2011–12 Minnesota Wild season

The 2011–12 Minnesota Wild season was the 12th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

2011–12 Minnesota Wild
Division4th Northwest
Conference12th Western
2011–12 record35–36–11
Home record20–17–4
Road record15–19–7
Team information
General managerChuck Fletcher
CoachMike Yeo
CaptainMikko Koivu
Alternate captainsMatt Cullen
Dany Heatley
Nick Schultz (Oct.–Feb.)
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance17,772 (98.4%)

The Wild failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth time since the 2007–08 NHL season.

Off-season

On June 17, 2011, the Wild officially introduced Mike Yeo as their new head coach. Yeo had been the head coach of the Wild's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Houston Aeros.[2]

Regular season

Excluding 11 shootout-winning goals, the Wild scored 166 goals overall, the fewest in the NHL.[3][4]

Playoffs

The Wild failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.

Standings

Northwest Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p Vancouver Canucks 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 +51 111
2 Calgary Flames 82 37 29 16 34 202 226 24 90
3 Colorado Avalanche 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 12 88
4 Minnesota Wild 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 49 81
5 Edmonton Oilers 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 27 74
Source: National Hockey League
p Clinched Presidents' Trophy.
Western Conference
Pos Div Team 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

Pre-season

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

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

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