2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division4th Southeast
Conference14th Eastern
2012–13 record18–26–4
Home record12–10–2
Road record6–16–2
Goals for148
Goals against150
Team information
General managerSteve Yzerman
CoachGuy Boucher (Oct.–Mar.)[1]
Jon Cooper (Mar.–Apr.)[2]
CaptainVincent Lecavalier
Alternate captainsMattias Ohlund
Martin St. Louis
Steven Stamkos
ArenaTampa Bay Times Forum
Average attendance19,056 (99.2%)
Team leaders
GoalsSteven Stamkos (29)
AssistsMartin St. Louis (43)
PointsMartin St. Louis (60)
Penalty minutesB. J. Crombeen (112)
Plus/minusBenoit Pouliot (+8)
WinsAnders Lindback (10)
Goals against averageAnders Lindback
Mathieu Garon (2.90)

Regular season

The Lightning began the season with one of the best starts in franchise history, earning a 6–1–0 record. However, since that seventh game, the team went 7–16–1, falling to 14th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. This prompted general manager Steve Yzerman to fire head coach Guy Boucher on March 24, 2013. Boucher was in his third year as the team's head coach.[1][3]

One day later, the Lightning named Jon Cooper as the team's new head coach. Cooper was first hired by the organization in 2010 to coach the Lightning's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, and after the Lightning changed affiliates, the Syracuse Crunch. While coaching the Admirals in the 2011–12 season, the team won 28 consecutive games and would go on to win the Calder Cup, sweeping the championship series. At the time of Cooper's naming as Lightning head coach, ten players on the team's roster had played for Cooper in Syracuse at some point during the season.[2]

With goaltending having been an issue for the team all season, on April 3, the day of the trade deadline, the Lightning acquired Ben Bishop from the Ottawa Senators. In return, the Lightning dealt rookie left wing Cory Conacher, who at the time was second in the League in points among first-year players with 24, and led all rookies in assists with 15. The Lightning also gave up a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[4]

The Lightning tied the Montreal Canadiens for the fewest shorthanded goals scored with zero.[5]

Standings

Divisional standings

Southeast Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Washington Capitals 48 27 18 3 24 149 126 +23 57
2 Winnipeg Jets 48 24 21 3 22 128 109 +19 51
3 Carolina Hurricanes 48 19 25 4 18 128 133 5 42
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 48 18 26 4 17 148 104 +44 40
5 Florida Panthers 48 15 27 6 12 112 143 31 36
Source: National Hockey League
y Clinched division.

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT z Pittsburgh Penguins 48 36 12 0 33 165 119 +46 72
2 NE y Montreal Canadiens 48 29 14 5 26 149 126 +23 63
3 SE y Washington Capitals 48 27 18 3 24 149 130 +19 57
4 NE x Boston Bruins 48 28 14 6 24 131 109 +22 62
5 NE x Toronto Maple Leafs 48 26 17 5 26 145 133 +12 57
6 AT x New York Rangers 48 26 18 4 22 130 112 +18 56
7 NE x Ottawa Senators 48 25 17 6 21 116 104 +12 56
8 AT x New York Islanders 48 24 17 7 20 139 139 0 55
9 SE Winnipeg Jets 48 24 21 3 22 128 144 16 51
10 AT Philadelphia Flyers 48 23 22 3 22 133 141 8 49
11 AT New Jersey Devils 48 19 19 10 17 112 129 17 48
12 NE Buffalo Sabres 48 21 21 6 14 115 143 28 48
13 SE Carolina Hurricanes 48 19 25 4 18 128 160 32 42
14 SE Tampa Bay Lightning 48 18 26 4 17 148 150 2 40
15 SE Florida Panthers 48 15 27 6 12 112 171 59 36
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division; z Clinched conference.

Schedule and results

The Tampa Bay Lightning 20th Anniversary patch

Preseason

As a result of the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the entire pre-season was canceled.[6]

Regular season

Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the Lightning's original 82-game schedule was reduced to a 48-game schedule in which they would face only teams from the Eastern Conference.[7]

2012–13 Game Log
2012–13 Regular Season Schedule

Lightning score listed first;   Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

The Lightning were unable to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Player stats

Final stats[58]

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Anders Lindback24211304:1110101632.90642.9020010
Mathieu Garon1816910:04592442.90427.8970000
Ben Bishop99502:26341252.99302.9171002
Cedrick Desjardins32160:0603083.0073.8900000
Totals482876:47212341402.921444.9031012

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Martin St. Louis[59]NHL Third Star of the WeekJanuary 28, 2013
Steven Stamkos[60]NHL Second Star of the WeekFebruary 25, 2013
Steven Stamkos[61]NHL First Star of the Month (February)March 1, 2013
Martin St. Louis[62]Art Ross TrophyApril 2013
Martin St. Louis[63]Lady Byng Memorial TrophyJune 14, 2013

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Cory Conacher1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
January 19, 2013
Teddy Purcell100th career NHL assistJanuary 19, 2013
Vincent Lecavalier1,000th career NHL gameJanuary 21, 2013
Alexander Killorn1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
February 10, 2013
Richard Panik1st career NHL gameFebruary 12, 2013
B. J. Crombeen300th career NHL gameFebruary 14, 2013
Alexander Killorn1st career NHL goalFebruary 16, 2013
Brian Lee200th career NHL gameFebruary 19, 2013
Richard Panik1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
February 23, 2013
Ondrej Palat1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
March 4, 2013
Tom Pyatt200th career NHL gameMarch 9, 2013
Radko Gudas1st career NHL gameMarch 12, 2013
Keith Aulie100th career NHL gameMarch 14, 2013
Tyler Johnson1st career NHL gameMarch 14, 2013
Teddy Purcell300th career NHL gameMarch 16, 2013
Tyler Johnson1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
March 16, 2013
Ondrej Palat1st career NHL goalMarch 16, 2013
Matt Carle500th career NHL gameMarch 18, 2013
Steven Stamkos200th career NHL goalMarch 18, 2013
Radko Gudas1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
March 20, 2013
Richard Panik1st career NHL assistMarch 23, 2013
Andrej Sustr1st career NHL gameMarch 29, 2013
Nate Thompson300th career NHL gameApril 6, 2013
Mark Barberio1st career NHL gameApril 9, 2013
Pierre-Cedric Labrie1st career NHL goalApril 9, 2013
Martin St. Louis900th career NHL pointApril 9, 2013
Sami Salo800th career NHL gameApril 13, 2013


Transactions

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

Trades

Date
Details
June 15, 2012[64] To Nashville Predators
Sebastien Caron
2nd-round pick in 2012
2nd-round pick in 2012
3rd-round pick in 2013
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Anders Lindback
Kyle Wilson
7th-round pick in 2012
June 23, 2012[65] To Boston Bruins
Michel Ouellet
5th-round pick in 2012
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Benoit Pouliot[lower-alpha 1]
July 10, 2012[66] To St. Louis Blues
4th-round pick in 2013
4th-round pick in 2014
To Tampa Bay Lightning
B. J. Crombeen
5th-round pick in 2014
January 21, 2013[67] To Florida Panthers
Future considerations
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jean-Francois Jacques
February 14, 2013[68] To Montreal Canadiens
Dustin Tokarski
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cedrick Desjardins
March 11, 2013[69] To Anaheim Ducks
Kyle Wilson
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Dan Sexton
April 2, 2013[70] To Carolina Hurricanes
Marc-Andre Bergeron
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Adam Hall
7th-round pick in 2013
April 2, 2013[71] To Chicago Blackhawks
Kirill Gotovets
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Philippe Paradis
April 3, 2013[72] To Ottawa Senators
Cory Conacher
4th-round pick in 2013
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Ben Bishop
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