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2011-12 NHL season

2011–12 NHL season
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration October 6, 2011 – June 11, 2012
Number of games 82
Number of teams 30
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Vancouver Canucks
Season MVP Evgeni Malkin (Penguins)
Top scorer Evgeni Malkin (Penguins)
Playoffs
Eastern champions New Jersey Devils
  Eastern runners-up New York Rangers
Western champions Los Angeles Kings
  Western runners-up Phoenix Coyotes
Stanley Cup
Champions Los Angeles Kings
  Runners-up New Jersey Devils
Conn Smythe Trophy Jonathan Quick (Kings)
NHL seasons
← 2010–11
2012–13 →

The 2011–12 NHL season was the 95th season of operation (94th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Los Angeles Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Final four games to two to win the team's first Stanley Cup (in their second Stanley Cup final; they had lost to Montreal Canadiens in the 1993 Finals).

During the off-season, the Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, to become the "new" Winnipeg Jets. It was the first NHL team relocation since the 1997–98 season, when the Hartford Whalers relocated to become the Carolina Hurricanes. The league did not change its divisional structure to accommodate the move, and the Jets took the place of the Thrashers in the Southeast Division. In December 2011, the board of governors eventually approved a proposed realignment for the following season, which would result in four conferences with the first two rounds of the playoffs being divisional, but this was rejected by the NHL Player's Association (NHLPA).

It was the fifth consecutive season with games in Europe at the start of the season. The Winter Classic was held on January 2, 2012, in Philadelphia between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers. The 59th All-Star Game was held at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, the home arena of the Ottawa Senators, on January 29, 2012.


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