2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season explained

League:NHL
Season:2012–13
Year:2012
Team:Detroit Red Wings
Conference:Western
Conferencerank:7th
Division:Central
Divisionrank:3rd
Record:24–16–8
Homerecord:13–7–4
Roadrecord:11–9–4
Goalsfor:124
Goalsagainst:115
Coach:Mike Babcock
Altcaptain:Pavel Datsyuk
Niklas Kronwall
Arena:Joe Louis Arena
Attendance:20,066 (100%)
Total: 481,584[1]
(24 games)
Goalsleader:Pavel Datsyuk (15)
Assistsleader:Henrik Zetterberg (37)
Pointsleader:Pavel Datsyuk (49)
Plusminusleader:Pavel Datsyuk (+21)
Pimleader:Jordin Tootoo (78)
Winsleader:Jimmy Howard (21)
Gaaleader:Jimmy Howard (2.13)

The 2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. This was the first time in a long time that the Red Wings did not have Nicklas Lidstrom on their roster, lost to retirement. Henrik Zetterberg was appointed as team captain.

As of 2024, this is the most recent season that the Red Wings won a playoff series.

Off-season

On May 31, 2012, defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons.[2] Lidstrom won four Stanley Cups and seven Norris Trophies during his Hall of Fame career, all with the Red Wings.

Regular season

Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log

Playoffs

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
47 15 34 49 21 14
46 11 37 48 2 18
41 14 17 31 13 41
48 5 24 29 −5 44
44 12 14 26 −6 12
41 9 8 17 −4 6
48 9 6 15 −6 40
45 3 10 13 6 29
41 4 9 13 15 28
48 10 3 13 6 34
42 3 5 8 0 78
34 2 6 8 −1 4
44 4 4 8 −8 2
48 5 3 8 −1 4
34 0 8 8 1 36
38 3 5 8 2 8
18 4 3 7 2 4
22 3 3 6 0 6
31 1 4 5 −10 15
25 2 2 4 5 4
7 2 1 3 3 2
36 1 2 3 7 18
4 0 1 1 −3 0
6 0 1 1 −4 2
11 0 1 1 4 2
1 0 0 0 0 2
2 0 0 0 0 4
1 0 0 0 0 0
11 0 0 0 −3 4
Playoffs
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
14 4 8 12 3 8
14 4 6 10 −1 2
14 3 6 9 2 4
14 5 4 9 2 4
14 2 4 6 −4 4
14 4 2 6 −7 8
14 1 4 5 4 10
14 2 3 5 −3 10
14 1 4 5 2 10
14 2 3 5 3 2
14 0 3 3 2 2
13 1 2 3 −1 4
12 2 1 3 4 33
5 1 1 2 −1 2
14 0 2 2 −1 4
14 0 2 2 −3 12
6 1 1 2 1 2
9 0 1 1 3 2
13 0 1 1 −2 4
6 0 0 0 −2 2
1 0 0 0 0 2
3 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player
42 42 2445:44 21 13 7 87 2.13 1,129 .923 5 0 1 0
7 4 349:15 2 2 1 17 2.92 140 .879 0 0 1 2
2 2 119:09 1 1 0 4 2.02 51 .922 0 0 0 0
Goaltenders

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Jimmy Howard[3] NHL First Star of the Week April 29, 2013
NHL Second Star of the Week April 29, 2013

Records

24 consecutive home wins

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
January 21, 2013
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
January 22, 2013
300th Career NHL Game January 22, 2013
Damien Brunner 1st Career NHL Assist January 27, 2013
500th Career NHL Game February 2, 2013
200th Career NHL Game February 2, 2013
1,100th Career NHL Game February 7, 2013
1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Win
February 7, 2013
1st Career NHL Assist February 7, 2013
50th Career NHL Goal February 9, 2013
500th Career NHL Game February 15, 2013
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
February 15, 2013
Brian Lashoff 1st Career NHL Assist February 17, 2013
300th Career NHL Game February 27, 2013
100th Career NHL Game March 13, 2013
400th career NHL Game March 16, 2013
250th Career NHL Goal
500th Career NHL Assist
March 22, 2013
700th Career NHL Game March 24, 2013
500th Career NHL Game March 25, 2013
500th Career NHL Game March 31, 2013
500th Career NHL Game March 31, 2013
Henrik Zetterberg 400th Career NHL Assist April 11, 2013
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
April 14, 2013
Johan Franzen 300th Career NHL Point April 14, 2013
100th Career NHL Goal April 25, 2013
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 30, 2013
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist April 30, 2013
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 2, 2013
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 2, 2013
1st Career NHL Playoff Game May 4, 2013
100th Career NHL Playoff Game May 4, 2013
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist May 6, 2013
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
May 6, 2013
Gustav Nyquist 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist May 6, 2013
100th Career NHL Playoff Point May 10, 2013
100th Career NHL Playoff Game May 18, 2013
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist May 20, 2013
Jakub Kindl 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 23, 2013
100th Career NHL Playoff Game May 25, 2013
Joakim Andersson 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 27, 2013

Transactions

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

Trades

Date
June 10, 2012[4] To San Jose Sharks
Brad Stuart
To Detroit Red Wings
Andrew Murray
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014
March 30, 2013[5] To Philadelphia Flyers
Kent Huskins
To Detroit Red Wings
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms Ref
2 years, $3 million [6]
1 year, $925,000 [7]
2 years, $6 million [8]
3 years, $5.7 million [9]
2 years, $5 million [10]
1 year, $750,000 [11]
2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract [12]
3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract [13]

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms Ref
4 years, $16 million [14]
1 year, $650,000 [15]
1 year, $600,000 [16]

Lost via retirement

PlayerRef
Nicklas Lidstrom
Tomas Holmstrom

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Darren Helm[18] June 19, 2012 4 years, $8.5 million
Max Nicastro[19] July 3, 2012 2 years, $1.225 million entry-level contract
July 3, 2012 3 years, entry-level contract
Kyle Quincey[20] July 18, 2012 2 years, $7.55 million
Martin Frk[21] July 31, 2012 3 years, $2.1025 million entry-level contract
Tomas Jurco[22] August 7, 2012 3 years, $2.1275 million entry-level contract
Justin Abdelkader[23] September 14, 2012 4 years, $7.2 million
Nick Jensen[24] May 2, 2013 2 years, $1.53 million entry-level contract
Mattias Backman[25] May 21, 2013 3 years, $2.1525 million entry-level contract
Alexey Marchenko[26] May 30, 2013 3 years, $2 million entry-level contract
Pavel Datsyuk[27] June 18, 2013 3 years, $22.5 million contract extension
Jakub Kindl[28] June 29, 2013 4 years, $9.6 million contract extension
June 29, 2013 3 years, $4.05 million contract extension

Draft picks

See main article: 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The Detroit Red Wings' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
2 49 RW Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
3 80 Jake Paterson G Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4 110 C/LW London Knights (OHL)
5 140 D Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6 170 D Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL)
7 200 LW Ostersunds IK (Division 1)
Draft notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165302/http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance. dead. December 14, 2008. ESPN. February 2, 2013.
  2. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=633349 Lidstrom retires after 20 seasons
  3. Web site: Howard, Zetterberg, Yakupov named 'Stars' of week.
  4. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=634336 Wings trade Stuart's rights to Sharks
  5. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=662925 Huskins is on the move again
  6. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636701 Red Wings get a Monster
  7. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636776 Swiss star signs with Red Wings
  8. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636859 Samuelsson returns to Hockeytown
  9. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636914 Wings add grit with Tootoo deal
  10. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=641403 Colaiacovo signs with Red Wings
  11. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=651849 Wings sign Huskins to one-year deal
  12. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=662802 Red Wings agree to terms on DeKeyser two-year deal
  13. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663967 Red Wings sign goaltender Jared Coreau; Recall defenseman Brian Lashoff
  14. http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636907 Flames sign Jiri Hudler
  15. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636986 Coyotes Sign Conner to One-Year, Two-Way Contract
  16. http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=637341 Blues Sign Forward Andrew Murray
  17. http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=655138 Flames claim Joey MacDonald off of waivers
  18. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=635107 Wings, Helm agree to terms of new deal
  19. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=637166 Nicastro, Marek sign entry-level deals
  20. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638217 Quincey agrees to two-year contract
  21. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638938 Wings sign Frk to entry-level deal
  22. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=639285 Wings sign Jurco to entry-level deal
  23. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=641400 Abdelkader signs four-year deal
  24. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668886 Red Wings sign defenseman Nick Jensen to a two-year entry-level deal
  25. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=671713 Another setback forces Helm off the ice
  26. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=672522 Red Wings sign Alexei Marchenko
  27. Web site: Datsyuk, Wings agree on 3-year extension . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701075109/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=674362 . July 1, 2013 . live . 2013-06-30 . mdy .
  28. Web site: Wings get deals done for Miller, Kindl . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701064947/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675641 . July 1, 2013 . live . 2013-06-30 . mdy .