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2011–12 Florida Panthers season

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2011–12 Florida Panthers
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference3rd Eastern
2011–12 record38–26–18
Home record21–9–11
Road record17–17–7
Goals for202
Goals against222
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachKevin Dineen
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsBrian Campbell
Ed Jovanovski
Tomas Kopecky
Stephen Weiss
ArenaBankAtlantic Center
Average attendance16,628 (86.3%)

Total: 681,763
Team leaders
GoalsTomas Fleischmann (27)
AssistsBrian Campbell (49)
PointsTomas Fleischmann (61)
Penalty minutesKrystofer Barch (91)
Plus/minusJason Garrison (+6)
WinsJose Theodore (22)
Goals against averageJose Theodore (2.46)

The 2011–12 Florida Panthers season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[1]

The Panthers qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 12 years after their previous playoff appearance in 2000, and also won their division for the first time. However, the Panthers could not further their progress, losing in the opening round to the New Jersey Devils, who would go on to be the Stanley Cup runner-up. The Panthers had a 3–2 lead in the series before losing Games 6 and 7 to be eliminated from the playoffs.

Off-season

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On June 1, 2011, the Panthers introduced their new head coach, former NHL player Kevin Dineen.[2] Dineen had spent the previous six seasons coaching the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Regular season

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See the game log below for detailed game-by-game season information.

The Panthers had their first quality season in over a decade in 2011–12, having never finished above third place in the Southeast Division since 1999–2000. Despite losing more games than they won, competition for the Panthers within the Division was not fierce, and the team was in third place in the Eastern Conference as the Southeast Division leader throughout much of the season. Although the Panthers amassed more losses than wins, 18 of these losses were in overtime or a shootout (the highest number of any team in the NHL for the 2011–12 season), meaning Florida often gained a point even when they failed to win.

Playoffs

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The Panthers clinched a playoff berth on April 5, 2012, securing the return of playoff hockey to South Florida for the first time in 12 years. The third-seeded Panthers had home ice advantage by virtue of winning their division, despite the sixth-seeded New Jersey Devils besting them in regular season point totals (102 to 94). The Devils won the first game of the series, but the Panthers bounced back with a win in Game 2 to even the series as it headed to New Jersey. The Panthers would return the favor by winning Game 3, 4–3, but the Devils recorded a shutout in Game 4, 4–0. The Panthers returned home to play Game 5 and were one win away from winning their first post-season series since 1996 after notching a shutout of their own, 3–0. The series went back to New Jersey for the final time of the series, with the home team tying the series after winning Game 6 in overtime, the first extra period of the series. The seventh and deciding game went even longer than Game 6 after the Panthers managed to score two power-play goals in the third period to force overtime. The game—and series—was still even after the completion of one extra period. Less than four minutes into the second overtime, the first shot on goal by either team was recorded by Devils rookie center Adam Henrique and notched his second goal of the game and deciding goal of the series, eliminating the Panthers from the playoffs, 3–2.

Standings

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Southeast Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Florida Panthers 82 38 26 18 32 203 227 −24 94
2 x – Washington Capitals 82 42 32 8 38 222 230 −8 92
3 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 36 8 35 235 281 −46 84
4 Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 33 225 246 −21 84
5 Carolina Hurricanes 82 33 33 16 32 213 243 −30 82
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
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

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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Legend
Panthers Win Panthers Regulation Loss Panthers OT/Shootout Loss ASG
Boldface text denotes a Panthers goalie
2011–12 Game Log

Playoffs

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Legend
Panthers Win Panthers Loss
Boldface text denotes a Panthers goalie
2011–12 Playoff Game Log

Player statistics

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Skaters

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

Goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals ; 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
Jose Theodore 53 3049 22 16 11 125 2.46 1502 .917 3 0 0 2
Scott Clemmensen 30 1566 14 6 6 67 2.57 773 .913 1 0 1 0
Jacob Markstrom 7 383 2 4 1 17 2.66 222 .923 0 0 0 0
Brian Foster 1 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Jose Theodore 5 268 2 2 11 2.46 135 .919 1 0 0 0
Scott Clemmensen 3 179 1 2 7 2.35 88 .920 0 0 1 0

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

Awards and records

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Awards

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Regular Season
Player Award Awarded

Records

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Milestones

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Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Erik Gudbranson 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2011
Bracken Kearns 1st Career NHL Game October 20, 2011
Jacob Markstrom 1st Career NHL Win October 22, 2011
Jack Skille 100th Career NHL Game October 24, 2011
Tomas Kopecky 100th Career NHL Point October 29, 2011
Marcel Goc 400th Career NHL Game October 31, 2011
Marco Sturm 900th Career NHL Game October 31, 2011
Tomas Fleischmann 100th Career NHL Assist November 10, 2011
Erik Gudbranson 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
December 1, 2011
Tim Kennedy 100th Career NHL Game December 1, 2011
Jose Theodore 600th Career NHL Game December 8, 2011
Erik Gudbranson 1st Career NHL Goal December 11, 2011
Kris Versteeg 100th Career NHL Assist December 11, 2011
Greg Rallo 1st Career NHL Game December 18, 2011
Stephen Weiss 600th Career NHL Game January 18, 2012
Brian Foster 1st Career NHL Game February 4, 2012
Kris Versteeg 300th Career NHL Game February 7, 2012
Keaton Ellerby 100th Career NHL Game February 9, 2012
Tomas Fleischmann 200th Career NHL Point February 12, 2012
Colby Robak 1st Career NHL Game February 12, 2012
Tyson Strachan 1st Career NHL Goal February 12, 2012
Tomas Kopecky 400th Career NHL Game March 3, 2012
Krys Barch 300th Career NHL Game March 13, 2012
Brian Campbell 300th Career NHL Assist March 15, 2012
Brian Campbell 700th Career NHL Game March 23, 2012
Shawn Matthias 200th Career NHL Game March 27, 2012
Mike Weaver 500th Career NHL Game April 1, 2012
Kris Versteeg 200th Career NHL Point April 3, 2012

Transactions

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

Trades

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Date
Details
June 24, 2011
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To Chicago Blackhawks
Rostislav Olesz
To Florida Panthers
Brian Campbell
June 25, 2011
[10]
To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick (47th overall) in 2011
To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick (59th overall) in 2011
3rd-round pick in 2012
June 27, 2011
[11]
To Chicago Blackhawks
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012[a]
To Florida Panthers
Tomas Kopecky[b]
July 1, 2011
[12]
To Philadelphia Flyers
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012[c]
3rd-round pick in 2012
To Florida Panthers
Kris Versteeg
July 9, 2011
[13]
To Winnipeg Jets
Kenndal McArdle
To Florida Panthers
Angelo Esposito
July 9, 2011
[14]
To Calgary Flames
Jordan Henry
To Florida Panthers
Keith Seabrook
July 9, 2011
[15]
To Vancouver Canucks
Mike Duco
To Florida Panthers
Sergei Shirokov
September 8, 2011
[16]
To Phoenix Coyotes
Marc Cheverie
To Florida Panthers
Justin Bernhardt
October 22, 2011
[17]
To Vancouver Canucks
David Booth
Steven Reinprecht
3rd-round pick in 2013
To Florida Panthers
Mikael Samuelsson
Marco Sturm
December 2, 2011[18] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Michael Kostka
Evan Oberg
To Florida Panthers
Michael Vernace
James Wright
December 7, 2011[19] To Dallas Stars
Jake Hauswirth
5th-round pick in 2012
To Florida Panthers
Krys Barch
6th-round pick in 2012
January 13, 2012[20] To Dallas Stars
Angelo Esposito
To Florida Panthers
Ondrej Roman
January 18, 2012[21] To Carolina Hurricanes
Evgenii Dadonov
A. J. Jenks
To Florida Panthers
Jon Matsumoto
Mattias Lindstrom
January 26, 2012[22] To San Jose Sharks
Tim Kennedy
To Florida Panthers
Sean Sullivan
February 24, 2012[23] To Nashville Predators
6th-round pick in 2012
To Florida Panthers
Jerred Smithson
February 25, 2012[24] To New York Rangers
Michael Vernace
3rd-round pick in 2013
To Florida Panthers
Wojtek Wolski

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 3 Jonathan Huberdeau C  Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
2 33 Rocco Grimaldi C  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2 59 (from San Jose) Rasmus Bengtsson D  Sweden Rogle BK (Allsvenskan)
3 64 Vincent Trocheck C  United States Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
3 76 (from NY Rangers) Logan Shaw RW  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
3 87 (from Washington) Jonathan Racine D  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
3 91 (from Boston) Kyle Rau C  United States Eden Prairie High School (USHS-MN)
5 124 Yaroslav Kosov F  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 (MHL)
6 154 Edward Wittchow D  United States Burnsville High School (USHS-MN)
7 184 Iiro Pakarinen RW  Finland KalPa (SM-liiga)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ Kevin Dineen Named Head Coach Of The Florida Panthers
  3. ^ "Predators vs. Panthers – 09/19/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Predators vs. Panthers – 09/19/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "Panthers vs. Lightning – 09/23/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 23, 2011. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "Lightning vs. Panthers – 09/24/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 24, 2011. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  7. ^ "Stars vs. Panthers – 09/27/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 27, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  8. ^ "Panthers vs. Stars – 09/29/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  9. ^ Florida Panthers Acquire D Brian Campbell From Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for LW Rostislav Olesz
  10. ^ Panthers Add Blend To Prospect Cupboards
  11. ^ Panthers Acquire Negotiating Rights To Tomas Kopecky
  12. ^ Panthers Acquire RW Kris Versteeg
  13. ^ Panthers Acquire C Angelo Esposito from Winnipeg
  14. ^ Panthers Acquire D Keith Seabrook from Calgary
  15. ^ Panthers Acquire RW Sergei Shirokov from Vancouver
  16. ^ Panthers Acquire C Justin Bernhardt from Phoenix Coyotes
  17. ^ Florida Acquires RW Mikael Samuelsson And LW Marco Sturm From Vancouver For RW David Booth And C Steven Reinprecht
  18. ^ Florida Acquires C Wright And D Vernace From Tampa Bay
  19. ^ Panthers Acquire F Krys Barch
  20. ^ Panthers Acquire LW Ondrej Roman From Dallas
  21. ^ Florida Acquires C Jonathan Matsumoto And RW Mattias Lindstrom From Carolina
  22. ^ Panthers Acquire D Sean Sullivan from San Jose
  23. ^ Panthers Acquire Jerred Smithson from Nashville
  24. ^ Panthers Acquire Wolski From Rangers
  25. ^ Panthers Sign D Mike Kostka
  26. ^ Panthers Sign LW Scottie Upshall
  27. ^ Panthers Sign G Jose Theodore
  28. ^ Panthers Sign D Ed Jovanovski
  29. ^ Panthers Sign C Marcel Goc
  30. ^ Panthers Sign RW Tomas Fleischmann
  31. ^ Panthers Sign D Nolan Yonkman
  32. ^ Panthers Sign LW Sean Bergenheim
  33. ^ Panthers Sign RW Matt Bradley
  34. ^ Panthers Sign C Greg Rallo
  35. ^ Panthers Sign D Tyson Strachan
  36. ^ Panthers Sign C Bracken Kearns
  37. ^ Panthers Sign RW Bill Thomas
  38. ^ Panthers Agree To Terms With C John Madden
  39. ^ Islanders Agree to Terms with Reasoner
  40. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk
  41. ^ Flames sign three more players
  42. ^ Capitals Sign Goaltender Tomas Vokoun
  43. ^ Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors
  44. ^ Canucks sign defenceman Alexander Sulzer
  45. ^ Avalanche Signs Galiardi
  46. ^ Canucks Sign Right Wing Byron Bitz
  47. ^ Canadiens sign Joe Callahan
  48. ^ ALBANY DEVILS SIGN STEVE BERNIER Archived October 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  49. ^ Devils claim F Ryan Carter off waivers
  50. ^ Stillman Exchanges Skates For Clipboards
  51. ^ a b Florida Panthers Re-Sign RW Jack Skille
  52. ^ Florida Panthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With Garrett Wilson
  53. ^ Florida Panthers Re-Sign Mark Cullen
  54. ^ Panthers Re-sign Tim Kennedy
  55. ^ Florida Panthers Agree to Four-Year Contract with C Tomas Kopecky
  56. ^ Panthers Re-Sign C Mike Santorelli
  57. ^ Panthers Sign F Ryan Carter
  58. ^ Panthers Agree to Entry Level Contract With D Erik Gudbranson
  59. ^ a b Florida Panthers G Marc Cheverie & G Tyler Plante Agree to One-Year Contracts
  60. ^ Panthers Agree to One-Year Contract with D Michael Caruso
  61. ^ Panthers Sign C Shawn Matthias
  62. ^ Panthers Agree To Entry-Level Contract With F Jonathan Huberdeau
  63. ^ D Mike Weaver Signs Two-Year Contract Extension
  64. ^ "Florida Panthers Agree To Terms With D Tyson Strachan On One-Year Contract Extension". Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  65. ^ Panthers Sign C Drew Shore to Entry-Level Contract
  66. ^ Florida Panthers Sign C Vincent Trocheck to Entry-Level Contract