2011–12 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2011–12 Anaheim Ducks season was the 19th season of operation (18th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. Their first game of the season was held on October 7, 2011, against the Buffalo Sabres in Helsinki, Finland. The Ducks had a disappointing season compared to 2010–11, struggling in the first half of the season and digging a hole that was too deep to climb out of despite a second-half resurgence. 2011–12 marked the second playoff miss for the Ducks in three seasons. The Ducks ultimately finished the season in 13th place in the Western Conference with a 34–36–12 record.

2011–12 Anaheim Ducks
Division	5th Pacific
Conference	13th Western
2011–12 record	34–36–12
Home record	21–18–2
Road record	13–18–10
Goals for	206
Goals against	236
Team information
General manager	Bob Murray
Coach	Randy Carlyle (Oct.–Nov.) Bruce Boudreau (Nov.–Apr.)
Captain	Ryan Getzlaf
Alternate captains	Saku Koivu Teemu Selanne
Arena	Honda Center
Average attendance	14,760 (86.4%)
Team leaders
Goals	Corey Perry (37)
Assists	Ryan Getzlaf (46)
Points	Teemu Selanne (66)
Penalty minutes	Corey Perry (127)
Plus/minus	Sheldon Brookbank (+11)
Wins	Jonas Hiller (29)
Goals against average	Jonas Hiller (2.57)
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Off-season

While the Anaheim Ducks entered the 2011 off-season with no major free agent challenges, the franchise did indeed have some question marks heading into the 2011–12 season. The biggest question on the ice was whether superstar Teemu Selanne would retire.^[1] The 40-year-old was incredibly successful in the 2010–11 season, averaging over a point per game,^[2] however, his age and length of his career (18 NHL seasons) was a factor. The Ducks' off-season started with the NHL Entry Draft, where Anaheim took Rickard Rakell in the first round (30th overall), John Gibson in the second round (39th overall) and traded for Andrew Cogliano from the Edmonton Oilers, subsequently signing him to a three-year contract.^[3][4][5] Head coach Randy Carlyle also signed a contract extension of three years after guiding the Ducks to their first Stanley Cup championship in 2007 and into the playoffs every season since he took the helm, save for the 2009–10 season.^[6] On the retirement front, the Ducks lost long-time, third-line center Todd Marchant to retirement on June 29, 2011, and on the same day, former Ducks captain Paul Kariya announced his retirement, quelling any rumors that he may return to the franchise he helped build.^[7][8] Other than a few transactions, the summer for Anaheim was relatively quiet, with most of the talk concerning the health of goaltender Jonas Hiller and whether Teemu Selanne will return for another season. Hiller was reported to be symptom-free as of August 19, and was expected to arrive at the Ducks' training camp on time in September. Selanne announced his return on September 15 after undergoing successful knee surgery early in the summer.^[9][10]

Early in September, the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash rocked the hockey world when a plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) crashed. The team featured multiple NHL prospects and former NHL stars, including former Mighty Duck Ruslan Salei. Salei had been a mainstay in the Anaheim organization for many years and a small memorial was erected in front of Honda Center by Ducks fans to remember him immediately after news of his passing became public.^[11]

Business and arena

On the business side, the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) expressed interest in moving to Honda Center, the Ducks' home arena. The team had until May 2, 2011, to file for relocation to play in Anaheim for the 2011–12 season.^[12] Ducks owners Henry and Susan Samueli have been trying to lure an NBA team to Honda Center since they purchased the team, mainly due to the prospective positive impact the team would have on the Ducks' finances and the finances of the Samueli family-owned Anaheim Arena Management.^[13] It was announced on May 2, however, that the Kings would remain in the city of Sacramento for at least one more season.^[14] Even though the Ducks remained the sole tenants of Honda Center at least through to the 2011–12 season, the Anaheim Ducks and Anaheim Arena Management announced that they would be doing a major upgrade to the arena in mid-June 2011. The upgrade is set to include the construction of a new restaurant, an expanded club area, a grand terrace, a new east entrance and a larger team merchandise store, with the cost of the project reportedly in the tens of millions of dollars.^[15][16] The Ducks also announced ticket prices for individual games would be reduced in order to take advantage of an "all-in" pricing mechanism.^[17]

Regular season

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

The 2011–12 Anaheim Ducks regular season schedule was released on June 23, 2011, and, as expected, the Ducks started their season as part of the NHL Premiere in Helsinki, Finland, on October 7. Their first home game was on October 14 against their in-state rivals, the San Jose Sharks. Anaheim's first actual road game was on October 17 against the Sharks at HP Pavilion. Their longest homestand was from December 29 to January 10 (six home games), and their longest road trip was from February 10 to 23 (eight road games). Their final game of the regular season was on April 7 at the Calgary Flames.

The Ducks struggled in the first half of the season, posting 18 points and a record of 6–20–6 over 32 games from October 21 to January 4, including a poor three-point, 1–8–1 stretch from November 5 to 27 that ultimately led to a coaching change. Beginning on January 6, the team embarked on a turnaround, accumulating 38 points over a 24-game span and having one of the NHL's best records for games played from January through mid-February. However, beginning on February 27, Anaheim proceeded to fall into another frustrating 5–8–1 ditch that ultimately would eliminate them from the playoff hunt. The Ducks were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention on March 28, at which point the Ducks only had 10 points up for grabs through the remainder of the season, and 11 points separated them from the last playoff spot. Anaheim's season ended on April 7 with a 5–2 loss to Calgary. Starting goaltender Jonas Hiller finished 2011–12 with a 29–30–12 record and with a 2.57 goals against average (GAA).

October

• October 7: The Ducks opened the season as part of the NHL Premiere in Ducks star Teemu Selanne's native Finland, losing 4–1 to Buffalo.
• October 8: Second game of the premiere in Stockholm, Sweden, a 2–1 victory over the New York Rangers.
• October 14: The Ducks home opener against rival San Jose; a 1–0 triumph. The Ducks previously opened against the Sharks during the 2009–10 season.
• October 29: The Ducks faced the team that eliminated them in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs (Nashville) for the first time of the season at Bridgestone Arena and lost 3–0

November

• November 16: The first game of the Freeway Face-Off series began against arch-rival Los Angeles at Staples Center; Anaheim lost 2–1.
• November 25: For the fourth year in a row, the Ducks faced the Chicago Blackhawks at home on the day after Thanksgiving, losing 6–5.
• November 30: After snapping their seven-game winless streak against the Montreal Canadiens, the Ducks organization relieved Head Coach Randy Carlyle of his duties and hired former Washington Capitals Head Coach Bruce Boudreau to replace him.^[18]

December

• December 17: The Ducks visited the newly reincarnated Winnipeg Jets for the first time, losing 5–3. It was also current Ducks star and former Winnipeg Jets star Teemu Selanne's first regular season game in Winnipeg since he was traded to the Ducks in 1996.
• December 29: The Ducks' longest homestand (six games) began. The Ducks went 3–3–0 during this homestand.
• December 31: Jean-Sebastien Giguere made his first visit to Honda Center since being traded from the Ducks as a member of the Colorado Avalanche, defeating his former team 4–2.

January

• January 29: The 2012 All-Star Game took place in Ottawa, Ontario. (Team Chara defeated Team Alfredsson 12–9).

February

• February 10: The Ducks' longest road trip (eight games) began. The team went 5–1–2 over this trip.

March

• March 25: The Ducks hosted the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins at Honda Center. The only meeting between the two teams during the 2011–12 season, goaltender Marty Turco led Boston to a 3–2 defeat of Anaheim.

April

• April 7: The final game of the regular season took place against the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome, with the Ducks closing out the season with a 5–2 defeat.

Playoffs

The Ducks failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The 2011 Anaheim Ducks participated in seven pre-season games and one exhibition game against Jokerit before the 2011–12 regular season.

2011 Preseason Game Log
September: 3–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box 1 September 20 Coyotes 7–4 Visentin (1–0–0) Gibson (0–1–0) 12,544 0–1–0 Honda Center L1 2 September 21 Sharks 6–1 Greiss (1–0–0) Deslauriers (0–1–0) 13,494 0–2–0 Honda Center L2 3 September 23 @ Sharks 5–1 Greiss (2–0–0) Ellis (0–1–0) 16,541 0–3–0 HP Pavilion at San Jose L3 4 September 24 @ Canucks 4–1 Hiller (1–0–0) Schneider (0–1–0) 18,860 1–3–0 Rogers Arena W1 5 September 25 @ Kings 3–1 Deslauriers (1–1–0) Quick (0–1–0) 14,103 2–3–0 Staples Center W2 6 September 28 Canucks 3–2 Hiller (2–0–0) Luongo (0–1–0) 13,542 3–3–0 Honda Center W3 7 September 30 Kings 3–1 Bernier (2–0–1) Ellis (0–2–0) 16,927 3–4–0 Honda Center L1
October: 1–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 1–0–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box 8 October 4 @ Jokerit 4–3 OT Hiller (3–0–0) Tuohimaa (0–1–0) 13,349 4–4–0 Hartwall Areena (in Helsinki, FIN) W1

Final Games Legend
Ducks win	Ducks loss	OT loss

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 5–5–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–2–1; Neutral: 1–1–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 1 October 7* vs. Sabres 4–1 Miller (1–0–0) Hiller (0–1–0) 13,349 0–1–0 Hartwall Areena (in Helsinki) L1 0 2 October 8* vs. Rangers 2–1 SO Hiller (1–1–0) Lundqvist (0–0–2) 13,800 1–1–0 Ericsson Globe (in Stockholm) W1 2 3 October 14 Sharks 1–0 Hiller (2–1–0) Greiss (1–1–0) 17,243 2–1–0 Honda Center W2 4 4 October 16 Blues 4–2 Hiller (3–1–0) Halak (1–3–0) 14,555 3–1–0 Honda Center W3 6 5 October 17 @ Sharks 3–2 Ellis (1–0–0) Niemi (0–1–0) 17,562 4–1–0 HP Pavilion at San Jose W4 8 6 October 21 Stars 3–1 Lehtonen (6–0–0) Hiller (3–2–0) 12,919 4–2–0 Honda Center L1 8 7 October 23 Coyotes 5–4 Smith (2–2–1) Hiller (3–3–0) 13,240 4–3–0 Honda Center L2 8 8 October 25 @ Blackhawks 3–2 SO Crawford (4–1–2) Hiller (3–3–1) 21,247 4–3–1 United Center O1 9 9 October 27 @ Wild 3–2 Hiller (4–3–1) Backstrom (3–3–2) 15,723 5–3–1 Xcel Energy Center W1 11 10 October 29 @ Predators 3–0 Rinne (5–4–1) Hiller (4–4–1) 16,395 5–4–1 Bridgestone Arena L1 11 11 October 30 @ Blue Jackets 3–1 Mason (2–8–1) Ellis (1–1–0) 16,022 5–5–1 Nationwide Arena L2 11 *The Sabres were designated the home team on October 7 in Helsinki and the Ducks were designated the home team on October 8 in Stockholm.
November: 2–8–3 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 0–1–3) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 12 November 1 @ Capitals 5–4 OT Vokoun (7–1–0) Hiller (4–4–2) 18,506 5–5–2 Verizon Center O1 12 13 November 3 @ Rangers 2–1 SO Lundqvist (3–3–3) Hiller (4–4–3) 18,200 5–5–3 Madison Square Garden O2 13 14 November 5 @ Red Wings 5–0 Howard (5–3–1) Hiller (4–5–3) 20,066 5–6–3 Joe Louis Arena L1 13 15 November 9 Predators 4–2 Rinne (8–4–2) Hiller (4–6–3) 13,529 5–7–3 Honda Center L2 13 16 November 11 Canucks 4–3 Hiller (5–6–3) Luongo (6–5–1) 17,339 6–7–3 Honda Center W1 15 17 November 13 Wild 3–2 Backstrom (5–4–2) Hiller (5–7–3) 13,803 6–8–3 Honda Center L1 15 18 November 16 @ Kings 2–1 SO Quick (8–4–3) Hiller (5–7–4) 18,118 6–8–4 Staples Center O1 16 19 November 17 Kings 5–3 Quick (9–4–3) Ellis (1–2–0) 15,412 6–9–4 Honda Center L1 16 20 November 20 Red Wings 4–2 Howard (10–5–1) Hiller (5–8–4) 17,229 6–10–4 Honda Center L2 16 21 November 23 @ Coyotes 4–2 Smith (10–3–3) Hiller (5–9–4) 9,124 6–11–4 Jobing.com Arena L3 16 22 November 25 Blackhawks 6–5 Crawford (10–6–2) Ellis (1–3–0) 17,174 6–12–4 Honda Center L4 16 23 November 27 Maple Leafs 5–2 Gustavsson (8–4–0) Hiller (5–10–4) 13,685 6–13–4 Honda Center L5 16 24 November 30 Canadiens 4–1 Hiller (6–10–4) Budaj (1–3–0) 13,237 7–13–4 Honda Center W1 18
December: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 25 December 2 Flyers 4–3 OT Bryzgalov (9–5–2) Hiller (6–10–5) 15,975 7–13–5 Honda Center O1 19 26 December 4 Wild 5–3 Harding (7–2–1) Hiller (6–11–5) 14,002 7–14–5 Honda Center L1 19 27 December 6 Kings 3–2 Hiller (7–11–5) Quick (11–7–4) 14,419 8–14–5 Honda Center W1 21 28 December 8 @ Blues 4–2 Halak (5–7–3) Hiller (7–12–5) 18,596 8–15–5 Scottrade Center L1 21 29 December 10 @ Predators 3–2 Rinne (12–9–4) Ellis (1–4–0) 17,113 8–16–5 Bridgestone Arena L2 21 30 December 14 Coyotes 4–1 Hiller (8–12–5) Smith (13–9–3) 13,428 9–16–5 Honda Center W1 23 31 December 16 @ Blackhawks 4–1 Emery (8–1–2) Hiller (8–13–5) 21,528 9–17–5 United Center L1 23 32 December 17 @ Jets 5–3 Mason (4–2–0) Ellis (1–5–0) 15,004 9–18–5 MTS Centre L2 23 33 December 19 @ Stars 5–3 Bachman (4–1–0) Hiller (8–14–5) 13,720 9–19–5 American Airlines Center L3 23 34 December 22 @ Kings 3–2 SO Quick (14–10–4) Hiller (8–14–6) 18,118 9–19–6 Staples Center O1 24 35 December 26 @ Sharks 3–2 Hiller (9–14–6) Niemi (15–7–3) 17,562 10–19–6 HP Pavilion W1 26 36 December 29 Canucks 5–2 Schneider (8–5–0) Hiller (9–15–6) 17,544 10–20–6 Honda Center L1 26 37 December 31 Avalanche 4–2 Giguere (9–5–0) Hiller (9–16–6) 15,119 10–21–6 Honda Center L2 26
January: 9–2–1 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 3–1–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 38 January 4 Sharks 3–1 Niemi (17–7–4) Hiller (9–17–6) 14,596 10–22–6 Honda Center L3 26 39 January 6 Islanders 4–2 Hiller (10–17–6) Nabokov (5–9–0) 13,892 11–22–6 Honda Center W1 28 40 January 8 Blue Jackets 7–4 Tarkki (1–0–0) Sanford (6–8–3) 13,053 12–22–6 Honda Center W2 30 41 January 10 Stars 5–2 Deslauriers (1–0–0) Lehtonen (15–7–1) 12,152 13–22–6 Honda Center W3 32 42 January 12 @ Flames 1–0 OT Kiprusoff (20–14–2) Hiller (10–17–7) 19,289 13–22–7 Scotiabank Saddledome O1 33 43 January 13 @ Oilers 5–0 Hiller (11–17–7) Khabibulin (11–13–4) 16,839 14–22–7 Rexall Place W1 35 44 January 15 @ Canucks 4–2 Hiller (12–17–7) Luongo (18–10–3) 18,890 15–22–7 Rogers Arena W2 37 45 January 18 Coyotes 6–2 Hiller (13–17–7) Smith (17–12–6) 12,281 16–22–7 Honda Center W3 39 46 January 21 Senators 2–1 Hiller (14–17–7) Anderson (25–13–4) 15,500 17–22–7 Honda Center W4 41 47 January 22 Avalanche 3–2 Hiller (15–17–7) Giguere (12–7–0) 14,004 18–22–7 Honda Center W5 43 48 January 24 @ Stars 1–0 Lehtonen (17–11–1) Hiller (15–18–7) 12,141 18–23–7 American Airlines Center L1 43 Jan. 29: All-Star Game (Chara wins—box) 12–9 Thomas (BOS) Elliott (STL) 20,510 Scotiabank Place Ottawa, ON 49 January 31 @ Coyotes 4–1 Hiller (16–18–7) Smith (18–14–7) 10,579 19–23–7 Jobing.com Arena W1 45
February: 8–4–3 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 5–2–2) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 50 February 1 Stars 6–2 Lehtonen (18–11–1) Hiller (16–19–7) 12,701 19–24–7 Honda Center L1 45 51 February 3 Blue Jackets 3–2 OT Sanford (9–12–4) Hiller (16–19–8) 13,358 19–24–8 Honda Center O1 46 52 February 6 Flames 3–2 SO Hiller (17–19–8) Kiprusoff (23–17–4) 12,096 20–24–8 Honda Center W1 48 53 February 8 Hurricanes 3–2 OT Hiller (18–19–8) Ward (20–18–9) 12,675 21–24–8 Honda Center W2 50 54 February 10 @ Red Wings 2–1 SO MacDonald (2–1–1) Hiller (18–19–9) 20,066 21–24–9 Joe Louis Arena O1 51 55 February 12 @ Blue Jackets 5–3 Hiller (19–19–9) Mason (6–20–2) 14,033 22–24–9 Nationwide Arena W1 53 56 February 14 @ Wild 2–1 Hiller (20–19–9) Harding (9–8–3) 17,552 23–24–9 Xcel Energy Center W2 55 57 February 15 @ Penguins 2–1 Hiller (21–19–9) Fleury (29–14–3) 18,482 24–24–9 Consol Energy Center W3 57 58 February 17 @ Devils 3–2 SO Brodeur (20–13–2) Hiller (21–19–10) 15,312 24–24–10 Prudential Center O1 58 59 February 19 @ Panthers 2–0 Hiller (22–19–10) Theodore (15–11–5) 15,945 25–24–10 BankAtlantic Center W1 60 60 February 21 @ Lightning 3–2 Garon (19–15–4) Hiller (22–20–10) 18,309 25–25–10 Tampa Bay Times Forum L1 60 61 February 23 @ Hurricanes 3–2 SO Hiller (23–20–10) Peters (2–3–1) 16,564 26–25–10 RBC Center W1 62 62 February 26 Blackhawks 3–1 Hiller (24–20–10) Emery (11–8–2) 17,601 27–25–10 Honda Center W2 64 63 February 27 @Avalanche 4–1 Varlamov (18–18–2) Hiller (24–21–10) 15,133 27–26–10 Pepsi Center L1 64 64 February 29 Sabres 2–0 Miller (20–17–5) Hiller (24–22–10) 14,972 27–27–10 Honda Center L2 64
March: 6–7–1 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 1–4–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 65 March 2 Flames 3–2 Hiller (25–22–10) Irving (1–2–3) 16,431 28–27–10 Honda Center W1 66 66 March 3 @Kings 4–2 Quick (26–18–11) Hiller (25–23–10) 18,301 28–28–10 Staples Center L1 66 67 March 5 Oilers 4–2 Hiller (26–23–10) Khabibulin (12–18–5) 13,596 29–28–10 Honda Center W1 68 68 March 8 @Blues 3–1 Halak (23–10–5) Hiller (26–24–10) 19,150 29–29–10 Scottrade Center L1 68 69 March 10 @Stars 2–0 Lehtonen (28–15–4) Hiller (26–25–10) 18,228 29–30–10 American Airlines Center L2 68 70 March 12 @Avalanche 3–2 OT Varlamov (22–20–2) Hiller (26–25–11) 15,045 29–30–11 Pepsi Center O1 69 71 March 14 Red Wings 4–0 Hiller (27–25–11) MacDonald (8–5–1) 16,331 30–30–11 Honda Center W1 71 72 March 16 Kings 4–2 Quick (30–19–11) Hiller (27–26–11) 17,367 30–31–11 Honda Center L1 71 73 March 18 Predators 3–1 Lindback (3–7–0) Hiller (27–27–11) 14,978 30–32–11 Honda Center L2 71 74 March 19 @Sharks 5–3 Deslauriers (2–0–0) Niemi (28–19–9) 17,562 31–32–11 HP Pavilion W1 73 75 March 21 Blues 4–3 Hiller (28–27–11) Halak (25–11–6) 14,494 32–32–11 Honda Center W2 75 76 March 25 Bruins 3–2 Turco (1–1–0) Hiller (28–28–11) 17,395 32–33–11 Honda Center L1 75 77 March 28* Sharks 3–1 Hiller (29–28–11) Niemi (31–21–9) 14,780 33–33–11 Honda Center W1 77 78 March 31 @Coyotes 4–0 Smith (35–18–10) Deslauriers (2–1–0) 15,856 33–34–11 Jobing.com Arena L1 77 * Despite the fact that Anaheim defeated San Jose in a 3–1 decision, the Ducks were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention on March 28 due to Dallas and Los Angeles wins earlier in the evening.
April: 1–2–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attendance Record Arena Box Points 79 April 1 Oilers 2–1 Dubnyk (20–18–2) Hiller (29–29–11) 17,266 33–35–11 Honda Center L1 77 80 April 3 @Canucks 5–4 SO Schneider (20–7–1) Hiller (29–29–12) 18,890 33–35–12 Rogers Arena O1 78 81 April 5 @Oilers 3–2 OT Deslauriers (3–1–0) Dubnyk (20–19–3) 16,839 34–35–12 Rexall Place W1 80 82 April 7 @Flames 5–2 Karlsson (1–4–2) Hiller (29–30–12) 19,289 34–36–12 Scotiabank Saddledome L1 80

Final Games Legend
Ducks Win (2 pts.)	Ducks Loss (0 pts.)	OT Loss (1 pt.)	All-Star Game	Eliminated

Future Games Legend
Home Game	Away Game

"Points" Legend
1st (Pacific Division)	Not in Playoff Position	In Playoff Position

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
2	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95
4	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
5	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Teemu Selanne 82 26 40 66 -1 50 Corey Perry 80 37 23 60 −7 127 Ryan Getzlaf 82 11 46 57 −11 75 Bobby Ryan 82 31 26 57 1 53 Saku Koivu 74 11 27 38 7 50 Cam Fowler 82 5 24 29 −28 18 Lubomir Visnovsky 68 6 21 27 7 47 Andrew Cogliano 82 13 13 26 -4 15 Luca Sbisa 80 5 19 24 -5 66 Francois Beauchemin 82 8 14 22 -14 48 Niklas Hagman† 63 8 11 19 −10 12 Nick Bonino 50 5 13 18 1 8 Matt Beleskey 70 4 11 15 -2 72 Sheldon Brookbank 80 3 11 14 11 72 Toni Lydman 74 0 13 13 0 46 Devante Smith-Pelly 49 7 6 13 −7 16 Jason Blake 45 7 5 12 -4 6 Kyle Palmieri 18 4 3 7 3 6 Andrew Gordon‡ 37 2 3 5 −10 6 George Parros 46 1 3 4 1 85 Brandon McMillan 25 0 4 4 −10 20 Maxime Macenauer‡ 29 1 3 4 −4 18 Rod Pelley† 45 2 1 3 −3 9 Nate Guenin 15 2 0 2 6 6 Kurtis Foster‡ 9 1 1 2 -5 8 Peter Holland 4 1 0 1 0 2 Ben Maxwell‡ 6 0 1 1 1 2 Mark Bell 5 0 0 0 0 5 Jean-Francois Jacques 6 0 0 0 2 12 Ryan O'Marra† 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Patrick Maroon 2 0 0 0 0 2 Mat Clark 2 0 0 0 -2 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; GS = Games started; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Jonas Hiller 73 73 4253 29 30 12 182 2.57 2021 .910 4 0 1 0 Dan Ellis 10 5 419 1 5 0 19 2.72 214 .911 0 0 1 0 Jeff Deslauriers 4 4 241 3 1 0 11 2.74 113 .903 0 0 0 0 Iiro Tarkki 1 0 41 1 0 0 3 4.39 10 .700 0 0 0 0

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Jonas Hiller[19]	NHL First Star of the Week	February 20, 2012

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Nate Guenin	1st Career NHL Goal	October 7, 2011
Maxime Macenauer	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 7, 2011
Devante Smith-Pelly	1st Career NHL Game	October 7, 2011
Devante Smith-Pelly	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2011
Maxime Macenauer	1st Career NHL Goal	October 14, 2011
Sheldon Brookbank	200th Career NHL Game	October 14, 2011
Matt Beleskey	100th Career NHL Game	October 21, 2011
Patrick Maroon	1st Career NHL Game	October 25, 2011
Peter Holland	1st Career NHL Game	November 5, 2011
Devante Smith-Pelly	1st Career NHL Goal	November 9, 2011
Peter Holland	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	November 11, 2011
Bobby Ryan	100th Career NHL Assist	November 11, 2011
Ryan Getzlaf	300th Career NHL Assist	November 25, 2011
Cam Fowler	100th Career NHL Game	November 30, 2011
Jonas Hiller	200th Career NHL Game	December 4, 2011
Kyle Palmieri	1st Career NHL Assist	December 16, 2011
Corey Perry	400th Career NHL Point	January 8, 2012
Iiro Tarkki	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	January 8, 2012
Teemu Selanne	1,300th Career NHL Game	January 12, 2012
Jonas Hiller	100th Career NHL Win	January 15, 2012
Corey Perry	500th Career NHL Game	February 1, 2012
Bobby Ryan	300th Career NHL Game	February 1, 2012
George Parros	400th Career NHL Game	February 12, 2012
Andrew Cogliano	100th Career NHL Assist	February 17, 2012
Toni Lydman	800th Career NHL Game	March 2, 2012
Toni Lydman	200th Career NHL Assist	March 3, 2012
Corey Perry	200th Career NHL Goal	March 5, 2012
Ryan Getzlaf	500th Career NHL Game	March 12, 2012
Saku Koivu	1,000th Career NHL Game	March 12, 2012
Teemu Selanne	1,400th Career NHL Point	March 14, 2012
Andrew Cogliano	400th Career NHL Game	March 16, 2012
Mat Clark	1st Career NHL Game	April 1, 2012
Niklas Hagman	300th Career NHL Point	April 1, 2012

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
June 24, 2011[20]	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick (22nd overall) in 2011	To Anaheim Ducks 1st-round pick (30th overall) in 2011 2nd-round pick in 2011
June 25, 2011[21]	To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 2012	To Anaheim Ducks 6th-round pick in 2011
July 1, 2011[22]	To Edmonton Oilers Andy Sutton	To Anaheim Ducks Kurtis Foster
July 12, 2011[23]	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2013	To Anaheim Ducks Andrew Cogliano
July 15, 2011[24]	To Montreal Canadiens Mark Mitera	To Anaheim Ducks Mathieu Carle
October 8, 2011[25]	To Colorado Avalanche Jake Newton Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013[a]	To Anaheim Ducks Kyle Cumiskey
December 12, 2011[26]	To New Jersey Devils Kurtis Foster Timo Pielmeier	To Anaheim Ducks Mark Fraser Rod Pelley 7th-round pick in 2012
January 3, 2012[27]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nicolas Deschamps	To Anaheim Ducks Luca Caputi
February 13, 2012[28]	To Winnipeg Jets Maxime Macenauer	To Anaheim Ducks Riley Holzapfel
February 16, 2012[29]	To Edmonton Oilers Bryan Rodney	To Anaheim Ducks Ryan O'Marra
February 27, 2012[30]	To Vancouver Canucks Andrew Gordon	To Anaheim Ducks Sebastian Erixon
February 27, 2012[31]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Fraser	To Anaheim Ducks Dale Mitchell

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Condition satisfied. Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Iiro Tarkki[32] Espoo Blues 1 year, $900,000 entry-level contract Andrew Gordon[33] Washington Capitals 2 years, $1.075 million Bryan Rodney[34] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $525,000 Jean-Francois Jacques[35] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $650,000 Jeff Deslauriers[36] Edmonton Oilers 2 years, $1.225 million Matt Smaby[37] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $600,000 Mark Bell[38] Kloten Flyers 1 year, $575,000 Troy Bodie[39] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $550,000 John Mitchell[40] Syracuse Crunch 2 years, $1.06 million entry-level contract Viktor Fasth[41] AIK IF 1 year, $1 million Ryan Lasch[42] Pelicans 2 years, $1.25 million

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Andreas Lilja[43] Philadelphia Flyers 2 years, $1.475 million Josh Green[44] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $575,000 Jason Jaffray[45] Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $675,000 Kyle Chipchura[46] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $550,000 Ray Emery[47] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $600,000 Brad Winchester[48] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $725,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ben Maxwell[49] Winnipeg Jets November 10, 2011 Niklas Hagman[50] Calgary Flames November 14, 2011

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Brian McGrattan[51] Nashville Predators October 11, 2011 Ben Maxwell[52] Winnipeg Jets December 6, 2011

Lost via retirement Player Todd Marchant[53] Players signings Player Date Contract terms Emerson Etem[54] May 19, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Sami Vatanen[55] May 31, 2011 3 years, $2.355 million entry-level contract Sean Zimmerman[56] June 16, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Nate Guenin[57] June 17, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million Brian McGrattan[58] July 7, 2011 1 year, $600,000 Dan Sexton[59] July 11, 2011 2 years, $1.1 million Nick Bonino[60] July 15, 2011 1 year, $693,000 Patrick Maroon[61] July 16, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Mathieu Carle[62] July 18, 2011 1 year, $726,000 Andrew Cogliano[63] July 19, 2011 3 years, $7.17 million Teemu Selanne[64] September 15, 2011 1 year, $4 million Francois Beauchemin[65] September 15, 2011 3 years, $10.5 million contract extension John Gibson[66] March 16, 2012 3 years, $2.2575 million entry-level contract Chris Wagner[67] April 3, 2012 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Saku Koivu[68] May 9, 2012 1 year, $3 million contract extension Tim Heed[69] May 30, 2012 3 years, $1.915 million entry-level contract Patrick Maroon[70] June 7, 2012 1 year, $550,000 contract extension

Draft picks

The Ducks' picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota:

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	30 (from Boston via Toronto)	Rickard Rakell	RW	Sweden	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
2	39 (from Toronto)	John Gibson	G	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2	53	William Karlsson	C	Sweden	VIK Vasteras HK (Allsvenskan)
3	65 (from NY Islanders)	Joseph Cramarossa	C	Canada	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
3	83	Andy Welinsky	D	United States	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
5	143	Max Friberg	LW	Sweden	Skovde (Swe-3)
6	160 (from Toronto)	Josh Manson	D	Canada	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)

See also

• Anaheim Ducks
• Honda Center
• 2011–12 NHL season

Other Anaheim–based teams in 2011–12

• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Angel Stadium of Anaheim)
  • 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season
  • 2012 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season

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