| League: | NHL |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | Anaheim Ducks |
| Conferencerank: | 2nd |
| Conference: | Western |
| Division: | Pacific |
| Divisionrank: | 1st |
| Record: | 30–12–6 |
| Homerecord: | 16–7–1 |
| Roadrecord: | 14–5–5 |
| Goalsfor: | 140 |
| Goalsagainst: | 118 |
| Generalmanager: | Bob Murray |
| Coach: | Bruce Boudreau |
| Captain: | Ryan Getzlaf |
| Altcaptain: | Saku Koivu Teemu Selanne |
| Arena: | Honda Center |
| Attendance: | 15,888 (92.5%) Total: 381,308 |
| Goalsleader: | Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (15) |
| Assistsleader: | Ryan Getzlaf (34) |
| Pointsleader: | Ryan Getzlaf (49) |
| Plusminusleader: | Francois Beauchemin and Sheldon Souray (+19) |
| Pimleader: | Corey Perry (72) |
| Winsleader: | Viktor Fasth and Jonas Hiller (15) |
| Gaaleader: | Viktor Fasth (2.18) |
| Divisionwin: | Pacific Division Champions |
The 2012–13 Anaheim Ducks season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The season was partially cancelled due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, which ended on January 6, 2013. The 2012–13 campaign for the Ducks commenced as a shortened, 48-game season, beginning January 19[1] away against the Vancouver Canucks. The shortened season featured only intra-conference games. The Ducks compensated for a disappointing season in 2011–12 in which they struggled in the first half of the season and dug a hole that was too deep to climb out of despite a second-half resurgence. The previous season marked the second time in their last three seasons that the Ducks missed the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Despite amassing a 30–12–6 regular season record, finishing second place in the Western Conference, and winning the Pacific Division for the second time in franchise history, the Ducks disappointed in the playoffs, falling to the Detroit Red Wings 4–3. The Ducks held a 3–2 series lead in the after Game 5, but lost Game 6 in overtime to Detroit before falling apart offensively in the decisive Game 7.[2]
See the game log below for detailed game-by-game regular season information.
Prior to the lockout, the original 2012–13 Anaheim Ducks regular season schedule was released in June 2012. Their home and season opener was scheduled to take place on Friday, October 12 against San Jose, and the Ducks were to have enjoyed a four-game homestand to start the season.
On Thursday, October 4, the NHL cancelled all games scheduled through Wednesday, October 24, causing the Ducks to lose their first six games of the season.[3] On October 19, 2012, games through November 1 were cancelled, causing the Ducks to lose three more games. Only one week later, on October 26, all November games were cancelled, and a tentative start date of December 1 was set. On November 23, 2012, all games through December 14 were axed, impacting six games on the Ducks' schedule. On December 11, 2012, all games through December 30 were eliminated. Nine days later, on December 20, 2012, further lack of negotiations during the lockout led to the cancellation of all games through January 14.
On January 6, 2013, the lockout ended after a 16-hour negotiation session in an effort to save the season. A condensed season, of a length of 48 intra-conference games, will now be played.
Under the new, lockout-shortened 48-game schedule, the Ducks opened the season by sweeping a two-game Canadian road trip, with a decisive 7–3 victory against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, January 19, at 7 p.m. PST, followed by a 5–4 decision against the Calgary Flames on Monday, January 21. Their home opener will now take place at Honda Center on Friday, January 25, also against the Canucks. The distinction of the Ducks' longest homestand will be split between two five-game stretches from March 18 – 25 and from April 3 to 10. Anaheim's lengthiest road trip was a six-game haul from February 6 – 16. Also, due to the shortened nature of the schedule and the objective of condensing travel, all games will be against the Ducks' own Western Conference opponents, and no games will be played against Eastern Conference teams. This condensed schedule structure also leads to the development of anomalies absent from a normal 82-game schedule, such as playing back-to-back games against the same team in the same location. For example, the Ducks host the Dallas Stars at Honda Center on both April 3 and 5, and later play games on two consecutive nights at the Edmonton Oilers on April 21 and 22. The Ducks will end the regular season on Saturday, April 27, at home against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Below is the new, truncated 2012–13 schedule for the Ducks.|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 1 || January 19 || @ Canucks || 7–3 || || Hiller (1–0–0) || Schneider (0–1–0) || 18,910 || 1–0–0 || Rogers Arena || W1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 2 || January 21 || @ Flames || 5–4 || || Hiller (2–0–0) || Kiprusoff (0–2–0) || 19,289 || 2–0–0 || Scotiabank Saddledome || W2 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb"| 3 || January 25 || Canucks || 5–0 || || Schneider (2–1–0) || Hiller (2–1–0) || 17,529 || 2–1–0 || Honda Center || L1 ||bgcolor="#bbcaff" | 4|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb"| 4 || January 26 || Predators || 3–2 || SO || Fasth (1–0–0) || Rinne (0–1–3) || 17,174 || 3–1–0 || Honda Center || W1 ||bgcolor="#bbcaff" |6|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffdddd"| 5 || January 29 || @ Sharks || 3–2 || SO || Niemi (5–0–0) || Hiller (2–1–1) || 17,562 || 3–1–1 || HP Pavilion || O1 ||bgcolor="#bbcaff" | 7 |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 6 || February 1 || Wild || 3–1 || || Fasth (2–0–0) || Backstrom (3–2–1) || 13,007 || 4–1–1 || Honda Center || W1 ||bgcolor="#bbcaff" | 9|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 7 || February 2 || Kings || 7–4 || || Hiller (3–1–1) || Bernier (0–1–0) || 17,436 || 5–1–1 || Honda Center || W2 ||bgcolor="#bbcaff" | 11|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 8 || February 4 || Sharks || 2–1 || || Fasth (3–0–0) || Greiss (1–1–0) || 14,324 || 6–1–1 || Honda Center || W3 ||bgcolor="#bbcaff" | 13|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 9 || February 6 || @ Avalanche || 3–0 || || Fasth (4–0–0) || Varlamov (3–6–0) || 13,776 || 7–1–1 || Pepsi Center || W4 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 10 || February 8 || @ Stars || 3–1 || || Lehtonen (6–2–1) || Hiller (3–2–1) || 18,112 || 7–2–1 || American Airlines Center || L1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 11 || February 9 || @ Blues || 6–5 || SO || Fasth (5–0–0) || Elliott (3–4–1) || 18,835 || 8–2–1 || Scottrade Center || W1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 17|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 12 || February 12 || @ Blackhawks || 3–2 || SO || Fasth (6–0–0) || Crawford (7–0–3) || 21,188 || 9–2–1 || United Center || W2 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 13 || February 15 || @ Red Wings || 5–2 || || Fasth (7–0–0) || Howard (6–5–2) || 20,066 || 10–2–1 || Joe Louis Arena || W3 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 14 || February 16 || @ Predators || 3–2 || SO || Fasth (8–0–0) || Rinne (6–3–4) || 17,322 || 11–2–1 || Bridgestone Arena || W4 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 15 || February 18 || Blue Jackets || 3–2 || || Hiller (4–2–1) || Bobrovsky (2–5–2) || 14,713 || 12–2–1 || Honda Center || W5 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 16 || February 24 || Avalanche || 4–3 || OT || Hiller (5–2–1) || Giguere (2–0–1) || 17,174 || 13–2–1 || Honda Center || W6 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 17 || February 25 || @ Kings || 5–2 || || Quick (6–5–2) || Fasth (8–1–0) || 18,118 || 13–3–1 || Staples Center || L1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 18 || February 27 || Predators || 5–1 || || Fasth (9–1–0) || Rinne (8–6–4) || 13,630 || 14–3–1 || Honda Center || W1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 19 || March 1 || Wild || 3–2 || || Hiller (6–2–1) || Kuemper (1–2–0) || 15,264 || 15–3–1 || Honda Center || W2 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffdddd;"| 20 || March 2 || @ Coyotes || 5–4 || SO || Smith (8–6–2) || Fasth (9–1–1) || 15,227 || 15–3–2 || Jobing.com Arena || O1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffdddd;"| 21 || March 4 || @ Coyotes || 5–4 || SO || Smith (9–6–2) || Hiller (6–2–2) || 11,024 || 15–3–3 || Jobing.com Arena || O2 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 22 || March 6 || Coyotes || 2–0 || || Hiller (7–2–2) || LaBarbera (1–3–0) || 13,456 || 16–3–3 || Honda Center || W1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 23 || March 8 || Flames || 4–0 || || Fasth (10–1–1) || Kiprusoff (3–4–2) || 15,839 || 17–3–3 || Honda Center || W2 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 24 || March 10 || Blues || 4–2 || || Hiller (8–2–2) || Halák (5–3–1) || 17,174 || 18–3–3 || Honda Center || W3 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 25 || March 12 || @ Wild || 2–1 || || Hiller (9–2–2) || Backstrom (11–7–2) || 18,808 || 19–3–3 || Xcel Energy Center || W4 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 26 || March 14 || @ Stars || 2–1 || SO || Hiller (10–2–2) || Lehtonen (9–5–2) || 15,775 || 20–3–3 || American Airlines Center || W5 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffdddd;"| 27 || March 16 || @ Blues || 2–1 || OT || Allen (8–1–0) || Hiller (10–2–3) || 19,593 || 20–3–4 || Scottrade Center || O1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 28 || March 18 || Sharks || 5–3 || || Fasth (11–1–1) || Niemi (11–7–5) || 14,441 || 21–3–4 || Honda Center || W1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 29 || March 20 || Blackhawks || 4–2 || || Hiller (11–2–3) || Crawford (13–3–3) || 17,610 || 22–3–4 || Honda Center || W2 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 30 || March 22 || Red Wings || 5–1 || || Howard (13–8–4) || Fasth (11–2–1) || 17,174 || 22–4–4 || Honda Center || L1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 31 || March 24 || Red Wings || 2–1 || || Howard (14–8–4) || Hiller (11–3–3) || 17,427 || 22–5–4 || Honda Center || L2 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 32 || March 25 || Sharks || 5–3 || || Niemi (13–8–5) || Fasth (11–3–1) || 16,083 || 22–6–4 || Honda Center || L3 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 33 || March 27 || @ Sharks || 4–0 || || Niemi (14–8–5) || Hiller (11–4–3) || 17,562 || 22–7–4 || HP Pavilion ||L4 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 34 || March 29 || @ Blackhawks || 2–1 || || Hiller (12–4–3) || Emery (16–12–1) || 22,105 || 23–7–4 || United Center ||W1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffdddd;"| 35 || March 31 || @ Blue Jackets || 2–1 || OT || Bobrovsky (12–8–6) || Hiller (12–4–4) || 13,185 || 23–7–5 || Nationwide Arena ||O1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 36 || April 1 || @ Stars || 4–0 || || Fasth (12–3–1) || Lehtonen (12–10–2) || 13,748 || 24–7–5 ||American Airlines Center || W2 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 37 || April 3 || Stars || 5–2 || || Fasth (13–3–1) || Lehtonen (12–11–2) || 15,165 || 25–7–5 || Honda Center || W3 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 38 || April 5 || Stars || 3–1 || || Lehtonen (13–11–2) || Fasth (13–4–1) || 16,884 || 25–8–5 || Honda Center || L1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 39 || April 7 || Kings || 4–3 || SO || Fasth (14–4–1) || Bernier (9–2–1) || 17,494 || 26–8–5 || Honda Center || W1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 40 || April 8 || Oilers || 2–1 || || Hiller (13–4–4) || Dubnyk (12–12–6) || 15,148 || 27–8–5 || Honda Center || W2 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59|- |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 41 || April 10 || Avalanche || 4–1 || || Giguere (3–4–2) || Hiller (13–5–4) || 14,646 || 27–9–5 || Honda Center || L1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| bgcolor="#000078" |
42 || bgcolor="#000078" | April 13* || @ Kings || 2–1 || || Quick (15–12–3) || Fasth (14–5–1) || 18,473 || 27–10–5 || Staples Center || L2 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffdddd;"| 43 || April 17 || Blue Jackets || 3–2 || OT || Bobrovsky (17–10–6) || Fasth (14–5–2) || 15,074 || 27–10–6 || Honda Center || O1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 44 || April 19 || @ Flames || 3–1 || || Kiprusoff (8–13–2) || Hiller (13–6–4) || 19,289 || 27–11–6 || Scotiabank Saddledome || L1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 45 || April 21 || @ Oilers || 3–1 || || Hiller (14–6–4) || Dubnyk (13–15–6) || 16,839 || 28–11–6 || Rexall Place || W1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62|- style="text-align:center; background:#007800; color:white;"| 46 || April 22 || @ Oilers || 3–0 || || Fasth (15–5–2) || Khabibulin (3–6–1) || 16,839 || 29–11–6 || Rexall Place || W2 ||bgcolor="#007800" | 64|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 47 || April 25 || @ Canucks || 3–1 || || Hiller (15–6–4) || Luongo (9–5–3) || 18,910 || 30–11–6 || Rogers Arena || W3 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 48 || April 27 || Coyotes || 5–3 || || LaBarbera (4–6–2) || Fasth (15–6–2) || 17,442 || 30–12–6 || Honda Center || L1 ||bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66|-|colspan=12 style="text-align:left;"|* Anaheim clinched a playoff berth on April 12, 2013, by virtue of a Detroit loss. |-| 1 || April 30 || Red Wings || 3–1 || || Hiller (1–0) || Howard (0–1) || 17,200 || 1–0 || Honda Center || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 2 || May 2 || Red Wings || 5–4 || OT || Howard (1–1) || Hiller (1–1) || 17,182 || 1–1 || Honda Center || L1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 3 || May 4 || @ Red Wings || 4–0 || || Hiller (2–1) || Howard (1–2) || 20,066 || 2–1 || Joe Louis Arena || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 4 || May 6 || @ Red Wings || 3–2 || OT || Howard (2–2) || Hiller (2–2) || 20,066 || 2–2 || Joe Louis Arena || L1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb;"| 5 || May 8 || Red Wings || 3–2 || OT || Hiller (3–2) || Howard (2–3) || 17,395 || 3–2 || Honda Center || W1|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 6 || May 10 || @ Red Wings || 4–3 || OT || Howard (3–3) || Hiller (3–3) || 20,066 || 3–3 || Joe Louis Arena || L1|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;"| 7 || May 12 || Red Wings || 3–2 || || Howard (4–3) || Hiller (3–4) || 17,412 || 3–4 || Honda Center || L2|-
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Note: GP = Games played; GS = Games Started; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Ducks. Stats reflect time with Ducks only.
‡Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
The Ducks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
| Date | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2012[5] | To New York Islanders Lubomir Visnovsky | To Anaheim Ducks 2nd-round pick in 2013 | |
| February 6, 2013[6] | To Pittsburgh Penguins 5th-round pick in 2014 | To Anaheim Ducks Ben Lovejoy | |
| March 11, 2013[7] | To Tampa Bay Lightning Dan Sexton | To Anaheim Ducks Kyle Wilson | |
| March 15, 2013[8] | To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan Lasch 7th-round pick in 2014 | To Anaheim Ducks Dave Steckel | |
| April 1, 2013[9] | To Philadelphia Flyers Jay Rosehill | To Anaheim Ducks Harry Zolnierczyk | |
| April 3, 2013[10] | To Minnesota Wild Jeff Deslauriers | To Anaheim Ducks Future considerations | |
| April 3, 2013[11] | To Phoenix Coyotes Brandon McMillan | To Anaheim Ducks Matthew Lombardi | |
| June 24, 2013[12] | To Pittsburgh Penguins Harry Zolnierczyk | To Anaheim Ducks Alex Grant | |
| Player | Former team | Contract terms | |
| Sheldon Souray[13] | 3 years, $11 million | ||
| Jordan Hendry[14] | 1 year, $600,000 | ||
| Brad Staubitz[15] | 2 years, $1.275 million | ||
| Bryan Allen[16] | 3 years, $10.5 million | ||
| Corey Elkins[17] | 1 year, $700,000 | ||
| Daniel Winnik[18] | 2 years, $3.6 million | ||
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond[19] | 1 year, $550,000 | ||
| Ryan Parent[20] | 1 year, $600,000 | ||
| 1 year, $550,000 | |||
| Charlie Sarault[21] | 3 years, $2.42 million entry-level contract | ||
| Kevin Gagne[22] | 3 years, $2.3025 million entry-level contract | ||
| Radek Dvorak[23] | 1 year, $675,000 | ||
| Steven Whitney[24] | 2 years, $1.435 million entry-level contract | ||
| John Kurtz[25] | 1 year, $570,000 | ||
| Antoine Laganiere[26] | 2 years, $1.775 million entry-level contract |
| Player | New team | Contract terms | |
| George Parros[27] | 2 years, $1.85 million | ||
| Sheldon Brookbank[28] | 2 years, $2.5 million | ||
| Jean-Francois Jacques[29] | 1 year, $750,000 | ||
| Dan Ellis[30] | 1 year, $650,000 |
| Player | Date | Contract terms | |
| Max Friberg[31] | June 15, 2012 | 3 years, $2.33 million entry-level contract | |
| Rickard Rakell[32] | July 2, 2012 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract | |
| Matt Smaby[33] | July 2, 2012 | 1 year, $650,000 | |
| Frederik Andersen[34] | July 11, 2012 | 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract | |
| Teemu Selanne[35] | July 12, 2012 | 1 year, $4.5 million | |
| Nick Bonino[36] | July 13, 2012 | 2 years, $1.4 million | |
| Hampus Lindholm[37] | July 13, 2012 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract | |
| Marco Cousineau[38] | July 16, 2012 | 1 year, $660,000 | |
| Cam Fowler[39] | September 17, 2012 | 5 years, $20 million contract extension | |
| January 17, 2013 | 1 year, $550,000 | ||
| Viktor Fasth[40] | February 20, 2013 | 2 years, $5.8 million contract extension | |
| Joseph Cramarossa[41] | March 2, 2013 | 3 years, $2.2575 million entry-level contract | |
| Ryan Getzlaf[42] | March 8, 2013 | 8 years, $66 million contract extension | |
| Corey Perry[43] | March 18, 2013 | 8 years, $69 million contract extension | |
| Patrick Maroon[44] | March 21, 2013 | 2 years, $1.15 million contract extension | |
| Andrew O'Brien[45] | April 5, 2013 | 3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract | |
| William Karlsson[46] | May 20, 2013 | 3 years, $2.4925 million entry-level contract | |
| Ben Lovejoy[47] | June 27, 2013 | 3 years, $3.3 million contract extension |
Anaheim Ducks' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 and 23, 2012.
| Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | D | Rogle BK (Allsvenskan) | |||
| 2 | 36 | LW | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) | |||
| 3 | 87 | G | Frolunda HC (Elitserien) | |||
| 4 | 97 | C | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | |||
| 4 | 108 | D | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | |||
| 5 | 127 | D | Fargo Force (USHL) | |||
| 7 | 187 | D | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | |||
| 7 | 210 | D | University of Nebraska Omaha (WCHA) |