2011–12 Detroit Red Wings season
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.
2011–12 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 3rd Central |
Conference | 5th Western |
2011–12 record | 48–28–6 |
Home record | 31–7–3 |
Road record | 17–21–3 |
Goals for | 248 |
Goals against | 203 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ken Holland |
Coach | Mike Babcock |
Captain | Nicklas Lidstrom |
Alternate captains | Pavel Datsyuk Niklas Kronwall Henrik Zetterberg |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Average attendance | 20,066 (100%) Total: 822,706 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Johan Franzen (28) |
Assists | Pavel Datsyuk (48) |
Points | Henrik Zetterberg (68) |
Penalty minutes | Kyle Quincey (89) |
Plus/minus | Todd Bertuzzi (+24) |
Wins | Jimmy Howard (35) |
Goals against average | Jimmy Howard (2.13) |
Off-season
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.
Regular season
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]
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Conference standings
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Schedule and results
Regular season
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Playoffs
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Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Goaltenders
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
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†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
Awards and records
Awards
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Player | Award | Awarded | |||||||
Jimmy Howard[11] | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 14, 2011 | |||||||
Niklas Kronwall[12] | NHL Second Star of the Week | March 5, 2012 |
Milestones
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]
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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 |
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Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Henrik Zetterberg | 50th career NHL playoff goal 100th career NHL playoff point | April 11, 2012 |
Transactions
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
Trades
Date | Details | |
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June 24, 2011 [14] |
To Ottawa Senators 1st-round pick in 2011 |
To Detroit Red Wings 2nd-round pick in 2011 2nd-round pick in 2011 |
February 19, 2012[15] | To Tampa Bay Lightning Sebastien Piche 1st-round pick in 2012 |
To Detroit Red Wings Kyle Quincey |
February 27, 2012[16] | To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Commodore |
To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013[lower-alpha 1] |
Free agents signed
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Free agents lost
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Player signings
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Draft picks
Round | Overall pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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2 | 35 (from Ottawa) | Tomas Jurco | RW | Slovakia | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |
2 | 48 (from Chicago via Ottawa) | Xavier Ouellet | D | France | Montreal Junior Hockey Club (QMJHL) |
2 | 55 | Ryan Sproul | D | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
3 | 85 | Alan Quine | C | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
4 | 115 | Marek Tvrdon | RW | Slovakia | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
5 | 145 | Philippe Hudon | C / RW | Canada | Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT) |
5 | 146 (from Philadelphia) | Mattias Backman | D | Sweden | Linkopings HC (Elitserien) |
6 | 175 | Richard Nedomlel | D | Czech Republic | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
7 | 205 | Alexey Marchenko | D | Russia | CSKA Moscow (KHL) |
See also
References
- Osgood retires
- "Home Streak by Red Wings Ties Record". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 13, 2012. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- Gerstner, Joanne C. (February 13, 2012). "Red Wings Tie N.H.L. Record for Consecutive Home Wins". Slap Shot. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- 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.
- Khan, Ansar (February 15, 2012). "Red Wings set NHL record with 21st consecutive home victory, beating Stars, 3-1". mlive. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- Lage, Larry (February 20, 2012). "Red Wings set NHL multiple-season record with 23rd straight win at home". Thestar.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- Klein, Jeff Z. (February 24, 2012). "In a First-Rate Thriller, a Record Streak Ends". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- Savage, Brendan (February 24, 2012). "Detroit Red Wings' NHL-record home winning streak ends at 23 in 4-3 shootout loss to Vancouver". mlive. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- "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
- 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
- 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
- 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