2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The 2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Lightning had a brand new logo and jerseys beginning this season.[1]
2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning | |
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Division | 3rd Southeast |
Conference | 10th Eastern |
2011–12 record | 38–36–8 |
Home record | 25–14–2 |
Road record | 13–22–6 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 281 |
Team information | |
General manager | Steve Yzerman |
Coach | Guy Boucher |
Captain | Vincent Lecavalier |
Alternate captains | Mattias Ohlund Martin St. Louis Steven Stamkos |
Arena | Tampa Bay Times Forum (renamed from St. Pete Times Forum on January 1, 2012) |
Average attendance | 18,468 (96.2%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Steven Stamkos (60) |
Assists | Martin St. Louis (49) |
Points | Steven Stamkos (97) |
Penalty minutes | Steve Downie (121) |
Plus/minus | Teddy Purcell (+9) |
Wins | Mathieu Garon (23) |
Goals against average | Mathieu Garon (2.85) |
Off-season
Among the Lightning's offseason deals, they re-signed their first overall pick from 2008, Steven Stamkos, to a five-year contract. They also brought back goaltender Dwayne Roloson with a one-year contract, having acquired him in a trade during the previous season.
The team's home arena, the St. Pete Times Forum, underwent a $35 million renovation that saw additions that included a digital pipe organ and Tesla coils on either side of the main scoreboard that shoot lightning 25 feet.[2]
Regular season
The Lightning opened the season on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 7. Their first home game was October 17 against the Florida Panthers.
In October, the Lightning earned 12 points after going 5–4–2, which put them in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, and third place in the Southeast Division. Steven Stamkos led the team in goals with six, while Marc-Andre Bergeron led the team in points with 12.
Victor Hedman, the second-overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, was signed to a five-year contract extension worth $20 million.[3]
As in October, the Lightning earned 12 points in November with a 6–7–0 record for the month, making their overall record 11–11–2. They remained in third place in their division, while falling to 11th in the Eastern Conference. Stamkos continued to lead the team in goals with 16, and also overtook the points lead with 26.
Martin St. Louis was injured during a morning practice on December 8. That night he was expected to play in his 500th consecutive game. St. Louis took a puck to the face from a backhanded shot attempt from a teammate.[4] After being evaluated, St. Louis was reported to have suffered facial and nasal fractures, and was ruled to be out indefinitely.[5] He would return to the ice on December 21, sporting a full metal cage attached his helmet.
The Lightning began December with only one win in six games, but rebounded to earn points in six of the last seven games of the month, giving them a 6–6–1 record in December. Their 17–17–3 record dropped them to 4th in the division and 12th in the conference. Stamkos ended the month with 43 points, and his 26 goals not only led the team, but led the entire league.
The Lightning concluded the regular season having allowed 278 goals (excluding three shootout goals), the most in the League. They also tied the Detroit Red Wings for the fewest shorthanded goals scored, with just two.[6][7]
Playoffs
The Lightning failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 32 | 203 | 227 | −24 | 94 |
2 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 92 |
3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 35 | 235 | 281 | −46 | 84 |
4 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 246 | −21 | 84 |
5 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 32 | 213 | 243 | −30 | 82 |
Conference standings
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference
Schedule and results
Pre-season
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Schedule
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Schedule
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Player stats
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
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Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; 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
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Lightning. Stats reflect time with Lightning only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Awards and records
Awards
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Player | Award | Awarded | |||||||
Steven Stamkos[96] | NHL Second Star of the Month | December 2011 | |||||||
Steven Stamkos[97] | NHL First Star of the Week | January 2, 2012 | |||||||
Teddy Purcell[98] | NHL Second Star of the Week | February 27, 2012 | |||||||
Steven Stamkos[99] | NHL Third Star of the Month | February 2012 | |||||||
Steven Stamkos[100] | NHL Second Star of the Week | April 9, 2012 |
Milestones
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Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Brett Clark | 600th career NHL game | October 7, 2011 | |||||||
Brett Connolly | 1st career NHL game | October 7, 2011 | |||||||
Ryan Malone | 300th career NHL point | October 7, 2011 | |||||||
Martin St. Louis | 300th career NHL goal | October 8, 2011 | |||||||
Brett Connolly | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 10, 2011 | |||||||
Steve Downie | 200th career NHL game | October 10, 2011 | |||||||
Nate Thompson | 200th career NHL game | October 10, 2011 | |||||||
Ryan Malone | 500th career NHL game | October 22, 2011 | |||||||
Vincent Lecavalier | 800th career NHL point | October 25, 2011 | |||||||
Dominic Moore | 100th career NHL assist | October 25, 2011 | |||||||
Teddy Purcell | 200th career NHL game | October 27, 2011 | |||||||
Brett Connolly | 1st career NHL goal | November 1, 2011 | |||||||
Steve Downie | 100th career NHL point | November 17, 2011 | |||||||
Teddy Purcell | 100th career NHL point | December 3, 2011 | |||||||
Martin St. Louis | 800th career NHL point | December 6, 2011 | |||||||
Mathieu Garon | 300th career NHL game | December 29, 2011 | |||||||
J. T. Wyman | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | December 29, 2011 | |||||||
Martin St. Louis | 500th career NHL assist | December 31, 2011 | |||||||
Pierre-Cedric Labrie | 1st career NHL game | January 7, 2012 | |||||||
Eric Brewer | 800th career NHL game | January 12, 2012 | |||||||
Dana Tyrell | 100th career NHL game | January 12, 2012 | |||||||
Pierre-Cedric Labrie | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | January 21, 2012 | |||||||
Trevor Smith | 1st career NHL assist | January 21, 2012 | |||||||
Mike Angelidis | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | January 24, 2012 | |||||||
Dominic Moore | 500th career NHL game | January 31, 2012 | |||||||
Martin St. Louis | 900th career NHL game | February 4, 2012 | |||||||
Brendan Mikkelson | 100th career NHL game | February 11, 2012 | |||||||
Steven Stamkos | 300th career NHL game | February 16, 2012 | |||||||
Steven Stamkos | 300th career NHL point | February 21, 2012 | |||||||
Tim Wallace | 1st career NHL goal | March 3, 2012 | |||||||
Ryan Shannon | 300th career NHL game | March 6, 2012 | |||||||
Victor Hedman | 200th career NHL game | March 8, 2012 | |||||||
Dustin Tokarski | 1st career NHL win | March 13, 2012 | |||||||
Brendan Mikkelson | 1st career NHL goal | March 17, 2012 | |||||||
Dwayne Roloson | 600th career NHL game | March 24, 2012 | |||||||
Brandon Segal | 100th career NHL game | March 29, 2012 | |||||||
J. T. Brown | 1st career NHL game | March 31, 2012 | |||||||
J. T. Brown | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | April 7, 2012 |
Transactions
The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
Trades
Date | Details | |
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June 25, 2011[101] | To New York Islanders Future considerations |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Bruno Gervais |
June 25, 2011[101] | To Phoenix Coyotes Marc-Antoine Pouliot |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2011 |
December 2, 2011[102] | To Florida Panthers Mike Vernace James Wright |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Kostka Evan Oberg |
January 6, 2012[103] | To Calgary Flames Blair Jones |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Brendan Mikkelson |
February 16, 2012[104] | To San Jose Sharks Dominic Moore 7th-round pick in 2012 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2012 |
February 18, 2012[105] | To Philadelphia Flyers Pavel Kubina |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Kalinski Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012 or 2013[lower-alpha 1] 4th-round pick in 2013 |
February 19, 2012[106] | To Colorado Avalanche Steve Downie |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Kyle Quincey |
February 19, 2012[106] | To Detroit Red Wings Kyle Quincey |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Sebastien Piche 1st-round pick in 2012 |
February 19, 2012[107] | To Chicago Blackhawks Matt Fornataro |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Segal |
February 27, 2012[108] | To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013[lower-alpha 2] |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Commodore |
February 27, 2012[109] | To Ottawa Senators Matt Gilroy |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Brian Lee |
February 27, 2012[110] | To Toronto Maple Leafs Carter Ashton |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Keith Aulie |
Claimed via waivers
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Lost via retirement
Player signings
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Draft picks
Tampa Bay's selections at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 27 | Vladislav Namestnikov | C | Russia | London Knights (OHL) |
2 | 58 | Nikita Kucherov | W | Russia | CSKA Moscow (KHL) |
5 | 148 | Nikita Nesterov | D | Russia | Traktor Chelyabinsk 2 (Russia-Jr.) |
6 | 178 | Adam Wilcox | G | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
7 | 201 (from Phoenix) | Matthew Peca | C | Canada | Pembroke Lumber Kings (CCHL) |
7 | 208 | Ondrej Palat | LW | Czech Republic | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
See also
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- Malkin, Stamkos, Sedin grab monthly honors
- Stamkos, Ovechkin, Quick earn Three Star nods
- Karlsson, Purcell and Lehtonen are NHL's '3 Stars'
- February's stars: Smith, Karlsson, Stamkos
- Smith, Stamkos and Crosby earn Three Star honors
- "Lightning Make Five Selections During Second Day of 2011 NHL Draft". Lightning.nhl.com. June 25, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
- Lightning acquire defensemen Oberg, Kostka from Panthers
- Lightning acquire defenseman Brendan Mikkelson from Calgary
- Lightning acquire second round pick from San Jose
- Lightning acquire pair of picks, LW Jon Kalinski from Philadelphia
- Lightning acquire first round pick, D Piche in 3-team trade
- Lightning acquire forward Brandon Segal from Blackhawks
- Lightning acquire D Mike Commodore from Detroit
- Lightning acquire D Brian Lee from Senators
- Lightning acquire D Keith Aulie from Toronto
- "Lightning Sign Free Agent RW Michel Ouellet". Lightning.nhl.com. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- "Lightning Sign Free Agent Goaltender Mathieu Garon". Lightning.nhl.com. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- "Lightning Ink Free Agent Forward J.T. Wyman". Lightning.nhl.com. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- "Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Matt Gilroy". Lightning.nhl.com. July 2, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- "Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Richard Petiot". Lightning.nhl.com. July 2, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- "Lightning Sign Free Agent Center Trevor Smith". Lightning.nhl.com. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- "Lightning Sign Center Tom Pyatt". Lightning.nhl.com. July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
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- "Lightning Sign D Daniel Milan". Lightning.nhl.com. September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- "Lightning agree to terms with free agent forward Antti Miettinen". Lightning.nhl.com. December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- "Lightning sign forward Pierre-Cedric Labrie". Lightning.nhl.com. December 29, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- "Lightning sign forward Cory Conacher". Lightning.nhl.com. March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- "Lightning sign forward Danick Gauthier". Lightning.nhl.com. March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
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- "Lightning sign forward J.T. Brown". Lightning.nhl.com. March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- "Panthers Sign LW Sean Bergenheim". Panthers.nhl.com. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- "Coyotes Sign Goaltender Mike Smith to a Multi-Year Contract". Coyotes.nhl.com. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- "Simon Gagne Signs Two-Year Deal with Kings". Lightning.nhl.com. July 2, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- "Winnipeg Jets agree to terms with Randy Jones". Lightning.nhl.com. July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- "Avalanche Signs Desjardins, Brophey". Avalanche.nhl.com. July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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- "Hurricanes Sign Defenseman Mathieu Roy". Hurricanes.nhl.com. September 14, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- Lightning claim Tim Wallace off waivers
- Jets claim Antti Miettinen off waivers
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- "Lightning Re-Sign Center Mike Angelidis". Lightning.nhl.com. June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
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- "Lightning Re-Sign Defenseman Eric Brewer (ice hockey)". Lightning.nhl.com. June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
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