# 2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 86th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.

## Off-season

On May 19, 2011, goaltender Corey Crawford signed a three-year, $8 million contract.

## Regular season

On March 31, 2012, the Blackhawks clinched a playoff spot with a 5–4 victory over the Nashville Predators. This marks the Blackhawks fourth consecutive season making the playoffs.

## Playoffs

The Blackhawks returned to the playoffs for the fourth straight season. The Blackhawks lost in the first round, losing to the Phoenix Coyotes in six games.

## Standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 | 65 |
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 |

## Schedule and results

Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

### Regular season

2011–12 Season :

### Playoffs

This was the fourth consecutive season that the Blackhawks clinched a playoff berth.
2012 Stanley Cup playoffs :

### Detailed records

Western Conference :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts. | Goals scored | Goals allowed |
| Central Division |||||||
| Chicago Blackhawks | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 6–0–0 | 12 | 31 | 10 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 2–0–1 | 2–0–1 | 4–0–2 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| Nashville Predators | 1–2–0 | 1–2–0 | 2–4–0 | 4 | 16 | 25 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3–0–0 | 1–2–0 | 4–2–0 | 8 | 17 | 17 |
| | 9–2–1 | 7–4–1 | 16–6–2 | 34 | 78 | 64 |
| Northwest Division |||||||
| Calgary Flames | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 2–2–0 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 0–1–1 | 1–1–0 | 1–2–1 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 1–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–3–0 | 2 | 15 | 24 |
| Minnesota Wild | 1–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 2–0–2 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 1–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 2–1–1 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| | 5–3–2 | 3–5–2 | 8–8–4 | 19 | 61 | 73 |
| Pacific Division |||||||
| Anaheim Ducks | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 3–1–0 | 6 | 14 | 11 |
| Dallas Stars | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–2–0 | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 0–1–1 | 1–1–0 | 1–2–1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Phoenix Coyotes | 0–1–1 | 1–1–0 | 1–2–1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| San Jose Sharks | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 2–2–0 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
| | 5–3–2 | 4–6–0 | 9–9–2 | 20 | 50 | 53 |
Eastern Conference :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts. | Goals scored | Goals allowed |
| Atlantic Division |||||||
| New Jersey Devils | 0–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| New York Islanders | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| New York Rangers | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| | 2–0–0 | 2–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 9 | 23 | 21 |
| Northeast Division |||||||
| Boston Bruins | 0–0–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Ottawa Senators | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| | 3–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 4–0–1 | 9 | 20 | 11 |
| Southeast Division |||||||
| Carolina Hurricanes | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Florida Panthers | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Washington Capitals | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| | 3–0–0 | 1–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 9 | 19 | 16 |

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Marian Hossa | 81 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 18 | 20 |
| Patrick Sharp | 74 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 28 | 38 |
| Patrick Kane | 82 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 7 | 40 |
| Jonathan Toews | 59 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 17 | 28 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 79 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 34 |
| Duncan Keith | 74 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 15 | 42 |
| Dave Bolland | 76 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 47 |
| Nick Leddy | 82 | 3 | 34 | 37 | -12 | 10 |
| Brent Seabrook | 78 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 22 |
| Andrew Brunette | 78 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -13 | 4 |
| Marcus Kruger | 71 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 22 |
| Bryan Bickell | 71 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -3 | 48 |
| Andrew Shaw | 37 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -1 | 50 |
| Michael Frolik | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 22 |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | 69 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
| Jamal Mayers | 81 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 91 |
| Steve Montador | 52 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 45 |
| Daniel Carcillo | 28 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 82 |
| Jimmy Hayes | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| Sean O'Donnell | 51 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 23 |
| Johnny Oduya$^†$ | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Sami Lepisto | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Ben Smith | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Brandon Pirri | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| John Scott$^‡$ | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Dylan Olsen | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 6 |
| Brandon Bollig | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 58 |
| Brendan Morrison$^†$ | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 6 |
| Rostislav Olesz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Jeremy Morin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brandon Saad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jonathan Toews | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Patrick Kane | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Michael Frolik | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Leddy | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Seabrook | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Bolland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Oduya | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Bryan Bickell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Brandon Bollig | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Patrick Sharp | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Andrew Brunette | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Brendan Morrison | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Saad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| Duncan Keith | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcus Kruger | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Andrew Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 |
| Marian Hossa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jamal Mayers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Sami Lepisto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 |
| Sean O'Donnell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dylan Olsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; 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 | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Corey Crawford | 57 | 3,218 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 146 | 2.72 | 1,507 | .903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Emery | 34 | 1,774 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 83 | 2.81 | 834 | .900 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Corey Crawford | 6 | 396 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2.58 | 159 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. $^‡$Traded or released mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Reached |
| Jonathan Toews | NHL Third Star of the Week | November 14, 2011 |
| Jonathan Toews | NHL Second Star of the Month | November 2011 |
| Viktor Stalberg | NHL Second Star of the Week | January 16, 2012 |
| Ray Emery | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 5, 2012 |
| Corey Crawford | NHL Second Star of the Week | March 19, 2012 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Brandon Pirri | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 7, 2011 |
| Brandon Saad | 1st Career NHL Game | October 7, 2011 |
| Marcus Kruger | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 8, 2011 |
| Marian Hossa | 900th Career NHL Game | October 13, 2011 |
| Patrick Sharp | 500th Career NHL Game | October 20, 2011 |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | 200th Career NHL Game | October 28, 2011 |
| Marcus Kruger | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 29, 2011 |
| Duncan Keith | 500th Career NHL Game | November 11, 2011 |
| Duncan Keith | 200th Career NHL Assist | November 18, 2011 |
| Daniel Carcillo | 300th Career NHL Game | November 23, 2011 |
| Brent Seabrook | 200th Career NHL Point | December 2, 2011 |
| Marian Hossa | 400th Career NHL Goal | December 8, 2011 |
| Brent Seabrook | 500th Career NHL Game | December 11, 2011 |
| Ray Emery | 100th Career NHL Win | December 11, 2011 |
| Jonathan Toews | 300th Career NHL Point | December 14, 2011 |
| Joel Quenneville | 600th Coaching NHL Win | December 18, 2011 |
| Jimmy Hayes | 1st Career NHL Game | December 30, 2011 |
| Jonathan Toews | 1st Career NHL Penalty Shot Goal | December 30, 2011 |
| Jimmy Hayes | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | January 2, 2012 |
| Dylan Olsen | 1st Career NHL Game | January 5, 2012 |
| Andrew Shaw | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | January 5, 2012 |
| Sean O'Donnell | 1,200th Career NHL Game | January 8, 2012 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 1st Career NHL Hat-Trick | January 11, 2012 |
| Jimmy Hayes | 1st Career NHL Assist | January 12, 2012 |
| Andrew Shaw | 1st Career NHL Assist | January 18, 2012 |
| Corey Crawford | 100th Career NHL Game | January 21, 2012 |
| Nick Leddy | 100th Career NHL Game | February 7, 2012 |
| Dylan Olsen | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | February 18, 2012 |
| Brandon Bollig | 1st Career NHL Game | February 29, 2012 |
| Ray Emery | 200th Career NHL Game | March 2, 2012 |
| Andrew Brunette | 1,100th Career NHL Game | March 9, 2012 |
| Marian Hossa | 900th Career NHL Point | March 20, 2012 |
| Michael Frolik | 300th Career NHL Game | March 25, 2012 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Andrew Shaw | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 12, 2012 |
| Brandon Bollig | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 12, 2012 |
| Brandon Bollig | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 14, 2012 |
| Dylan Olsen | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 17, 2012 |
| Brandon Saad | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 17, 2012 |
| Brandon Saad | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 21, 2012 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2011 | To Washington CapitalsTroy Brouwer | To Chicago Blackhawks1st-round pick in 2011 |
| June 24, 2011 | To Florida PanthersBrian Campbell | To Chicago BlackhawksRostislav Olesz |
| June 27, 2011 | To Florida PanthersTomas Kopecky | To Chicago BlackhawksConditional 7th-round pick in 2012 |
| June 29, 2011 | To Buffalo SabresConditional 7th-round pick in 2012 | To Chicago BlackhawksSteve Montador |
| September 9, 2011 | To New York IslandersFuture considerations | To Chicago BlackhawksDavid Toews |
| December 2, 2011 | To Ottawa SenatorsRob Klinkhammer | To Chicago BlackhawksConditional 7th-round pick in 2013 |
| January 27, 2012 | To Calgary FlamesBrian Connelly | To Chicago BlackhawksBrendan Morrison |
| February 19, 2012 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Segal | To Chicago Blackhawks Matt Fornataro |
| February 27, 2012 | To Winnipeg Jets 2nd-round pick in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013 | To Chicago BlackhawksJohnny Oduya |
| February 27, 2012 | To New York Rangers John Scott | To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2012 |
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Corey CrawfordMay 19, 20113 years, $8 million
Byron FroeseMay 31, 20113 years, $1.77 million entry-level contract
David GilbertMay 31, 20113 years, $1.71 million entry-level contract
Alexander SalakMay 31, 20112 years, $1.225 million
Steve MontadorJune 30, 20114 years, $11 million
Viktor StalbergJuly 10, 20112 years, $1.75 million
Rob KlinkhammerJuly 11, 20111 year, $525,000
Alec RichardsJuly 11, 20112 years, $1.05 million
Michael FrolikJuly 15, 20113 years, $7 million
Patrick SharpAugust 3, 20115 years, $29.5 million contract extension
Brandon SaadOctober 4, 20113 years, $2.385 million entry-level contract
Mark McNeillJanuary 2, 20123 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Phillip DanaultJanuary 2, 20123 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Andrew ShawJanuary 3, 20123 years, $1.695 million entry-level contract
Daniel CarcilloMarch 12, 20122 years, $1.65 million contract extension
Ray EmeryApril 7, 20121 year, $1.15 million contract extension
Peter LeBlancApril 13, 20121 year, $525,000 entry-level contract
Rob FlickMay 15, 20123 years, $1.7475 million entry-level contract
Jamal MayersMay 29, 20121 year, $600,000 contract extension
Johnny OduyaMay 29, 20123 years, $10.125 million contract extension
Mac CarruthMay 29, 20123 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Klas DahlbeckMay 29, 20123 years, $1.73 million entry-level contract
Joakim NordstromMay 29, 20123 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Kent SimpsonMay 29, 20123 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Adam ClendeningJune 1, 20123 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Chicago's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 18 | Mark McNeill | C | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 1 | 26 (from Washington) | Phillip Danault | LW | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 36 (from Winnipeg) | Adam Clendening | D | United States | Boston University (Hockey East) |
| 2 | 43 (from Calgary via Toronto) | Brandon Saad | LW | United States | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 3 | 70 (from Toronto) | Michael Paliotta | D | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 3 | 79 | Klas Dahlbeck | D | Sweden | Linkopings HC (Elitserien) |
| 4 | 109 | Maxim Shalunov | RW | Russia | Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) |
| 5 | 139 | Andrew Shaw | C | Canada | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 6 | 169 | Sam Jardine | D | Canada | Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) |
| 7 | 199 | Alex Broadhurst | C | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 7 | 211 (from Boston) | Johan Mattsson | G | Sweden | Sodertalje SK Jr. (SWE-Jr.) |