2011–12 Nashville Predators season
The 2011–12 Nashville Predators season was the club's 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
2011–12 Nashville Predators | |
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Division | 2nd Central |
Conference | 4th Western |
2011–12 record | 48–26–8 |
Home record | 26–10–5 |
Road record | 21–16–3 |
Goals for | 231 |
Goals against | 209 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Barry Trotz |
Captain | Shea Weber |
Alternate captains | Mike Fisher Ryan Suter |
Arena | Bridgestone Arena |
Average attendance | 16,690 (97.5%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Patric Hornqvist (27) |
Assists | Martin Erat (39) Ryan Suter (39) |
Points | Martin Erat (58) |
Penalty minutes | Jordin Tootoo (92) |
Plus/minus | Shea Weber (19) |
Wins | Pekka Rinne (43) |
Goals against average | Pekka Rinne (2.40) |
Off-season
On June 22, 2011, the Predators revealed a new team logo, secondary logo and wordmarks.[1] The Predators new away jerseys were unveiled at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and their new home jerseys were unveiled at an event on July 13.
Regular season
In November 2011, it was announced that W. Brett Wilson had purchased a 5% interest in the Nashville Predators.[2]
The Predators were involved in some controversy when it was announced that Alexander Radulov would make his return to the Predators after leaving for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2008. Radulov, still in his final year of his entry-level contract with the Predators, did not need to clear waivers to return to the Predators.[3][4]
The Predators finished the season with the league's best power-play percentage at 21.60% (54 for 250).[5]
Playoffs
The Predators ended the 2011–12 regular season as the Western Conference's fourth seed. They defeated the fifth-seeded Detroit Red Wings in the first round series, 4–1. The Predators lost in the second round to the Phoenix Coyotes. During the series against the Coyotes, Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn were suspended by the team for being seen in a bar, breaking curfew.
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2011 Pre-season game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) | ||||||||||
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1 | September 19 (split-squad) | Nashville Predators | – | Florida Panthers | ||||||
2 | September 19 (split-squad) | Nashville Predators | – | Florida Panthers | ||||||
3 | September 20 (in Baltimore, MD) | Nashville Predators | – | Washington Capitals | ||||||
4 | September 23 | Nashville Predators | – | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||||
5 | September 24 | Winnipeg Jets | – | Nashville Predators | ||||||
6 | September 28 | Washington Capitals | – | Nashville Predators | ||||||
7 | September 30 | Nashville Predators | – | Winnipeg Jets | ||||||
8 | October 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | – | Nashville Predators |
Regular season
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Playoffs
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Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
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 Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Awards and records
Awards
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Award | Awarded | |||||||
Pekka Rinne[6] | NHL Second Star of the Week | December 19, 2011 | |||||||
Pekka Rinne[7] | NHL Second Star of the Week | January 30, 2012 | |||||||
Pekka Rinne[8] | NHL Third Star of the Month | January 2012 | |||||||
Martin Erat[9] | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 19, 2012 |
Milestones
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Craig Smith | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 7, 2011 | |||||||
Craig Smith | 1st Career NHL Assist | October 8, 2011 | |||||||
Mattias Ekholm | 1st Career NHL Game | October 13, 2011 | |||||||
Pekka Rinne | 100th Career NHL Win | October 29, 2011 | |||||||
Ryan Thang | 1st Career NHL Game | October 31, 2011 | |||||||
Francis Bouillon | 100th Career NHL Assist | November 5, 2011 | |||||||
Patric Hornqvist | 200th Career NHL Game | November 8, 2011 | |||||||
Ryan Suter | 200th Career NHL Point | November 8, 2011 | |||||||
Nashville Predators franchise | 1,000th NHL Game | November 12, 2011 | |||||||
Jordin Tootoo | 100th Career NHL Point | November 22, 2011 | |||||||
Roman Josi | 1st Career NHL Game | November 26, 2011 | |||||||
Pekka Rinne | 200th Career NHL Game | December 1, 2011 | |||||||
Roman Josi | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | December 3, 2011 | |||||||
Jerred Smithson | 500th Career NHL Game | December 3, 2011 | |||||||
Jack Hillen | 200th Career NHL Game | December 6, 2011 | |||||||
Brian McGrattan | 200th Career NHL Game | December 8, 2011 | |||||||
Roman Josi | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 10, 2011 | |||||||
Ryan Ellis | 1st Career NHL Game | December 26, 2011 | |||||||
David Legwand | 800th Career NHL Game | December 26, 2011 | |||||||
Gabriel Bourque | 1st Career NHL Game | December 28, 2011 | |||||||
Ryan Suter | 500th Career NHL Game | December 28, 2011 | |||||||
Gabriel Bourque | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | January 5, 2012 | |||||||
Ryan Ellis | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | January 7, 2012 | |||||||
Mike Fisher | 200th Career NHL Assist | January 7, 2012 | |||||||
Gabriel Bourque | 1st Career NHL Assist | January 10, 2012 | |||||||
Matt Halischuk | 100th Career NHL Game | February 4, 2012 | |||||||
David Legwand | 300th Career NHL Assist | February 14, 2012 | |||||||
Andrei Kostitsyn | 100th Career NHL Goal | March 3, 2012 | |||||||
Mike Fisher | 400th Career NHL Point | March 6, 2012 | |||||||
Martin Erat | 300th Career NHL Assist | March 18, 2012 | |||||||
Kevin Klein | 300th Career NHL Game | March 20, 2012 | |||||||
Sergei Kostitsyn | 300th Career NHL Game | March 22, 2012 | |||||||
Alexander Radulov | 100th Career NHL Point | March 30, 2012 | |||||||
David Legwand | 500th Career NHL Point | March 31, 2012 | |||||||
Ryan Suter | 200th Career NHL Assist | March 31, 2012 | |||||||
Pekka Rinne | 25th Career NHL Shutout | April 5, 2012 |
Final roster
Updated June 2, 2012.[10]
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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Victor Bartley | D | L | 32 | 2011 | Ottawa, Ontario |
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Jonathon Blum | D | R | 32 | 2007 | Long Beach, California |
51 | ![]() |
Francis Bouillon | D | L | 45 | 2009 | New York, New York |
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Gabriel Bourque | LW | L | 30 | 2009 | Rimouski, Quebec |
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Daniel Bang | W | L | 33 | 2012 | Kista, Sweden | |
49 | ![]() |
Ryan Ellis | D | R | 30 | 2009 | Hamilton, Ontario |
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Martin Erat | RW | L | 39 | 1999 | Třebíč, Czechoslovakia |
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Mike Fisher (A) | C | R | 40 | 2011 | Peterborough, Ontario |
28 | ![]() |
Paul Gaustad | C/LW | L | 39 | 2012 | Fargo, North Dakota |
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Hal Gill | D | L | 45 | 2012 | Concord, Massachusetts |
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Matthew Halischuk | RW | R | 32 | 2010 | Toronto, Ontario |
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Jack Hillen | D | L | 35 | 2011 | Minnetonka, Minnesota |
27 | ![]() |
Patric Hornqvist | RW | R | 34 | 2005 | Sollentuna, Sweden |
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Roman Josi | D | L | 30 | 2008 | Bern, Switzerland |
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Kevin Klein | D | R | 36 | 2003 | Kitchener, Ontario |
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Andrei Kostitsyn | LW | L | 36 | 2012 | Navapolatsk, Soviet Union |
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Sergei Kostitsyn | LW | L | 33 | 2010 | Navapolatsk, Soviet Union |
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David Legwand | C | L | 40 | 1998 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Anders Lindback | G | L | 32 | 2008 | Gävle, Sweden |
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Jack MacLellan | LW | L | 32 | 2012 | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
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Brian McGrattan | RW | R | 39 | 2011 | Hamilton, Ontario |
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Chris Mueller | C | R | 34 | 2010 | West Seneca, New York |
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Chet Pickard | G | L | 31 | 2008 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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Alexander Radulov | RW | L | 34 | 2004 | Nizhny Tagil, Soviet Union |
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Pekka Rinne | G | L | 38 | 2004 | Kempele, Finland |
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Craig Smith | C | R | 31 | 2009 | Madison, Wisconsin |
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Jeremy Smith | G | L | 31 | 2007 | Dearborn, Michigan |
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Nick Spaling | C/LW | L | 32 | 2007 | Palmerston, Ontario |
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Ryan Suter (A) | D | L | 36 | 2003 | Madison, Wisconsin |
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Jordin Tootoo | RW | R | 38 | 2001 | Churchill, Manitoba |
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Shea Weber (C) | D | R | 35 | 2003 | Sicamous, British Columbia |
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Colin Wilson | C | L | 31 | 2008 | Greenwich, Connecticut |
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Kyle Wilson | C | R | 36 | 2011 | Oakville, Ontario |
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Brandon Yip | RW | R | 35 | 2012 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Transactions
The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
Trades
Draft picksNashville's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.
See alsoReferences
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