2012–13 Washington Capitals season

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2012–13 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division Champions
Division 1st Southeast
Conference 3rd Eastern
2012–13 record 27–18–3
Home record 15–8–1
Road record 12–10–2
Goals for 149
Goals against 130
Team information
General Manager George McPhee
Coach Adam Oates
Captain Alexander Ovechkin
Alternate captains Nicklas Backstrom
Mike Green
Brooks Laich
Arena Verizon Center
Average attendance 17,734 (95.8%)[1]
(24 games)
Team leaders
Goals Alexander Ovechkin (32)
Assists Nicklas Backstrom (48)
Points Alexander Ovechkin (53)
Penalties in minutes Matt Hendricks (71)
Plus/minus (+): Eric Fehr (14)
(−): Jeff Schultz (−6)
Wins Braden Holtby (22)
Goals against average Braden Holtby (2.59)
<2011–12 2013–14>

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 League 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)
February: 6–6–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)
March: 9–6–1 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 6–3–1)
April: 11–1–1 (Home: 7–0–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss

Season standings

Southeast Division[5]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 48 27 18 3 24 149 130 57
2 Winnipeg Jets 48 24 21 3 22 128 144 51
3 Carolina Hurricanes 48 19 25 4 18 128 160 42
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 48 18 26 4 17 148 150 40
5 Florida Panthers 48 15 27 6 12 112 171 36
Eastern Conference[6]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Pittsburgh Penguins AT 48 36 12 0 33 165 119 72
2 y – Montreal Canadiens NE 48 29 14 5 26 149 126 63
3 y – Washington Capitals SE 48 27 18 3 24 149 130 57
4 Boston Bruins NE 48 28 14 6 24 131 109 62
5 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 48 26 17 5 26 145 133 57
6 New York Rangers AT 48 26 18 4 22 130 112 56
7 Ottawa Senators NE 48 25 17 6 21 116 104 56
8 New York Islanders AT 48 24 17 7 20 139 139 55
9 Winnipeg Jets SE 48 24 21 3 22 128 144 51
10 Philadelphia Flyers AT 48 23 22 3 22 133 141 49
11 New Jersey Devils AT 48 19 19 10 17 112 129 48
12 Buffalo Sabres NE 48 21 21 6 14 125 143 48
13 Carolina Hurricanes SE 48 19 25 4 18 128 160 42
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 48 18 26 4 17 148 150 40
15 Florida Panthers SE 48 15 27 6 12 112 171 36

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, z – Won best record in conference


Playoffs

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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

Player statistics

Final stats[7]

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[8] Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy April 2013
Alexander Ovechkin[9] 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[10] To Dallas Stars:
Cody Eakin
2nd-round pick in 2012		 To Washington Capitals:
Mike Ribeiro
June 27, 2012[11] To Calgary Flames:
Dennis Wideman		 To Washington Capitals:
Jordan Henry
5th-round pick in 2013
January 31, 2013[12] To Florida Panthers:
Zach Hamill		 To Washington Capitals:
Casey Wellman
January 31, 2013[13] To Chicago Blackhawks:
Mathieu Beaudoin		 To Washington Capitals:
Peter LeBlanc
March 14, 2013[14] To Minnesota Wild:
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014		 To Washington Capitals:
Chay Genoway
March 14, 2013[15] To Toronto Maple Leafs:
Kevin Marshall		 To Washington Capitals:
Nicolas Deschamps
April 2, 2013[16] To Phoenix Coyotes:
Matt Clackson		 To Washington Capitals:
Joel Rechlicz
April 2, 2013[17] To Edmonton Oilers:
Garrett Stafford		 To Washington Capitals:
Dane Byers
April 3, 2013[18] To Nashville Predators:
Filip Forsberg		 To Washington Capitals:
Martin Erat
Michael Latta

Draft picks

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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.[55]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 11[a] Filip Forsberg C  Sweden Leksands IF (Sweden)
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 US NTDP (USHL)
4 107 Austin Wuthrich RW  United States Notre Dame (CCHA)
5 137 Connor Carrick D  United States US NTDP (USHL)
6 167 Riley Barber RW  United States US NTDP (USHL)
7 195[c] Christian Djoos D  Sweden Brynas IF Jr. (SWE-JR.)
7 197 Jaynen Rissling D  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7 203[d] Sergey Kostenko G  Russia Novokuznetsk 2 (RUSSIA-JR.)
Draft notes[56]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Oates named new Capitals coach
  3. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html
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  8. ↑ 2013 NHL Awards
  9. ↑ Alex Ovechkin Wins Third Hart Trophy
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  19. ↑ Capitals Sign Joey Crabb
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Capitals Sign Garrett Stafford and Kevin Marshall
  21. ↑ Capitals Sign Jack Hillen
  22. ↑ Capitals Sign Ryan Stoa
  23. ↑ Capitals Sign Wojtek Wolski
  24. ↑ Capitals Sign Matt Clackson
  25. ↑ Capitals Sign Eric Fehr
  26. ↑ Capitals Sign and Recall Steven Oleksy from Hershey
  27. ↑ Capitals Sign Nate Schmidt
  28. ↑ Minor signing: Rangers add defenseman Sean Collins
  29. ↑ Rangers add veteran forward Halpern
  30. ↑ Coyotes Agree to Terms with Rechlicz
  31. ↑ Canes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin
  32. ↑ Leafs Sign Keith Aucoin & Simon Gysbers
  33. ↑ Flyers, Knuble agree to terms
  34. ↑ Capitals Claim Aaron Volpatti Off Waivers from Vancouver
  35. ↑ Rangers add veteran defenseman Hamrlik
  36. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Dany Sabourin
  37. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Mike Carman
  38. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Mathieu Perreault
  39. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Jay Beagle
  40. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Center Zach Hamill
  41. ↑ Capitals Sign Filip Forsberg
  42. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Mike Green
  43. ↑ Capitals Sign Tom Wilson
  44. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Troy Brouwer
  45. ↑ Capitals Re-sign John Carlson
  46. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Braden Holtby
  47. ↑ Capitals Re-sign John Erskine
  48. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Casey Wellman
  49. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Jack Hillen
  50. ↑ Capitals Sign Patrick Wey
  51. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Ryan Stoa
  52. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Aaron Volpatti
  53. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Eric Fehr
  54. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Joel Rechlicz
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