The 2011–12Detroit Red Wingsseason was the 86th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Red Wings finished the season with a 48–28–6 record and for the first time since 1990–91 season, the Red Wings did not finish first or second in their division, finishing third. Also, the Red Wings had their earliest playoff exit since 2006 against the Edmonton Oilers, losing to the Nashville Predators in five games.
On July 19, 2011, goaltender Chris Osgood announced his retirement from the NHL after 17 seasons.[1] Osgood won three Stanley Cups with the Red Wings and will remain with the Red Wings organization, working with Detroit's goaltending prospects.
Regular seasonedit
On February 12, against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Red Wings tied an NHL record of 20 consecutive home wins. The only two other teams to accomplish this feat was the 1930 Boston Bruins and the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers.[2][3] On February 14, against the Dallas Stars, the Red Wings broke the NHL record of 20 consecutive home wins, becoming the first team to record 21 straight home wins.[4][5][6] The streak was extended to 23 on February 19 with a win over the San Jose Sharks.[7] The streak started on November 5, 2011, against the Anaheim Ducks. However, the streak ended at 23 games with a 4–3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on February 23, 2012.[8][9]
The Red Wings tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season with two.[10]
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record
The Detroit Red Wings officially broke the NHL record for consecutive home games won, on February 14, 2012. They defeated the Dallas Stars by a score of 3–1, breaking the 1929–30Boston Bruins and the 1975–76Philadelphia Flyers previous record of 20 games. The streak ended at 23 wins after a shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on February 23, 2012.[13]
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^O'Brien, James (February 15, 2012). "Red Wings stand alone with 21 consecutive home wins". ProHockeyTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^Khan, Ansar (February 15, 2012). "Red Wings set NHL record with 21st consecutive home victory, beating Stars, 3-1". mlive. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^Lage, Larry (February 20, 2012). "Red Wings set NHL multiple-season record with 23rd straight win at home". Thestar.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^Klein, Jeff Z. (February 24, 2012). "In a First-Rate Thriller, a Record Streak Ends". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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The 2011 12 Detroit Red Wings season was the 86th season for the National Hockey League NHL franchise that was established on September 25 1926 The Red Wings finished the season with a 48 28 6 record and for the first time since 1990 91 season the Red Wings did not finish first or second in their division finishing third Also the Red Wings had their earliest playoff exit since 2006 against the Edmonton Oilers losing to the Nashville Predators in five games 2011 12 Detroit Red WingsDivision3rd CentralConference5th Western2011 12 record48 28 6Home record31 7 3Road record17 21 3Goals for248Goals against203Team informationGeneral managerKen HollandCoachMike BabcockCaptainNicklas LidstromAlternate captainsPavel DatsyukNiklas KronwallHenrik ZetterbergArenaJoe Louis ArenaAverage attendance20 066 100 Total 822 706Team leadersGoalsJohan Franzen 28 AssistsPavel Datsyuk 48 PointsHenrik Zetterberg 68 Penalty minutesKyle Quincey 89 Plus minusTodd Bertuzzi 24 WinsJimmy Howard 35 Goals against averageJimmy Howard 2 13 2010 112012 13 Contents 1 Off season 2 Regular season 3 Standings 3 1 Divisional standings 3 2 Conference standings 4 Schedule and results 4 1 Regular season 4 2 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Skaters 5 2 Goaltenders 6 Awards and records 6 1 Awards 6 2 Records 6 3 Milestones 7 Transactions 7 1 Trades 7 2 Free agents signed 7 3 Free agents lost 7 4 Claimed via waivers 7 5 Lost via waivers 7 6 Lost via retirement 7 7 Lost via death 7 8 Player signings 8 Draft picks 9 See also 10 ReferencesOff season editOn July 19 2011 goaltender Chris Osgood announced his retirement from the NHL after 17 seasons 1 Osgood won three Stanley Cups with the Red Wings and will remain with the Red Wings organization working with Detroit s goaltending prospects Regular season editOn February 12 against the Philadelphia Flyers the Red Wings tied an NHL record of 20 consecutive home wins The only two other teams to accomplish this feat was the 1930 Boston Bruins and the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers 2 3 On February 14 against the Dallas Stars the Red Wings broke the NHL record of 20 consecutive home wins becoming the first team to record 21 straight home wins 4 5 6 The streak was extended to 23 on February 19 with a win over the San Jose Sharks 7 The streak started on November 5 2011 against the Anaheim Ducks However the streak ended at 23 games with a 4 3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on February 23 2012 8 9 The Red Wings tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season with two 10 Standings editDivisional standings edit Central Division Pos Teamvte GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 y St Louis Blues 82 49 22 11 45 210 165 45 109 2 x Nashville Predators 82 48 26 8 43 237 210 27 104 3 x Detroit Red Wings 82 48 28 6 39 248 203 45 102 4 x Chicago Blackhawks 82 45 26 11 38 248 238 10 101 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 29 46 7 25 202 262 60 65Source National Hockey Leaguex Clinched playoff spot y Clinched division Conference standings edit Western Conference Pos Div Teamvte GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 NW p Vancouver Canucks 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 51 111 2 CE y St Louis Blues 82 49 22 11 45 210 165 45 109 3 PA y Phoenix Coyotes 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 12 97 4 CE x Nashville Predators 82 48 26 8 43 237 210 27 104 5 CE x Detroit Red Wings 82 48 28 6 39 248 203 45 102 6 CE x Chicago Blackhawks 82 45 26 11 38 248 238 10 101 7 PA x San Jose Sharks 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 18 96 8 PA x Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 15 95 9 NW Calgary Flames 82 37 29 16 34 202 226 24 90 10 PA Dallas Stars 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 11 89 11 NW Colorado Avalanche 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 12 88 12 NW Minnesota Wild 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 49 81 13 PA Anaheim Ducks 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 27 80 14 NW Edmonton Oilers 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 27 74 15 CE Columbus Blue Jackets 82 29 46 7 25 202 262 60 65Source National Hockey Leaguep Clinched Presidents Trophy x Clinched playoff spot y Clinched divisionSchedule and results editRegular season edit 2011 12 game log October 5 4 0 home 3 1 0 road 2 3 0 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Ottawa Senators W 5 3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 1 0 0 2 Recap 2 October 8 Colorado Avalanche W 3 0 Conklin Pepsi Center 18 007 2 0 0 4 Recap 3 October 13 Vancouver Canucks W 2 0 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 3 0 0 6 Recap 4 October 15 Minnesota Wild W 3 2 OT Howard Xcel Energy Center 17 104 4 0 0 8 Recap 5 October 21 Columbus Blue Jackets W 5 2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 5 0 0 10 Recap 6 October 22 Washington Capitals L 1 7 Conklin Verizon Center 18 506 5 1 0 10 Recap 7 October 25 Columbus Blue Jackets L 1 4 Conklin Nationwide Arena 15 100 5 2 0 10 Recap 8 October 28 San Jose Sharks L 2 4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 5 3 0 10 Recap 9 October 29 Minnesota Wild L 0 1 Howard Xcel Energy Center 17 233 5 4 0 10 Recap November 10 3 1 home 7 1 1 road 3 2 0 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Minnesota Wild L 1 2 OT Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 5 4 1 11 Recap 11 November 3 Calgary Flames L 1 4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 5 5 1 11 Recap 12 November 5 Anaheim Ducks W 5 0 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 6 5 1 13 Recap 13 November 8 Colorado Avalanche W 5 2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 7 5 1 15 Recap 14 November 11 Edmonton Oilers W 3 0 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 8 5 1 17 Recap 15 November 12 Dallas Stars W 5 2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 9 5 1 19 Recap 16 November 15 St Louis Blues L 1 2 Howard Scottrade Center 19 150 9 6 1 19 Recap 17 November 17 San Jose Sharks L 2 5 Howard HP Pavilion at San Jose 17 562 9 7 1 19 Recap 18 November 19 Los Angeles Kings W 4 1 Howard Staples Center 18 118 10 7 1 21 Recap 19 November 20 Anaheim Ducks W 4 2 Howard Honda Center 17 229 11 7 1 23 Recap 20 November 23 Calgary Flames W 5 3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 12 7 1 25 Recap 21 November 25 Boston Bruins W 3 2 SO Howard TD Garden 17 565 13 7 1 27 Recap 22 November 26 Nashville Predators W 4 1 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 14 7 1 29 Recap 23 November 30 Tampa Bay Lightning W 4 2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 15 7 1 31 Recap December 9 6 0 home 5 0 0 road 4 6 0 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Buffalo Sabres W 4 1 Howard First Niagara Center 18 690 16 7 1 33 Recap 25 December 4 Colorado Avalanche L 2 4 Conklin Pepsi Center 17 014 16 8 1 33 Recap 26 December 6 St Louis Blues L 2 3 Howard Scottrade Center 19 150 16 9 1 33 Recap 27 December 8 Phoenix Coyotes W 5 2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 17 9 1 35 Recap 28 December 10 Winnipeg Jets W 7 1 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 18 9 1 37 Recap 29 December 13 Pittsburgh Penguins W 4 1 Howard Consol Energy Center 18 592 19 9 1 39 Recap 30 December 15 Nashville Predators L 3 4 Howard Bridgestone Arena 17 113 19 10 1 39 Recap 31 December 17 Los Angeles Kings W 8 2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 20 10 1 41 Recap 32 December 19 Edmonton Oilers W 3 2 Howard Rexall Place 16 839 21 10 1 43 Recap 33 December 21 Vancouver Canucks L 2 4 Howard Rogers Arena 18 890 21 11 1 43 Recap 34 December 22 Calgary Flames L 2 3 Conklin Scotiabank Saddledome 19 289 21 12 1 43 Recap 35 December 26 Nashville Predators W 4 1 Howard Bridgestone Arena 17 113 22 12 1 45 Recap 36 December 27 St Louis Blues W 3 2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 23 12 1 47 Recap 37 December 30 Chicago Blackhawks L 2 3 Howard United Center 22 166 23 13 1 47 Recap 38 December 31 St Louis Blues W 3 0 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 24 13 1 49 Recap January 10 3 0 home 5 0 0 road 5 3 0 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 3 Dallas Stars W 5 4 Howard American Airlines Center 15 182 25 13 1 51 Recap 40 January 7 Toronto Maple Leafs L 3 4 Howard Air Canada Centre 19 536 25 14 1 51 Recap 41 January 8 Chicago Blackhawks W 3 2 OT Conklin United Center 21 858 26 14 1 53 Recap 42 January 10 New York Islanders L 1 5 Conklin Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12 864 26 15 1 53 Recap 43 January 12 Phoenix Coyotes W 3 2 SO Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 27 15 1 55 Recap 44 January 14 Chicago Blackhawks W 3 2 OT Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 28 15 1 57 Recap 45 January 16 Buffalo Sabres W 5 0 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 29 15 1 59 Recap 46 January 17 Dallas Stars W 3 2 SO Conklin American Airlines Center 15 148 30 15 1 61 Recap 47 January 19 Phoenix Coyotes W 3 2 SO Howard Jobing com Arena 15 067 31 15 1 63 Recap 48 January 21 Columbus Blue Jackets W 3 2 SO Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 32 15 1 65 Recap 49 January 23 St Louis Blues W 3 1 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 33 15 1 67 Recap 50 January 25 Montreal Canadiens L 2 7 Howard Bell Centre 21 273 33 16 1 67 Recap 51 January 31 Calgary Flames W 3 1 Howard Scotiabank Saddledome 19 289 34 16 1 69 Recap February 8 3 2 home 6 1 1 road 2 2 1 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Vancouver Canucks W 4 3 SO Howard Rogers Arena 18 890 35 16 1 71 Recap 53 February 4 Edmonton Oilers L 4 5 SO MacDonald Rexall Place 16 839 35 16 2 72 Recap 54 February 6 Phoenix Coyotes L 1 3 MacDonald Jobing com Arena 12 687 35 17 2 72 Recap 55 February 8 Edmonton Oilers W 4 2 MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20 066 36 17 2 74 Recap 56 February 10 Anaheim Ducks W 2 1 SO MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20 066 37 17 2 76 Recap 57 February 12 Philadelphia Flyers W 4 3 MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20 066 38 17 2 78 Recap 58 February 14 Dallas Stars W 3 1 MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20 066 39 17 2 80 Recap 59 February 17 Nashville Predators W 2 1 MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20 066 40 17 2 82 Recap 60 February 19 San Jose Sharks W 3 2 MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20 066 41 17 2 84 Recap 61 February 21 Chicago Blackhawks L 1 2 Howard United Center 22 027 41 18 2 84 Recap 62 February 23 Vancouver Canucks L 3 4 SO Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 41 18 3 85 Recap 63 February 25 Colorado Avalanche L 3 4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 41 19 3 85 Recap 64 February 28 Columbus Blue Jackets W 5 2 MacDonald Nationwide Arena 14 333 42 19 3 87 Recap March 4 8 2 home 4 3 0 road 0 5 2 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Minnesota Wild W 6 0 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 43 19 3 89 Recap 66 March 4 Chicago Blackhawks L 1 2 MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20 066 43 20 3 89 Recap 67 March 6 Philadelphia Flyers L 2 3 MacDonald Wells Fargo Center 19 892 43 21 3 89 Recap 68 March 9 Los Angeles Kings W 4 3 MacDonald Joe Louis Arena 20 066 44 21 3 91 Recap 69 March 10 Nashville Predators L 2 3 MacDonald Bridgestone Arena 17 113 44 22 3 91 Recap 70 March 13 Los Angeles Kings L 2 5 Howard Staples Center 18 118 44 23 3 91 Recap 71 March 14 Anaheim Ducks L 0 4 MacDonald Honda Center 16 331 44 24 3 91 Recap 72 March 17 San Jose Sharks L 2 3 OT Howard HP Pavilion at San Jose 17 562 44 24 4 92 Recap 73 March 19 Washington Capitals L 3 5 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 44 25 4 92 Recap 74 March 21 New York Rangers L 1 2 OT Conklin Madison Square Garden 18 200 44 25 5 93 Recap 75 March 24 Carolina Hurricanes W 5 4 Conklin Joe Louis Arena 20 066 45 25 5 95 Recap 76 March 26 Columbus Blue Jackets W 7 2 Conklin Joe Louis Arena 20 066 46 25 5 97 Recap 77 March 28 Columbus Blue Jackets L 2 4 Conklin Nationwide Arena 12 432 46 26 5 97 Recap 78 March 30 Nashville Predators L 1 4 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 46 27 5 97 Recap April 2 1 1 home 1 1 1 road 1 0 0 Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Florida Panthers W 2 1 SO Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 47 27 5 99 Recap 80 April 4 St Louis Blues W 3 2 SO Howard Scottrade Center 18 755 48 27 5 101 Recap 81 April 5 New Jersey Devils L 1 2 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 48 28 5 101 Recap 82 April 7 Chicago Blackhawks L 2 3 SO Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 48 28 6 102 Recap Legend Win 2 points Loss 0 points Overtime shootout loss 1 point Playoffs edit 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference Quarter final vs 4 Nashville Predators Nashville won series 4 1 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 Nashville Predators L 2 3 Howard Bridgestone Arena 17 113 0 1 Recap 2 April 13 Nashville Predators W 3 2 Howard Bridgestone Arena 17 113 1 1 Recap 3 April 15 Nashville Predators L 2 3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 1 2 Recap 4 April 17 Nashville Predators L 1 3 Howard Joe Louis Arena 20 066 1 3 Recap 5 April 20 Nashville Predators L 1 2 Howard Bridgestone Arena 17 113 1 4 Recap Legend Win LossPlayer statistics editSkaters edit Note GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points Plus minus PIM Penalty minutes Regular season Player GP G A Pts PIM Henrik Zetterberg 82 22 47 69 14 47 Pavel Datsyuk 70 19 48 67 21 14 Valtteri Filppula 81 23 43 66 18 14 Johan Franzen 77 29 27 56 23 40 Jiri Hudler 81 25 25 50 10 42 Todd Bertuzzi 71 14 24 38 23 64 Niklas Kronwall 82 15 21 36 2 38 Nicklas Lidstrom 70 11 23 34 21 28 Danny Cleary 75 12 21 33 2 30 Ian White 77 7 25 32 23 22 Darren Helm 68 9 17 26 5 12 Drew Miller 80 14 11 25 6 20 Tomas Holmstrom 74 11 13 24 9 40 Justin Abdelkader 81 8 14 22 4 62 Brad Stuart 81 6 15 21 16 29 Jakub Kindl 55 1 12 13 7 25 Jonathan Ericsson 69 1 10 11 16 47 Cory Emmerton 71 6 4 10 1 14 Brendan Smith 14 1 6 7 3 13 Gustav Nyquist 18 1 6 7 2 2 Kyle Quincey 18 2 1 3 0 29 Chris Conner 8 1 2 3 2 0 Jan Mursak 25 1 2 3 2 0 Mike Commodore 17 0 2 2 3 21 Doug Janik 9 0 1 1 2 6 Patrick Eaves 10 0 1 1 0 2 Fabian Brunnstrom 5 0 1 1 2 4 Joakim Andersson 5 0 0 0 1 0 Riley Sheahan 1 0 0 0 0 4 Playoffs Player GP G A Pts PIM Pavel Datsyuk 5 1 2 3 0 2 Henrik Zetterberg 5 2 1 3 3 4 Tomas Holmstrom 5 1 1 2 0 2 Niklas Kronwall 5 0 2 2 2 4 Valtteri Filppula 5 0 2 2 3 2 Jiri Hudler 5 2 0 2 3 4 Kyle Quincey 5 0 2 2 2 6 Brad Stuart 5 0 1 1 5 0 Ian White 5 1 0 1 2 0 Drew Miller 5 0 1 1 0 2 Johan Franzen 5 1 0 1 1 8 Cory Emmerton 5 1 0 1 1 2 Nicklas Lidstrom 5 0 0 0 0 0 Todd Bertuzzi 5 0 0 0 5 9 Danny Cleary 5 0 0 0 1 2 Jonathan Ericsson 5 0 0 0 1 6 Justin Abdelkader 5 0 0 0 5 2 Darren Helm 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gustav Nyquist 4 0 0 0 1 0 Goaltenders edit Note GP Games played TOI Time on ice minutes W Wins L Losses OT Overtime losses GA Goals against SO Shutouts Sv Save percentage GAA Goals against average Regular season Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv SO G A PIM Jimmy Howard 57 3360 35 17 4 119 2 13 1496 920 6 0 1 6 Joey MacDonald 14 806 8 5 1 29 2 16 330 912 0 0 0 0 Ty Conklin 15 805 5 6 1 44 3 28 378 884 1 0 1 0 Playoffs Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv SO G A PIM Jimmy Howard 5 295 1 4 13 2 64 116 888 0 0 0 0 Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Red Wings Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only Traded mid season Bold italics denotes franchise recordAwards and records editAwards edit Regular season Player Award Awarded Jimmy Howard 11 NHL Second Star of the Week November 14 2011 Niklas Kronwall 12 NHL Second Star of the Week March 5 2012 Records edit Milestones edit The Detroit Red Wings officially broke the NHL record for consecutive home games won on February 14 2012 They defeated the Dallas Stars by a score of 3 1 breaking the 1929 30 Boston Bruins and the 1975 76 Philadelphia Flyers previous record of 20 games The streak ended at 23 wins after a shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on February 23 2012 13 Regular season Player Milestone Reached Cory Emmerton 1st career NHL assist October 7 2011 Johan Franzen 100th career NHL assist October 15 2011 Johan Franzen 400th career NHL game October 21 2011 Brad Stuart 800th career NHL game October 21 2011 Fabian Brunnstrom 100th career NHL game October 22 2011 Nicklas Lidstrom 1 500th career NHL game October 22 2011 Gustav Nyquist 1st career NHL game November 1 2011 Henrik Zetterberg 600th career NHL game November 11 2011 Niklas Kronwall 400th career NHL game November 12 2011 Brendan Smith 1st career NHL game November 17 2011 Brendan Smith 1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point November 19 2011 Darren Helm 200th career NHL game November 23 2011 Joakim Andersson 1st career NHL game December 27 2011 Jonathan Ericsson 200th career NHL game December 30 2011 Pavel Datsyuk 700th career NHL game December 31 2011 Gustav Nyquist 1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point January 3 2012 Valtteri Filppula 200th career NHL point January 3 2012 Niklas Kronwall 200th career NHL point January 7 2012 Valtteri Filppula 400th career NHL game January 7 2012 Daniel Cleary 200th career NHL assist January 12 2012 Jimmy Howard 100th career NHL win January 12 2012 Pavel Datsyuk 700th career NHL point January 16 2012 Jan Mursak 1st career NHL assist January 17 2012 Todd Bertuzzi 300th career NHL goal February 4 2012 Danny Cleary 800th career NHL game February 6 2012 Tomas Holmstrom 1 000th career NHL game February 10 2012 Henrik Zetterberg 600th career NHL point February 17 2012 Jiri Hudler 200th career NHL point February 21 2012 Jakub Kindl 100th career NHL game March 2 2012 Brendan Smith 1st career NHL goal March 2 2012 Brad Stuart 300th career NHL point March 4 2012 Joey MacDonald 100th career NHL game March 10 2012 Justin Abdelkader 200th career NHL game March 19 2012 Jiri Hudler 400th career NHL game March 19 2012 Gustav Nyquist 1st career NHL goal March 26 2012 Riley Sheahan 1st career NHL game April 7 2012 Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Henrik Zetterberg 50th career NHL playoff goal100th career NHL playoff point April 11 2012Transactions editThe Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011 12 season Trades edit Date Details June 24 2011 14 To Ottawa Senators1st round pick in 2011 To Detroit Red Wings2nd round pick in 20112nd round pick in 2011 February 19 2012 15 To Tampa Bay Lightning Sebastien Piche1st round pick in 2012 To Detroit Red Wings Kyle Quincey February 27 2012 16 To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Commodore To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 7th round pick in 2013 a Condition not satisfied Free agents signed edit Player Former team Contract terms Mike Commodore 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year 1 million Ian White 18 San Jose Sharks 2 years 5 75 million Garnet Exelby 19 Rockford IceHogs 1 year 600 000 Chris Conner 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year 550 000 Ty Conklin 21 St Louis Blues 1 year 750 000 Fabian Brunnstrom 22 Toronto Marlies 1 year 600 000 Free agents lost edit Player New team Contract terms Derek Meech 23 Winnipeg Jets 1 year 700 000 Jamie Tardif 24 Boston Bruins 2 years 1 2 million Mike Modano 25 Dallas Stars 1 day 999 999 Claimed via waivers edit Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via waivers edit Player New team Date claimed off waivers Lost via retirement edit Player Brian Rafalski 26 Chris Osgood 1 Kris Draper 27 Lost via death edit Main article 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash Player Cause Ruslan Salei 28 plane crash Player signings edit Player Date Contract terms Adam Almqvist 29 May 27 2011 3 years 1 775 million entry level contract Andrej Nestrasil 30 May 31 2011 3 years 1 755 million entry level contract Nicklas Lidstrom 31 June 20 2011 1 year 6 2 million Jonathan Ericsson 32 July 1 2011 3 years 9 75 million Patrick Eaves 33 July 1 2011 3 years 3 6 million Drew Miller 33 July 1 2011 2 years 1 65 million Logan Pyett 19 July 5 2011 1 year 525 000 Joey MacDonald 34 July 11 2011 2 years 1 1 million Jordan Pearce 35 July 21 2011 2 years 1 05 million Francis Pare 36 July 27 2011 2 years 1 115 million Petr Mrazek 37 October 19 2011 3 years 1 815 million entry level contract Niklas Kronwall 38 October 31 2011 7 years 33 25 million contract extension Todd Bertuzzi 39 February 23 2012 2 years 4 15 million contract extension Xavier Ouellet 40 March 25 2012 3 years 2 1025 million entry level contract Ryan Sproul 40 March 25 2012 3 years 2 2275 million entry level contract Riley Sheahan 41 April 5 2012 3 years 2 355 million entry level contract Teemu Pulkkinen 42 May 29 2012 3 years 2 095 million entry level contract Calle Jarnkrok 43 May 30 2012 3 years 2 145 million entry level contractDraft picks editMain article 2011 NHL Entry Draft Round Overall pick Player Position Nationality College junior club team league 2 35 from Ottawa Tomas Jurco RW nbsp Slovakia Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 2 48 from Chicago via Ottawa Xavier Ouellet D nbsp France Montreal Junior Hockey Club QMJHL 2 55 Ryan Sproul D nbsp Canada Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds OHL 3 85 Alan Quine C nbsp Canada Peterborough Petes OHL 4 115 Marek Tvrdon RW nbsp Slovakia Vancouver Giants WHL 5 145 Philippe Hudon C RW nbsp Canada Choate Rosemary Hall USHS CT 5 146 from Philadelphia Mattias Backman D nbsp Sweden Linkopings HC Elitserien 6 175 Richard Nedomlel D nbsp Czech Republic Swift Current Broncos WHL 7 205 Alexey Marchenko D nbsp Russia CSKA Moscow KHL See also edit2011 12 NHL seasonReferences edit a b Osgood retires Home Streak by Red Wings Ties Record The New York Times Associated Press February 13 2012 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved April 17 2023 Gerstner Joanne C February 13 2012 Red Wings Tie N H L Record for Consecutive Home Wins Slap Shot Retrieved April 17 2023 Smilovitz Bernie February 15 2012 What does 21 straight wins at home mean for the Red Wings WDIV Retrieved April 17 2023 O Brien James February 15 2012 Red Wings stand alone with 21 consecutive home wins ProHockeyTalk NBC Sports Retrieved April 17 2023 Khan Ansar February 15 2012 Red Wings set NHL record with 21st consecutive home victory beating Stars 3 1 mlive Retrieved April 17 2023 Lage Larry February 20 2012 Red Wings set NHL multiple season record with 23rd straight win at home Thestar com Retrieved April 17 2023 Klein Jeff Z February 24 2012 In a First Rate Thriller a Record Streak Ends The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved April 17 2023 Savage Brendan February 24 2012 Detroit Red Wings NHL record home winning streak ends at 23 in 4 3 shootout loss to Vancouver mlive Retrieved April 17 2023 2011 12 NHL Summary Seguin Howard Toews are NHL s Three Stars Three Stars Miller Kronwall Emery earn honors Canucks end Wings NHL record home win streak Sports Illustrated February 24 2012 Retrieved February 24 2012 Trading places Wings acquire old friend Quincey Commodore traded Smith recalled Wings sign Commodore to one year Wings add D depth sign White a b Red Wings sign Pyett Exelby Wings add forward depth with Conner Wings sign Conklin to one year Wings sign Brunnstrom for one year Jets agree to terms with Winnipeg native Derek Meech B s Sign Tardif and Hennessy Stars To Sign Mike Modano To One Day Deal Rafalski It s time to move on After 20 NHL seasons Draper retires Waddell Dave September 7 2011 Former Red Wings McCrimmon and Salei killed in Russian plane crash Windsor Star Wings signed Almqvist a 09 draft pick Nestrasil signs three year deal Lidstrom to return for 20th season Big E signs Big Deal a b Wings agree on deals to Eaves Miller Wings re sign MacDonald Wings re sign Pearce Wings sign prospects Pearce Pare Red Wings sign Petr Mrazek to three year entry level contract Kronwall New deal never any doubt Bertuzzi agrees to contract extension a b Sproul Ouellet to entry level contracts Wings sign Sheahan to entry level 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