2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season
| 2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Atlantic |
| Conference | 4th Eastern |
| 2011–12 record | 51–25–6 |
| Home record | 29–10–2 |
| Road record | 22–15–4 |
| Goals for | 282 |
| Goals against | 221 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Ray Shero |
| Coach | Dan Bylsma |
| Captain | Sidney Crosby |
| Alternate captains |
Evgeni Malkin Brooks Orpik Jordan Staal |
| Arena | Consol Energy Center |
| Average attendance | 18,566 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Evgeni Malkin (50) |
| Assists | Evgeni Malkin (59) |
| Points | Evgeni Malkin (109) |
| Penalties in minutes | James Neal (87) |
| Plus/minus | Kris Letang (+21) |
| Wins | Marc-Andre Fleury (42) |
| Goals against average | Marc-Andre Fleury (2.36) |
The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise’s 45th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins, led by head coach Dan Bylsma, would start the season without captain center Sidney Crosby. The team still managed a 51–25–6 record, an East-best 29 home wins, and their 108 points second-best in the Eastern Conference. In February, the team began the league's longest season winning streak and also saw the return of Crosby after missing more than 40 games with concussion like symptoms, before they saw the streak end in March at 11 games. Center Evgeni Malkin was able to play in 75 games despite difficulties associated with recent knee surgery and recorded his greatest goal tally in a season (50) on the way to winning his second Art Ross Trophy. Marc-Andre Fleury tied a franchise record for goalie wins (226) in a victory against the Atlantic division winning-New York Rangers. The four-seed Penguins would see their playoff run end to the same team which halted their regular season winning streak, the Philadelphia Flyers, losing the first three games before perishing in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
On April 27, Malkin was one of three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, marking his third-career nomination for the award. On June 20 Malkin finished first in votes for the Hart Trophy, earning his first career MVP award.
Excluding 9 shootout-winning goals, the Penguins scored 273 goals overall, the most in the League.
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold - qualified for playoffs, y – Clinched division, z – Clinched conference (and division)
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