2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes season explained

League:NHL
Season:2012–13
Year:2012
Team:Carolina Hurricanes
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:13th
Division:Southeast
Divisionrank:3rd
Record:19–25–4
Homerecord:9–14–3
Roadrecord:10–11–3
Goalsfor:128
Goalsagainst:160
Generalmanager:Jim Rutherford
Coach:Kirk Muller
Captain:Eric Staal
Altcaptain:Tim Gleason
Jordan Staal
Arena:PNC Arena
Attendance:17,558 (94.0%)[1]
(24 games)
Goalsleader:Jiri Tlusty (23)
Assistsleader:Eric Staal (35)
Pointsleader:Eric Staal (53)
Plusminusleader:Jiri Tlusty (+15)
Pimleader:Eric Staal (54)
Winsleader:Cam Ward (9)
Gaaleader:Dan Ellis (2.84)

The 2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 41st season for the franchise. Its 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) since June 22, 1979,[2] and 15th season since the franchise relocated to North Carolina to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

The Hurricanes did not qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 1 || 19 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–5 || Florida Panthers || Ward || BB&T Center (19,688) || 0–1–0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#fcf"| 2 || 22 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (18,680) || 0–2–0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#cfc"| 3 || 24 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–6 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (18,081) || 1–1–0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#cfc"| 4 || 25 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–1 || Buffalo Sabres || Ellis || First Niagara Center (18,824) || 2–2–0 || 4 |- bgcolor="#fcf"| 5 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (17,190) || 2–3–0 || 4 |-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 6 || 1 || Ottawa Senators || 0–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (18,680) || 3–3–0 || 6 |- bgcolor="#fcf"| 7 || 2 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–5 || Philadelphia Flyers || Ellis || Wells Fargo Center (19,691) || 3–4–0 || 6 |- bgcolor="#cfc"| 8 || 4 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Ward || Air Canada Centre (19,072) || 4–4–0 || 8|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 9 || 7 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 SO || Ottawa Senators || Ward || Scotiabank Place (17,337) || 5–4–0 || 10|- bgcolor="#ffc"| 10 || 9 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–4 OT || Philadelphia Flyers || Ward || Wells Fargo Center (19,691) || 5–4–1 || 11|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 11 || 11 || Carolina Hurricanes || 6–4 || New York Islanders || Ward || Nassau Coliseum (9,622) || 6–4–1 || 13|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 12 || 12 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || New Jersey Devils || Ward || Prudential Center (17,625) || 7–4–1 || 15|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 13 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (18,680) || 8–4–1 || 17 |- bgcolor="#fcf"| 14 || 18 || Carolina Hurricanes || 0–3 || Montreal Canadiens || Ward || Bell Center (21,273) || 8–5–1 || 17|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 15 || 21 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (18,282) || 8–6–1 || 17|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 16 || 23 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 5–2 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (18,680) || 8–7–1 || 17|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 17 || 24 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || New York Islanders || Ward || Nassau Coliseum (10,048) || 9–7–1 || 19|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 18 || 26 || Carolina Hurricanes || 0–3 || Washington Capitals || Ward || Verizon Center (18,506) || 9–8–1 || 19|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 19 || 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4|| Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (18,680) || 10–8–1 || 21|-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 20 || 2 || Florida Panthers || 2–6 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (18,680) || 11–8–1 || 23|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 21 || 3 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 || Florida Panthers || Ward || BB&T Center (15,978) || 12–8–1 || 25|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 22 || 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–4 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (15,277) || 13–8–1 || 27|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 23 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (16,774) || 13–9–1 || 27|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 24 || 9 || New Jersey Devils || 3–6 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (18,680) || 14–9–1 || 29|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 25 || 12 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–0 || Washington Capitals || Peters || Verizon Center (18,506) || 15–9–1 || 31|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 26 || 14 || Washington Capitals || 3–2 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (16,810) || 15–10–1 || 31|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 27 || 16 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || Peters || Times Forum (19,204) || 15–11–1 || 31|- bgcolor="#ffc"| 28 || 18 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–2 SO || New York Rangers || Ellis || Madison Square Garden (17,200) || 15–11–2 || 32|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 29 || 19 || Florida Panthers || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (16,349) || 15–12–2 || 32|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 30 || 21 || New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (16,941) || 15–13–2 || 32|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 31 || 26 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (16,225) || 15–14–2 || 32|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 32 || 28 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Peters || Air Canada Centre (19,236) || 15–15–2 || 32|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 33 || 30 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–1 || Winnipeg Jets || Peters || MTS Centre (15,004) || 16–15–2 || 34|-|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 34 || 1 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–4 || Montreal Canadiens || Peters || Bell Center (21,273) || 16–16–2 || 34|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 35 || 2 || Washington Capitals || 5–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (16,530) || 16–17–2 || 34|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 36 || 4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 5–0 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (17,042) || 16–18–2 || 34|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 37 || 6 || New York Rangers || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (17,457) || 16–19–2 || 34|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 38 || 8 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–6 || Boston Bruins || Ellis || TD Garden (17,565) || 16–20–2 || 34|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 39 || 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (17,168) || 16–21–2 || 34|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 40 || 11 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–3 || Washington Capitals || Peters || Verizon Center (18,506) || 16–22–2 || 34|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 41 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 2–4 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (18,680) || 17–22–2 || 36|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 42 || 16 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–3 || Ottawa Senators || Peters || Scotiabank Place (19,181) || 17–23–2 || 36|- bgcolor="#ffc"| 43 || 18 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–4 OT || Winnipeg Jets || Peters || MTS Centre (15,004) || 17–23–3 || 37|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 44 || 20 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (18,112) || 17–24–3 || 37|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 45 || 21 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 || Tampa Bay Lightning || Ellis || Times Forum (19,204) || 18–24–3 || 39|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 46 || 23 || New York Islanders || 3–4 SO || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (16,601) || 19–24–3 || 41|- bgcolor="#ffc"| 47 || 25 || New York Rangers || 4–3 OT || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (17,172) || 19–24–4 || 42|- bgcolor="#fcf"| 48 || 27 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Peters || Consol Energy Center (18,658)|| 19–25–4 || 42|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss
Alternate Jersey[3]

Player statistics

Final stats[4]

Skaters
Regular Season
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
48 18 35 53 5 54
44 13 31 44 14 46
48 23 15 38 15 18
48 10 21 31 −18 32
42 13 11 24 −21 26
40 6 11 17 −3 14
46 8 8 16 −7 12
38 5 10 15 1 15
‡ 33 6 5 11 −8 18
47 3 7 10 −10 51
17 4 5 9 −6 8
42 0 9 9 −3 40
22 1 8 9 2 12
32 4 5 9 −4 8
40 1 7 8 0 12
37 2 4 6 −6 4
37 3 2 5 −7 17
† 13 0 4 4 −7 5
35 2 2 4 −8 29
31 2 2 4 1 45
30 0 3 3 −3 8
10 1 2 3 −7 0
28 1 1 2 −9 17
8 0 2 2 −2 7
8 0 1 1 −1 2
3 1 0 1 0 0
5 0 1 1 1 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 −1 4
9 0 0 0 −2 20
2 0 0 0 −2 2
5 0 0 0 −2 2
4 0 0 0 −4 2
‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0
†‡ 6 0 0 0 −2 0
Totals 127 214 341 −104 530
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player
19 16 997:04 6 8 2 52 3.13 555 .906 1 0 2 0
19 16 954:24 4 11 1 55 3.46 506 .891 1 0 0 0
17 16 929:27 9 6 1 44 2.84 477 .908 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 2880:55 19 25 4 151 3.15 1538 .902 2 0 2 0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Transactions

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

Trades

DateDetails
June 22, 2012[5] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Brandon Sutter
Brian Dumoulin
1st-round pick in 2012		To Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Staal
January 13, 2013[6] To Philadelphia Flyers
Brian Boucher
Mark Alt		To Carolina Hurricanes
Luke Pither
January 13, 2013[7] To Los Angeles Kings
Anthony Stewart
4th-round pick in 2013
6th-round pick in 2014		To Carolina Hurricanes
Kevin Westgarth
April 2, 2013[8] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Adam Hall
7th-round pick in 2013		To Carolina Hurricanes
Marc-Andre Bergeron
April 3, 2013[9] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jussi Jokinen		To Carolina Hurricanes
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2013

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Joe Corvo[10] 1 year, $2 million
Marc-Andre Gragnani[11] 1 year, $800,000
Tim Wallace[12] 1 year, $700,000
Alexander Semin[13] 1 year, $7 million
Dan Ellis[14] 1 year, $650,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Bryan Allen[15] 3 years, $10.5 million
Derek Joslin[16] 1 year, $700,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Adam Hall[17] March 16, 2013
Zach Boychuk[18] March 21, 2013

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Brian Dumoulin[20] April 10, 2012 3 years, $2.225 million entry-level contract
Jiri Tlusty[21] April 24, 2012 2 years, $3.2 million
Jamie McBain[22] May 21, 2012 2 years, $3.6 million
Nicolas Blanchard[23] May 21, 2012 2 years, $1.05 million
Bobby Sanguinetti[24] May 21, 2012 1 year, $700,000
Justin Krueger[25] June 1, 2012 1 year, $600,000
Brody Sutter[26] June 1, 2012 3 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract
Jordan Staal[27] July 1, 2012 10 years, $60 million contract extension
Justin Peters[28] July 1, 2012 2 years, $1.075 million
Brett Sutter[29] July 1, 2012 1 year, $550,000
Chris Terry[30] July 13, 2012 2 years, $1.05 million
Jerome Samson[31] July 20, 2012 1 year, $600,000
Drayson Bowman[32] July 23, 2012 2 years, $1.2 million
Zach Boychuk[33] July 24, 2012 1 year, $625,000
Jay Harrison[34] July 24, 2012 3 years, $4.5 million contract extension
Jeff Skinner[35] August 8, 2012 6 years, $34.35 million contract extension
Patrick Dwyer[36] September 5, 2012 2 years, $1.8 million contract extension
Jeremy Welsh[37] September 11, 2012 2 years, $1.7 million
Danny Biega[38] March 13, 2013 3 years, $2.025 million entry-level contract
Keegan Lowe[39] March 14, 2013 3 years, $1.98 million entry-level contract
Alexander Semin[40] March 25, 2013 5 years, $35 million contract extension
Brock McGinn[41] April 3, 2013 3 years, $2.25 million entry-level contract
Brendan Woods[42] April 10, 2013 3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract
Brett Sutter[43] June 25, 2013 1 year, $600,000
Brett Bellemore[44] June 28, 2013 1 year, $600,000

Draft picks

See main article: List of Carolina Hurricanes draft picks. Carolina Hurricanes' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[45]

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
2 38 University of Michigan (CCHA)
2 47 LW Guelph Storm (OHL)
3 69 Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 99 C/LW Frolunda HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
4 115 Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
4 120 D Chicago Steel (USHL)
5 129 LW University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
6 159 G U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7 189 LW Malden Catholic High School (USHS-MA)
Draft Notes[46]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. ESPN.
  2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 35. 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. Web site: Third Jersey Schedule – Carolina Hurricanes – Schedule. Carolina Hurricanes. February 25, 2013.
  4. Web site: 2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Carolina Hurricanes – Statistics. Carolina Hurricanes. April 29, 2013.
  5. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=635616 Hurricanes Acquire Jordan Staal from Pittsburgh
  6. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=650126 Canes Acquire Pither from Flyers for Boucher, Alt
  7. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=650136 Canes Acquire Kevin Westgarth from Los Angeles
  8. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663476 Canes Acquire Marc-Andre Bergeron from Tampa Bay
  9. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663821 Canes Acquire Conditional Pick for Jussi Jokinen
  10. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636672 Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Joe Corvo
  11. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=637700 Canes Agree to Terms with Marc-Andre Gragnani
  12. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638281 Canes Agree to Terms with Tim Wallace
  13. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638702 Canes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin
  14. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=650137 Canes Agree to Terms with Goaltender Dan Ellis
  15. http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636883 Ducks Agree to Terms with Allen on Three-Year Contract
  16. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=637305 Canucks sign defencemen Derek Joslin and Patrick Mullen
  17. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=660465 Hurricanes Acquire Adam Hall on Waivers
  18. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=661281 Canes Claim Boychuk on Waivers from Nashville
  19. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=653426 Penguins Claim Forward Zach Boychuk off Waivers
  20. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=627133 Canes Sign Brian Dumoulin to Entry-Level Contract
  21. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=629415 Canes Sign Jiri Tlusty to Two-Year Deal
  22. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=632203 Canes, McBain Agree to Terms on Two-Year Deal
  23. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=632252 Canes, Blanchard Agree to Terms on Two-Year Deal
  24. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=632251 Canes Agree to Terms with Bobby Sanguinetti
  25. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=633516 Canes Agree to Terms with Justin Krueger
  26. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=633515 Canes Agree to Terms with Brody Sutter
  27. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636659 Canes Agree to Terms with Jordan Staal on 10-Year Contract
  28. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636671 Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Peters
  29. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636734 Canes Sign Brett Sutter to One-Year Contract
  30. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=637879 Canes Agree to Terms with Chris Terry
  31. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638340 Canes Agree to Terms with Jerome Samson
  32. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638445 Canes Sign Bowman to Two-Year Contract
  33. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638536 Hurricanes Sign Zach Boychuk to One-Year Deal
  34. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638538 Canes Sign Jay Harrison to Three-Year Extension
  35. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=639413 Canes Sign Jeff Skinner to Six-Year Extension
  36. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=640947 Canes Sign Dwyer to Two-Year Extension
  37. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=641144 Canes Sign Jeremy Welsh to Two-Year Contract
  38. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=659942 Canes Agree to Terms with Danny Biega
  39. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=660192 Canes Agree to Terms with Keegan Lowe
  40. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=662081 Canes Agree to Terms with Semin on Extension
  41. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663862 Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brock McGinn
  42. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=665082 Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brendan Woods
  43. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675214 Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brett Sutter
  44. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Brett Bellemore . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701050751/http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675548 . July 1, 2013 . live . 2013-06-30 . mdy .
  45. Web site: NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results. NHL.com. July 1, 2012.
  46. Web site: 2012 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. July 1, 2012.

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