2011–12 Florida Panthers season

2011–12 Florida Panthers
Southeast Division Champions
Division	1st Southeast
Conference	3rd Eastern
2011–12 record	38–26–18
Home record	21–9–11
Road record	17–16–7
Goals for	202
Goals against	222
Team information
General Manager	Dale Tallon
Coach	Kevin Dineen
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Brian Campbell Ed Jovanovski Tomas Kopecky Stephen Weiss
Arena	BankAtlantic Center
Average attendance	16,628 (86.3%) Total: 681,763
Team leaders
Goals	Tomas Fleischmann (27)
Assists	Brian Campbell (49)
Points	Tomas Fleischmann (61)
Penalties in minutes	Krystofer Barch (91)
Plus/minus	Jason Garrison (+6)
Wins	Jose Theodore (22)
Goals against average	Jose Theodore (2.46)
<2010–11 2012–13>

The 2011–12 Florida Panthers season was the 19th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.^[1]

The Panthers enjoyed a resurgence on the backs of their "We See Red" campaign, and qualified for the playoffs, 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 dropping 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 come out on top.

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^[3]

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Florida Panthers	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	94
2	Washington Capitals	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	92
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	84
4	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	84
5	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	82

Eastern Conference^[4]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – New York Rangers	AT	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	109
2	y – Boston Bruins	NE	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	102
3	y – Florida Panthers	SE	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	94
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	108
5	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	103
6	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	102
7	Washington Capitals	SE	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	92
8	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	92
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9	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	89
10	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	84
11	Winnipeg Jets	SE	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	84
12	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	82
13	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	80
14	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	79
15	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	78

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – Clinched division, z – Clinched conference (and division)

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	[5]
2	September 19 (split-squad)	Nashville Predators	3–4	Florida Panthers		Clemmensen	1–1–0	[6]
3	September 23	Florida Panthers	2–5	Tampa Bay Lightning		Markstrom	1–2–0	[7]
4	September 24	Tampa Bay Lightning	5–3	Florida Panthers		Theodore	1–3–0	[8]
5	September 27	Dallas Stars	4–3	Florida Panthers	OT	Plante	1–4–0	[9]
6	September 29	Florida Panthers	7–1	Dallas Stars		Theodore	1–5–0	[10]

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: 4–1–3; Road: 3–2–0) # 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: 5–1–1; 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: 3–1–2; 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 Fleischmann, TomasTomas Fleischmann 82 27 34 61 −7 26 Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss 80 20 37 57 5 60 Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg 71 23 31 54 4 49 Campbell, BrianBrian Campbell 82 4 49 53 −9 6 Garrison, JasonJason Garrison 77 16 17 33 6 32 Kopecky, TomasTomas Kopecky 80 10 22 32 −8 32 Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson^† 48 13 15 28 2 14 Kulikov, DmitriDmitri Kulikov 58 4 24 28 −5 36 Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc 57 11 16 27 5 10 Matthias, ShawnShawn Matthias 79 10 14 24 −2 49 Bergenheim, SeanSean Bergenheim 62 17 6 23 −5 48 Weaver, MikeMike Weaver 82 0 16 16 -2 14 Jovanovski, EdEd Jovanovski 66 3 10 13 −11 31 Santorelli, MikeMike Santorelli 60 9 2 11 −10 18 Skille, JackJack Skille 46 4 6 10 −9 28 Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski^† 22 4 5 9 −3 0 Bradley, MattMatt Bradley 45 3 5 8 −3 31 Gudbranson, ErikErik Gudbranson 72 2 6 8 −19 78 Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm^† 42 3 2 5 −8 23 Barch, KrysKrys Barch^† 41 2 3 5 2 91 Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall 26 2 3 5 −3 29 Repik, MichalMichal Repik 17 2 3 5 −3 6 Ellerby, KeatonKeaton Ellerby 40 0 5 5 −3 10 Madden, JohnJohn Madden 31 3 0 3 −4 4 Strachan, TysonTyson Strachan 15 1 2 3 1 5 Dadonov, EvgeniiEvgenii Dadonov^‡ 15 2 1 3 −4 2 Kennedy, TimTim Kennedy^‡ 27 1 1 2 −11 4 Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson^† 16 0 1 1 1 4 Cullen, MarkMark Cullen 6 0 1 1 2 2 Thomas, BillBill Thomas 7 1 0 1 0 0 Booth, DavidDavid Booth^‡ 6 0 1 1 −6 2 Yonkman, NolanNolan Yonkman 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kearns, BrackenBracken Kearns 5 0 0 0 0 10 Matsumoto, JonJon Matsumoto 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rallo, GregGreg Rallo 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robak, ColbyColby Robak 3 0 0 0 1 0 Carter, RyanRyan Carter^‡ 7 0 0 0 −1 6

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Bergenheim, SeanSean Bergenheim 7 3 3 6 −2 4 Campbell, BrianBrian Campbell 7 1 4 5 −2 2 Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson 7 0 5 5 -1 2 Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss 7 3 2 5 0 6 Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc 7 2 3 5 0 0 Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg 7 3 2 5 2 8 Fleischmann, TomasTomas Fleischmann 7 1 2 3 0 2 Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall 7 1 2 3 −1 4 Garrison, JasonJason Garrison 4 1 2 3 -2 0 Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson 5 0 1 1 -2 2 Weaver, MikeMike Weaver 7 1 0 1 -1 0 Kopecky, TomasTomas Kopecky 7 1 0 1 −3 4 Strachan, TysonTyson Strachan 2 0 1 1 2 0 Matthias, ShawnShawn Matthias 7 0 1 1 −2 6 Kulikov, DmitriDmitri Kulikov 7 0 1 1 −4 4 Jovanovski, EdEd Jovanovski 7 0 0 0 −1 4 Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm 7 0 0 0 −3 4 Madden, JohnJohn Madden 7 0 0 0 −3 0 Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski 2 0 0 0 −1 4 Ellerby, KeatonKeaton Ellerby 1 0 0 0 0 2 Gudbranson, ErikErik 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 Theodore, JoseJose Theodore 53 3049 22 16 11 125 2.46 1502 .917 3 0 0 2 Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen 30 1566 14 6 6 67 2.57 773 .913 1 0 1 0 Markstrom, JacobJacob Markstrom 7 383 2 4 1 17 2.66 222 .923 0 0 0 0 Foster, BrianBrian 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 Theodore, JoseJose Theodore 5 268 2 2 11 2.46 135 .919 1 0 0 0 Clemmensen, ScottScott 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

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

Final roster

Updated April 27, 2012.^[11]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
21		Barch, KrysKrys Barch	LW	L	35	2011	Hamilton, Ontario
20		Bergenheim, SeanSean Bergenheim	LW	L	31	2011	Helsinki, Finland
22		Bradley, MattMatt Bradley	RW	R	37	2011	Stittsville, Ontario
51		Campbell, BrianBrian Campbell (A)	D	L	36	2011	Strathroy, Ontario
30		Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen	G	L	38	2009	Des Moines, Iowa
4		Ellerby, KeatonKeaton Ellerby	D	L	27	2007	Strathmore, Alberta
14		Fleischmann, TomasTomas Fleischmann	LW	L	31	2011	Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia
52		Garrison, JasonJason Garrison	D	L	31	2008	White Rock, British Columbia
57		Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc	C	L	32	2011	Calw, West Germany
44		Gudbranson, ErikErik Gudbranson	D	R	23	2010	Ottawa, Ontario
55		Jovanovski, EdEd Jovanovski (A)	D	L	39	2011	Windsor, Ontario
82		Kopecky, TomasTomas Kopecky (A)	LW	L	33	2011	Ilava, Czechoslovakia
7		Kulikov, DmitriDmitri Kulikov	D	L	25	2009	Lipetsk, Soviet Union
10		Madden, JohnJohn Madden	C	L	42	2012	Toronto, Ontario
18		Matthias, ShawnShawn Matthias	C	L	27	2007	Mississauga, Ontario
26		Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson	RW	R	39	2011	Mariefred, Sweden
13		Santorelli, MikeMike Santorelli	C	R	30	2010	Vancouver, British Columbia
12		Skille, JackJack Skille	RW	R	28	2011	Madison, Wisconsin
25		Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson	RW/C	R	36	2012	Vernon, British Columbia
16		Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm	LW	L	37	2011	Dingolfing, West Germany
60		Theodore, JoseJose Theodore	G	R	39	2011	Laval, Quebec
19		Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall	RW	L	32	2011	Fort McMurray, Alberta
32		Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg	RW	R	29	2011	Lethbridge, Alberta
43		Weaver, MikeMike Weaver	D	R	37	2010	Brampton, Ontario
9		Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss (A)	C	L	32	2001	Toronto, Ontario
8		Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski	LW	L	29	2012	Zabrze, Poland

Transactions

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

Trades Date Details June 24, 2011 [12] To Chicago Blackhawks Rostislav Olesz To Florida Panthers Brian Campbell June 25, 2011 [13] To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in (#47 overall) 2011 To Florida Panthers 2nd-round pick in (#59 overall) 2011 3rd-round pick in 2012 June 27, 2011 [14] To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012 To Florida Panthers Tomas Kopecky (negotiating rights) July 1, 2011 [15] To Philadelphia Flyers Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012 3rd-round pick in 2012 To Florida Panthers Kris Versteeg July 9, 2011 [16] To Winnipeg Jets Kenndal McArdle To Florida Panthers Angelo Esposito July 9, 2011 [17] To Calgary Flames Jordan Henry To Florida Panthers Keith Seabrook July 9, 2011 [18] To Vancouver Canucks Mike Duco To Florida Panthers Sergei Shirokov September 8, 2011 [19] To Phoenix Coyotes Marc Cheverie To Florida Panthers Justin Bernhardt October 22, 2011 [20] To Vancouver Canucks David Booth Steve Reinprecht 3rd-round pick in 2013 To Florida Panthers Mikael Samuelsson Marco Sturm December 2, 2011[21] To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Kostka Evan Oberg To Florida Panthers Mike Vernace James Wright December 7, 2011[22] To Dallas Stars Jake Hauswirth 5th-round pick in 2012 To Florida Panthers Krys Barch 6th-round pick in 2012 January 13, 2012[23] To Dallas Stars Angelo Esposito To Florida Panthers Ondrej Roman January 18, 2012[24] To Carolina Hurricanes Evgenii Dadonov AJ Jenks To Florida Panthers Jonathan Matsumoto Mattias Lindstrom January 26, 2012[25] To San Jose Sharks Tim Kennedy To Florida Panthers Sean Sullivan February 24, 2012[26] To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2012 To Florida Panthers Jerred Smithson February 25, 2012[27] To New York Rangers Michael Vernace 3rd-round pick in 2013 To Florida Panthers Wojtek Wolski Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Mike Kostka[28] Rochester Americans 1 year, $525,000 Scottie Upshall[29] Columbus Blue Jackets 4 years, $14 million Jose Theodore[30] Minnesota Wild 2 years, $3 million Ed Jovanovski[31] Phoenix Coyotes 4 years, $16.5 million Marcel Goc[32] Nashville Predators 3 years, $5.1 million Tomas Fleischmann[33] Colorado Avalanche 4 years, $18 million Nolan Yonkman[34] Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $1.4 million Sean Bergenheim[35] Tampa Bay Lightning 4 years, $11 million Matt Bradley[36] Washington Capitals 2 years, $1.9 million Greg Rallo[37] Texas Stars 1 year, $550,000 Tyson Strachan[38] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $750,000 Bracken Kearns[39] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $700,000 Bill Thomas[40] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $550,000 John Madden[41] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $600,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Marty Reasoner[42] New York Islanders 2 years, $2.7 million Darcy Hordichuk[43] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $825,000 Clay Wilson[44] Calgary Flames 2 years, $1.05 million Tomas Vokoun[45] Washington Capitals 1 year, $1.5 million Niclas Bergfors[46] Nashville Predators 1 year, $575,000 Alexander Sulzer[47] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $700,000 Patrick Rissmiller[48] Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $525,000 Byron Bitz[49] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $700,000 Joe Callahan[50] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $550,000 Steve Bernier[51] 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[52] New Jersey Devils October 26, 2011 Lost via retirement Player Cory Stillman[53] Player signings Player Date Contract terms Roman Derlyuk[54] May 31, 2011 1 year, $710,000 entry-level contract Jack Skille[54] May 31, 2011 2 years, $1.65 million Garrett Wilson[55] June 1, 2011 3 years, $2.05 million entry-level contract Mark Cullen[56] June 6, 2011 1 year, $600,000 Tim Kennedy[57] June 20, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Tomas Kopecky[58] June 29, 2011 4 years, $12 million Mike Santorelli[59] July 6, 2011 2 years, $3.2 million Ryan Carter[60] July 9, 2011 1 year, $750,000 Erik Gudbranson[61] July 15, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Marc Cheverie[62] July 21, 2011 1 year, $803,500 Tyler Plante[62] July 21, 2011 1 year, $721,850 Michael Caruso[63] July 25, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Shawn Matthias[64] September 9, 2011 2 years, $1.70325 million Jonathan Huberdeau[65] October 10, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Mike Weaver[66] December 30, 2011 2 years, $2.2 million contract extension Tyson Strachan[67] February 15, 2012 1 year, $600,000 contract extension Drew Shore[68] March 27, 2012 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Vincent Trocheck[69] 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 US NTDP (USHL) 2 59 (from San Jose) Rasmus Bengtsson D  Sweden Rogle BK (Swe2) 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 Magnitogorsk 2 (MHL) 6 154 Edward Wittchow D  United States Burnsville (USHS-MN) 7 184 Iiro Pakarinen RW  Finland KalPa (SM-liiga) See also 2011–12 NHL season References National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. Kevin Dineen Named Head Coach Of The Florida Panthers "2011–2012 Division Standings". National Hockey League. 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Florida Panthers Acquire D Brian Campbell From Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for LW Rostislav Olesz Panthers Add Blend To Prospect Cupboards Panthers Acquire Negotiating Rights To Tomas Kopecky Panthers Acquire RW Kris Versteeg Panthers Acquire C Angelo Esposito from Winnipeg Panthers Acquire D Keith Seabrook from Calgary Panthers Acquire RW Sergei Shirokov from Vancouver Panthers Acquire C Justin Bernhardt from Phoenix Coyotes Florida Acquires RW Mikael Samuelsson And LW Marco Sturm From Vancouver For RW David Booth And C Steven Reinprecht Florida Acquires C Wright And D Vernace From Tampa Bay Panthers Acquire F Krys Barch Panthers Acquire LW Ondrej Roman From Dallas Florida Acquires C Jonathan Matsumoto And RW Mattias Lindstrom From Carolina Panthers Acquire D Sean Sullivan from San Jose Panthers Acquire Jerred Smithson from Nashville Panthers Acquire Wolski From Rangers Panthers Sign D Mike Kostka Panthers Sign LW Scottie Upshall Panthers Sign G Jose Theodore Panthers Sign D Ed Jovanovski Panthers Sign C Marcel Goc Panthers Sign RW Tomas Fleischmann Panthers Sign D Nolan Yonkman Panthers Sign LW Sean Bergenheim Panthers Sign RW Matt Bradley Panthers Sign C Greg Rallo Panthers Sign D Tyson Strachan Panthers Sign C Bracken Kearns Panthers Sign RW Bill Thomas Panthers Agree To Terms With C John Madden Islanders Agree to Terms with Reasoner Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk Flames sign three more players Capitals Sign Goaltender Tomas Vokoun Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors Canucks sign defenceman Alexander Sulzer Avalanche Signs Galiardi Canucks Sign Right Wing Byron Bitz Canadiens sign Joe Callahan ALBANY DEVILS SIGN STEVE BERNIER Devils claim F Ryan Carter off waivers Stillman Exchanges Skates For Clipboards Florida Panthers Re-Sign RW Jack Skille Florida Panthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With Garrett Wilson Florida Panthers Re-Sign Mark Cullen Panthers Re-sign Tim Kennedy Florida Panthers Agree to Four-Year Contract with C Tomas Kopecky Panthers Re-Sign C Mike Santorelli Panthers Sign F Ryan Carter Panthers Agree to Entry Level Contract With D Erik Gudbranson Florida Panthers G Marc Cheverie & G Tyler Plante Agree to One-Year Contracts Panthers Agree to One-Year Contract with D Michael Caruso Panthers Sign C Shawn Matthias Panthers Agree To Entry-Level Contract With F Jonathan Huberdeau D Mike Weaver Signs Two-Year Contract Extension "Florida Panthers Agree To Terms With D Tyson Strachan On One-Year Contract Extension". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-15. Panthers Sign C Drew Shore to Entry-Level Contract Florida Panthers Sign C Vincent Trocheck to Entry-Level Contract