2011–12 Nashville Predators season

The 2011–12 Nashville Predators season was the club's 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

2011–12 Nashville Predators
Division	2nd Central
Conference	4th Western
2011–12 record	48–26–8
Home record	26–10–5
Road record	21–16–3
Goals for	231
Goals against	209
Team information
General manager	David Poile
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	Mike Fisher Ryan Suter
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Average attendance	16,690 (97.5%)
Team leaders
Goals	Patric Hornqvist (27)
Assists	Martin Erat (39) Ryan Suter (39)
Points	Martin Erat (58)
Penalty minutes	Jordin Tootoo (92)
Plus/minus	Shea Weber (19)
Wins	Pekka Rinne (43)
Goals against average	Pekka Rinne (2.40)

Off-season

On June 22, 2011, the Predators revealed a new team logo, secondary logo and wordmarks.[1] The Predators new away jerseys were unveiled at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and their new home jerseys were unveiled at an event on July 13.

Regular season

In November 2011, it was announced that W. Brett Wilson had purchased a 5% interest in the Nashville Predators.[2]

The Predators were involved in some controversy when it was announced that Alexander Radulov would make his return to the Predators after leaving for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2008. Radulov, still in his final year of his entry-level contract with the Predators, did not need to clear waivers to return to the Predators.[3][4]

The Predators finished the season with the league's best power-play percentage at 21.60% (54 for 250).[5]

Playoffs

The Predators ended the 2011–12 regular season as the Western Conference's fourth seed. They defeated the fifth-seeded Detroit Red Wings in the first round series, 4–1. The Predators lost in the second round to the Phoenix Coyotes. During the series against the Coyotes, Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn were suspended by the team for being seen in a bar, breaking curfew.

Standings

Central Division

Pos	Team	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

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team	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

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 19 (split-squad)	Nashville Predators	–	Florida Panthers
2	September 19 (split-squad)	Nashville Predators	–	Florida Panthers
3	September 20 (in Baltimore, MD)	Nashville Predators	–	Washington Capitals
4	September 23	Nashville Predators	–	Carolina Hurricanes
5	September 24	Winnipeg Jets	–	Nashville Predators
6	September 28	Washington Capitals	–	Nashville Predators
7	September 30	Nashville Predators	–	Winnipeg Jets
8	October 1	Carolina Hurricanes	–	Nashville Predators

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 5–4–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 3–2–1) Pts. 12 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Nashville Predators 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Pekka Rinne 18,247 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 8 Nashville Predators 4–2 St. Louis Blues Pekka Rinne 19,150 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 13 Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 15 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Nashville Predators SO Pekka Rinne 17,113 2–1–1 5 Recap 5 October 17 Nashville Predators 1–3 Edmonton Oilers Pekka Rinne 16,839 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 20 Nashville Predators 1–5 Vancouver Canucks Pekka Rinne 18,860 2–3–1 5 Recap 7 October 22 Nashville Predators 2–0 Calgary Flames Pekka Rinne 19,289 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 25 San Jose Sharks 3–1 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 15,121 3–4–1 7 Recap 9 October 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–5 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 16,619 4–4–1 9 Recap 10 October 29 Anaheim Ducks 0–3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 16,395 5–4–1 11 Recap 11 October 31 Nashville Predators 4–5 Chicago Blackhawks OT Pekka Rinne 20,721 5–4–2 12 Recap
November: 6–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 4–4–0) Pts. 14 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 3 Nashville Predators 3–0 Phoenix Coyotes Pekka Rinne 6,738 6–4–2 14 Recap 13 November 5 Nashville Predators 4–3 San Jose Sharks OT Pekka Rinne 17,562 7–4–2 16 Recap 14 November 8 Nashville Predators 3–4 Los Angeles Kings Anders Lindback 17,963 7–5–2 16 Recap 15 November 9 Nashville Predators 4–2 Anaheim Ducks Pekka Rinne 13,529 8–5–2 18 Recap 16 November 12 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Nashville Predators OT Pekka Rinne 17,113 8–5–3 19 Recap 17 November 15 Washington Capitals 1–3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 14,863 9–5–3 21 Recap 18 November 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–4 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 16,135 10–5–3 23 Recap 19 November 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 Nashville Predators OT Pekka Rinne 16,776 10–5–4 24 Recap 20 November 22 Edmonton Oilers 6–2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 16,836 10–6–4 24 Recap 21 November 23 Nashville Predators 2–3 Minnesota Wild Pekka Rinne 16,981 10–7–4 24 Recap 22 November 26 Nashville Predators 1–4 Detroit Red Wings Pekka Rinne 20,066 10–8–4 24 Recap 23 November 28 Nashville Predators 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Anders Lindback 16,839 11–8–4 26 Recap 24 November 29 Nashville Predators 0–1 Calgary Flames Pekka Rinne 19,289 11–9–4 26 Recap
December: 9–5–0 (Home: 6–3–0; Road: 3–2–0) Pts. 18 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Nashville Predators 6–5 Vancouver Canucks Pekka Rinne 18,890 12–9–4 28 Recap 26 December 3 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Nashville Predators Anders Lindback 17,113 12–10–4 28 Recap 27 December 6 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 15,638 12–11–4 28 Recap 28 December 8 Nashville Predators 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets ОТ Pekka Rinne 13,852 13–11–4 30 Recap 29 December 10 Anaheim Ducks 2–3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 14–11–4 32 Recap 30 December 13 Calgary Flames 1–2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 14,813 15–11–4 34 Recap 31 December 15 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 16–11–4 36 Recap 32 December 17 St. Louis Blues 1–2 Nashville Predators SO Pekka Rinne 17,113 17–11–4 38 Recap 33 December 20 Nashville Predators 1–4 Washington Capitals Anders Lindback 18,506 17–12–4 38 Recap 34 December 22 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–6 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 18–12–4 40 Recap 35 December 23 Nashville Predators 3–6 Dallas Stars Pekka Rinne 15,245 18–13–4 40 Recap 36 December 26 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 18–14–4 40 Recap 37 December 28 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Nashville Predators SO Pekka Rinne 17,113 19–14–4 42 Recap 38 December 30 Nashville Predators 2–1 St. Louis Blues SO Pekka Rinne 19,150 20–14–4 44 Recap
January: 11–2–0 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 5–1–0) Pts. 22 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 1 Calgary Flames 3–5 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 21–14–4 46 Recap 40 January 5 Dallas Stars 4–1 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 21–15–4 46 Recap 41 January 7 Carolina Hurricanes 2–5 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 22–15–4 48 Recap 42 January 10 Nashville Predators 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Pekka Rinne 14,417 23–15–4 50 Recap 43 January 12 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Nashville Predators OT Pekka Rinne 16,905 24–15–4 52 Recap 44 January 14 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 25–15–4 54 Recap 45 January 16 Nashville Predators 3–1 New York Islanders Pekka Rinne 10,755 26–15–4 56 Recap 46 January 17 Nashville Predators 0–3 New York Rangers Anders Lindback 18,200 26–16–4 56 Recap 47 January 19 Nashville Predators 3–0 Columbus Blue Jackets Pekka Rinne 17,233 27–16–4 58 Recap 48 January 21 Chicago Blackhawks 2–5 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 28–16–4 60 Recap 49 January 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 14,310 29–16–4 62 Recap 50 January 24 Nashville Predators 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks Pekka Rinne 21,279 30–16–4 64 Recap 51 January 31 Nashville Predators 5–4 Minnesota Wild Pekka Rinne 17,325 31–16–4 66 Recap
February: 6–4–3 (Home: 5–0–2; Road: 1–4–1) Pts. 15 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Nashville Predators 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers Anders Lindback 19,823 31–17–4 66 Recap 53 February 4 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 32–17–4 68 Recap 54 February 7 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 Nashville Predators SO Pekka Rinne 16,232 32–17–5 69 Recap 55 February 9 Nashville Predators 3–4 Ottawa Senators Pekka Rinne 18,592 32–18–5 69 Recap 56 February 11 Nashville Predators 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Pekka Rinne 17,565 32–18–6 70 Recap 57 February 14 Chicago Blackhawks 2–3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 16,592 33–18–6 72 Recap 58 February 17 Nashville Predators 1–2 Detroit Red Wings Pekka Rinne 20,066 33–19–6 72 Recap 59 February 19 Nashville Predators 3–2 Dallas Stars Pekka Rinne 11,865 34–19–6 74 Recap 60 February 21 Vancouver Canucks 1–3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 16,769 35–19–6 76 Recap 61 February 23 St. Louis Blues 3–2 Nashville Predators SO Pekka Rinne 16,828 35–19–7 77 Recap 62 February 25 San Jose Sharks 2–6 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 36–19–7 79 Recap 63 February 27 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 15,665 37–19–7 81 Recap 64 February 28 Nashville Predators 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes Anders Lindback 13,595 37–20–7 81 Recap
March: 8–6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 5–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 3 Nashville Predators 3–1 Florida Panthers Pekka Rinne 15,904 38–20–7 83 Recap 66 March 6 Los Angeles Kings 5–4 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 38–21–7 83 Recap 67 March 8 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 39–21–7 85 Recap 68 March 10 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 40–21–7 87 Recap 69 March 12 Nashville Predators 5–4 Phoenix Coyotes SO Pekka Rinne 11,518 41–21–7 89 Recap 70 March 15 Nashville Predators 1–2 San Jose Sharks SO Pekka Rinne 17,562 41–21–8 90 Recap 71 March 17 Nashville Predators 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Pekka Rinne 18,118 41–22–8 90 Recap 72 March 18 Nashville Predators 3–1 Anaheim Ducks Anders Lindback 14,978 42–22–8 92 Recap 73 March 20 Edmonton Oilers 6–3 Nashville Predators Anders Lindback 17,113 42–23–8 92 Recap 74 March 22 Nashville Predators 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Pekka Rinne 18,579 42–24–8 92 Recap 75 March 24 Winnipeg Jets 1–3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 43–24–8 94 Recap 76 March 25 Nashville Predators 6–1 Chicago Blackhawks Pekka Rinne 21,463 44–24–8 96 Recap 77 March 27 Nashville Predators 0–3 St. Louis Blues Pekka Rinne 19,150 44–25–8 96 Recap 78 March 30 Nashville Predators 4–1 Detroit Red Wings Pekka Rinne 20,066 45–25–8 98 Recap 79 March 31 Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 45–26–8 98 Recap
April: 3–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Nashville Predators SO Anders Lindback 17,113 46–26–8 100 Recap 81 April 5 Dallas Stars 0–2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 47–26–8 102 Recap 82 April 7 Nashville Predators 6–1 Colorado Avalanche Anders Lindback 18,007 48–26–8 104 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-final vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings – Predators win series 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Pekka Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 Predators lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 13 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Pekka Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 April 15 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Pekka Rinne Joe Louis Arena 20,066 Predators lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 17 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Pekka Rinne Joe Louis Arena 20,066 Predators lead 3–1 Recap 5 April 20 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 Pekka Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,527 Predators win 4–1 Recap Western Conference Quarter-final vs. (3) Phoenix Coyotes – Coyotes win series 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 27 @ Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 OT Pekka Rinne Jobing.com Arena 17,187 Coyotes lead 1-0 Recap 2 April 29 @ Phoenix Coyotes 4–5 Pekka Rinne Jobing.com Arena 17,217 Coyotes lead 2-0 Recap 3 May 2 Phoenix Coyotes 2-0 Pekka Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 Coyotes lead 2-1 Recap 4 May 4 Phoenix Coyotes 0-1 Pekka Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 Coyotes lead 3-1 Recap 5 May 7 @ Phoenix Coyotes 1-2 Pekka Rinne Jobing.com Arena 17,182 Coyotes win 4-1 Recap

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 Martin Erat 71 19 39 58 12 30 David Legwand 78 19 34 53 3 26 Mike Fisher 72 24 27 51 11 33 Shea Weber 78 19 30 49 21 46 Ryan Suter 79 7 39 46 15 30 Sergei Kostitsyn 75 17 26 43 8 34 Patric Hornqvist 76 27 16 43 9 28 Craig Smith 72 14 22 36 −9 30 Colin Wilson 68 15 20 35 5 21 Jordin Tootoo 77 6 24 30 −5 92 Matt Halischuk 73 15 13 28 9 27 Nick Spaling 77 10 12 22 −7 18 Kevin Klein 66 4 17 21 −8 4 Gabriel Bourque 43 7 12 19 −2 6 Roman Josi 52 5 11 16 1 14 Andrei Kostitsyn^† 19 4 8 12 7 10 Francis Bouillon 66 4 7 11 −4 33 Ryan Ellis 32 3 8 11 5 4 Jonathon Blum 33 3 4 7 −14 6 Alexander Radulov 9 3 4 7 3 4 Brandon Yip^† 25 3 4 7 0 20 Jack Hillen 55 2 4 6 6 20 Hal Gill^† 23 0 5 5 4 8 Jerred Smithson^‡ 52 1 4 5 −7 30 Paul Gaustad^† 14 0 4 4 0 6 Blake Geoffrion^‡ 22 0 3 3 −2 17 Brian McGrattan 30 0 2 2 −1 61 Niclas Bergfors^‡ 11 1 1 2 −2 2 Cal O'Reilly^‡ 5 0 1 1 −2 2 Zack Stortini 1 0 0 0 0 7 Kyle Wilson 5 0 0 0 −1 0 Teemu Laakso 9 0 0 0 −1 8 Ryan Thang 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Mueller 4 0 0 0 −1 0 Mattias Ekholm 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM David Legwand 10 3 3 6 3 10 Alexander Radulov 8 1 5 6 2 4 Gabriel Bourque 10 3 2 5 0 4 Mike Fisher 10 1 3 4 -4 8 Martin Erat 10 1 3 4 -1 6 Ryan Suter 10 1 3 4 -3 4 Andrei Kostitsyn 8 3 1 4 3 2 Kevin Klein 10 2 2 4 -2 2 Patric Hornqvist 10 1 3 4 1 2 Francis Bouillon 10 0 3 3 7 2 Shea Weber 10 2 1 3 -1 9 Nick Spaling 10 0 3 3 4 0 Paul Gaustad 10 1 1 2 -1 5 Brandon Yip 10 1 1 2 -1 6 Sergei Kostitsyn 10 1 1 2 -3 4 Matt Halischuk 5 0 1 1 1 4 Colin Wilson 4 1 0 1 1 0 Craig Smith 2 0 1 1 -1 0 Hal Gill 5 0 0 0 2 0 Jordin Tootoo 3 0 0 0 0 4 Jack Hillen 2 0 0 0 1 2 Roman Josi 10 0 0 0 -4 10 Ryan Ellis 3 0 0 0 2 0

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

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Pekka Rinne 73 4169 43 18 8 166 2.39 2153 .923 5 0 5 0 Anders Lindback 16 792 5 8 0 32 2.42 364 .912 0 0 1 0

Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Pekka Rinne 10 609 5 5 21 2.07 296 .929 1 0 0 2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Pekka Rinne[6]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 19, 2011
Pekka Rinne[7]	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 30, 2012
Pekka Rinne[8]	NHL Third Star of the Month	January 2012
Martin Erat[9]	NHL Third Star of the Week	March 19, 2012

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Craig Smith	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 7, 2011
Craig Smith	1st Career NHL Assist	October 8, 2011
Mattias Ekholm	1st Career NHL Game	October 13, 2011
Pekka Rinne	100th Career NHL Win	October 29, 2011
Ryan Thang	1st Career NHL Game	October 31, 2011
Francis Bouillon	100th Career NHL Assist	November 5, 2011
Patric Hornqvist	200th Career NHL Game	November 8, 2011
Ryan Suter	200th Career NHL Point	November 8, 2011
Nashville Predators franchise	1,000th NHL Game	November 12, 2011
Jordin Tootoo	100th Career NHL Point	November 22, 2011
Roman Josi	1st Career NHL Game	November 26, 2011
Pekka Rinne	200th Career NHL Game	December 1, 2011
Roman Josi	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 3, 2011
Jerred Smithson	500th Career NHL Game	December 3, 2011
Jack Hillen	200th Career NHL Game	December 6, 2011
Brian McGrattan	200th Career NHL Game	December 8, 2011
Roman Josi	1st Career NHL Goal	December 10, 2011
Ryan Ellis	1st Career NHL Game	December 26, 2011
David Legwand	800th Career NHL Game	December 26, 2011
Gabriel Bourque	1st Career NHL Game	December 28, 2011
Ryan Suter	500th Career NHL Game	December 28, 2011
Gabriel Bourque	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	January 5, 2012
Ryan Ellis	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 7, 2012
Mike Fisher	200th Career NHL Assist	January 7, 2012
Gabriel Bourque	1st Career NHL Assist	January 10, 2012
Matt Halischuk	100th Career NHL Game	February 4, 2012
David Legwand	300th Career NHL Assist	February 14, 2012
Andrei Kostitsyn	100th Career NHL Goal	March 3, 2012
Mike Fisher	400th Career NHL Point	March 6, 2012
Martin Erat	300th Career NHL Assist	March 18, 2012
Kevin Klein	300th Career NHL Game	March 20, 2012
Sergei Kostitsyn	300th Career NHL Game	March 22, 2012
Alexander Radulov	100th Career NHL Point	March 30, 2012
David Legwand	500th Career NHL Point	March 31, 2012
Ryan Suter	200th Career NHL Assist	March 31, 2012
Pekka Rinne	25th Career NHL Shutout	April 5, 2012

Final roster

Updated June 2, 2012.[10]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
64		Victor Bartley	D	L	32	2011	Ottawa, Ontario
7		Jonathon Blum	D	R	32	2007	Long Beach, California
51		Francis Bouillon	D	L	45	2009	New York, New York
57		Gabriel Bourque	LW	L	30	2009	Rimouski, Quebec
		Daniel Bang	W	L	33	2012	Kista, Sweden
49		Ryan Ellis	D	R	30	2009	Hamilton, Ontario
10		Martin Erat	RW	L	39	1999	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
12		Mike Fisher (A)	C	R	40	2011	Peterborough, Ontario
28		Paul Gaustad	C/LW	L	39	2012	Fargo, North Dakota
75		Hal Gill	D	L	45	2012	Concord, Massachusetts
24		Matthew Halischuk	RW	R	32	2010	Toronto, Ontario
38		Jack Hillen	D	L	35	2011	Minnetonka, Minnesota
27		Patric Hornqvist	RW	R	34	2005	Sollentuna, Sweden
59		Roman Josi	D	L	30	2008	Bern, Switzerland
8		Kevin Klein	D	R	36	2003	Kitchener, Ontario
46		Andrei Kostitsyn	LW	L	36	2012	Navapolatsk, Soviet Union
74		Sergei Kostitsyn	LW	L	33	2010	Navapolatsk, Soviet Union
11		David Legwand	C	L	40	1998	Detroit, Michigan
39		Anders Lindback	G	L	32	2008	Gävle, Sweden
72		Jack MacLellan	LW	L	32	2012	Richmond Hill, Ontario
23		Brian McGrattan	RW	R	39	2011	Hamilton, Ontario
17		Chris Mueller	C	R	34	2010	West Seneca, New York
37		Chet Pickard	G	L	31	2008	Moncton, New Brunswick
47		Alexander Radulov	RW	L	34	2004	Nizhny Tagil, Soviet Union
35		Pekka Rinne	G	L	38	2004	Kempele, Finland
15		Craig Smith	C	R	31	2009	Madison, Wisconsin
30		Jeremy Smith	G	L	31	2007	Dearborn, Michigan
13		Nick Spaling	C/LW	L	32	2007	Palmerston, Ontario
20		Ryan Suter (A)	D	L	36	2003	Madison, Wisconsin
22		Jordin Tootoo	RW	R	38	2001	Churchill, Manitoba
6		Shea Weber (C)	D	R	35	2003	Sicamous, British Columbia
33		Colin Wilson	C	L	31	2008	Greenwich, Connecticut
28		Kyle Wilson	C	R	36	2011	Oakville, Ontario
18		Brandon Yip	RW	R	35	2012	Vancouver, British Columbia

Transactions

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

Trades Date Details June 2, 2011[11] To Washington Capitals Taylor Stefishen To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013[lower-alpha 1] June 25, 2011[12] To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2011 To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2011 3rd-round pick in 2012 June 25, 2011[12] To New York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2011 To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2012 July 2, 2011[13] To New York Rangers Andreas Thuresson To Nashville Predators Brodie Dupont July 3, 2011[14] To Toronto Maple Leafs Cody Franson Matthew Lombardi Conditional 4th-round pick in 2013[lower-alpha 2] To Nashville Predators Brett Lebda Robert Slaney Conditional 4th-round pick in 2013[lower-alpha 3] October 28, 2011[15] To Phoenix Coyotes Cal O'Reilly To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2012 February 17, 2012[16] To Montreal Canadiens Blake Geoffrion Robert Slaney 2nd-round pick in 2012 To Nashville Predators Hal Gill Conditional 5th-round pick in 2013[lower-alpha 4] February 24, 2012[17] To Florida Panthers Jerred Smithson To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2012 February 27, 2012[18] To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2013 Cancellation of 5th-round pick (formerly conditional) in 2013 To Nashville Predators Andrei Kostitsyn February 27, 2012[19] To Buffalo Sabres 1st-round pick in 2012 To Nashville Predators Paul Gaustad 4th-round pick in 2013 Condition not satisfied. Condition satisfied. Condition satisfied. Condition satisfied. Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Victor Bartley[20] Rogle BK 2 years, $1.05 million Juuso Puustinen[21] HPK 2 years, $1.22 million Niclas Bergfors[22] Florida Panthers 1 year, $575,000 Zack Stortini[23] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $550,000 Kyle Wilson[24] Columbus Blue Jackets 2 years, $1.1 million Tyler Sloan[25] Washington Capitals 1 year, $650,000 Jack Hillen[26] New York Islanders 1 year, $650,000 Scott Valentine[27] Oshawa Generals 3 years, $1.695 million entry-level contract Jack MacLellan[28] Brown University 1 year, $692,500 entry-level contract Joonas Jarvinen[29] Pelicans 2 years, entry-level contract Daniel Bang[30] AIK IF 1 year, $925,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Marcel Goc[31] Florida Panthers 3 years, $5.1 million Steve Sullivan[32] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $1.5 million Joel Ward[33] Washington Capitals 4 years, $12 million Mark Dekanich[34] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $575,000 Shane O'Brien[35] Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $1.1 million Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Brian McGrattan[36] Anaheim Ducks October 11, 2011 Brandon Yip[37] Colorado Avalanche January 19, 2012 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Player signings Player Date Contract terms Mattias Ekholm[38] May 12, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Teemu Laakso[39] June 15, 2011 1 year, $675,000 Matthew Halischuk[40] July 7, 2011 2 years, $1.425 million Chris Mueller[40] July 7, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Cal O'Reilly[40] July 7, 2011 1 year, $1.05 million Nick Spaling[40] July 7, 2011 2 years, $2.1 million Sergei Kostitsyn[41] July 8, 2011 1 year, $2.5 million Brodie Dupont[42] July 8, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Craig Smith[43] July 26, 2011 2 years, $1.43 million entry-level contract Shea Weber[44] August 3, 2011 1 year, $7.5 million Pekka Rinne[45] November 3, 2011 7 years, $49 million contract extension Joonas Rask[46] March 23, 2012 2 years, $1.2 million entry-level contract Anthony Bitetto[47] March 29, 2012 2 years, $1.23 million entry-level contract Josh Shalla[48] April 18, 2012 3 years, $1.785 million entry-level contract Patrick Cehlin[49] June 5, 2012 3 years, $1.77 million entry-level contract Draft picks Nashville's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. Round Pick Player Position Nationality Previous Team 2 38 (from New Jersey) Magnus Hellberg G  Sweden Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan) 2 52 Miika Salomaki RW  Finland Karpat (SM-liiga) 4 94 (from Florida) Josh Shalla LW  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 4 112 Garrett Noonan D  United States Boston University (Hockey East) 5 142 Simon Karlsson D  Sweden Malmo Redhawks (Allsvenskan) 6 170 (from Los Angeles) Chase Balisy C  United States Western Michigan University (CCHA) 7 202 Brent Andrews LW  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) See also 2011–12 NHL season References Preds Unveil New Logos "The Montreal Gazette – November 17, 2011 – Risky business". Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011. NHL.com: Complications cloud Radulov's return to Nashville Alexander Radulov Rejoins The Nashville Predators https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2012.html Spezza, Rinne, Malkin named NHL's 'Three Stars' Grabovski, Rinne, Alfie named week's 'Three Stars' January's Three Stars: Tavares, Malkin, Rinne Bryzgalov repeats as First Star of the Week "Nashville Predators - Team - Roster". Nashville Predators. Retrieved June 2, 2012. Preds Acquire Conditional Draft Pick From Washington Defensemen deals highlight draft weekend trades Preds Acquire Brodie Dupont From NY Rangers Preds Acquire Lebda & Slaney From Toronto For Franson & Lombardi Preds Acquire 4th Round Pick From Phoenix "Preds Acquire Defenseman Hal Gill From Montreal". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012. "Panthers Acquire Jerred Smithson from Nashville". Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012. "Preds Acquire Forward Andrei Kostitsyn From Montreal". Retrieved February 28, 2012. "Preds Acquire Paul Gaustad from Buffalo Sabres". Retrieved February 28, 2012. Preds Sign Defenseman Victor Bartley Preds Sign Finnish Forward Forward Juuso Puustinen Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Zack Stortini Preds Sign Forward Kyle Wilson Preds Sign Defenseman Tyler Sloan To 2-Way Deal Preds Sign Defenseman Jack Hillen Preds Sign Defenseman Scott Valentine Preds Sign Brown University Forward Jack Maclellan Preds Sign Joonas Jarvinen To An Entry-Level Contract Preds Sign Swedish Forward Daniel Bang Panthers Sign C Marcel Goc Penguins Agree to Terms with Forward Steve Sullivan Capitals Sign Joel Ward Columbus Blue Jackets Agree to Terms with Goaltenders Mark Dekanich and Curtis Sanford Avalanche Signs O'Brien Preds Claim Forward Brian McGrattan Off Waivers Preds Claim Forward Brandon Yip Off Waivers Preds Sign Prospect Mattias Ekholm Preds Re-Sign Defenseman Teemu Laakso Preds Re-Sign Four RFAs Nashville Predators Agree to Terms with Sergei Kostitsyn Nashville Predators Sign Brodie Dupont Preds Sign Craig Smith To Entry Level Contract Weber back in 2011–12 Preds Re-Sign Pekka Rinne To 7-Year Deal Preds Sign Prospect Joonas Rask To Entry-Level Contract Preds Sign 2010 Draftee Anthony Bitetto Preds Sign 2011 Draft Pick Josh Shalla Preds Sign 2010 Draft Pick Patrick Cehlin