2012–13 Washington Capitals season

2012–13 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference3rd Eastern
2012–13 record27–18–3
Home record15–8–1
Road record12–10–2
Goals for149
Goals against130
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachAdam Oates
CaptainAlexander Ovechkin
Alternate captainsNicklas Backstrom
Mike Green
Brooks Laich
ArenaVerizon Center
Average attendance17,734 (95.8%)[1]
(24 games)
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (32)
AssistsNicklas Backstrom (48)
PointsAlexander Ovechkin (53)
Penalty minutesMatt Hendricks (71)
Plus/minusEric Fehr (+14)
WinsBraden Holtby (22)
Goals against averageBraden Holtby (2.59)

The 2012–13 Washington Capitals season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

Off-season

On June 26, 2012, the Capitals announced the hiring of Adam Oates as their new head coach.[2]

Regular season

The Capitals scored the most power-play goals in the NHL during the regular season with 47. They also had the best power-play percentage at 27.65% (47 for 170).[3]

Schedule and results

2012–13 Schedule[4]
January: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Record Points Attendance Recap
1 19 Washington Capitals 3–6 Tampa Bay Lightning – Holtby 0–1–0 0 19,204 Recap
2 22 Winnipeg Jets 4–2 Washington Capitals – Holtby 0–2–0 0 18,506 Recap
3 24 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Washington Capitals – Neuvirth 0–3–0 0 18,506 Recap
4 25 Washington Capitals 2–3 New Jersey Devils OT Neuvirth 0–3–1 1 17,625 Recap
5 27 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Washington Capitals – Neuvirth 1–3–1 3 18,506 Recap[permanent dead link‍]
6 29 Washington Capitals 2–3 Ottawa Senators – Neuvirth 1–4–1 3 19,267 Recap
7 31 Washington Capitals 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs – Neuvirth 1–5–1 3 19,374 Recap
February: 6–6–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Record Points Attendance Recap
8 1 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Washington Capitals – Holtby 2–5–1 5 18,506 Recap
9 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Washington Capitals – Holtby 2–6–1 5 18,506 Recap
10 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 Washington Capitals – Neuvirth 2–7–1 5 18,506 Recap
11 7 Washington Capitals 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins – Holtby 2–8–1 5 18,650 Recap
12 9 Florida Panthers 0–5 Washington Capitals – Holtby 3–8–1 7 18,506 Recap
13 12 Washington Capitals 6–5 Florida Panthers OT Holtby 4–8–1 9 15,340 Recap
14 14 Washington Capitals 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning – Holtby 5–8–1 11 19,204 Recap
15 17 Washington Capitals 1–2 New York Rangers – Holtby 5–9–1 11 17,200 Recap
16 21 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Washington Capitals – Holtby 5–10–1 11 18,506 Recap
17 23 New Jersey Devils 1–5 Washington Capitals – Holtby 6–10–1 13 18,506 Recap
18 26 Carolina Hurricanes 0–3 Washington Capitals – Holtby 7–10–1 15 18,506 Recap
19 27 Washington Capitals 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers – Holtby 7–11–1 15 19,904 Recap
March: 9–6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 6–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Record Points Attendance Recap
20 2 Washington Capitals 3–0 Winnipeg Jets – Holtby 8–11–1 17 15,004 Recap
21 5 Boston Bruins 3–4 Washington Capitals OT Holtby 9–11–1 19 18,506 Recap
22 7 Florida Panthers 1–7 Washington Capitals – Holtby 10–11–1 21 18,506 Recap
23 9 Washington Capitals 2–5 New York Islanders – Grubauer 10–12–1 21 14,819 Recap
24 10 New York Rangers 4–1 Washington Capitals – Holtby 10–13–1 21 18,506 Recap
25 12 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 Washington Capitals – Holtby 10–14–1 21 18,506 Recap
26 14 Washington Capitals 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes – Neuvirth 11–14–1 23 16,810 Recap
27 16 Washington Capitals 1–4 Boston Bruins – Neuvirth 11–15–1 23 17,565 Recap
28 17 Buffalo Sabres 3–5 Washington Capitals – Holtby 12–15–1 25 18,506 Recap
29 19 Washington Capitals 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins – Holtby 12–16–1 25 18653 Recap
30 21 Washington Capitals 4–0 Winnipeg Jets – Holtby 13–16–1 27 15,004 Recap
31 22 Washington Capitals 6–1 Winnipeg Jets – Holtby 14–16–1 29 15,004 Recap
32 24 Washington Capitals 3–2 New York Rangers SO Holtby 15–16–1 31 17,200 Recap
33 26 New York Islanders 3–2 Washington Capitals – Holtby 15–17–1 31 18,506 Recap
34 30 Washington Capitals 4–3 Buffalo Sabres SO Holtby 16–17–1 33 19,070 Recap
35 31 Washington Capitals 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers OT Holtby 16–17–2 34 19,681 Recap
April: 11–1–1 (Home: 7–0–1; Road: 4–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Record Points Attendance Recap
36 2 Washington Capitals 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes – Holtby 17–17–2 36 16,530 Recap
37 4 New York Islanders 1–2 Washington Capitals SO Holtby 18–17–2 38 18,506 Recap
38 6 Washington Capitals 4–3 Florida Panthers – Holtby 19–17–2 40 16,886 Recap
39 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–4 Washington Capitals – Neuvirth 20–17–2 42 18,506 Recap
40 9 Washington Capitals 3–2 Montreal Canadiens – Neuvirth 21–17–2 44 21,273 Recap
41 11 Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 Washington Capitals – Holtby 22–17–2 46 18,506 Recap
42 13 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–6 Washington Capitals OT Holtby 23–17–2 48 18,506 Recap
43 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5 Washington Capitals – Holtby 24–17–2 50 18,506 Recap
44 18 Washington Capitals 1–3 Ottawa Senators – Holtby 24–18–2 50 19,965 Recap
45 20 Washington Capitals 5–1 Montreal Canadiens – Holtby 25–18–2 52 21,273 Recap
46 23 Winnipeg Jets 5–3 Washington Capitals – Holtby 26–18–2 54 18,506 Recap
47 25 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Washington Capitals OT Neuvirth 26–18–3 55 18,506 Recap
48 27 Boston Bruins 2–3 Washington Capitals OT Holtby 27–18–3 57 18,506 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

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

Playoffs

Main article: 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Washington Capitals ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Southeast Division champions and therefore as the Eastern Conference's 3rd seed. They faced the #6 seed New York Rangers in the first round, losing 4 games to 3.

Key:   Win   Loss

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Attendance Recap
1 May 2 New York Rangers 1–3 Washington Capitals – Holtby Capitals lead 1–0 18,506 Recap
2 May 4 New York Rangers 0–1 Washington Capitals OT Holtby Capitals lead 2–0 18,506 Recap
3 May 6 Washington Capitals 3–4 New York Rangers – Holtby Capitals lead 2–1 17,200 Recap
4 May 8 Washington Capitals 3–4 New York Rangers – Holtby Series ties 2–2 17,200 Recap
5 May 10 New York Rangers 1–2 Washington Capitals OT Holtby Capitals lead 3–2 18,506 Recap
6 May 12 Washington Capitals 0–1 New York Rangers – Holtby Series tied 3–3 17,200 Recap
7 May 13 New York Rangers 5–0 Washington Capitals – Holtby Rangers win 4–3 18,506 Recap

Player statistics

Final stats[5]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Braden Holtby 36 35 2089:14 23 12 1 90 2.58 1123 .920 4 0 2 2
Michal Neuvirth 13 12 723:08 4 5 2 33 2.74 367 .910 0 0 0 0
Philipp Grubauer 2 1 83:58 0 1 0 5 3.57 59 .915 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 2896:20 27 18 3 128 2.65 1549 .917 4 0 2 2
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Braden Holtby 7 7 432:50 3 4 16 2.22 205 .922 1 0 0 2

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


Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Alexander Ovechkin[6] Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy April 2013
Alexander Ovechkin[7] Hart Memorial Trophy June 15, 2013


Transactions

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

Trades

Date Details
June 22, 2012[8] To Dallas Stars:
Cody Eakin
2nd-round pick in 2012 		To Washington Capitals:
Mike Ribeiro
June 27, 2012[9] To Calgary Flames:
Dennis Wideman 		To Washington Capitals:
Jordan Henry
5th-round pick in 2013
January 31, 2013[10] To Florida Panthers:
Zach Hamill 		To Washington Capitals:
Casey Wellman
January 31, 2013[11] To Chicago Blackhawks:
Mathieu Beaudoin 		To Washington Capitals:
Peter LeBlanc
March 14, 2013[12] To Minnesota Wild:
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014[a] 		To Washington Capitals:
Chay Genoway
March 14, 2013[13] To Toronto Maple Leafs:
Kevin Marshall 		To Washington Capitals:
Nicolas Deschamps
April 2, 2013[14] To Phoenix Coyotes:
Matt Clackson 		To Washington Capitals:
Joel Rechlicz
April 2, 2013[15] To Edmonton Oilers:
Garrett Stafford 		To Washington Capitals:
Dane Byers
April 3, 2013[16] To Nashville Predators:
Filip Forsberg 		To Washington Capitals:
Martin Erat
Michael Latta

Draft picks

See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picks

Washington Capitals' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[53]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 11[a] Filip Forsberg C  Sweden Leksands IF (Elitserien)
1 16 Tom Wilson RW  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 77 Chandler Stephenson C/LW  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
4 100[b] Thomas Di Pauli C  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4 107 Austin Wuthrich RW  United States University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
5 137 Connor Carrick D  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
6 167 Riley Barber RW  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7 195[c] Christian Djoos D  Sweden Brynas IF Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7 197 Jaynen Rissling D  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7 203[d] Sergei Kostenko G  Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk-2 (MHL)
Draft notes[54]

See also

References

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  19. ^ Capitals Sign Jack Hillen
  20. ^ Capitals Sign Ryan Stoa
  21. ^ Capitals Sign Wojtek Wolski
  22. ^ Capitals Sign Matt Clackson
  23. ^ Capitals Sign Eric Fehr
  24. ^ Capitals Sign and Recall Steven Oleksy from Hershey
  25. ^ Capitals Sign Nate Schmidt
  26. ^ Minor signing: Rangers add defenseman Sean Collins
  27. ^ Rangers add veteran forward Halpern
  28. ^ Coyotes Agree to Terms with Rechlicz
  29. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin
  30. ^ Leafs Sign Keith Aucoin & Simon Gysbers
  31. ^ Flyers, Knuble agree to terms
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  33. ^ Rangers add veteran defenseman Hamrlik
  34. ^ Capitals Re-sign Dany Sabourin
  35. ^ Capitals Re-sign Mike Carman
  36. ^ Capitals Re-sign Mathieu Perreault
  37. ^ Capitals Re-sign Jay Beagle
  38. ^ Capitals Re-sign Center Zach Hamill
  39. ^ Capitals Sign Filip Forsberg
  40. ^ Capitals Re-sign Mike Green
  41. ^ Capitals Sign Tom Wilson
  42. ^ Capitals Re-sign Troy Brouwer
  43. ^ Capitals Re-sign John Carlson
  44. ^ Capitals Re-sign Braden Holtby
  45. ^ Capitals Re-sign John Erskine
  46. ^ Capitals Re-sign Casey Wellman
  47. ^ Capitals Re-sign Jack Hillen
  48. ^ Capitals Sign Patrick Wey
  49. ^ Capitals Re-sign Ryan Stoa
  50. ^ Capitals Re-sign Aaron Volpatti
  51. ^ Capitals Re-sign Eric Fehr
  52. ^ Capitals Re-sign Joel Rechlicz
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