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2012–13 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2012–13 Montreal Canadiens season was the 104th season of play for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and its 96th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

2012–13 Montreal Canadiens
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference2nd Eastern
2012–13 record29–14–5
Home record14–7–3
Road record15–7–2
Goals for149
Goals against126
Team information
General managerMarc Bergevin
CoachMichel Therrien
CaptainBrian Gionta
Alternate captainsJosh Gorges
Andrei Markov
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance21,273 (100%)[1]
(15 games)
Team leaders
GoalsMichael Ryder (16)
AssistsP. K. Subban (27)
PointsMax Pacioretty (39)
Penalty minutesBrandon Prust (110)
Plus/minusAlex Galchenyuk (+14)
WinsCarey Price (21)
Goals against averagePeter Budaj (2.29)

Off-season

After a disappointing 2011–12 season, the Canadiens started over in the front office. Marc Bergevin was named the new general manager on May 2, 2012.[2] Rick Dudley was then named as the assistant general manager.[3] The search then began for a new head coach and on June 5, Michel Therrien was named the new head coach. This would be Therrien's second stint as the Canadiens head coach (previously coached team from 2000 to 2003)[4] Scott Mellanby was hired as the director of player personnel[5] and Randy Cunneyworth and Randy Ladouceur were relieved of their assistant coaching duties.[6] Some other hockey operations changes included the hiring of Martin Lapointe as director of player development, Patrice Brisebois was hired as a player development coach and on June 15, Gerard Gallant, J. J. Daigneault and Clement Jodoin were added to Montreal's coaching staff as assistant coaches.

Montreal held the third overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and selected Alex Galchenyuk from the Sarnia Sting.

2012–13 Cancelled Games (For reference only)
Preseason
#DateVisitorHome
1September 23OttawaMontreal
2September 24BuffaloMontreal
3September 27MontrealOttawa
4October 2MontrealCarolina
5October 3CarolinaMontreal
6October 6BostonMontreal
7October 7New JerseyMontreal
October
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1October 11OttawaMontreal
2October 13MontrealToronto
3October 16BostonMontreal
4October 18MontrealBoston
5October 20WashingtonMontreal
6October 23MontrealMinnesota
7October 25PhiladelphiaMontreal
8October 27AnaheimMontreal
9October 30MontrealCalgary
November
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10November 1MontrealEdmonton
11November 3MontrealVancouver
12November 6PhoenixMontreal
13November 8WinnipegMontreal
14November 10NY RangersMontreal
15November 13CalgaryMontreal
16November 15MontrealWinnipeg
17November 17MontrealColorado
18November 19NashvilleMontreal
19November 20MontrealNew Jersey
20November 24VancouverMontreal
21November 27Tampa BayMontreal
December
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22December 1TorontoMontreal
23December 2MontrealColumbus
24December 4ChicagoMontreal
25December 6MontrealBuffalo
26December 8BuffaloMontreal
27December 10CarolinaMontreal
28December 12MontrealNY Rangers
29December 13Los AngelesMontreal
30December 15MontrealBuffalo
31December 17BuffaloMontreal
32December 19MontrealOttawa
33December 20MontrealWashington
34December 22MontrealToronto
35December 27MontrealTampa Bay
36December 28MontrealFlorida
37December 31MontrealCarolina
January
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38January 3New JerseyMontreal
39January 5TorontoMontreal
40January 8FloridaMontreal
41January 10MontrealPhiladelphia
42January 12MontrealDallas
43January 13MontrealSt. Louis
44January 16PittsburghMontreal
45January 18MontrealPittsburgh
46January 19BostonMontreal
47January 22Tampa BayMontreal
48January 29EdmontonMontreal
49January 30MontrealDetroit
February
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50February 2NY IslandersMontreal
51February 3OttawaMontreal
52February 6CarolinaMontreal
53February 8MontrealPittsburgh
54February 9TorontoMontreal
55February 12MontrealNY Islanders
56February 15MontrealBuffalo
57February 17MontrealWinnipeg
58February 19San JoseMontreal
59February 20MontrealNY Rangers
60February 23PittsburghMontreal
61February 25MontrealOttawa
62February 28BostonMontreal
March
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63March 2NY IslandersMontreal
64March 4MontrealBoston
65March 7MontrealWashington
66March 9MontrealTampa Bay
67March 10MontrealFlorida
68March 13OttawaMontreal
69March 15MontrealPhiladelphia
70March 16MontrealNew Jersey
71March 19MontrealOttawa
72March 21New JerseyMontreal
73March 23MontrealNY Islanders
74March 26WinnipegMontreal
75March 27MontrealWinnipeg
76March 30NY RangersMontreal
April
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77April 2PhiladelphiaMontreal
78April 4WashingtonMontreal
79April 6BuffaloMontreal
80April 9FloridaMontreal
81April 12MontrealCarolina
82April 13MontrealToronto

Regular season

The Canadiens had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season, with 207. They also tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest shorthanded goals scored, with zero.[7]

Standings

Northeast Division
PosTeam
GPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
1y – Montreal Canadiens482914526149126+2363
2x – Boston Bruins482814624131109+2262
3x – Toronto Maple Leafs482617526145133+1257
4x – Ottawa Senators482517621116104+1256
5Buffalo Sabres482121614125143−1848
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference
PosDivTeam
GPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
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

Revised regular season schedule

2012–13 Schedule 29–14–5 (Home: 10–4–3; Road: 12–3–2)[8]
January: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0), 8 Points
#JanTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
1197:00 pmToronto Maple Leafs2–1Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)0–1–00
2227:30 pmFlorida Panthers1–4Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)1–1–02
3247:00 pmMontreal Canadiens4–1Washington CapitalsVerizon Center (18,506)2–1–04
4276:00 pmNew Jersey Devils3–4(OT)Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)3–1–06
5297:30 pmWinnipeg Jets3–4Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)4–1–08
6307:00 pmMontreal Canadiens1–5Ottawa SenatorsScotiabank Place (19,620)4–2–08
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
February: 9–2–3 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 3–0–2), 21 Points
#FebTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
722:00 pmBuffalo Sabres1–6Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)5–2–010
832:00 pmOttawa Senators1–2Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)6–2–012
967:30 pmBoston Bruins2–1Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)6–3–012
1077:00 pmMontreal Canadiens4–5 (SO)Buffalo SabresFirst Niagara Center (18,866)6–3–113
1197:00 pmToronto Maple Leafs6–0Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)6–4–113
12127:30 pmMontreal Canadiens4–3(SO)Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay Times Forum (19,204)7–4–115
13147:30 pmMontreal Canadiens1–0(OT)Florida PanthersBB&T Center (17,204)8–4–117
14167:00 pmPhiladelphia Flyers1–4Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)9–4–119
15187:30 pmCarolina Hurricanes0–3Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)10–4–121
16197:00 pmMontreal Canadiens3–1New York RangersMadison Square Garden (17,200)11–4–123
17217:30 pmNew York Islanders4–3(OT)Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)11–4–224
18237:00 pmNew York Rangers0–3Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)12–4–226
19257:30 pmMontreal Canadiens1–2(SO)Ottawa SenatorsScotiabank Place (19,218)12–4–327
20277:30 pmMontreal Canadiens5–2Toronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,625)13–4–329
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
March: 9–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 7–2–0), 20 Points
#MarTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
2127:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins7–6(OT)Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)13–4–430
2237:30 pmMontreal Canadiens4–3Boston BruinsTD Garden (17,565)14–4–432
2357:00 pmMontreal Canadiens3–6New York IslandersNassau Coliseum (9,498)14–5–432
2477:00 pmMontreal Canadiens4–2Carolina HurricanesPNC Arena (16,774)15–5–434
2597:00 pmMontreal Canadiens4–3Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay Times Forum (19,204)16–5–436
26106:00 pmMontreal Canadiens5–2Florida PanthersBB&T Center (19,189)17–5–438
27137:00 pmOttawa Senators3–4(SO)Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)18–5–440
28167:00 pmMontreal Canadiens2–1New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center (17,625)19–5–442
29197:30 pmBuffalo Sabres3–2(OT)Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)19–5–543
30217:00 pmMontreal Canadiens5–2New York IslandersNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,012)20–5–545
31237:00 pmBuffalo Sabres2–1Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)20–6–545
32267:00 pmMontreal Canadiens0–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,646)20–7–545
33277:30 pmMontreal Canadiens6–5(SO)Boston BruinsTD Garden (17,565)21–7–547
34307:00 pmNew York Rangers0–3Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)22–7–549
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
April: 7–7–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–4–0), 14 Points
#AprTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
3517:30 pmCarolina Hurricanes1–4Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)23–7–551
3637:30 pmMontreal Canadiens3–5Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,537)23–8–551
3747:30 pmWinnipeg Jets1–4Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)24–8–553
3867:00 pmBoston Bruins1–2Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)25–8–555
3997:30 pmWashington Capitals3–2Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)25–9–555
40117:30 pmMontreal Canadiens5–1Buffalo SabresFirst Niagara Center (19,070)26–9–557
41137:00 pmMontreal Canadiens1–5Toronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,625)26–10–557
42157:30 pmPhiladelphia Flyers7–3Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)26–11–557
43177:00 pmMontreal Canadiens4–6Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,626)26–12–557
44187:30 pmTampa Bay Lightning2–3Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)27–12–559
45207:00 pmWashington Capitals5–1Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)27–13–559
46237:00 pmMontreal Canadiens2–3New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center (17,625)27–14–559
47258:00 pmMontreal Canadiens4–2Winnipeg JetsMTS Centre28–14–561
48277:00 pmMontreal Canadiens4–1Toronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre29–14–563
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

The Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference by winning the Northeast Division with 63 points. The Ottawa Senators earned 56 points during the regular season, losing the tiebreaker to the New York Rangers in regulation + overtime wins (22 to 21) to finish seventh overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the first playoff series between these two teams, and the first playoff series between teams from Montreal and Ottawa since 1928, when the Montreal Maroons defeated the original Ottawa Senators in the Canadian Division Quarterfinals.[9] The two teams split their four-game regular season series. The Senators would defeat the Canadiens in five games.

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Ottawa wins series 4–1
#DateTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceSeries
1May 27:00 pmOttawa Senators4–2Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)Senators lead 1–0
2May 37:00 pmOttawa Senators1–3Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)Series tied 1–1
3May 57:00 pmMontreal Canadiens1–6Ottawa SenatorsScotiabank Place (20,249)Senators lead 2–1
4May 77:00 pmMontreal Canadiens2–3 OTOttawa SenatorsScotiabank Place (20,500)Senators lead 3–1
5May 97:00 pmOttawa Senators6–1Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)Senators win 4–1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Player statistics

Final stats[10]

Skaters


Playoffs
PlayerGPGAPts+/-PIM
Tomas Plekanec5044−52
P. K. Subban5224−131
Rene Bourque5213−110
Alex Galchenyuk5123−40
Michael Ryder511202
Brendan Gallagher5202−75
Brian Gionta2011−20
Andrei Markov5011−10
Jeff Halpern301110
Brandon Prust4011−314
David Desharnais501112
Ryan White3101−123
Jarred Tinordi5011−315
Francis Bouillon5000−317
Travis Moen5000−217
Colby Armstrong4000−115
Josh Gorges5000−44
Mike Blunden1000010
Max Pacioretty400004
Lars Eller100000
Gabriel Dumont3000012
Raphael Diaz5000−40

Goaltenders

Regular Season
PlayerGPGSTOIWLOTGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Carey Price39382249:0121134972.591018.9053000
Peter Budaj1310656:29811252.29273.9081000
Totals482905:30291451222.521291.9054000
Playoffs
PlayerGPGSTOIWLGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Carey Price44239:0512133.26123.8940000
Peter Budaj2162:320276.6731.7740000

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canadiens. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Suspensions/fines

PlayerExplanationLengthSalaryDate issuedRef
Ryan WhiteIllegal check to the head of Flyers defenceman Kent Huskins5 games$18,581.10April 17, 2013[11]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
P. K. Subban[12]James Norris Memorial TrophyJune 15, 2013

Milestones

Playoffs
PlayerMilestoneReached
Alex Galchenyuk1st Career Playoff Game
1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		May 2, 2013
Raphael Diaz1st Career Playoff GameMay 2, 2013
Brendan Gallagher1st Career Playoff Game
1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point		May 2, 2013
Ryan White1st Career Playoff GoalMay 3, 2013
Gabriel Dumont1st Career Playoff GameMay 3, 2013
Mike Blunden1st Career Playoff GameMay 9, 2013

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

Trades

DateDetails
January 14, 2013[13]To Florida Panthers
Brendon Nash		To Montreal Canadiens
Jason DeSantis
February 14, 2013[14]To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cedrick Desjardins		To Montreal Canadiens
Dustin Tokarski
February 26, 2013[15]To Dallas Stars
Erik Cole		To Montreal Canadiens
Michael Ryder
3rd round-pick in 2013
April 2, 2013[16]To Los Angeles Kings
5th round-pick in 2013		To Montreal Canadiens
Davis Drewiske

Lost via waivers

PlayerNew teamDate claimed off waivers
Aaron Palushaj[34]Colorado AvalancheFebruary 5, 2013

Player signings

PlayerDateContract terms
Steve Quailer[35]June 14, 20122 years, $1.3 million entry-level contract
Ryan White[36]June 26, 20121 year, $687,500
Petteri Nokelainen[37]June 29, 20121 year, $575,000
Brendon Nash[37]June 29, 20121 year, $575,000
Travis Moen[38]June 29, 20124 years, $7.2 million
Alexei Emelin[39]June 30, 20122 years, $4 million
Mike Blunden[40]July 1, 20121 year, $575,000
Carey Price[41]July 2, 20126 years, $39 million
Frederic St. Denis[42]July 5, 20121 year, $575,000
Lars Eller[43]July 6, 20122 years, $2.65 million
Aaron Palushaj[44]July 12, 20121 year, $600,000
Raphael Diaz[45]July 13, 20122 years, $2.45 million
Blake Geoffrion[46]July 16, 20121 year, $803,250
Alex Galchenyuk[47]July 23, 20123 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Max Pacioretty[48]August 13, 20126 years, $27 million contract extension
P. K. Subban[49]January 28, 20132 years, $5.75 million
David Desharnais[50]March 15, 20134 years, $14 million contract extension
Darren Dietz[51]March 17, 20133 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract
Francis Bouillon[52]March 20, 20131 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Danny Kristo[53]April 3, 20132 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Peter Budaj[54]April 10, 20132 years, $2.8 million contract extension
Magnus Nygren[55]May 21, 20132 years, $1.7175 million entry-level contract
Sebastian Collberg[56]May 21, 20133 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Tim Bozon[57]May 30, 20133 years, $2.0275 million entry-level contract
Davis Drewiske[58]June 13, 20132 years, $1.275 million contract extension
Mike Blunden[59]June 28, 20131 year, $550,000 contract extension

Draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[60]

Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
13Alex GalchenyukC  United StatesSarnia Sting (OHL)
233Sebastian CollbergRW  SwedenFrolunda HC (Elitserien)
251[a]Dalton ThrowerD  CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
364Tim BozonLW  United StatesKamloops Blazers (WHL)
494Brady VailC  United StatesWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
5122[b]Charles HudonLW  CanadaChicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
6154Erik NystromLW  SwedenModo Hockey Jr. (J20 SuperElit)

Notes

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References

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