Season of play for professional ice hockey team
The 2011–12 Detroit Red Wings season was the 86th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Red Wings finished the season with a 48–28–6 record and for the first time since 1990–91 season , the Red Wings did not finish first or second in their division, finishing third. Also, the Red Wings had their earliest playoff exit since 2006 against the Edmonton Oilers, losing to the Nashville Predators in five games.
On July 19, 2011, goaltender Chris Osgood announced his retirement from the NHL after 17 seasons.[ 1] Osgood won three Stanley Cups with the Red Wings and will remain with the Red Wings organization, working with Detroit's goaltending prospects.
On February 12, against the Philadelphia Flyers , the Red Wings tied an NHL record of 20 consecutive home wins. The only two other teams to accomplish this feat was the 1930 Boston Bruins and the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers .[ 2] [ 3] On February 14, against the Dallas Stars , the Red Wings broke the NHL record of 20 consecutive home wins, becoming the first team to record 21 straight home wins.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] The streak was extended to 23 on February 19 with a win over the San Jose Sharks .[ 7] The streak started on November 5, 2011, against the Anaheim Ducks . However, the streak ended at 23 games with a 4–3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on February 23, 2012.[ 8] [ 9]
The Red Wings tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season with two.[ 10]
Divisional standings [ edit ]
Conference standings [ edit ]
Source:
National Hockey League p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy;
x – Clinched playoff spot;
y – Clinched division
Schedule and results [ edit ]
2011–12 game log
November: 10–3–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 3–2–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Arena
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
10
November 1
Minnesota Wild
L 1–2
OT
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
5–4–1
11
Recap
11
November 3
Calgary Flames
L 1–4
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
5–5–1
11
Recap
12
November 5
Anaheim Ducks
W 5–0
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
6–5–1
13
Recap
13
November 8
Colorado Avalanche
W 5–2
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
7–5–1
15
Recap
14
November 11
Edmonton Oilers
W 3–0
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
8–5–1
17
Recap
15
November 12
Dallas Stars
W 5–2
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
9–5–1
19
Recap
16
November 15
@ St. Louis Blues
L 1–2
Howard
Scottrade Center
19,150
9–6–1
19
Recap
17
November 17
@ San Jose Sharks
L 2–5
Howard
HP Pavilion at San Jose
17,562
9–7–1
19
Recap
18
November 19
@ Los Angeles Kings
W 4–1
Howard
Staples Center
18,118
10–7–1
21
Recap
19
November 20
@ Anaheim Ducks
W 4–2
Howard
Honda Center
17,229
11–7–1
23
Recap
20
November 23
Calgary Flames
W 5–3
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
12–7–1
25
Recap
21
November 25
@ Boston Bruins
W 3–2
SO
Howard
TD Garden
17,565
13–7–1
27
Recap
22
November 26
Nashville Predators
W 4–1
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
14–7–1
29
Recap
23
November 30
Tampa Bay Lightning
W 4–2
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
15–7–1
31
Recap
December: 9–6–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 4–6–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Arena
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
24
December 2
@ Buffalo Sabres
W 4–1
Howard
First Niagara Center
18,690
16–7–1
33
Recap
25
December 4
@ Colorado Avalanche
L 2–4
Conklin
Pepsi Center
17,014
16–8–1
33
Recap
26
December 6
@ St. Louis Blues
L 2–3
Howard
Scottrade Center
19,150
16–9–1
33
Recap
27
December 8
Phoenix Coyotes
W 5–2
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
17–9–1
35
Recap
28
December 10
Winnipeg Jets
W 7–1
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
18–9–1
37
Recap
29
December 13
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
W 4–1
Howard
Consol Energy Center
18,592
19–9–1
39
Recap
30
December 15
@ Nashville Predators
L 3–4
Howard
Bridgestone Arena
17,113
19–10–1
39
Recap
31
December 17
Los Angeles Kings
W 8–2
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
20–10–1
41
Recap
32
December 19
@ Edmonton Oilers
W 3–2
Howard
Rexall Place
16,839
21–10–1
43
Recap
33
December 21
@ Vancouver Canucks
L 2–4
Howard
Rogers Arena
18,890
21–11–1
43
Recap
34
December 22
@ Calgary Flames
L 2–3
Conklin
Scotiabank Saddledome
19,289
21–12–1
43
Recap
35
December 26
@ Nashville Predators
W 4–1
Howard
Bridgestone Arena
17,113
22–12–1
45
Recap
36
December 27
St. Louis Blues
W 3–2
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
23–12–1
47
Recap
37
December 30
@ Chicago Blackhawks
L 2–3
Howard
United Center
22,166
23–13–1
47
Recap
38
December 31
St. Louis Blues
W 3–0
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
24–13–1
49
Recap
January: 10–3–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 5–3–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Arena
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
39
January 3
@ Dallas Stars
W 5–4
Howard
American Airlines Center
15,182
25–13–1
51
Recap
40
January 7
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
L 3–4
Howard
Air Canada Centre
19,536
25–14–1
51
Recap
41
January 8
@ Chicago Blackhawks
W 3–2
OT
Conklin
United Center
21,858
26–14–1
53
Recap
42
January 10
@ New York Islanders
L 1–5
Conklin
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,864
26–15–1
53
Recap
43
January 12
Phoenix Coyotes
W 3–2
SO
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
27–15–1
55
Recap
44
January 14
Chicago Blackhawks
W 3–2
OT
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
28–15–1
57
Recap
45
January 16
Buffalo Sabres
W 5–0
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
29–15–1
59
Recap
46
January 17
@ Dallas Stars
W 3–2
SO
Conklin
American Airlines Center
15,148
30–15–1
61
Recap
47
January 19
@ Phoenix Coyotes
W 3–2
SO
Howard
Jobing.com Arena
15,067
31–15–1
63
Recap
48
January 21
Columbus Blue Jackets
W 3–2
SO
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
32–15–1
65
Recap
49
January 23
St. Louis Blues
W 3–1
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
33–15–1
67
Recap
50
January 25
@ Montreal Canadiens
L 2–7
Howard
Bell Centre
21,273
33–16–1
67
Recap
51
January 31
@ Calgary Flames
W 3–1
Howard
Scotiabank Saddledome
19,289
34–16–1
69
Recap
February: 8–3–2 (home: 6–1–1; road: 2–2–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Arena
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
52
February 2
@ Vancouver Canucks
W 4–3
SO
Howard
Rogers Arena
18,890
35–16–1
71
Recap
53
February 4
@ Edmonton Oilers
L 4–5
SO
MacDonald
Rexall Place
16,839
35–16–2
72
Recap
54
February 6
@ Phoenix Coyotes
L 1–3
MacDonald
Jobing.com Arena
12,687
35–17–2
72
Recap
55
February 8
Edmonton Oilers
W 4–2
MacDonald
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
36–17–2
74
Recap
56
February 10
Anaheim Ducks
W 2–1
SO
MacDonald
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
37–17–2
76
Recap
57
February 12
Philadelphia Flyers
W 4–3
MacDonald
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
38–17–2
78
Recap
58
February 14
Dallas Stars
W 3–1
MacDonald
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
39–17–2
80
Recap
59
February 17
Nashville Predators
W 2–1
MacDonald
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
40–17–2
82
Recap
60
February 19
San Jose Sharks
W 3–2
MacDonald
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
41–17–2
84
Recap
61
February 21
@ Chicago Blackhawks
L 1–2
Howard
United Center
22,027
41–18–2
84
Recap
62
February 23
Vancouver Canucks
L 3–4
SO
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
41–18–3
85
Recap
63
February 25
Colorado Avalanche
L 3–4
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
41–19–3
85
Recap
64
February 28
@ Columbus Blue Jackets
W 5–2
MacDonald
Nationwide Arena
14,333
42–19–3
87
Recap
March: 4–8–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 0–5–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Arena
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
65
March 2
Minnesota Wild
W 6–0
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
43–19–3
89
Recap
66
March 4
Chicago Blackhawks
L 1–2
MacDonald
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
43–20–3
89
Recap
67
March 6
@ Philadelphia Flyers
L 2–3
MacDonald
Wells Fargo Center
19,892
43–21–3
89
Recap
68
March 9
Los Angeles Kings
W 4–3
MacDonald
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
44–21–3
91
Recap
69
March 10
@ Nashville Predators
L 2–3
MacDonald
Bridgestone Arena
17,113
44–22–3
91
Recap
70
March 13
@ Los Angeles Kings
L 2–5
Howard
Staples Center
18,118
44–23–3
91
Recap
71
March 14
@ Anaheim Ducks
L 0–4
MacDonald
Honda Center
16,331
44–24–3
91
Recap
72
March 17
@ San Jose Sharks
L 2–3
OT
Howard
HP Pavilion at San Jose
17,562
44–24–4
92
Recap
73
March 19
Washington Capitals
L 3–5
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
44–25–4
92
Recap
74
March 21
@ New York Rangers
L 1–2
OT
Conklin
Madison Square Garden
18,200
44–25–5
93
Recap
75
March 24
Carolina Hurricanes
W 5–4
Conklin
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
45–25–5
95
Recap
76
March 26
Columbus Blue Jackets
W 7–2
Conklin
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
46–25–5
97
Recap
77
March 28
@ Columbus Blue Jackets
L 2–4
Conklin
Nationwide Arena
12,432
46–26–5
97
Recap
78
March 30
Nashville Predators
L 1–4
Howard
Joe Louis Arena
20,066
46–27–5
97
Recap
Legend:
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
2012 Stanley Cup playoffs
Legend:
Win
Loss
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Regular season
Player
GP
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
Sv%
SO
G
A
PIM
Jimmy Howard
57
3360
35
17
4
119
2.13
1496
.920
6
0
1
6
Joey MacDonald
14
806
8
5
1
29
2.16
330
.912
0
0
0
0
Ty Conklin
15
805
5
6
1
44
3.28
378
.884
1
0
1
0
Playoffs
Player
GP
TOI
W
L
GA
GAA
SA
Sv%
SO
G
A
PIM
Jimmy Howard
5
295
1
4
13
2.64
116
.888
0
0
0
0
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡ Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
The Detroit Red Wings officially broke the NHL record for consecutive home games won, on February 14, 2012. They defeated the Dallas Stars by a score of 3–1, breaking the 1929–30 Boston Bruins and the 1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers previous record of 20 games. The streak ended at 23 wins after a shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on February 23, 2012.[ 13]
Regular season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Cory Emmerton
1st career NHL assist
October 7, 2011
Johan Franzen
100th career NHL assist
October 15, 2011
Johan Franzen
400th career NHL game
October 21, 2011
Brad Stuart
800th career NHL game
October 21, 2011
Fabian Brunnstrom
100th career NHL game
October 22, 2011
Nicklas Lidstrom
1,500th career NHL game
October 22, 2011
Gustav Nyquist
1st career NHL game
November 1, 2011
Henrik Zetterberg
600th career NHL game
November 11, 2011
Niklas Kronwall
400th career NHL game
November 12, 2011
Brendan Smith
1st career NHL game
November 17, 2011
Brendan Smith
1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point
November 19, 2011
Darren Helm
200th career NHL game
November 23, 2011
Joakim Andersson
1st career NHL game
December 27, 2011
Jonathan Ericsson
200th career NHL game
December 30, 2011
Pavel Datsyuk
700th career NHL game
December 31, 2011
Gustav Nyquist
1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point
January 3, 2012
Valtteri Filppula
200th career NHL point
January 3, 2012
Niklas Kronwall
200th career NHL point
January 7, 2012
Valtteri Filppula
400th career NHL game
January 7, 2012
Daniel Cleary
200th career NHL assist
January 12, 2012
Jimmy Howard
100th career NHL win
January 12, 2012
Pavel Datsyuk
700th career NHL point
January 16, 2012
Jan Mursak
1st career NHL assist
January 17, 2012
Todd Bertuzzi
300th career NHL goal
February 4, 2012
Danny Cleary
800th career NHL game
February 6, 2012
Tomas Holmstrom
1,000th career NHL game
February 10, 2012
Henrik Zetterberg
600th career NHL point
February 17, 2012
Jiri Hudler
200th career NHL point
February 21, 2012
Jakub Kindl
100th career NHL game
March 2, 2012
Brendan Smith
1st career NHL goal
March 2, 2012
Brad Stuart
300th career NHL point
March 4, 2012
Joey MacDonald
100th career NHL game
March 10, 2012
Justin Abdelkader
200th career NHL game
March 19, 2012
Jiri Hudler
400th career NHL game
March 19, 2012
Gustav Nyquist
1st career NHL goal
March 26, 2012
Riley Sheahan
1st career NHL game
April 7, 2012
Playoffs
Player
Milestone
Reached
Henrik Zetterberg
50th career NHL playoff goal 100th career NHL playoff point
April 11, 2012
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
^ Condition not satisfied.
Player
Former team
Contract terms
Mike Commodore [ 17]
Columbus Blue Jackets
1 year, $1 million
Ian White [ 18]
San Jose Sharks
2 years, $5.75 million
Garnet Exelby [ 19]
Rockford IceHogs
1 year, $600,000
Chris Conner [ 20]
Pittsburgh Penguins
1 year, $550,000
Ty Conklin [ 21]
St. Louis Blues
1 year, $750,000
Fabian Brunnstrom [ 22]
Toronto Marlies
1 year, $600,000
Claimed via waivers [ edit ]
Player
Former team
Date claimed off waivers
Player
New team
Date claimed off waivers
Lost via retirement [ edit ]
Player
Date
Contract terms
Adam Almqvist [ 29]
May 27, 2011
3 years, $1.775 million entry-level contract
Andrej Nestrasil [ 30]
May 31, 2011
3 years, $1.755 million entry-level contract
Nicklas Lidstrom [ 31]
June 20, 2011
1 year, $6.2 million
Jonathan Ericsson [ 32]
July 1, 2011
3 years, $9.75 million
Patrick Eaves [ 33]
July 1, 2011
3 years, $3.6 million
Drew Miller [ 33]
July 1, 2011
2 years, $1.65 million
Logan Pyett [ 19]
July 5, 2011
1 year, $525,000
Joey MacDonald [ 34]
July 11, 2011
2 years, $1.1 million
Jordan Pearce [ 35]
July 21, 2011
2 years, $1.05 million
Francis Pare [ 36]
July 27, 2011
2 years, $1.115 million
Petr Mrazek [ 37]
October 19, 2011
3 years, $1.815 million entry-level contract
Niklas Kronwall [ 38]
October 31, 2011
7 years, $33.25 million contract extension
Todd Bertuzzi [ 39]
February 23, 2012
2 years, $4.15 million contract extension
Xavier Ouellet [ 40]
March 25, 2012
3 years, $2.1025 million entry-level contract
Ryan Sproul [ 40]
March 25, 2012
3 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract
Riley Sheahan [ 41]
April 5, 2012
3 years, $2.355 million entry-level contract
Teemu Pulkkinen [ 42]
May 29, 2012
3 years, $2.095 million entry-level contract
Calle Jarnkrok [ 43]
May 30, 2012
3 years, $2.145 million entry-level contract
^ a b Osgood retires
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^ Smilovitz, Bernie (February 15, 2012). "What does 21 straight wins at home mean for the Red Wings?" . WDIV . Retrieved April 17, 2023 .
^ O'Brien, James (February 15, 2012). "Red Wings stand alone with 21 consecutive home wins" . ProHockeyTalk | NBC Sports . Retrieved April 17, 2023 .
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^ "2011-12 NHL Summary" .
^ Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars
^ Three Stars: Miller, Kronwall, Emery earn honors
^ "Canucks end Wings' NHL-record home win streak" . Sports Illustrated . February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012 .
^ Trading places
^ Wings acquire old friend, Quincey
^ Commodore traded; Smith recalled
^ Wings sign Commodore to one-year
^ Wings add D-depth, sign White
^ a b Red Wings sign Pyett, Exelby
^ Wings add forward depth with Conner
^ Wings sign Conklin to one-year
^ Wings sign Brunnstrom for one-year
^ Jets agree to terms with Winnipeg native Derek Meech
^ B's Sign Tardif and Hennessy
^ Stars To Sign Mike Modano To One-Day Deal
^ Rafalski: It's time to move on
^ After 20 NHL seasons, Draper retires
^ Waddell, Dave (September 7, 2011). "Former Red Wings McCrimmon and Salei killed in Russian plane crash". Windsor Star .
^ Wings signed Almqvist, a '09 draft pick
^ Nestrasil signs three-year deal
^ Lidstrom to return for 20th season
^ Big E signs Big Deal
^ a b Wings agree on deals to Eaves, Miller
^ Wings re-sign MacDonald
^ Wings re-sign Pearce
^ Wings sign prospects Pearce, Pare
^ Red Wings sign Petr Mrazek to three-year entry-level contract
^ Kronwall: New deal 'never any doubt'
^ Bertuzzi agrees to contract extension
^ a b Sproul, Ouellet to entry-level contracts
^ Wings sign Sheahan to entry-level deal
^ Wings sign Pulkkinen to entry-level deal
^ Wings sign fifth from 2010 draft class [permanent dead link ]
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