2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season was the 41st overall season for the franchise, 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), since June 22, 1979,[2] and 18th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

2012–13 Colorado Avalanche
Division	5th Northwest
Conference	15th Western
2012–13 record	16–25–7
Home record	12–9–3
Road record	4–16–4
Goals for	116
Goals against	152
Team information
General manager	Greg Sherman
Coach	Joe Sacco
Captain	Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains	Milan Hejduk Paul Stastny
Arena	Pepsi Center
Average attendance	15,257 (84.7%)[1] (12 games)
Team leaders
Goals	P. A. Parenteau (18)
Assists	Matt Duchene (26)
Points	Matt Duchene P. A. Parenteau (43)
Penalty minutes	Cody McLeod (83)
Plus/minus	Chuck Kobasew (+6)
Wins	Semyon Varlamov (11)
Goals against average	Jean-Sebastien Giguere (2.84)

Off-season

On September 4, 2012, the Avalanche named Gabriel Landeskog as the fourth team captain in Avalanche history, after Milan Hejduk resigned from the role. Landeskog became the youngest captain in NHL history, being 11 days younger than Sidney Crosby was when Crosby was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2007.[3]

Regular season

The Avalanche finished the season with the worst record in the Western Conference and second-worst record in the league. As a result, head coach Joe Sacco was fired the day after Colorado's regular season ended.[4] Former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy was hired as the new head coach on May 23, 2013.[5]

Standings

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Vancouver Canucks	48	26	15	7	21	127	121	+6	59
2	x – Minnesota Wild	48	26	19	3	22	122	127	−5	55
3	Edmonton Oilers	48	19	22	7	17	125	134	−9	45
4	Calgary Flames	48	19	25	4	19	128	160	−32	42
5	Colorado Avalanche	48	16	25	7	14	116	152	−36	39

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

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team	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.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

2012–13 Game log
January: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Pts Recap 1 January 19 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Minnesota Wild Varlamov 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 January 22 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 January 24 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–4 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 January 26 Colorado Avalanche 0–4 San Jose Sharks Varlamov 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 January 28 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Edmonton Oilers Varlamov 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 January 30 Colorado Avalanche 0–3 Vancouver Canucks Varlamov 2–4–0 4 Recap 7 January 31 Colorado Avalanche 6–3 Calgary Flames Giguere 3–4–0 6 Recap
February: 5–4–3 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Pts Recap 8 February 2 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 4–4–0 8 Recap 9 February 4 Dallas Stars 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 4–5–0 8 Recap 10 February 6 Anaheim Ducks 3–0 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 4–6–0 8 Recap 11 February 11 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlamov 4–6–1 9 Recap 12 February 14 Colorado Avalanche 4–3 Minnesota Wild SO Giguere 5–6–1 11 Recap 13 February 16 Colorado Avalanche 4–6 Edmonton Oilers Varlamov 5–7–1 11 Recap 14 February 18 Nashville Predators 5–6 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 6–7–1 13 Recap 15 February 20 St. Louis Blues 0–1 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlamov 7–7–1 15 Recap 16 February 23 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Varlamov 7–8–1 15 Recap 17 February 24 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Anaheim Ducks OT Giguere 7–8–2 16 Recap 18 February 26 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Varlamov 7–8–3 17 Recap 19 February 28 Calgary Flames 4–5 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 8–8–3 19 Recap
March: 4–10–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 0–6–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Pts Recap 20 March 3 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Varlamov 8–8–4 20 Recap 21 March 5 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 Detroit Red Wings Giguere 8–9–4 20 Recap 22 March 6 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks Varlamov 8–10–4 20 Recap 23 March 8 Chicago Blackhawks 2–6 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 9–10–4 22 Recap 24 March 10 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlamov 10–10–4 24 Recap 25 March 12 Edmonton Oilers 4–0 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 10–11–4 24 Recap 26 March 14 Colorado Avalanche 3–5 Minnesota Wild Varlamov 10–12–4 24 Recap 27 March 16 Minnesota Wild 6–4 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 10–13–4 24 Recap 28 March 18 Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 10–14–4 24 Recap 29 March 20 Dallas Stars 3–4 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 11–14–4 26 Recap 30 March 23 Colorado Avalanche 2–5 Dallas Stars Varlamov 11–15–4 26 Recap 31 March 24 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 11–16–4 26 Recap 32 March 27 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Calgary Flames Varlamov 11–17–4 26 Recap 33 March 28 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Vancouver Canucks Varlamov 11–18–4 26 Recap 34 March 30 Nashville Predators 0–1 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlamov 12–18–4 28 Recap
April: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Pts Recap 35 April 1 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Detroit Red Wings Varlamov 12–19–4 28 Recap 36 April 2 Colorado Avalanche 1–3 Nashville Predators Giguere 12–20–4 28 Recap 37 April 5 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Colorado Avalanche OT Giguere 12–20–5 29 Recap 38 April 6 Colorado Avalanche 0–4 Phoenix Coyotes Varlamov 12–21–5 29 Recap 39 April 8 Calgary Flames 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 12–22–5 29 Recap 40 April 10 Colorado Avalanche 4–1 Anaheim Ducks Giguere 13–22–5 31 Recap 41 April 11 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Los Angeles Kings SO Giguere 13–22–6 32 Recap 42 April 13 Vancouver Canucks 3–4 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 14–22–6 34 Recap 43 April 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 Colorado Avalanche OT Giguere 14–22–7 35 Recap 44 April 19 Edmonton Oilers 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 14–23–7 35 Recap 45 April 21 St. Louis Blues 3–5 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 15–23–7 37 Recap 46 April 23 Colorado Avalanche 1–3 St. Louis Blues Varlamov 15–24–7 37 Recap 47 April 26 Colorado Avalanche 5–4 Phoenix Coyotes SO Varlamov 16–24–7 39 Recap 48 April 27 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 16–25–7 39 Recap

Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Final stats[6]

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM P. A. Parenteau 48 18 25 43 −11 38 Matt Duchene 47 17 26 43 −12 12 Paul Stastny 40 9 15 24 −7 14 Jamie McGinn 47 11 11 22 −13 26 John Mitchell 47 10 10 20 5 18 Ryan O'Reilly 29 6 14 20 −3 4 Gabriel Landeskog 36 9 8 17 −4 22 Tyson Barrie 32 2 11 13 −11 10 Cody McLeod 48 8 4 12 4 83 Milan Hejduk 29 4 7 11 −7 0 Jan Hejda 46 1 9 10 −3 28 Chuck Kobasew 37 5 4 9 6 21 David Jones 33 3 6 9 −11 6 Aaron Palushaj 25 2 7 9 −2 8 Greg Zanon 44 0 6 6 −16 28 Matt Hunwick 43 0 6 6 4 16 Mark Olver 32 4 2 6 −5 6 Patrick Bordeleau 46 2 3 5 −7 70 Shane O'Brien 28 0 4 4 0 60 Erik Johnson 31 0 4 4 −3 18 Stefan Elliott 18 1 3 4 −3 2 Ryan O'Byrne^‡ 34 1 3 4 −8 54 Ryan Wilson 12 0 3 3 4 8 David Van der Gulik 9 0 2 2 2 6 Brad Malone 13 1 1 2 −7 16 Steve Downie 2 0 1 1 1 6 Tomas Vincour 2 0 1 1 −1 2 Michael Sgarbossa 6 0 0 0 −3 4 Totals 8 19 31 50 35 149

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Semyon Varlamov	35	33	1949:39	11	21	3	98	3.02	1007	.903	3	0	1	0
Jean-Sebastien Giguere	18	14	907:50	5	4	4	43	2.84	469	.908	0	0	0	2
Sami Aittokallio	1	1	49:20	0	0	0	2	2.45	25	.920	0	0	0	0
Totals		48	2906:49	16	25	7	143	2.95	1501	.905	3	0	1	0

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

Transactions

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

Trades Date Details April 2, 2013[7] To Dallas Stars Cameron Gaunce To Colorado Avalanche Tomas Vincour April 3, 2013[8] To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan O'Byrne To Colorado Avalanche 4th-round pick in 2014

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms John Mitchell[9] New York Rangers 2 years, $2.2 million P. A. Parenteau[10] New York Islanders 4 years, $16 million Greg Zanon[11] Boston Bruins 2 years, $4.5 million Bryan Lerg[12] Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 year, $525,000 Thomas Pock[12] Modo Hockey 1 year, $550,000 Sean Sullivan[12] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $575,000 Bill Thomas[12] Florida Panthers 1 year, $550,000 Geoff Walker[12] Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 year, $550,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Jay McClement[13] Toronto Maple Leafs 2 years, $3 million Kevin Porter[14] Buffalo Sabres 2 years, $1.075 million Peter Mueller[15] Florida Panthers 1 year, $1.725 million

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Aaron Palushaj[16] Montreal Canadiens February 5, 2013

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Player Player signings Player Date Contract terms Matt Duchene[17] June 23, 2012 2 years, $7 million Ryan Wilson[18] June 25, 2012 3 years, $6.75 million Patrick Bordeleau[18] June 25, 2012 1 year, $525,000 David Van der Gulik[18] June 25, 2012 1 year, $575,000 Shane O'Brien[19] June 26, 2012 3 years, $6 million Steve Downie[20] June 29, 2012 2 years, $5.3 million Erik Johnson[21] July 3, 2012 4 years, $15 million Jamie McGinn[22] July 13, 2012 2 years, $3.5 million Mark Olver[12] July 13, 2012 2 years, $1.2 million Jean-Sebastien Giguere[23] August 13, 2012 1 year, $1.5 million contract extension Mitchell Heard[24] August 14, 2012 3 years, entry-level contract Ryan O'Reilly[25] February 28, 2013 2 years, $10 million (offer sheet matched)[26] Patrick Bordeleau[27] June 5, 2013 3 years, $3 million contract extension

Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2	41	Mitchell Heard	C	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3	72	Troy Bourke	LW	Canada	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5	132	Michael Clarke	C	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6	162	Joseph Blandisi	C/RW	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7	192	Colin Smith	C	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)

Draft notes

• The Avalanche's first-round pick (#11) and second-round pick (#54) went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent the rights for Semyon Varlamov to the Avalanche in exchange for these picks.
• The Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a June 28, 2010, trade that sent Daniel Winnik to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.

See also

• 2012–13 NHL season

References

1. "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
2. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
3. [avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=640865 Landeskog Named Avalanche Captain]
4. Head Coach Joe Sacco Relieved Of Duties
5. Patrick Roy Named Head Coach/Vice President Of Hockey Operations
6. "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Colorado Avalanche – Statistics". Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
7. Avalanche Acquires Tomas Vincour From Stars
8. Avalanche Acquires Draft Pick From Toronto
9. Avalanche Signs Mitchell
10. Avalanche Signs Parenteau
11. Avalanche Signs Zanon
12. Avalanche Signs Six Players
13. Leafs Sign McClement & Kostka
14. SABRES SIGN PORTER, MANCARI; RE-SIGN LEGGIO
15. Panthers Agree To One-Year Contract With Peter Mueller
16. AVALANCHE CLAIM F PALUSHAJ OFF WAIVERS FROM CANADIENS
17. Avalanche Signs Duchene
18. Avalanche Signs Wilson
19. Avalanche Signs O'Brien
20. Avalanche Signs Downie
21. Avalanche Signs Johnson
22. Avalanche Signs McGinn
23. Giguere Signs One-Year Extension
24. Avalanche Signs Heard
25. Avalanche Matches Offer Sheet For Ryan O'Reilly
26. Flames statement regarding Ryan O'Reilly
27. Avalanche Signs Patrick Bordeleau