2012–13 San Jose Sharks season
The 2012–13 San Jose Sharks season was the club's 22nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
2012–13 San Jose Sharks | |
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Division | 3rd Pacific |
Conference | 6th Western |
2012–13 record | 25–16–7 |
Home record | 17–2–5 |
Road record | 8–14–2 |
Goals for | 124 |
Goals against | 116 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Wilson |
Coach | Todd McLellan |
Captain | Joe Thornton |
Alternate captains | Dan Boyle Ryane Clowe (Oct.–Apr.) Patrick Marleau |
Arena | HP Pavilion at San Jose |
Average attendance | 17,562 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Logan Couture (21) |
Assists | Joe Thornton (33) |
Points | Joe Thornton (40) |
Penalty minutes | Ryane Clowe (79) |
Plus/minus | Logan Couture Martin Havlat (+7) |
Wins | Antti Niemi (24) |
Goals against average | Antti Niemi (2.14) |
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Anaheim Ducks | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 140 | 118 | +22 | 66 |
2 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 48 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 133 | 118 | +15 | 59 |
3 | x – San Jose Sharks | 48 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 124 | 116 | +8 | 57 |
4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 48 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 125 | 131 | −6 | 51 |
5 | Dallas Stars | 48 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 130 | 142 | −12 | 48 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.
Regular season
January
The Sharks started the 2012–13 season with a perfect record; getting 14 out of 14 possible points in their seven January games. Patrick Marleau scored the Sharks first goal of the season, in the second period of the regular season opener against the Calgary Flames.[1]
February
February would however be troublesome – in 12 games the Sharks would only get two wins and a total of eight points.
March
The Sharks were successful at home in March, with five wins and a loss in overtime. On the road, they had less success – registering three wins, five losses and an overtime loss. After eight seasons with the Sharks, Douglas Murray was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 25.[2]
April
The Sharks were active around the trade deadline; Ryane Clowe, who also played with the Sharks for eight seasons, was traded to the New York Rangers,[3] Michal Handzus was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks,[4] Raffi Torres was acquired from the Phoenix Coyotes[5] and Scott Hannan was acquired from the Nashville Predators.[6] This is Hannan's second stint with San Jose.
On April 23, 2013, in the final home game of the regular season, the Sharks defeated the Stars 3–2 to clinch a playoff berth.[7] The Sharks finished with a home record of 17–2–5 and qualified for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs
The San Jose Sharks enters the playoffs as the Western Conference's sixth seed. They swept the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, but were knocked out of the playoffs in a 4–3 series loss to the Los Angeles Kings in the second round.
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Player statistics
Final stats[8]
- Skaters
- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Antti Niemi | 43 | 43 | 2580:46 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 93 | 2.16 | 1220 | .924 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Thomas Greiss | 6 | 5 | 308:12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2.53 | 153 | .915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Stalock | 2 | 0 | 41:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.86 | 13 | .846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Antti Niemi | 11 | 11 | 673:07 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 1.87 | 298 | .930 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Transactions
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
Trades
Draft picksSan Jose's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[55]
See alsoReferences
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