2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division4th Southeast
Conference14th Eastern
2012–13 record18–26–4
Home record12–10–2
Road record6–16–2
Goals for148
Goals against150
Team information
General managerSteve Yzerman
CoachGuy Boucher (Oct.–Mar.)[1]
Jon Cooper (Mar.–Apr.)[2]
CaptainVincent Lecavalier
Alternate captainsMattias Ohlund
Martin St. Louis
Steven Stamkos
ArenaTampa Bay Times Forum
Average attendance19,056 (99.2%)
Team leaders
GoalsSteven Stamkos (29)
AssistsMartin St. Louis (43)
PointsMartin St. Louis (60)
Penalty minutesB. J. Crombeen (112)
Plus/minusBenoit Pouliot (+8)
WinsAnders Lindback (10)
Goals against averageAnders Lindback
Mathieu Garon (2.90)

Regular season

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The Lightning began the season with one of the best starts in franchise history, earning a 6–1–0 record. However, after that seventh game, the team went 7–16–1, falling to 14th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. This prompted general manager Steve Yzerman to fire head coach Guy Boucher on March 24, 2013 after a 5-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators(who he would eventually end up coaching). Boucher was in his third year as the team's head coach.[1][3]

One day later, the Lightning named Jon Cooper as the team's new head coach. Cooper was first hired by the organization in 2010 to coach the Lightning's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, and after the Lightning changed affiliates, the Syracuse Crunch. While coaching the Admirals in the 2011–12 season, the team won 28 consecutive games and would go on to win the Calder Cup, sweeping the championship series. At the time of Cooper's naming as Lightning head coach, ten players on the team's roster had played for Cooper in Syracuse at some point during the season.[2]

With goaltending having been an issue for the team all season, on April 3, the day of the trade deadline, the Lightning acquired Ben Bishop from the Ottawa Senators. In return, the Lightning dealt rookie left wing Cory Conacher, who at the time was second in the League in points among first-year players with 24, and led all rookies in assists with 15. The Lightning also gave up a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[4]

The Lightning tied the Montreal Canadiens for the fewest shorthanded goals scored with zero.[5]

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Southeast Division
PosTeamGPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
1y – Washington Capitals482718324149126+2357
2Winnipeg Jets482421322128109+1951
3Carolina Hurricanes481925418128133−542
4Tampa Bay Lightning481826417148104+4440
5Florida Panthers481527612112143−3136
Source: National Hockey League
y – Clinched division

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference
PosDivTeamGPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
1ATz – Pittsburgh Penguins483612033165119+4672
2NEy – Montreal Canadiens482914526149126+2363
3SEy – Washington Capitals482718324149130+1957
4NEx – Boston Bruins482814624131109+2262
5NEx – Toronto Maple Leafs482617526145133+1257
6ATx – New York Rangers482618422130112+1856
7NEx – Ottawa Senators482517621116104+1256
8ATx – New York Islanders482417720139139055
9SEWinnipeg Jets482421322128144−1651
10ATPhiladelphia Flyers482322322133141−849
11ATNew Jersey Devils4819191017112129−1748
12NEBuffalo Sabres482121614115143−2848
13SECarolina Hurricanes481925418128160−3242
14SETampa Bay Lightning481826417148150−240
15SEFlorida Panthers481527612112171−5936
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

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The Tampa Bay Lightning 20th Anniversary patch

Preseason

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As a result of the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the entire pre-season was canceled.[6]

Regular season

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Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the Lightning's original 82-game schedule was reduced to a 48-game schedule in which they would face only teams from the Eastern Conference.[7]

2012–13 Game Log
January: 5–1–0, 10 Points (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1January 19Washington Capitals6–3LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,2041–0–02[8]
2January 21@ New York Islanders3–4LindbackNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum15,3221–1–02[9]
3January 22@ Carolina Hurricanes4–1GaronPNC Arena18,6802–1–04[10]
4January 25Ottawa Senators6–4LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,2043–1–06[11]
5January 27Philadelphia Flyers5–1LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,2044–1–08[12]
6January 29Florida Panthers5–2LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,2045–1–010[13]
February: 4–9–1, 9 Points (home: 2–4–1; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
7February 1Winnipeg Jets8–3LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,2046–1–012[14]
8February 2New York Rangers2–3GaronTampa Bay Times Forum19,2046–2–012[15]
9February 5@ Philadelphia Flyers1–2LindbackWells Fargo Center19,6166–3–012[16]
10February 7@ New Jersey Devils2–4LindbackPrudential Center14,8026–4–012[17]
February 9@ Boston BruinsGame rescheduled to April 25 due to a blizzard in Boston.[18][19]
11February 10@ New York Rangers1–5GaronMadison Square Garden17,2006–5–012[20]
12February 12Montreal Canadiens3–4SOLindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,2046–5–113[21]
13February 14Washington Capitals3–4GaronTampa Bay Times Forum19,2046–6–113[22]
14February 16@ Florida Panthers6–5OTLindbackBB&T Center17,0097–6–115[23]
15February 19Toronto Maple Leafs4–2LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,2048–6–117[24]
16February 21Boston Bruins2–4LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,2048–7–117[25]
17February 23@ Carolina Hurricanes5–2GaronPNC Arena18,6809–7–119[26]
18February 24@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–5GaronConsol Energy Center18,6329–8–119[27]
19February 26Buffalo Sabres1–2GaronTampa Bay Times Forum19,2049–9–119[28]
20February 28@ New York Rangers1–4GaronMadison Square Garden17,2009–10–119[29]
March: 6–8–0, 12 Points (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
21March 2@ Boston Bruins2–3GaronTD Garden17,5659–11–119[30]
22March 4@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–4LindbackConsol Energy Center18,6569–12–119[31]
23March 5@ New Jersey Devils5–2LindbackPrudential Center15,22910–12–121[32]
24March 7Winnipeg Jets1–2LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,20410–13–121[33]
25March 9Montreal Canadiens3–4DesjardinsTampa Bay Times Forum19,20410–14–121[34]
26March 12@ Florida Panthers3–2LindbackBB&T Center15,17411–14–123[35]
27March 14New York Islanders0–2LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,20411–15–123[36]
28March 16Carolina Hurricanes4–1GaronTampa Bay Times Forum19,20412–15–125[37]
29March 18Philadelphia Flyers4–2LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,20413–15–127[38]
30March 20@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–4GaronAir Canada Centre19,43313–16–127[39]
31March 23@ Ottawa Senators3–5DesjardinsScotiabank Place20,01613–17–127[40]
32March 24@ Winnipeg Jets2–3DesjardinsMTS Centre15,00413–18–127[41]
33March 26Buffalo Sabres2–1GaronTampa Bay Times Forum19,20414–18–129[42]
34March 29New Jersey Devils5–4SOGaronTampa Bay Times Forum19,20415–18–131[43]
April: 2–8–3, 7 Points (home: 1–3–1; road: 1–5–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
35April 2Florida Panthers2–3SOGaronTampa Bay Times Forum17,90415–18–232[44]
36April 4@ Carolina Hurricanes5–0BishopPNC Arena17,04216–18–234[45]
37April 6@ New York Islanders2–4BishopNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum16,17016–19–234[46]
38April 7@ Washington Capitals2–4BishopVerizon Center18,50616–20–234[47]
39April 9Ottawa Senators3–2BishopTampa Bay Times Forum17,32317–20–236[48]
40April 11Pittsburgh Penguins3–6BishopTampa Bay Times Forum19,20417–21–236[49]
41April 13@ Washington Capitals5–6OTGaronVerizon Center18,50617–21–337[50]
42April 14@ Buffalo Sabres1–3GaronFirst Niagara Center18,99117–22–337[51]
43April 16@ Winnipeg Jets3–4SOBishopMTS Centre15,00417–22–438[52]
44April 18@ Montreal Canadiens2–3BishopBell Centre21,27317–23–438[53]
45April 21Carolina Hurricanes2–3LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,20417–24–438[54]
46April 24Toronto Maple Leafs5–2BishopTampa Bay Times Forum18,82618–24–440[55]
47April 25@ Boston Bruins0–2LindbackTD Garden17,56518–25–440[56]
48April 27Florida Panthers3–5LindbackTampa Bay Times Forum19,20418–26–440[57]
2012–13 Regular Season Schedule
Lightning score listed first;

  Win (2 Points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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The Lightning were unable to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Player stats

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Final stats[58]

Goaltenders
Regular Season
PlayerGPGSTOIWLOTGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Anders Lindback24211304:1110101632.90642.9020010
Mathieu Garon1816910:04592442.90427.8970000
Ben Bishop99502:26341252.99302.9171002
Cedrick Desjardins32160:0603083.0073.8900000
Totals482876:47212341402.921444.9031012

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Tampa Bay. Stats reflect time with Tampa Bay only.
Traded to Tampa Bay mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

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Awards

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Regular season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Martin St. Louis[59]NHL Third Star of the WeekJanuary 28, 2013
Steven Stamkos[60]NHL Second Star of the WeekFebruary 25, 2013
Steven Stamkos[61]NHL First Star of the Month (February)March 1, 2013
Martin St. Louis[62]Art Ross TrophyApril 2013
Martin St. Louis[63]Lady Byng Memorial TrophyJune 14, 2013

Milestones

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Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Cory Conacher1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
January 19, 2013
Teddy Purcell100th career NHL assistJanuary 19, 2013
Vincent Lecavalier1,000th career NHL gameJanuary 21, 2013
Alexander Killorn1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
February 10, 2013
Richard Panik1st career NHL gameFebruary 12, 2013
B. J. Crombeen300th career NHL gameFebruary 14, 2013
Alexander Killorn1st career NHL goalFebruary 16, 2013
Brian Lee200th career NHL gameFebruary 19, 2013
Richard Panik1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
February 23, 2013
Ondrej Palat1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
March 4, 2013
Tom Pyatt200th career NHL gameMarch 9, 2013
Radko Gudas1st career NHL gameMarch 12, 2013
Keith Aulie100th career NHL gameMarch 14, 2013
Tyler Johnson1st career NHL gameMarch 14, 2013
Teddy Purcell300th career NHL gameMarch 16, 2013
Tyler Johnson1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
March 16, 2013
Ondrej Palat1st career NHL goalMarch 16, 2013
Matt Carle500th career NHL gameMarch 18, 2013
Steven Stamkos200th career NHL goalMarch 18, 2013
Radko Gudas1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
March 20, 2013
Richard Panik1st career NHL assistMarch 23, 2013
Andrej Sustr1st career NHL gameMarch 29, 2013
Nate Thompson300th career NHL gameApril 6, 2013
Mark Barberio1st career NHL gameApril 9, 2013
Pierre-Cedric Labrie1st career NHL goalApril 9, 2013
Martin St. Louis900th career NHL pointApril 9, 2013
Sami Salo800th career NHL gameApril 13, 2013


Transactions

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

Trades

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DateDetails
June 15, 2012[64]To Nashville Predators
Sebastien Caron
2nd-round pick in 2012
2nd-round pick in 2012
3rd-round pick in 2013
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Anders Lindback
Kyle Wilson
7th-round pick in 2012
June 23, 2012[65]To Boston Bruins
Michel Ouellet
5th-round pick in 2012
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Benoit Pouliot[a]
July 10, 2012[66]To St. Louis Blues
4th-round pick in 2013
4th-round pick in 2014
To Tampa Bay Lightning
B. J. Crombeen
5th-round pick in 2014
January 21, 2013[67]To Florida Panthers
Future considerations
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jean-Francois Jacques
February 14, 2013[68]To Montreal Canadiens
Dustin Tokarski
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cedrick Desjardins
March 11, 2013[69]To Anaheim Ducks
Kyle Wilson
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Dan Sexton
April 2, 2013[70]To Carolina Hurricanes
Marc-Andre Bergeron
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Adam Hall
7th-round pick in 2013
April 2, 2013[71]To Chicago Blackhawks
Kirill Gotovets
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Philippe Paradis
April 3, 2013[72]To Ottawa Senators
Cory Conacher
4th-round pick in 2013
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Ben Bishop
  1. ^ Trade of negotiating rights to.

Lost via retirement

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Player

Player signings

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PlayerDateContract terms
Riku Helenius[87]June 14, 20122 years, $1.2 million
Adam Hall[88]June 15, 20121 year, $650,000
J. T. Wyman[88]June 15, 20121 year, $600,000
Mike Angelidis[89]June 18, 20121 year, $525,000
Brendan Mikkelson[90]June 27, 20121 year, $600,000
Brian Lee[91]June 28, 20122 years, $2.3 million
Keith Aulie[92]June 30, 20121 year, $577,500
Evan Oberg[93]July 1, 20121 year, $560,000
Benoit Pouliot[94]July 1, 20121 year, $1.8 million
Anders Lindback[95]July 6, 20122 years, $3.6 million
Teddy Purcell[96]July 10, 20123 years, $13.5 million contract extension
Nikita Kucherov[97]September 10, 20123 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract
Slater Koekkoek[98]March 20, 20133 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Nate Thompson[99]March 23, 20134 years, $6.4 million contract extension
Tanner Richard[100]April 1, 20133 years, $1.925 million entry-level contract
Luke Witkowski[101]April 1, 20132 years, $1.255 million entry-level contract
B. J. Crombeen[102]April 1, 20132 years, $2.3 million contract extension
Ben Bishop[103]April 15, 20132 years, $4.6 million contract extension
Nikita Nesterov[104]April 30, 20133 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract
Cedric Paquette[105]May 3, 20133 years, $1.9 million entry-level contract
Radko Gudas[106]May 6, 20133 years, $2.975 million contract extension
Keith Aulie[107]June 26, 20131 year, $975,000
Mike Angelidis[108]June 27, 20131 year, $550,000

Draft picks

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Tampa Bay Lightning's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[109]

Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
110Slater KoekkoekD  CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
119[a]Andrei VasilevskiyG  RussiaTolpar Ufa (MHL)
240Dylan BlujusD  United StatesBrampton Battalion (OHL)
253[b]Brian HartRW  United StatesPhillips Exeter Academy (USHS-NH)
371Tanner RichardC  CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
4101Cedric PaquetteC  CanadaBlainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
6161Jake DotchinD  CanadaOwen Sound Attack (OHL)
7202[c]Nikita GusevLW  RussiaCSKA Moscow Jr. (MHL)
Draft Notes[110]

See also

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References

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