2012–13 Boston Bruins season
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The 2012–13 Boston Bruins season was their 89th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[2] The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. In the playoff, the Bruins eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins in four games to capture the Eastern Conference championship, but lost the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals to the Western Conference playoff champion Chicago Blackhawks in six games.
2012–13 Boston Bruins | |
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Eastern Conference champions | |
Division | 2nd Northeast |
Conference | 4th Eastern |
2012–13 record | 28–14–6 |
Home record | 16–5–3 |
Road record | 12–9–3 |
Goals for | 131 |
Goals against | 109 |
Team information | |
General manager | Peter Chiarelli |
Coach | Claude Julien |
Captain | Zdeno Chara |
Alternate captains | Patrice Bergeron Andrew Ference Chris Kelly |
Arena | TD Garden |
Average attendance | 17,565 (100%)[1] |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brad Marchand (18) |
Assists | David Krejci (23) |
Points | Brad Marchand (36) |
Penalty minutes | Milan Lucic (75) |
Plus/minus | Patrice Bergeron (+24) |
Wins | Tuukka Rask (19) |
Goals against average | Tuukka Rask (2.00) |
The Bruins also traded for veteran Jaromir Jagr for the remainder of the season and after playing a brief stint with the Dallas Stars, he made his first Stanley Cup Finals since 1992 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, coincidentally it was also against the Blackhawks.