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
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)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

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

Central Division

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

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

Conference standings

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

2011–12 game log
October: 5–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–3–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Ottawa Senators W 5–3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 8 @ Colorado Avalanche W 3–0 Conklin Pepsi Center 18,007 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 13 Vancouver Canucks W 2–0 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 15 @ Minnesota Wild W 3–2 OT Howard Xcel Energy Center 17,104 4–0–0 8 Recap 5 October 21 Columbus Blue Jackets W 5–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 5–0–0 10 Recap 6 October 22 @ Washington Capitals L 1–7 Conklin Verizon Center 18,506 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 25 @ Columbus Blue Jackets L 1–4 Conklin Nationwide Arena 15,100 5–2–0 10 Recap 8 October 28 San Jose Sharks L 2–4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 29 @ Minnesota Wild L 0–1 Howard Xcel Energy Center 17,233 5–4–0 10 Recap
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
April: 2–1–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 1–0–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Florida Panthers W 2–1 SO Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 47–27–5 99 Recap 80 April 4 @ St. Louis Blues W 3–2 SO Howard Scottrade Center 18,755 48–27–5 101 Recap 81 April 5 New Jersey Devils L 1–2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 48–28–5 101 Recap 82 April 7 Chicago Blackhawks L 2–3 SO Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 48–28–6 102 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-final vs. (4) Nashville Predators: Nashville won series 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 @ Nashville Predators L 2–3 Howard Bridgestone Arena 17,113 0–1 Recap 2 April 13 @ Nashville Predators W 3–2 Howard Bridgestone Arena 17,113 1–1 Recap 3 April 15 Nashville Predators L 2–3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 1–2 Recap 4 April 17 Nashville Predators L 1–3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20,066 1–3 Recap 5 April 20 @ Nashville Predators L 1–2 Howard Bridgestone Arena 17,113 1–4 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

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 Henrik Zetterberg 82 22 47 69 14 47 Pavel Datsyuk 70 19 48 67 21 14 Valtteri Filppula 81 23 43 66 18 14 Johan Franzen 77 29 27 56 23 40 Jiri Hudler 81 25 25 50 10 42 Todd Bertuzzi 71 14 24 38 23 64 Niklas Kronwall 82 15 21 36 −2 38 Nicklas Lidstrom 70 11 23 34 21 28 Danny Cleary 75 12 21 33 2 30 Ian White 77 7 25 32 23 22 Darren Helm 68 9 17 26 5 12 Drew Miller 80 14 11 25 6 20 Tomas Holmstrom 74 11 13 24 −9 40 Justin Abdelkader 81 8 14 22 4 62 Brad Stuart 81 6 15 21 16 29 Jakub Kindl 55 1 12 13 7 25 Jonathan Ericsson 69 1 10 11 16 47 Cory Emmerton 71 6 4 10 1 14 Brendan Smith 14 1 6 7 3 13 Gustav Nyquist 18 1 6 7 2 2 Kyle Quincey† 18 2 1 3 0 29 Chris Conner 8 1 2 3 2 0 Jan Mursak 25 1 2 3 2 0 Mike Commodore‡ 17 0 2 2 3 21 Doug Janik 9 0 1 1 2 6 Patrick Eaves 10 0 1 1 0 2 Fabian Brunnstrom 5 0 1 1 −2 4 Joakim Andersson 5 0 0 0 1 0 Riley Sheahan 1 0 0 0 0 4

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Pavel Datsyuk 5 1 2 3 0 2 Henrik Zetterberg 5 2 1 3 −3 4 Tomas Holmstrom 5 1 1 2 0 2 Niklas Kronwall 5 0 2 2 −2 4 Valtteri Filppula 5 0 2 2 −3 2 Jiri Hudler 5 2 0 2 −3 4 Kyle Quincey 5 0 2 2 −2 6 Brad Stuart 5 0 1 1 −5 0 Ian White 5 1 0 1 −2 0 Drew Miller 5 0 1 1 0 2 Johan Franzen 5 1 0 1 −1 8 Cory Emmerton 5 1 0 1 1 2 Nicklas Lidstrom 5 0 0 0 0 0 Todd Bertuzzi 5 0 0 0 −5 9 Danny Cleary 5 0 0 0 −1 2 Jonathan Ericsson 5 0 0 0 −1 6 Justin Abdelkader 5 0 0 0 −5 2 Darren Helm 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gustav Nyquist 4 0 0 0 1 0

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

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
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

Records

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]

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

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
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[a]

Condition not satisfied. Free agents signed 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

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Derek Meech[23] Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $700,000 Jamie Tardif[24] Boston Bruins 2 years, $1.2 million Mike Modano[25] Dallas Stars 1 day, $999,999

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Player Brian Rafalski[26] Chris Osgood[1] Kris Draper[27] Lost via death Main article: 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash Player Cause Ruslan Salei[28] plane crash Player signings 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

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
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

• 2011–12 NHL season