# 2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), the 17th in Arizona, and 41st overall, including its play in the World Hockey Association. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

## Regular season

The Coyotes concluded the regular season having been shut-out nine times, tied with the Nashville Predators for the most in the NHL.

### Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Anaheim Ducks | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 140 | 118 | +22 | 66 |
| 2 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 48 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 133 | 118 | +15 | 59 |
| 3 | x – San Jose Sharks | 48 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 124 | 116 | +8 | 57 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 48 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 125 | 131 | −6 | 51 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | 48 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 130 | 142 | −12 | 48 |
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        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss :

## Playoffs

For the first time since the 2008–09 season, the Coyotes failed to make the playoffs.

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Keith Yandle | 48 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 54 |
| Radim Vrbata | 34 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 14 |
| Shane Doan | 48 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 37 |
| Mikkel Boedker | 48 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 48 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 26 |
| Martin Hanzal | 39 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 24 |
| Antoine Vermette | 48 | 13 | 8 | 21 | −3 | 36 |
| David Moss | 45 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 21 |
| Boyd Gordon | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Kyle Chipchura | 46 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 50 |
| Steve Sullivan$^‡$ | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −8 | 20 |
| Raffi Torres$^‡$ | 28 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −1 | 13 |
| Derek Morris | 39 | 0 | 11 | 11 | −6 | 36 |
| Lauri Korpikoski | 36 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −3 | 12 |
| Rob Klinkhammer | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Michael Stone | 40 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| Rostislav Klesla | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| Matthew Lombardi$^‡$ | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Bissonnette | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 36 |
| Nick Johnson | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| David Schlemko | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| Zbynek Michalek | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Chris Conner | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| David Rundblad | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
| Alexandre Bolduc | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
| Chris Summers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 9 |
| Chris Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Miele | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 121 | 211 | 332 | 24 | 492 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Mike Smith | 34 | 34 | 1955:33 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 2.58 | 938 | 0.910 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason LaBarbera | 15 | 10 | 725:55 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 2.64 | 418 | 0.923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Johnson | 4 | 4 | 246:37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.21 | 108 | 0.954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 48 | 2928:05 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 121 | 2.48 | 1464 | 0.917 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| June 22, 2012 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Harrison Ruopp Marc Cheverie 3rd-round pick in 2012 | To Phoenix Coyotes Zbynek Michalek |
| January 16, 2013 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 4th-round pick in 2014 | To Phoenix Coyotes Matthew Lombardi |
| March 29, 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers Kale Kessy | To Phoenix Coyotes Tobias Rieder |
| April 2, 2013 | To Washington Capitals Joel Rechlicz | To Phoenix Coyotes Matt Clackson |
| April 3, 2013 | To New Jersey Devils Steve Sullivan | To Phoenix Coyotes 7th-round pick in 2014 |
| April 3, 2013 | To San Jose Sharks Raffi Torres | To Phoenix Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2013 |
| April 3, 2013 | To Anaheim Ducks Matthew Lombardi | To Phoenix Coyotes Brandon McMillan |

### Player signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Andy Miele | June 29, 2012 | 1 year, $850,500 |
| Alexandre Bolduc | July 2, 2012 | 1 year, $650,000 |
| Kyle Chipchura | July 5, 2012 | 1 year, $675,000 |
| Chris Summers | July 18, 2012 | 1 year, $803,250 |
| Jordan Martinook | September 3, 2012 | 3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract |
| Lucas Lessio | September 4, 2012 | 3 years, $2.585 million entry-level contract |
| Shane Doan | September 14, 2012 | 4 years, $21.2 million |
| David Schlemko | February 25, 2013 | 2 years, $2.375 million contract extension |
| Darian Dziurzynski | March 11, 2013 | 2 years, $1.28 million entry-level contract |
| Henrik Samuelsson | March 11, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | March 15, 2013 | 6 years, $33 million contract extension |
| Tobias Rieder | April 15, 2013 | 3 years, $2.56 million entry-level contract |
| Rob Klinkhammer | May 16, 2013 | 2 years, $1.25 million contract extension |
| James Melindy | May 29, 2013 | 3 years, $1.925 million entry-level contract |

## Draft picks

Phoenix Coyotes' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 27 | Henrik Samuelsson | C | United States | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) |
| 2 | 58 | Jordan Martinook | LW | Canada | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 3 | 88 | James Melindy | D | Canada | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 102 | Rhett Holland | D | Canada | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) |
| 5 | 148 | Niklas Tikkinen | D | Finland | Blues U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) |
| 6 | 178 | Samuel Fejes | LW | United States | Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA) |
| 7 | 184 | Marek Langhamer | G | Czech Republic | HC Pardubice (Noen ELJ) |
| 7 | 208 | Justin Hache | D | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as a result of a June 28, 2010, trade that sent Daniel Winnik to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.
* The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of an October 28, 2011, trade that sent Cal O'Reilly to the Coyotes in exchange for this pick.
* $^b$ The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as a result of an October 23, 2011, trade that sent Petteri Nokelainen and Garrett Stafford to the Canadiens in exchange for Brock Trotter and this pick.