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, 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.

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

Off-season

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- bgcolor="#fcf" | 1 || 19 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–5 || Florida Panthers || Ward || BB&T Center (19,688) || 0–1–0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 2 || 22 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (18,680) || 0–2–0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 3 || 24 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–6 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (18,081) || 1–1–0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 4 || 25 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–1 || Buffalo Sabres || Ellis || First Niagara Center (18,824) || 2–2–0 || 4 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 5 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (17,190) || 2–3–0 || 4

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 6 || 1 || Ottawa Senators || 0–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (18,680) || 3–3–0 || 6 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 7 || 2 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–5 || Philadelphia Flyers || Ellis || Wells Fargo Center (19,691) || 3–4–0 || 6 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 8 || 4 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Ward || Air Canada Centre (19,072) || 4–4–0 || 8 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 9 || 7 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 SO || Ottawa Senators || Ward || Scotiabank Place (17,337) || 5–4–0 || 10 |- bgcolor="#ffc" | 10 || 9 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–4 OT || Philadelphia Flyers || Ward || Wells Fargo Center (19,691) || 5–4–1 || 11 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 11 || 11 || Carolina Hurricanes || 6–4 || New York Islanders || Ward || Nassau Coliseum (9,622) || 6–4–1 || 13 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 12 || 12 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || New Jersey Devils || Ward || Prudential Center (17,625) || 7–4–1 || 15 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 13 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (18,680) || 8–4–1 || 17 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 14 || 18 || Carolina Hurricanes || 0–3 || Montreal Canadiens || Ward || Bell Center (21,273) || 8–5–1 || 17 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 15 || 21 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (18,282) || 8–6–1 || 17 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 16 || 23 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 5–2 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (18,680) || 8–7–1 || 17 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 17 || 24 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || New York Islanders || Ward || Nassau Coliseum (10,048) || 9–7–1 || 19 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 18 || 26 || Carolina Hurricanes || 0–3 || Washington Capitals || Ward || Verizon Center (18,506) || 9–8–1 || 19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 19 || 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4|| Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (18,680) || 10–8–1 || 21

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 20 || 2 || Florida Panthers || 2–6 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ward || PNC Arena (18,680) || 11–8–1 || 23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 21 || 3 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 || Florida Panthers || Ward || BB&T Center (15,978) || 12–8–1 || 25 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 22 || 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–4 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (15,277) || 13–8–1 || 27 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 23 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (16,774) || 13–9–1 || 27 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 24 || 9 || New Jersey Devils || 3–6 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (18,680) || 14–9–1 || 29 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 25 || 12 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–0 || Washington Capitals || Peters || Verizon Center (18,506) || 15–9–1 || 31 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 26 || 14 || Washington Capitals || 3–2 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (16,810) || 15–10–1 || 31 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 27 || 16 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || Peters || Times Forum (19,204) || 15–11–1 || 31 |- bgcolor="#ffc" | 28 || 18 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–2 SO || New York Rangers || Ellis || Madison Square Garden (17,200) || 15–11–2 || 32 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 29 || 19 || Florida Panthers || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (16,349) || 15–12–2 || 32 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 30 || 21 || New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (16,941) || 15–13–2 || 32 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 31 || 26 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (16,225) || 15–14–2 || 32 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 32 || 28 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Peters || Air Canada Centre (19,236) || 15–15–2 || 32 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 33 || 30 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–1 || Winnipeg Jets || Peters || MTS Centre (15,004) || 16–15–2 || 34

|- bgcolor="#fcf" | 34 || 1 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–4 || Montreal Canadiens || Peters || Bell Center (21,273) || 16–16–2 || 34 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 35 || 2 || Washington Capitals || 5–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (16,530) || 16–17–2 || 34 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 36 || 4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 5–0 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (17,042) || 16–18–2 || 34 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 37 || 6 || New York Rangers || 4–1 || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (17,457) || 16–19–2 || 34 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 38 || 8 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–6 || Boston Bruins || Ellis || TD Garden (17,565) || 16–20–2 || 34 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 39 || 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (17,168) || 16–21–2 || 34 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 40 || 11 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–3 || Washington Capitals || Peters || Verizon Center (18,506) || 16–22–2 || 34 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 41 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 2–4 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (18,680) || 17–22–2 || 36 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 42 || 16 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–3 || Ottawa Senators || Peters || Scotiabank Place (19,181) || 17–23–2 || 36 |- bgcolor="#ffc" | 43 || 18 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–4 OT || Winnipeg Jets || Peters || MTS Centre (15,004) || 17–23–3 || 37 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 44 || 20 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || Peters || PNC Arena (18,112) || 17–24–3 || 37 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 45 || 21 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 || Tampa Bay Lightning || Ellis || Times Forum (19,204) || 18–24–3 || 39 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 46 || 23 || New York Islanders || 3–4 SO || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (16,601) || 19–24–3 || 41 |- bgcolor="#ffc" | 47 || 25 || New York Rangers || 4–3 OT || Carolina Hurricanes || Ellis || PNC Arena (17,172) || 19–24–4 || 42 |- bgcolor="#fcf" | 48 || 27 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Peters || Consol Energy Center (18,658)|| 19–25–4 || 42

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO LossAlternate Jersey

Player statistics Final stats

Skaters Regular season Player 48 18 35 53 5 54 44 13 31 44 14 46 48 23 15 38 15 18 48 10 21 31 −18 32 42 13 11 24 −21 26 40 6 11 17 −3 14 46 8 8 16 −7 12 38 5 10 15 1 15 ‡ 33 6 5 11 −8 18 47 3 7 10 −10 51 17 4 5 9 −6 8 42 0 9 9 −3 40 22 1 8 9 2 12 32 4 5 9 −4 8 40 1 7 8 0 12 37 2 4 6 −6 4 37 3 2 5 −7 17 † 13 0 4 4 −7 5 35 2 2 4 −8 29 31 2 2 4 1 45 30 0 3 3 −3 8 10 1 2 3 −7 0 28 1 1 2 −9 17 8 0 2 2 −2 7 8 0 1 1 −1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 −1 4 9 0 0 0 −2 20 2 0 0 0 −2 2 5 0 0 0 −2 2 4 0 0 0 −4 2 ‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0 †‡ 6 0 0 0 −2 0 Totals 127 214 341 −104 530

Goaltenders Regular season Player 19 16 997:04 6 8 2 52 3.13 555 .906 1 0 2 0 19 16 954:24 4 11 1 55 3.46 506 .891 1 0 0 0 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 DateDetails June 22, 2012Hurricanes Acquire Jordan Staal from Pittsburgh To Pittsburgh Penguins Brandon SutterBrian Dumoulin1st-round pick in 2012 To Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal January 13, 2013Canes Acquire Pither from Flyers for Boucher, Alt To Philadelphia Flyers Brian BoucherMark Alt To Carolina Hurricanes Luke Pither January 13, 2013Canes Acquire Kevin Westgarth from Los Angeles To Los Angeles Kings Anthony Stewart4th-round pick in 20136th-round pick in 2014 To Carolina Hurricanes Kevin Westgarth April 2, 2013Canes Acquire Marc-Andre Bergeron from Tampa Bay To Tampa Bay Lightning Adam Hall7th-round pick in 2013 To Carolina Hurricanes Marc-Andre Bergeron April 3, 2013Canes Acquire Conditional Pick for Jussi Jokinen To Pittsburgh Penguins Jussi Jokinen To Carolina Hurricanes Conditional 6th-round pick in 2013

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Joe CorvoHurricanes Agree to Terms with Joe Corvo Boston Bruins 1 year, $2 million Marc-Andre GragnaniCanes Agree to Terms with Marc-Andre Gragnani Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $800,000 Tim WallaceCanes Agree to Terms with Tim Wallace Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $700,000 Alexander SeminCanes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin Washington Capitals 1 year, $7 million Dan EllisCanes Agree to Terms with Goaltender Dan Ellis Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $650,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Bryan AllenDucks Agree to Terms with Allen on Three-Year Contract Anaheim Ducks 3 years, $10.5 million Derek JoslinCanucks sign defencemen Derek Joslin and Patrick Mullen Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $700,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Adam HallHurricanes Acquire Adam Hall on Waivers Tampa Bay Lightning March 16, 2013 Zach BoychukCanes Claim Boychuk on Waivers from Nashville Nashville Predators March 21, 2013

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Zach BoychukPenguins Claim Forward Zach Boychuk off Waivers Pittsburgh Penguins January 31, 2013

Lost via retirement Player

Player signings