Avalanche | 48  | 16  | 25  | 7  | 14  | 116  | 152  | −36  | 39

Source: National Hockey League
x - Clinched playoff spot; y - Clinched division

Western Conference Pos | Div | Team

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1  | CE | p - Chicago Blackhawks | 48  | 36  | 7  | 5  | 30  | 155  | 102  | +53  | 77
2  | PA | y - Anaheim Ducks | 48  | 30  | 12  | 6  | 24  | 140  | 118  | +22  | 66
3  | NW | y - Vancouver Canucks | 48  | 26  | 15  | 7  | 21  | 127  | 121  | +6  | 59
4  | CE | x - St. Louis Blues | 48  | 29  | 17  | 2  | 24  | 129  | 115  | +14  | 60
5  | PA | x - Los Angeles Kings | 48  | 27  | 16  | 5  | 25  | 133  | 118  | +15  | 59
6  | PA | x - San Jose Sharks | 48  | 25  | 16  | 7  | 17  | 124  | 116  | +8  | 57
7  | CE | x - Detroit Red Wings | 48  | 24  | 16  | 8  | 22  | 124  | 115  | +9  | 56
8  | NW | x - Minnesota Wild | 48  | 26  | 19  | 3  | 22  | 122  | 127  | −5  | 55
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
9  | CE | Columbus Blue Jackets | 48  | 24  | 17  | 7  | 19  | 120  | 119  | +1  | 55
10  | PA | Phoenix Coyotes | 48  | 21  | 18  | 9  | 17  | 125  | 131  | −6  | 51
11  | PA | Dallas Stars | 48  | 22  | 22  | 4  | 20  | 130  | 142  | −12  | 48
12  | NW | Edmonton Oilers | 48  | 19  | 22  | 7  | 17  | 125  | 134  | −9  | 45
13  | NW | Calgary Flames | 48  | 19  | 25  | 4  | 19  | 128  | 160  | −32  | 42
14  | CE | Nashville Predators | 48  | 16  | 23  | 9  | 14  | 111  | 139  | −28  | 41
15  | NW | Colorado Avalanche | 48  | 16  | 25  | 7  | 14  | 116  | 152  | −36  | 39

Source: National Hockey League
p - Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x - Clinched playoff spot; y - Clinched division

## Playoffs[edit]

For the seventh consecutive season, the Edmonton Oilers failed to qualify for the NHL Playoffs.[7]

## Schedule and results[edit]

### Regular season[edit]

2013 Game Log

| January: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
1 | January 20 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks | SO | Dubnyk | 18,910 | 1–0–0 | 2 | [1]
2 | January 22 | San Jose Sharks | 6–3 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 1–1–0 | 2 | [2]
3 | January 24 | Los Angeles Kings | 1–2 | Edmonton Oilers | OT | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 2–1–0 | 4 | [3]
4 | January 26 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Calgary Flames |  | Dubnyk | 19,289 | 2–2–0 | 4 | [4]
5 | January 28 | Colorado Avalanche | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 3–2–0 | 6 | [5]
6 | January 30 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–1 | Phoenix Coyotes | OT | Dubnyk | 12,955 | 4–2–0 | 8 | [6]
7 | January 31 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–3 | San Jose Sharks | SO | Dubnyk | 17,562 | 4–2–1 | 9 | [7]
| February: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
8 | February 2 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–3 | Colorado Avalanche |  | Dubnyk | 16,119 | 4–3–1 | 9 | [8]
9 | February 4 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | OT | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 4–3–2 | 10 | [9]
10 | February 6 | Dallas Stars | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | OT | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 4–3–3 | 11 | [10]
11 | February 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 | Detroit Red Wings |  | Khabibulin | 20,066 | 4–4–3 | 11 | [11]
12 | February 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Dubnyk | 14,364 | 5–4–3 | 13 | [12]
13 | February 12 | Dallas Stars | 4–1 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 5–5–3 | 13 | [13]
14 | February 16 | Colorado Avalanche | 4–6 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Khabibulin | 16,839 | 6–5–3 | 15 | [14]
15 | February 19 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Khabibulin | 16,839 | 6–6–3 | 15 | [15]
16 | February 21 | Minnesota Wild | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 6–7–3 | 15 | [16]
17 | February 23 | Phoenix Coyotes | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers | SO | Khabibulin | 16,839 | 7–7–3 | 17 | [17]
18 | February 25 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–3 | Chicago Blackhawks | OT | Khabibulin | 21,127 | 7–7–4 | 18 | [18]
19 | February 28 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–1 | Dallas Stars |  | Dubnyk | 17,004 | 8–7–4 | 20 | [19]
| March: 6–6–3 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 3–5–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
20 | March 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues |  | Dubnyk | 19,476 | 8–8–4 | 20 | [20]
21 | March 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Minnesota Wild |  | Dubnyk | 18,675 | 8–9–4 | 20 | [21]
22 | March 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Dubnyk | 14,952 | 8–9–5 | 21 | [22]
23 | March 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–3 | Detroit Red Wings |  | Dubnyk | 20,066 | 8–10–5 | 21 | [23]
24 | March 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–6 | Nashville Predators |  | Dubnyk | 17,277 | 8–11–5 | 21 | [24]
25 | March 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–5 | Chicago Blackhawks |  | Danis | 22,020 | 9–11–5 | 23 | [25]
26 | March 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–0 | Colorado Avalanche |  | Dubnyk | 14,360 | 10–11–5 | 25 | [26]
27 | March 15 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | OT | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 10–11–6 | 26 | [27]
28 | March 17 | Nashville Predators | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 11–11–6 | 28 | [28]
29 | March 20 | San Jose Sharks | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers | SO | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 11–11–7 | 29 | [29]
30 | March 23 | St. Louis Blues | 3–0 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Khabibulin | 16,839 | 11–12–7 | 29 | [30]
31 | March 25 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–3 | Nashville Predators |  | Dubnyk | 17,113 | 11–13–7 | 29 | [31]
32 | March 26 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–0 | St. Louis Blues |  | Khabibulin | 17,260 | 12–13–7 | 31 | [32]
33 | March 28 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4–6 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 13–13–7 | 33 | [33]
34 | March 30 | Vancouver Canucks | 0–4 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 14–13–7 | 35 | [34]
| April: 5–9–0 (Home: 2–6–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
35 | April 1 | Calgary Flames | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 15–13–7 | 37 | [35]
36 | April 3 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–2 | Calgary Flames |  | Dubnyk | 19,289 | 16–13–7 | 39 | [36]
37 | April 4 | Edmonton Oilers | 0–4 | Vancouver Canucks |  | Khabibulin | 18,910 | 16–14–7 | 39 | [37]
38 | April 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–4 | Los Angeles Kings |  | Dubnyk | 18,118 | 16–15–7 | 39 | [38]
39 | April 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 | Anaheim Ducks |  | Dubnyk | 15,148 | 16–16–7 | 39 | [39]
40 | April 10 | Phoenix Coyotes | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 16–17–7 | 39 | [40]
41 | April 13 | Calgary Flames | 4–1 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Khabibulin | 16,839 | 16–18–7 | 39 | [41]
42 | April 16 | Minnesota Wild | 5–3 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 16–19–7 | 39 | [42]
43 | April 19 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–1 | Colorado Avalanche |  | Dubnyk | 15,890 | 17–19–7 | 41 | [43]
44 | April 21 | Anaheim Ducks | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 17–20–7 | 41 | [44]
45 | April 22 | Anaheim Ducks | 3–0 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Khabibulin | 16,839 | 17–21–7 | 41 | [45]
46 | April 24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–1 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 17–22–7 | 41 | [46]
47 | April 26 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–1 | Minnesota Wild |  | Khabibulin | 19,090 | 18–22–7 | 43 | [47]
48 | April 27 | Vancouver Canucks | 2–7 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 19–22–7 | 45 | [48]

Legend:  Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

## Player statistics[edit]

Final stats[8]

Skaters

Regular Season  | Player  | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM

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Taylor Hall | 45 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 5 | 33
Sam Gagner | 48 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −6 | 23
Jordan Eberle | 48 | 16 | 21 | 37 | −4 | 16
Nail Yakupov | 48 | 17 | 14 | 31 | −4 | 24
Justin Schultz | 48 | 8 | 19 | 27 | −17 | 8
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 40 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 8
Ales Hemsky | 38 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −6 | 16
Magnus Paajarvi | 42 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −1 | 14
Ryan Smyth | 47 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −5 | 40
Ryan Whitney | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −7 | 23
Shawn Horcoff | 31 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 24
Jeff Petry | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 29
Nick Schultz | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −13 | 24
Lennart Petrell | 35 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −4 | 4
Ryan Jones | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17
Mark Fistric | 25 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32
Corey Potter | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6
Ladislav Smid | 48 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 55
Eric Belanger | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 10
Teemu Hartikainen | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 6
Ben Eager | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 25
Jerred Smithson† | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2
Mike Brown | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −8 | 53
Anton Lander | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 2
Darcy Hordichuk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2
Chris VandeVelde | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4
Theo Peckham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6
Mark Arcobello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

Goaltenders
Regular Season  Player  | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM

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Devan Dubnyk | 38 | 37 | 2100:57 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 2.57 | 1132 | .920 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Nikolai Khabibulin | 12 | 11 | 683:37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 2.54 | 376 | .923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Yann Danis | 3 | 0 | 110:15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.82 | 59 | .881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records[edit]

### Awards[edit]

Regular Season  Player | Award | Reached

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Taylor Hall | NHL 3rd Star of the Week | April 1, 2013
Nail Yakupov | NHL Rookie of the Month | April 2013

Taylor Hall was also third in the voting among left-wingers for All-Star voting. Alexander Ovechkin finished second, despite the fact that Ovechkin played only four games on the left wing, with the remainder being played at right wing, where he was voted to the First All-Star Team. This prompted Professional Hockey Writers' Association President Kevin Allen to state, "We are troubled by the All-Star voting results, and plan to take a closer look at the events that led to Ovechkin winning All-Star acclaim at two positions... We know we got this wrong, and our objective is to make sure it never happens again."[9]

### Records[edit]

* 23: Tied Oilers record for most shots on goal in the period (1st period) on February 16, 2013.
* 56: New Oilers record for most shots on goal in the game on February 16, 2013.
* 2:43: New Oilers record for fastest three goals from start of a game by Taylor Hall at 0:16, Ladislav Smid at 2:05, and Taylor Hall at 2:43 on March 30, 2013.
* 3:35: New Oilers record for fastest five goals by Justin Schultz at 13:17, Nail Yakupov at 14:16, Jordan Eberle at 14:37, Nail Yakupov at 15:47, and Jerred Smithson at 16:52 in the 3rd period on April 27, 2013.
* 7:53: New Oilers record for fastest hat-trick from start of a game by Taylor Hall on March 30, 2013.

### Milestones[edit]

Regular Season  Player | Milestone | Reached

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Justin Schultz | 1st NHL Game | January 20, 2013
Nail Yakupov
Nail Yakupov | 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point | January 22, 2013
Justin Schultz
Justin Schultz | 1st NHL Assist | January 24, 2013
Taylor Hall | 100th NHL Point | January 26, 2013
Eric Belanger | 800th NHL Game | January 30, 2013
Nail Yakupov | 1st NHL Assist | January 31, 2013
Mark Arcobello | 1st NHL Game | February 6, 2013
Ryan Smyth | 900th NHL PIM
Ben Eager | 400th NHL Game | March 8, 2013
Shawn Horcoff | 500th NHL PIM | March 25, 2013
Sam Gagner | 400th NHL Game | March 30, 2013
Taylor Hall | 3rd NHL Hat-trick
Ryan Whitney | 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick | April 3, 2013
Nick Schultz | 800th NHL Game | April 4, 2013
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 100th NHL Game | April 13, 2013
Sam Gagner | 200th NHL PIM | April 16, 2013
Corey Potter | 100th NHL Game | April 21, 2013
Nail Yakupov | 1st NHL Hat-trick | April 27, 2013

## Transactions[edit]

The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

### Trades[edit]

| Date |

Details

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January 14, 2013[10] | To Dallas Stars

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3rd-round pick in 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers

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Mark Fistric
March 4, 2013[11] | To Toronto Maple Leafs

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4th-round pick in 2014 | To Edmonton Oilers

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Mike Brown
March 29, 2013[12] | To Phoenix Coyotes

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Tobias Rieder | To Edmonton Oilers

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Kale Kessy
April 2, 2013[13] | To Washington Capitals

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Dane Byers | To Edmonton Oilers

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Garrett Stafford
April 3, 2013[14] | To Florida Panthers

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4th-round pick in 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers

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Jerred Smithson

### Free agents signed[edit]

| Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms

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July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) | Justin Schultz[15][16] | University of Wisconsin | 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05) | Dane Byers[17] | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 year, $560,000
April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17) | Andrew Miller[18] | Yale University | 1 year, $842,500 entry-level contract
May 30, 2013 (2013-05-30) | Anton Belov[19] | Avangard Omsk | 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract

### Free agents lost[edit]

| Date | Player | New team | Contract terms

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July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) | Taylor Chorney[20] | St. Louis Blues | 1 year, $575,000
July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05) | Hunter Tremblay[21] | St. John's IceCaps | undisclosed
July 12, 2012 (2012-07-12) | Ryan Keller[22] | Geneve-Servette HC | undisclosed
July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20) | Josh Green | Oklahoma City Barons |
August 29, 2012 (2012-08-29) | Linus Omark[23] | EV Zug | 1 year
January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13) | Cam Barker[24] | Vancouver Canucks | 1 year, $700,000
May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04) | Niko Hovinen | Metallurg Novokuznetsk |

### Claimed via waivers[edit]

| Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers

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Niko Hovinen[25] | Philadelphia Flyers | January 25, 2013

### Lost via waivers[edit]

| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers

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### Player signings[edit]

| Player | Date | Contract terms

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Lennart Petrell[26] | June 19, 2012 | 1 year, $825,000 contract extension
David Musil[27] | June 30, 2012 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Yann Danis[28] | July 1, 2012 | 1 year, $775,000
Ryan Smyth[29] | July 1, 2012 | 2 years, $4.5 million
Darcy Hordichuk[30] | July 1, 2012 | 1 year, $850,000
Devan Dubnyk[31] | July 5, 2012 | 2 years, $7 million
Jeff Petry[31] | July 5, 2012 | 2 years, $3.5 million
Theo Peckham[32] | July 16, 2012 | 1 year, $1.075 million
Sam Gagner[33] | July 20, 2012 | 1 year, $3.2 million
Nail Yakupov[34] | July 23, 2012 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Alex Plante[35] | July 26, 2012 | 1 year, $625,000
Chris VandeVelde[35] | July 26, 2012 | 1 year, $714,000
Taylor Hall[36] | August 22, 2012 | 7 years, $42 million contract extension
Jordan Eberle[37] | August 30, 2012 | 6 years, $36 million contract extension
Travis Ewanyk[38] | March 22, 2013 | 3 years, $2.14 million entry-level contract
Ladislav Smid[39] | April 1, 2013 | 4 years, $14 million contract extension
Kale Kessy[40] | April 6, 2013 | 3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract
Martin Gernat[41] | April 20, 2013 | 3 years, $2.2375 million entry-level contract
Frans Tuohimaa[42] | April 25, 2013 | 2 years, $1.195 million entry-level contract
Mark Arcobello[43] | May 14, 2013 | 1 year, $600,000 contract extension

## Draft picks[edit]

Edmonton's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Oilers possessed the first overall pick for the third-straight season.

Round  | #  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | College/Junior/Club team (League)

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1  | 1  | Nail Yakupov | (RW)  |  Russia | Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2  | 32  | Mitchell Moroz | (LW)  |  Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
3  | 63  | Jujhar Khaira | (LW)  |  Canada | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)
3  | 91 (from Los Angeles)  | Daniil Zharkov | (LW)  |  Russia | Belleville Bulls (OHL)
4  | 93  | Erik Gustafsson | (D)  |  Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
5  | 123  | Joey LaLeggia | (D)  |  Canada | University of Denver (WCHA)
6  | 153  | John McCarron | (RW)  |  United States | Cornell University (ECAC)

* The Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a June 26, 2011, trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Oilers in exchange for Colin Fraser and this pick.

## See also[edit]

* 2012–13 NHL season

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
2. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59\. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
3. ^ Oilers Name Krueger Head Coach
4. ^ "Oilers owner in Seattle exploring relocation". National Post. September 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
5. ^ "Katz was worried about Wildrose party, not arena, source says". Calgary Herald. October 27, 2012.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "Edmonton's arena deal dead? Don't be silly. But Alison Redford must now show real leadership on the file". Edmonton Journal. October 26, 2012.
7. ^ "Slumping Edmonton Oilers eliminated from playoff contention with loss to Ducks".
8. ^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Edmonton Oilers – Statistics". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
9. ^ "Alex Ovechkin named to NHL's 1st, 2nd All-Star teams | CBC Sports".
10. ^ Oilers acquire Mark Fistric
11. ^ Oilers acquire Mike Brown from Toronto
12. ^ Oilers acquire prospect Kale Kessy from the Phoenix Coyotes
13. ^ Oilers acquire Garrett Stafford from Washington
14. ^ Oilers acquire centre Jerred Smithson
15. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Justin Schultz
16. ^ Oilers agree to terms with highly sought-after free agent, Justin Schultz
17. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Dane Byers
18. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Andrew Miller
19. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Anton Belov
20. ^ Blues Sign McKenna, Chorney and Ford
21. ^ "IceCaps agree to terms with four skaters on AHL contracts". Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
22. ^ Ryan Keller rejoint les Vernets
23. ^ OMARK SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH SWISS TEAM ZUG
24. ^ Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Cam Barker
25. ^ Oilers claim G Niko Hovinen off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers
26. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Petrell on Contract Extension
27. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Musil
28. ^ Oilers sign Yann Danis to a 1-year contract
29. ^ Oilers sign Ryan Smyth to a 2-year contract
30. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Darcy Hordichuk
31. ^ a b Oilers agree to terms with Dubnyk & Petry on 2-year deals
32. ^ Oilers re-sign Peckham
33. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Gagner
34. ^ Oilers sign Nail Yakupov
35. ^ a b Oilers agree to terms with Plante and VandeVelde
36. ^ Hall agrees to terms on 7-year extension
37. ^ Eberle signs six-year, $36 million extension
38. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Travis Ewanyk
39. ^ Oilers sign Smid to four-year extension
40. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Kessy
41. ^ Martin Gernat signs three-year entry-level contract with Oilers
42. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Frans Tuohimaa
43. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Mark Arcobello

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Owner(s)
Oilers Entertainment Group (Daryl Katz, chairman)
General manager
Ken Holland
Head coach
Kris Knoblauch
Team captain
Connor McDavid
Current roster

Arenas|

* Edmonton Gardens
* Northlands Coliseum
* Rogers Place

Rivalries|

* Calgary Flames
* Los Angeles Kings

Affiliates|

AHL
Bakersfield Condors
ECHL
Fort Wayne Komets

Media|

City
Sportsnet West
Radio
630 CHED

Culture and lore|

* Miracle on Manchester
* The night the lights went out in Massachusetts
* Blue Mile
* Mark Lewis
* Paul Lorieau
* Joey Moss
* Rod Phillips
* Oilogosphere
* Oil Change
* Oilers Octane
* 2003 Heritage Classic
* 2016 Heritage Classic
* 2023 Heritage Classic

* Category
* Commons

* v
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* e

Edmonton Oilers seasons

1970s|

* 1970–71 . 1971–72 . 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80

1980s|

* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90

1990s|

* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00

2000s|

* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10

2010s|

* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

2020s|

* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

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2012–13 NHL season

Atlantic|

* New Jersey
* NY Islanders
* NY Rangers
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh

Northeast|

* Boston
* Buffalo
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

Southeast|

* Carolina
* Florida
* Tampa Bay
* Washington
* Winnipeg

Central|

* Chicago
* Columbus
* Detroit
* Nashville
* St. Louis

Northwest|

* Calgary
* Colorado
* Edmonton
* Minnesota
* Vancouver

Pacific|

* Anaheim
* Dallas
* Los Angeles
* Phoenix
* San Jose

See also|

* 2012 NHL Entry Draft
* 2012–13 NHL lockout
* Oil Change
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Transactions
* Three Star Awards
* Suspensions and fines

*[Pos]: Position
*[GP]: Games played
*[W]: Win
*[L]: Loss
*[OTL]: Overtime loss
*[ROW]: Regulation plus overtime wins
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[Div]: Division
*[G]: Goals
*[A]: Assists
*[+/-]: Plus/minus
*[PIM]: Penalty minutes
*[GS]: Games started
*[TOI]: Time on Ice
*[OT]: Overtime Loss
*[GAA]: Goals against average
*[SA]: Shots Against
*[SV%]: Save percentage
*[SO]: Shutouts
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