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
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)
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Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League
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

2012–13 Game Log: 25–16–7 (Home: 17–2–5; Road: 8–14–2)

January: 7–0–0 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 January 20 San Jose Sharks 4–1 Calgary Flames Niemi 19,289 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 January 22 San Jose Sharks 6–3 Edmonton Oilers Niemi 16,839 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 January 24 Phoenix Coyotes 3–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 January 26 Colorado Avalanche 0–4 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 4–0–0 8 Recap 5 January 27 Vancouver Canucks 1–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 5–0–0 10 Recap 6 January 29 Anaheim Ducks 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 6–0–0 12 Recap 7 January 31 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 7–0–0 14 Recap February: 2–6–4 (Home: 1–1–3; Road: 1–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 8 February 2 Nashville Predators 2–1 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 7–0–1 15 Recap 9 February 4 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Anaheim Ducks Greiss 14,324 7–1–1 15 Recap 10 February 5 Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 7–2–1 15 Recap 11 February 9 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 7–2–2 16 Recap 12 February 11 San Jose Sharks 2–6 Columbus Blue Jackets Greiss 10,837 7–3–2 16 Recap 13 February 12 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Nashville Predators OT Niemi 17,113 7–3–3 17 Recap 14 February 15 San Jose Sharks 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks Niemi 21,824 7–4–3 17 Recap 15 February 19 San Jose Sharks 2–1 St. Louis Blues Niemi 16,100 8–4–3 19 Recap 16 February 22 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Chicago Blackhawks Niemi 21,670 8–5–3 19 Recap 17 February 23 San Jose Sharks 1–3 Dallas Stars Niemi 18,584 8–6–3 19 Recap 18 February 26 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 9–6–3 21 Recap 19 February 28 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 9–6–4 22 Recap March: 8–5–2 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 3–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 20 March 2 Nashville Predators 1–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,546 10–6–4 24 Recap 21 March 5 San Jose Sharks 3–2 Vancouver Canucks SO Niemi 18,910 11–6–4 26 Recap 22 March 6 San Jose Sharks 1–4 Calgary Flames Greiss 19,289 11–7–4 26 Recap 23 March 9 St. Louis Blues 4–3 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 11–7–5 27 Recap 24 March 10 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Colorado Avalanche OT Niemi 16,040 11–7–6 28 Recap 25 March 12 San Jose Sharks 2–4 St. Louis Blues Niemi 16,583 11–8–6 28 Recap 26 March 14 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 12–8–6 30 Recap 27 March 16 San Jose Sharks 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Niemi 18,118 12–9–6 30 Recap 28 March 18 San Jose Sharks 3–5 Anaheim Ducks Niemi 14,441 12–10–6 30 Recap 29 March 20 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Edmonton Oilers SO Niemi 16,839 13–10–6 32 Recap 30 March 23 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Minnesota Wild Niemi 19,358 13–11–6 32 Recap 31 March 25 San Jose Sharks 5–3 Anaheim Ducks Niemi 16,083 14–11–6 34 Recap 32 March 27 Anaheim Ducks 0–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 15–11–6 36 Recap 33 March 28 Detroit Red Wings 0–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 16–11–6 38 Recap 34 March 30 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 17–11–6 40 Recap April: 8–5–1 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 35 April 1 Vancouver Canucks 2–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 18–11–6 42 Recap 36 April 3 Minnesota Wild 2–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 19–11–6 44 Recap 37 April 5 Calgary Flames 1–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 20–11–6 46 Recap 38 April 7 Dallas Stars 5–4 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 20–11–7 47 Recap 39 April 9 San Jose Sharks 0–4 Columbus Blue Jackets Niemi 17,771 20–12–7 47 Recap 40 April 11 San Jose Sharks 3–2 Detroit Red Wings SO Niemi 20,066 21–12–7 49 Recap 41 April 13 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Dallas Stars Niemi 18,007 21–13–7 49 Recap 42 April 15 San Jose Sharks 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 13,094 22–13–7 51 Recap 43 April 16 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 23–13–7 53 Recap 44 April 18 Minnesota Wild 1–6 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 24–13–7 55 Recap 45 April 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 24–14–7 55 Recap 46 April 23 Dallas Stars 2–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 25–14–7 57 Recap 47 April 24 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes Greiss 12,588 25–15–7 57 Recap 48 April 27 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Los Angeles Kings Niemi 18,443 25–16–7 57 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2013 Stanley Cup 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.

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks: San Jose won series 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 San Jose 3–1 Vancouver Niemi 18,910 1–0 Recap 2 May 3 San Jose 3–2 Vancouver OT Niemi 18,910 2–0 Recap 3 May 5 Vancouver 2–5 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–0 Recap 4 May 7 Vancouver 3–4 San Jose OT Niemi 17,562 4–0 Recap Western Conference Semifinal vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 14 San Jose 0–2 Los Angeles Niemi 18,118 0–1 Recap 2 May 16 San Jose 3–4 Los Angeles Niemi 18,527 0–2 Recap 3 May 18 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose OT Niemi 17,562 1–2 Recap 4 May 21 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose Niemi 17,562 2–2 Recap 5 May 23 San Jose 0–3 Los Angeles Niemi 18,584 2–3 Recap 6 May 26 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–3 Recap 7 May 28 San Jose 1–2 Los Angeles Niemi 18,593 3–4 Recap Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats^[8]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Joe Thornton 48 7 33 40 +6 26 Logan Couture 48 21 16 37 +7 4 Patrick Marleau 48 17 14 31 −2 24 Joe Pavelski 48 16 15 31 +2 10 Brent Burns 30 9 11 20 0 20 Dan Boyle 46 7 13 20 +3 27 Martin Havlat 40 8 10 18 +7 30 Scott Gomez 39 2 13 15 −10 22 TJ Galiardi 36 5 9 14 +1 14 Tommy Wingels 42 5 8 13 −9 26 Matt Irwin 38 6 6 12 −1 10 Ryane Clowe‡ 28 0 11 11 −4 79 Marc-Edouard Vlasic 48 3 4 7 +5 29 Justin Braun 41 0 7 7 −5 6 Raffi Torres† 11 2 4 6 +1 4 Brad Stuart 48 0 6 6 +4 25 James Sheppard 32 1 3 4 −9 12 Andrew Desjardins 42 2 1 3 −6 61 Adam Burish 46 1 2 3 −7 25 Jason Demers 22 1 2 3 −4 10 Douglas Murray‡ 29 0 3 3 −8 26 Tim Kennedy 13 2 0 2 −3 2 Michal Handzus‡ 28 1 1 2 −9 12 Matt Tennyson 4 0 2 2 +2 2 Scott Hannan† 4 0 0 0 −3 2 Matt Pelech 2 0 0 0 0 7 Bracken Kearns 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Petrecki 1 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Joe Pavelski 11 4 8 12 0 0 Logan Couture 11 5 6 11 −6 0 Joe Thornton 11 2 8 10 +5 2 Patrick Marleau 11 5 3 8 0 2 Dan Boyle 11 3 5 8 −3 2 Brent Burns 11 2 2 4 −1 8 Scott Hannan 11 0 4 4 +1 4 Brad Stuart 11 1 2 3 +3 2 Marc-Edouard Vlasic 11 1 1 2 +2 6 TJ Galiardi 11 1 1 2 +1 6 Tommy Wingels 11 0 2 2 +1 6 Scott Gomez 9 0 2 2 0 6 Raffi Torres 5 1 0 1 −1 2 Justin Braun 11 0 1 1 −1 0 Matt Irwin 11 0 1 1 −4 4 Andrew Desjardins 11 0 0 0 +1 6 James Sheppard 11 0 0 0 −1 4 Adam Burish 6 0 0 0 0 4 Bracken Kearns 7 0 0 0 −1 2 Tim Kennedy 3 0 0 0 0 2 Martin Havlat 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Demers 1 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
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

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
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

Date	Details
June 23, 2012 [9]	To Chicago Blackhawks 7th-round pick in 2012 4th-round pick in 2013	To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2012
January 16, 2013 [10]	To New York Rangers Brandon Mashinter	To San Jose Sharks Tommy Grant Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014[a]
March 25, 2013 [11]	To Pittsburgh Penguins Douglas Murray	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2013 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2014[b]
April 1, 2013 [12]	To Chicago Blackhawks Michal Handzus	To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2013
April 2, 2013 [13]	To New York Rangers Ryane Clowe	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013 Conditional 5th-round pick in 2014[c]
April 3, 2013 [14]	To Nashville Predators Conditional 6th- or 7th-round pick in 2013[d]	To San Jose Sharks Scott Hannan
April 3, 2013 [15]	To Phoenix Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2013	To San Jose Sharks Raffi Torres

Condition satisfied Condition satisfied Condition satisfied Pick became 6th-round pick after condition satisfied. Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Adam Burish[16] Dallas Stars 4 years, $7.2 million Bracken Kearns[17] Florida Panthers 1 year, $550,000 Danny Groulx[18] HC Yugra 1 year, $525,000 Jon Matsumoto[19] Florida Panthers 1 year, $600,000 Scott Gomez[20] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $700,000 Daniil Tarasov[21] Worcester Sharks 2 years, $1.36 million entry-level contract Eriah Hayes[22] Minnesota State University 2 years, $1.31 million entry-level contract Rylan Schwartz[23] Colorado College 2 years, $1.3 million entry-level contract Troy Grosenick[24] Union College 1 year, $925,000 million entry-level contract Petter Emanuelsson[25] Skelleftea AIK 2 years, $1.5675 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Torrey Mitchell[26] Minnesota Wild 3 years, $5.7 million Benn Ferriero[27] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $700,000 Daniel Winnik[28] Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $3.6 million Jim Vandermeer[29] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Frazer McLaren[30] Toronto Maple Leafs January 31, 2013

Lost via retirement Player Players' signings Player Date Contract terms Justin Braun[31] June 26, 2012 3 years, $3.75 million Andrew Desjardins[32] June 26, 2012 1 year, $640,000 Brad Stuart[33] June 26, 2012 3 years, $10.8 million Tommy Wingels[34] June 26, 2012 2 years, $1.55 million Matt Irwin[35] July 2, 2012 1 year, $650,000 Alex Stalock[36] July 2, 2012 1 year, $687,500 Marc-Edouard Vlasic[37] July 11, 2012 5 years, $21 million contract extension TJ Galiardi[38] July 12, 2012 1 year, $950,000 Frazer McLaren[39] July 12, 2012 1 year, $632,500 John McCarthy[40] July 12, 2012 2 years, $1.225 million Matt Pelech[41] July 16, 2012 1 year, $577,500 Nick Petrecki[42] January 18, 2013 1 year, $650,000 James Sheppard[43] January 18, 2013 1 year, $825,000 Tim Kennedy[44] January 23, 2013 1 year, $675,000 Chris Tierney[45] April 2, 2013 3 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract Christopher Crane[46] April 2, 2013 2 years, $1.2 million entry-level contract Matt Nieto[47] April 2, 2013 3 years, $2.0775 million entry-level contract Matt Irwin[48] April 3, 2013 2 years, $2 million contract extension Tomas Hertl[49] June 3, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Raffi Torres[50] June 20, 2013 3 years, $6 million Andrew Desjardins[51] June 26, 2013 2 years, $1.5 million James Sheppard[52] June 26, 2013 1 year, $830,000 Jason Demers[53] June 27, 2013 1 year, $1.5 million Brodie Reid[54] June 27, 2013 1 year

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[55]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	17	Tomas Hertl	Center	Czech Republic	Slavia Prague (Czech Extraliga)
2	55[a]	Chris Tierney	Center	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
4	109[b]	Christophe Lalancette	Right wing	Canada	Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
5	138	Daniel O'Regan	Center	Germany	Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
6	168	Clifford Watson	Defence	United States	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7	198	Joakim Ryan	Defence	United States	Cornell University (ECAC)

Draft notes^[56]

• The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a February 18, 2011, trade that sent Ian White to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
• ^a San Jose Sharks awarded 25th pick in second-round on August 16, 2011, as compensation for not signing 2007 first-round pick Patrick White.
• The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a June 25, 2011, trade that sent a 2011 second-round pick to the Sharks in exchange for a 2011 second-round pick and this pick.
• The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a March 4, 2009, trade that sent Travis Moen and Kent Huskins to the Sharks in exchange for Nick Bonino, Timo Pielmeier and this pick.
• ^b The Chicago Blackhawks' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2012 seventh-round pick and a 2013 fourth-round pick to the Blackhawks in exchange for this pick.

See also

• 2012–13 NHL season