2012–13 Florida Panthers season

2012–13 Florida Panthers
Division5th Southeast
Conference15th Eastern
2012–13 record15–27–6
Home record8–11–5
Road record7–16–1
Goals for112
Goals against171
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachKevin Dineen
CaptainEd Jovanovski
Alternate captainsBrian Campbell
Stephen Weiss
ArenaBB&T Center
Average attendance16,991 (99.7%)[1]
(23 games)
Team leaders
GoalsTomáš Kopecký (15)
AssistsTomáš Fleischmann (23)
PointsTomas Fleischmann (35)
Penalty minutesGeorge Parros (57)
Plus/minusJonathan Rheault and Eric Selleck (0)
WinsJacob Markstrom (8)
Goals against averageJacob Markstrom (3.23)

The 2012–13 Florida Panthers season was the 19th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[2] The season was partially cancelled due to a lockout, which ended on January 6, 2013. The campaign for the Panthers then commenced as a shortened, 48-game season beginning on January 19.[3] The shortened season would feature only intra-conference games.[3]

The Panthers were eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention, failing to make the playoffs for the 11th time in their past 12 seasons. Florida earned the fewest points of any NHL team in 2012–13, finishing with a 15–27–6 record for last in both the Eastern Conference and 30-team NHL.

Off-season[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

A pre-season schedule was planned for late September and early October, but the lockout forced its cancellation. No pre-season will be held for the truncated, 48-game campaign beginning January 19.

Regular season[edit]

As of Thursday, October 4, the NHL has cancelled all games scheduled through Wednesday, October 24, causing the Panthers to lose their first five games of the season, with more cancelled games possible without a resolution to the dispute soon.[4] As of Friday, October 19, the Panthers have lost three additional games through November 1 due to the lockout. All November games were lost one week later on Friday, October 26, eliminating any possibility of a rearranged 82-game season and assuring that any season that does take place will be shortened. On November 23, two more weeks of hockey and six additional Panthers games were put on the chopping block, with all matchups through December 14 being cancelled. On December 11, after a week of negotiations broke off, all games through December 30 were axed. On December 20, 2012, following a further lack of negotiations during the lockout, all games through January 14 were cancelled.

On January 6, 2013, the lockout ended after a 16-hour negotiation session in an effort to salvage the season. A condensed season, of a length of 48 intra-conference games, will now be played.

The Panthers scored 109 goals (excluding three shootout-winning goals) over the lockout-shortened season of 48 games, tied for 29th overall with the Nashville Predators. They also allowed 170 goals (excluding one shootout goal), the most in the League, allowed the most power-play goals, with 39, and had the lowest penalty-kill percentage, at 74.17%.[5][6]

Standings[edit]

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[edit]

Below is the new, truncated 2012–13 schedule for the Panthers, who will open the season on Saturday, January 19 against the Hurricanes, closing on Saturday, April 27 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2012–13 Game Log
January: 2–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 January 19 Carolina 1–5 Florida Theodore (1–0–0) Ward (0–1–0) 19,688 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 January 21 Florida 0–4 Ottawa Anderson (2–0–0) Theodore (1–1–0) 19,952 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 January 22 Florida 1–4 Montreal Price (1–1–0) Clemmensen (0–1–0) 21,273 1–2–0 2 Recap
4 January 24 Ottawa 3–1 Florida Anderson (3–0–0) Theodore (1–2–0) 15,634 1–3–0 2 Recap
5 January 26 Philadelphia 7–1 Florida Bryzgalov (2–3–0) Theodore (1–3–0) 19,311 1–4–0 2 Recap
6 January 29 Florida 2–5 Tampa Bay Lindback (4–1–0) Theodore (1–4–0) 19,204 1–5–0 2 Recap
7 January 31 Winnipeg 3–6 Florida Theodore (2–4–0) Pavelec (2–3–1) 15,731 2–5–0 4 Recap
February: 4–4–5 (Home: 1–2–4 ; Road: 3–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap
8 February 3 Florida 4–3 Buffalo Theodore (3–4–0) Miller (3–4–1) 18,831 3–5–0 6 Recap
9 February 5 Florida 2–3 Winnipeg OT Pavelec (3–4–1) Clemmensen (0–1–1) 15,004 3–5–1 7 Recap
10 February 7 Florida 3–2 Philadelphia SO Theodore (4–4–0) Bryzgalov (4–5–1) 19,616 4–5–1 9 Recap
11 February 9 Florida 0–5 Washington Holtby (2–4–0) Theodore (4–5–0) 18,506 4–6–1 9 Recap
12 February 12 Washington 6–5 Florida OT Holtby (3–4–0) Clemmensen (0–1–2) 15,340 4–6–2 10 Recap
13 February 14 Montreal 1–0 Florida OT Price (8–3–0) Theodore (4–5–1) 17,021 4–6–3 11 Recap
14 February 16 Tampa Bay 6–5 Florida OT Lindback (6–3–1) Theodore (4–5–2) 17,009 4–6–4 12 Recap
15 February 18 Toronto 3–0 Florida Scrivens (4–3–0) Theodore (4–6–2) 17,177 4–7–4 12 Recap
16 February 21 Florida 5–2 Philadelphia Clemmensen (1–1–2) Bryzgalov (8–8–1) 19,605 5–7–4 14 Recap
17 February 22 Florida 1–3 Pittsburgh Fleury (9–3–0) Markstrom (0–1–0) 18,655 5–8–4 14 Recap
18 February 24 Boston 4–1 Florida Rask (9–1–2) Markstrom (0–2–0) 18,108 5–9–4 14 Recap
19 February 26 Pittsburgh 4–6 Florida Clemmensen (2–1–2) Fleury (10–4–0) 17,378 6–9–4 16 Recap
20 February 28 Buffalo 4–3 Florida SO Miller (8–10–1) Theodore (4–6–3) 15,672 6–9–5 17 Recap
March: 5–10–1 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 2–6–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap
21 March 2 Florida 2–6 Carolina Ward (8–6–1) Clemmensen (2–2–2) 18,680 6–10–5 17 Recap
22 March 3 Carolina 3–2 Florida Ward (9–6–1) Clemmensen (2–3–2) 15,978 6–11–5 17 Recap
23 March 5 Winnipeg 1–4 Florida Markstrom (1–2–0) Pavelec (8–11–1) 14,574 7–11–5 19 Recap
24 March 7 Florida 1–7 Washington Holtby (9–7–0) Markstrom (1–3–0) 18,506 7–12–5 19 Recap
25 March 8 Winnipeg 3–2 Florida OT Pavelec (9–11–1) Markstrom (1–3–1) 16,442 7–12–6 20 Recap
26 March 10 Montreal 5–2 Florida Budaj (4–1–1) Markstrom (1–4–1) 19,189 7–13–6 20 Recap
27 March 12 Tampa Bay 3–2 Florida Lindback (9–6–1) Markstrom (1–5–1) 15,174 7–14–6 20 Recap
28 March 14 Florida 1–4 Boston Rask (14–2–3) Clemmensen (2–4–2) 17,565 7–15–6 20 Recap
29 March 16 N.Y. Islanders 4–3 Florida Nabokov (13–8–3) Clemmensen (2–5–2) 17,627 7–16–6 20 Recap
30 March 19 Florida 4–1 Carolina Markstrom (2–5–1) Ellis (4–4–1) 16,349 8–16–6 22 Recap
31 March 21 Florida 3–1 N.Y. Rangers Markstrom (3–5–1) Lundqvist (13–12–1) 17,200 9–16–6 24 Recap
32 March 23 Florida 1–2 New Jersey Brodeur (10–2–3) Clemmensen (2–6–2) 17,625 9–17–6 24 Recap
33 March 24 Florida 0–3 N.Y. Islanders Nabokov (14–10–3) Markstrom (3–6–1) 14,512 9–18–6 24 Recap
34 March 26 Florida 2–3 Toronto Scrivens (7–8–0) Markstrom (3–7–1) 19,379 9–19–6 24 Recap
35 March 28 Buffalo 4–5 Florida SO Markstrom (4–7–1) Miller (11–14–5) 17,044 10–19–6 26 Recap
36 March 30 New Jersey 2–3 Florida OT Markstrom (5–7–1) Brodeur (10–2–6) 18,138 11–19–6 28 Recap
April: 4–8–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–5–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap
37 April 2 Florida 3–2 Tampa Bay SO Markstrom (6–7–1) Garon (5–8–1) 17,904 12–19–6 30 Recap
38 April 6 Washington 3–4 Florida Holtby (17–11–1) Markstrom (6–8–1) 16,886 12–20–6 30 Recap
39 April 7 Ottawa 1–2 Florida Clemmensen (3–6–2) Anderson (8–5–2) 15,552 13–20–6 32 Recap
40 April 11 Florida 2–7 Winnipeg Pavelec (18–18–2) Markstrom (6–9–1) 15,004 13–21–6 32 Recap
41 April 13 Pittsburgh 1–3 Florida Fleury (21–6–0) Markstrom (6–10–1) 18,891 13–22–6 32 Recap
42 April 16 Florida 2–5 N.Y. Islanders Nabokov (21–11–5) Markstrom (6–11–1) 15,922 13–23–6 32 Recap
43 April 18 Florida 1–6 N.Y. Rangers Lundqvist (20–15–3) Clemmensen (3–7–2) 17,200 13–24–6 32 Recap
44 April 20 Florida 2–6 New Jersey Brodeur (12–8–7) Markstrom (6–12–1) 16,018 13–25–6 32 Recap
45 April 21 Florida 0–3 Boston Rask (18–9–4) Markstrom (6–13–1) 17,565 13–26–6 32 Recap
46 April 23 N.Y. Rangers 2–3 Florida Markstrom (7–13–1) Lundqvist (22–16–3) 17,758 14–26–6 34 Recap
47 April 25 Toronto 4–0 Florida Reimer (19–7–5) Markstrom (7–14–1) 16,484 14–27–6 34 Recap
48 April 27 Florida 5–3 Tampa Bay Markstrom (8–14–1) Lindback (10–10–1) 19,204 15–27–6 36 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Boldface text denotes a Panthers goalie.

Player statistics[edit]

Final stats[7]

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jacob Markstrom 23 23 1265:45 8 14 1 68 3.22 685 .901 0 0 0 0
Scott Clemmensen 19 11 866:25 3 7 2 53 3.67 421 .874 0 0 0 0
Jose Theodore 15 14 766:28 4 6 3 42 3.29 391 .893 0 0 0 2
Totals 48 2898:38 15 27 6 163 3.37 1497 .891 0 0 0 2

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


Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Jonathan Huberdeau[8] Calder Memorial Trophy June 15, 2013


Transactions[edit]

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

Trades[edit]

Date Details
June 23, 2012[9] To Dallas Stars
7th-round pick in 2013
To Florida Panthers
7th-round pick in 2012
July 20, 2012[10] To New York Rangers
5th-round pick in 2014
To Florida Panthers
Casey Wellman
January 14, 2013[11] To Montreal Canadiens
Jason DeSantis
To Florida Panthers
Brendon Nash
January 21, 2013[12] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jean-Francois Jacques
To Florida Panthers
Future considerations
January 31, 2013[13] To Washington Capitals
Casey Wellman
To Florida Panthers
Zach Hamill
February 8, 2013[14] To Los Angeles Kings
Keaton Ellerby
To Florida Panthers
5th-round pick in 2013
March 15, 2013[15] To Buffalo Sabres
5th-round pick in 2013
To Florida Panthers
T. J. Brennan
April 3, 2013[16] To Edmonton Oilers
Jerred Smithson
To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2013
June 14, 2013[17] To Nashville Predators
T. J. Brennan
To Florida Panthers
Bobby Butler
June 18, 2013[18] To Calgary Flames
Corban Knight
To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2013

Draft picks[edit]

Florida Panthers' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[50]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 23 Mike Matheson D  Canada Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
3 84 Steven Hodges C  Canada Victoria Royals (WHL)
4 114 Alexander Delnov LW  Russia Mytischi Khimik (MHL)
6 174 Francois Bouvillier C/LW  Canada Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
7 194[a] Jonatan Nielsen D  Sweden Linkopings HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
Draft Notes[51]
  • The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent Kris Versteeg to the Panthers in exchange for a 2012 third-round pick and this pick.
  • The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a December 6, 2011, trade that sent Krys Barch and a 2012 sixth-round pick to the Panthers in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and this pick.
  • a The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2013 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.
  • The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a June 27, 2011, trade that sent Tomas Kopecky to the Predators in exchange for this conditional pick (2012 if Panthers do not send seventh-round pick to Predators from earlier trade, else 2013).

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. ^ a b Greg Wyshynski (January 6, 2013). "NHL lockout is over; players, owners reach tentative CBA deal after 16-hour talks". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Ira Podell (October 4, 2012). "NHL lockout forces cancelled games through Oct. 24". The Associated Press. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "2012-13 NHL Summary".
  6. ^ "2012-13 NHL Schedule and Results".
  7. ^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Florida Panthers – Statistics". Florida Panthers. April 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Panthers F Jonathan Huberdeau Awarded Calder Memorial Trophy
  9. ^ Panthers Select Four Players on Second Day of NHL Entry Draft
  10. ^ Panthers Acquire C/RW Casey Wellman From New York Rangers
  11. ^ Canadiens acquire defenseman Jason DeSantis from the Florida Panthers in return for Brendon Nash
  12. ^ Panthers Trade F Jean-Francois Jacques To Tampa Bay For Future Considerations
  13. ^ Panthers Acquire F Zach Hamill
  14. ^ Panthers Acquire Fifth Round Draft Choice In Exchange For D Keaton Ellerby
  15. ^ Panthers Acquire Defenseman T.J. Brennan
  16. ^ Panthers Acquire 2013 Fourth Round Pick From Edmonton
  17. ^ Florida Panthers Acquire F Bobby Butler from Nashville
  18. ^ Panthers Acquire Fourth Round Draft Pick In 2013 NHL Entry Draft from Calgary Flames
  19. ^ Panthers Sign D Jason DeSantis
  20. ^ a b Panthers Agree To Contracts With C Greg Rallo And G Dov Grumet-Morris
  21. ^ Panthers Agree to Two-Year Contract with D Filip Kuba
  22. ^ Panthers Agree To Two-Year Contract With RW George Parros
  23. ^ Panthers Agree to One-Year, Two-Way Contract with RW Jon Rheault
  24. ^ Panthers Agree to Terms with LW Jean-Francois Jacques
  25. ^ Panthers Agree To Terms With C Andre Deveaux
  26. ^ a b Panthers Agree To Entry-Level Contracts With G Michael Houser And D Josh McFadden
  27. ^ Panthers Agree To One-Year Contract With Peter Mueller
  28. ^ Panthers Agree To One-Year Contract With RW Alex Kovalev
  29. ^ Samuelsson returns to Hockeytown
  30. ^ Canucks sign defenceman Jason Garrison to six-year deal
  31. ^ Sharks Sign Forward Bracken Kearns
  32. ^ Devils sign Krys Barch
  33. ^ Capitals Sign Wojtek Wolski
  34. ^ Sharks Sign Forward Jonathan Matsumoto
  35. ^ Avalanche Signs Six Players
  36. ^ Jets claim James Wright off waivers
  37. ^ Jets claim Mike Santorelli off waivers
  38. ^ Former Panther John Madden Hired in Montreal Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  39. ^ KOVALEV RETIRES AFTER 19 YEARS IN THE NHL. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  40. ^ Panthers Agree To Two-Year Contract With G Scott Clemmensen
  41. ^ Panthers Re-Sign D Keaton Ellerby
  42. ^ a b c Panthers Agree To Contracts With Trio
  43. ^ Panthers RW Kris Versteeg Agrees To Four-Year Contract
  44. ^ a b Panthers Agree To Terms With Pair
  45. ^ Panthers Agree To Terms With D Dmitry Kulikov
  46. ^ Panthers Sign C Nick Bjugstad to Entry-Level Contract
  47. ^ Panthers Agree to Entry-Level Contract with D Jonathan Racine
  48. ^ Panthers Sign F Logan Shaw to Entry-Level Contract
  49. ^ a b Panthers Agree To Terms With Butler & Selleck
  50. ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  51. ^ "2012 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 1, 2012.