# 2012–13 Minnesota Wild season

The 2012–13 Minnesota Wild season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
The Wild made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season, where they fell to the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.

## Off-season

The Wild made a splash in the free-agent pool by signing top free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter on July 4, 2012. Both were signed to 13-year-long contracts.

## Regular season

On February 26, 2013, Zach Parise scored just 27 seconds into the overtime period to give the Wild a 2–1 home win over the Calgary Flames. Parise tied Marian Gaborik's mark, set on January 23, 2013, when he scored 27 seconds into the overtime period to give the Rangers a 4–3 home win over the Boston Bruins. Both goals would prove to be the fastest overtime goals scored during the lockout-shortened season.
The Wild were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with a league-low 135 power-play opportunities against. They also tied the New York Islanders for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with zero.

### Standings

Northwest Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |
Western Conference :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | 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 |

## Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics

Finals stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Zach Parise | 48 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 2 | 16 |
| Mikko Koivu | 48 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 26 |
| Ryan Suter | 48 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 24 |
| Matt Cullen | 42 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 10 |
| Devin Setoguchi | 48 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 20 |
| Dany Heatley | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | −12 | 8 |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard | 43 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 8 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 39 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Charlie Coyle | 37 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| Tom Gilbert | 43 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −11 | 18 |
| Kyle Brodziak | 48 | 8 | 4 | 12 | −18 | 20 |
| Jonas Brodin | 45 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
| Clayton Stoner | 48 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 42 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −5 | 27 |
| Jason Pominville$^†$ | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrey Mitchell | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −8 | 21 |
| Mikael Granlund | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −4 | 6 |
| Jason Zucker | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Mike Rupp$^†$ | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 67 |
| Justin Falk | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −9 | 40 |
| Brett Clark | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −9 | 0 |
| Marco Scandella | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Zenon Konopka | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 117 |
| Jake Dowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Prosser | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Johan Larsson$^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darroll Powe$^‡$ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Matt Cullen | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Brodziak | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Marco Scandella | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Coyle | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| Zach Parise | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −7 | 2 |
| Clayton Stoner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Torrey Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| Devin Setoguchi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Mike Rupp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 12 |
| Mikko Koivu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 8 |
| Jason Pominville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Stephane Veilleux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zenon Konopka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Tom Gilbert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Ryan Suter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 |
| Justin Falk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Jonas Brodin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Niklas Backstrom | 42 | 41 | 2368:08 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 98 | 2.48 | 1072 | .909 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darcy Kuemper | 6 | 3 | 288:18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2.08 | 119 | .916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Harding | 5 | 3 | 185:05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.24 | 73 | .863 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hackett$^‡$ | 1 | 1 | 59:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.08 | 33 | .848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Josh Harding | 5 | 5 | 244:48 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2.94 | 135 | .911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Kuemper | 2 | 0 | 73:27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.29 | 33 | .879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Josh Harding | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | June 14, 2013 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| February 4, 2013 | To New York Rangers Darroll Powe Nick Palmieri | To Minnesota Wild Mike Rupp |
| March 12, 2013 | To Ottawa Senators Matt Kassian | To Minnesota Wild 6th-round pick in 2014 |
| March 14, 2013 | To Washington Capitals Chay Genoway | To Minnesota Wild Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014 |
| April 3, 2013 | To Buffalo Sabres Matt Hackett Johan Larsson 1st-round pick in 2013 2nd-round pick in 2014 | To Minnesota Wild Jason Pominville 4th-round pick in 2014 |
| April 3, 2013 | To Anaheim Ducks Future considerations | To Minnesota Wild Jeff Deslauriers |
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Josh HardingJune 19, 20123 years, $5.7 million
Chad RauJune 25, 20122 years, $1.125 million
Stephane VeilleuxJune 25, 20121 year, $600,000
Matt KassianJune 28, 20122 years, $1.15 million
Chay GenowayJune 29, 20122 years, $1.15 million
Justin FalkJuly 5, 20121 year, $825,000
Mathew DumbaJuly 19, 20123 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Nick PalmieriJanuary 15, 20131 year, $577,500
Tyler GraovacApril 2, 20133 years, $2.2425 million entry-level contract
Erik HaulaApril 7, 20132 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Raphael BussieresMay 9, 20133 years, $2.2775 million entry-level contract
Stephane VeilleuxJune 12, 20132 years, $1.175 million
Marco ScandellaJune 17, 20132 years, $2.05 million
Niklas BackstromJune 24, 20133 years, $10.25 million
Steven KampferJune 28, 20131 year, $550,000 :

## Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Mathew Dumba | D | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 2 | 46 | Raphael Bussieres | LW | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 68 | John Draeger | D | United States | Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA) |
| 4 | 98 | Adam Gilmour | C | United States | Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA) |
| 5 | 128 | Daniel Gunnarsson | D | Sweden | Lulea HF (Elitserien) |
| 6 | 158 | Christopher Bertschy | C | Switzerland | SC Bern (NLA) |
| 7 | 188 | Louis Nanne | LW | United States | Edina High School (USHS-MN) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick (from Washington Capitals) went to the Minnesota Wild as a result of a February 24, 2012, trade that sent Marek Zidlicky to the Devils in exchange for Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri, Stephane Veilleux and this pick.
* The Wild's second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a June 24, 2011, trade that sent Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and a 2011 first-round pick to the Wild in exchange for Brent Burns and this pick.