2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	2nd Atlantic
Conference	4th Eastern
2011–12 record	51–25–6
Home record	29–10–2
Road record	22–15–4
Goals for	282
Goals against	221
Team information
General manager	Ray Shero
Coach	Dan Bylsma
Captain	Sidney Crosby
Alternate captains	Evgeni Malkin Brooks Orpik Jordan Staal
Arena	Consol Energy Center
Average attendance	18,566[1]
Team leaders
Goals	Evgeni Malkin (50)
Assists	Evgeni Malkin (59)
Points	Evgeni Malkin (109)
Penalty minutes	James Neal (87)
Plus/minus	Kris Letang (+21)
Wins	Marc-Andre Fleury (42)
Goals against average	Marc-Andre Fleury (2.36)

The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's forty-fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins, which was led by head coach Dan Bylsma and started the season without captain center Sidney Crosby, still managed a 51–25–6 record, an East-best 29 home wins, and 108-point average, which was second-best in the Eastern Conference.

Background

In February, the team began the league's longest season winning streak and also saw the return of Crosby after missing more than forty games with concussion-like symptoms, before it saw its streak end in March at eleven games.^{[citation needed]}

Center Evgeni Malkin was able to play in seventy-five games despite difficulties associated with recent knee surgery and recorded his greatest goal tally in a season (fifty) 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.^{[citation needed]}

The fourth-seed Penguins saw its playoff run end when it lost to the same team that halted its regular-season winning streak, the Philadelphia Flyers, losing the first three games before its final loss in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.^{[citation needed]}

On April 27, Malkin was named as 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) # Date Visitor Score Home Record 1 September 21 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 2 September 22 Chicago Blackhawks 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0–0 3 September 24 Minnesota Wild 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0–0 4 September 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 2 (SO) Los Angeles Kings 4–0–0 5 September 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks 5–0–0 6 October 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Detroit Red Wings 5–1–0

Regular season

Game log

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

2011–12 schedule
October: 8–3–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–2–1), 18 Points # Oct Time Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 1 6 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 SO Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena (18,860) 1–0–0 2 2 8 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome (19,289) 2–0–0 4 3 9 9:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 SO Edmonton Oilers Rexall Place (16,839) 2–0–1 5 4 11 7:30 pm Florida Panthers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,503) 3–0–1 7 5 13 7:00 pm Washington Capitals 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,512) 3–0–2 8 6 15 7:00 pm Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,562) 3–1–2 8 7 17 8:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre (15,004) 3–2–2 8 8 18 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (17,297) 4–2–2 10 9 20 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,403) 5–2–2 12 10 22 7:00 pm New Jersey Devils 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,535) 6–2–2 14 11 25 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (10,681) 7–2–2 16 12 27 7:00 pm New York Islanders 2–3 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,461) 8–2–2 18 13 29 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,526) 8–3–2 18
November: 6–4–2 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 2–4–1), 14 Points # Nov Time Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 14 3 10:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 SO San Jose Sharks HP Pavilion at San Jose (17,562) 8–3–3 19 15 5 10:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 SO Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18,118) 9–3–3 21 16 11 7:00 pm Dallas Stars 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,585) 10–3–3 23 17 12 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Carolina Hurricanes RBC Center (16,260) 10–4–3 23 18 15 7:30 pm Colorado Avalanche 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,483) 11–4–3 25 19 17 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum (18,509) 11–5–3 25 20 19 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Florida Panthers BankAtlantic Center (18,071) 11–6–3 25 21 21 7:00 pm New York Islanders 0–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,571) 12–6–3 27 22 23 7:00 pm St. Louis Blues 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,583) 12–6–4 28 23 25 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,610) 13–6–4 30 24 26 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 14–6–4 32 25 29 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (18,200) 14–7–4 32
December: 7–6–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–3–0), 14 Points # Dec Time Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 26 1 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 15–7–4 34 27 3 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes RBC Center (17,696) 16–7–4 36 28 5 7:00 pm Boston Bruins 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,585) 16–8–4 36 29 8 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,936) 16–9–4 36 30 10 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (15,638) 17–9–4 38 31 13 7:00 pm Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,592) 17–10–4 38 32 16 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place (19,710) 17–11–4 38 33 17 7:00 pm Buffalo Sabres 3–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,584) 18–11–4 40 34 20 7:30 pm Chicago Blackhawks 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,607) 19–11–4 42 35 23 8:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre (15,004) 20–11–4 44 36 27 7:00 pm Carolina Hurricanes 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,600) 21–11–4 46 37 29 7:00 pm Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,602) 21–12–4 46 38 31 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (17,625) 21–13–4 46
January: 8–4–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–1–0), 16 Points # Jan Time Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 39 6 7:00 pm New York Rangers 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,590) 21–14–4 46 40 7 7:00 pm New Jersey Devils 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,594) 21–15–4 46 41 10 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,603) 21–16–4 46 42 11 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 21–17–4 46 43 13 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Florida Panthers BankAtlantic Center (18,658) 22–17–4 48 44 15 1:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum (19,204) 23–17–4 50 45 17 7:00 pm Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,535) 24–17–4 52 46 19 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (18,200) 25–17–4 54 47 20 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 4–5 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,588) 26–17–4 56 48 22 12:30 pm Washington Capitals 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,565) 27–17–4 58 49 24 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 SO St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center (18,471) 28–17–4 60 All-Star Break 50 31 7:00 pm Toronto Maple Leafs 4–5 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,550) 29–17–4 62
February: 8–4–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–3–1), 17 Points # Feb Time Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 51 1 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,542) 29–18–4 62 52 4 1:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 30–18–4 64 53 5 1:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (14,707) 30–19–4 64 54 7 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 SO Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 30–19–5 65 55 11 2:00 pm Winnipeg Jets 5–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,602) 31–19–5 67 56 12 7:00 pm Tampa Bay Lightning 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,506) 32–19–5 69 57 15 7:00 pm Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,482) 32–20–5 69 58 18 1:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,958) 33–20–5 71 59 19 12:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,690) 33–21–5 71 60 21 7:00 pm New York Rangers 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,580) 34–21–5 73 61 25 1:00 pm Tampa Bay Lightning 1–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,596) 35–21–5 75 62 26 1:00 pm Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,602) 36–21–5 77 63 29 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 SO Dallas Stars American Airlines Center (17,455) 37–21–5 79
March: 11–3–1 (Home: 7–1–0; Road: 4–2–1), 23 Points # Mar Time Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 64 3 9:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center (18,007) 38–21–5 81 65 5 7:00 pm Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,540) 39–21–5 83 66 7 7:30 pm Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,539) 40–21–5 85 67 9 7:00 pm Florida Panthers 2–1 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,606) 41–21–5 87 68 11 12:30 pm Boston Bruins 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,609) 42–21–5 89 69 15 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (18,200) 43–21–5 91 70 17 1:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (17,625) 44–21–5 93 71 18 12:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 SO Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,927) 44–21–6 94 72 20 7:00 pm Winnipeg Jets 4–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,589) 45–21–6 96 73 22 7:00 pm Nashville Predators 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,579) 46–21–6 98 74 24 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–8 Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place (20,076) 46–22–6 98 75 25 7:00 pm New Jersey Devils 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,601) 47–22–6 100 76 27 7:00 pm New York Islanders 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,588) 47–23–6 100 77 29 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (12,018) 47–24–6 100 78 30 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,690) 48–24–6 102
April: 3–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–0–0), 6 Points # Apr Time Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 79 1 7:30 pm Philadelphia Flyers 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,601) 48–25–6 102 80 3 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 49–25–6 104 81 5 7:00 pm New York Rangers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,585) 50–25–6 106 82 7 4:00 pm Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,616) 51–25–6 108
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	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) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Pittsburgh goals Opponent goals Decision Attendance Series 1 April 11 Philadelphia 4–3 Pittsburgh OT Crosby, Kennedy, Dupuis Briere, Briere, Schenn, Voracek Fleury (0–1) 18,565 1–0 2 April 13 Philadelphia 8–5 Pittsburgh Crosby, Kunitz, Martin, Kunitz, Kennedy Talbot, Giroux, Giroux, Couturier, Couturier, Jagr, Couturier, Giroux Fleury (0–2) 18,626 2–0 3 April 15 Pittsburgh 4–8 Philadelphia Staal, Neal, Neal, Staal Talbot, Briere, Briere, Read, Read, Simmonds, Giroux, Talbot Fleury (0–3) 20,092 3–0 4 April 18 Pittsburgh 10–3 Philadelphia Malkin, Niskanen, Crosby, Staal, Letang, Staal, Sullivan, Dupuis, Staal, Malkin Giroux, Timonen, Voracek Fleury (1–3) 20,172 3–1 5 April 20 Philadelphia 2–3 Pittsburgh Sullivan, Staal, Kennedy Carle, Hartnell Fleury (2–3) 18,628 3–2 6 April 22 Pittsburgh 1–5 Philadelphia Malkin Giroux, Hartnell, Gustafsson, Briere, Schenn Fleury (2–4) 20,127 4–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win      Bold = Game Winning Goal

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[6] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Evgeni Malkin 75 50 59 109 18 70 James Neal 80 40 41 81 6 87 Chris Kunitz 82 26 35 61 16 49 Pascal Dupuis 82 25 34 59 18 34 Jordan Staal 62 25 25 50 11 34 Steve Sullivan 79 17 31 48 -3 20 Kris Letang 51 10 32 42 21 34 Matt Cooke 82 19 19 38 5 44 Sidney Crosby 22 8 29 37 15 14 Tyler Kennedy 60 11 22 33 10 29 Paul Martin 73 2 25 27 9 18 Matt Niskanen 75 4 17 21 9 47 Craig Adams 82 5 13 18 -6 34 Brooks Orpik 73 2 16 18 19 61 Deryk Engelland 73 4 13 17 10 56 Arron Asham 64 5 11 16 -5 76 Richard Park 54 7 7 14 -1 12 Joe Vitale 68 4 10 14 -5 56 Zbynek Michalek 62 2 11 13 0 24 Dustin Jeffrey 26 4 2 6 -4 2 Ben Lovejoy 34 1 4 5 3 13 Simon Despres 18 1 3 4 5 10 Alexandre Picard 17 0 4 4 4 4 Jason Williams 8 1 1 2 1 4 Eric Tangradi 24 0 2 2 -4 16 Cal O'Reilly 6 0 1 1 -4 0 Carl Sneep 1 0 1 1 1 0 Brian Strait 9 0 1 1 -2 4 Mark Letestu 11 0 1 1 -6 2 Colin McDonald 5 0 0 0 0 0 Steve MacIntyre 12 0 0 0 0 6 Robert Bortuzzo 6 0 0 0 1 2 Total 273 470 743 — 862

Playoffs[7] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jordan Staal 6 6 3 9 2 2 Evgeni Malkin 6 3 5 8 -1 6 Sidney Crosby 6 3 5 8 -3 9 Tyler Kennedy 6 3 3 6 1 2 Steve Sullivan 6 2 4 6 -4 4 Pascal Dupuis 6 2 4 6 0 0 Chris Kunitz 6 2 4 6 -2 8 James Neal 5 2 4 6 -3 12 Kris Letang 6 1 4 5 -1 21 Matt Cooke 6 0 4 4 3 16 Matt Niskanen 4 1 2 3 2 6 Paul Martin 3 1 0 1 -1 0 Richard Park 2 0 1 1 -1 2 Deryk Engelland 6 0 1 1 1 14 Zbynek Michalek 6 0 1 1 2 0 Eric Tangradi 2 0 1 1 2 0 Arron Asham 3 0 0 0 -3 10 Craig Adams 5 0 0 0 -1 19 Brooks Orpik 6 0 0 0 -2 4 Joe Vitale 4 0 0 0 -2 12 Brian Strait 3 0 0 0 3 0 Ben Lovejoy 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Simon Despres 3 0 0 0 2 2 Total 26 46 72 — 149

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[8]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury	67	64	3896:13	42	17	4	153	2.36	1768	0.913	3	0	2	4
Brent Johnson	16	14	811:05	6	7	2	42	3.11	359	0.883	0	0	1	0
Brad Thiessen	5	4	257:44	3	1	0	16	3.72	113	0.858	0	0	0	2
Total		82	4965:02	51	25	6	211	2.55	2240	0.906	3	0	3	6

Playoffs^[9]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury	6	6	337:08	2	4	--	26	4.63	157	0.834	0	0	1	0
Brent Johnson	1	0	20:00	0	0	--	2	6.00	6	0.667	0	0	0	0
Total		6	357:08	2	4	0	28	4.71	163	0.828	0	0	1	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded Sidney Crosby[10] NHL First Star of the Week November 28, 2011 Evgeni Malkin[11] NHL Third Star of the Week December 19, 2011 Evgeni Malkin[12] NHL First Star of the Month December 2011 Evgeni Malkin[13] NHL Third Star of the Week January 16, 2012 Evgeni Malkin[14] NHL First Star of the Week January 23, 2012 Evgeni Malkin[15] NHL All Star Game January 29, 2012 Kris Letang[15] NHL All Star Game January 29, 2012 James Neal[15] NHL All Star Game January 29, 2012 Evgeni Malkin[16] NHL Second Star of the Month January 2012 Evgeni Malkin[17] NHL Second Star of the Week February 13, 2012 Evgeni Malkin[18] NHL First Star of the Week March 26, 2012 Evgeni Malkin[19] NHL Second Star of the Month March 2012 Sidney Crosby[20] NHL Third Star of the Week April 9, 2012

Post Season Player Award Awarded Evgeni Malkin[2] Hart Memorial Trophy Nominee April 27, 2012 Evgeni Malkin[21] Hart Memorial Trophy Winner June 20, 2012 Evgeni Malkin[21] Art Ross Trophy Winner June 20, 2012 Evgeni Malkin[21] Ted Lindsay Award Winner June 20, 2012

Team awards

Awarded on April 5, 2012^[22]

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 to 1983. 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

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Kris Letang 300th Career NHL Game October 6, 2011 Jordan Staal 200th Career NHL Point October 8, 2011 Matt Niskanen 300th Career NHL Game October 13, 2011 Aaron Asham 700th Career NHL Game October 20, 2011 Jordan Staal 100th Career NHL Goal October 22, 2011 Steve Sullivan 900th Career NHL Game October 22, 2011 Robert Bortuzzo 1st Career NHL Game November 5, 2011 Chris Kunitz 300th Career NHL Point November 12, 2011 Richard Park 700th Career NHL Game November 15, 2011 Zbynek Michalek 500th Career NHL Game November 23, 2011 Paul Martin 500th Career NHL Game November 25, 2011 Simon Despres 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point December 1, 2011 Brent Johnson 300th Career NHL Game December 3, 2011 Deryk Engelland 100th Career NHL Game December 10, 2011 Matt Cooke 1,000th Career NHL PIM December 10, 2011 Craig Adams 700th Career NHL Game December 13, 2011 Pascal Dupuis 700th Career NHL Game December 16, 2011 Aaron Asham 200th Career NHL Point December 16, 2011 Pascal Dupuis 300th Career NHL Point December 17, 2011 Marc-Andre Fleury 200th Career NHL Win December 17, 2011 Brooks Orpik 100th Career NHL Point December 17, 2011 Simon Despres 1st Career NHL Goal December 17, 2011 Carl Sneep 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point December 17, 2011 Matt Niskanen 100th Career NHL point December 20, 2011 Steve Sullivan 700th Career NHL Point December 23, 2011 Jordan Staal 400th Career NHL Game December 27, 2011 Marc-Andre Fleury 400th Career NHL Game January 7, 2012 Tyler Kennedy 300th Career NHL Game January 17, 2012 Paul Martin 200th Career NHL Point January 17, 2012 Chris Kunitz 500th Career NHL Game January 24, 2012 James Neal 100th Career NHL Goal January 24, 2012 Evgeni Malkin 400th Career NHL Game February 11, 2012 Richard Park 100th Career NHL Goal February 11, 2012 Evgeni Malkin 300th Career NHL Assist February 21, 2012 Brad Thiessen 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win February 26, 2012 James Neal 300th Career NHL Game March 7, 2012 Evgeni Malkin 500th Career NHL Point March 11, 2012 James Neal 200th Career NHL Point March 11, 2012 James Neal 100th Career NHL Assist March 15, 2012 Evgeni Malkin 200th Career NHL Goal March 20, 2012 Sidney Crosby 600th Career NHL Point March 30, 2012 Brooks Orpik 100th Career NHL Assist March 30, 2012 Chris Kunitz 200th Career NHL Assist April 5, 2012

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Eric Tangradi 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point April 18, 2012 Deryk Engelland 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point April 18, 2012

Transactions

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

Trades

November 8, 2011[23]	To Columbus Blue Jackets: Mark Letestu	To Pittsburgh: 4th-round pick in 2012
June 4, 2012[24]	To Washington Capitals: 7th-round pick in 2012	To Pittsburgh: Tomas Vokoun

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Zach Sill[25] Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 years/$1.07 million (entry-level) Steve Sullivan[26] Nashville Predators 1 year/$1.5 million Colin McDonald[27] Oklahoma City Barons 1 year/$525,000 (two-way) Boris Valabik[28] Providence Bruins 1 year/$550,000 (two-way) Alexandre Picard[29] Montreal Canadiens 1 year/$600,000 (two-way) Steve MacIntyre[30] Edmonton Oilers 1 year/$600,000 (two-way) Scott Munroe[31] Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1 year/$525,000 (two-way) Jason Williams[32] Dallas Stars 1 year/$600,000 (two-way) Richard Park[33] Geneve-Servette HC 1 year/$550,000 (two-way) Adam Payerl[34] Belleville Bulls 3 years, $1.83 million (entry-level)

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Steve Wagner[35] Adler Mannheim 1 year John Curry[36] Hamburg Freezers 1 year Andrew Hutchinson[37] Barys Astana 1 year Mike Rupp[38] New York Rangers 3 years/$4.5 million Maxime Talbot[39] Philadelphia Flyers 5 years/$9 million Corey Potter[40] Edmonton Oilers 1 year/$525,000 (two-way) Brett Sterling[41] St. Louis Blues 1 year/$600,000 (two-way) Chris Conner[42][43] Detroit Red Wings 1 year/$550,000 (two-way) Eric Godard[44] Dallas Stars 2 years/$1.45 million (two-way in first year) Tim Wallace[45] New York Islanders 1 year/$700,000 (two-way) Alexei Kovalev[46] Atlant Mytishchi 2 years Jason Williams[47] HC Ambri-Piotta 2-year Mattias Modig[48] Växjö Lakers 2-year

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Cal O'Reilly[49] Phoenix Coyotes February 1, 2012

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Nick Johnson[50] Minnesota Wild September 29, 2011

Player signings Player Date Contract terms Nick Johnson[51] June 4, 2011 1 year/$550,000 (two-way) Craig Adams[52] June 9, 2011 2 years/$1.35 million Ryan Craig[53] June 13, 2011 1 year/$525,000 (two-way) Pascal Dupuis[54] June 28, 2011 2 years/$3 million Arron Asham[55] June 29, 2011 1 year/$775,000 Tyler Kennedy[56] July 1, 2011 2 years/$4 million Brad Thiessen[57] July 5, 2011 1 year/$525,000 (two-way) Dustin Jeffrey[58] July 12, 2011 2 years/$1.15 million (two-way in first year) Scott Harrington[59] July 26, 2011 3 years/$1.8525 million (entry-level) Joe Morrow[60] August 3, 2011 3 years/$2.775 million (entry-level) Chris Kunitz[61] October 13, 2011 2 years/$7.45 million (contract extension) Joe Vitale[62] February 3, 2012 2 years/$1.1 million (contract extension) James Neal[63] February 19, 2012 6 years/$30 million (contract extension) Beau Bennett[64] April 13, 2012 3 years/$2.7 million (entry-level) Reid McNeill[65] May 15, 2012 3 years/$1.675 million (entry-level) Dominik Uher[66] June 1, 2012 3 years/$1.755 million (entry-level) Tomas Vokoun[24] June 4, 2012 2 years/$4 million

Draft picks

The Penguins' selected five players at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.^[67]

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 (USHS-MN)
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.^[68] The condition – Philadelphia signs Bryzgalov before the start of the third round of the draft^[69] – was converted on June 23, 2011.^[70] 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.^[71]
• 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.^[72]
• 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.^[73] The condition – Pittsburgh does not advance to the 2011 Eastern Conference Semi-finals – was converted on April 27, 2011.^[74]
• ^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.^[75]

See also

• 2011–12 NHL season
• 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs

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