2011–12 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2011–12 Detroit Red Wings season was the 86th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Red Wings finished the season with a 48–28–6 record and for the first time since 1990–91 season, the Red Wings did not finish first or second in the division, finishing third. Also, the Red Wings had their earliest playoff exit since 2006 against the Edmonton Oilers, losing to the Nashville Predators in five games.

Off-season

On July 19, 2011, goaltender Chris Osgood announced his retirement from the NHL after 17 seasons.^[1] Osgood won three Stanley Cups with the Red Wings and will remain with the Red Wings organization, working with Detroit's goaltending prospects.

Regular season

On February 12, against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Red Wings tied an NHL record of 20 consecutive home wins. The only two other teams to accomplish this feat was the 1930 Boston Bruins and the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers. On February 14, against the Dallas Stars, the Red Wings broke the NHL record of 20 consecutive home wins, becoming the first team to record 21 straight home wins. The streak was extended to 23 on February 19 with a win over the San Jose Sharks. The streak started on November 5, 2011, against the Anaheim Ducks. However, the streak would end at 23 games with a 4–3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on February 23, 2012.

The Red Wings tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season, with two.^[2]

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division^[3]
		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y - St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	109
2	Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	104
3	Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	102
4	Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	101
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	65

Conference standings

Western Conference^[4]
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	111
2	y – St. Louis Blues	CE	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	109
3	y – Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	97
4	Nashville Predators	CE	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	104
5	Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	102
6	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	101
7	San Jose Sharks	PA	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	96
8	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	95
8.5
9	Calgary Flames	NW	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	90
10	Dallas Stars	PA	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	89
11	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	88
12	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	81
13	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	80
14	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	74
15	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	65

Divisions: CE – Central, NW – Northwest, PA – Pacific

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

Schedule and results

Regular season

2011–12 game log

October: 5–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–3–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 7	Ottawa Senators	W 5–3		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 8	@ Colorado Avalanche	W 3–0		Conklin	Pepsi Center	18,007	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 13	Vancouver Canucks	W 2–0		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	3–0–0	6	Recap
4	October 15	@ Minnesota Wild	W 3–2	OT	Howard	Xcel Energy Center	17,104	4–0–0	8	Recap
5	October 21	Columbus Blue Jackets	W 5–2		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	5–0–0	10	Recap
6	October 22	@ Washington Capitals	L 1–7		Conklin	Verizon Center	18,506	5–1–0	10	Recap
7	October 25	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	L 1–4		Conklin	Nationwide Arena	15,100	5–2–0	10	Recap
8	October 28	San Jose Sharks	L 2–4		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	5–3–0	10	Recap
9	October 29	@ Minnesota Wild	L 0–1		Howard	Xcel Energy Center	17,233	5–4–0	10	Recap

November: 10–3–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 1	Minnesota Wild	L 1–2	OT	Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	5–4–1	11	Recap
11	November 3	Calgary Flames	L 1–4		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	5–5–1	11	Recap
12	November 5	Anaheim Ducks	W 5–0		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	6–5–1	13	Recap
13	November 8	Colorado Avalanche	W 5–2		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	7–5–1	15	Recap
14	November 11	Edmonton Oilers	W 3–0		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	8–5–1	17	Recap
15	November 12	Dallas Stars	W 5–2		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	9–5–1	19	Recap
16	November 15	@ St. Louis Blues	L 1–2		Howard	Scottrade Center	19,150	9–6–1	19	Recap
17	November 17	@ San Jose Sharks	L 2–5		Howard	HP Pavilion at San Jose	17,562	9–7–1	19	Recap
18	November 19	@ Los Angeles Kings	W 4–1		Howard	Staples Center	18,118	10–7–1	21	Recap
19	November 20	@ Anaheim Ducks	W 4–2		Howard	Honda Center	17,229	11–7–1	23	Recap
20	November 23	Calgary Flames	W 5–3		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	12–7–1	25	Recap
21	November 25	@ Boston Bruins	W 3–2	SO	Howard	TD Garden	17,565	13–7–1	27	Recap
22	November 26	Nashville Predators	W 4–1		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	14–7–1	29	Recap
23	November 30	Tampa Bay Lightning	W 4–2		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	15–7–1	31	Recap

December: 9–6–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 4–6–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 2	@ Buffalo Sabres	W 4–1		Howard	First Niagara Center	18,690	16–7–1	33	Recap
25	December 4	@ Colorado Avalanche	L 2–4		Conklin	Pepsi Center	17,014	16–8–1	33	Recap
26	December 6	@ St. Louis Blues	L 2–3		Howard	Scottrade Center	19,150	16–9–1	33	Recap
27	December 8	Phoenix Coyotes	W 5–2		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	17–9–1	35	Recap
28	December 10	Winnipeg Jets	W 7–1		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	18–9–1	37	Recap
29	December 13	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	W 4–1		Howard	Consol Energy Center	18,592	19–9–1	39	Recap
30	December 15	@ Nashville Predators	L 3–4		Howard	Bridgestone Arena	17,113	19–10–1	39	Recap
31	December 17	Los Angeles Kings	W 8–2		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	20–10–1	41	Recap
32	December 19	@ Edmonton Oilers	W 3–2		Howard	Rexall Place	16,839	21–10–1	43	Recap
33	December 21	@ Vancouver Canucks	L 2–4		Howard	Rogers Arena	18,890	21–11–1	43	Recap
34	December 22	@ Calgary Flames	L 2–3		Conklin	Scotiabank Saddledome	19,289	21–12–1	43	Recap
35	December 26	@ Nashville Predators	W 4–1		Howard	Bridgestone Arena	17,113	22–12–1	45	Recap
36	December 27	St. Louis Blues	W 3–2		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	23–12–1	47	Recap
37	December 30	@ Chicago Blackhawks	L 2–3		Howard	United Center	22,166	23–13–1	47	Recap
38	December 31	St. Louis Blues	W 3–0		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	24–13–1	49	Recap

January: 10–3–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 5–3–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 3	@ Dallas Stars	W 5–4		Howard	American Airlines Center	15,182	25–13–1	51	Recap
40	January 7	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	L 3–4		Howard	Air Canada Centre	19,536	25–14–1	51	Recap
41	January 8	@ Chicago Blackhawks	W 3–2	OT	Conklin	United Center	21,858	26–14–1	53	Recap
42	January 10	@ New York Islanders	L 1–5		Conklin	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	12,864	26–15–1	53	Recap
43	January 12	Phoenix Coyotes	W 3–2	SO	Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	27–15–1	55	Recap
44	January 14	Chicago Blackhawks	W 3–2	OT	Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	28–15–1	57	Recap
45	January 16	Buffalo Sabres	W 5–0		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	29–15–1	59	Recap
46	January 17	@ Dallas Stars	W 3–2	SO	Conklin	American Airlines Center	15,148	30–15–1	61	Recap
47	January 19	@ Phoenix Coyotes	W 3–2	SO	Howard	Jobing.com Arena	15,067	31–15–1	63	Recap
48	January 21	Columbus Blue Jackets	W 3–2	SO	Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	32–15–1	65	Recap
49	January 23	St. Louis Blues	W 3–1		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	33–15–1	67	Recap
50	January 25	@ Montreal Canadiens	L 2–7		Howard	Bell Centre	21,273	33–16–1	67	Recap
51	January 31	@ Calgary Flames	W 3–1		Howard	Scotiabank Saddledome	19,289	34–16–1	69	Recap

February: 8–3–2 (home: 6–1–1; road: 2–2–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
52	February 2	@ Vancouver Canucks	W 4–3	SO	Howard	Rogers Arena	18,890	35–16–1	71	Recap
53	February 4	@ Edmonton Oilers	L 4–5	SO	MacDonald	Rexall Place	16,839	35–16–2	72	Recap
54	February 6	@ Phoenix Coyotes	L 1–3		MacDonald	Jobing.com Arena	12,687	35–17–2	72	Recap
55	February 8	Edmonton Oilers	W 4–2		MacDonald	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	36–17–2	74	Recap
56	February 10	Anaheim Ducks	W 2–1	SO	MacDonald	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	37–17–2	76	Recap
57	February 12	Philadelphia Flyers	W 4–3		MacDonald	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	38–17–2	78	Recap
58	February 14	Dallas Stars	W 3–1		MacDonald	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	39–17–2	80	Recap
59	February 17	Nashville Predators	W 2–1		MacDonald	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	40–17–2	82	Recap
60	February 19	San Jose Sharks	W 3–2		MacDonald	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	41–17–2	84	Recap
61	February 21	@ Chicago Blackhawks	L 1–2		Howard	United Center	22,027	41–18–2	84	Recap
62	February 23	Vancouver Canucks	L 3–4	SO	Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	41–18–3	85	Recap
63	February 25	Colorado Avalanche	L 3–4		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	41–19–3	85	Recap
64	February 28	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	W 5–2		MacDonald	Nationwide Arena	14,333	42–19–3	87	Recap

March: 4–8–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 0–5–2)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 2	Minnesota Wild	W 6–0		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	43–19–3	89	Recap
66	March 4	Chicago Blackhawks	L 1–2		MacDonald	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	43–20–3	89	Recap
67	March 6	@ Philadelphia Flyers	L 2–3		MacDonald	Wells Fargo Center	19,892	43–21–3	89	Recap
68	March 9	Los Angeles Kings	W 4–3		MacDonald	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	44–21–3	91	Recap
69	March 10	@ Nashville Predators	L 2–3		MacDonald	Bridgestone Arena	17,113	44–22–3	91	Recap
70	March 13	@ Los Angeles Kings	L 2–5		Howard	Staples Center	18,118	44–23–3	91	Recap
71	March 14	@ Anaheim Ducks	L 0–4		MacDonald	Honda Center	16,331	44–24–3	91	Recap
72	March 17	@ San Jose Sharks	L 2–3	OT	Howard	HP Pavilion at San Jose	17,562	44–24–4	92	Recap
73	March 19	Washington Capitals	L 3–5		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	44–25–4	92	Recap
74	March 21	@ New York Rangers	L 1–2	SO	Conklin	Madison Square Garden	18,200	44–25–5	93	Recap
75	March 24	Carolina Hurricanes	W 5–4		Conklin	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	45–25–5	95	Recap
76	March 26	Columbus Blue Jackets	W 7–2		Conklin	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	46–25–5	97	Recap
77	March 28	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	L 2–4		Conklin	Nationwide Arena	12,432	46–26–5	97	Recap
78	March 30	Nashville Predators	L 1–4		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	46–27–5	97	Recap

April: 2–1–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 1–0–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
79	April 1	Florida Panthers	W 2–1	SO	Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	47–27–5	99	Recap
80	April 4	@ St. Louis Blues	W 3–2	SO	Howard	Scottrade Center	18,755	48–27–5	101	Recap
81	April 5	New Jersey Devils	L 1–2		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	48–28–5	101	Recap
82	April 7	Chicago Blackhawks	L 2–3	SO	Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	48–28–6	102	Recap

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

Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-final vs. (4) Nashville Predators: Nashville won series 4–1
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 11	@ Nashville Predators	L 2–3		Howard	Bridgestone Arena	17,113	0–1	Recap
2	April 13	@ Nashville Predators	W 3–2		Howard	Bridgestone Arena	17,113	1–1	Recap
3	April 15	Nashville Predators	L 2–3		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	1–2	Recap
4	April 17	Nashville Predators	L 1–3		Howard	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	1–3	Recap
5	April 20	@ Nashville Predators	L 1–2		Howard	Bridgestone Arena	17,113	1–4	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

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
Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg	82	22	47	69	14	47
Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk	70	19	48	67	21	14
Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula	81	23	43	66	18	14
Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen	77	29	27	56	23	40
Hudler, JiriJiri Hudler	81	25	25	50	10	42
Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi	71	14	24	38	23	64
Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall	82	15	21	36	−2	38
Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	70	11	23	34	21	28
Cleary, DannyDanny Cleary	75	12	21	33	2	30
White, IanIan White	77	7	25	32	23	22
Helm, DarrenDarren Helm	68	9	17	26	5	12
Miller, DrewDrew Miller	80	14	11	25	6	20
Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom	74	11	13	24	−9	40
Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader	81	8	14	22	4	62
Stuart, BradBrad Stuart	81	6	15	21	16	29
Kindl, JakubJakub Kindl	55	1	12	13	7	25
Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson	69	1	10	11	16	47
Emmerton, CoryCory Emmerton	71	6	4	10	1	14
Smith, BrendanBrendan Smith	14	1	6	7	3	13
Nyquist, GustavGustav Nyquist	18	1	6	7	2	2
Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey^†	18	2	1	3	0	29
Conner, ChrisChris Conner	8	1	2	3	2	0
Mursak, JanJan Mursak	25	1	2	3	2	0
Commodore, MikeMike Commodore^‡	17	0	2	2	3	21
Janik, DougDoug Janik	9	0	1	1	2	6
Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves	10	0	1	1	0	2
Brunnstrom, FabianFabian Brunnstrom	5	0	1	1	−2	4
Andersson, JoakimJoakim Andersson	5	0	0	0	1	0
Sheahan, RileyRiley Sheahan	1	0	0	0	0	4

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk	5	1	2	3	0	2
Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg	5	2	1	3	−3	4
Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom	5	1	1	2	0	2
Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall	5	0	2	2	−2	4
Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula	5	0	2	2	−3	2
Hudler, JiriJiri Hudler	5	2	0	2	−3	4
Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey	5	0	2	2	−2	6
Stuart, BradBrad Stuart	5	0	1	1	−5	0
White, IanIan White	5	1	0	1	−2	0
Miller, DrewDrew Miller	5	0	1	1	0	2
Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen	5	1	0	1	−1	8
Emmerton, CoryCory Emmerton	5	1	0	1	1	2
Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi	5	0	0	0	−5	9
Cleary, DannyDanny Cleary	5	0	0	0	−1	2
Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson	5	0	0	0	−1	6
Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader	5	0	0	0	−5	2
Helm, DarrenDarren Helm	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nyquist, GustavGustav Nyquist	4	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Regular season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	A	PIM
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard	57	3360	35	17	4	119	2.13	1496	.920	6	1	6
MacDonald, JoeyJoey MacDonald	14	806	8	5	1	29	2.16	330	.912	0	0	0
Conklin, TyTy Conklin	15	805	5	6	1	44	3.28	378	.884	1	1	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	A	PIM
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard	5	295	1	4	13	2.64	116	.888	0	0	0	0

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
Jimmy Howard^[5]	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 14, 2011
Niklas Kronwall^[6]	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 5, 2012

Milestones

The Detroit Red Wings officially broke the NHL record for consecutive home games won, on February 14, 2012. They defeated the Dallas Stars by a score of 3–1, breaking the 1929–30 Boston Bruins and the 1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers previous record of 20 games. The streak ended at 23 wins after a shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on February 23, 2012.^[7]

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Cory Emmerton	1st career NHL assist	October 7, 2011
Johan Franzen	100th career NHL assist	October 15, 2011
Johan Franzen	400th career NHL game	October 21, 2011
Brad Stuart	800th career NHL game	October 21, 2011
Fabian Brunnstrom	100th career NHL game	October 22, 2011
Nicklas Lidstrom	1,500th career NHL game	October 22, 2011
Gustav Nyquist	1st career NHL game	November 1, 2011
Henrik Zetterberg	600th career NHL game	November 11, 2011
Niklas Kronwall	400th career NHL game	November 12, 2011
Brendan Smith	1st career NHL game	November 17, 2011
Brendan Smith	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 19, 2011
Darren Helm	200th career NHL game	November 23, 2011
Joakim Andersson	1st career NHL game	December 27, 2011
Jonathan Ericsson	200th career NHL game	December 30, 2011
Pavel Datsyuk	700th career NHL game	December 31, 2011
Gustav Nyquist	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	January 3, 2012
Valtteri Filppula	200th career NHL point	January 3, 2012
Niklas Kronwall	200th career NHL point	January 7, 2012
Valtteri Filppula	400th career NHL game	January 7, 2012
Daniel Cleary	200th career NHL assist	January 12, 2012
Jimmy Howard	100th career NHL win	January 12, 2012
Pavel Datsyuk	700th career NHL point	January 16, 2012
Jan Mursak	1st career NHL assist	January 17, 2012
Todd Bertuzzi	300th career NHL goal	February 4, 2012
Danny Cleary	800th career NHL game	February 6, 2012
Tomas Holmstrom	1,000th career NHL game	February 10, 2012
Henrik Zetterberg	600th career NHL point	February 17, 2012
Jiri Hudler	200th career NHL point	February 21, 2012
Jakub Kindl	100th career NHL game	March 2, 2012
Brendan Smith	1st career NHL goal	March 2, 2012
Brad Stuart	300th career NHL point	March 4, 2012
Joey MacDonald	100th career NHL game	March 10, 2012
Justin Abdelkader	200th career NHL game	March 19, 2012
Jiri Hudler	400th career NHL game	March 19, 2012
Gustav Nyquist	1st career NHL goal	March 26, 2012
Riley Sheahan	1st career NHL game	April 7, 2012

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Henrik Zetterberg	50th career NHL playoff goal 100th career NHL playoff point	April 11, 2012

Final roster

Updated April 16, 2012.^[8]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
8	United States !	Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader	4.0 !C	L	25	2005	Muskegon, Michigan
63	Sweden !	Andersson, JoakimJoakim Andersson	4.0 !C	L	23	2007	Munkedal, Sweden
53	Canada !	Aubry, Louis-MarcLouis-Marc Aubry	4.0 !C	L	20	2010	Arthabaska, Quebec
44	Canada !	Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi	7.0 !RW	L	37	2009	Sudbury, Ontario
76	Sweden !	Brunnstrom, FabianFabian Brunnstrom	6.0 !LW	L	27	2011	Jonstorp, Sweden
11	Canada !	Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary	7.0 !RW	L	33	2005	Carbonear, Newfoundland
29	United States !	Conklin, TyTy Conklin	1.0 !G	L	36	2011	Phoenix, Arizona
41	United States !	Conner, ChrisChris Conner	7.0 !RW	L	28	2011	Westland, Michigan
13	Russia !	Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk (A)	4.0 !C	L	33	1998	Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
17	United States !	Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves	7.0 !RW	R	31	2010	Calgary, Alberta
--	Canada !	Ehrhardt, TravisTravis Ehrhardt	2.0 !D	L	23	2009	Calgary, Alberta
48	Canada !	Emmerton, CoryCory Emmerton	4.0 !C	L	23	2006	St. Thomas, Ontario
52	Sweden !	Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson	2.0 !D	L	28	2002	Karlskrona, Sweden
51	Finland !	Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula	4.0 !C	L	28	2002	Vantaa, Finland
93	Sweden !	Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen	6.0 !LW	L	32	2004	Vetlanda, Sweden
43	Canada !	Helm, DarrenDarren Helm	4.0 !C	L	25	2005	St. Andrews, Manitoba
96	Sweden !	Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom	7.0 !RW	L	39	1994	Piteå, Sweden
35	United States !	Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard	1.0 !G	L	28	2003	Ogdensburg, New York
26	Czech Republic !	Hudler, JiriJiri Hudler	6.0 !LW	L	28	2010	Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
37	United States !	Janik, DougDoug Janik	2.0 !D	L	32	2009	Agawam, Massachusetts
4	Czech Republic !	Kindl, JakubJakub Kindl	2.0 !D	L	25	2005	Šumperk, Czechoslovakia
55	Sweden !	Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall (A)	2.0 !D	L	31	2000	Stockholm, Sweden
25	United States !	Lashoff, BrianBrian Lashoff	2.0 !D	L	21	2008	Albany, New York
31	Canada !	MacDonald, JoeyJoey MacDonald	1.0 !G	L	32	2010	Pictou, Nova Scotia
38	United States !	McCollum, ThomasThomas McCollum	1.0 !G	L	22	2008	Cambria, New York
20	United States !	Miller, DrewDrew Miller	6.0 !LW	L	28	2009	Dover, New Jersey
39	Slovenia !	Mursak, JanJan Mursak	6.0 !LW	R	24	2006	Maribor, Yugoslavia
14	Sweden !	Nyquist, GustavGustav Nyquist	4.0 !C	L	22	2008	Halmstad, Sweden
59	Canada !	Pare, FrancisFrancis Pare	4.0 !C	R	24	2009	LeMoyne, Quebec
27	Canada !	Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey	2.0 !D	L	26	2012	Kitchener, Ontario
15	Canada !	Sheahan, RileyRiley Sheahan	4.0 !C	L	20	2010	St. Catharines, Ontario
2	Canada !	Smith, BrendanBrendan Smith	2.0 !D	L	23	2007	Toronto, Ontario
23	Canada !	Stuart, BradBrad Stuart	2.0 !D	L	32	2008	Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
21	Slovakia !	Tatar, TomasTomas Tatar	6.0 !LW	L	21	2009	Ilava, Czechoslovakia
18	Canada !	White, IanIan White	2.0 !D	R	27	2011	Steinbach, Manitoba
40	Sweden !	Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg (A)	6.2 !LW/C	L	31	1999	Njurunda, Sweden

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
June 24, 2011 ^[9]	To Ottawa Senators 1st-round pick (#24 overall) in 2011	To Detroit Red Wings 2nd-round pick (#35 overall) in 2011 2nd-round pick (#48 overall) in 2011
February 19, 2012^[10]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Sebastien Piche 1st-round pick in 2012	To Detroit Red Wings Kyle Quincey
February 27, 2012^[11]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Commodore	To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013

Free agents signed

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Mike Commodore^[12]	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $1 million
Ian White^[13]	San Jose Sharks	2 years, $5.75 million
Garnet Exelby^[14]	Rockford IceHogs	1 year, $600,000
Chris Conner^[15]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $550,000
Ty Conklin^[16]	St. Louis Blues	1 year, $750,000
Fabian Brunnstrom^[17]	Toronto Marlies	1 year, $600,000

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Derek Meech^[18]	Winnipeg Jets	1 year, $700,000
Jamie Tardif^[19]	Boston Bruins	2 years, $1.2 million
Mike Modano^[20]	Dallas Stars	1 day, $999,999

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player
Brian Rafalski^[21]
Chris Osgood^[1]
Kris Draper^[22]

Lost via death

Main article: 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster

Player	Cause
Ruslan Salei^[23]	plane crash

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Adam Almqvist^[24]	May 27, 2011	3 years, $1.775 million entry-level contract
Andrej Nestrasil^[25]	May 31, 2011	3 years, $1.755 million entry-level contract
Nicklas Lidstrom^[26]	June 20, 2011	1 year, $6.2 million
Jonathan Ericsson^[27]	July 1, 2011	3 years, $9.75 million
Patrick Eaves^[28]	July 1, 2011	3 years, $3.6 million
Drew Miller^[28]	July 1, 2011	2 years, $1.65 million
Logan Pyett^[14]	July 5, 2011	1 year, $525,000
Joey MacDonald^[29]	July 11, 2011	2 years, $1.1 million
Jordan Pearce^[30]	July 21, 2011	2 years, $1.05 million
Francis Pare^[31]	July 27, 2011	2 years, $1.115 million
Petr Mrazek^[32]	October 19, 2011	3 years, $1.815 million entry-level contract
Niklas Kronwall^[33]	October 31, 2011	7 years, $33.25 million contract extension
Todd Bertuzzi^[34]	February 23, 2012	2 years, $4.15 million contract extension
Xavier Ouellet^[35]	March 25, 2012	3 years, $2.1025 million entry-level contract
Ryan Sproul^[35]	March 25, 2012	3 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract
Riley Sheahan^[36]	April 5, 2012	3 years, $2.355 million entry-level contract
Teemu Pulkkinen^[37]	May 29, 2012	3 years, $2.095 million entry-level contract
Calle Jarnkrok^[38]	May 30, 2012	3 years, $2.145 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2	35 (from Ottawa)	Tomas Jurco	RW	Slovakia	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
2	48 (from Chicago via Ottawa)	Xavier Ouellet	D	France	Montreal Junior Hockey Club (QMJHL)
2	55	Ryan Sproul	D	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
3	85	Alan Quine	C	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4	115	Marek Tvrdon	RW	Slovakia	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
5	145	Philippe Hudon	C / RW	Canada	Choate Rosemary (USHS-CT)
5	146 (from Philadelphia)	Mattias Backman	D	Sweden	Linkopings HC (SEL)
6	175	Richard Nedomlel	D	Czech Republic	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7	205	Alexei Marchenko	D	Russia	CSKA Moscow (KHL)

References

1 2 Osgood retires
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2012.html
↑ "2011–12 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
↑ "2011–2012 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
↑ Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars
↑ Three Stars: Miller, Kronwall, Emery earn honors
↑ "Canucks end Wings' NHL-record home win streak". Sports Illustrated. February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
↑ "Detroit Red Wings - Team - Roster". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
↑ Trading places
↑ Wings acquire old friend, Quincey
↑ Commodore traded; Smith recalled
↑ Wings sign Commodore to one-year
↑ Wings add D-depth, sign White
1 2 Red Wings sign Pyett, Exelby
↑ Wings add forward depth with Conner
↑ Wings sign Conklin to one-year
↑ Wings sign Brunnstrom for one-year
↑ Jets agree to terms with Winnipeg native Derek Meech
↑ B's Sign Tardif and Hennessy
↑ Stars To Sign Mike Modano To One-Day Deal
↑ Rafalski: It's time to move on
↑ After 20 NHL seasons, Draper retires
↑ [[Dave Waddell (7 September 2011). "Former Red Wings McCrimmon and Salei killed in Russian plane crash"Windsor Star. Retrieved. 7 September 2011]]
↑ Wings signed Almqvist, a '09 draft pick
↑ Nestrasil signs three-year deal
↑ Lidstrom to return for 20th season
↑ Big E signs Big Deal
1 2 Wings agree on deals to Eaves, Miller
↑ Wings re-sign MacDonald
↑ Wings re-sign Pearce
↑ Wings sign prospects Pearce, Pare
↑ Red Wings sign Petr Mrazek to three-year entry-level contract
↑ Kronwall: New deal 'never any doubt'
↑ Bertuzzi agrees to contract extension
1 2 Sproul, Ouellet to entry-level contracts
↑ Wings sign Sheahan to entry-level deal
↑ Wings sign Pulkkinen to entry-level deal
↑ Wings sign fifth from 2010 draft class

Detroit Red Wings

Founded in 1926 Based in Detroit, Michigan

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	History Original Six Records Award Winners

Personnel	Owner Ilitch Holdings (Mike Ilitch, chairman) General manager Ken Holland Head coach Jeff Blashill Team captain Henrik Zetterberg Current roster

Arenas	Windsor Arena Olympia Stadium Joe Louis Arena Detroit Events Center

Rivalries	Chicago Blackhawks

Culture and lore	Victoria Cougars 2009 NHL Winter Classic 2014 NHL Winter Classic Al the Octopus Grind Line Hockeytown Legend of the Octopus Production Line Red Wings–Avalanche brawl Hakan Andersson "Stanley's Cup" (South Park) Russian Five Karen Newman Budd Lynch London Lions 1938 European tour 1954 prison game

Stanley Cup championships	1936 1937 1943 1950 1952 1954 1955 1997 1998 2002 2008

Retired numbers	1 5 7 9 10 12 19

General managers	Duncan Adams Abel Harkness Delvecchio Lindsay Skinner Devellano Murray Devellano and Bowman Holland

Head coaches	Duncan Keats Adams Ivan Skinner Abel Gadsby Harkness Barkley J. Wilson Garvin Delvecchio L. Wilson Kromm Lindsay Maxner Dea Polano Neale Park Demers Murray Bowman Lewis Babcock Blashill

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Detroit Red Wings seasons

1920s	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

2011–12 NHL season

Atlantic	New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins

Northeast	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs

Southeast	Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals Winnipeg Jets

Central	Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues

Northwest	Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks

Pacific	Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks

See also	Draft NHL Premiere Winter Classic Oil Change All-Star Game Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and Fines

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2011–12 Detroit Red Wings season

Off-season

Regular season

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Final roster

Transactions

Trades

Free agents signed

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Lost via death

Player signings

Draft picks

See also

References