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2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference4th Eastern
2011–12 record51–25–6
Home record29–10–2
Road record22–15–4
Goals for282
Goals against221
Team information
General managerRay Shero
CoachDan Bylsma
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsEvgeni Malkin
Brooks Orpik
Jordan Staal
ArenaConsol Energy Center
Average attendance18,566[1]
Team leaders
GoalsEvgeni Malkin (50)
AssistsEvgeni Malkin (59)
PointsEvgeni Malkin (109)
Penalty minutesJames Neal (87)
Plus/minusKris Letang (+21)
WinsMarc-Andre Fleury (42)
Goals against averageMarc-Andre Fleury (2.36)

The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise’s 45th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins, led by head coach Dan Bylsma, would start the season without captain center Sidney Crosby. The team still managed a 51–25–6 record, an East-best 29 home wins, and their 108 points second-best in the Eastern Conference. In February, the team began the league's longest season winning streak and also saw the return of Crosby after missing more than 40 games with concussion like symptoms, before they saw the streak end in March at 11 games. Center Evgeni Malkin was able to play in 75 games despite difficulties associated with recent knee surgery and recorded his greatest goal tally in a season (50) on the way to winning his second Art Ross Trophy. Marc-Andre Fleury tied a franchise record for goalie wins (226) in a victory against the Atlantic division winning-New York Rangers. The four-seed Penguins would see their playoff run end to the same team which halted their regular season winning streak, the Philadelphia Flyers, losing the first three games before perishing in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

On April 27, Malkin was one of three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy,[2] marking his third-career nomination for the award. On June 20 Malkin finished first in votes for the Hart Trophy, earning his first career MVP award.

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log: 5–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)

Regular season

Game log

Excluding 9 shootout-winning goals, the Penguins scored 273 goals overall, the most in the League.[3][4]

Template:2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Rangers 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 +39 109
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 +61 108
3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 +32 103
4 New Jersey Devils 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 +19 102
5 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 −52 79
Source: National Hockey League
Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT z – New York Rangers 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 +39 109
2 NE y – Boston Bruins 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 +67 102
3 SE y – Florida Panthers 82 38 26 18 32 203 227 −24 94
4 AT x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 +61 108
5 AT x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 +32 103
6 AT x – New Jersey Devils 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 +19 102
7 SE x – Washington Capitals 82 42 32 8 38 222 230 −8 92
8 NE x – Ottawa Senators 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 +9 92
9 NE Buffalo Sabres 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 −12 89
10 SE Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 36 8 35 235 281 −46 84
11 SE Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 33 225 246 −21 84
12 SE Carolina Hurricanes 82 33 33 16 32 213 243 −30 82
13 NE Toronto Maple Leafs 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 −33 80
14 AT New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 −52 79
15 NE Montreal Canadiens 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 −14 78
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Detailed records

Final[5]

Eastern Conference
Atlantic GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
New York Rangers 6 4 2 0 196–177 20 12 2–17 3–20 151–205
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers 6 2 3 1 193–157 20 22 3–22 6–29 207–163
New Jersey Devils 6 3 3 0 203–145 18 16 6–22 2–16 186–158
New York Islanders 6 4 2 0 211–157 23 15 4–22 3–24 181–166
Division Total 24 13 10 1 803–636 81 65 15–83 14–89 725–692
Northeast GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Boston Bruins 4 3 1 0 133–121 13 9 4–16 1–10 130–122
Ottawa Senators 4 1 3 0 146–102 15 22 3–14 4–17 138–124
Buffalo Sabres 4 2 2 0 117–99 17 15 6–14 0–10 118–110
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 2 2 0 130–116 11 11 2–11 3–13 107–115
Montreal Canadiens 4 3 0 1 146–114 14 11 0–15 1–17 132–109
Division Total 20 11 8 1 672–552 70 68 15–70 9–67 625–580
Southeast GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Florida Panthers 4 3 1 0 145–120 12 7 0–12 2–11 122–108
Washington Capitals 4 2 1 1 133–77 8 8 2–13 1–9 96–112
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 3 1 0 153–96 19 10 5–18 4–15 129–133
Winnipeg Jets 4 3 1 0 142–108 21 12 4–13 1–10 140–124
Carolina Hurricanes 4 3 1 0 173–102 12 10 1–10 1–13 107–133
Division Total 20 14 5 1 746–503 72 47 12–66 9–58 594–610
Conference Total 64 38 23 3 2221–1691 223 180 42–219 32–214 1944–1882
Western Conference
Central GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
St. Louis Blues 2 1 0 1 72–77 5 5 2–7 0–9 69–58
Nashville Predators 1 1 0 0 23–30 5 1 0–1 0–2 25–25
Detroit Red Wings 1 0 1 0 26–25 1 4 0–4 1–2 25–27
Chicago Blackhawks 1 1 0 0 28–38 3 2 1–7 0–3 37–30
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 0 0 40–24 4 2 2–5 0–2 37–32
Division Total 6 4 1 1 189–194 18 14 5–24 1–18 193–172
Northwest GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Vancouver Canucks 1 1 0 0 28–36 4 3 2–3 0–3 27–32
Calgary Flames 1 1 0 0 37–20 5 3 2–5 0–3 36–39
Colorado Avalanche 2 2 0 0 61–63 11 4 1–10 0–6 52–62
Minnesota Wild 1 1 0 0 25–26 4 2 1–2 0–5 36–29
Edmonton Oilers 1 0 0 1 34–35 1 2 1–8 0–5 39–38
Division Total 6 5 0 1 185–180 25 14 7–28 0–22 190–200
Pacific GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Phoenix Coyotes 1 1 0 0 28–37 2 1 0–1 0–2 25–34
San Jose Sharks 1 0 0 1 36–37 3 4 0–0 0–1 25–39
Los Angeles Kings 1 1 0 0 33–26 3 2 1–6 0–4 22–41
Dallas Stars 2 2 0 0 61–53 7 4 2–10 0–6 71–69
Anaheim Ducks 1 0 1 0 26–29 1 2 0–1 0–3 30–2
Division Total 6 4 1 1 184–182 16 13 3–18 0–16 173–185
Conference Total 18 13 2 3 558–556 59 41 15–70 1–56 556–557
NHL Total 82 51 25 6 2779–2247 282 221 57–289 33–270 2500–2439

Stanley Cup playoffs

Main article: 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Pittsburgh Penguins qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, but lost in six games to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Playoff log

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs No. 5 Philadelphia Flyers: Philadelphia wins series 4–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win      Bold = Game Winning Goal

Player statistics

Skaters[6]
Goaltenders[6]
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO G A PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury 67 64 3896 42 17 4 6 153 2.36 1768 1615 0.913 3 0 2 4
Brent Johnson 16 14 811 6 7 2 1 42 3.11 359 317 0.883 0 0 0 0
Brad Thiessen 5 4 258 3 1 0 0 16 3.72 113 97 0.858 0 0 0 0
Totals 88 82 4965 51 25 6 7 211 2.55 2240 2029 0.906 3 0 2 4
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L OT EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO G A PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury 6 6 337 2 4 N/A 2 26 4.63 157 131 0.834 0 0 1 0
Brent Johnson 1 0 20 0 0 N/A 0 2 6.00 6 4 0.667 0 0 0 0
Totals 6 6 357 2 4 N/A 2 28 4.71 163 135 0.828 0 0 1 0

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

Notable achievements

Awards

Team awards

Awarded on April 5, 2012[21]

Player Award Notes
Marc-Andre Fleury
Pascal Dupuis		 Baz Bastien Memorial Award Presented by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association to the player who the local media of the PHWA want to acknowledge for his cooperation throughout the year. The award is presented in memory of the late Aldege “Baz” Bastien, Penguins general manager from 1976–83.
Sponsor: UPMC Sports Medicine
Matt Cooke Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes for the Penguins’ Masterton nominee. Each NHL team selects a Masterton candidate from which the overall winner is chosen. The Masterton candidate is nominated as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
Sponsor: Trib Total Media
Evgeni Malkin A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Cup Presented in memory of A.T. Caggiano, long-time Penguins’ locker room attendant & Booster Club supporter, the award is presented by Penguins Booster Club members, who vote for the three stars after every home game and tally votes at the end of the regular season.
Brooks Orpik Player's Player Award The players hold a vote at the end of the season for the player they feel exemplifies leadership for the team, both on and off the ice, a player dedicated to teamwork.
Sponsor: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Evgeni Malkin Edward J. DeBartolo Award The award recognizes the player who has donated a tremendous amount of time and effort during the season working on community and charity projects.
Sponsor: Verizon Wireless
Brooks Orpik
Marc-Andre Fleury		 Defensive Player of the Year This award honors the defensive skills of an individual player on the team.
Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management
Evgeni Malkin Most Valuable Player Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team.
Sponsor: CONSOL Energy

Milestones

Personnel

Pittsburgh Penguins 2011–12 Final Roster[22]
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Wingers
Centers
Pittsburgh Penguins 2011–12 Staff[23]
Executive Operations
Hockey Operations

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades

November 8, 2011[24] To Columbus Blue Jackets:

Mark Letestu

To Pittsburgh:

4th-round pick in 2012

June 4, 2012[25] To Washington Capitals:

7th-round pick in 2012

To Pittsburgh:

Tomas Vokoun

Draft picks

The Penguins' selected five players at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[68]

Round Pick # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 23 Joe Morrow Defense  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
2 54 Scott Harrington Defense  Canada London Knights (OHL)
5 144 Dominik Uher Center  Czech Republic Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6 174 Josh Archibald Wing  Canada Brainerd High School, Minnesota
7 209[a] Scott Wilson Center  Canada Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
Draft notes
  • The Penguins' third-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 7, 2011 that sent Ilya Bryzgalov to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Matt Clackson, future considerations and this conditional pick.[69] The condition – Philadelphia signs Bryzgalov before the start of the third round of the draft[70] – was converted on June 23, 2011.[71] Philadelphia previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010 that sent Dan Hamhuis to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[72]
  • The Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on January 17, 2009 that sent Mathieu Garon to Pittsburgh in exchange for Dany Sabourin, Ryan Stone and this pick.[73]
  • The Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a February 24, 2011 trade that sent Alexei Kovalev to the Penguins in exchange for this pick, the specific pick being conditional at the time of the trade.[74] The condition – Pittsburgh does not advance to the 2011 Eastern Conference semifinals – was converted on April 27, 2011.[75]
  • a The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the Penguins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[76]

See also

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