2011–12 Nashville Predators season

2011–12 Nashville Predators
2011–12 Nashville Predators
Division	2nd of 5 teams Central
Conference	8th of 15 teams Western
2011–12 record	5–4–1
Home record	2–2–1
Road record	3–2–0
Goals for	24
Goals against	26
Team information
General manager	David Poile
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	Mike Fisher; Ryan Suter
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Nashville Predators season will be the club's 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

On June 22, 2011, the Predators revealed a new team logo, secondary logo and wordmarks.^[1] The Predators new away jerseys were unveiled at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and their new home jerseys were unveiled at an event on July 13.

Regular season

In November 2011 it was announced that W. Brett Wilson had purchased a 5% interest in the Nashville Predators.^[2]

Standings

Central Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
2	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
4	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

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

Western Conference
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NW	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	CE	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
3	PA	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
4	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
5	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
6	CE	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
7	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
8	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95

9	NW	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
10	PA	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
11	NW	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
12	NW	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
13	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80
14	NW	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74
15	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

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

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 19 (split-squad)	Nashville Predators	-	Florida Panthers
2	September 19 (split-squad)	Nashville Predators	-	Florida Panthers
3	September 20 (in Baltimore, MD)	Nashville Predators	-	Washington Capitals
4	September 23	Nashville Predators	-	Carolina Hurricanes
5	September 24	Winnipeg Jets	-	Nashville Predators
6	September 28	Washington Capitals	-	Nashville Predators
7	September 30	Nashville Predators	-	Winnipeg Jets
8	October 1	Carolina Hurricanes	-	Nashville Predators

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log

October: 5–4–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 3–2–1) Pts. 12
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 7	Nashville Predators	3 – 2	Columbus Blue Jackets		Pekka Rinne	18,247	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 8	Nashville Predators	4 – 2	St. Louis Blues		Pekka Rinne	19,150	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 13	Phoenix Coyotes	5 – 2	Nashville Predators		Pekka Rinne	17,113	2–1–0	4	Recap
4	October 15	New Jersey Devils	3 – 2	Nashville Predators	SO	Pekka Rinne	17,113	2–1–1	5	Recap
5	October 17	Nashville Predators	1 – 3	Edmonton Oilers		Pekka Rinne	16,839	2–2–1	5	Recap
6	October 20	Nashville Predators	1 – 5	Vancouver Canucks		Pekka Rinne	18,860	2–3–1	5	Recap
7	October 22	Nashville Predators	2 – 0	Calgary Flames		Pekka Rinne	19,289	3–3–1	7	Recap
8	October 25	San Jose Sharks	3 – 1	Nashville Predators		Pekka Rinne	15,121	3–4–1	7	Recap
9	October 27	Tampa Bay Lightning	3 – 5	Nashville Predators		Pekka Rinne	16,619	4–4–1	9	Recap
10	October 29	Anaheim Ducks	0 – 3	Nashville Predators		Pekka Rinne	16,395	5–4–1	11	Recap
11	October 31	Nashville Predators	4 - 5	Chicago Blackhawks	OT	Pekka Rinne	20,721	5–4–2	12	Recap

November: 5–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 3	Nashville Predators	3 - 0	Phoenix Coyotes		Pekka Rinne	6,738	6–4–2	14	Recap
13	November 5	Nashville Predators	4 - 3	San Jose Sharks	OT	Pekka Rinne	17,562	7–4–2	16	Recap
14	November 8	Nashville Predators	3 - 4	Los Angeles Kings		Anders Lindback	17,963	7–5–2	16	Recap
15	November 9	Nashville Predators	4 - 2	Anaheim Ducks		Pekka Rinne	13,529	8–5–2	18	Recap
16	November 12	Montreal Canadiens	2 - 1	Nashville Predators	OT	Pekka Rinne	17,113	8–5–3	19	Recap
17	November 15	Washington Capitals	1 - 3	Nashville Predators		Pekka Rinne	14,863	9–5–3	21	Recap
18	November 17	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 - 4	Nashville Predators		Pekka Rinne	16,135	10–5–3	23	Recap
19	November 19	Columbus Blue Jackets	4 - 3	Nashville Predators	OT	Pekka Rinne	16,776	10–5–4	24	Recap
20	November 22	Edmonton Oilers	6 - 2	Nashville Predators		Pekka Rinne	16,836	10–6–4	24	Recap
21	November 23	Nashville Predators	2 - 3	Minnesota Wild		Pekka Rinne	16,981	10–7–4	24	Recap
22	November 26	Nashville Predators	1 - 4	Detroit Red Wings		Jimmy Howard	20,066		24	Recap
23	November 28	Nashville Predators	2 - 1	Edmonton Oilers		Pekka Rinne
24	November 29	Nashville Predators		Calgary Flames

December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 1	Nashville Predators		Vancouver Canucks
26	December 3	Buffalo Sabres		Nashville Predators
27	December 6	Phoenix Coyotes		Nashville Predators
28	December 8	Nashville Predators		Columbus Blue Jackets
29	December 10	Anaheim Ducks		Nashville Predators
30	December 13	Calgary Flames		Nashville Predators
31	December 15	Detroit Red Wings		Nashville Predators
32	December 17	St. Louis Blues		Nashville Predators
33	December 20	Nashville Predators		Washington Capitals
34	December 22	Columbus Blue Jackets		Nashville Predators
35	December 23	Nashville Predators		Dallas Stars
36	December 26	Detroit Red Wings		Nashville Predators
37	December 28	Minnesota Wild		Nashville Predators
38	December 30	Nashville Predators		St. Louis Blues

January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 1	Calgary Flames		Nashville Predators
40	January 5	Dallas Stars		Nashville Predators
41	January 7	Carolina Hurricanes		Nashville Predators
42	January 10	Nashville Predators		Colorado Avalanche
43	January 12	Colorado Avalanche		Nashville Predators
44	January 14	Philadelphia Flyers		Nashville Predators
45	January 16	Nashville Predators		New York Islanders
46	January 17	Nashville Predators		New York Rangers
47	January 19	Nashville Predators		Columbus Blue Jackets
48	January 21	Chicago Blackhawks		Nashville Predators
49	January 23	Columbus Blue Jackets		Nashville Predators
50	January 24	Nashville Predators		Chicago Blackhawks
51	January 31	Nashville Predators		Minnesota Wild

February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
52	February 2	Nashville Predators		Philadelphia Flyers
53	February 4	St. Louis Blues		Nashville Predators
54	February 7	Vancouver Canucks		Nashville Predators
55	February 9	Nashville Predators		Ottawa Senators
56	February 11	Nashville Predators		Boston Bruins
57	February 14	Chicago Blackhawks		Nashville Predators
58	February 17	Nashville Predators		Detroit Red Wings
59	February 19	Nashville Predators		Dallas Stars
60	February 21	Vancouver Canucks		Nashville Predators
61	February 23	St. Louis Blues		Nashville Predators
62	February 25	San Jose Sharks		Nashville Predators
63	February 27	Los Angeles Kings		Nashville Predators
64	February 28	Nashville Predators		Carolina Hurricanes

March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 3	Nashville Predators		Florida Panthers
66	March 6	Los Angeles Kings		Nashville Predators
67	March 8	Colorado Avalanche		Nashville Predators
68	March 10	Detroit Red Wings		Nashville Predators
69	March 12	Nashville Predators		Phoenix Coyotes
70	March 15	Nashville Predators		San Jose Sharks
71	March 17	Nashville Predators		Los Angeles Kings
72	March 18	Nashville Predators		Anaheim Ducks
73	March 20	Edmonton Oilers		Nashville Predators
74	March 22	Nashville Predators		Pittsburgh Penguins
75	March 24	Winnipeg Jets		Nashville Predators
76	March 25	Nashville Predators		Chicago Blackhawks
77	March 27	Nashville Predators		St. Louis Blues
78	March 30	Nashville Predators		Detroit Red Wings
79	March 31	Chicago Blackhawks		Nashville Predators

April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
80	April 3	Minnesota Wild		Nashville Predators
81	April 5	Dallas Stars		Nashville Predators
82	April 7	Nashville Predators		Colorado Avalanche

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

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Craig Smith	21	7	9	16	-1	16
David Legwand	17	5	10	15	4	4
Ryan Suter	21	5	10	15	13	22
Shea Weber	21	3	12	15	16	16
Sergei Kostitsyn	17	3	8	11	3	12
Patric Hornqvist	21	7	4	11	0	14
Colin Wilson	21	5	6	11	2	13
Mike Fisher	13	3	7	10	-1	2
Martin Erat	13	5	5	10	1	6
Jordin Tootoo	21	2	5	7	1	26
Matt Halischuk	21	5	2	7	3	23
Nick Spaling	16	2	4	6	-2	6
Kevin Klein	19	1	3	4	-10	4
Jonathon Blum	21	2	2	4	-9	4
Jack Hillen	19	0	3	3	0	12
Francis Bouillon	14	0	2	2	-6	6
Niclas Bergfors	11	1	1	2	-2	2
Blake Geoffrion	18	0	2	2	0	13
Brian McGrattan	15	0	1	1	-2	34
Jerred Smithson	21	1	0	1	-3	38
Cal O'Reilly^‡	5	0	1	1	-2	2
Zack Stortini	1	0	0	0	0	7
Teemu Laakso	9	0	0	0	-1	8
Ryan Thang	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mattias Ekholm	2	0	0	0	-1	0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	A	PIM
Pekka Rinne	21	1192	10	7	4	49	2.47	652	.925	3	0	1	0
Anders Lindback	3	138	0	1	0	8	3.48	73	.890	0	0	0	0

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Craig Smith	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 7, 2011
Craig Smith	1st Career NHL Assist	October 8, 2011
Mattias Ekholm	1st Career NHL Game	October 13, 2011
Pekka Rinne	100th Career NHL Win	October 29, 2011
Ryan Thang	1st Career NHL Game	October 31, 2011
Patric Hornqvist	200th Career NHL Game	November 8, 2011
Ryan Suter	200th Career NHL Point	November 8, 2011
Nashville Predators franchise	1,000th NHL Game	November 12, 2011
Jordin Tootoo	100th Career NHL Point	November 22, 2011

Roster

Updated July 24, 2024^[3]^[4]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
45	Alexandre Carrier	D	R	27	2015	Quebec City, Quebec
77	Luke Evangelista	RW	R	22	2020	Oakville, Ontario
57	Dante Fabbro	D	R	26	2016	Coquitlam, British Columbia
9	Filip Forsberg	LW	R	29	2013	Östervåla, Sweden
8	Cody Glass	C	R	25	2021	Winnipeg, Manitoba
17	Mark Jankowski	C	L	29	2022	Dundas, Ontario
59	Roman Josi (C)	D	L	34	2008	Bern, Switzerland
3	Jeremy Lauzon	D	L	27	2022	Val-d'Or, Quebec
27	Jake Lucchini	C	L	29	2024	Trail, British Columbia
81	Jonathan Marchessault	C	R	33	2024	Cap-Rouge, Quebec
32	Matt Murray	G	L	26	2024	St. Albert, Alberta
47	Michael McCarron	C	R	29	2020	Grosse Pointe, Michigan
82	Tommy Novak	C	L	27	2015	River Falls, Wisconsin
14	Gustav Nyquist	LW	L	34	2023	Halmstad, Sweden
90	Ryan O'Reilly (A)	C	L	33	2023	Clinton, Ontario
74	Juuse Saros	G	L	29	2013	Forssa, Finland
2	Luke Schenn	D	R	34	2023	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
10	Colton Sissons	C	R	30	2012	North Vancouver, British Columbia
76	Brady Skjei	D	L	30	2024	Lakeville, Minnesota
36	Cole Smith	LW	L	28	2020	Brainerd, Minnesota
91	Steven Stamkos	C	R	34	2024	Markham, Ontario
41	Scott Wedgewood	G	L	31	2024	Brampton, Ontario

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 2, 2011^[5]	To Washington Capitals Taylor Stefishen	To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013
June 25, 2011^[6]	To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick (#82 overall) in 2011	To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick (#170 overall) in 2011 3rd-round pick in 2012
June 25, 2011^[6]	To New York Rangers 6th-round pick (#172) in 2011	To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2012
July 2, 2011^[7]	To New York Rangers Andreas Thuresson	To Nashville Predators Brodie Dupont
July 3, 2011^[8]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cody Franson Matthew Lombardi Conditional 4th-round pick in 2013	To Nashville Predators Brett Lebda Robert Slaney Conditional 4th-round pick in 2013
October 28, 2011^[9]	To Phoenix Coyotes Cal O'Reilly	To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2012

Free agents signed

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Victor Bartley^[10]	Rogle BK	2 years, $1.05 million
Juuso Puustinen^[11]	HPK	2 years, $1.22 million
Niclas Bergfors^[12]	Florida Panthers	1 year, $575,000
Zack Stortini^[13]	Edmonton Oilers	1 year, $550,000
Kyle Wilson^[14]	Columbus Blue Jackets	2 years, $1.1 million
Tyler Sloan^[15]	Washington Capitals	1 year, $650,000
Jack Hillen^[16]	New York Islanders	1 year, $650,000
Scott Valentine^[17]	Oshawa Generals	3 years, $1.695 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Marcel Goc^[18]	Florida Panthers	3 years, $5.1 million
Steve Sullivan^[19]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $1.5 million
Joel Ward^[20]	Washington Capitals	4 years, $12 million
Mark Dekanich^[21]	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $575,000
Shane O'Brien^[22]	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $1.1 million

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Brian McGrattan^[23]	Anaheim Ducks	October 11, 2011

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Mattias Ekholm^[24]	May 12, 2011	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Teemu Laakso^[25]	June 15, 2011	1 year, $675,000
Matt Halischuk^[26]	July 7, 2011	2 years, $1.425 million
Chris Mueller^[26]	July 7, 2011	1 year, $550,000
Cal O'Reilly^[26]	July 7, 2011	1 year, $1.05 million
Nick Spaling^[26]	July 7, 2011	2 years, $2.1 million
Sergei Kostitsyn^[27]	July 8, 2011	1 year, $2.5 million
Brodie Dupont^[28]	July 8, 2011	1 year, $550,000
Craig Smith^[29]	July 26, 2011	2 years, $1.43 million entry-level contract
Shea Weber^[30]	August 3, 2011	1 year, $7.5 million
Pekka Rinne^[31]	November 3, 2011	7 years, $49 million contract extension

Draft picks

Nashville's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Previous Team
2	38 (from New Jersey)	Magnus Hellberg	G	Sweden	Almtuna IS (Swe-2)
2	52	Miika Salomaki	RW	Finland	Oulun Karpat (SM-liiga)
4	94 (from Florida)	Josh Shalla	LW	Canada	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4	112	Garrett Noonan	D	United States	Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
5	142	Simon Karlsson	D	Sweden	Malmo Redhawks (Swe-2)
6	170 (from Los Angeles)	Chasen Balisy	C	United States	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
7	202	Brent Andrews	LW	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

References

[1] Preds Unveil New Logos

[2] The Montreal Gazette - November 17, 2011 - Risky business

[3] "Nashville Predators Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[4] "Nashville Predators Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[5] Preds Acquire Conditional Draft Pick From Washington

[DraftTrades-6] Defensemen deals highlight draft weekend trades

[7] Preds Acquire Brodie Dupont From NY Rangers

[8] Preds Acquire Lebda & Slaney From Toronto For Franson & Lombardi

[9] Preds Acquire 4th Round Pick From Phoenix

[10] Preds Sign Defenseman Victor Bartley

[11] Preds Sign Finnish Forward Forward Juuso Puustinen

[12] Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors

[13] Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Zack Stortini

[14] Preds Sign Forward Kyle Wilson

[15] Preds Sign Defenseman Tyler Sloan To 2-Way Deal

[16] Preds Sign Defenseman Jack Hillen

[17] Preds Sign Defenseman Scott Valentine

[18] Panthers Sign C Marcel Goc

[19] Penguins Agree to Terms with Forward Steve Sullivan

[20] Capitals Sign Joel Ward

[21] Columbus Blue Jackets Agree to Terms with Goaltenders Mark Dekanich and Curtis Sanford

[22] Avalanche Signs O'Brien

[23] Preds Claim Forward Brian McGrattan Off Waivers

[24] Preds Sign Prospect Mattias Ekholm

[25] Preds Re-Sign Defenseman Teemu Laakso

[FourRFA-26] Preds Re-Sign Four RFAs

[27] Nashville Predators Agree to Terms with Sergei Kostitsyn

[28] Nashville Predators Sign Brodie Dupont

[29] Preds Sign Craig Smith To Entry Level Contract

[30] Weber back in 2011-12

[31] Preds Re-Sign Pekka Rinne To 7-Year Deal

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Off-season

Regular season

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Player stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

Roster

Transactions

Trades

Free agents signed

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

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