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2012–13 Minnesota Wild season

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2012–13 Minnesota Wild
Division2nd Northwest
Conference8th Western
2012–13 record26–19–3
Home record14–8–2
Road record12–11–1
Team information
General managerChuck Fletcher
CoachMike Yeo
CaptainMikko Koivu
Alternate captainsZach Parise
Ryan Suter
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance18,794 (104.7%)[1]
(24 games)
Team leaders
GoalsZach Parise (18)
AssistsRyan Suter (28)
PointsZach Parise (38)
Penalty minutesZenon Konopka (117)
Plus/minusMatt Cullen (+9)
WinsNicklas Backstrom (24)
Goals against averageDarcy Kuemper (2.08)

The 2012–13 Minnesota Wild season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

The Wild made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season, where they fell to the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.

Off-season

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The Wild made a splash in the free-agent pool by signing top free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter on July 4, 2012. Both were signed to 13-year-long contracts.

Regular season

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On February 26, 2013, Zach Parise scored just 27 seconds into the overtime period to give the Wild a 2–1 home win over the Calgary Flames.[3] Parise tied Marian Gaborik's mark, set on January 23, 2013, when he scored 27 seconds into the overtime period to give the Rangers a 4–3 home win over the Boston Bruins.[4] Both goals would prove to be the fastest overtime goals scored during the lockout-shortened season.[5]

The Wild were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with a league-low 135 power-play opportunities against. They also tied the New York Islanders for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with zero.[6]

Standings

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Northwest Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 +6 59
2 x – Minnesota Wild 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 −5 55
3 Edmonton Oilers 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 −9 45
4 Calgary Flames 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 −32 42
5 Colorado Avalanche 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 −36 39
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference
Pos Div Team 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

Schedule and results

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2012–13 Game Log

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

Playoffs

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2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

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Finals stats[7]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Niklas Backstrom 42 41 2368:08 24 15 3 98 2.48 1072 .909 2 0 0 2
Darcy Kuemper 6 3 288:18 1 2 0 10 2.08 119 .916 0 0 0 0
Josh Harding 5 3 185:05 1 1 0 10 3.24 73 .863 1 0 0 0
Matt Hackett 1 1 59:12 0 1 0 5 5.08 33 .848 0 0 0 0
Goaltenders
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Josh Harding 5 5 244:48 1 4 12 2.94 135 .911 0 0 0 0
Darcy Kuemper 2 0 73:27 0 0 4 3.29 33 .879 0 0 0 0

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


Awards and records

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Awards

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Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Josh Harding[8] Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy June 14, 2013


Transactions

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

Trades

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Date
Details
February 4, 2013[9] To New York Rangers
Darroll Powe
Nick Palmieri
To Minnesota Wild
Mike Rupp
March 12, 2013[10] To Ottawa Senators
Matt Kassian
To Minnesota Wild
6th-round pick in 2014
March 14, 2013[11] To Washington Capitals
Chay Genoway
To Minnesota Wild
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014[a]
April 3, 2013[12] To Buffalo Sabres
Matt Hackett
Johan Larsson
1st-round pick in 2013
2nd-round pick in 2014
To Minnesota Wild
Jason Pominville
4th-round pick in 2014
April 3, 2013[13] To Anaheim Ducks
Future considerations
To Minnesota Wild
Jeff Deslauriers

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Mathew Dumba D  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 46[a] Raphael Bussieres LW  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
3 68 John Draeger D  United States Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA)
4 98 Adam Gilmour C  United States Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA)
5 128 Daniel Gunnarsson D  Sweden Lulea HF (Elitserien)
6 158 Christopher Bertschy C   Switzerland SC Bern (NLA)
7 188 Louis Nanne LW  United States Edina High School (USHS-MN)
Draft notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. ^ "Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild Box Score, February 26, 2013". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Boston Bruins at New York Rangers Box Score, January 23, 2013". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "2012-13 NHL Season Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "2012-13 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Minnesota Wild – Statistics". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  8. ^ "Harding Receives Masterton". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "Wild Acquires Rupp". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "Wild Acquires Pick For Kassian". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "Wild Acquires Conditional Pick". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  12. ^ "Wild Acquires Pominville From Buffalo". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "Ducks Trade Goalie Deslauriers for Future Considerations". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Wild Signs Mitchell, Konopka". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  15. ^ "Wild Agrees To Terms With Dowell". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Welcome To Minnesota Parise, Suter". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  17. ^ "Wild Inks Bloomington Native Connelly". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  18. ^ "Wild Signs Defenseman Clark". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  19. ^ "Minnesota's Christensen signs in KHL - ProHockeyTalk". nbcsports.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  20. ^ "Penguins Sign Forward Warren Peters". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  21. ^ "Senators sign forward Guillaume Latendresse to a one-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  22. ^ "Senators sign defenceman Mike Lundin to a one-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  23. ^ "Coyotes Sign Johnson to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  24. ^ "Flyers sign (D) Kurtis Foster". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  25. ^ "Wild Re-Signs Harding". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  26. ^ a b "Wild Re-Signs Two; Extends Offers To Eight". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  27. ^ "Wild Re-Signs Kassian". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  28. ^ "Wild Agrees To Terms With Genoway". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  29. ^ "Wild Agrees To Terms With Falk". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  30. ^ "Wild Inks Dumba To Entry-Level Deal". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  31. ^ "Wild Inks Palmieri To One-Year Deal". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  32. ^ "Wild Signs Graovac". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  33. ^ "Wild Inks Haula To Entry-Level Deal". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  34. ^ "Wild Signs Bussieres To Entry-Level Deal". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  35. ^ "Wild Re-signs Veilleux". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  36. ^ "Wild Re-Signs Defenseman Marco Scandella". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  37. ^ "Wild Agrees To Terms With Backstrom". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  38. ^ "Wild Re-Signs Kampfer". nhl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.