2011–12 Florida Panthers season

2011–12 Florida Panthers
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference3rd Eastern
2011–12 record38–26–18
Home record21–9–11
Road record17–17–7
Goals for202
Goals against222
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachKevin Dineen
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsBrian Campbell
Ed Jovanovski
Tomas Kopecky
Stephen Weiss
ArenaBankAtlantic Center
Average attendance16,628 (86.3%)

Total: 681,763
Team leaders
GoalsTomas Fleischmann (27)
AssistsBrian Campbell (49)
PointsTomas Fleischmann (61)
Penalty minutesKrystofer Barch (91)
Plus/minusJason Garrison (+6)
WinsJose Theodore (22)
Goals against averageJose Theodore (2.46)

The 2011–12 Florida Panthers season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[1]

The Panthers qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 12 years after their previous playoff appearance in 2000, and also won their division for the first time. However, the Panthers could not further their progress, losing in the opening round to the New Jersey Devils, who would go on to be the Stanley Cup runner-up. The Panthers had a 3–2 lead in the series before losing Games 6 and 7 to be eliminated from the playoffs.

Off-season

On June 1, 2011, the Panthers introduced their new head coach, former NHL player Kevin Dineen.[2] Dineen had spent the previous six seasons coaching the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Regular season

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

The Panthers had their first quality season in over a decade in 2011–12, having never finished above third place in the Southeast Division since 1999–2000. Despite losing more games than they won, competition for the Panthers within the Division was not fierce, and the team was in third place in the Eastern Conference as the Southeast Division leader throughout much of the season. Although the Panthers amassed more losses than wins, 18 of these losses were in overtime or a shootout (the highest number of any team in the NHL for the 2011–12 season), meaning Florida often gained a point even when they failed to win.

Playoffs

The Panthers clinched a playoff berth on April 5, 2012, securing the return of playoff hockey to South Florida for the first time in 12 years. The third-seeded Panthers had home ice advantage by virtue of winning their division, despite the sixth-seeded New Jersey Devils besting them in regular season point totals (102 to 94). The Devils won the first game of the series, but the Panthers bounced back with a win in Game 2 to even the series as it headed to New Jersey. The Panthers would return the favor by winning Game 3, 4–3, but the Devils recorded a shutout in Game 4, 4–0. The Panthers returned home to play Game 5 and were one win away from winning their first post-season series since 1996 after notching a shutout of their own, 3–0. The series went back to New Jersey for the final time of the series, with the home team tying the series after winning Game 6 in overtime, the first extra period of the series. The seventh and deciding game went even longer than Game 6 after the Panthers managed to score two power-play goals in the third period to force overtime. The game—and series—was still even after the completion of one extra period. Less than four minutes into the second overtime, the first shot on goal by either team was recorded by Devils rookie center Adam Henrique and notched his second goal of the game and deciding goal of the series, eliminating the Panthers from the playoffs, 3–2.

Standings

Southeast Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT z – New York Rangers 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 +39 109
2 NE y – Boston Bruins 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 +67 102
3 SE y – Florida Panthers 82 38 26 18 32 203 227 −24 94
4 AT x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 +61 108
5 AT x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 +32 103
6 AT x – New Jersey Devils 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 +19 102
7 SE x – Washington Capitals 82 42 32 8 38 222 230 −8 92
8 NE x – Ottawa Senators 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 +9 92
9 NE Buffalo Sabres 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 −12 89
10 SE Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 36 8 35 235 281 −46 84
11 SE Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 33 225 246 −21 84
12 SE Carolina Hurricanes 82 33 33 16 32 213 243 −30 82
13 NE Toronto Maple Leafs 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 −33 80
14 AT New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 −52 79
15 NE Montreal Canadiens 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 −14 78
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap
1 September 19 (split-squad) Nashville Predators 5–3 Florida Panthers Foster 0–1–0 [3]
2 September 19 (split-squad) Nashville Predators 3–4 Florida Panthers Clemmensen 1–1–0 [4]
3 September 23 Florida Panthers 2–5 Tampa Bay Lightning Markstrom 1–2–0 [5]
4 September 24 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 Florida Panthers Theodore 1–3–0 [6]
5 September 27 Dallas Stars 4–3 Florida Panthers OT Plante 1–4–0 [7]
6 September 29 Florida Panthers 7–1 Dallas Stars Theodore 1–5–0 [8]

Regular season

Legend
Panthers Win Panthers Regulation Loss Panthers OT/Shootout Loss ASG
Boldface text denotes a Panthers goalie
2011–12 Game Log
October 2011: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 4–3–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attn. Record Pts Recap
1 October 8 @ New York Islanders 2–0 Theodore (1–0–0) Montoya (0–1–0) 16,234 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 11 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Fleury (3–0–0) Theodore (1–1–0) 18,503 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 15 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 SO Theodore (2–1–0) Garon (0–1–1) 18,352 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 October 17 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 7–4 Theodore (3–1–0) Roloson (1–2–1) 19,204 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 18 @ Washington Capitals 3–0 Vokoun (4–0–0) Markstrom (0–1–0) 18,506 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 20 Buffalo Sabres 3–0 Miller (4–1–0) Theodore (3–2–0) 14,811 3–3–0 6 Recap
7 October 22 New York Islanders 4–2 Markstrom (1–1–0) Nabokov (1–1–0) 15,411 4–3–0 8 Recap
8 October 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Markstrom (2–1–0) Budaj (0–1–0) 21,273 5–3–0 10 Recap
9 October 27 @ Ottawa Senators 4–3 Anderson (5–2–0) Markstrom (2–2–0) 18,165 5–4–0 10 Recap
10 October 29 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Theodore (4–2–0) Miller (4–4–0) 18,690 6–4–0 12 Recap
11 October 31 Winnipeg Jets 4–3 SO Pavelec (3–4–1) Theodore (4–2–1) 11,855 6–4–1 13 Recap
November 2011: 7–3–3 (Home: 3–1–3; Road: 4–2–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attn. Record Pts Recap
12 November 3 Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 SO Crawford (6–2–2) Markstrom (2–2–1) 15,929 6–4–2 14 Recap
13 November 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 SO Roloson (4–3–1) Theodore (4–2–2) 15,066 6–4–3 15 Recap
14 November 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 Theodore (5–2–2) Gustavsson (4–4–0) 19,414 7–4–3 17 Recap
15 November 10 @ Winnipeg Jets 5–2 Theodore (6–2–2) Pavelec (4–6–3) 15,004 8–4–3 19 Recap
16 November 13 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 Bryzgalov (7–4–2) Theodore (6–3–2) 15,215 8–5–3 19 Recap
17 November 15 @ Dallas Stars 6–0 Clemmensen (1–0–0) Lehtonen (11–3–0) 10,175 9–5–3 21 Recap
18 November 17 @ St. Louis Blues 4–1 Halak (3–6–1) Theodore (6–4–2) 17,642 9–6–3 21 Recap
19 November 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Theodore (7–4–2) Johnson (1–3–2) 18,071 10–6–3 23 Recap
20 November 21 New Jersey Devils 4–3 Theodore (8–4–2) Brodeur(4–4–0) 13,112 11–6–3 25 Recap
21 November 23 New York Rangers 2–1 Theodore (9–4–2) Lundqvist (7–4–3) 17,461 12–6–3 27 Recap
22 November 25 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 OT Garon (4–3–1) Theodore (9–4–3) 17,380 12–6–4 28 Recap
23 November 26 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 Garon (5–3–1) Markstrom (2–3–1) 17,841 12–7–4 28 Recap
24 November 29 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Theodore (10–4–3) Ward (8–11–3) 13,065 13–7–4 30 Recap
December 2011: 7–5–3 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 2–3–2)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attn. Record Pts Recap
25 December 1 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Quick (11–6–4) Theodore (10–5–3) 17,720 13–8–4 30 Recap
26 December 3 @ San Jose Sharks 5–3 Clemmensen (2–0–0) Greiss (4–4–0) 17,562 14–8–4 32 Recap
27 December 5 Washington Capitals 5–4 Clemmensen (3–0–0) Neuvirth (3–5–1) 16,337 15–8–4 34 Recap
28 December 8 @ Boston Bruins 2–0 Theodore (11–5–3) Thomas (13–5–0) 17,565 16–8–4 36 Recap
29 December 9 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–1 OT Miller (7–6–1) Clemmensen (3–0–1) 18,690 16–8–5 37 Recap
30 December 11 @ New York Rangers 6–1 Lundqvist (12–4–4) Theodore (11–6–3) 18,200 16–9–5 37 Recap
31 December 13 New Jersey Devils 3–2 SO Brodeur (7–8–0) Theodore (11–6–4) 14,669 16–9–6 38 Recap
32 December 16 Calgary Flames 3–2 SO Theodore (12–6–4) Irving (0–0–1) 15,575 17–9–6 40 Recap
33 December 18 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 OT Theodore (13–6–4) Ward (10–13–5) 15,289 18–9–6 42 Recap
34 December 20 Phoenix Coyotes 2–1 Smith (15–10–3) Theodore (13–7–4) 17,711 18–10–6 42 Recap
35 December 22 @ Ottawa Senators 4–3 OT Anderson (15–11–2) Clemmensen (3–0–2) 19,296 18–10–7 43 Recap
36 December 23 @ Boston Bruins 8–0 Rask (6–4–1) Theodore (13–8–4) 17,565 18–11–7 43 Recap
37 December 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 Theodore (14–8–4) Gustavsson (9–6–0) 20,406 19–11–7 45 Recap
38 December 30 New York Rangers 4–1 Lundqvist (16–7–4) Clemmensen (3–1–2) 20,238 19–12–7 45 Recap
39 December 31 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Clemmensen (4–1–2) Price (13–14–7) 20,098 20–12–7 47 Recap
January 2012: 2–3–4 (Home: 1–1–2; Road: 1–2–2)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attn. Record Pts Recap
40 January 5 @ New York Rangers 3–2 OT Biron (7–2–0) Clemmensen (4–1–3) 18,200 20–12–8 48 Recap
41 January 6 @ New Jersey Devils 5–2 Hedberg (11–6–1) Markstrom (2–4–1) 15,793 20–13–8 48 Recap
42 January 9 Vancouver Canucks 2–1 Clemmensen (5–1–3) Luongo (17–9–3) 16,712 21–13–8 50 Recap
43 January 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Fleury (20–12–2) Clemmensen (5–2–3) 18,658 21–14–8 50 Recap
44 January 16 Boston Bruins 3–2 SO Rask (11–4–1) Clemmensen (5–2–4) 19,018 21–14–9 51 Recap
45 January 18 @ Colorado Avalanche 4–3 OT Giguere (10–6–1) Theodore (14–8–5) 13,465 21–14–10 52 Recap
46 January 20 @ Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 Emery (11–3–2) Theodore (14–9–5) 21,555 21–15–10 52 Recap
47 January 21 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–3 SO Clemmensen (6–2–4) Pavelec (16–16–6) 15,004 22–15–10 54 Recap
48 January 24 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 SO Bobrovsky (11–4–1) Clemmensen (6–2–5) 17,737 22–15–11 55 Recap
ASG January 28 SuperSkills Fastest Skater: Hagelin (N.Y. Rangers)
Breakaway Challenge: Kane (Chicago)
Accuracy Shooting: Benn (Dallas)
Challenge Relay: Tm. Alfredsson wins, 3–0
Hardest Shot: Chara (Boston)
Elimination Shootout: Tm. Alfredsson wins, 10–3
Overall: Tm. Alfredsson wins, 21–12
Scotiabank Place–
Ottawa, Ontario
ASG January 29 Tm. Chara vs. Tm. Alfredsson 12–9
Tm. Chara		 Tim Thomas (BOS) Brian Elliott (STL) 20,510 Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Ontario
February 2012: 8–5–1 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 4–2–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attn. Record Pts Recap
49 February 1 Washington Capitals 4–2 Clemmensen (7–2–5) Neuvirth (6–8–3) 15,231 23–15–11 57 Recap
50 February 3 Winnipeg Jets 2–1 Clemmensen (8–2–5) Mason (6–6–0) 16,773 24–15–11 59 Recap
51 February 4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 Garon (16–13–3) Clemmensen (8–3–5) 19,204 24–16–11 59 Recap
52 February 7 @ Washington Capitals 4–0 Vokoun (22–13–1) Clemmensen (8–4–5) 18,506 24–17–11 59 Recap
53 February 9 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 Clemmensen (9–4–5) Quick (23–14–9) 14,929 25–17–11 61 Recap
54 February 11 @ New Jersey Devils 3–1 Clemmensen (10–4–5) Brodeur (18–13–2) 14,938 26–17–11 63 Recap
55 February 12 @ New York Islanders 4–1 Theodore (15–9–5) Nabokov (13–14–0) 14,179 27–17–11 65 Recap
56 February 15 Ottawa Senators 6–2 Anderson (27–19–6) Clemmensen (10–5–5) 14,038 27–18–11 65 Recap
57 February 17 Washington Capitals 2–1 Vokoun (23–13–2) Theodore (15–10–5) 17,779 27–19–11 65 Recap
58 February 19 Anaheim Ducks 2–0 Hiller (22–19–10) Theodore (15–11–5) 15,945 27–20–11 65 Recap
59 February 23 Minnesota Wild 3–2 SO Backstrom (16–15–5) Theodore (15–11–6) 13,892 27–20–12 66 Recap
60 February 25 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 SO Theodore (16–11–6) Peters (2–3–2) 18,680 28–20–12 68 Recap
61 February 26 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Clemmensen (11–5–5) Budaj (2–6–1) 18,108 29–20–12 70 Recap
62 February 28 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 Theodore (17–11–6) Reimer (11–11–4) 19,420 30–20–12 72 Recap
March 2012: 7–5–4 (Home: 5–1–2; Road: 2–4–2)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attn. Record Pts Recap
63 March 1 @ Winnipeg Jets 7–0 Pavelec (24–21–7) Theodore (17–12–6) 15,004 30–21–12 72 Recap
64 March 3 Nashville Predators 3–1 Rinne (36–13–7) Clemmensen (11–6–5) 15,904 30–22–12 72 Recap
65 March 4 Ottawa Senators 4–2 Theodore (18–12–6) Lehner (3–2–0) 15,811 31–22–12 74 Recap
66 March 8 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–0 Bryzgalov (26–13–6) Theodore (18–13–6) 19,675 31–23–12 74 Recap
67 March 9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 SO Fleury (36–14–3) Theodore (18–13–7) 18,606 31–23–13 75 Recap
68 March 11 Carolina Hurricanes 2–0 Theodore (19–13–7) Ward (24–20–12) 15,081 32–23–13 77 Recap
69 March 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 Theodore (20–13–7) Reimer (6–9–5) 15,727 33–23–13 79 Recap
70 March 15 Boston Bruins 6–2 Theodore (21–13–7) Thomas (29–18–0) 19,004 34–23–13 81 Recap
71 March 17 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 SO Theodore (22–13–7) Miller (25–18–7) 16,827 35–23–13 83 Recap
72 March 20 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Clemmensen (12–6–5) Bryzgalov (30–14–7) 18,680 36–23–13 85 Recap
73 March 21 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Ward (27–21–12) Theodore (22–14–7) 18,680 36–24–13 85 Recap
74 March 23 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 SO Dubnyk (18–17–2) Theodore (22–14–8) 16,214 36–24–14 86 Recap
75 March 25 New York Islanders 3–2 SO Nabokov (18–18–3) Theodore (22–14–9) 16,814 36–24–15 87 Recap
76 March 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 SO Clemmensen (13–6–5) Price (26–27–11) 21,273 37–24–15 89 Recap
77 March 29 @ Minnesota Wild 3–2 OT Backstrom (18–17–6) Theodore (22–14–10) 16,952 37–24–16 90 Recap
78 March 30 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 York (3–1–0) Theodore (22–15–10) 17,994 37–25–16 90 Recap
April 2012: 1–1–2 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 0–1–1)
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attn. Record Pts Recap3
79 April 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 SO Howard (34–16–3) Clemmensen (13–6–6) 20,066 37–25–17 91 Recap
80 April 3 Winnipeg Jets 5–4 OT Pavelec (29–28–8) Theodore (22–15–11) 17,760 37–25–18 92 Recap
81 April 5 @ Washington Capitals 4–2 Holtby (3–2–1) Theodore (22–16–11) 18,506 37–26–18 92 Recap
82 April 7 Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Clemmensen (14–6–6) Boucher (1–6–1) 19,057 38–26–18 94 Recap

Playoffs

Legend
Panthers Win Panthers Loss
Boldface text denotes a Panthers goalie
2011–12 Playoff Game Log
Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Series vs. (6) New Jersey Devils - Devils win series 4–3
# Date Opponent Score OT Win Loss Attn. Series Recap
1 April 13 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Brodeur (1–0) Theodore (0–1) 19,119 NJ lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 15 New Jersey Devils 4–2 Theodore (1–1) Brodeur (1–1) 19,248 Series Tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 17 @ New Jersey Devils 4–3 Clemmensen (1–0) Hedberg (0–1) 17,625 FLA lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 19 @ New Jersey Devils 4–0 Brodeur (2–1) Clemmensen (1–1) 17,625 Series Tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 21 New Jersey Devils 3–0 Theodore (2–1) Brodeur (2–2) 19,513 FLA lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 24 @ New Jersey Devils 3–2 OT Brodeur (3–2) Clemmensen (1–2) 17,625 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 26 New Jersey Devils 3–2 2OT Brodeur (4–2) Theodore (2–2) 19,313 NJ wins 4–3 Recap

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
Tomas Fleischmann 82 27 34 61 −7 26
Stephen Weiss 80 20 37 57 5 60
Kris Versteeg 71 23 31 54 4 49
Brian Campbell 82 4 49 53 −9 6
Jason Garrison 77 16 17 33 6 32
Tomas Kopecky 80 10 22 32 −8 32
Mikael Samuelsson† 48 13 15 28 2 14
Dmitri Kulikov 58 4 24 28 −5 36
Marcel Goc 57 11 16 27 5 10
Shawn Matthias 79 10 14 24 −2 49
Sean Bergenheim 62 17 6 23 −5 48
Mike Weaver 82 0 16 16 -2 14
Ed Jovanovski 66 3 10 13 −11 31
Mike Santorelli 60 9 2 11 −10 18
Jack Skille 46 4 6 10 −9 28
Wojtek Wolski† 22 4 5 9 −3 0
Matt Bradley 45 3 5 8 −3 31
Erik Gudbranson 72 2 6 8 −19 78
Marco Sturm† 42 3 2 5 −8 23
Krys Barch† 41 2 3 5 2 91
Scottie Upshall 26 2 3 5 −3 29
Michal Repik 17 2 3 5 −3 6
Keaton Ellerby 40 0 5 5 −3 10
John Madden 31 3 0 3 −4 4
Tyson Strachan 15 1 2 3 1 5
Evgenii Dadonov‡ 15 2 1 3 −4 2
Tim Kennedy‡ 27 1 1 2 −11 4
Jerred Smithson† 16 0 1 1 1 4
Mark Cullen 6 0 1 1 2 2
Bill Thomas 7 1 0 1 0 0
David Booth‡ 6 0 1 1 −6 2
Nolan Yonkman 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bracken Kearns 5 0 0 0 0 10
Jon Matsumoto 1 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Rallo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Colby Robak 3 0 0 0 1 0
Ryan Carter‡ 7 0 0 0 −1 6


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Sean Bergenheim 7 3 3 6 −2 4
Brian Campbell 7 1 4 5 −2 2
Mikael Samuelsson 7 0 5 5 -1 2
Stephen Weiss 7 3 2 5 0 6
Marcel Goc 7 2 3 5 0 0
Kris Versteeg 7 3 2 5 2 8
Tomas Fleischmann 7 1 2 3 0 2
Scottie Upshall 7 1 2 3 −1 4
Jason Garrison 4 1 2 3 -2 0
Jerred Smithson 5 0 1 1 -2 2
Mike Weaver 7 1 0 1 -1 0
Tomas Kopecky 7 1 0 1 −3 4
Tyson Strachan 2 0 1 1 2 0
Shawn Matthias 7 0 1 1 −2 6
Dmitri Kulikov 7 0 1 1 −4 4
Ed Jovanovski 7 0 0 0 −1 4
Marco Sturm 7 0 0 0 −3 4
John Madden 7 0 0 0 −3 0
Wojtek Wolski 2 0 0 0 −1 4
Keaton Ellerby 1 0 0 0 0 2
Erik Gudbranson 7 0 0 0 −2 8

Goaltenders

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

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Jose Theodore 53 3049 22 16 11 125 2.46 1502 .917 3 0 0 2
Scott Clemmensen 30 1566 14 6 6 67 2.57 773 .913 1 0 1 0
Jacob Markstrom 7 383 2 4 1 17 2.66 222 .923 0 0 0 0
Brian Foster 1 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Jose Theodore 5 268 2 2 11 2.46 135 .919 1 0 0 0
Scott Clemmensen 3 179 1 2 7 2.35 88 .920 0 0 1 0

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Erik Gudbranson 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2011
Bracken Kearns 1st Career NHL Game October 20, 2011
Jacob Markstrom 1st Career NHL Win October 22, 2011
Jack Skille 100th Career NHL Game October 24, 2011
Tomas Kopecky 100th Career NHL Point October 29, 2011
Marcel Goc 400th Career NHL Game October 31, 2011
Marco Sturm 900th Career NHL Game October 31, 2011
Tomas Fleischmann 100th Career NHL Assist November 10, 2011
Erik Gudbranson 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 December 1, 2011
Tim Kennedy 100th Career NHL Game December 1, 2011
Jose Theodore 600th Career NHL Game December 8, 2011
Erik Gudbranson 1st Career NHL Goal December 11, 2011
Kris Versteeg 100th Career NHL Assist December 11, 2011
Greg Rallo 1st Career NHL Game December 18, 2011
Stephen Weiss 600th Career NHL Game January 18, 2012
Brian Foster 1st Career NHL Game February 4, 2012
Kris Versteeg 300th Career NHL Game February 7, 2012
Keaton Ellerby 100th Career NHL Game February 9, 2012
Tomas Fleischmann 200th Career NHL Point February 12, 2012
Colby Robak 1st Career NHL Game February 12, 2012
Tyson Strachan 1st Career NHL Goal February 12, 2012
Tomas Kopecky 400th Career NHL Game March 3, 2012
Krys Barch 300th Career NHL Game March 13, 2012
Brian Campbell 300th Career NHL Assist March 15, 2012
Brian Campbell 700th Career NHL Game March 23, 2012
Shawn Matthias 200th Career NHL Game March 27, 2012
Mike Weaver 500th Career NHL Game April 1, 2012
Kris Versteeg 200th Career NHL Point April 3, 2012

Transactions

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

Trades

Date
Details
June 24, 2011
[9] 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Rostislav Olesz 		To Florida Panthers
Brian Campbell
June 25, 2011
[10] 		To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick (47th overall) in 2011 		To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick (59th overall) in 2011
3rd-round pick in 2012
June 27, 2011
[11] 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012[a] 		To Florida Panthers
Tomas Kopecky[b]
July 1, 2011
[12] 		To Philadelphia Flyers
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012[c]
3rd-round pick in 2012 		To Florida Panthers
Kris Versteeg
July 9, 2011
[13] 		To Winnipeg Jets
Kenndal McArdle 		To Florida Panthers
Angelo Esposito
July 9, 2011
[14] 		To Calgary Flames
Jordan Henry 		To Florida Panthers
Keith Seabrook
July 9, 2011
[15] 		To Vancouver Canucks
Mike Duco 		To Florida Panthers
Sergei Shirokov
September 8, 2011
[16] 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Marc Cheverie 		To Florida Panthers
Justin Bernhardt
October 22, 2011
[17] 		To Vancouver Canucks
David Booth
Steven Reinprecht
3rd-round pick in 2013 		To Florida Panthers
Mikael Samuelsson
Marco Sturm
December 2, 2011[18] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Michael Kostka
Evan Oberg 		To Florida Panthers
Michael Vernace
James Wright
December 7, 2011[19] To Dallas Stars
Jake Hauswirth
5th-round pick in 2012 		To Florida Panthers
Krys Barch
6th-round pick in 2012
January 13, 2012[20] To Dallas Stars
Angelo Esposito 		To Florida Panthers
Ondrej Roman
January 18, 2012[21] To Carolina Hurricanes
Evgenii Dadonov
A. J. Jenks 		To Florida Panthers
Jon Matsumoto
Mattias Lindstrom
January 26, 2012[22] To San Jose Sharks
Tim Kennedy 		To Florida Panthers
Sean Sullivan
February 24, 2012[23] To Nashville Predators
6th-round pick in 2012 		To Florida Panthers
Jerred Smithson
February 25, 2012[24] To New York Rangers
Michael Vernace
3rd-round pick in 2013 		To Florida Panthers
Wojtek Wolski
  1. ^ Condition satisfied.
  2. ^ Trade of negotiating rights to.
  3. ^ Condition satisfied.

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Michael Kostka[25] Rochester Americans 1 year, $525,000
Scottie Upshall[26] Columbus Blue Jackets 4 years, $14 million
Jose Theodore[27] Minnesota Wild 2 years, $3 million
Ed Jovanovski[28] Phoenix Coyotes 4 years, $16.5 million
Marcel Goc[29] Nashville Predators 3 years, $5.1 million
Tomas Fleischmann[30] Colorado Avalanche 4 years, $18 million
Nolan Yonkman[31] Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $1.4 million
Sean Bergenheim[32] Tampa Bay Lightning 4 years, $11 million
Matt Bradley[33] Washington Capitals 2 years, $1.9 million
Greg Rallo[34] Texas Stars 1 year, $550,000
Tyson Strachan[35] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $750,000
Bracken Kearns[36] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $700,000
Bill Thomas[37] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $550,000
John Madden[38] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $600,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Marty Reasoner[39] New York Islanders 2 years, $2.7 million
Darcy Hordichuk[40] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $825,000
Clay Wilson[41] Calgary Flames 2 years, $1.05 million
Tomas Vokoun[42] Washington Capitals 1 year, $1.5 million
Niclas Bergfors[43] Nashville Predators 1 year, $575,000
Alexander Sulzer[44] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $700,000
Patrick Rissmiller[45] Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $525,000
Byron Bitz[46] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $700,000
Joe Callahan[47] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $550,000
Steve Bernier[48] Albany Devils 1 year, $105,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Ryan Carter[49] New Jersey Devils October 26, 2011

Lost via retirement

Player
Cory Stillman[50]

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Roman Derlyuk[51] May 31, 2011 1 year, $710,000 entry-level contract
Jack Skille[51] May 31, 2011 2 years, $1.65 million
Garrett Wilson[52] June 1, 2011 3 years, $2.05 million entry-level contract
Mark Cullen[53] June 6, 2011 1 year, $600,000
Tim Kennedy[54] June 20, 2011 1 year, $550,000
Tomas Kopecky[55] June 29, 2011 4 years, $12 million
Mike Santorelli[56] July 6, 2011 2 years, $3.2 million
Ryan Carter[57] July 9, 2011 1 year, $750,000
Erik Gudbranson[58] July 15, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Marc Cheverie[59] July 21, 2011 1 year, $803,500
Tyler Plante[59] July 21, 2011 1 year, $721,850
Michael Caruso[60] July 25, 2011 1 year, $550,000
Shawn Matthias[61] September 9, 2011 2 years, $1.70325 million
Jonathan Huberdeau[62] October 10, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Mike Weaver[63] December 30, 2011 2 years, $2.2 million contract extension
Tyson Strachan[64] February 15, 2012 1 year, $600,000 contract extension
Drew Shore[65] March 27, 2012 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Vincent Trocheck[66] April 23, 2012 3 years, $2.0775 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 3 Jonathan Huberdeau C  Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
2 33 Rocco Grimaldi C  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2 59 (from San Jose) Rasmus Bengtsson D  Sweden Rogle BK (Allsvenskan)
3 64 Vincent Trocheck C  United States Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
3 76 (from NY Rangers) Logan Shaw RW  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
3 87 (from Washington) Jonathan Racine D  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
3 91 (from Boston) Kyle Rau C  United States Eden Prairie High School (USHS-MN)
5 124 Yaroslav Kosov F  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 (MHL)
6 154 Edward Wittchow D  United States Burnsville High School (USHS-MN)
7 184 Iiro Pakarinen RW  Finland KalPa (SM-liiga)

See also

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ Kevin Dineen Named Head Coach Of The Florida Panthers
  3. ^ "Predators vs. Panthers – 09/19/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Predators vs. Panthers – 09/19/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "Panthers vs. Lightning – 09/23/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 23, 2011. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "Lightning vs. Panthers – 09/24/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 24, 2011. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  7. ^ "Stars vs. Panthers – 09/27/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 27, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  8. ^ "Panthers vs. Stars – 09/29/2011 – Florida Panthers – Recap". Florida Panthers. September 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  9. ^ Florida Panthers Acquire D Brian Campbell From Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for LW Rostislav Olesz
  10. ^ Panthers Add Blend To Prospect Cupboards
  11. ^ Panthers Acquire Negotiating Rights To Tomas Kopecky
  12. ^ Panthers Acquire RW Kris Versteeg
  13. ^ Panthers Acquire C Angelo Esposito from Winnipeg
  14. ^ Panthers Acquire D Keith Seabrook from Calgary
  15. ^ Panthers Acquire RW Sergei Shirokov from Vancouver
  16. ^ Panthers Acquire C Justin Bernhardt from Phoenix Coyotes
  17. ^ Florida Acquires RW Mikael Samuelsson And LW Marco Sturm From Vancouver For RW David Booth And C Steven Reinprecht
  18. ^ Florida Acquires C Wright And D Vernace From Tampa Bay
  19. ^ Panthers Acquire F Krys Barch
  20. ^ Panthers Acquire LW Ondrej Roman From Dallas
  21. ^ Florida Acquires C Jonathan Matsumoto And RW Mattias Lindstrom From Carolina
  22. ^ Panthers Acquire D Sean Sullivan from San Jose
  23. ^ Panthers Acquire Jerred Smithson from Nashville
  24. ^ Panthers Acquire Wolski From Rangers
  25. ^ Panthers Sign D Mike Kostka
  26. ^ Panthers Sign LW Scottie Upshall
  27. ^ Panthers Sign G Jose Theodore
  28. ^ Panthers Sign D Ed Jovanovski
  29. ^ Panthers Sign C Marcel Goc
  30. ^ Panthers Sign RW Tomas Fleischmann
  31. ^ Panthers Sign D Nolan Yonkman
  32. ^ Panthers Sign LW Sean Bergenheim
  33. ^ Panthers Sign RW Matt Bradley
  34. ^ Panthers Sign C Greg Rallo
  35. ^ Panthers Sign D Tyson Strachan
  36. ^ Panthers Sign C Bracken Kearns
  37. ^ Panthers Sign RW Bill Thomas
  38. ^ Panthers Agree To Terms With C John Madden
  39. ^ Islanders Agree to Terms with Reasoner
  40. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk
  41. ^ Flames sign three more players
  42. ^ Capitals Sign Goaltender Tomas Vokoun
  43. ^ Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors
  44. ^ Canucks sign defenceman Alexander Sulzer
  45. ^ Avalanche Signs Galiardi
  46. ^ Canucks Sign Right Wing Byron Bitz
  47. ^ Canadiens sign Joe Callahan
  48. ^ ALBANY DEVILS SIGN STEVE BERNIER Archived October 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  49. ^ Devils claim F Ryan Carter off waivers
  50. ^ Stillman Exchanges Skates For Clipboards
  51. ^ a b Florida Panthers Re-Sign RW Jack Skille
  52. ^ Florida Panthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With Garrett Wilson
  53. ^ Florida Panthers Re-Sign Mark Cullen
  54. ^ Panthers Re-sign Tim Kennedy
  55. ^ Florida Panthers Agree to Four-Year Contract with C Tomas Kopecky
  56. ^ Panthers Re-Sign C Mike Santorelli
  57. ^ Panthers Sign F Ryan Carter
  58. ^ Panthers Agree to Entry Level Contract With D Erik Gudbranson
  59. ^ a b Florida Panthers G Marc Cheverie & G Tyler Plante Agree to One-Year Contracts
  60. ^ Panthers Agree to One-Year Contract with D Michael Caruso
  61. ^ Panthers Sign C Shawn Matthias
  62. ^ Panthers Agree To Entry-Level Contract With F Jonathan Huberdeau
  63. ^ D Mike Weaver Signs Two-Year Contract Extension
  64. ^ "Florida Panthers Agree To Terms With D Tyson Strachan On One-Year Contract Extension". Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  65. ^ Panthers Sign C Drew Shore to Entry-Level Contract
  66. ^ Florida Panthers Sign C Vincent Trocheck to Entry-Level Contract
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