2011–12 San Jose Sharks season
| 2011–12 San Jose Sharks | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Pacific |
| Conference | 7th Western |
| 2011–12 record | 43–29–10 |
| Home record | 26–12–3 |
| Road record | 17–17–7 |
| Goals for | 228 |
| Goals against | 210 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Doug Wilson |
| Coach | Todd McLellan |
| Captain | Joe Thornton |
| Alternate captains |
Dan Boyle Ryane Clowe Patrick Marleau |
| Arena | HP Pavilion at San Jose |
| Average attendance | 17,562 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals |
Logan Couture Joe Pavelski (31) |
| Assists | Joe Thornton (59) |
| Points | Joe Thornton (77) |
| Penalties in minutes | Ryane Clowe (97) |
| Plus/minus | Joe Pavelski (+18) |
| Wins | Antti Niemi (34) |
| Goals against average | Thomas Greiss (2.30) |
The 2011–12 San Jose Sharks season was the ice hockey club's 21st season in the NHL.
The Sharks, disappointed in their playoff results, traded away two major players of their team to the Minnesota Wild. Devin Setoguchi was traded for Brent Burns, and Dany Heatley was traded for Martin Havlat. Burns was targeted to fill a hole on the Sharks as a shut-down defensive presence. Heatley was traded after posting disappointing playoff results.
The preseason was successful, ending in a 5–1–0 record with the only loss came to Phoenix.
The Sharks started the season rather slowly; they gained a win at their opener at home against Phoenix but then lost three straight. Afterwards, the Sharks won the first five games on their six-game road trip. The win against the Devils came on a shootout, with Joe Thornton participating in his 1000th NHL career game, and the win against the Islanders by a sudden-death goal from Brent Burns, so the Sharks won both games that went into overtime. They ended this road trip with a loss against the Rangers before heading back home for a six-game stand. The first one was a win after shootout against the Penguins before losing the first game after overtime to the Predators before the next two games were won. The home stand ended with five wins and only one loss, coming against the Coyotes. The Sharks took over the first position in the Pacific Division in November and had 13 wins in the books after 20 games. After that, the Sharks lost four out of five with the only win vs. the Canadiens by a shootout. The Sharks just won one of the next five games, before they went on a four-game winning streak to take the top spot in the Pacific Division over Christmas. December was finished with two losses to the Ducks and Canucks.
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