2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2011–12
Year:	2011
Team:	Pittsburgh Penguins
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	4th
Division:	Atlantic
Divisionrank:	2nd
Record:	51–25–6
Homerecord:	29–10–2
Roadrecord:	22–15–4
Goalsfor:	282
Goalsagainst:	221
Generalmanager:	Ray Shero
Coach:	Dan Bylsma
Captain:	Sidney Crosby
Altcaptain:	Evgeni Malkin Brooks Orpik Jordan Staal
Arena:	Consol Energy Center
Attendance:	18,566^[1]
Goalsleader:	Evgeni Malkin (50)
Assistsleader:	Evgeni Malkin (59)
Pointsleader:	Evgeni Malkin (109)
Plusminusleader:	Kris Letang (+21)
Pimleader:	James Neal (87)
Winsleader:	Marc-Andre Fleury (42)
Gaaleader:	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.

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.

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.

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

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || September 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || September 22 || Chicago Blackhawks || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || September 24 || Minnesota Wild || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–0–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || September 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3 – 2 (SO) || Los Angeles Kings || 4–0–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || September 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Chicago Blackhawks || 5–0–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 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]

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

Detailed records

Final^[5]

Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
Eastern Conference
	6	4	2	0	196–177	20	12	2–17	3–20	151–205
Pittsburgh Penguins
	6	2	3	1	193–157	20	22	3–22	6–29	207–163
	6	3	3	0	203–145	18	16	6–22	2–16	186–158
	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
	4	3	1	0	133–121	13	9	4–16	1–10	130–122
	4	1	3	0	146–102	15	22	3–14	4–17	138–124
	4	2	2	0	117–99	17	15	6–14	0–10	118–110
	4	2	2	0	130–116	11	11	2–11	3–13	107–115
	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
	4	3	1	0	145–120	12	7	0–12	2–11	122–108
	4	2	1	1	133–77	8	8	2–13	1–9	96–112
	4	3	1	0	153–96	19	10	5–18	4–15	129–133
	4	3	1	0	142–108	21	12	4–13	1–10	140–124
	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

Central	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
Western Conference
	2	1	0	1	72–77	5	5	2–7	0–9	69–58
	1	1	0	0	23–30	5	1	0–1	0–2	25–25
	1	0	1	0	26–25	1	4	0–4	1–2	25–27
	1	1	0	0	28–38	3	2	1–7	0–3	37–30
	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	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
	1	1	0	28–36	4	3	2–3	0–3	27–32
	1	1	0	37–20	5	3	2–5	0–3	36–39
	2	2	0	61–63	11	4	1–10	0–6	52–62
	1	1	0	25–26	4	2	1–2	0–5	36–29
	1	0	1	34–35	1	2	1–8	0–5	39–38
Division Total	6	5	1	185–180	25	14	7–28	0–22	190–200

Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
	1	1	0	0	28–37	2	1	0–1	0–2	25–34
	1	0	0	1	36–37	3	4	0–0	0–1	25–39
	1	1	0	0	33–26	3	2	1–6	0–4	22–41
	2	2	0	0	61–53	7	4	2–10	0–6	71–69
	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

See 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

|- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || April 11 || Philadelphia || 4–3 || Pittsburgh || OT || Crosby, Kennedy, Dupuis || Briere, Briere, Schenn, Voracek || Fleury (0–1) || 18,565 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 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 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 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 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 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 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || April 20 || Philadelphia || 2–3 || Pittsburgh || || Sullivan, Staal, Kennedy || Carle, Hartnell || Fleury (2–3) || 18,628 || 3–2 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 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					data-sort-type="number"
	75	50	59	109	18	70
	80	40	41	81	6	87
	82	26	35	61	16	49
	82	25	34	59	18	34
	62	25	25	50	11	34
	79	17	31	48	-3	20
	51	10	32	42	21	34
	82	19	19	38	5	44
	22	8	29	37	15	14
	60	11	22	33	10	29
	73	2	25	27	9	18
	75	4	17	21	9	47
	82	5	13	18	-6	34
	73	2	16	18	19	61
	73	4	13	17	10	56
	64	5	11	16	-5	76
	54	7	7	14	-1	12
	68	4	10	14	-5	56
	62	2	11	13	0	24
	26	4	2	6	-4	2
	34	1	4	5	3	13
	18	1	3	4	5	10
	17	0	4	4	4	4
	8	1	1	2	1	4
	24	0	2	2	-4	16
	6	0	1	1	-4	0
	1	0	1	1	1	0
	9	0	1	1	-2	4
	11	0	1	1	-6	2
	5	0	0	0	0	0
	12	0	0	0	0	6
	6	0	0	0	1	2
Total		273	470	743	—	862

Playoffs^[7]
Player					data-sort-type="number"
	6	6	3	9	2	2
	6	3	5	8	-1	6
	6	3	5	8	-3	9
	6	3	3	6	1	2
	6	2	4	6	-4	4
	6	2	4	6	0	0
	6	2	4	6	-2	8
	5	2	4	6	-3	12
	6	1	4	5	-1	21
	6	0	4	4	3	16
	4	1	2	3	2	6
	3	1	0	1	-1	0
	2	0	1	1	-1	2
	6	0	1	1	1	14
	6	0	1	1	2	0
	2	0	1	1	2	0
	3	0	0	0	-3	10
	5	0	0	0	-1	19
	6	0	0	0	-2	4
	4	0	0	0	-2	12
	3	0	0	0	3	0
	2	0	0	0	-2	0
	3	0	0	0	2	2
Total		26	46	72	—	149

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[8]
Player
	67	64	3896:13	42	17	4	153	2.36	1768	0.913	3	2	4
	16	14	811:05	6	7	2	42	3.11	359	0.883	0	1	0
	5	4	257:44	3	1	0	16	3.72	113	0.858	0	0	2
Total		82	4965:02	51	25	6	211	2.55	2240	0.906	3	3	6

Playoffs^[9]
Player
	6	6	337:08	2	4	--	26	4.63	157	0.834	1
	1	0	20:00	0	0	--	2	6.00	6	0.667	0
Total		6	357:08	2	4	0	28	4.71	163	0.828	1

^†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
^[10]	NHL First Star of the Week	November 28, 2011
^[11]	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 19, 2011
^[12]	NHL First Star of the Month	December 2011
^[13]	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 16, 2012
^[14]	NHL First Star of the Week	January 23, 2012
^[15]	NHL All Star Game	January 29, 2012
	NHL All Star Game	January 29, 2012
	NHL All Star Game	January 29, 2012
^[16]	NHL Second Star of the Month	January 2012
^[17]	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 13, 2012
^[18]	NHL First Star of the Week	March 26, 2012
^[19]	NHL Second Star of the Month	March 2012
^[20]	NHL Third Star of the Week	April 9, 2012

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

Team awards

Awarded on April 5, 2012^[22]

Player	Award	Notes
	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
	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
	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.
	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
	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
	Defensive Player of the Year	This award honors the defensive skills of an individual player on the team. Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management
		Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team. Sponsor: CONSOL Energy

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
	300th Career NHL Game	October 6, 2011
	200th Career NHL Point	October 8, 2011
	300th Career NHL Game	October 13, 2011
	700th Career NHL Game	October 20, 2011
	100th Career NHL Goal	October 22, 2011
	900th Career NHL Game	October 22, 2011
	1st Career NHL Game	November 5, 2011
	300th Career NHL Point	November 12, 2011
	700th Career NHL Game	November 15, 2011
	500th Career NHL Game	November 23, 2011
	500th Career NHL Game	November 25, 2011
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 1, 2011
	300th Career NHL Game	December 3, 2011
	100th Career NHL Game	December 10, 2011
	1,000th Career NHL PIM	December 10, 2011
	700th Career NHL Game	December 13, 2011
	700th Career NHL Game	December 16, 2011
	200th Career NHL Point	December 16, 2011
	300th Career NHL Point	December 17, 2011
	200th Career NHL Win	December 17, 2011
	100th Career NHL Point	December 17, 2011
	1st Career NHL Goal	December 17, 2011
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 17, 2011
	100th Career NHL point	December 20, 2011
	700th Career NHL Point	December 23, 2011
	400th Career NHL Game	December 27, 2011
	400th Career NHL Game	January 7, 2012
	300th Career NHL Game	January 17, 2012
	200th Career NHL Point	January 17, 2012
	500th Career NHL Game	January 24, 2012
	100th Career NHL Goal	January 24, 2012
	400th Career NHL Game	February 11, 2012
	100th Career NHL Goal	February 11, 2012
	300th Career NHL Assist	February 21, 2012
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	February 26, 2012
	300th Career NHL Game	March 7, 2012
	500th Career NHL Point	March 11, 2012
	200th Career NHL Point	March 11, 2012
	100th Career NHL Assist	March 15, 2012
	200th Career NHL Goal	March 20, 2012
	600th Career NHL Point	March 30, 2012
	100th Career NHL Assist	March 30, 2012
	200th Career NHL Assist	April 5, 2012

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 18, 2012
	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]		2 years/$1.07 million (entry-level)
Steve Sullivan^[26]		1 year/$1.5 million
Colin McDonald^[27]		1 year/$525,000 (two-way)
Boris Valabik^[28]		1 year/$550,000 (two-way)
Alexandre Picard^[29]		1 year/$600,000 (two-way)
Steve MacIntyre^[30]		1 year/$600,000 (two-way)
Scott Munroe^[31]		1 year/$525,000 (two-way)
Jason Williams^[32]		1 year/$600,000 (two-way)
Richard Park^[33]		1 year/$550,000 (two-way)
Adam Payerl^[34]		3 years, $1.83 million (entry-level)

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Steve Wagner^[35]		1 year
John Curry^[36]		1 year
Andrew Hutchinson^[37]		1 year
Mike Rupp^[38]		3 years/$4.5 million
Maxime Talbot^[39]		5 years/$9 million
Corey Potter^[40]		1 year/$525,000 (two-way)
Brett Sterling^[41]		1 year/$600,000 (two-way)
Chris Conner^[42] ^[43]		1 year/$550,000 (two-way)
Eric Godard^[44]		2 years/$1.45 million (two-way in first year)
Tim Wallace^[45]		1 year/$700,000 (two-way)
Alexei Kovalev^[46]		2 years
Jason Williams^[47]		2-year
Mattias Modig^[48]		2-year

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)
	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	College/junior/club team (league)
1	23	Joe Morrow	Defense	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
2	54	Scott Harrington	Defense	London Knights (OHL)
5	144	Dominik Uher	Center	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6	174	Josh Archibald	Wing	Brainerd High School (USHS-MN)
7	209	Scott Wilson	Center	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]
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]

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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=607236 Spezza, Rinne, Malkin named NHL's 'Three Stars'
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=609192 Malkin, Stamkos, Sedin grab monthly honors
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=612033 Anderson, Stalberg, Malkin named NHL's Three Stars
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614733 January's Three Stars: Tavares, Malkin, Rinne
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616668 Smith, Malkin, Perron are NHL's Three Stars
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=624193 Malkin, Miller, Ovechkin named week's Three Stars
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=625442 Flyers' Bryzgalov earns First Star for March
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http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=614686 Penguins Claim Forward Cal O’Reilly Off Re-Entry Waivers
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Web site: Pens Re-Sign Forward Ryan Craig . Penguins.nhl.com . November 8, 2011.
Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Forward Pascal Dupuis . Penguins.nhl.com . November 8, 2011.
Web site: Penguins Agree to Terms with Forward Arron Asham . Penguins.nhl.com . November 8, 2011.
Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Forward Tyler Kennedy . Penguins.nhl.com . November 3, 2011 . November 8, 2011.
Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Goaltender Brad Thiessen . Penguins.nhl.com . November 8, 2011.
Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Forward Dustin Jeffrey . Penguins.nhl.com . November 3, 2011 . November 8, 2011.
Web site: Penguins Sign Second-Round Draft Pick Scott Harrington . Penguins.nhl.com . November 8, 2011.
Web site: Penguins Sign First-Round Draft Pick Joseph Morrow . Penguins.nhl.com . November 3, 2011 . November 8, 2011.
Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Forward Chris Kunitz . Penguins.nhl.com . November 8, 2011.
Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Forward Joe Vitale to a Two-Year Contract Extension . Penguins.nhl.com . February 3, 2012.
Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Forward James Neal to a Six-Year Contract Extension . Penguins.nhl.com . February 19, 2012.
Web site: Penguins Sign 2010 First-Round Draft Pick Beau Bennett . Penguins.nhl.com . April 13, 2012 . April 13, 2012.
Web site: Penguins Sign Defenseman Reid McNeill to a Three-Year Entry-Level Contract . Penguins.nhl.com . May 15, 2012 . May 16, 2012.
Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Dominik Uher . Penguins.nhl.com . June 1, 2012.
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