# 2012–13 Florida Panthers season

The 2012–13 Florida Panthers season was the 19th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. The season was partially cancelled due to a lockout, which ended on January 6, 2013. The campaign for the Panthers then commenced as a shortened, 48-game season beginning on January 19. The shortened season would feature only intra-conference games.
The Panthers were eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention, failing to make the playoffs for the 11th time in their past 12 seasons. Florida earned the fewest points of any NHL team in 2012–13, finishing with a 15–27–6 record for last in both the Eastern Conference and 30-team NHL.

## Pre-season

A pre-season schedule was planned for late September and early October, but the lockout forced its cancellation. No pre-season will be held for the truncated, 48-game campaign beginning January 19.

## Regular season

As of Thursday, October 4, the NHL has cancelled all games scheduled through Wednesday, October 24, causing the Panthers to lose their first five games of the season, with more cancelled games possible without a resolution to the dispute soon. As of Friday, October 19, the Panthers have lost three additional games through November 1 due to the lockout. All November games were lost one week later on Friday, October 26, eliminating any possibility of a rearranged 82-game season and assuring that any season that does take place will be shortened. On November 23, two more weeks of hockey and six additional Panthers games were put on the chopping block, with all matchups through December 14 being cancelled. On December 11, after a week of negotiations broke off, all games through December 30 were axed. On December 20, 2012, following a further lack of negotiations during the lockout, all games through January 14 were cancelled.
On January 6, 2013, the lockout ended after a 16-hour negotiation session in an effort to salvage the season. A condensed season, of a length of 48 intra-conference games, will now be played.
The Panthers scored 109 goals (excluding three shootout-winning goals) over the lockout-shortened season of 48 games, tied for 29th overall with the Nashville Predators. They also allowed 170 goals (excluding one shootout goal), the most in the League, allowed the most power-play goals, with 39, and had the lowest penalty-kill percentage, at 74.17%.

## Standings

Southeast Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |
Eastern Conference :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | 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 |

## Schedule and results

Below is the new, truncated 2012–13 schedule for the Panthers, who will open the season on Saturday, January 19 against the Hurricanes, closing on Saturday, April 27 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2012–13 Game Log :
January: 2–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 0–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTWinLossAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1January 19Carolina1–5FloridaTheodore (1–0–0)Ward (0–1–0)19,6881–0–02Recap
2January 21Florida0–4OttawaAnderson (2–0–0)Theodore (1–1–0)19,9521–1–02Recap
3January 22Florida1–4MontrealPrice (1–1–0)Clemmensen (0–1–0)21,2731–2–02Recap
4January 24Ottawa3–1FloridaAnderson (3–0–0)Theodore (1–2–0)15,6341–3–02Recap
5January 26Philadelphia7–1FloridaBryzgalov (2–3–0)Theodore (1–3–0)19,3111–4–02Recap
6January 29Florida2–5Tampa BayLindback (4–1–0)Theodore (1–4–0)19,2041–5–02Recap
7January 31Winnipeg3–6FloridaTheodore (2–4–0)Pavelec (2–3–1)15,7312–5–04Recap :
February: 4–4–5 (Home: 1–2–4; Road: 3–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTWinLossAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
8February 3Florida4–3BuffaloTheodore (3–4–0)Miller (3–4–1)18,8313–5–06Recap
9February 5Florida2–3WinnipegOTPavelec (3–4–1)Clemmensen (0–1–1)15,0043–5–17Recap
10February 7Florida3–2PhiladelphiaSOTheodore (4–4–0)Bryzgalov (4–5–1)19,6164–5–19Recap
11February 9Florida0–5WashingtonHoltby (2–4–0)Theodore (4–5–0)18,5064–6–19Recap
12February 12Washington6–5FloridaOTHoltby (3–4–0)Clemmensen (0–1–2)15,3404–6–210Recap
13February 14Montreal1–0FloridaOTPrice (8–3–0)Theodore (4–5–1)17,0214–6–311Recap
14February 16Tampa Bay6–5FloridaOTLindback (6–3–1)Theodore (4–5–2)17,0094–6–412Recap
15February 18Toronto3–0FloridaScrivens (4–3–0)Theodore (4–6–2)17,1774–7–412Recap
16February 21Florida5–2PhiladelphiaClemmensen (1–1–2)Bryzgalov (8–8–1)19,6055–7–414Recap
17February 22Florida1–3PittsburghFleury (9–3–0)Markstrom (0–1–0)18,6555–8–414Recap
18February 24Boston4–1FloridaRask (9–1–2)Markstrom (0–2–0)18,1085–9–414Recap
19February 26Pittsburgh4–6FloridaClemmensen (2–1–2)Fleury (10–4–0)17,3786–9–416Recap
20February 28Buffalo4–3FloridaSOMiller (8–10–1)Theodore (4–6–3)15,6726–9–517Recap :
March: 5–10–1 (Home: 3–4–1; Road: 2–6–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTWinLossAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
21March 2Florida2–6CarolinaWard (8–6–1)Clemmensen (2–2–2)18,6806–10–517Recap
22March 3Carolina3–2FloridaWard (9–6–1)Clemmensen (2–3–2)15,9786–11–517Recap
23March 5Winnipeg1–4FloridaMarkstrom (1–2–0)Pavelec (8–11–1)14,5747–11–519Recap
24March 7Florida1–7WashingtonHoltby (9–7–0)Markstrom (1–3–0)18,5067–12–519Recap
25March 8Winnipeg3–2FloridaOTPavelec (9–11–1)Markstrom (1–3–1)16,4427–12–620Recap
26March 10Montreal5–2FloridaBudaj (4–1–1)Markstrom (1–4–1)19,1897–13–620Recap
27March 12Tampa Bay3–2FloridaLindback (9–6–1)Markstrom (1–5–1)15,1747–14–620Recap
28March 14Florida1–4BostonRask (14–2–3)Clemmensen (2–4–2)17,5657–15–620Recap
29March 16N.Y. Islanders4–3FloridaNabokov (13–8–3)Clemmensen (2–5–2)17,6277–16–620Recap
30March 19Florida4–1CarolinaMarkstrom (2–5–1)Ellis (4–4–1)16,3498–16–622Recap
31March 21Florida3–1N.Y. RangersMarkstrom (3–5–1)Lundqvist (13–12–1)17,2009–16–624Recap
32March 23Florida1–2New JerseyBrodeur (10–2–3)Clemmensen (2–6–2)17,6259–17–624Recap
33March 24Florida0–3N.Y. IslandersNabokov (14–10–3)Markstrom (3–6–1)14,5129–18–624Recap
34March 26Florida2–3TorontoScrivens (7–8–0)Markstrom (3–7–1)19,3799–19–624Recap
35March 28Buffalo4–5FloridaSOMarkstrom (4–7–1)Miller (11–14–5)17,04410–19–626Recap
36March 30New Jersey2–3FloridaOTMarkstrom (5–7–1)Brodeur (10–2–6)18,13811–19–628Recap :
April: 4–8–0 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 2–5–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTWinLossAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
37April 2Florida3–2Tampa BaySOMarkstrom (6–7–1)Garon (5–8–1)17,90412–19–630Recap
38April 6Washington3–4FloridaHoltby (17–11–1)Markstrom (6–8–1)16,88612–20–630Recap
39April 7Ottawa1–2FloridaClemmensen (3–6–2)Anderson (8–5–2)15,55213–20–632Recap
40April 11Florida2–7WinnipegPavelec (18–18–2)Markstrom (6–9–1)15,00413–21–632Recap
41April 13Pittsburgh1–3FloridaFleury (21–6–0)Markstrom (6–10–1)18,89113–22–632Recap
42April 16Florida2–5N.Y. IslandersNabokov (21–11–5)Markstrom (6–11–1)15,92213–23–632Recap
43April 18Florida1–6N.Y. RangersLundqvist (20–15–3)Clemmensen (3–7–2)17,20013–24–632Recap
44April 20Florida2–6New JerseyBrodeur (12–8–7)Markstrom (6–12–1)16,01813–25–632Recap
45April 21Florida0–3BostonRask (18–9–4)Markstrom (6–13–1)17,56513–26–632Recap
46April 23N.Y. Rangers2–3FloridaMarkstrom (7–13–1)Lundqvist (22–16–3)17,75814–26–634Recap
47April 25Toronto4–0FloridaReimer (19–7–5)Markstrom (7–14–1)16,48414–27–634Recap
48April 27Florida5–3Tampa BayMarkstrom (8–14–1)Lindback (10–10–1)19,20415–27–636Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Boldface text denotes a Panthers goalie. :

## Player statistics

Final stats
Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 48 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −10 | 16 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 48 | 14 | 17 | 31 | −15 | 18 |
| Brian Campbell | 48 | 8 | 19 | 27 | −22 | 12 |
| Tomas Kopecky | 47 | 15 | 12 | 27 | −8 | 28 |
| Shawn Matthias | 48 | 14 | 7 | 21 | −8 | 16 |
| Marcel Goc | 42 | 9 | 10 | 19 | −6 | 8 |
| Peter Mueller | 43 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −11 | 18 |
| Drew Shore | 43 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −10 | 14 |
| Jack Skille | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −9 | 11 |
| Filip Kuba | 44 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −18 | 24 |
| Dmitri Kulikov | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −5 | 22 |
| Mike Weaver | 27 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −3 | 8 |
| T. J. Brennan$^†$ | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −8 | 2 |
| Alexei Kovalev | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
| Scottie Upshall | 27 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −8 | 25 |
| Jerred Smithson$^‡$ | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 10 |
| Stephen Weiss | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −13 | 25 |
| Tyson Strachan | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −13 | 40 |
| Kris Versteeg | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −8 | 8 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −22 | 47 |
| Mike Santorelli$^‡$ | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −7 | 2 |
| George Parros | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −15 | 57 |
| Ed Jovanovski | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| Greg Rallo | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 2 |
| Eric Selleck | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Colby Robak | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 17 |
| Nick Bjugstad | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −8 | 2 |
| Nolan Yonkman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 11 |
| Michael Caruso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Jon Rheault | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Timmins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| Alex Petrovic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 25 |
| Quinton Howden | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | 2 |
| Keaton Ellerby$^‡$ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 36 |
| Totals | Totals | 109 | 172 | 281 | −265 | 533 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jacob Markstrom | 23 | 23 | 1265:45 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 68 | 3.22 | 685 | .901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Clemmensen | 19 | 11 | 866:25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 3.67 | 421 | .874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Theodore | 15 | 14 | 766:28 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 3.29 | 391 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | 48 | 2898:38 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 163 | 3.37 | 1497 | .891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Panthers. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | Calder Memorial Trophy | June 15, 2013 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 23, 2012 | To Dallas Stars 7th-round pick in 2013 | To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2012 |
| July 20, 2012 | To New York Rangers 5th-round pick in 2014 | To Florida Panthers Casey Wellman |
| January 14, 2013 | To Montreal Canadiens Jason DeSantis | To Florida Panthers Brendon Nash |
| January 21, 2013 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Jean-Francois Jacques | To Florida Panthers Future considerations |
| January 31, 2013 | To Washington Capitals Casey Wellman | To Florida Panthers Zach Hamill |
| February 8, 2013 | To Los Angeles Kings Keaton Ellerby | To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2013 |
| March 15, 2013 | To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2013 | To Florida Panthers T. J. Brennan |
| April 3, 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers Jerred Smithson | To Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2013 |
| June 14, 2013 | To Nashville Predators T. J. Brennan | To Florida Panthers Bobby Butler |
| June 18, 2013 | To Calgary Flames Corban Knight | To Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2013 |
Lost via retirement
Player
John Madden
Alexei Kovalev
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Scott ClemmensenJuly 1, 20122 years, $2.4 million
Greg RalloJuly 1, 20121 year, $550,000
Keaton EllerbyJuly 6, 20121 year, $700,000
Michael CarusoJuly 17, 20121 year, $600,000
Brian FosterJuly 17, 20121 year, $577,500
James WrightJuly 17, 20122 years, $1.3 million
Kris VersteegJuly 23, 20124 years, $17.6 million
Eric SelleckJuly 26, 20121 year, $550,000
Casey WellmanJuly 26, 20121 year, $800,000
Dmitri KulikovJanuary 18, 20122 years, $5 million
Nick BjugstadApril 3, 20133 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Jonathan RacineApril 3, 20133 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract
Logan ShawApril 22, 20133 years, $2.0225 million entry-level contract
Bobby ButlerJune 24, 20132 years, $1.2 million
Eric SelleckJune 24, 20131 year, $600,000 :

## Draft picks

Florida Panthers' 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 | 23 | Mike Matheson | D | Canada | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
| 3 | 84 | Steven Hodges | C | Canada | Victoria Royals (WHL) |
| 4 | 114 | Alexander Delnov | LW | Russia | Mytischi Khimik (MHL) |
| 6 | 174 | Francois Bouvillier | C/LW | Canada | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 194 | Jonatan Nielsen | D | Sweden | Linkopings HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit) |

### Draft Notes

* The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent Kris Versteeg to the Panthers in exchange for a 2012 third-round pick and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a December 6, 2011, trade that sent Krys Barch and a 2012 sixth-round pick to the Panthers in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and this pick.
* $^a$ The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2013 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a June 27, 2011, trade that sent Tomas Kopecky to the Predators in exchange for this conditional pick (2012 if Panthers do not send seventh-round pick to Predators from earlier trade, else 2013).