2012–13 Florida Panthers season

The 2012–13 Florida Panthers season was the 19th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[2] The season was partially cancelled due to a lockout, which ended on January 6, 2013. The campaign for the Panthers then commenced as a shortened, 48-game season beginning on January 19.[3] The shortened season would feature only intra-conference games.[3]

2012–13 Florida Panthers
Division5th Southeast
Conference15th Eastern
2012–13 record15–27–6
Home record8–11–5
Road record7–16–1
Goals for112
Goals against171
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachKevin Dineen
CaptainEd Jovanovski
Alternate captainsBrian Campbell
Stephen Weiss
ArenaBB&T Center
Average attendance16,991 (99.7%)[1]
(23 games)
Team leaders
GoalsTomáš Kopecký (15)
AssistsTomáš Fleischmann (23)
PointsTomas Fleischmann (35)
Penalty minutesGeorge Parros (57)
Plus/minusJonathan Rheault and Eric Selleck (0)
WinsJacob Markstrom (8)
Goals against averageJacob Markstrom (3.23)

The Panthers were eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention, failing to make the playoffs for the 11th time in their past 12 seasons. Florida earned the fewest points of any NHL team in 2012–13, finishing with a 15–27–6 record for last in both the Eastern Conference and 30-team NHL.

Off-season

Pre-season

A pre-season schedule was planned for late September and early October, but the lockout forced its cancellation. No pre-season will be held for the truncated, 48-game campaign beginning January 19.

Regular season

As of Thursday, October 4, the NHL has cancelled all games scheduled through Wednesday, October 24, causing the Panthers to lose their first five games of the season, with more cancelled games possible without a resolution to the dispute soon.[4] As of Friday, October 19, the Panthers have lost three additional games through November 1 due to the lockout. All November games were lost one week later on Friday, October 26, eliminating any possibility of a rearranged 82-game season and assuring that any season that does take place will be shortened. On November 23, two more weeks of hockey and six additional Panthers games were put on the chopping block, with all matchups through December 14 being cancelled. On December 11, after a week of negotiations broke off, all games through December 30 were axed. On December 20, 2012, following a further lack of negotiations during the lockout, all games through January 14 were cancelled.

On January 6, 2013, the lockout ended after a 16-hour negotiation session in an effort to salvage the season. A condensed season, of a length of 48 intra-conference games, will now be played.

The Panthers scored 109 goals (excluding three shootout-winning goals) over the lockout-shortened season of 48 games, tied for 29th overall with the Nashville Predators. They also allowed 170 goals (excluding one shootout goal), the most in the League, allowed the most power-play goals, with 39, and had the lowest penalty-kill percentage, at 74.17%.[5][6]

Standings

Southeast Division
PosTeamGPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
1y – Washington Capitals482718324149126+2357
2Winnipeg Jets482421322128109+1951
3Carolina Hurricanes481925418128133−542
4Tampa Bay Lightning481826417148104+4440
5Florida Panthers481527612112143−3136
Source: National Hockey League
y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference
PosDivTeamGPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
1ATz – Pittsburgh Penguins483612033165119+4672
2NEy – Montreal Canadiens482914526149126+2363
3SEy – Washington Capitals482718324149130+1957
4NEx – Boston Bruins482814624131109+2262
5NEx – Toronto Maple Leafs482617526145133+1257
6ATx – New York Rangers482618422130112+1856
7NEx – Ottawa Senators482517621116104+1256
8ATx – New York Islanders482417720139139055
9SEWinnipeg Jets482421322128144−1651
10ATPhiladelphia Flyers482322322133141−849
11ATNew Jersey Devils4819191017112129−1748
12NEBuffalo Sabres482121614115143−2848
13SECarolina Hurricanes481925418128160−3242
14SETampa Bay Lightning481826417148150−240
15SEFlorida Panthers481527612112171−5936
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Below is the new, truncated 2012–13 schedule for the Panthers, who will open the season on Saturday, January 19 against the Hurricanes, closing on Saturday, April 27 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2012–13 Game Log
January: 2–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTWinLossAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1January 19Carolina1–5FloridaTheodore (1–0–0)Ward (0–1–0)19,6881–0–02Recap
2January 21Florida0–4OttawaAnderson (2–0–0)Theodore (1–1–0)19,9521–1–02Recap
3January 22Florida1–4MontrealPrice (1–1–0)Clemmensen (0–1–0)21,2731–2–02Recap
4January 24Ottawa3–1FloridaAnderson (3–0–0)Theodore (1–2–0)15,6341–3–02Recap
5January 26Philadelphia7–1FloridaBryzgalov (2–3–0)Theodore (1–3–0)19,3111–4–02Recap
6January 29Florida2–5Tampa BayLindback (4–1–0)Theodore (1–4–0)19,2041–5–02Recap
7January 31Winnipeg3–6FloridaTheodore (2–4–0)Pavelec (2–3–1)15,7312–5–04Recap
February: 4–4–5 (Home: 1–2–4 ; Road: 3–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTWinLossAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
8February 3Florida4–3BuffaloTheodore (3–4–0)Miller (3–4–1)18,8313–5–06Recap
9February 5Florida2–3WinnipegOTPavelec (3–4–1)Clemmensen (0–1–1)15,0043–5–17Recap
10February 7Florida3–2PhiladelphiaSOTheodore (4–4–0)Bryzgalov (4–5–1)19,6164–5–19Recap
11February 9Florida0–5WashingtonHoltby (2–4–0)Theodore (4–5–0)18,5064–6–19Recap
12February 12Washington6–5FloridaOTHoltby (3–4–0)Clemmensen (0–1–2)15,3404–6–210Recap
13February 14Montreal1–0FloridaOTPrice (8–3–0)Theodore (4–5–1)17,0214–6–311Recap
14February 16Tampa Bay6–5FloridaOTLindback (6–3–1)Theodore (4–5–2)17,0094–6–412Recap
15February 18Toronto3–0FloridaScrivens (4–3–0)Theodore (4–6–2)17,1774–7–412Recap
16February 21Florida5–2PhiladelphiaClemmensen (1–1–2)Bryzgalov (8–8–1)19,6055–7–414Recap
17February 22Florida1–3PittsburghFleury (9–3–0)Markstrom (0–1–0)18,6555–8–414Recap
18February 24Boston4–1FloridaRask (9–1–2)Markstrom (0–2–0)18,1085–9–414Recap
19February 26Pittsburgh4–6FloridaClemmensen (2–1–2)Fleury (10–4–0)17,3786–9–416Recap
20February 28Buffalo4–3FloridaSOMiller (8–10–1)Theodore (4–6–3)15,6726–9–517Recap
March: 5–10–1 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 2–6–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTWinLossAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
21March 2Florida2–6CarolinaWard (8–6–1)Clemmensen (2–2–2)18,6806–10–517Recap
22March 3Carolina3–2FloridaWard (9–6–1)Clemmensen (2–3–2)15,9786–11–517Recap
23March 5Winnipeg1–4FloridaMarkstrom (1–2–0)Pavelec (8–11–1)14,5747–11–519Recap
24March 7Florida1–7WashingtonHoltby (9–7–0)Markstrom (1–3–0)18,5067–12–519Recap
25March 8Winnipeg3–2FloridaOTPavelec (9–11–1)Markstrom (1–3–1)16,4427–12–620Recap
26March 10Montreal5–2FloridaBudaj (4–1–1)Markstrom (1–4–1)19,1897–13–620Recap
27March 12Tampa Bay3–2FloridaLindback (9–6–1)Markstrom (1–5–1)15,1747–14–620Recap
28March 14Florida1–4BostonRask (14–2–3)Clemmensen (2–4–2)17,5657–15–620Recap
29March 16N.Y. Islanders4–3FloridaNabokov (13–8–3)Clemmensen (2–5–2)17,6277–16–620Recap
30March 19Florida4–1CarolinaMarkstrom (2–5–1)Ellis (4–4–1)16,3498–16–622Recap
31March 21Florida3–1N.Y. RangersMarkstrom (3–5–1)Lundqvist (13–12–1)17,2009–16–624Recap
32March 23Florida1–2New JerseyBrodeur (10–2–3)Clemmensen (2–6–2)17,6259–17–624Recap
33March 24Florida0–3N.Y. IslandersNabokov (14–10–3)Markstrom (3–6–1)14,5129–18–624Recap
34March 26Florida2–3TorontoScrivens (7–8–0)Markstrom (3–7–1)19,3799–19–624Recap
35March 28Buffalo4–5FloridaSOMarkstrom (4–7–1)Miller (11–14–5)17,04410–19–626Recap
36March 30New Jersey2–3FloridaOTMarkstrom (5–7–1)Brodeur (10–2–6)18,13811–19–628Recap
April: 4–8–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–5–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTWinLossAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
37April 2Florida3–2Tampa BaySOMarkstrom (6–7–1)Garon (5–8–1)17,90412–19–630Recap
38April 6Washington3–4FloridaHoltby (17–11–1)Markstrom (6–8–1)16,88612–20–630Recap
39April 7Ottawa1–2FloridaClemmensen (3–6–2)Anderson (8–5–2)15,55213–20–632Recap
40April 11Florida2–7WinnipegPavelec (18–18–2)Markstrom (6–9–1)15,00413–21–632Recap
41April 13Pittsburgh1–3FloridaFleury (21–6–0)Markstrom (6–10–1)18,89113–22–632Recap
42April 16Florida2–5N.Y. IslandersNabokov (21–11–5)Markstrom (6–11–1)15,92213–23–632Recap
43April 18Florida1–6N.Y. RangersLundqvist (20–15–3)Clemmensen (3–7–2)17,20013–24–632Recap
44April 20Florida2–6New JerseyBrodeur (12–8–7)Markstrom (6–12–1)16,01813–25–632Recap
45April 21Florida0–3BostonRask (18–9–4)Markstrom (6–13–1)17,56513–26–632Recap
46April 23N.Y. Rangers2–3FloridaMarkstrom (7–13–1)Lundqvist (22–16–3)17,75814–26–634Recap
47April 25Toronto4–0FloridaReimer (19–7–5)Markstrom (7–14–1)16,48414–27–634Recap
48April 27Florida5–3Tampa BayMarkstrom (8–14–1)Lindback (10–10–1)19,20415–27–636Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Boldface text denotes a Panthers goalie.

Player statistics

Final stats[7]

Goaltenders
Regular Season
PlayerGPGSTOIWLOTGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Jacob Markstrom23231265:458141683.22685.9010000
Scott Clemmensen1911866:25372533.67421.8740000
Jose Theodore1514766:28463423.29391.8930002
Totals482898:38152761633.371497.8910002

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


Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Jonathan Huberdeau[8]Calder Memorial TrophyJune 15, 2013


Transactions

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

Trades

DateDetails
June 23, 2012[9]To Dallas Stars
7th-round pick in 2013
To Florida Panthers
7th-round pick in 2012
July 20, 2012[10]To New York Rangers
5th-round pick in 2014
To Florida Panthers
Casey Wellman
January 14, 2013[11]To Montreal Canadiens
Jason DeSantis
To Florida Panthers
Brendon Nash
January 21, 2013[12]To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jean-Francois Jacques
To Florida Panthers
Future considerations
January 31, 2013[13]To Washington Capitals
Casey Wellman
To Florida Panthers
Zach Hamill
February 8, 2013[14]To Los Angeles Kings
Keaton Ellerby
To Florida Panthers
5th-round pick in 2013
March 15, 2013[15]To Buffalo Sabres
5th-round pick in 2013
To Florida Panthers
T. J. Brennan
April 3, 2013[16]To Edmonton Oilers
Jerred Smithson
To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2013
June 14, 2013[17]To Nashville Predators
T. J. Brennan
To Florida Panthers
Bobby Butler
June 18, 2013[18]To Calgary Flames
Corban Knight
To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2013

Free agents lost

PlayerNew teamContract terms
Mikael Samuelsson[29]Detroit Red Wings2 years, $6 million
Jason Garrison[30]Vancouver Canucks6 years, $27.6 million
Bracken Kearns[31]San Jose Sharks1 year, $550,000
Krys Barch[32]New Jersey Devils2 years, $1.5 million
Wojtek Wolski[33]Washington Capitals1 year, $600,000
Jon Matsumoto[34]San Jose Sharks1 year, $600,000
Bill Thomas[35]Colorado Avalanche1 year, $550,000

Lost via waivers

PlayerNew teamDate claimed off waivers
James Wright[36]Winnipeg JetsJanuary 18, 2013
Mike Santorelli[37]Winnipeg JetsApril 3, 2013

Player signings

PlayerDateContract terms
Scott Clemmensen[40]July 1, 20122 years, $2.4 million
Greg Rallo[20]July 1, 20121 year, $550,000
Keaton Ellerby[41]July 6, 20121 year, $700,000
Michael Caruso[42]July 17, 20121 year, $600,000
Brian Foster[42]July 17, 20121 year, $577,500
James Wright[42]July 17, 20122 years, $1.3 million
Kris Versteeg[43]July 23, 20124 years, $17.6 million
Eric Selleck[44]July 26, 20121 year, $550,000
Casey Wellman[44]July 26, 20121 year, $800,000
Dmitri Kulikov[45]January 18, 20122 years, $5 million
Nick Bjugstad[46]April 3, 20133 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Jonathan Racine[47]April 3, 20133 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract
Logan Shaw[48]April 22, 20133 years, $2.0225 million entry-level contract
Bobby Butler[49]June 24, 20132 years, $1.2 million
Eric Selleck[49]June 24, 20131 year, $600,000

Draft picks

Florida Panthers' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[50]

Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
123Mike MathesonD  CanadaDubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
384Steven HodgesC  CanadaVictoria Royals (WHL)
4114Alexander DelnovLW  RussiaMytischi Khimik (MHL)
6174Francois BouvillierC/LW  CanadaRimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
7194[a]Jonatan NielsenD  SwedenLinkopings HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
Draft Notes[51]
  • The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent Kris Versteeg to the Panthers in exchange for a 2012 third-round pick and this pick.
  • The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a December 6, 2011, trade that sent Krys Barch and a 2012 sixth-round pick to the Panthers in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and this pick.
  • a The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2013 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.
  • The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a June 27, 2011, trade that sent Tomas Kopecky to the Predators in exchange for this conditional pick (2012 if Panthers do not send seventh-round pick to Predators from earlier trade, else 2013).

See also

References