2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes season

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.

2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes
Division	3rd Southeast
Conference	13th Eastern
2012–13 record	19–25–4
Home record	9–14–3
Road record	10–11–3
Goals for	128
Goals against	160
Team information
General manager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Kirk Muller
Captain	Eric Staal
Alternate captains	Tim Gleason Jordan Staal
Arena	PNC Arena
Average attendance	17,558 (94.0%)[1] (24 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Jiri Tlusty (23)
Assists	Eric Staal (35)
Points	Eric Staal (53)
Penalty minutes	Eric Staal (54)
Plus/minus	Jiri Tlusty (+15)
Wins	Cam Ward (9)
Goals against average	Dan Ellis (2.84)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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

Off-season

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	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

Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log[3]
January: 2–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–0) # Jan Visitor Score Home Decision Location/Attendance Record Points 1 19 Carolina Hurricanes 1–5 Florida Panthers Ward BB&T Center (19,688) 0–1–0 0 2 22 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (18,680) 0–2–0 0 3 24 Buffalo Sabres 3–6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (18,081) 1–1–0 2 4 25 Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Buffalo Sabres Ellis First Niagara Center (18,824) 2–2–0 4 5 28 Boston Bruins 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (17,190) 2–3–0 4
February: 8–5–1 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 5–3–1) # Feb Visitor Score Home Decision Location/Attendance Record Points 6 1 Ottawa Senators 0–1 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (18,680) 3–3–0 6 7 2 Carolina Hurricanes 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers Ellis Wells Fargo Center (19,691) 3–4–0 6 8 4 Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Ward Air Canada Centre (19,072) 4–4–0 8 9 7 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 SO Ottawa Senators Ward Scotiabank Place (17,337) 5–4–0 10 10 9 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers Ward Wells Fargo Center (19,691) 5–4–1 11 11 11 Carolina Hurricanes 6–4 New York Islanders Ward Nassau Coliseum (9,622) 6–4–1 13 12 12 Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 New Jersey Devils Ward Prudential Center (17,625) 7–4–1 15 13 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (18,680) 8–4–1 17 14 18 Carolina Hurricanes 0–3 Montreal Canadiens Ward Bell Center (21,273) 8–5–1 17 15 21 Winnipeg Jets 4–3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (18,282) 8–6–1 17 16 23[A] Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (18,680) 8–7–1 17 17 24 Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 New York Islanders Ward Nassau Coliseum (10,048) 9–7–1 19 18 26 Carolina Hurricanes 0–3 Washington Capitals Ward Verizon Center (18,506) 9–8–1 19 19 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (18,680) 10–8–1 21
March: 6–7–1 (Home: 3–5–0 ; Road: 3–2–1) # Mar Visitor Score Home Decision Location/Attendance Record Points 20 2[A] Florida Panthers 2–6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward PNC Arena (18,680) 11–8–1 23 21 3 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Florida Panthers Ward BB&T Center (15,978) 12–8–1 25 22 5 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (15,277) 13–8–1 27 23 7[A] Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (16,774) 13–9–1 27 24 9 New Jersey Devils 3–6 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (18,680) 14–9–1 29 25 12 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 Washington Capitals Peters Verizon Center (18,506) 15–9–1 31 26 14[A] Washington Capitals 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (16,810) 15–10–1 31 27 16 Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning Peters Times Forum (19,204) 15–11–1 31 28 18 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 SO New York Rangers Ellis Madison Square Garden (17,200) 15–11–2 32 29 19 Florida Panthers 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (16,349) 15–12–2 32 30 21 New Jersey Devils 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (16,941) 15–13–2 32 31 26[A] Winnipeg Jets 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (16,225) 15–14–2 32 32 28 Carolina Hurricanes 3–6 Toronto Maple Leafs Peters Air Canada Centre (19,236) 15–15–2 32 33 30 Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Winnipeg Jets Peters MTS Centre (15,004) 16–15–2 34
April: 3–10–2 (Home: 2–5–1 ; Road: 1–5–1) # Apr Visitor Score Home Decision Location/Attendance Record Points 34 1 Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Peters Bell Center (21,273) 16–16–2 34 35 2 Washington Capitals 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (16,530) 16–17–2 34 36 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–0 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (17,042) 16–18–2 34 37 6[A] New York Rangers 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (17,457) 16–19–2 34 38 8 Carolina Hurricanes 2–6 Boston Bruins Ellis TD Garden (17,565) 16–20–2 34 39 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (17,168) 16–21–2 34 40 11 Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 Washington Capitals Peters Verizon Center (18,506) 16–22–2 34 41 13 Boston Bruins 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (18,680) 17–22–2 36 42 16 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Ottawa Senators Peters Scotiabank Place (19,181) 17–23–2 36 43 18 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 OT Winnipeg Jets Peters MTS Centre (15,004) 17–23–3 37 44 20 Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes Peters PNC Arena (18,112) 17–24–3 37 45 21[A] Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning Ellis Times Forum (19,204) 18–24–3 39 46 23 New York Islanders 3–4 SO Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (16,601) 19–24–3 41 47 25 New York Rangers 4–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes Ellis PNC Arena (17,172) 19–24–4 42 48 27 Carolina Hurricanes 3–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Peters Consol Energy Center (18,658) 19–25–4 42
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss A Alternate Jersey[4]

Player statistics

Final stats^[5]

Skaters Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Eric Staal 48 18 35 53 5 54 Alexander Semin 44 13 31 44 14 46 Jiri Tlusty 48 23 15 38 15 18 Jordan Staal 48 10 21 31 −18 32 Jeff Skinner 42 13 11 24 −21 26 Joe Corvo 40 6 11 17 −3 14 Patrick Dwyer 46 8 8 16 −7 12 Justin Faulk 38 5 10 15 1 15 Jussi Jokinen‡ 33 6 5 11 −8 18 Jay Harrison 47 3 7 10 −10 51 Tuomo Ruutu 17 4 5 9 −6 8 Tim Gleason 42 0 9 9 −3 40 Joni Pitkanen 22 1 8 9 2 12 Riley Nash 32 4 5 9 −4 8 Jamie McBain 40 1 7 8 0 12 Bobby Sanguinetti 37 2 4 6 −6 4 Drayson Bowman 37 3 2 5 −7 17 Marc-Andre Bergeron† 13 0 4 4 −7 5 Chad LaRose 35 2 2 4 −8 29 Kevin Westgarth 31 2 2 4 1 45 Tim Brent 30 0 3 3 −3 8 Zac Dalpe 10 1 2 3 −7 0 Tim Wallace 28 1 1 2 −9 17 Brett Bellemore 8 0 2 2 −2 7 Andreas Nodl 8 0 1 1 −1 2 Chris Terry 3 1 0 1 0 0 Jeremy Welsh 5 0 1 1 1 0 Marc-Andre Gragnani 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brett Sutter 3 0 0 0 −1 4 Nicolas Blanchard 9 0 0 0 −2 20 Jared Staal 2 0 0 0 −2 2 Michal Jordan 5 0 0 0 −2 2 Ryan Murphy 4 0 0 0 −4 2 Zach Boychuk‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Hall†‡ 6 0 0 0 −2 0 Totals 127 214 341 −104 530

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Dan Ellis	19	16	997:04	6	8	2	52	3.13	555	.906	1	0	2	0
Justin Peters	19	16	954:24	4	11	1	55	3.46	506	.891	1	0	0	0
Cam Ward	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

Date	Details
June 22, 2012[6]	To Pittsburgh Penguins Brandon Sutter Brian Dumoulin 1st-round pick in 2012	To Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal
January 13, 2013[7]	To Philadelphia Flyers Brian Boucher Mark Alt	To Carolina Hurricanes Luke Pither
January 13, 2013[8]	To Los Angeles Kings Anthony Stewart 4th-round pick in 2013 6th-round pick in 2014	To Carolina Hurricanes Kevin Westgarth
April 2, 2013[9]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Adam Hall 7th-round pick in 2013	To Carolina Hurricanes Marc-Andre Bergeron
April 3, 2013[10]	To Pittsburgh Penguins Jussi Jokinen	To Carolina Hurricanes Conditional 6th-round pick in 2013[lower-alpha 1]

Condition not satisfied. Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Joe Corvo[11] Boston Bruins 1 year, $2 million Marc-Andre Gragnani[12] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $800,000 Tim Wallace[13] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $700,000 Alexander Semin[14] Washington Capitals 1 year, $7 million Dan Ellis[15] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $650,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Bryan Allen[16] Anaheim Ducks 3 years, $10.5 million Derek Joslin[17] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $700,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Adam Hall[18] Tampa Bay Lightning March 16, 2013 Zach Boychuk[19] Nashville Predators March 21, 2013

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Zach Boychuk[20] Pittsburgh Penguins January 31, 2013

Lost via retirement Player Player signings Player Date Contract terms Brian Dumoulin[21] April 10, 2012 3 years, $2.225 million entry-level contract Jiri Tlusty[22] April 24, 2012 2 years, $3.2 million Jamie McBain[23] May 21, 2012 2 years, $3.6 million Nicolas Blanchard[24] May 21, 2012 2 years, $1.05 million Bobby Sanguinetti[25] May 21, 2012 1 year, $700,000 Justin Krueger[26] June 1, 2012 1 year, $600,000 Brody Sutter[27] June 1, 2012 3 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract Jordan Staal[28] July 1, 2012 10 years, $60 million contract extension Justin Peters[29] July 1, 2012 2 years, $1.075 million Brett Sutter[30] July 1, 2012 1 year, $550,000 Chris Terry[31] July 13, 2012 2 years, $1.05 million Jerome Samson[32] July 20, 2012 1 year, $600,000 Drayson Bowman[33] July 23, 2012 2 years, $1.2 million Zach Boychuk[34] July 24, 2012 1 year, $625,000 Jay Harrison[35] July 24, 2012 3 years, $4.5 million contract extension Jeff Skinner[36] August 8, 2012 6 years, $34.35 million contract extension Patrick Dwyer[37] September 5, 2012 2 years, $1.8 million contract extension Jeremy Welsh[38] September 11, 2012 2 years, $1.7 million Danny Biega[39] March 13, 2013 3 years, $2.025 million entry-level contract Keegan Lowe[40] March 14, 2013 3 years, $1.98 million entry-level contract Alexander Semin[41] March 25, 2013 5 years, $35 million contract extension Brock McGinn[42] April 3, 2013 3 years, $2.25 million entry-level contract Brendan Woods[43] April 10, 2013 3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract Brett Sutter[44] June 25, 2013 1 year, $600,000 Brett Bellemore[45] June 28, 2013 1 year, $600,000

Draft picks

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.^[46]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	38	Phil Di Giuseppe	LW	Canada	University of Michigan (CCHA)
2	47[a]	Brock McGinn	LW	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
3	69	Daniel Altshuller	G	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	99	Erik Karlsson	C/LW	Sweden	Frolunda HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
4	115[b]	Trevor Carrick	D	Canada	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
4	120[c]	Jaccob Slavin	D	United States	Chicago Steel (USHL)
5	129	Brendan Woods	LW	Canada	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
6	159	Colin Olsen	G	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7	189	Brendan Collier	LW	United States	Malden Catholic High School (USHS-MA)

Draft Notes^[47]

• The Carolina Hurricanes' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent Jordan Staal to the Hurricanes in exchange for Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin and this pick.
• ^a The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a February 18, 2011, trade that sent Ian White to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
• ^b The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a July 5, 2011, trade that sent Joe Corvo to the Bruins in exchange for this pick.
• ^c The New Jersey Devils' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a January 20, 2012, trade that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to the Devils in exchange for Joe Sova and this pick.

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7. Canes Acquire Pither from Flyers for Boucher, Alt
8. Canes Acquire Kevin Westgarth from Los Angeles
9. Canes Acquire Marc-Andre Bergeron from Tampa Bay
10. Canes Acquire Conditional Pick for Jussi Jokinen
11. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Joe Corvo
12. Canes Agree to Terms with Marc-Andre Gragnani
13. Canes Agree to Terms with Tim Wallace
14. Canes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin
15. Canes Agree to Terms with Goaltender Dan Ellis
16. Ducks Agree to Terms with Allen on Three-Year Contract
17. Canucks sign defencemen Derek Joslin and Patrick Mullen
18. Hurricanes Acquire Adam Hall on Waivers
19. Canes Claim Boychuk on Waivers from Nashville
20. Penguins Claim Forward Zach Boychuk off Waivers
21. Canes Sign Brian Dumoulin to Entry-Level Contract
22. Canes Sign Jiri Tlusty to Two-Year Deal
23. Canes, McBain Agree to Terms on Two-Year Deal
24. Canes, Blanchard Agree to Terms on Two-Year Deal
25. Canes Agree to Terms with Bobby Sanguinetti
26. Canes Agree to Terms with Justin Krueger
27. Canes Agree to Terms with Brody Sutter
28. Canes Agree to Terms with Jordan Staal on 10-Year Contract
29. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Peters
30. Canes Sign Brett Sutter to One-Year Contract
31. Canes Agree to Terms with Chris Terry
32. Canes Agree to Terms with Jerome Samson
33. Canes Sign Bowman to Two-Year Contract
34. Hurricanes Sign Zach Boychuk to One-Year Deal
35. Canes Sign Jay Harrison to Three-Year Extension
36. Canes Sign Jeff Skinner to Six-Year Extension
37. Canes Sign Dwyer to Two-Year Extension
38. Canes Sign Jeremy Welsh to Two-Year Contract
39. Canes Agree to Terms with Danny Biega
40. Canes Agree to Terms with Keegan Lowe
41. Canes Agree to Terms with Semin on Extension
42. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brock McGinn
43. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brendan Woods
44. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brett Sutter
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