2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. This was the first time in a long time that the Red Wings did not have Nicklas Lidstrom on their roster, lost to retirement. Henrik Zetterberg was appointed as team captain.

2012–13 Detroit Red Wings
Division3rd Central
Conference7th Western
2012–13 record24–16–8
Home record13–7–4
Road record11–9–4
Goals for124
Goals against115
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachMike Babcock
CaptainHenrik Zetterberg
Alternate captainsPavel Datsyuk
Niklas Kronwall
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance20,066 (100%)
Total: 481,584[1]
(24 games)
Team leaders
GoalsPavel Datsyuk (15)
AssistsHenrik Zetterberg (37)
PointsPavel Datsyuk (49)
Penalty minutesJordin Tootoo (78)
Plus/minusPavel Datsyuk (+21)
WinsJimmy Howard (21)
Goals against averageJimmy Howard (2.13)

Off-season edit

On May 31, 2012, defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons.[2] Lidstrom won four Stanley Cups and seven Norris Trophies during his Hall of Fame career, all with the Red Wings.

Regular season edit

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Chicago Blackhawks 48 36 7 5 30 155 102 +53 77
2 x – St. Louis Blues 48 29 17 2 24 129 115 +14 60
3 x – Detroit Red Wings 48 24 16 8 22 124 115 +9 56
4 Columbus Blue Jackets 48 24 17 7 19 120 119 +1 55
5 Nashville Predators 48 16 23 9 14 111 139 −28 41
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
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 edit

2012–13 Game Log

Playoffs edit

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics edit

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jimmy Howard 42 42 2445:44 21 13 7 87 2.13 1,129 .923 5 0 1 0
Jonas Gustavsson 7 4 349:15 2 2 1 17 2.92 140 .879 0 0 1 2
Petr Mrazek 2 2 119:09 1 1 0 4 2.02 51 .922 0 0 0 0
Goaltenders
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jimmy Howard 14 14 859:28 7 7 35 2.44 461 .924 1 0 0 2

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

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Jimmy Howard[3] NHL First Star of the Week April 29, 2013
Henrik Zetterberg[3] NHL Second Star of the Week April 29, 2013

Records edit

24 consecutive home wins

Milestones edit

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Brian Lashoff 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
January 21, 2013
Damien Brunner 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
January 22, 2013
Kent Huskins 300th Career NHL Game January 22, 2013
Damien Brunner 1st Career NHL Assist January 27, 2013
Daniel Cleary 500th Career NHL Game February 2, 2013
Jimmy Howard 200th Career NHL Game February 2, 2013
Todd Bertuzzi 1,100th Career NHL Game February 7, 2013
Petr Mrazek 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Win
February 7, 2013
Tomas Tatar 1st Career NHL Assist February 7, 2013
Niklas Kronwall 50th Career NHL Goal February 9, 2013
Jordin Tootoo 500th Career NHL Game February 15, 2013
Joakim Andersson 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
February 15, 2013
Brian Lashoff 1st Career NHL Assist February 17, 2013
Drew Miller 300th Career NHL Game February 27, 2013
Cory Emmerton 100th Career NHL Game March 13, 2013
Patrick Eaves 400th career NHL Game March 16, 2013
Pavel Datsyuk 250th Career NHL Goal
500th Career NHL Assist
March 22, 2013
Henrik Zetterberg 700th Career NHL Game March 24, 2013
Niklas Kronwall 500th Career NHL Game March 25, 2013
Ian White 500th Career NHL Game March 31, 2013
Johan Franzen 500th Career NHL Game March 31, 2013
Henrik Zetterberg 400th Career NHL Assist April 11, 2013
Danny DeKeyser 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
April 14, 2013
Johan Franzen 300th Career NHL Point April 14, 2013
Valtteri Filppula 100th Career NHL Goal April 25, 2013
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Danny DeKeyser 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 30, 2013
Jakub Kindl 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist April 30, 2013
Gustav Nyquist 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 2, 2013
Damien Brunner 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 2, 2013
Brian Lashoff 1st Career NHL Playoff Game May 4, 2013
Mikael Samuelsson 100th Career NHL Playoff Game May 4, 2013
Joakim Andersson 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist May 6, 2013
Brendan Smith 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
May 6, 2013
Gustav Nyquist 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist May 6, 2013
Pavel Datsyuk 100th Career NHL Playoff Point May 10, 2013
Valtteri Filppula 100th Career NHL Playoff Game May 18, 2013
Cory Emmerton 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist May 20, 2013
Jakub Kindl 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 23, 2013
Johan Franzen 100th Career NHL Playoff Game May 25, 2013
Joakim Andersson 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 27, 2013

Transactions edit

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