2012–13 Nashville Predators season

Professional ice hockey team season

2012–13 Nashville Predators
Division5th Central
Conference14th Western
2012–13 record16–23–9
Home record11–9–4
Road record5–14–5
Goals for111
Goals against139
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainShea Weber
Alternate captainsMartin Erat (Oct.–Apr.)
Mike Fisher
David Legwand (Apr.)
ArenaBridgestone Arena
Average attendance17,113 (100%)[1]
(2 games)
Team leaders
GoalsDavid Legwand (12)
AssistsShea Weber (19)
PointsShea Weber (28)
Penalty minutesRich Clune (113)
Plus/minusMike Fisher (+6)
WinsPekka Rinne (15)
Goals against averagePekka Rinne (2.43)

The 2012–13 Nashville Predators season was the team's 15th 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.

Off-season

After already losing one half of their All-Star defensive core to free agency when Ryan Suter signed with the Minnesota Wild, on July 19, 2012, Shea Weber signed an offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers.[2] The Predators had seven days to decide whether to match the offer, opting to do so on July 24 to keep Weber in a Predators uniform.[3]

Regular season

The Predators scored 109 goals (excluding three shootout-winning goals) over the lockout-shortened season of 48 games, tied for 30th overall with the Florida Panthers. The Predators were also shut out a league-high nine times, tied with the Phoenix Coyotes.[4][5]

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Chicago Blackhawks 48 36 7 5 30 155 102 +53 77
2 x – St. Louis Blues 48 29 17 2 24 129 115 +14 60
3 x – Detroit Red Wings 48 24 16 8 22 124 115 +9 56
4 Columbus Blue Jackets 48 24 17 7 19 120 119 +1 55
5 Nashville Predators 48 16 23 9 14 111 139 −28 41
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Western Conference
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE p – Chicago Blackhawks 48 36 7 5 30 155 102 +53 77
2 PA y – Anaheim Ducks 48 30 12 6 24 140 118 +22 66
3 NW y – Vancouver Canucks 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 +6 59
4 CE x – St. Louis Blues 48 29 17 2 24 129 115 +14 60
5 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 48 27 16 5 25 133 118 +15 59
6 PA x – San Jose Sharks 48 25 16 7 17 124 116 +8 57
7 CE x – Detroit Red Wings 48 24 16 8 22 124 115 +9 56
8 NW x – Minnesota Wild 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 −5 55
9 CE Columbus Blue Jackets 48 24 17 7 19 120 119 +1 55
10 PA Phoenix Coyotes 48 21 18 9 17 125 131 −6 51
11 PA Dallas Stars 48 22 22 4 20 130 142 −12 48
12 NW Edmonton Oilers 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 −9 45
13 NW Calgary Flames 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 −32 42
14 CE Nashville Predators 48 16 23 9 14 111 139 −28 41
15 NW Colorado Avalanche 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 −36 39
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Game log

2012–13 Game Log
January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 January 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,113 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 January 21 St. Louis Blues 4–3 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,113 0–0–2 2 Recap
3 January 22 Nashville Predators 3–1 Minnesota Wild — Mason 17,540 1–0–2 4 Recap
4 January 24 Nashville Predators 0–3 St. Louis Blues — Rinne 16,047 1–1–2 4 Recap
5 January 26 Nashville Predators 2–3 Anaheim Ducks SO Rinne 17,174 1–1–3 5 Recap
6 January 28 Nashville Predators 0–4 Phoenix Coyotes — Rinne 8,581 1–2–3 5 Recap
7 January 31 Nashville Predators 2–1 Los Angeles Kings SO Rinne 18,118 2–2–3 7 Recap
February: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
8 February 2 Nashville Predators 2–1 San Jose Sharks SO Rinne 17,562 3–2–3 9 Recap
9 February 5 Nashville Predators 6–1 St. Louis Blues — Rinne 15,206 4–2–3 11 Recap
10 February 7 Los Angeles Kings 0–3 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 5–2–3 13 Recap
11 February 9 Nashville Predators 1–2 Minnesota Wild OT Mason 18,806 5–2–4 14 Recap
12 February 10 Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 5–3–4 14 Recap
13 February 12 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 17,113 6–3–4 16 Recap
14 February 14 Phoenix Coyotes 0–3 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 7–3–4 18 Recap
15 February 16 Anaheim Ducks 3–2 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,322 7–3–5 19 Recap
16 February 18 Nashville Predators 5–6 Colorado Avalanche — Mason 15,099 7–4–5 19 Recap
17 February 19 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 17,113 8–4–5 21 Recap
18 February 22 Vancouver Canucks 1–0 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 8–5–5 21 Recap
19 February 23 Nashville Predators 0–4 Detroit Red Wings — Rinne 20,066 8–6–5 21 Recap
20 February 25 Dallas Stars 4–5 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 17,113 9–6–5 23 Recap
21 February 27 Nashville Predators 1–5 Anaheim Ducks — Rinne 13,630 9–7–5 23 Recap
March: 5–7–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–6–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
22 March 2 Nashville Predators 1–2 San Jose Sharks — Rinne 17,562 9–8–5 23 Recap
23 March 4 Nashville Predators 1–5 Los Angeles Kings — Rinne 18,118 9–9–5 23 Recap
24 March 8 Edmonton Oilers 0–6 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,277 10–9–5 25 Recap
25 March 9 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,113 10–9–6 26 Recap
26 March 12 Nashville Predators 4–0 Dallas Stars — Rinne 15,661 11–9–6 28 Recap
27 March 14 Nashville Predators 4–7 Vancouver Canucks — Mason 18,910 11–10–6 28 Recap
28 March 15 Nashville Predators 3–6 Calgary Flames — Mason 19,289 11–11–6 28 Recap
29 March 17 Nashville Predators 2–3 Edmonton Oilers — Rinne 16,839 11–12–6 28 Recap
30 March 19 Nashville Predators 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets — Rinne 13,364 11–13–6 28 Recap
31 March 21 Calgary Flames 3–5 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 12–13–6 30 Recap
32 March 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 13–13–6 32 Recap
33 March 25 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 14–13–6 34 Recap
34 March 28 Phoenix Coyotes 7–4 Nashville Predators — Mason 17,113 14–14–6 34 Recap
35 March 30 Nashville Predators 0–1 Colorado Avalanche OT Rinne 15,324 14–14–7 35 Recap
April: 2–9–2 (Home: 2–6–0 ; Road: 0–3–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
36 April 1 Nashville Predators 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks SO Rinne 21,306 14–14–8 36 Recap
37 April 2 Colorado Avalanche 1–3 Nashville Predators — Rinne 16,211 15–14–8 38 Recap
38 April 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 15–15–8 38 Recap
39 April 6 Chicago Blackhawks 1–0 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,256 15–16–8 38 Recap
40 April 7 Nashville Predators 3–5 Chicago Blackhawks — Rinne 22,044 15–17–8 38 Recap
41 April 9 St. Louis Blues 1–0 Nashville Predators — Rinne 15,063 15–18–8 38 Recap
42 April 12 Dallas Stars 5–2 Nashville Predators — Mason 16,818 15–19–8 38 Recap
43 April 14 Detroit Red Wings 3–0 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 15–20–8 38 Recap
44 April 15 Vancouver Canucks 5–2 Nashville Predators — Rinne 16,518 15–21–8 38 Recap
45 April 19 Nashville Predators 4–5 Chicago Blackhawks OT Rinne 22,014 15–21–9 39 Recap
46 April 23 Calgary Flames 3–4 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 16–21–9 41 Recap
47 April 25 Nashville Predators 2–5 Detroit Red Wings — Mason 20,066 16–22–9 41 Recap
48 April 27 Nashville Predators 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets — Mason 19,002 16–23–9 41 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Predators missed the playoffs.

Player stats

Final stats[6]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Shea Weber 48 9 19 28 −2 48
David Legwand 48 12 13 25 −6 20
Mike Fisher 38 10 11 21 6 27
Martin Erat‡ 36 4 17 21 −7 26
Colin Wilson 25 7 12 19 1 4
Roman Josi 48 5 13 18 −7 8
Gabriel Bourque 34 11 5 16 6 4
Sergei Kostitsyn 46 3 12 15 −5 11
Kevin Klein 47 3 11 14 −1 9
Patric Hornqvist 24 4 10 14 −1 14
Nick Spaling 47 9 4 13 −10 18
Craig Smith 44 4 8 12 −11 20
Matthew Halischuk 36 5 6 11 1 10
Rich Clune 47 4 5 9 3 113
Bobby Butler† 20 3 6 9 −2 4
Brandon Yip 34 3 5 8 −3 26
Victor Bartley 24 0 7 7 2 6
Jonathon Blum 35 1 6 7 −1 6
Taylor Beck 16 3 4 7 0 2
Ryan Ellis 32 2 4 6 −2 15
Paul Gaustad 23 2 3 5 −1 20
Chris Mueller 18 2 3 5 −4 6
Daniel Bang 8 0 2 2 −2 0
Zach Boychuk†‡ 5 1 1 2 1 4
Kevin Henderson 4 1 0 1 −1 0
Austin Watson 6 1 0 1 −2 0
Joonas Rask 2 0 1 1 −1 0
Filip Forsberg 5 0 1 1 −5 0
Scott Hannan‡ 29 0 1 1 −11 20
Hal Gill 32 0 0 0 −3 12
Mattias Ekholm 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Brian McGrattan‡ 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 8 12 17 29 −11 95

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Pekka Rinne 43 42 2443:46 15 16 8 99 2.43 1101 .910 5 0 1 8
Chris Mason 11 6 466:44 1 7 1 29 3.73 229 .873 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 2910:30 16 23 9 128 2.64 1330 .904 5 0 1 8

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

Awards and records


Transactions

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

Trades

Date
Details
June 15, 2012[7] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Anders Lindback
Kyle Wilson
7th-round pick in 2012 		To Nashville Predators
Sebastien Caron
2nd-round pick in 2012
2nd-round pick in 2012
3rd-round pick in 2013
June 23, 2012[8] To New York Rangers
3rd-round pick in 2013 		To Nashville Predators
3rd-round pick in 2012
June 23, 2012[8] To New York Rangers
5th-round pick in 2012 		To Nashville Predators
5th-round pick in 2013
February 19, 2013[9] To St. Louis Blues
Jani Lajunen 		To Nashville Predators
Scott Ford
February 28, 2013[10] To Calgary Flames
Brian McGrattan 		To Nashville Predators
Joe Piskula
April 3, 2013[11] To San Jose Sharks
Scott Hannan 		To Nashville Predators
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013[a]
April 3, 2013[12] To Washington Capitals
Martin Erat
Michael Latta 		To Nashville Predators
Filip Forsberg
June 14, 2013[13] To Florida Panthers
Bobby Butler 		To Nashville Predators
T. J. Brennan
  1. ^ Condition satisfied.

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Kevin Henderson[14] Milwaukee Admirals 1 year, $550,000
Chris Mason[15] Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $1.25 million
Mike Moore[16] Worcester Sharks 1 year, $550,000
Scott Hannan[17] Calgary Flames 1 year, $1 million
Mark Van Guilder[18] Milwaukee Admirals 2 years, $1.1 million

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Francis Bouillon[19] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1.5 million
Jordin Tootoo[20] Detroit Red Wings 3 years, $5.7 million
Alexander Radulov[21] CSKA Moscow 4 years, $36.8 million
Jack Hillen[22] Washington Capitals 1 year, $650,000
Ryan Suter[23] Minnesota Wild 13 years, $98 million

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Richard Clune[24] Los Angeles Kings January 15, 2013
Bobby Butler[25] New Jersey Devils March 4, 2013
Zach Boychuk[26] Pittsburgh Penguins March 5, 2013

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Zach Boychuk[27] Carolina Hurricanes March 21, 2013

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Magnus Hellberg[28] June 18, 2012 3 years, $2.3425 million entry-level contract
Chris Mueller[29] June 21, 2012 1 year, $550,000
Brandon Yip[30] June 21, 2012 1 year, $750,000
Hal Gill[31] June 28, 2012 2 years, $4 million
Paul Gaustad[32] July 1, 2012 4 years, $13 million
Brian McGrattan[33] July 1, 2012 1 year, $600,000
Jeremy Smith[34] July 17, 2012 1 year, $660,000
Jack MacLellan[35] July 23, 2012 1 year, $600,000
Sergei Kostitsyn[36] July 23, 2012 2 years, $6 million
Colin Wilson[37] July 24, 2012 3 years, $6 million
Shea Weber[3] July 24, 2012 14 years, $110 million
Mike Fisher[38] August 20, 2012 2 years, $8.4 million contract extension
Colton Sissons[39] September 13, 2012 3 years, $1.97 million entry-level contract
Jonathon Blum[40] September 13, 2012 1 year, $650,000
Gabriel Bourque[41] September 14, 2012 2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
Kevin Klein[42] September 15, 2012 5 years, $14.5 million contract extension
Craig Smith[43] September 15, 2012 2 years, $4 million contract extension
Zach Budish[44] April 3, 2013 2 years, $1.33 million entry-level contract
Miikka Salomaki[45] April 24, 2013 3 years, $2.3425 million entry-level contract
Patric Hornqvist[46] April 30, 2013 5 years, $21.25 million contract extension
Marek Mazanec[47] May 3, 2013 2 years, $1.22 million entry-level contract
Brendan Leipsic[48] May 23, 2013 3 years, $2.0525 million entry-level contract
Mikko Vainonen[49] May 24, 2013 3 years, $1.87 million entry-level contract
Roman Josi[50] June 10, 2013 7 years, $28 million
Joe Piskula[51] June 17, 2013 1 year, $550,000
Kevin Henderson[52] June 18, 2013 2 years, $1.1 million
Victor Bartley[53] June 19, 2013 3 years, $2 million

Draft picks

Nashville's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Previous Team
2 37 (from Minnesota) Pontus Aberg LW  Sweden Djurgardens IF J20 (J20 SuperElit)
2 50 (from Philadelphia) Colton Sissons C  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 66 (from Toronto) Jimmy Vesey LW  United States South Shore Kings (EJHL)
3 89 (from NY Rangers) Brendan Leipsic LW  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4 112 Zach Stepan C  United States Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA)
4 118 (from Phoenix) Mikko Vainonen D  Finland HIFK U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
6 164 (from Dallas) Simon Fernholm D  Sweden Huddinge IK J20 (J20 SuperElit)
6 172 Max Gortz RW  Sweden Farjestad BK J20 (J20 SuperElit)
6 179 (from NY Rangers) Marek Mazanec G  Czech Republic HC Plzen (Czech Extraliga)

See also

References

  1. ^ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ NHL.com: Weber agrees to 14-year offer sheet with Flyers
  3. ^ a b Nashville Predators Match Offer Sheet To Captain Shea Weber
  4. ^ "2012-13 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "2012-13 NHL Season Schedule and Results | Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  6. ^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Nashville Predators – Statistics". Nashville Predators. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Nashville Predators Acquire Three Draft Picks and Goaltender Sebastien Caron from Tampa Bay". Predators.nhl.com. June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Rangers 2012 Entry Draft Picks at a Glance". Rangers.nhl.com. June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  9. ^ Nashville Predators Acquire Defenseman Scott Ford From St. Louis
  10. ^ Nashville Predators Acquire Defenseman Joe Piskula From Calgary
  11. ^ Nashville Predators Acquire A Conditional Seventh-Round Pick From San Jose
  12. ^ Nashville Predators Acquire Filip Forsberg From Washington
  13. ^ Nashville Predators Acquire TJ Brennan From Florida
  14. ^ Preds Sign Prospect Kevin Henderson To 1-Year Deal
  15. ^ Preds Sign Goalie Chris Mason To 1-Year Contract
  16. ^ Preds Sign Mike Moore To 2-Way Contract
  17. ^ Preds Sign Scott Hannan To a 1-Year Contract
  18. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Van Guilder to a Two-Year Contract
  19. ^ Canadiens sign Francis Bouillon to a one-year contract
  20. ^ Wings add grit with Tootoo deal
  21. ^ REPORT: RADULOV SIGNS FOUR-YEAR DEAL WITH CSKA MOSCOW
  22. ^ Capitals Sign Jack Hillen
  23. ^ Welcome To Minnesota Parise, Suter
  24. ^ Nashville Predators Claim Richard Clune on Waivers
  25. ^ Nashville Predators Claim Bobby Butler on Waivers
  26. ^ Nashville Predators Claim Zach Boychuk on Waivers
  27. ^ Canes Claim Boychuk on Waivers from Nashville
  28. ^ Preds Ink Hellberg to Entry-Level Contract
  29. ^ Preds Re-Sign Chris Mueller To 1-Year Deal
  30. ^ Preds Sign Brandon Yip To A 1-Year Contract
  31. ^ Preds Sign Defenseman Hal Gill To A Two-Year Contract
  32. ^ Preds Sign Paul Gaustad To A 4-Year Contract
  33. ^ Preds Agree To Terms With Forward Brian McGrattan On 1-Year Deal
  34. ^ Preds Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith To A 1-Year Contract
  35. ^ Predators Sign Jack Maclellan To A One-Year Contract
  36. ^ Preds Sign Sergei Kostitsyn To a Two-Year Contract
  37. ^ Preds Sign Colin Wilson to 3-Year Deal
  38. ^ Predators Sign Mike Fisher to 2-Year Contract
  39. ^ Preds Sign 2012 2nd Round Pick Colton Sissons
  40. ^ Preds Sign Jon Blum To 1-Year Contract
  41. ^ Preds Sign Gabriel Bourque To A 2-Yr Contract
  42. ^ Preds Sign Kevin Klein To 5-Year Contract Archived November 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  43. ^ Preds Sign Craig Smith To 2-Year Deal
  44. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2009 Second Round Pick Zach Budish
  45. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2011 Second Rounder Miikka Salomaki
  46. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Patric Hornqvist to a Five-Year Contract
  47. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2012 Draft Pick Marek Mazanec
  48. ^ Nashville Predators Sign WHL Scoring Champion Brendan Leipsic
  49. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2012 Fourth-Round Pick Mikko Vainonen
  50. ^ "Nashville Predators Sign Roman Josi To A Seven-Year Deal". Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  51. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Piskula To A One-Year Contract
  52. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Henderson To A Two-Year Contract
  53. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Bartley to a Three-Year Contract