2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2005–06Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 27thseason in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–29–12–5 record with 89 points and finishing 9th in the Western Conference in 2003–04 and missed the playoffs. In 2005–06, the Oilers qualified for the playoffs in eighth place, and put on a playoff run that brought them to the Stanley Cup Final finishing with a loss in game 7 to the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 3–1.

This was the first time an eighth-seeded team reached the Stanley Cup Final (which was repeated in 2012, 2017, and 2023). This was the last time the Oilers reached the Stanley Cup Final until 2024.