2012–13 Washington Capitals season

2012–13 Washington Capitals
	Southeast Division champions
Division	1st Southeast
Conference	3rd Eastern
2012–13 record	27–18–3
Home record	15–8–1
Road record	12–10–2
Goals for	149
Goals against	130
Team information
General manager	George McPhee
Coach	Adam Oates
Captain	Alexander Ovechkin
Alternate captains	Nicklas Backstrom; Mike Green; Brooks Laich
Arena	Verizon Center
Average attendance	17,734 (95.8%)[1]; (24 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Alexander Ovechkin (32)
Assists	Nicklas Backstrom (48)
Points	Alexander Ovechkin (53)
Penalty minutes	Matt Hendricks (71)
Plus/minus	Eric Fehr (+14)
Wins	Braden Holtby (22)
Goals against average	Braden Holtby (2.59)

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The 2012–13 Washington Capitals season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

Off-season

On June 26, 2012, the Capitals announced the hiring of Adam Oates as their new head coach.[2]

Regular season

The Capitals scored the most power-play goals in the NHL during the regular season with 47. They also had the best power-play percentage at 27.65% (47 for 170).[3]

Schedule and results

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January: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)

February: 6–6–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)

March: 9–6–1 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 6–3–1)

April: 11–1–1 (Home: 7–0–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)

Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss

Season standings

Southeast Division
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Washington Capitals	48	27	18	3	24	149	126	+23	57
2	Winnipeg Jets	48	24	21	3	22	128	109	+19	51
3	Carolina Hurricanes	48	19	25	4	18	128	133	−5	42
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	18	26	4	17	148	104	+44	40
5	Florida Panthers	48	15	27	6	12	112	143	−31	36

Source: National Hockey League
y – Clinched division.

Eastern Conference
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	+46	72
2	NE	y – Montreal Canadiens	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	+23	63
3	SE	y – Washington Capitals	48	27	18	3	24	149	130	+19	57
4	NE	x – Boston Bruins	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	+22	62
5	NE	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	+12	57
6	AT	x – New York Rangers	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	+18	56
7	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	+12	56
8	AT	x – New York Islanders	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	0	55

9	SE	Winnipeg Jets	48	24	21	3	22	128	144	−16	51
10	AT	Philadelphia Flyers	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	−8	49
11	AT	New Jersey Devils	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	−17	48
12	NE	Buffalo Sabres	48	21	21	6	14	115	143	−28	48
13	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	48	19	25	4	18	128	160	−32	42
14	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	18	26	4	17	148	150	−2	40
15	SE	Florida Panthers	48	15	27	6	12	112	171	−59	36

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference.

Playoffs

The Washington Capitals ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Southeast Division champions and therefore as the Eastern Conference's 3rd seed. They faced the #6 seed New York Rangers in the first round, losing 4 games to 3.

Key: Win Loss

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Series	Attendance	Recap
1	May 2	New York Rangers	1–3	Washington Capitals	—	Holtby	Capitals lead 1–0	18,506	Recap
2	May 4	New York Rangers	0–1	Washington Capitals	OT	Holtby	Capitals lead 2–0	18,506	Recap
3	May 6	Washington Capitals	3–4	New York Rangers	—	Holtby	Capitals lead 2–1	17,200	Recap
4	May 8	Washington Capitals	3–4	New York Rangers	–	Holtby	Series ties 2–2	17,200	Recap
5	May 10	New York Rangers	1–2	Washington Capitals	OT	Holtby	Capitals lead 3–2	18,506	Recap
6	May 12	Washington Capitals	0–1	New York Rangers	–	Holtby	Series tied 3–3	17,200	Recap
7	May 13	New York Rangers	5–0	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	Rangers win 4–3	18,506	Recap

Player statistics

Final stats[4]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Alexander Ovechkin	48	32	24	56	2	36
Mike Ribeiro	48	13	36	49	−4	53
Nicklas Backstrom	48	8	40	48	8	20
Troy Brouwer	47	19	14	33	−5	28
Mike Green	35	12	14	26	−3	20
John Carlson	48	6	16	22	11	18
Marcus Johansson	34	6	16	22	3	4
Joel Ward	39	8	12	20	7	12
Eric Fehr	41	9	8	17	14	10
Mathieu Perreault	39	6	11	17	7	20
Jason Chimera	47	3	11	14	−5	48
Wojtek Wolski	27	4	5	9	1	6
Jack Hillen	23	3	6	9	9	14
Steven Oleksy	28	1	8	9	9	33
Matt Hendricks	48	5	3	8	−6	73
Jay Beagle	48	2	6	8	−1	14
Tomas Kundratek	25	1	6	7	−5	8
John Erskine	30	3	3	6	10	34
Karl Alzner	48	1	4	5	−6	14
Brooks Laich	9	1	3	4	2	6
Martin Erat^†	9	1	2	3	0	4
Jeff Schultz	26	0	3	3	−6	12
Tom Poti	16	0	2	2	−2	2
Joey Crabb	26	2	0	2	−1	8
Dmitry Orlov	5	0	1	1	5	0
Aaron Volpatti^†	17	0	1	1	−2	7
Roman Hamrlik^‡	4	0	1	1	−1	2
Cameron Schilling	1	0	0	0	−1	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Joel Ward	7	1	3	4	−1	6
Mike Green	7	2	2	4	0	4
Mathieu Perreault	7	1	3	4	3	0
Jason Chimera	7	1	2	3	1	4
Nicklas Backstrom	7	1	2	3	−2	0
Mike Ribeiro	7	1	1	2	−2	10
Alexander Ovechkin	7	1	1	2	−2	4
Troy Brouwer	7	1	1	2	0	10
Karl Alzner	7	1	1	2	3	2
Marcus Johansson	7	1	1	2	−3	0
John Erskine	7	0	1	1	−4	4
Jay Beagle	7	1	0	1	−5	4
Jack Hillen	7	0	1	1	−4	6
John Carlson	7	0	1	1	−4	4
Steven Oleksy	7	0	1	1	−1	4
Martin Erat	4	0	0	0	1	4
Matt Hendricks	7	0	0	0	−2	0
Eric Fehr	7	0	0	0	−2	6
Tom Wilson	3	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Braden Holtby	36	35	2089:14	23	12	1	90	2.58	1123	.920	4	2	2
Michal Neuvirth	13	12	723:08	4	5	2	33	2.74	367	.910	0	0	0
Philipp Grubauer	2	1	83:58	0	1	0	5	3.57	59	.915	0	0	0
Totals		48	2896:20	27	18	3	128	2.65	1549	.917	4	2	2

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Braden Holtby	7	7	432:50	3	4	16	2.22	205	.922	1	0	0	2

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Alexander Ovechkin[5]	Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy	April 2013
Alexander Ovechkin[6]	Hart Memorial Trophy	June 15, 2013

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
June 22, 2012[7]	To Dallas Stars: Cody Eakin 2nd-round pick in 2012	To Washington Capitals: Mike Ribeiro
June 27, 2012[8]	To Calgary Flames: Dennis Wideman	To Washington Capitals: Jordan Henry 5th-round pick in 2013
January 31, 2013[9]	To Florida Panthers: Zach Hamill	To Washington Capitals: Casey Wellman
January 31, 2013[10]	To Chicago Blackhawks: Mathieu Beaudoin	To Washington Capitals: Peter LeBlanc
March 14, 2013[11]	To Minnesota Wild: Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014[lower-alpha 1]	To Washington Capitals: Chay Genoway
March 14, 2013[12]	To Toronto Maple Leafs: Kevin Marshall	To Washington Capitals: Nicolas Deschamps
April 2, 2013[13]	To Phoenix Coyotes: Matt Clackson	To Washington Capitals: Joel Rechlicz
April 2, 2013[14]	To Edmonton Oilers: Garrett Stafford	To Washington Capitals: Dane Byers
April 3, 2013[15]	To Nashville Predators: Filip Forsberg	To Washington Capitals: Martin Erat Michael Latta

Condition not satisfied.

Free agents signed

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Joey Crabb[16]	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $950,000
Garrett Stafford[17]	Hamilton Bulldogs	1 year, $550,000
Jack Hillen[18]	Nashville Predators	1 year, $650,000
Ryan Stoa[19]	Lake Erie Monsters	1 year, $700,000
Wojtek Wolski[20]	Florida Panthers	1 year, $600,000
Matt Clackson[21]	Chicago Wolves	1 year, $525,000
Eric Fehr[22]	Winnipeg Jets	1 year, $600,000
Steven Oleksy[23]	Hershey Bears	3 years, $1.625 million entry-level contract
Nate Schmidt[24]	University of Minnesota	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Sean Collins[25]	New York Rangers	1 year, $600,000
Jeff Halpern[26]	New York Rangers	1 year, $700,000
Joel Rechlicz[27]	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $550,000
Alexander Semin[28]	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $7 million
Keith Aucoin[29]	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $650,000
Mike Knuble[30]	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $750,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Aaron Volpatti[31]	Vancouver Canucks	February 28, 2013

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Roman Hamrlik[32]	New York Rangers	March 6, 2013

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Dany Sabourin[33]	May 30, 2012	1 year, $525,000
Mike Carman[34]	June 29, 2012	1 year, $525,000
Kevin Marshall[17]	July 2, 2012	1 year, $525,000
Mathieu Perreault[35]	July 5, 2012	2 years, $2.1 million
Jay Beagle[36]	July 5, 2012	3 years, $2.7 million
Zach Hamill[37]	July 11, 2012	1 year, $700,000
Filip Forsberg[38]	July 13, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Mike Green[39]	July 16, 2012	3 years, $18.25 million
Tom Wilson[40]	July 19, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Troy Brouwer[41]	September 12, 2012	3 years, $11 million contract extension
John Carlson[42]	September 14, 2012	6 years, $23.8 million
Braden Holtby[43]	February 25, 2013	2 years, $3.7 million contract extension
John Erskine[44]	February 25, 2013	2 years, $3.925 million contract extension
Casey Wellman[45]	March 28, 2013	2 years, $1.1 million contract extension
Jack Hillen[46]	April 2, 2013	2 years, $1.4 million contract extension
Patrick Wey[47]	April 5, 2013	2 years, $1.28 million entry-level contract
Ryan Stoa[48]	April 15, 2013	1 year, $550,000 contract extension
Aaron Volpatti[49]	April 24, 2013	2 years, $1.15 million contract extension
Eric Fehr[50]	April 24, 2013	2 years, $3 million contract extension
Joel Rechlicz[51]	June 26, 2013	1 year, $550,000

Draft picks

Washington Capitals' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[52]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	11^[a]	Filip Forsberg	C	Sweden	Leksands IF (Elitserien)
1	16	Tom Wilson	RW	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3	77	Chandler Stephenson	C/LW	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
4	100^[b]	Thomas Di Pauli	C	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4	107	Austin Wuthrich	RW	United States	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
5	137	Connor Carrick	D	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
6	167	Riley Barber	RW	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7	195^[c]	Christian Djoos	D	Sweden	Brynas IF Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7	197	Jaynen Rissling	D	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7	203^[d]	Sergei Kostenko	G	Russia	Metallurg Novokuznetsk-2 (MHL)

Draft notes[53]

^a The Colorado Avalanche first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent Semyon Varlamov to the Avalanche in exchange for 2012 second-round pick and this pick.[54]
The Washington Capitals second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a February 28, 2011, trade that sent Jason Arnott to the Capitals in exchange for Dave Steckel and this pick.[55]
^b The Winnipeg Jets fourth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 8, 2011, trade that sent Eric Fehr to the Jets in exchange for Danick Paquette and this pick.[56]
^c The Calgary Flames seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 17, 2009, trade that sent Keith Seabrook to the Flames in exchange for this pick.[57]
^d The Pittsburgh Penguins seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a June 4, 2012, trade that sent Tomas Vokoun to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.[58]

References

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Oates named new Capitals coach
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2013 NHL Awards
Alex Ovechkin Wins Third Hart Trophy
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"Capitals Acquire Casey Wellman from Florida" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
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"Capitals Acquire Chay Genoway from Minnesota" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
"Capitals Acquire Nicolas Deschamps from Toronto" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
"Capitals Acquire Joel Rechlicz from Phoenix" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
"Forward Dane Byers Joins Hershey Bears" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
"Capitals Acquire Martin Erat and Michael Latta from Nashville" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
Capitals Sign Joey Crabb
Capitals Sign Garrett Stafford and Kevin Marshall
Capitals Sign Jack Hillen
Capitals Sign Ryan Stoa
Capitals Sign Wojtek Wolski
Capitals Sign Matt Clackson
Capitals Sign Eric Fehr
Capitals Sign and Recall Steven Oleksy from Hershey
Capitals Sign Nate Schmidt
Minor signing: Rangers add defenseman Sean Collins
Rangers add veteran forward Halpern
Coyotes Agree to Terms with Rechlicz
Canes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin
Leafs Sign Keith Aucoin & Simon Gysbers
Flyers, Knuble agree to terms
Capitals Claim Aaron Volpatti Off Waivers from Vancouver
Rangers add veteran defenseman Hamrlik
Capitals Re-sign Dany Sabourin
Capitals Re-sign Mike Carman
Capitals Re-sign Mathieu Perreault
Capitals Re-sign Jay Beagle
Capitals Re-sign Center Zach Hamill
Capitals Sign Filip Forsberg
Capitals Re-sign Mike Green
Capitals Sign Tom Wilson
Capitals Re-sign Troy Brouwer
Capitals Re-sign John Carlson
Capitals Re-sign Braden Holtby
Capitals Re-sign John Erskine
Capitals Re-sign Casey Wellman
Capitals Re-sign Jack Hillen
Capitals Sign Patrick Wey
Capitals Re-sign Ryan Stoa
Capitals Re-sign Aaron Volpatti
Capitals Re-sign Eric Fehr
Capitals Re-sign Joel Rechlicz
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"Capitals Acquire a Seventh Round Pick in the 2012 NHL Draft from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Goaltender Tomas Vokoun – Washington Capitals – News". Washington Capitals. June 4, 2012.

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[12] Condition not satisfied.

[1] "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved May 6, 2013.

[2] Oates named new Capitals coach

[3] ttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html

[4] "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Washington Capitals – Statistics". Washington Capitals. Retrieved May 16, 2013.

[5] 2013 NHL Awards

[6] Alex Ovechkin Wins Third Hart Trophy

[7] "Capitals Acquire Center Mike Ribeiro from the Dallas Stars for Cody Eakin and a Second Round Draft Pick" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved June 22, 2012.

[8] "Capitals Acquire a Fifth Round Draft Pick in the 2013 NHL Draft from the Calgary Flames for Defenseman Dennis Wideman" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved June 27, 2012.

[9] "Capitals Acquire Casey Wellman from Florida" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

[10] "Forward Peter LeBlanc Acquired in Exchange for Mathieu Beaudoin" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

[11] "Capitals Acquire Chay Genoway from Minnesota" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved March 14, 2013.

[13] "Capitals Acquire Nicolas Deschamps from Toronto" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved March 14, 2013.

[14] "Capitals Acquire Joel Rechlicz from Phoenix" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved April 2, 2013.

[15] "Forward Dane Byers Joins Hershey Bears" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved April 2, 2013.

[16] "Capitals Acquire Martin Erat and Michael Latta from Nashville" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

[17] Capitals Sign Joey Crabb

[StaffordMarshall-18] Capitals Sign Garrett Stafford and Kevin Marshall

[19] Capitals Sign Jack Hillen

[20] Capitals Sign Ryan Stoa

[21] Capitals Sign Wojtek Wolski

[22] Capitals Sign Matt Clackson

[23] Capitals Sign Eric Fehr

[24] Capitals Sign and Recall Steven Oleksy from Hershey

[25] Capitals Sign Nate Schmidt

[26] Minor signing: Rangers add defenseman Sean Collins

[27] Rangers add veteran forward Halpern

[28] Coyotes Agree to Terms with Rechlicz

[29] Canes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin

[30] Leafs Sign Keith Aucoin & Simon Gysbers

[31] Flyers, Knuble agree to terms

[32] Capitals Claim Aaron Volpatti Off Waivers from Vancouver

[33] Rangers add veteran defenseman Hamrlik

[34] Capitals Re-sign Dany Sabourin

[35] Capitals Re-sign Mike Carman

[36] Capitals Re-sign Mathieu Perreault

[37] Capitals Re-sign Jay Beagle

[38] Capitals Re-sign Center Zach Hamill

[39] Capitals Sign Filip Forsberg

[40] Capitals Re-sign Mike Green

[41] Capitals Sign Tom Wilson

[42] Capitals Re-sign Troy Brouwer

[43] Capitals Re-sign John Carlson

[44] Capitals Re-sign Braden Holtby

[45] Capitals Re-sign John Erskine

[46] Capitals Re-sign Casey Wellman

[47] Capitals Re-sign Jack Hillen

[48] Capitals Sign Patrick Wey

[49] Capitals Re-sign Ryan Stoa

[50] Capitals Re-sign Aaron Volpatti

[51] Capitals Re-sign Eric Fehr

[52] Capitals Re-sign Joel Rechlicz

[53] "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com.

[54] "2012 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions.

[55] "Caps Acquire Colorado Picks for Varlamov – Washington Capitals – News". Washington Capitals. July 1, 2011.

[56] "Capitals Acquire Jason Arnott from New Jersey – Washington Capitals – News". Washington Capitals. February 28, 2011.

[57] "Capitals Acquire a Fourth-Round Draft Pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and Right Wing Danick Paquette from Winnipeg for Right Wing Eric Fehr – Washington Capitals – News". Washington Capitals. July 8, 2011.

[58] "Capitals Trade Keith Seabrook to Calgary Flames – Washington Capitals – News". Washington Capitals. July 17, 2009.

[59] "Capitals Acquire a Seventh Round Pick in the 2012 NHL Draft from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Goaltender Tomas Vokoun – Washington Capitals – News". Washington Capitals. June 4, 2012.

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