# 2011–12 Anaheim Ducks season

The 2011–12 Anaheim Ducks season was the 19th season of operation (18th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. Their first game of the season was held on October 7, 2011, against the Buffalo Sabres in Helsinki, Finland. The Ducks had a disappointing season compared to 2010–11, struggling in the first half of the season and digging a hole that was too deep to climb out of despite a second-half resurgence. 2011–12 marked the second playoff miss for the Ducks in three seasons. The Ducks ultimately finished the season in 13th place in the Western Conference with a 34–36–12 record.

## Off-season

While the Anaheim Ducks entered the 2011 off-season with no major free agent challenges, the franchise did indeed have some question marks heading into the 2011–12 season. The biggest question on the ice was whether superstar Teemu Selanne would retire. The 40-year-old was incredibly successful in the 2010–11 season, averaging over a point per game, however, his age and length of his career (18 NHL seasons) was a factor. The Ducks' off-season started with the NHL Entry Draft, where Anaheim took Rickard Rakell in the first round (30th overall), John Gibson in the second round (39th overall) and traded for Andrew Cogliano from the Edmonton Oilers, subsequently signing him to a three-year contract. Head coach Randy Carlyle also signed a contract extension of three years after guiding the Ducks to their first Stanley Cup championship in 2007 and into the playoffs every season since he took the helm, save for the 2009–10 season. On the retirement front, the Ducks lost long-time, third-line center Todd Marchant to retirement on June 29, 2011, and on the same day, former Ducks captain Paul Kariya announced his retirement, quelling any rumors that he may return to the franchise he helped build. Other than a few transactions, the summer for Anaheim was relatively quiet, with most of the talk concerning the health of goaltender Jonas Hiller and whether Teemu Selanne will return for another season. Hiller was reported to be symptom-free as of August 19, and was expected to arrive at the Ducks' training camp on time in September. Selanne announced his return on September 15 after undergoing successful knee surgery early in the summer.
Early in September, the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash rocked the hockey world when a plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) crashed. The team featured multiple NHL prospects and former NHL stars, including former Mighty Duck Ruslan Salei. Salei had been a mainstay in the Anaheim organization for many years and a small memorial was erected in front of Honda Center by Ducks fans to remember him immediately after news of his passing became public.

### Business and arena

On the business side, the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) expressed interest in moving to Honda Center, the Ducks' home arena. The team had until May 2, 2011, to file for relocation to play in Anaheim for the 2011–12 season. Ducks owners Henry and Susan Samueli have been trying to lure an NBA team to Honda Center since they purchased the team, mainly due to the prospective positive impact the team would have on the Ducks' finances and the finances of the Samueli family-owned Anaheim Arena Management. It was announced on May 2, however, that the Kings would remain in the city of Sacramento for at least one more season. Even though the Ducks remained the sole tenants of Honda Center at least through to the 2011–12 season, the Anaheim Ducks and Anaheim Arena Management announced that they would be doing a major upgrade to the arena in mid-June 2011. The upgrade is set to include the construction of a new restaurant, an expanded club area, a grand terrace, a new east entrance and a larger team merchandise store, with the cost of the project reportedly in the tens of millions of dollars. The Ducks also announced ticket prices for individual games would be reduced in order to take advantage of an "all-in" pricing mechanism.

## Regular season

    See the game log below for detailed game-by-game regular season information.
The 2011–12 Anaheim Ducks regular season schedule was released on June 23, 2011, and, as expected, the Ducks started their season as part of the NHL Premiere in Helsinki, Finland, on October 7. Their first home game was on October 14 against their in-state rivals, the San Jose Sharks. Anaheim's first actual road game was on October 17 against the Sharks at HP Pavilion. Their longest homestand was from December 29 to January 10 (six home games), and their longest road trip was from February 10 to 23 (eight road games). Their final game of the regular season was on April 7 at the Calgary Flames.
The Ducks struggled in the first half of the season, posting 18 points and a record of 6–20–6 over 32 games from October 21 to January 4, including a poor three-point, 1–8–1 stretch from November 5 to 27 that ultimately led to a coaching change. Beginning on January 6, the team embarked on a turnaround, accumulating 38 points over a 24-game span and having one of the NHL's best records for games played from January through mid-February. However, beginning on February 27, Anaheim proceeded to fall into another frustrating 5–8–1 ditch that ultimately would eliminate them from the playoff hunt. The Ducks were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention on March 28, at which point the Ducks only had 10 points up for grabs through the remainder of the season, and 11 points separated them from the last playoff spot. Anaheim's season ended on April 7 with a 5–2 loss to Calgary. Starting goaltender Jonas Hiller finished 2011–12 with a 29–30–12 record and with a 2.57 goals against average (GAA).

### October

* October 7: The Ducks opened the season as part of the NHL Premiere in Ducks star Teemu Selanne's native Finland, losing 4–1 to Buffalo.
* October 8: Second game of the premiere in Stockholm, Sweden, a 2–1 victory over the New York Rangers.
* October 14: The Ducks home opener against rival San Jose; a 1–0 triumph. The Ducks previously opened against the Sharks during the 2009–10 season.
* October 29: The Ducks faced the team that eliminated them in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs (Nashville) for the first time of the season at Bridgestone Arena and lost 3–0

### November

* November 16: The first game of the Freeway Face-Off series began against arch-rival Los Angeles at Staples Center; Anaheim lost 2–1.
* November 25: For the fourth year in a row, the Ducks faced the Chicago Blackhawks at home on the day after Thanksgiving, losing 6–5.
* November 30: After snapping their seven-game winless streak against the Montreal Canadiens, the Ducks organization relieved Head Coach Randy Carlyle of his duties and hired former Washington Capitals Head Coach Bruce Boudreau to replace him.

### December

* December 17: The Ducks visited the newly reincarnated Winnipeg Jets for the first time, losing 5–3. It was also current Ducks star and former Winnipeg Jets star Teemu Selanne's first regular season game in Winnipeg since he was traded to the Ducks in 1996.
* December 29: The Ducks' longest homestand (six games) began. The Ducks went 3–3–0 during this homestand.
* December 31: Jean-Sebastien Giguere made his first visit to Honda Center since being traded from the Ducks as a member of the Colorado Avalanche, defeating his former team 4–2.

### January

* January 29: The 2012 All-Star Game took place in Ottawa, Ontario. (Team Chara defeated Team Alfredsson 12–9).

### February

* February 10: The Ducks' longest road trip (eight games) began. The team went 5–1–2 over this trip.

### March

* March 25: The Ducks hosted the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins at Honda Center. The only meeting between the two teams during the 2011–12 season, goaltender Marty Turco led Boston to a 3–2 defeat of Anaheim.

### April

* April 7: The final game of the regular season took place against the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome, with the Ducks closing out the season with a 5–2 defeat.

## Playoffs

The Ducks failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

The 2011 Anaheim Ducks participated in seven pre-season games and one exhibition game against Jokerit before the 2011–12 regular season.
2011 Preseason Game Log :
September: 3–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBox
1September 20Coyotes7–4Visentin (1–0–0)Gibson (0–1–0)12,5440–1–0Honda CenterL1
2September 21Sharks6–1Greiss (1–0–0)Deslauriers (0–1–0)13,4940–2–0Honda CenterL2
3September 23@ Sharks5–1Greiss (2–0–0)Ellis (0–1–0)16,5410–3–0HP Pavilion at San JoseL3
4September 24@ Canucks4–1Hiller (1–0–0)Schneider (0–1–0)18,8601–3–0Rogers ArenaW1
5September 25@ Kings3–1Deslauriers (1–1–0)Quick (0–1–0)14,1032–3–0Staples CenterW2
6September 28Canucks3–2Hiller (2–0–0)Luongo (0–1–0)13,5423–3–0Honda CenterW3
7September 30Kings3–1Bernier (2–0–1)Ellis (0–2–0)16,9273–4–0Honda CenterL1 :
October: 1–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 1–0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBox
8October 4@ Jokerit4–3OTHiller (3–0–0)Tuohimaa (0–1–0)13,3494–4–0Hartwall Areena (in Helsinki, FIN)W1 :
Final Games Legend :
| Ducks win | Ducks loss | OT loss |

### Regular season

2011–12 Game Log :
October: 5–5–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–2–1; Neutral: 1–1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
1October 7*vs. Sabres4–1Miller (1–0–0)Hiller (0–1–0)13,3490–1–0Hartwall Areena (in Helsinki)L10
2October 8*vs. Rangers2–1SOHiller (1–1–0)Lundqvist (0–0–2)13,8001–1–0Ericsson Globe (in Stockholm)W12
3October 14Sharks1–0Hiller (2–1–0)Greiss (1–1–0)17,2432–1–0Honda CenterW24
4October 16Blues4–2Hiller (3–1–0)Halak (1–3–0)14,5553–1–0Honda CenterW36
5October 17@ Sharks3–2Ellis (1–0–0)Niemi (0–1–0)17,5624–1–0HP Pavilion at San JoseW48
6October 21Stars3–1Lehtonen (6–0–0)Hiller (3–2–0)12,9194–2–0Honda CenterL18
7October 23Coyotes5–4Smith (2–2–1)Hiller (3–3–0)13,2404–3–0Honda CenterL28
8October 25@ Blackhawks3–2SOCrawford (4–1–2)Hiller (3–3–1)21,2474–3–1United CenterO19
9October 27@ Wild3–2Hiller (4–3–1)Backstrom (3–3–2)15,7235–3–1Xcel Energy CenterW111
10October 29@ Predators3–0Rinne (5–4–1)Hiller (4–4–1)16,3955–4–1Bridgestone ArenaL111
11October 30@ Blue Jackets3–1Mason (2–8–1)Ellis (1–1–0)16,0225–5–1Nationwide ArenaL211
*The Sabres were designated the home team on October 7 in Helsinki and the Ducks were designated the home team on October 8 in Stockholm. :
November: 2–8–3 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 0–1–3)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
12November 1@ Capitals5–4OTVokoun (7–1–0)Hiller (4–4–2)18,5065–5–2Verizon CenterO112
13November 3@ Rangers2–1SOLundqvist (3–3–3)Hiller (4–4–3)18,2005–5–3Madison Square GardenO213
14November 5@ Red Wings5–0Howard (5–3–1)Hiller (4–5–3)20,0665–6–3Joe Louis ArenaL113
15November 9Predators4–2Rinne (8–4–2)Hiller (4–6–3)13,5295–7–3Honda CenterL213
16November 11Canucks4–3Hiller (5–6–3)Luongo (6–5–1)17,3396–7–3Honda CenterW115
17November 13Wild3–2Backstrom (5–4–2)Hiller (5–7–3)13,8036–8–3Honda CenterL115
18November 16@ Kings2–1SOQuick (8–4–3)Hiller (5–7–4)18,1186–8–4Staples CenterO116
19November 17Kings5–3Quick (9–4–3)Ellis (1–2–0)15,4126–9–4Honda CenterL116
20November 20Red Wings4–2Howard (10–5–1)Hiller (5–8–4)17,2296–10–4Honda CenterL216
21November 23@ Coyotes4–2Smith (10–3–3)Hiller (5–9–4)9,1246–11–4Jobing.com ArenaL316
22November 25Blackhawks6–5Crawford (10–6–2)Ellis (1–3–0)17,1746–12–4Honda CenterL416
23November 27Maple Leafs5–2Gustavsson (8–4–0)Hiller (5–10–4)13,6856–13–4Honda CenterL516
24November 30Canadiens4–1Hiller (6–10–4)Budaj (1–3–0)13,2377–13–4Honda CenterW118 :
December: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
25December 2Flyers4–3OTBryzgalov (9–5–2)Hiller (6–10–5)15,9757–13–5Honda CenterO119
26December 4Wild5–3Harding (7–2–1)Hiller (6–11–5)14,0027–14–5Honda CenterL119
27December 6Kings3–2Hiller (7–11–5)Quick (11–7–4)14,4198–14–5Honda CenterW121
28December 8@ Blues4–2Halak (5–7–3)Hiller (7–12–5)18,5968–15–5Scottrade CenterL121
29December 10@ Predators3–2Rinne (12–9–4)Ellis (1–4–0)17,1138–16–5Bridgestone ArenaL221
30December 14Coyotes4–1Hiller (8–12–5)Smith (13–9–3)13,4289–16–5Honda CenterW123
31December 16@ Blackhawks4–1Emery (8–1–2)Hiller (8–13–5)21,5289–17–5United CenterL123
32December 17@ Jets5–3Mason (4–2–0)Ellis (1–5–0)15,0049–18–5MTS CentreL223
33December 19@ Stars5–3Bachman (4–1–0)Hiller (8–14–5)13,7209–19–5American Airlines CenterL323
34December 22@ Kings3–2SOQuick (14–10–4)Hiller (8–14–6)18,1189–19–6Staples CenterO124
35December 26@ Sharks3–2Hiller (9–14–6)Niemi (15–7–3)17,56210–19–6HP PavilionW126
36December 29Canucks5–2Schneider (8–5–0)Hiller (9–15–6)17,54410–20–6Honda CenterL126
37December 31Avalanche4–2Giguere (9–5–0)Hiller (9–16–6)15,11910–21–6Honda CenterL226 :
January: 9–2–1 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 3–1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
38January 4Sharks3–1Niemi (17–7–4)Hiller (9–17–6)14,59610–22–6Honda CenterL326
39January 6Islanders4–2Hiller (10–17–6)Nabokov (5–9–0)13,89211–22–6Honda CenterW128
40January 8Blue Jackets7–4Tarkki (1–0–0)Sanford (6–8–3)13,05312–22–6Honda CenterW230
41January 10Stars5–2Deslauriers (1–0–0)Lehtonen (15–7–1)12,15213–22–6Honda CenterW332
42January 12@ Flames1–0OTKiprusoff (20–14–2)Hiller (10–17–7)19,28913–22–7Scotiabank SaddledomeO133
43January 13@ Oilers5–0Hiller (11–17–7)Khabibulin (11–13–4)16,83914–22–7Rexall PlaceW135
44January 15@ Canucks4–2Hiller (12–17–7)Luongo (18–10–3)18,89015–22–7Rogers ArenaW237
45January 18Coyotes6–2Hiller (13–17–7)Smith (17–12–6)12,28116–22–7Honda CenterW339
46January 21Senators2–1Hiller (14–17–7)Anderson (25–13–4)15,50017–22–7Honda CenterW441
47January 22Avalanche3–2Hiller (15–17–7)Giguere (12–7–0)14,00418–22–7Honda CenterW543
48January 24@ Stars1–0Lehtonen (17–11–1)Hiller (15–18–7)12,14118–23–7American Airlines CenterL143
Jan. 29: All-Star Game (Chara wins—box)12–9Thomas (BOS)Elliott (STL)20,510Scotiabank PlaceOttawa, ON
49January 31@ Coyotes4–1Hiller (16–18–7)Smith (18–14–7)10,57919–23–7Jobing.com ArenaW145 :
February: 8–4–3 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 5–2–2)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
50February 1Stars6–2Lehtonen (18–11–1)Hiller (16–19–7)12,70119–24–7Honda CenterL145
51February 3Blue Jackets3–2OTSanford (9–12–4)Hiller (16–19–8)13,35819–24–8Honda CenterO146
52February 6Flames3–2SOHiller (17–19–8)Kiprusoff (23–17–4)12,09620–24–8Honda CenterW148
53February 8Hurricanes3–2OTHiller (18–19–8)Ward (20–18–9)12,67521–24–8Honda CenterW250
54February 10@ Red Wings2–1SOMacDonald (2–1–1)Hiller (18–19–9)20,06621–24–9Joe Louis ArenaO151
55February 12@ Blue Jackets5–3Hiller (19–19–9)Mason (6–20–2)14,03322–24–9Nationwide ArenaW153
56February 14@ Wild2–1Hiller (20–19–9)Harding (9–8–3)17,55223–24–9Xcel Energy CenterW255
57February 15@ Penguins2–1Hiller (21–19–9)Fleury (29–14–3)18,48224–24–9Consol Energy CenterW357
58February 17@ Devils3–2SOBrodeur (20–13–2)Hiller (21–19–10)15,31224–24–10Prudential CenterO158
59February 19@ Panthers2–0Hiller (22–19–10)Theodore (15–11–5)15,94525–24–10BankAtlantic CenterW160
60February 21@ Lightning3–2Garon (19–15–4)Hiller (22–20–10)18,30925–25–10Tampa Bay Times ForumL160
61February 23@ Hurricanes3–2SOHiller (23–20–10)Peters (2–3–1)16,56426–25–10RBC CenterW162
62February 26Blackhawks3–1Hiller (24–20–10)Emery (11–8–2)17,60127–25–10Honda CenterW264
63February 27@Avalanche4–1Varlamov (18–18–2)Hiller (24–21–10)15,13327–26–10Pepsi CenterL164
64February 29Sabres2–0Miller (20–17–5)Hiller (24–22–10)14,97227–27–10Honda CenterL264 :
March: 6–7–1 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 1–4–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
65March 2Flames3–2Hiller (25–22–10)Irving (1–2–3)16,43128–27–10Honda CenterW166
66March 3@Kings4–2Quick (26–18–11)Hiller (25–23–10)18,30128–28–10Staples CenterL166
67March 5Oilers4–2Hiller (26–23–10)Khabibulin (12–18–5)13,59629–28–10Honda CenterW168
68March 8@Blues3–1Halak (23–10–5)Hiller (26–24–10)19,15029–29–10Scottrade CenterL168
69March 10@Stars2–0Lehtonen (28–15–4)Hiller (26–25–10)18,22829–30–10American Airlines CenterL268
70March 12@Avalanche3–2OTVarlamov (22–20–2)Hiller (26–25–11)15,04529–30–11Pepsi CenterO169
71March 14Red Wings4–0Hiller (27–25–11)MacDonald (8–5–1)16,33130–30–11Honda CenterW171
72March 16Kings4–2Quick (30–19–11)Hiller (27–26–11)17,36730–31–11Honda CenterL171
73March 18Predators3–1Lindback (3–7–0)Hiller (27–27–11)14,97830–32–11Honda CenterL271
74March 19@Sharks5–3Deslauriers (2–0–0)Niemi (28–19–9)17,56231–32–11HP PavilionW173
75March 21Blues4–3Hiller (28–27–11)Halak (25–11–6)14,49432–32–11Honda CenterW275
76March 25Bruins3–2Turco (1–1–0)Hiller (28–28–11)17,39532–33–11Honda CenterL175
77March 28*Sharks3–1Hiller (29–28–11)Niemi (31–21–9)14,78033–33–11Honda CenterW177
78March 31@Coyotes4–0Smith (35–18–10)Deslauriers (2–1–0)15,85633–34–11Jobing.com ArenaL177
* Despite the fact that Anaheim defeated San Jose in a 3–1 decision, the Ducks were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention on March 28 due to Dallas and Los Angeles wins earlier in the evening. :
April: 1–2–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreOTWinLossAttendanceRecordArenaBoxPoints
79April 1Oilers2–1Dubnyk (20–18–2)Hiller (29–29–11)17,26633–35–11Honda CenterL177
80April 3@Canucks5–4SOSchneider (20–7–1)Hiller (29–29–12)18,89033–35–12Rogers ArenaO178
81April 5@Oilers3–2OTDeslauriers (3–1–0)Dubnyk (20–19–3)16,83934–35–12Rexall PlaceW180
82April 7@Flames5–2Karlsson (1–4–2)Hiller (29–30–12)19,28934–36–12Scotiabank SaddledomeL180 :
Final Games Legend :
| Ducks Win (2 pts.) | Ducks Loss (0 pts.) | OT Loss (1 pt.) | All-Star Game | Eliminated |
Future Games Legend :
| Home Game | Away Game |
"Points" Legend :
| 1st (Pacific Division) | Not in Playoff Position | In Playoff Position |

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 36 | 216 | 204 | +12 | 97 |
| 2 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 34 | 228 | 210 | +18 | 96 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 34 | 194 | 179 | +15 | 95 |
| 4 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 35 | 211 | 222 | −11 | 89 |
| 5 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 31 | 204 | 231 | −27 | 80 |
Western Conference :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | 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 | 65 |

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Teemu Selanne | 82 | 26 | 40 | 66 | -1 | 50 |
| Corey Perry | 80 | 37 | 23 | 60 | −7 | 127 |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 82 | 11 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 75 |
| Bobby Ryan | 82 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 1 | 53 |
| Saku Koivu | 74 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 7 | 50 |
| Cam Fowler | 82 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −28 | 18 |
| Lubomir Visnovsky | 68 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 47 |
| Andrew Cogliano | 82 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -4 | 15 |
| Luca Sbisa | 80 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 66 |
| Francois Beauchemin | 82 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -14 | 48 |
| Niklas Hagman$^†$ | 63 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −10 | 12 |
| Nick Bonino | 50 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
| Matt Beleskey | 70 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 72 |
| Sheldon Brookbank | 80 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 72 |
| Toni Lydman | 74 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 46 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | 49 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 16 |
| Jason Blake | 45 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| Kyle Palmieri | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Andrew Gordon$^‡$ | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −10 | 6 |
| George Parros | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 85 |
| Brandon McMillan | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −10 | 20 |
| Maxime Macenauer$^‡$ | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 18 |
| Rod Pelley$^†$ | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 9 |
| Nate Guenin | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Kurtis Foster$^‡$ | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 8 |
| Peter Holland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Maxwell$^‡$ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jean-Francois Jacques | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Ryan O'Marra$^†$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Patrick Maroon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mat Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; GS = Games started; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jonas Hiller | 73 | 73 | 4253 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 182 | 2.57 | 2021 | .910 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Ellis | 10 | 5 | 419 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2.72 | 214 | .911 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Deslauriers | 4 | 4 | 241 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2.74 | 113 | .903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iiro Tarkki | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.39 | 10 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Ducks. Stats reflect time with Ducks only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Jonas Hiller | NHL First Star of the Week | February 20, 2012 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Nate Guenin | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 7, 2011 |
| Maxime Macenauer | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 7, 2011 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | 1st Career NHL Game | October 7, 2011 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 8, 2011 |
| Maxime Macenauer | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 14, 2011 |
| Sheldon Brookbank | 200th Career NHL Game | October 14, 2011 |
| Matt Beleskey | 100th Career NHL Game | October 21, 2011 |
| Patrick Maroon | 1st Career NHL Game | October 25, 2011 |
| Peter Holland | 1st Career NHL Game | November 5, 2011 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 9, 2011 |
| Peter Holland | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | November 11, 2011 |
| Bobby Ryan | 100th Career NHL Assist | November 11, 2011 |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 300th Career NHL Assist | November 25, 2011 |
| Cam Fowler | 100th Career NHL Game | November 30, 2011 |
| Jonas Hiller | 200th Career NHL Game | December 4, 2011 |
| Kyle Palmieri | 1st Career NHL Assist | December 16, 2011 |
| Corey Perry | 400th Career NHL Point | January 8, 2012 |
| Iiro Tarkki | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win | January 8, 2012 |
| Teemu Selanne | 1,300th Career NHL Game | January 12, 2012 |
| Jonas Hiller | 100th Career NHL Win | January 15, 2012 |
| Corey Perry | 500th Career NHL Game | February 1, 2012 |
| Bobby Ryan | 300th Career NHL Game | February 1, 2012 |
| George Parros | 400th Career NHL Game | February 12, 2012 |
| Andrew Cogliano | 100th Career NHL Assist | February 17, 2012 |
| Toni Lydman | 800th Career NHL Game | March 2, 2012 |
| Toni Lydman | 200th Career NHL Assist | March 3, 2012 |
| Corey Perry | 200th Career NHL Goal | March 5, 2012 |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 500th Career NHL Game | March 12, 2012 |
| Saku Koivu | 1,000th Career NHL Game | March 12, 2012 |
| Teemu Selanne | 1,400th Career NHL Point | March 14, 2012 |
| Andrew Cogliano | 400th Career NHL Game | March 16, 2012 |
| Mat Clark | 1st Career NHL Game | April 1, 2012 |
| Niklas Hagman | 300th Career NHL Point | April 1, 2012 |

## Transactions

The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2011 | To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick (22nd overall) in 2011 | To Anaheim Ducks 1st-round pick (30th overall) in 2011 2nd-round pick in 2011 |
| June 25, 2011 | To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 2012 | To Anaheim Ducks 6th-round pick in 2011 |
| July 1, 2011 | To Edmonton Oilers Andy Sutton | To Anaheim Ducks Kurtis Foster |
| July 12, 2011 | To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2013 | To Anaheim Ducks Andrew Cogliano |
| July 15, 2011 | To Montreal Canadiens Mark Mitera | To Anaheim Ducks Mathieu Carle |
| October 8, 2011 | To Colorado Avalanche Jake Newton Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013 | To Anaheim Ducks Kyle Cumiskey |
| December 12, 2011 | To New Jersey Devils Kurtis Foster Timo Pielmeier | To Anaheim Ducks Mark Fraser Rod Pelley 7th-round pick in 2012 |
| January 3, 2012 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Nicolas Deschamps | To Anaheim Ducks Luca Caputi |
| February 13, 2012 | To Winnipeg Jets Maxime Macenauer | To Anaheim Ducks Riley Holzapfel |
| February 16, 2012 | To Edmonton Oilers Bryan Rodney | To Anaheim Ducks Ryan O'Marra |
| February 27, 2012 | To Vancouver Canucks Andrew Gordon | To Anaheim Ducks Sebastian Erixon |
| February 27, 2012 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Fraser | To Anaheim Ducks Dale Mitchell |
Lost via retirement
Player
Todd Marchant
Players signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Emerson EtemMay 19, 20113 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Sami VatanenMay 31, 20113 years, $2.355 million entry-level contract
Sean ZimmermanJune 16, 20111 year, $525,000
Nate GueninJune 17, 20112 years, $1.05 million
Brian McGrattanJuly 7, 20111 year, $600,000
Dan SextonJuly 11, 20112 years, $1.1 million
Nick BoninoJuly 15, 20111 year, $693,000
Patrick MaroonJuly 16, 20111 year, $550,000
Mathieu CarleJuly 18, 20111 year, $726,000
Andrew CoglianoJuly 19, 20113 years, $7.17 million
Teemu SelanneSeptember 15, 20111 year, $4 million
Francois BeaucheminSeptember 15, 20113 years, $10.5 million contract extension
John GibsonMarch 16, 20123 years, $2.2575 million entry-level contract
Chris WagnerApril 3, 20123 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Saku KoivuMay 9, 20121 year, $3 million contract extension
Tim HeedMay 30, 20123 years, $1.915 million entry-level contract
Patrick MaroonJune 7, 20121 year, $550,000 contract extension :

## Draft picks

The Ducks' picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota:
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 30 (from Boston via Toronto) | Rickard Rakell | RW | Sweden | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 2 | 39 (from Toronto) | John Gibson | G | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 2 | 53 | William Karlsson | C | Sweden | VIK Vasteras HK (Allsvenskan) |
| 3 | 65 (from NY Islanders) | Joseph Cramarossa | C | Canada | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 3 | 83 | Andy Welinsky | D | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 5 | 143 | Max Friberg | LW | Sweden | Skovde (Swe-3) |
| 6 | 160 (from Toronto) | Josh Manson | D | Canada | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) |