2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	2nd Atlantic
Conference	4th Eastern
2011–12 record	51–25–6
Home record	29–10–2
Road record	22–15–4
Goals for	282
Goals against	221
Team information
General Manager	Ray Shero
Coach	Dan Bylsma
Captain	Sidney Crosby
Alternate captains	Evgeni Malkin Brooks Orpik Jordan Staal
Arena	Consol Energy Center
Average attendance	18,566
Team leaders
Goals	Evgeni Malkin (50)
Assists	Evgeni Malkin (59)
Points	Evgeni Malkin (109)
Penalties in minutes	James Neal (87)
Plus/minus	Kris Letang (+21)
Wins	Marc-Andre Fleury (42)
Goals against average	Marc-Andre Fleury (2.36)
<2010–11	2012–13>

The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise’s 45th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins, led by head coach Dan Bylsma, would start the season without captain center Sidney Crosby. The team still managed a 51–25–6 record, an East-best 29 home wins, and their 108 points second-best in the Eastern Conference. In February, the team began the league's longest season winning streak and also saw the return of Crosby after missing more than 40 games with concussion like symptoms, before they saw the streak end in March at 11 games. Center Evgeni Malkin was able to play in 75 games despite difficulties associated with recent knee surgery and recorded his greatest goal tally in a season (50) on the way to winning his second Art Ross Trophy. Marc-Andre Fleury tied a franchise record for goalie wins (226) in a victory against the Atlantic division winning-New York Rangers. The four-seed Penguins would see their playoff run end to the same team which halted their regular season winning streak, the Philadelphia Flyers, losing the first three games before perishing in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

On April 27, Malkin was one of three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, marking his third-career nomination for the award. On June 20 Malkin finished first in votes for the Hart Trophy, earning his first career MVP award.

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log: 5–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Record 1 September 21 Detroit Red Wings 2 – 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 2 September 22 Chicago Blackhawks 1 – 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0–0 3 September 24 Minnesota Wild 1 – 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0–0 4 September 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 2 (SO) Los Angeles Kings 4–0–0 5 September 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 2 Chicago Blackhawks 5–0–0 6 October 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 3 Detroit Red Wings 5–1–0

Regular season

Game log

Excluding 9 shootout-winning goals, the Penguins scored 273 goals overall, the most in the League.

Standings

Atlantic Division

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	109
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	108
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	103
4	New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	102
5	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	79

Eastern Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – New York Rangers	AT	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	109
2	y – Boston Bruins	NE	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	102
3	y – Florida Panthers	SE	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	94
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	108
5	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	103
6	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	102
7	Washington Capitals	SE	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	92
8	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	92
8.5
9	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	89
10	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	84
11	Winnipeg Jets	SE	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	84
12	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	82
13	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	80
14	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	79
15	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	78

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – Clinched division, z – Clinched conference (and division)

Detailed records

Final

Eastern Conference
Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
New York Rangers	6	4	2	0	196–177	20	12	2–17	3–20	151–205
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers	6	2	3	1	193–157	20	22	3–22	6–29	207–163
New Jersey Devils	6	3	3	0	203–145	18	16	6–22	2–16	186–158
New York Islanders	6	4	2	0	211–157	23	15	4–22	3–24	181–166
Division Total	24	13	10	1	803–636	81	65	15–83	14–89	725–692

Northeast	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
Boston Bruins	4	3	1	0	133–121	13	9	4–16	1–10	130–122
Ottawa Senators	4	1	3	0	146–102	15	22	3–14	4–17	138–124
Buffalo Sabres	4	2	2	0	117–99	17	15	6–14	0–10	118–110
Toronto Maple Leafs	4	2	2	0	130–116	11	11	2–11	3–13	107–115
Montreal Canadiens	4	3	0	1	146–114	14	11	0–15	1–17	132–109
Division Total	20	11	8	1	672–552	70	68	15–70	9–67	625–580

Southeast	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
Florida Panthers	4	3	1	0	145–120	12	7	0–12	2–11	122–108
Washington Capitals	4	2	1	1	133–77	8	8	2–13	1–9	96–112
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	3	1	0	153–96	19	10	5–18	4–15	129–133
Winnipeg Jets	4	3	1	0	142–108	21	12	4–13	1–10	140–124
Carolina Hurricanes	4	3	1	0	173–102	12	10	1–10	1–13	107–133
Division Total	20	14	5	1	746–503	72	47	12–66	9–58	594–610
Conference Total	64	38	23	3	2221–1691	223	180	42–219	32–214	1944–1882

Western Conference
Central	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
St. Louis Blues	2	1	0	1	72–77	5	5	2–7	0–9	69–58
Nashville Predators	1	1	0	0	23–30	5	1	0–1	0–2	25–25
Detroit Red Wings	1	0	1	0	26–25	1	4	0–4	1–2	25–27
Chicago Blackhawks	1	1	0	0	28–38	3	2	1–7	0–3	37–30
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	1	0	0	40–24	4	2	2–5	0–2	37–32
Division Total	6	4	1	1	189–194	18	14	5–24	1–18	193–172

Northwest	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
Vancouver Canucks	1	1	0	0	28–36	4	3	2–3	0–3	27–32
Calgary Flames	1	1	0	0	37–20	5	3	2–5	0–3	36–39
Colorado Avalanche	2	2	0	0	61–63	11	4	1–10	0–6	52–62
Minnesota Wild	1	1	0	0	25–26	4	2	1–2	0–5	36–29
Edmonton Oilers	1	0	0	1	34–35	1	2	1–8	0–5	39–38
Division Total	6	5	0	1	185–180	25	14	7–28	0–22	190–200

Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
Phoenix Coyotes	1	1	0	0	28–37	2	1	0–1	0–2	25–34
San Jose Sharks	1	0	0	1	36–37	3	4	0–0	0–1	25–39
Los Angeles Kings	1	1	0	0	33–26	3	2	1–6	0–4	22–41
Dallas Stars	2	2	0	0	61–53	7	4	2–10	0–6	71–69
Anaheim Ducks	1	0	1	0	26–29	1	2	0–1	0–3	30–2
Division Total	6	4	1	1	184–182	16	13	3–18	0–16	173–185
Conference Total	18	13	2	3	558–556	59	41	15–70	1–56	556–557
NHL Total	82	51	25	6	2779–2247	282	221	57–289	33–270	2500–2439

Stanley Cup playoffs

Main article: 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Pittsburgh Penguins qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, but lost in six games to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Playoff log

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs No. 5 Philadelphia Flyers: Philadelphia wins series 4–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Pittsburgh goals Opponent goals Decision Attendance Series 1 April 11 Philadelphia 4–3 Pittsburgh OT Crosby, Kennedy, Dupuis Briere, Briere, Schenn, Voracek Fleury (0–1) 18,565 1–0 2 April 13 Philadelphia 8–5 Pittsburgh Crosby, Kunitz, Martin, Kunitz, Kennedy Talbot, Giroux, Giroux, Couturier, Couturier, Jagr, Couturier, Giroux Fleury (0–2) 18,626 2–0 3 April 15 Pittsburgh 4–8 Philadelphia Staal, Neal, Neal, Staal Talbot, Briere, Briere, Read, Read, Simmonds, Giroux, Talbot Fleury (0–3) 20,092 3–0 4 April 18 Pittsburgh 10–3 Philadelphia Malkin, Niskanen, Crosby, Staal, Letang, Staal, Sullivan, Dupuis, Staal, Malkin Giroux, Timonen, Voracek Fleury (1–3) 20,172 3–1 5 April 20 Philadelphia 2–3 Pittsburgh Sullivan, Staal, Kennedy Carle, Hartnell Fleury (2–3) 18,628 3–2 6 April 22 Pittsburgh 1–5 Philadelphia Malkin Giroux, Hartnell, Gustafsson, Briere, Schenn Fleury (2–4) 20,127 4–2
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Playoff series win      Bold = Game Winning Goal

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Craig Adams	82	5	13	18	−6	34
Aaron Asham	64	5	11	16	−5	76
Robert Bortuzzo	6	0	0	0	1	2
Matt Cooke	82	19	19	38	5	44
Sidney Crosby	22	8	29	37	15	14
Simon Despres	18	1	3	4	5	10
Pascal Dupuis	82	25	34	59	18	34
Deryk Engelland	73	4	13	17	10	56
Dustin Jeffrey	26	4	2	6	−4	2
Tyler Kennedy	60	11	22	33	10	29
Chris Kunitz	82	26	35	61	16	49
Kris Letang	51	10	32	42	21	34
Mark Letestu‡	11	0	1	1	−6	2
Ben Lovejoy	34	1	4	5	3	13
Steve MacIntyre	12	0	0	0	0	6
Evgeni Malkin	75	50	59	109	18	70
Paul Martin	73	2	25	27	9	18
Colin McDonald	5	0	0	0	0	0
Zbynek Michalek	62	2	11	13	0	24
James Neal	80	40	41	81	6	87
Matt Niskanen	75	4	17	21	9	47
Cal O'Reilly†	6	0	1	1	−4	0
Brooks Orpik	73	2	16	18	19	61
Richard Park	54	7	7	14	−1	12
Alexandre Picard	17	0	4	4	4	4
Carl Sneep	1	0	1	1	1	0
Jordan Staal	62	25	25	50	11	34
Brian Strait	9	0	1	1	−2	4
Steve Sullivan	79	17	31	48	−3	20
Eric Tangradi	24	0	2	2	−4	16
Joe Vitale	68	4	10	14	−5	56
Jason Williams	8	1	1	2	1	4
Totals	82	273	470	743	31	862

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Craig Adams	5	0	0	0	−1	19
Aaron Asham	3	0	0	0	−3	10
Matt Cooke	6	0	4	4	3	16
Sidney Crosby	6	3	5	8	−3	9
Simon Despres	3	0	0	0	2	2
Pascal Dupuis	6	2	4	6	0	0
Deryk Engelland	6	0	1	1	1	14
Tyler Kennedy	6	3	3	6	1	2
Chris Kunitz	6	2	4	6	−2	8
Kris Letang	6	1	4	5	−1	21
Ben Lovejoy	2	0	0	0	−2	0
Evgeni Malkin	6	3	5	8	−1	6
Paul Martin	3	1	0	1	−1	0
Zbynek Michalek	6	0	1	1	2	0
James Neal	5	2	4	6	−3	12
Matt Niskanen	4	1	2	3	2	6
Brooks Orpik	6	0	0	0	−2	4
Richard Park	2	0	1	1	−1	2
Jordan Staal	6	6	3	9	2	2
Brian Strait	3	0	0	0	3	0
Steve Sullivan	6	2	4	6	−4	4
Eric Tangradi	2	0	1	1	2	0
Joe Vitale	4	0	0	0	−2	12
Totals	6	26	46	72	−1	149

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury	67	64	3896	42	17	4	6	153	2.36	1768	1615	0.913	3	0	2	4
Brent Johnson	16	14	811	6	7	2	1	42	3.11	359	317	0.883	0	0	0	0
Brad Thiessen	5	4	258	3	1	0	0	16	3.72	113	97	0.858	0	0	0	0
Totals	88	82	4965	51	25	6	7	211	2.55	2240	2029	0.906	3	0	2	4

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury	6	6	337	2	4	N/A	2	26	4.63	157	131	0.834	0	0	1	0
Brent Johnson	1	0	20	0	0	N/A	0	2	6.00	6	4	0.667	0	0	0	0
Totals	6	6	357	2	4	N/A	2	28	4.71	163	135	0.828	0	0	1	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Penguins. Stats reflect time with Penguins only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Penguins only.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
Sidney Crosby	NHL First Star of the Week	November 28, 2011
Evgeni Malkin	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 19, 2011
Evgeni Malkin	NHL First Star of the Month	December 2011
Evgeni Malkin	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 16, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	NHL First Star of the Week	January 23, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	NHL All Star Game	January 29, 2012
Kris Letang	NHL All Star Game	January 29, 2012
James Neal	NHL All Star Game	January 29, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	NHL Second Star of the Month	January 2012
Evgeni Malkin	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 13, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	NHL First Star of the Week	March 26, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	NHL Second Star of the Month	March 2012
Sidney Crosby	NHL Third Star of the Week	April 9, 2012

Post Season

Player	Award	Awarded
Evgeni Malkin	Hart Memorial Trophy Nominee	April 27, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	Hart Memorial Trophy Winner	June 20, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	Art Ross Trophy Winner	June 20, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	Ted Lindsay Award Winner	June 20, 2012

Team awards

Awarded on April 5, 2012

Player	Award	Notes
Marc-Andre Fleury Pascal Dupuis	Baz Bastien Memorial Award	Presented by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association to the player who the local media of the PHWA want to acknowledge for his cooperation throughout the year. The award is presented in memory of the late Aldege “Baz” Bastien, Penguins general manager from 1976–83. Sponsor: UPMC Sports Medicine
Matt Cooke	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee	The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes for the Penguins’ Masterton nominee. Each NHL team selects a Masterton candidate from which the overall winner is chosen. The Masterton candidate is nominated as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Sponsor: Trib Total Media
Evgeni Malkin	A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Cup	Presented in memory of A.T. Caggiano, long-time Penguins’ locker room attendant & Booster Club supporter, the award is presented by Penguins Booster Club members, who vote for the three stars after every home game and tally votes at the end of the regular season.
Brooks Orpik	Player's Player Award	The players hold a vote at the end of the season for the player they feel exemplifies leadership for the team, both on and off the ice, a player dedicated to teamwork. Sponsor: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Evgeni Malkin	Edward J. DeBartolo Award	The award recognizes the player who has donated a tremendous amount of time and effort during the season working on community and charity projects. Sponsor: Verizon Wireless
Brooks Orpik Marc-Andre Fleury	Defensive Player of the Year	This award honors the defensive skills of an individual player on the team. Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management
Evgeni Malkin	Most Valuable Player	Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team. Sponsor: CONSOL Energy

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Kris Letang	300th Career NHL Game	October 6, 2011
Jordan Staal	200th Career NHL Point	October 8, 2011
Matt Niskanen	300th Career NHL Game	October 13, 2011
Aaron Asham	700th Career NHL Game	October 20, 2011
Jordan Staal	100th Career NHL Goal	October 22, 2011
Steve Sullivan	900th Career NHL Game	October 22, 2011
Robert Bortuzzo	1st Career NHL Game	November 5, 2011
Chris Kunitz	300th Career NHL Point	November 12, 2011
Richard Park	700th Career NHL Game	November 15, 2011
Zbynek Michalek	500th Career NHL Game	November 23, 2011
Paul Martin	500th Career NHL Game	November 25, 2011
Simon Despres	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 1, 2011
Brent Johnson	300th Career NHL Game	December 3, 2011
Deryk Engelland	100th Career NHL Game	December 10, 2011
Matt Cooke	1,000th Career NHL PIM	December 10, 2011
Craig Adams	700th Career NHL Game	December 13, 2011
Pascal Dupuis	700th Career NHL Game	December 16, 2011
Aaron Asham	200th Career NHL Point	December 16, 2011
Pascal Dupuis	300th Career NHL Point	December 17, 2011
Marc-Andre Fleury	200th Career NHL Win	December 17, 2011
Brooks Orpik	100th Career NHL Point	December 17, 2011
Simon Despres	1st Career NHL Goal	December 17, 2011
Carl Sneep	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 17, 2011
Matt Niskanen	100th Career NHL point	December 20, 2011
Steve Sullivan	700th Career NHL Point	December 23, 2011
Jordan Staal	400th Career NHL Game	December 27, 2011
Marc-Andre Fleury	400th Career NHL Game	January 7, 2012
Tyler Kennedy	300th Career NHL Game	January 17, 2012
Paul Martin	200th Career NHL Point	January 17, 2012
Chris Kunitz	500th Career NHL Game	January 24, 2012
James Neal	100th Career NHL Goal	January 24, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	400th Career NHL Game	February 11, 2012
Richard Park	100th Career NHL Goal	February 11, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	300th Career NHL Assist	February 21, 2012
Brad Thiessen	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	February 26, 2012
James Neal	300th Career NHL Game	March 7, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	500th Career NHL Point	March 11, 2012
James Neal	200th Career NHL Point	March 11, 2012
James Neal	100th Career NHL Assist	March 15, 2012
Evgeni Malkin	200th Career NHL Goal	March 20, 2012
Sidney Crosby	600th Career NHL Point	March 30, 2012
Brooks Orpik	100th Career NHL Assist	March 30, 2012
Chris Kunitz	200th Career NHL Assist	April 5, 2012

Playoffs

Player	Milestone	Reached
Eric Tangradi	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 18, 2012
Deryk Engelland	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 18, 2012

Personnel

Pittsburgh Penguins 2011–12 Final Roster
Goaltenders 1 – Brent Johnson  29 – Marc-Andre Fleury	Defensemen 2 – Matt Niskanen  4 – Zbynek Michalek  5 – Deryk Engelland  6 – Ben Lovejoy  7 – Paul Martin  44 – Brooks Orpik  – A 58 – Kris Letang	Wingers 9 – Pascal Dupuis  12 – Richard Park  14 – Chris Kunitz  15 – Dustin Jeffrey  18 – James Neal  24 – Matt Cooke  26 – Steve Sullivan  27 – Craig Adams  45 – Arron Asham  48 – Tyler Kennedy	Centers 11 – Jordan Staal  – A 46 – Joe Vitale  71 – Evgeni Malkin  – A 87 – Sidney Crosby  – C
Pittsburgh Penguins 2011–12 Staff
Executive Operations Ownership – Mario Lemieux, Ron Burkle Chief Operating Officer – Travis Williams CEO/President – David Morehouse Chairman – Mario Lemieux Executive Vice President – Ray Shero		Hockey Operations General Manager – Ray Shero Assistant General Manager – Jason Botterill Head Coach – Dan Bylsma Assistant Coach – Tony Granato Assistant Coach – Todd Reirden Goaltending Coach – Gilles Meloche Strength and Conditioning Coach – Mike Kadar Player Development Coach – Bill Guerin Goaltender Development Coach – Mike Bales

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades

November 8, 2011	To Columbus Blue Jackets: Mark Letestu	To Pittsburgh: 4th-round pick in 2012
June 4, 2012	To Washington Capitals: 7th-round pick in 2012	To Pittsburgh: Tomas Vokoun

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Zach Sill	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	2 years/$1.07 million (entry-level)
Steve Sullivan	Nashville Predators	1 year/$1.5 million
Colin McDonald	Oklahoma City Barons	1 year/$525,000 (two-way)
Boris Valabik	Providence Bruins	1 year/$550,000 (two-way)
Alexandre Picard	Montreal Canadiens	1 year/$600,000 (two-way)
Steve MacIntyre	Edmonton Oilers	1 year/$600,000 (two-way)
Scott Munroe	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	1 year/$525,000 (two-way)
Jason Williams	Dallas Stars	1 year/$600,000 (two-way)
Richard Park	Geneve-Servette HC	1 year/$550,000 (two-way)
Adam Payerl	Belleville Bulls	3 years, $1.83 million (entry-level)

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Steve Wagner	Adler Mannheim	1 year
John Curry	Hamburg Freezers	1 year
Andrew Hutchinson	Barys Astana	1 year
Mike Rupp	New York Rangers	3 years/$4.5 million
Maxime Talbot	Philadelphia Flyers	5 years/$9 million
Corey Potter	Edmonton Oilers	1 year/$525,000 (two-way)
Brett Sterling	St. Louis Blues	1 year/$600,000 (two-way)
Chris Conner	Detroit Red Wings	1 year/$550,000 (two-way)
Eric Godard	Dallas Stars	2 years/$1.45 million (two-way in first year)
Tim Wallace	New York Islanders	1 year/$700,000 (two-way)
Alexei Kovalev	Atlant Mytishchi	2 years
Jason Williams	HC Ambri-Piotta	2 year
Mattias Modig	Vaxjo Lakers	2 year

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date
Cal O'Reilly	Phoenix Coyotes	February 1, 2012

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date
Nick Johnson	Minnesota Wild	September 29, 2011

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Nick Johnson	June 4, 2011	1 year/$550,000 (two-way)
Craig Adams	June 9, 2011	2 years/$1.35 million
Ryan Craig	June 13, 2011	1 year/$525,000 (two-way)
Pascal Dupuis	June 28, 2011	2 years/$3 million
Arron Asham	June 29, 2011	1 year/$775,000
Tyler Kennedy	July 1, 2011	2 years/$4 million
Brad Thiessen	July 5, 2011	1 year/$525,000 (two-way)
Dustin Jeffrey	July 12, 2011	2 years/$1.15 million (two-way in first year)
Scott Harrington	July 26, 2011	3 years/$1.8525 million (entry-level)
Joe Morrow	August 3, 2011	3 years/$2.775 million (entry-level)
Chris Kunitz	October 13, 2011	2 years/$7.45 million (contract extension)
Joe Vitale	February 3, 2012	2 years/$1.1 million (contract extension)
James Neal	February 19, 2012	6 years/$30 million (contract extension)
Beau Bennett	April 13, 2012	3 years/$2.7 million (entry-level)
Reid McNeill	May 15, 2012	3 years/$1.675 million (entry-level)
Dominik Uher	June 1, 2012	3 years/$1.755 million (entry-level)
Tomas Vokoun	June 4, 2012	2 years/$4 million

Draft picks

The Penguins' selected five players at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Round	Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	23	Joe Morrow	Defense	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
2	54	Scott Harrington	Defense	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
5	144	Dominik Uher	Center	Czech Republic	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6	174	Josh Archibald	Wing	Canada	Brainerd High School, Minnesota
7	209	Scott Wilson	Center	Canada	Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)

Draft notes

• The Penguins' third-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 7, 2011 that sent Ilya Bryzgalov to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Matt Clackson, future considerations and this conditional pick. The condition – Philadelphia signs Bryzgalov before the start of the third round of the draft – was converted on June 23, 2011. Philadelphia previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010 that sent Dan Hamhuis to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
• The Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on January 17, 2009 that sent Mathieu Garon to Pittsburgh in exchange for Dany Sabourin, Ryan Stone and this pick.
• The Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a February 24, 2011 trade that sent Alexei Kovalev to the Penguins in exchange for this pick, the specific pick being conditional at the time of the trade. The condition – Pittsburgh does not advance to the 2011 Eastern Conference semifinals – was converted on April 27, 2011.
• ^a The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the Penguins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.

See also

• 2011-12 NHL season
• 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs