2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes season

2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes
Division3rd Southeast
Conference13th Eastern
2012–13 record19–25–4
Home record9–14–3
Road record10–11–3
Goals for128
Goals against160
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachKirk Muller
CaptainEric Staal
Alternate captainsTim Gleason
Jordan Staal
ArenaPNC Arena
Average attendance17,558 (94.0%)[1]
(24 games)
Team leaders
GoalsJiri Tlusty (23)
AssistsEric Staal (35)
PointsEric Staal (53)
Penalty minutesEric Staal (54)
Plus/minusJiri Tlusty (+15)
WinsCam Ward (9)
Goals against averageDan Ellis (2.84)

The 2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 41st season for the franchise. Its 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) since June 22, 1979,[2] and 15th season since the franchise relocated to North Carolina to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

The Hurricanes did not qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Off-season

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 48 27 18 3 24 149 126 +23 57
2 Winnipeg Jets 48 24 21 3 22 128 109 +19 51
3 Carolina Hurricanes 48 19 25 4 18 128 133 −5 42
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 48 18 26 4 17 148 104 +44 40
5 Florida Panthers 48 15 27 6 12 112 143 −31 36
Source: National Hockey League
y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT z – Pittsburgh Penguins 48 36 12 0 33 165 119 +46 72
2 NE y – Montreal Canadiens 48 29 14 5 26 149 126 +23 63
3 SE y – Washington Capitals 48 27 18 3 24 149 130 +19 57
4 NE x – Boston Bruins 48 28 14 6 24 131 109 +22 62
5 NE x – Toronto Maple Leafs 48 26 17 5 26 145 133 +12 57
6 AT x – New York Rangers 48 26 18 4 22 130 112 +18 56
7 NE x – Ottawa Senators 48 25 17 6 21 116 104 +12 56
8 AT x – New York Islanders 48 24 17 7 20 139 139 0 55
9 SE Winnipeg Jets 48 24 21 3 22 128 144 −16 51
10 AT Philadelphia Flyers 48 23 22 3 22 133 141 −8 49
11 AT New Jersey Devils 48 19 19 10 17 112 129 −17 48
12 NE Buffalo Sabres 48 21 21 6 14 115 143 −28 48
13 SE Carolina Hurricanes 48 19 25 4 18 128 160 −32 42
14 SE Tampa Bay Lightning 48 18 26 4 17 148 150 −2 40
15 SE Florida Panthers 48 15 27 6 12 112 171 −59 36
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log[3]
January: 2–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)
# Jan Visitor Score Home Decision Location/Attendance Record Points
1 19 Carolina Hurricanes 1–5 Florida Panthers Ward BB&T Center (19,688) 0–1–0 0
2 22 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (18,680) 0–2–0 0
3 24 Buffalo Sabres 3–6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (18,081) 1–1–0 2
4 25 Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Buffalo Sabres Ellis First Niagara Center (18,824) 2–2–0 4
5 28 Boston Bruins 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (17,190) 2–3–0 4
February: 8–5–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 5–3–1)
# Feb Visitor Score Home Decision Location/Attendance Record Points
6 1 Ottawa Senators 0–1 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (18,680) 3–3–0 6
7 2 Carolina Hurricanes 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers Ellis Wells Fargo Center (19,691) 3–4–0 6
8 4 Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Ward Air Canada Centre (19,072) 4–4–0 8
9 7 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 SO Ottawa Senators Ward Scotiabank Place (17,337) 5–4–0 10
10 9 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers Ward Wells Fargo Center (19,691) 5–4–1 11
11 11 Carolina Hurricanes 6–4 New York Islanders Ward Nassau Coliseum (9,622) 6–4–1 13
12 12 Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 New Jersey Devils Ward Prudential Center (17,625) 7–4–1 15
13 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (18,680) 8–4–1 17
14 18 Carolina Hurricanes 0–3 Montreal Canadiens Ward Bell Center (21,273) 8–5–1 17
15 21 Winnipeg Jets 4–3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (18,282) 8–6–1 17
16 23[A] Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (18,680) 8–7–1 17
17 24 Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 New York Islanders Ward Nassau Coliseum (10,048) 9–7–1 19
18 26 Carolina Hurricanes 0–3 Washington Capitals Ward Verizon Center (18,506) 9–8–1 19
19 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (18,680) 10–8–1 21
March: 6–7–1 (Home: 3–5–0; Road: 3–2–1)
# Mar Visitor Score Home Decision Location/Attendance Record Points
20 2[A] Florida Panthers 2–6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (18,680) 11–8–1 23
21 3 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Florida Panthers Ward BB&T Center (15,978) 12–8–1 25
22 5 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (15,277) 13–8–1 27
23 7[A] Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (16,774) 13–9–1 27
24 9 New Jersey Devils 3–6 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (18,680) 14–9–1 29
25 12 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 Washington Capitals Peters Verizon Center (18,506) 15–9–1 31
26 14[A] Washington Capitals 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (16,810) 15–10–1 31
27 16 Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning Peters Times Forum (19,204) 15–11–1 31
28 18 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 SO New York Rangers Ellis Madison Square Garden (17,200) 15–11–2 32
29 19 Florida Panthers 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (16,349) 15–12–2 32
30 21 New Jersey Devils 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (16,941) 15–13–2 32
31 26[A] Winnipeg Jets 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (16,225) 15–14–2 32
32 28 Carolina Hurricanes 3–6 Toronto Maple Leafs Peters Air Canada Centre (19,236) 15–15–2 32
33 30 Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Winnipeg Jets Peters MTS Centre (15,004) 16–15–2 34
April: 3–10–2 (Home: 2–5–1; Road: 1–5–1)
# Apr Visitor Score Home Decision Location/Attendance Record Points
34 1 Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Peters Bell Center (21,273) 16–16–2 34
35 2 Washington Capitals 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (16,530) 16–17–2 34
36 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–0 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (17,042) 16–18–2 34
37 6[A] New York Rangers 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (17,457) 16–19–2 34
38 8 Carolina Hurricanes 2–6 Boston Bruins Ellis TD Garden (17,565) 16–20–2 34
39 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (17,168) 16–21–2 34
40 11 Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 Washington Capitals Peters Verizon Center (18,506) 16–22–2 34
41 13 Boston Bruins 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (18,680) 17–22–2 36
42 16 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Ottawa Senators Peters Scotiabank Place (19,181) 17–23–2 36
43 18 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 OT Winnipeg Jets Peters MTS Centre (15,004) 17–23–3 37
44 20 Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (18,112) 17–24–3 37
45 21[A] Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning Ellis Times Forum (19,204) 18–24–3 39
46 23 New York Islanders 3–4 SO Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (16,601) 19–24–3 41
47 25 New York Rangers 4–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (17,172) 19–24–4 42
48 27 Carolina Hurricanes 3–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Peters Consol Energy Center (18,658) 19–25–4 42
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
A Alternate Jersey[4]


Player statistics

Final stats[5]

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Dan Ellis 19 16 997:04 6 8 2 52 3.13 555 .906 1 0 2 0
Justin Peters 19 16 954:24 4 11 1 55 3.46 506 .891 1 0 0 0
Cam Ward 17 16 929:27 9 6 1 44 2.84 477 .908 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 2880:55 19 25 4 151 3.15 1538 .902 2 0 2 0

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


Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades

Date Details
June 22, 2012[6] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Brandon Sutter
Brian Dumoulin
1st-round pick in 2012 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Staal
January 13, 2013[7] To Philadelphia Flyers
Brian Boucher
Mark Alt 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Luke Pither
January 13, 2013[8] To Los Angeles Kings
Anthony Stewart
4th-round pick in 2013
6th-round pick in 2014 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Kevin Westgarth
April 2, 2013[9] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Adam Hall
7th-round pick in 2013 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Marc-Andre Bergeron
April 3, 2013[10] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jussi Jokinen 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2013[a]

Draft picks

Main article: List of Carolina Hurricanes draft picks

Carolina Hurricanes' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[46]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 38 Phil Di Giuseppe LW  Canada University of Michigan (CCHA)
2 47[a] Brock McGinn LW  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
3 69 Daniel Altshuller G  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 99 Erik Karlsson C/LW  Sweden Frolunda HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
4 115[b] Trevor Carrick D  Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
4 120[c] Jaccob Slavin D  United States Chicago Steel (USHL)
5 129 Brendan Woods LW  Canada University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
6 159 Colin Olsen G  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7 189 Brendan Collier LW  United States Malden Catholic High School (USHS-MA)
Draft Notes[47]
  • The Carolina Hurricanes' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent Jordan Staal to the Hurricanes in exchange for Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin and this pick.
  • a The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a February 18, 2011, trade that sent Ian White to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
  • b The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a July 5, 2011, trade that sent Joe Corvo to the Bruins in exchange for this pick.
  • c The New Jersey Devils' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a January 20, 2012, trade that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to the Devils in exchange for Joe Sova and this pick.

References

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  6. ^ Hurricanes Acquire Jordan Staal from Pittsburgh
  7. ^ Canes Acquire Pither from Flyers for Boucher, Alt
  8. ^ Canes Acquire Kevin Westgarth from Los Angeles
  9. ^ Canes Acquire Marc-Andre Bergeron from Tampa Bay
  10. ^ Canes Acquire Conditional Pick for Jussi Jokinen
  11. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Joe Corvo
  12. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Marc-Andre Gragnani
  13. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Tim Wallace
  14. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin
  15. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Goaltender Dan Ellis
  16. ^ Ducks Agree to Terms with Allen on Three-Year Contract
  17. ^ Canucks sign defencemen Derek Joslin and Patrick Mullen
  18. ^ Hurricanes Acquire Adam Hall on Waivers
  19. ^ Canes Claim Boychuk on Waivers from Nashville
  20. ^ Penguins Claim Forward Zach Boychuk off Waivers
  21. ^ Canes Sign Brian Dumoulin to Entry-Level Contract
  22. ^ Canes Sign Jiri Tlusty to Two-Year Deal
  23. ^ Canes, McBain Agree to Terms on Two-Year Deal
  24. ^ Canes, Blanchard Agree to Terms on Two-Year Deal
  25. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Bobby Sanguinetti
  26. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Justin Krueger
  27. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Brody Sutter
  28. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Jordan Staal on 10-Year Contract
  29. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Peters
  30. ^ Canes Sign Brett Sutter to One-Year Contract
  31. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Chris Terry
  32. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Jerome Samson
  33. ^ Canes Sign Bowman to Two-Year Contract
  34. ^ Hurricanes Sign Zach Boychuk to One-Year Deal
  35. ^ Canes Sign Jay Harrison to Three-Year Extension
  36. ^ Canes Sign Jeff Skinner to Six-Year Extension
  37. ^ Canes Sign Dwyer to Two-Year Extension
  38. ^ Canes Sign Jeremy Welsh to Two-Year Contract
  39. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Danny Biega
  40. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Keegan Lowe
  41. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Semin on Extension
  42. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brock McGinn
  43. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brendan Woods
  44. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brett Sutter
  45. ^ "Canes Agree to Terms with Brett Bellemore". Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
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