2011-12 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise’s 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Lightning had a brand new logo and jerseys beginning this season.
==Offseason==
Among the Lightning's offseason deals, they re-signed their first overall pick from 2008, Steven Stamkos to a five-year contract. They also brought back goaltender Dwayne Roloson with a one-year deal, having acquired him in a trade during the previous season.
The team's home arena, the St. Pete Times Forum underwent a $35 million renovation that saw additions that included a digital pipe organ and Tesla coils on either side of the main scoreboard that shoot lightning 25 feet.
==Regular season==
The Lightning opened the season on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 7. Their first home game was October 17 against the Florida Panthers.
In October, the Lightning earned 12 points after going 5–4–2, which put them in 8th place in the Eastern Conference, and 3rd place in the Southeast Division. Steven Stamkos led the team in goals with six, while Marc-Andre Bergeron led the team in points with twelve.
Victor Hedman the second-overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, was signed to a five-year contract extension worth $20 million.
As in October, the Lightning earned 12 points in November with a 6–7–0 record for the month, making their overall record 11–11–2. They remained in 3rd place in their division, while falling to 11th in the Eastern Conference. Stamkos continued to lead the team in goals with 16, and also overtook the points lead with 26.
Martin St. Louis was injured during a morning practice on December 8. That night he was expected to play in his 500th consectutive game. St. Louis took a puck to the face from a backhanded shot attempt from a teammate. After being evaluated, St. Louis was reported to have suffered facial and nasal fractures, and was ruled to be out indefinitely. He would return to the ice on December 21, sporting a full metal cage attached his helmet.
The Lightning began December with only one win in six games, but rebounded to earn points in six of the last seven games of the month, giving them a 6–6–1 record in December. Their 17–17–3 record dropped them to 4th in the division and 12th in the conference. Stamkos ended the month with 43 points, and his 26 goals not only led the team, but led the entire league.
==Playoffs==
The Lightning failed to qualify for the 2012 NHL playoffs.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
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# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 20 	@ St. Louis Blues 	1–3 	 	Garon 	Scottrade Center 	10,451 	0–1–0 	 	
2 	September 21 	St. Louis Blues 	3–4 	 	Janus 	Amway Center 	 	0–2–0 	 	
3 	September 23 	Florida Panthers 	5–2 	 	Roloson 	St. Pete Times Forum 	13,410 	1–2–0 	 	
4 	September 24 	@ Florida Panthers 	5–3 	 	Garon 	BankAtlantic Center 	12,713 	2–2–0 	 	
5 	September 29 	@ Montreal Canadiens 	4–0 	 	Roloson 	Bell Centre 	21,273 	3–2–0 	 	
6 	October 1 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–5 	 	 	Colisée Pepsi 	 	3–3–0 	 	
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October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.	October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.	October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.	October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.	October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.	October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.	October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.	October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.	October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.	October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.	October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–0; road 2–3–2) 12 pts.
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 7 	@ Carolina Hurricanes 	5–1 	 	Roloson 	RBC Center 	18,680 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 8 	@ Boston Bruins 	1–4 	 	Garon 	TD Garden 	17,565 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 10 	@ Washington Capitals 	5–6 	SO 	Roloson 	Verizon Center 	18,506 	1–1–1 	3 	
4 	October 13 	@ New York Islanders 	1–5 	 	Roloson 	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 	9,759 	1–2–1 	3 	
5 	October 15 	@ Florida Panthers 	2–3 	SO 	Garon 	BankAtlantic Center 	18,352 	1–2–2 	4 	
6 	October 17 	Florida Panthers 	4–7 	 	Roloson 	St. Pete Times Forum 	19,204 	1–3–2 	4 	
7 	October 20 	New York Islanders 	4–1 	 	Garon 	St. Pete Times Forum 	18,181 	2–3–2 	6 	
8 	October 22 	Buffalo Sabres 	3–0 	 	Garon 	St. Pete Times Forum 	19,204 	3–3–2 	8 	
9 	October 25 	@ Buffalo Sabres 	4–3 	 	Garon 	First Niagara Center 	18,690 	4–3–2 	10 	
10 	October 27 	@ Nashville Predators 	3–5 	 	Garon 	Bridgestone Arena 	16,619 	4–4–2 	10 	
11 	October 29 	Winnipeg Jets 	1–0 	 	Roloson 	St. Pete Times Forum 	19,204 	5–4–2 	12 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	60	37	97 	7 	66
 	77	25	49	74 	−3 	16
 	81	24	41	65 	9 	16
 	64	22	27	49 	-2 	50
 	68	20	28	48 	−11	82
‡ 	55	12	16	28 	−15	121
 	43	4 	20	24 	6 	20
 	61	5 	18	23 	−9 	65
 	82	1 	20	21 	−5 	49
 	74	12	7 	19 	−19	8
‡ 	56	4 	15	19 	−10	48
‡ 	53	2 	15	17 	2 	16
 	82	2 	13	15 	−26	20
 	68	9 	6 	15 	−23	21
 	68	4 	11	15 	−9 	30
 	50	6 	7 	13 	−4 	8
 	45	4 	8 	12 	−11	10
 	40	2 	9 	11 	1 	8
‡ 	52	3 	8 	11 	1 	59
† 	20	0 	8 	8 	−6 	8
† 	18	3 	5 	8 	4 	10
 	57	2 	5 	7 	−11	17
 	16	2 	3 	5 	2 	4
 	26	0 	5 	5 	−5 	6
‡ 	22	2 	2 	4 	−3 	10
 	41	1 	2 	3 	−4 	13
 	14	0 	2 	2 	-2 	15
 	6 	1 	0 	1 	−1 	5
† 	19	0 	1 	1 	−5 	13
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2 	0
† 	13	0 	0 	0 	4 	17
 	10	0 	0 	0 	−2 	4
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0
‡ 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	6
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; 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
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player	GP	Min 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	48	2484	23	16	5 	118	2.85	1191	.901	1 	0	2	0
 	40	2099	13	16	4 	128	3.66	1126	.886	1 	0	0	6
 	5 	244 	1 	3 	1 	14 	3.44	116 	.879	0 	0	1	2
 	3 	135 	1 	1 	0 	7 	3.11	7 	.877	0 	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Lightning. Stats reflect time with Lightning only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven StamkosMalkin, Stamkos, Sedin grab monthly honors 	NHL Second Star of the Month	December 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven StamkosStamkos, Ovechkin, Quick earn Three Star nods 	NHL First Star of the Week 	January 2, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Teddy PurcellKarlsson, Purcell and Lehtonen are NHL's '3 Stars'	NHL Second Star of the Week 	February 27, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven StamkosFebruary's stars: Smith, Karlsson, Stamkos 	NHL Third Star of the Month 	February 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven StamkosSmith, Stamkos and Crosby earn Three Star honors 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	April 9, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Clark 	600th career NHL game 	October 7, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Connolly 	1st career NHL game 	October 7, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Malone 	300th career NHL point 	October 7, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin St. Louis 	300th career NHL goal 	October 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Connolly 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	October 10, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Downie 	200th career NHL game 	October 10, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nate Thompson 	200th career NHL game 	October 10, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Malone 	500th career NHL game 	October 22, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vincent Lecavalier 	800th career NHL point 	October 25, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dominic Moore 	100th career NHL assist 	October 25, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Teddy Purcell 	200th career NHL game 	October 27, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Connolly 	1st career NHL goal 	November 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Downie 	100th career NHL point 	November 17, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Teddy Purcell 	100th career NHL point 	December 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin St. Louis 	800th career NHL point 	December 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mathieu Garon 	300th career NHL game 	December 29, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
J. T. Wyman 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	December 29, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin St. Louis 	500th career NHL assist 	December 31, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pierre-Cedric Labrie	1st career NHL game 	January 7, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eric Brewer 	800th career NHL game 	January 12, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dana Tyrell 	100th career NHL game 	January 12, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pierre-Cedric Labrie	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	January 21, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Trevor Smith 	1st career NHL assist 	January 21, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Angelidis 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	January 24, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dominic Moore 	500th career NHL game 	January 31, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin St. Louis 	900th career NHL game 	February 4, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brendan Mikkelson 	100th career NHL game 	February 11, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Stamkos 	300th career NHL game 	February 16, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Stamkos 	300th career NHL point 	February 21, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tim Wallace 	1st career NHL goal 	March 3, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Shannon 	300th career NHL game 	March 6, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Victor Hedman 	200th career NHL game 	March 8, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Tokarski 	1st career NHL win 	March 13, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brendan Mikkelson 	1st career NHL goal 	March 17, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dwayne Roloson 	600th career NHL game 	March 24, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Segal 	100th career NHL game 	March 29, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
J. T. Brown 	1st career NHL game 	March 31, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
J. T. Brown 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	April 7, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Final roster==
Updated April 2, 2012.
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==Transactions==
The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 25, 2011 	To New York Islanders Future Considerations 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Bruno Gervais
June 25, 2011 	To Phoenix Coyotes Marc-Antoine Pouliot 	To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick (#201 overall) in 2011
December 2, 2011Lightning acquire defensemen Oberg, Kostka from Panthers 	To Florida Panthers Mike VernaceJames Wright 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike KostkaEvan Oberg
January 6, 2012Lightning acquire defenseman Brendan Mikkelson from Calgary 	To Calgary Flames Blair Jones 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brendan Mikkelson
February 16, 2012Lightning acquire second round pick from San Jose 	To San Jose Sharks Dominic Moore7th-round pick in 2012 	To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2012
February 18, 2012Lightning acquire pair of picks, LW Jon Kalinski from Philadelphia	To Philadelphia Flyers Pavel Kubina 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jon KalinskiConditional 2nd-round pick in 2012 or 20134th-round pick in 2013
February 19, 2012Lightning acquire first round pick, D Piche in 3-team trade 	To Colorado Avalanche Steve Downie 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Kyle Quincey
February 19, 2012 	To Detroit Red Wings Kyle Quincey 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Sebastien Piche1st-round pick in 2012
February 19, 2012Lightning acquire forward Brandon Segal from Blackhawks 	To Chicago Blackhawks Matt Fornataro 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Segal
February 27, 2012Lightning acquire D Mike Commodore from Detroit 	To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Commodore
February 27, 2012Lightning acquire D Brian Lee from Senators 	To Ottawa Senators Matt Gilroy 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brian Lee
February 27, 2012Lightning acquire D Keith Aulie from Toronto 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Carter Ashton 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Keith Aulie
June 15, 2012 	To Nashville Predators Sebastien CaronTwo 2nd-round picks in 20123rd-round pick in 2013	To Tampa Bay Lightning Anders LindbackKyle Wilson7th-round pick in 2012
=== Free agents signed ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Michel Ouellet 	Hamburg Freezers 	1 year, $525,000
Mathieu Garon 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2 years, $2.6 million
J. T. Wyman 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $525,000
Matt Gilroy 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $1 million
Richard Petiot 	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $525,000
Trevor Smith 	Springfield Falcons 	1 year
Tom Pyatt 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $525,000
Alexandre Picard 	San Antonio Rampage 	1 year, $600,000
Ryan Shannon 	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $625,000
Daniel Milan 	Moncton Wildcats 	3 years, $1.645 million entry-level contract
Antti Miettinen 	Ak Bars Kazan 	2 years, $3 million
Pierre-Cedric Labrie	Norfolk Admirals 	2 years, $1.05 million
Cory Conacher 	Norfolk Admirals 	2 years, $1.7425 million entry-level contract
Danick Gauthier 	Saint John Sea Dogs 	3 years, $1.775 million entry-level contract
Sebastien Caron 	Iserlohn Roosters 	1 year, 525,000
J. T. Brown 	University of Minnesota-Duluth	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Sean Bergenheim 	Florida Panthers 	4 years, $11 million
Mike Smith 	Phoenix Coyotes 	2 years, $4 million
Simon Gagne 	Los Angeles Kings 	2 years, $7 million
Randy Jones 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $1.15 million
Cedrick Desjardins	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $650,000
Mike Lundin 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $1 million
Matt Smaby 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $600,000
Chris Durno 	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $525,000
Mathieu Roy 	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $600,000
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Tim WallaceLightning claim Tim Wallace off waivers	New York Islanders	February 23, 2012
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Antti MiettinenJets claim Antti Miettinen off waivers	Winnipeg Jets	December 13, 2011
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
===Player signings===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Michael Vernace 	June 13, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Mike Angelidis 	June 15, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Blair Jones 	June 24, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Eric Brewer 	June 24, 2011 	4 years, $15.4 million
Bruno Gervais 	June 27, 2011 	1 year, $550,000
Marc-Andre Bergeron 	June 28, 2011 	2 years, $2 million
Adam Hall 	June 29, 2011 	1 year, $600,000
Dwayne Roloson 	June 30, 2011 	1 year, $3 million
Brett Connolly 	July 1, 2011 	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Scott Jackson 	July 15, 2011 	1 year, $550,000
Steven Stamkos 	July 19, 2011 	5 years, $37.5 million
Teddy Purcell 	July 20, 2011 	2 years, $4.725 million
Ondrej Palat 	October 10, 2011 	3 years, $1.7 million entry-level contract
Dana Tyrell 	November 28, 2011	2 years, $1.2 million contract extension
Victor Hedman 	November 30, 2011	5 years, $20 million contract extension
Tom Pyatt 	January 9, 2012 	2 years, $1.2 million contract extension
Vladislav Namestnikov	March 13, 2012 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Alex Killorn 	March 19, 2012 	2 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Riku Helenius 	June 14, 2012 	2 years, $1.2 million
Adam Hall 	June 15, 2012 	1 year, $650,000
J. T. Wyman 	June 15, 2012 	1 year, $600,000
== Draft picks ==
Tampa Bay's selections at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	27 	Vladislav Namestnikov	C 	 	London Knights (OHL)
2 	58 	Nikita Kucherov 	W 	 	CSKA Moscow (KHL)
5 	148 	Nikita Nesterov 	D 	 	Chelyabinsk 2 (Russia-Jr.)
6 	178 	Adam Wilcox 	G 	 	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
7 	201 (from Phoenix)	Matthew Peca 	C 	 	Pembroke Lumber Kings (CCHL)
7 	208 	Ondrej Palat 	LW 	 	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
== See also ==
* 2011–12 NHL season
==References==
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning seasons
Tampa Bay Lightning season, 2011–12