# 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.
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; 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).

### 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 |
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 |

## 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. Claude Giroux missed the fifth and deciding game after being suspended for a hit to the head of New Jersey's Dainius Zubrus late in game four.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2011 preseason :
Preseason: 4–2–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 20@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–018,4801–0–0Recap
2September 21Toronto Maple Leafs2–419,4521–1–0Recap
3September 22Detroit Red Wings3–4 (SO)n/a1–1–1Recap
4September 23@ Detroit Red Wings3–114,3102–1–1Recap
5September 26New York Rangers5–319,6573–1–1Recap
6September 29New Jersey Devils2–119,7224–1–1Recap
7October 1@ New Jersey Devils1–212,7294–2–1Recap
Notes:
$^a$ Game played at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Regular season

2011–12 regular season :
October: 6–4–1, 13 points (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 6@ Boston Bruins2–117,5651–0–02Recap
2October 8@ New Jersey Devils3–017,6252–0–04Recap
3October 12Vancouver Canucks5–419,6323–0–06Recap
4October 15Los Angeles Kings2–3 (OT)19,6443–0–17Recap
5October 18@ Ottawa Senators7–218,0594–0–19Recap
6October 20Washington Capitals2–519,6584–1–19Recap
7October 22St. Louis Blues2–419,5934–2–19Recap
8October 24Toronto Maple Leafs4–219,5695–2–111Recap
9October 26@ Montreal Canadiens1–521,2735–3–111Recap
10October 27Winnipeg Jets8–919,5885–4–111Recap
11October 29Carolina Hurricanes5–119,6836–4–113Recap :
November: 7–3–2, 16 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 2@ Buffalo Sabres3–218,2997–4–115Recap
13November 3New Jersey Devils3–4 (SO)19,6677–4–216Recap
14November 5Columbus Blue Jackets9–219,7848–4–218Recap
15November 9@ Tampa Bay Lightning1–2 (OT)19,2048–4–319Recap
16November 13@ Florida Panthers3–215,2159–4–321Recap
17November 14@ Carolina Hurricanes5–314,49110–4–323Recap
18November 17Phoenix Coyotes2–119,61011–4–325Recap
19November 19@ Winnipeg Jets4–615,00411–5–325Recap
20November 21Carolina Hurricanes2–419,63211–6–325Recap
21November 23@ New York Islanders4–3 (OT)11,08612–6–327Recap
22November 25Montreal Canadiens3–119,99113–6–329Recap
23November 26@ New York Rangers0–218,20013–7–329Recap :
December: 9–3–1, 19 points (home: 2–1–0; road: 7–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
24December 2@ Anaheim Ducks4–3 (OT)15,97514–7–331Recap
25December 3@ Phoenix Coyotes4–214,91315–7–333Recap
26December 7@ Buffalo Sabres5–4 (OT)18,69016–7–335Recap
27December 8Pittsburgh Penguins3–219,93617–7–337Recap
28December 10Tampa Bay Lightning5–219,77218–7–339Recap
29December 13@ Washington Capitals5–118,50619–7–341Recap
30December 15@ Montreal Canadiens4–321,27320–7–343Recap
31December 17Boston Bruins0–619,94820–8–343Recap
32December 19@ Colorado Avalanche2–3 (SO)14,88920–8–444Recap
33December 21@ Dallas Stars4–115,06121–8–446Recap
34December 23@ New York Rangers2–418,20021–9–446Recap
35December 27@ Tampa Bay Lightning1–519,20421–10–446Recap
36December 29@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–218,60222–10–448Recap :
January: 7–4–2, 16 points (home: 3–2–2; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
37January 2New York Rangers2–346,96722–11–448Recap
38January 5Chicago Blackhawks5–419,87723–11–450Recap
39January 7Ottawa Senators3–2 (OT)19,79224–11–452Recap
40January 8@ Ottawa Senators4–620,02824–12–452Recap
41January 10@ Carolina Hurricanes2–114,51125–12–454Recap
42January 12@ New York Islanders3–211,75126–12–456Recap
43January 14@ Nashville Predators2–417,11326–13–456Recap
44January 17Minnesota Wild5–119,78727–13–458Recap
45January 19New York Islanders1–419,79627–14–458Recap
46January 21@ New Jersey Devils4–116,25128–14–460Recap
47January 22Boston Bruins5–6 (SO)19,85128–14–561Recap
48January 24@ Florida Panthers3–2 (SO)17,73729–14–563Recap
49January 31Winnipeg Jets1–2 (SO)19,87429–14–664Recap
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)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
50February 2Nashville Predators4–119,82330–14–666Recap
51February 4New Jersey Devils4–619,86230–15–666Recap
52February 5@ New York Rangers2–518,20030–16–666Recap
53February 7New York Islanders0–1 (SO)19,61430–16–767Recap
54February 9Toronto Maple Leafs4–319,68431–16–769Recap
55February 11New York Rangers2–519,91531–17–769Recap
56February 12@ Detroit Red Wings3–420,06631–18–769Recap
57February 16Buffalo Sabres7–219,72532–18–771Recap
58February 18Pittsburgh Penguins4–619,95832–19–771Recap
59February 21@ Winnipeg Jets5–4 (OT)15,00433–19–773Recap
60February 23@ Edmonton Oilers0–216,83933–20–773Recap
61February 25@ Calgary Flames5–4 (SO)19,28934–20–775Recap
62February 28@ San Jose Sharks0–117,56234–21–775Recap :
March: 11–3–2, 24 points (home: 7–2–1; road: 4–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
63March 1New York Islanders6–319,67435–21–777Recap
64March 4@ Washington Capitals1–018,50636–21–779Recap
65March 6Detroit Red Wings3–219,89237–21–781Recap
66March 8Florida Panthers5–019,67538–21–783Recap
67March 10@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–0 (SO)19,55939–21–785Recap
68March 11@ New Jersey Devils1–415,10739–22–785Recap
69March 13New Jersey Devils3–019,72440–22–787Recap
70March 15@ New York Islanders3–213,82741–22–789Recap
71March 17@ Boston Bruins2–3 (SO)17,56541–22–890Recap
72March 18Pittsburgh Penguins3–2 (OT)19,92742–22–892Recap
73March 20Florida Panthers1–219,56842–23–892Recap
74March 22Washington Capitals2–1 (SO)19,94843–23–894Recap
75March 24Montreal Canadiens4–119,93144–23–896Recap
76March 26Tampa Bay Lightning3–519,59044–24–896Recap
77March 29@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–119,41545–24–898Recap
78March 31Ottawa Senators3–4 (SO)19,82245–24–999Recap :
April: 2–2–0, 4 points (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
79April 1@ Pittsburgh Penguins6–418,60146–24–9101Recap
80April 3New York Rangers3–519,89846–25–9101Recap
81April 5Buffalo Sabres2–119,87347–25–9103Recap
82April 7@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–418,61647–26–9103Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Flyers win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 11Philadelphia4–3PittsburghOTBryzgalov18,565Flyers lead 1–0Recap
2April 13Philadelphia8–5PittsburghBryzgalov18,626Flyers lead 2–0Recap
3April 15Pittsburgh4–8PhiladelphiaBryzgalov20,092Flyers lead 3–0Recap
4April 18Pittsburgh10–3PhiladelphiaBryzgalov20,172Flyers lead 3–1Recap
5April 20Philadelphia2–3PittsburghBryzgalov18,628Flyers lead 3–2Recap
6April 22Pittsburgh1–5PhiladelphiaBryzgalov20,127Flyers win 4–2Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 29New Jersey3–4PhiladelphiaOTBryzgalov19,972Flyers lead 1–0Recap
2May 1New Jersey4–1PhiladelphiaBryzgalov20,131Series tied 1–1Recap
3May 3Philadelphia3–4New JerseyOTBryzgalov17,625Devils lead 2–1Recap
4May 6Philadelphia2–4New JerseyBryzgalov17,625Devils lead 3–1Recap
5May 8New Jersey3–1PhiladelphiaBryzgalov19,818Devils win 4–1Recap :
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.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Nicklas Grossmann† | D | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Andreas Lilja | D | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 6 |
| 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 |
| 15 | Andreas Nodl‡ | RW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Tom Sestito | LW | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Jody Shelley | LW | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Sergei Bobrovsky | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 22 | Ben Holmstrom | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Brandon Manning | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Kevin Marshall‡ | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Matt Walker | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 326 | 37 | 3.46 | .887 | 0 | 642 |
| 35 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 29 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 769 | 78 | 3.02 | .899 | 0 | 1,550 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8.13 | .722 | 0 | 37 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

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

### Records

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. 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. On March 18, Hartnell scored the latest regular season overtime goal in team history at 4:59 of the period. The Flyers won 25 times on the road for the second consecutive season, tying the team record.
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). The Flyers two shorthanded goals during the game also tied a team record. In game three, the Flyers scored four powerplay goals, tying a team record. 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). The twelve powerplay goals the Flyers scored during the series is a franchise single series high.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Sean Couturier | October 6, 2011 |
| First game | Matt Read | October 6, 2011 |
| First game | Harry Zolnierczyk | October 18, 2011 |
| First game | Marc-Andre Bourdon | November 21, 2011 |
| First game | Kevin Marshall | November 21, 2011 |
| First game | Brandon Manning | March 8, 2012 |
| 1,600th point | Jaromir Jagr | October 6, 2011 |
| 25th shutout | Ilya Bryzgalov | February 7, 2012 |

## 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.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23) | To Los Angeles Kings Rob BordsonMike Richards | To Philadelphia Flyers Brayden SchennWayne Simmonds2nd-round pick in 2012 |
| June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23) | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Carter | To Philadelphia Flyers Jakub Voracek1st-round pick in 20113rd-round pick in 2011 |
| June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27) | To Minnesota Wild Darroll Powe | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2013 |
| July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01) | To Florida Panthers Kris Versteeg | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 20122nd-round pick in 2012 or 2013 |
| October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12) | To Los Angeles Kings Stefan Legein6th-round pick in 2012 | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations |
| February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02) | To Washington Capitals Kevin Marshall | To Philadelphia Flyers Matthew Ford |
| February 16, 2012 (2012-02-16) | To Dallas Stars 2nd-round pick in 20123rd-round pick in 2013 | To Philadelphia Flyers Nicklas Grossmann |
| February 18, 2012 (2012-02-18) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Kalinski2nd-round pick in 20124th-round pick in 2013 | To Philadelphia Flyers Pavel Kubina |

### Players acquired

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

### Players lost

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

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23) | Ilya Bryzgalov | 9-year | Re-signing |
| June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27) | Andreas Nodl | 2-year | Re-signing |
| June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27) | Tom Sestito | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01) | Jakub Voracek | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07) | Wayne Simmonds | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 14, 2011 (2011-07-14) | Tye McGinn | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19) | Jon Kalinski | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19) | Marcel Noebels | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 30, 2011 (2011-08-30) | James van Riemsdyk | 6-year | Extension |
| September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21) | Sean Couturier | 3-year | Entry-level |
| November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09) | Braydon Coburn | 4-year | Extension |
| March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27) | Nick Cousins | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04) | Matthew Ford | 1-year | Extension |
| April 6, 2012 (2012-04-06) | Nicklas Grossmann | 4-year | Extension |
| May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21) | Derek Mathers | 3-year | Entry-level |

## 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. 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. They also traded their original second and fifth-round picks in two different trades.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 8 | Sean Couturier | Center | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 68 | Nick Cousins | Center | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 4 | 116 | Colin Suellentrop | Defense | United States | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 4 | 118 | Marcel Noebels | Left wing | Germany | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 6 | 176 | Petr Placek | Right wing | Czech Republic | Hotchkiss School (USHS-CT) |
| 7 | 206 | Derek Mathers | Right wing | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |