2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season
# 2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. This was the first time in a long time that the Red Wings did not have Nicklas Lidstrom on their roster, lost to retirement. Henrik Zetterberg was appointed as team captain.

## Off-season

On May 31, 2012, defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons. Lidstrom won four Stanley Cups and seven Norris Trophies during his Hall of Fame career, all with the Red Wings.

## Regular season

Central Division :

| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | p – Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 155 | 102 | +53 | 77 |
| 2 | x – St. Louis Blues | 48 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 129 | 115 | +14 | 60 |
| 3 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 124 | 115 | +9 | 56 |
| 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 120 | 119 | +1 | 55 |
| 5 | Nashville Predators | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 111 | 139 | −28 | 41 |

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 |

### Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log :

## Playoffs

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics

### Skaters

Regular Season :

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 47 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 21 | 14 |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 46 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 2 | 18 |
| Johan Franzen | 41 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 13 | 41 |
| Niklas Kronwall | 48 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 44 |
| Damien Brunner | 44 | 12 | 14 | 26 | −6 | 12 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | −4 | 6 |
| Daniel Cleary | 48 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −6 | 40 |
| Jonathan Ericsson | 45 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 29 |
| Jakub Kindl | 41 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Justin Abdelkader | 48 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 34 |
| Jordin Tootoo | 42 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 78 |
| Patrick Eaves | 34 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| Drew Miller | 44 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −8 | 2 |
| Cory Emmerton | 48 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| Brendan Smith | 34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 36 |
| Joakim Andersson | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Tomas Tatar | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Gustav Nyquist | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Lashoff | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −10 | 15 |
| Ian White | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Todd Bertuzzi | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Kyle Quincey | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| Mikael Samuelsson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Carlo Colaiacovo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 2 |
| Danny DeKeyser | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Darren Helm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan Mursak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Riley Sheahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent $Huskins^‡$ | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |

Playoffs :

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 |
| Daniel Cleary | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −1 | 2 |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Damien Brunner | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −4 | 4 |
| Johan Franzen | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −7 | 8 |
| Jakub Kindl | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Brendan Smith | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −3 | 10 |
| Joakim Andersson | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Gustav Nyquist | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Jonathan Ericsson | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Patrick Eaves | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Justin Abdelkader | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 |
| Mikael Samuelsson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Niklas Kronwall | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| Kyle Quincey | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 12 |
| Drew Miller | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Carlo Colaiacovo | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Cory Emmerton | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| Todd Bertuzzi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Jordin Tootoo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Lashoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny DeKeyser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :

| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jimmy Howard | 42 | 42 | 2445:44 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 87 | 2.13 | 1,129 | .923 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonas Gustavsson | 7 | 4 | 349:15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2.92 | 140 | .879 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Petr Mrazek | 2 | 2 | 119:09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.02 | 51 | .922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Playoffs :

| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jimmy Howard | 14 | 14 | 859:28 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 2.44 | 461 | .924 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

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

## Awards and records

### Awards

Regular season :

| Player | Award | Awarded |
| - | - | - |
| Jimmy Howard | NHL First Star of the Week | April 29, 2013 |
| Henrik Zetterberg | NHL Second Star of the Week | April 29, 2013 |

### Records

24 consecutive home wins

### Milestones

Regular season :

| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| - | - | - |
| Brian Lashoff | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal | January 21, 2013 |
| Damien Brunner | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | January 22, 2013 |
| Kent Huskins | 300th Career NHL Game | January 22, 2013 |
| Damien Brunner | 1st Career NHL Assist | January 27, 2013 |
| Daniel Cleary | 500th Career NHL Game | February 2, 2013 |
| Jimmy Howard | 200th Career NHL Game | February 2, 2013 |
| Todd Bertuzzi | 1,100th Career NHL Game | February 7, 2013 |
| Petr Mrazek | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win | February 7, 2013 |
| Tomas Tatar | 1st Career NHL Assist | February 7, 2013 |
| Niklas Kronwall | 50th Career NHL Goal | February 9, 2013 |
| Jordin Tootoo | 500th Career NHL Game | February 15, 2013 |
| Joakim Andersson | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | February 15, 2013 |
| Brian Lashoff | 1st Career NHL Assist | February 17, 2013 |
| Drew Miller | 300th Career NHL Game | February 27, 2013 |
| Cory Emmerton | 100th Career NHL Game | March 13, 2013 |
| Patrick Eaves | 400th career NHL Game | March 16, 2013 |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 250th Career NHL Goal 500th Career NHL Assist | March 22, 2013 |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 700th Career NHL Game | March 24, 2013 |
| Niklas Kronwall | 500th Career NHL Game | March 25, 2013 |
| Ian White | 500th Career NHL Game | March 31, 2013 |
| Johan Franzen | 500th Career NHL Game | March 31, 2013 |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 400th Career NHL Assist | April 11, 2013 |
| Danny DeKeyser | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | April 14, 2013 |
| Johan Franzen | 300th Career NHL Point | April 14, 2013 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 100th Career NHL Goal | April 25, 2013 |

Playoffs :

| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| - | - | - |
| Danny DeKeyser | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 30, 2013 |
| Jakub Kindl | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | April 30, 2013 |
| Gustav Nyquist | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 2, 2013 |
| Damien Brunner | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 2, 2013 |
| Brian Lashoff | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | May 4, 2013 |
| Mikael Samuelsson | 100th Career NHL Playoff Game | May 4, 2013 |
| Joakim Andersson | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | May 6, 2013 |
| Brendan Smith | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | May 6, 2013 |
| Gustav Nyquist | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | May 6, 2013 |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 100th Career NHL Playoff Point | May 10, 2013 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 100th Career NHL Playoff Game | May 18, 2013 |
| Cory Emmerton | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | May 20, 2013 |
| Jakub Kindl | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 23, 2013 |
| Johan Franzen | 100th Career NHL Playoff Game | May 25, 2013 |
| Joakim Andersson | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 27, 2013 |

## Transactions

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

Trades

Date

Details

June 10, 2012

To San Jose Sharks Brad Stuart

To Detroit Red Wings Andrew Murray Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014

March 30, 2013

To Philadelphia Flyers Kent Huskins

To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014

↑ Trade of negotiating rights to.↑ Trade of negotiating rights to.↑ Condition satisfied.↑ Condition not satisfied.

Free agents signed

PlayerFormer teamContract termsRef

Jonas GustavssonWinnipeg Jets2 years, $3 million

Damien BrunnerEV Zug1 year, $925,000

Mikael SamuelssonFlorida Panthers2 years, $6 million

Jordin TootooNashville Predators3 years, $5.7 million

Carlo ColaiacovoSt. Louis Blues2 years, $5 million

Kent HuskinsSt. Louis Blues1 year, $750,000

Danny DeKeyserWestern Michigan University2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract

Jared CoreauNorthern Michigan University3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

PlayerNew teamContract termsRef

Jiri HudlerCalgary Flames4 years, $16 million

Chris ConnerPhoenix Coyotes1 year, $650,000

Andrew MurraySt. Louis Blues1 year, $600,000

Lost via waivers

PlayerNew teamDate claimed off waiversRef

Joey MacDonaldCalgary FlamesFebruary 11, 2013

Lost via retirement

Player

Ref

Nicklas Lidstrom

Tomas Holmstrom

Player signings

PlayerDateContract terms

Darren HelmJune 19, 20124 years, $8.5 million

Max NicastroJuly 3, 20122 years, $1.225 million entry-level contract

Marek TvrdonJuly 3, 20123 years, entry-level contract

Kyle QuinceyJuly 18, 20122 years, $7.55 million

Martin FrkJuly 31, 20123 years, $2.1025 million entry-level contract

Tomas JurcoAugust 7, 20123 years, $2.1275 million entry-level contract

Justin AbdelkaderSeptember 14, 20124 years, $7.2 million

Nick JensenMay 2, 20132 years, $1.53 million entry-level contract

Mattias BackmanMay 21, 20133 years, $2.1525 million entry-level contract

Alexey MarchenkoMay 30, 20133 years, $2 million entry-level contract

Pavel DatsyukJune 18, 20133 years, $22.5 million contract extension

Jakub KindlJune 29, 20134 years, $9.6 million contract extension

Drew MillerJune 29, 20133 years, $4.05 million contract extension

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 NHL Entry Draft

The Detroit Red Wings' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.

Round

Player

Pos

Nationality

College/Junior/Club team (League)

249Martin FrkRW Czech RepublicHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

380Jake PatersonG CanadaSaginaw Spirit (OHL)

4110Andreas AthanasiouC/LW CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)

5140Michael McKeeD CanadaLincoln Stars (USHL)

6170James De HaasD CanadaToronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL)

7200Rasmus BodinLW SwedenOstersunds IK (Division 1)

Draft notes

The Red Wings' first-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a February 21, 2012, trade that sent Kyle Quincey to the Red Wings in exchange for Sebastien Piche and this pick.

See also

2012–13 NHL season

References

↑ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2013.1 2 Lidstrom retires after 20 seasons1 2 "Howard, Zetterberg, Yakupov named 'Stars' of week".↑ Wings trade Stuart's rights to Sharks↑ Huskins is on the move again↑ Red Wings get a Monster↑ Swiss star signs with Red Wings↑ Samuelsson returns to Hockeytown↑ Wings add grit with Tootoo deal↑ Colaiacovo signs with Red Wings↑ Wings sign Huskins to one-year deal↑ Red Wings agree to terms on DeKeyser two-year deal↑ Red Wings sign goaltender Jared Coreau; Recall defenseman Brian Lashoff↑ Flames sign Jiri Hudler↑ Coyotes Sign Conner to One-Year, Two-Way Contract↑ Blues Sign Forward Andrew Murray, NHL.com (July 5, 2012)↑ Flames claim Joey MacDonald off of waivers↑ Wings, Helm agree to terms of new deal1 2 Nicastro, Marek sign entry-level deals↑ Quincey agrees to two-year contract↑ Wings sign Frk to entry-level deal↑ Wings sign Jurco to entry-level deal↑ Abdelkader signs four-year deal↑ Red Wings sign defenseman Nick Jensen to a two-year entry-level deal↑ Another setback forces Helm off the ice↑ Red Wings sign Alexei Marchenko↑ "Datsyuk, Wings agree on 3-year extension". Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-30.1 2 "Wings get deals done for Miller, Kindl". Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-30.

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