2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season was the team's 45th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the second round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs to their local rivals, the New Jersey Devils, in five games.

2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	5th Eastern
2011–12 record	47–26–9
Home record	22–13–6
Road record	25–13–3
Goals for	264
Goals against	232
Team information
President	Peter Luukko
General manager	Paul Holmgren
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Chris Pronger
Alternate captains	Danny Briere Kimmo Timonen Claude Giroux
Arena	Wells Fargo Center
Average attendance	20,433 (107.4%)^[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Adirondack Phantoms Trenton Titans
Team leaders
Goals	Scott Hartnell (37)
Assists	Claude Giroux (65)
Points	Claude Giroux (93)
Penalty minutes	Zac Rinaldo (232)
Plus/minus	Scott Hartnell (+19)
Wins	Ilya Bryzgalov (33)
Goals against average	Ilya Bryzgalov (2.48)
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In July 2011, veteran Jaromir Jagr joined the Flyers as a free agent, his first time in the NHL since the 2007–08 season. The season was also Chris Pronger's last in the NHL. After appearing in three Stanley Cup Finals and winning one with the Anaheim Ducks, Pronger had not played since November 2011 after battling several injuries and suffering from post-concussion syndrome. In 2013, Claude Giroux would replace Pronger as the Flyers' captain.

Off-season

Following his penchant for making big moves, Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren pulled off perhaps the most stunning move of his tenure, trading captain Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and a 2012 second-round draft pick, as well as Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets for their 2011 first-round pick (Sean Couturier) and Jakub Voracek, all within the span of one hour on June 23. Later that same day, Holmgren addressed the Flyers' long-standing goaltending issues by signing the Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov to a nine-year, $51 million contract. On July 1, the Flyers signed Jaromir Jagr to a one-year contract, Maxime Talbot to a five-year contract and Andreas Lilja to a two-year contract.

Regular season

Chris Pronger was named the Flyers' captain;^[2] however, 13 games into the season, he was lost for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs with severe post-concussion syndrome.

Bryzgalov's play ranged from spectacular to subpar, including being benched in favor of Sergei Bobrovsky for the Flyers' 3–2 loss to the New York Rangers in the 2012 Winter Classic. Twelve rookies played for the Flyers during the season, with the play of Sean Couturier, Brayden Schenn and Matt Read standing out impressively.

The Flyers concluded the regular season with the most powerplay opportunities of all teams (335), the most powerplay goals scored (66) and the most powerplay opportunities against (319).^[3]

Season standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	+39	109
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	+61	108
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	+32	103
4	New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	+19	102
5	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	−52	79

Source: National Hockey League

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	+39	109
2	NE	y – Boston Bruins	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	+67	102
3	SE	y – Florida Panthers	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	−24	94
4	AT	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	+61	108
5	AT	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	+32	103
6	AT	x – New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	+19	102
7	SE	x – Washington Capitals	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	−8	92
8	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	+9	92
9	NE	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	−12	89
10	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	−46	84
11	SE	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	−21	84
12	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	−30	82
13	NE	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	−33	80
14	AT	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	−52	79
15	NE	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	−14	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Playoffs

The Flyers drew the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the playoffs, a series in which the two teams combined for an NHL-record 45 goals in the first four games and a total of 309 penalty minutes in an intense, fight-filled series. The Flyers pulled off the upset in six games against a Pittsburgh team that was heavily favored to win the Stanley Cup. But in the second round against the New Jersey Devils, the Flyers' run-and-gun style of play was stymied by the Devils' forechecking and defense, and the Flyers were eliminated in five games.

Schedule and results

Preseason

2011 preseason^[4]
Preseason: 4–2–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Record Recap 1 September 20 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 18,480 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 19,452 1–1–0 Recap 3^[a] September 22 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 (SO) n/a 1–1–1 Recap 4 September 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 14,310 2–1–1 Recap 5 September 26 New York Rangers 5–3 19,657 3–1–1 Recap 6 September 29 New Jersey Devils 2–1 19,722 4–1–1 Recap 7 October 1 @ New Jersey Devils 1–2 12,729 4–2–1 Recap Notes: ^a Game played at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

2011–12 regular season^[5]
October: 6–4–1, 13 points (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 6 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 17,565 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 8 @ New Jersey Devils 3–0 17,625 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 12 Vancouver Canucks 5–4 19,632 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 15 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 (OT) 19,644 3–0–1 7 Recap 5 October 18 @ Ottawa Senators 7–2 18,059 4–0–1 9 Recap 6 October 20 Washington Capitals 2–5 19,658 4–1–1 9 Recap 7 October 22 St. Louis Blues 2–4 19,593 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 19,569 5–2–1 11 Recap 9 October 26 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–5 21,273 5–3–1 11 Recap 10 October 27 Winnipeg Jets 8–9 19,588 5–4–1 11 Recap 11 October 29 Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 19,683 6–4–1 13 Recap
November: 7–3–2, 16 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Record Points Recap 12 November 2 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 18,299 7–4–1 15 Recap 13 November 3 New Jersey Devils 3–4 (SO) 19,667 7–4–2 16 Recap 14 November 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 9–2 19,784 8–4–2 18 Recap 15 November 9 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 (OT) 19,204 8–4–3 19 Recap 16 November 13 @ Florida Panthers 3–2 15,215 9–4–3 21 Recap 17 November 14 @ Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 14,491 10–4–3 23 Recap 18 November 17 Phoenix Coyotes 2–1 19,610 11–4–3 25 Recap 19 November 19 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–6 15,004 11–5–3 25 Recap 20 November 21 Carolina Hurricanes 2–4 19,632 11–6–3 25 Recap 21 November 23 @ New York Islanders 4–3 (OT) 11,086 12–6–3 27 Recap 22 November 25 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 19,991 13–6–3 29 Recap 23 November 26 @ New York Rangers 0–2 18,200 13–7–3 29 Recap
December: 9–3–1, 19 points (home: 2–1–0; road: 7–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Record Points Recap 24 December 2 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT) 15,975 14–7–3 31 Recap 25 December 3 @ Phoenix Coyotes 4–2 14,913 15–7–3 33 Recap 26 December 7 @ Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (OT) 18,690 16–7–3 35 Recap 27 December 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 19,936 17–7–3 37 Recap 28 December 10 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 19,772 18–7–3 39 Recap 29 December 13 @ Washington Capitals 5–1 18,506 19–7–3 41 Recap 30 December 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 21,273 20–7–3 43 Recap 31 December 17 Boston Bruins 0–6 19,948 20–8–3 43 Recap 32 December 19 @ Colorado Avalanche 2–3 (SO) 14,889 20–8–4 44 Recap 33 December 21 @ Dallas Stars 4–1 15,061 21–8–4 46 Recap 34 December 23 @ New York Rangers 2–4 18,200 21–9–4 46 Recap 35 December 27 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1–5 19,204 21–10–4 46 Recap 36 December 29 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 18,602 22–10–4 48 Recap
January: 7–4–2, 16 points (home: 3–2–2; road: 4–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Record Points Recap 37^[b] January 2 New York Rangers 2–3 46,967 22–11–4 48 Recap 38 January 5 Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 19,877 23–11–4 50 Recap 39 January 7 Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT) 19,792 24–11–4 52 Recap 40 January 8 @ Ottawa Senators 4–6 20,028 24–12–4 52 Recap 41 January 10 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 14,511 25–12–4 54 Recap 42 January 12 @ New York Islanders 3–2 11,751 26–12–4 56 Recap 43 January 14 @ Nashville Predators 2–4 17,113 26–13–4 56 Recap 44 January 17 Minnesota Wild 5–1 19,787 27–13–4 58 Recap 45 January 19 New York Islanders 1–4 19,796 27–14–4 58 Recap 46 January 21 @ New Jersey Devils 4–1 16,251 28–14–4 60 Recap 47 January 22 Boston Bruins 5–6 (SO) 19,851 28–14–5 61 Recap 48 January 24 @ Florida Panthers 3–2 (SO) 17,737 29–14–5 63 Recap 49 January 31 Winnipeg Jets 1–2 (SO) 19,874 29–14–6 64 Recap Notes: ^b 2012 NHL Winter Classic played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
February: 5–7–1, 11 points (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–4–0) Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Record Points Recap 50 February 2 Nashville Predators 4–1 19,823 30–14–6 66 Recap 51 February 4 New Jersey Devils 4–6 19,862 30–15–6 66 Recap 52 February 5 @ New York Rangers 2–5 18,200 30–16–6 66 Recap 53 February 7 New York Islanders 0–1 (SO) 19,614 30–16–7 67 Recap 54 February 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 19,684 31–16–7 69 Recap 55 February 11 New York Rangers 2–5 19,915 31–17–7 69 Recap 56 February 12 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–4 20,066 31–18–7 69 Recap 57 February 16 Buffalo Sabres 7–2 19,725 32–18–7 71 Recap 58 February 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 19,958 32–19–7 71 Recap 59 February 21 @ Winnipeg Jets 5–4 (OT) 15,004 33–19–7 73 Recap 60 February 23 @ Edmonton Oilers 0–2 16,839 33–20–7 73 Recap 61 February 25 @ Calgary Flames 5–4 (SO) 19,289 34–20–7 75 Recap 62 February 28 @ San Jose Sharks 0–1 17,562 34–21–7 75 Recap
March: 11–3–2, 24 points (home: 7–2–1; road: 4–1–1) Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Record Points Recap 63 March 1 New York Islanders 6–3 19,674 35–21–7 77 Recap 64 March 4 @ Washington Capitals 1–0 18,506 36–21–7 79 Recap 65 March 6 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 19,892 37–21–7 81 Recap 66 March 8 Florida Panthers 5–0 19,675 38–21–7 83 Recap 67 March 10 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 (SO) 19,559 39–21–7 85 Recap 68 March 11 @ New Jersey Devils 1–4 15,107 39–22–7 85 Recap 69 March 13 New Jersey Devils 3–0 19,724 40–22–7 87 Recap 70 March 15 @ New York Islanders 3–2 13,827 41–22–7 89 Recap 71 March 17 @ Boston Bruins 2–3 (SO) 17,565 41–22–8 90 Recap 72 March 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (OT) 19,927 42–22–8 92 Recap 73 March 20 Florida Panthers 1–2 19,568 42–23–8 92 Recap 74 March 22 Washington Capitals 2–1 (SO) 19,948 43–23–8 94 Recap 75 March 24 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 19,931 44–23–8 96 Recap 76 March 26 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–5 19,590 44–24–8 96 Recap 77 March 29 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 19,415 45–24–8 98 Recap 78 March 31 Ottawa Senators 3–4 (SO) 19,822 45–24–9 99 Recap
April: 2–2–0, 4 points (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Record Points Recap 79 April 1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 18,601 46–24–9 101 Recap 80 April 3 New York Rangers 3–5 19,898 46–25–9 101 Recap 81 April 5 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 19,873 47–25–9 103 Recap 82 April 7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 18,616 47–26–9 103 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup playoffs^[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Flyers win 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 Philadelphia 4–3 Pittsburgh OT Bryzgalov 18,565 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 13 Philadelphia 8–5 Pittsburgh Bryzgalov 18,626 Flyers lead 2–0 Recap 3 April 15 Pittsburgh 4–8 Philadelphia Bryzgalov 20,092 Flyers lead 3–0 Recap 4 April 18 Pittsburgh 10–3 Philadelphia Bryzgalov 20,172 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap 5 April 20 Philadelphia 2–3 Pittsburgh Bryzgalov 18,628 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap 6 April 22 Pittsburgh 1–5 Philadelphia Bryzgalov 20,127 Flyers win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 29 New Jersey 3–4 Philadelphia OT Bryzgalov 19,972 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap 2 May 1 New Jersey 4–1 Philadelphia Bryzgalov 20,131 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 May 3 Philadelphia 3–4 New Jersey OT Bryzgalov 17,625 Devils lead 2–1 Recap 4 May 6 Philadelphia 2–4 New Jersey Bryzgalov 17,625 Devils lead 3–1 Recap 5 May 8 New Jersey 3–1 Philadelphia Bryzgalov 19,818 Devils win 4–1 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

			Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
28	Claude Giroux	C	77	28	65	93	6	29	10	8	9	17	2	13
19	Scott Hartnell	LW	82	37	30	67	19	136	11	3	5	8	−7	15
68	Jaromir Jagr	RW	73	19	35	54	5	30	11	1	7	8	−5	2
17	Wayne Simmonds	RW	82	28	21	49	−1	114	11	1	5	6	−6	38
93	Jakub Voracek	RW	78	18	31	49	11	32	11	2	8	10	0	8
48	Danny Briere	C	70	16	33	49	5	69	11	8	5	13	−6	4
24	Matt Read	RW	79	24	23	47	13	12	11	3	2	5	0	4
44	Kimmo Timonen	D	76	4	39	43	8	46	11	1	3	4	1	23
25	Matt Carle	D	82	4	34	38	4	36	11	2	4	6	−3	6
27	Maxime Talbot	C	81	19	15	34	5	59	11	4	2	6	5	10
14	Sean Couturier	C	77	13	14	27	18	14	11	3	1	4	2	2
41	Andrej Meszaros	D	62	7	18	25	6	38	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	James van Riemsdyk	LW	43	11	13	24	−1	24	7	1	1	2	−2	4
5	Braydon Coburn	D	81	4	20	24	10	56	11	0	4	4	0	8
10	Brayden Schenn	C	54	12	6	18	−7	34	11	3	6	9	−3	8
20	Chris Pronger	D	13	1	11	12	1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
47	Eric Wellwood	LW	24	5	4	9	12	2	11	0	0	0	−1	2
36	Zac Rinaldo	C	66	2	7	9	−1	232	5	0	0	0	−2	48
43	Marc-Andre Bourdon	D	45	4	3	7	4	52	1	0	0	0	0	0
29	Harry Zolnierczyk	LW	37	3	3	6	−11	35	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Andreas Lilja	D	46	0	6	6	9	34	10	0	0	0	−5	6
8	Nicklas Grossmann†	D	22	0	6	6	5	10	9	0	1	1	0	8
26	Erik Gustafsson	D	30	1	4	5	12	2	7	1	1	2	4	2
13	Pavel Kubina†	D	17	0	4	4	−3	15	5	0	1	1	−3	12
30	Ilya Bryzgalov	G	59	0	2	2		4	11	0	0	0		0
45	Jody Shelley	LW	30	0	1	1	−6	64	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Tom Sestito	LW	14	0	1	1	−3	83	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Andreas Nodl‡	RW	12	0	1	1	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Sergei Bobrovsky	G	29	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		0
46	Kevin Marshall‡	D	10	0	0	0	−1	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Ben Holmstrom	C	5	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Brandon Manning	D	4	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Matt Walker	D	4	0	0	0	−2	16	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

		Regular season											Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	GS	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
30	Ilya Bryzgalov	59	57	33	16	7	1554	141	2.48	.909	6	3,415:15	11	11	5	6	326	37	3.46	.887	0	641:48
35	Sergei Bobrovsky	29	25	14	10	2	769	78	3.02	.899	0	1,550:05	1	0	0	0	18	5	8.13	.722	0	36:53

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Claude Giroux	^[6]
		Scott Hartnell
		Kimmo Timonen
	NHL First Star of the Month	Ilya Bryzgalov (March)	^[7]
	NHL First Star of the Week	Ilya Bryzgalov (March 12)	^[8]
		Ilya Bryzgalov (March 19)	^[9]
		Wayne Simmonds (April 2)	^[10]
	NHL Second Star of the Week	Scott Hartnell (January 23)	^[11]
	NHL Third Star of the Week	Jaromir Jagr (October 31)	^[12]
		Matt Read (November 21)	^[13]
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Kimmo Timonen	^[14]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Claude Giroux	^[14]
	Gene Hart Memorial Award	Wayne Simmonds	^[14]
	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Scott Hartnell	^[14]
	Toyota Cup	Claude Giroux	^[14]
	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Jaromir Jagr	^[14]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

 

Claude Giroux, pictured here during game two of the Flyers’ 2012 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series, set a team record for most points in a single playoff game.

Among the team records set during the 2011–12 season was Scott Hartnell tying the team record for most goals in a single period (3) on January 22.^[15] From March 6 to March 15, goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov set the team record for longest shutout sequence (249 minutes and 43 seconds) and his three consecutive shutouts from March 8 to March 13 tied the team record.^[16][17] On March 18, Hartnell scored the latest regular season overtime goal in team history at 4:59 of the period.^[18] The Flyers won 25 times on the road for the second consecutive season, tying the team record.^[19]

A number of franchise playoff records were set during the Flyers conference quarterfinals series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. In game two, Claude Giroux set a single playoff game team record for most points (6) and Sean Couturier tied one for most points by a rookie (4).^[20][21] The Flyers two shorthanded goals during the game also tied a team record.^[22] In game three, the Flyers scored four powerplay goals, tying a team record.^[23] During game four, the Flyers tied two team records for most powerplay goals scored during a single playoff period (3) and most goals allowed during a playoff game (10).^[24][25] The twelve powerplay goals the Flyers scored during the series is a franchise single series high.^[26]

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Sean Couturier	1st Career NHL Game	October 6, 2011
Matt Read	1st Career NHL Game	October 6, 2011
Jaromir Jagr	1,600th Career Point	October 6, 2011
Matt Read	1st Career Goal 1st Career Point	October 8, 2011
Sean Couturier	1st Career Assist 1st Career Point	October 12, 2011
Matt Read	1st Career Assist	October 12, 2011
Sean Couturier	1st Career Goal	October 18, 2011
Zac Rinaldo	1st Career Assist 1st Career Point	October 18, 2011
Harry Zolnierczyk	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career Goal 1st Career Point	October 18, 2011
Danny Briere	600th Career Point	October 24, 2011
Zac Rinaldo	1st Career Goal	November 3, 2011
Harry Zolnierczyk	1st Career Assist	November 5, 2011
Eric Gustafsson	1st Career Assist 1st Career Point	November 5, 2011
Marc-Andre Bourdon	1st Career NHL Game	November 21, 2011
Kevin Marshall	1st Career NHL Game	November 21, 2011
Scott Hartnell	200th Career Goal	December 13, 2011
Marc-Andre Bourdon	1st Career Goal 1st Career Point	December 13, 2011
Brayden Schenn	1st Career Goal	January 2, 2012
Marc-Andre Bourdon	1st Career Assist	January 5, 2012
Scott Hartnell	800th Career NHL Game	January 7, 2012
Claude Giroux	200th Career Point	January 17, 2012
Ilya Bryzgalov	25th Career NHL Shutout	February 7, 2012
Erik Gustafsson	1st Career Goal	February 16, 2012
Eric Wellwood	1st Career Goal	February 18, 2012
Kimmo Timonen	500th Career Point	March 1, 2012
Danny Briere	800th Career NHL Game	March 8, 2012
Brandon Manning	1st Career NHL Game	March 8, 2012
Kimmo Timonen	400th Career Assist	March 29, 2012

Suspensions and fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Jody Shelley	Hit from behind on Toronto Maple Leafs forward Darryl Boyce during a preseason game on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 12:34 of the second period	5 games^[a]	$67,073.15	September 22, 2011^[27]
Tom Sestito	Illegal hit from behind on New York Rangers forward Andre Deveaux during a preseason game on Monday, September 26, 2011, at 7:52 of the first period.	2 games^[a]	$5,945.94	September 28, 2011^[28]
Zac Rinaldo	Late hit on New Jersey Devils forward Jacob Josefson at 12:51 of the second period and trip of forward Zach Parise at 11:38 of the third period during NHL Game No. 768 in Philadelphia on Saturday, February 4, 2012.	–	$5,000	February 4, 2012^[29]
Zac Rinaldo	Charging Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson during NHL Game No. 829 in Detroit on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 13:25 of the first period.	2 games	$5,885.88	February 13, 2012^[30]
Peter Laviolette	Bench incident during April 1, 2012, game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at 18:57 of the third period.	–	$10,000	April 2, 2012^[31]
Claude Giroux	Hit to the head on New Jersey Devils forward Dainius Zubrus during game four of the Flyers–Devils Eastern Conference Semi-finals series on May 6, 2012.	1 game	–	May 7, 2012^[32]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 16, 2011, the day after the deciding game of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 11, 2012, the day of the deciding game of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals.^[33]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2011	To Los Angeles Kings Rob Bordson Mike Richards	To Philadelphia Flyers Brayden Schenn Wayne Simmonds 2nd-round pick in 2012	^[34]
June 23, 2011	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Carter	To Philadelphia Flyers Jakub Voracek 1st-round pick in 2011 3rd-round pick in 2011	^[35]
June 27, 2011	To Minnesota Wild Darroll Powe	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2013	^[36]
July 1, 2011	To Florida Panthers Kris Versteeg	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2012 2nd-round pick in 2012 or 2013^[b]	^[37]
October 12, 2011	To Los Angeles Kings Stefan Legein 6th-round pick in 2012	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations	^[38]
February 2, 2012	To Washington Capitals Kevin Marshall	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Ford	^[39]
February 16, 2012	To Dallas Stars 2nd-round pick in 2012 3rd-round pick in 2013	To Philadelphia Flyers Nicklas Grossmann	^[40]
February 18, 2012	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Kalinski 2nd-round pick in 2012 4th-round pick in 2013	To Philadelphia Flyers Pavel Kubina	^[41]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)	Jaromir Jagr	Avangard Omsk (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[42]
	Andreas Lilja	Anaheim Ducks	2-year	Free agency	^[43]
	Maxime Talbot	Pittsburgh Penguins	5-year	Free agency	^[44]
July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)	Jason Bacashihua	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency	^[45]
September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)	Blake Kessel	University of New Hampshire (HE)	2-year	Free agency	^[46]
March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)	Cal Heeter	Ohio State University (CCHA)	2-year	Free agency	^[47]
April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)	Matt Konan	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[48]
	Matt Mangene	University of Maine (HE)	2-year	Free agency	^[48]
May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21)	Andrew Johnston	Humboldt Broncos (SJHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[49]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[c]	Ref
July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)	Brian Boucher	Carolina Hurricanes	Free agency (III)	^[51]
	Nick Boynton^[d]		Contract expiration (III)	^[50]
	Daniel Carcillo	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency (UFA)	^[53]
	Ville Leino	Buffalo Sabres	Free agency (III)	^[54]
	Sean O'Donnell	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency (III)	^[55]
August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03)	Garrett Klotz	Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[56]
	Nikolay Zherdev	Atlant Mytishchi (KHL)	Free agency (III)	^[57]
August 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)	Danny Syvret	St. Louis Blues	Free agency (VI)	^[58]
August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09)	Michael Ryan	Buffalo Sabres	Free agency (III)	^[59]
September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)	Joonas Lehtivuori	Modo Hockey (SHL)^[e]	Release	^[61]
September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)	Brian Stewart	Binghamton Senators (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[62]
October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)	Blair Betts	Montreal Canadiens	Waivers^[f]	^[63]
November 29, 2011 (2011-11-29)	Andreas Nodl	Carolina Hurricanes	Waivers	^[64]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)	Ilya Bryzgalov	9-year	Re-signing	^[65]
June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27)	Andreas Nodl	2-year	Re-signing	^[66]
	Tom Sestito	1-year	Re-signing	^[66]
July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)	Jakub Voracek	1-year	Re-signing	^[43]
July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07)	Wayne Simmonds	2-year	Re-signing	^[67]
July 14, 2011 (2011-07-14)	Tye McGinn	3-year	Entry-level	^[68]
July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)	Jon Kalinski	1-year	Re-signing	^[45]
	Marcel Noebels	3-year	Entry-level	^[45]
August 30, 2011 (2011-08-30)	James van Riemsdyk	6-year	Extension	^[69]
September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)	Sean Couturier	3-year	Entry-level	^[70]
November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)	Braydon Coburn	4-year	Extension	^[71]
March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)	Nick Cousins	3-year	Entry-level	^[72]
April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)	Matt Ford	1-year	Extension	^[73]
April 6, 2012 (2012-04-06)	Nicklas Grossmann	4-year	Extension	^[74]
May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21)	Derek Mathers	3-year	Entry-level	^[49]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on June 24–25, 2011.^[75] The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 25th overall, and their third-round pick, 85th overall, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Kris Versteeg on February 14, 2011.^[76] They also traded their original second and fifth-round picks in two different trades.^[76]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	8	Sean Couturier	Center	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)	^[g]
3	68	Nick Cousins	Center	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	^[g]
4	116	Colin Suellentrop	Defense	United States	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	118	Marcel Noebels	Left wing	Germany	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	^[h]
6	176	Petr Placek	Right wing	Czech Republic	Hotchkiss School (USHS-CT)
7	206	Derek Mathers	Right wing	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League – Adirondack Phantoms^[77][78] (Standings)

ECHL – Trenton Titans^[79]

Notes

1. Both players were also suspended for the remainder of the preseason.
2. Florida elected to trade 2012 pick.
3. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[50]
4. Boynton retired.^[52]
5. Lehtivuori signed with Modo on August 18, 2011.^[60]
6. The waiver claim was reversed on October 9 after Betts failed his physical.^[63]
7. The Flyers traded Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Blue Jackets' first-round pick, eighth overall, the Blue Jackets' third-round pick, 68th overall, and Jakub Voracek on June 23, 2011.^[76]
8. The Flyers traded Simon Gagne to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's fourth-round pick, 118th overall, and Matt Walker on July 19, 2010.^[76]

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