# 2012–13 Dallas Stars season

The 2012–13 Dallas Stars season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 20th season since the franchise relocated to Dallas to start the 1993–94 season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
During the off-season, the Stars acquired veteran and Pittsburgh Penguins legend Jaromir Jagr after returning to the NHL and playing last season for the Philadelphia Flyers. Due to the lockout, Jagr played only four months as a Star and would be traded to the Boston Bruins, where he would appear in his first Stanley Cup Finals trip since 1992.
The Stars failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth-straight season.

## Regular season
### 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 :

## Player statistics

Final

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Jamie Benn | 41 | 12 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 40 |
| Ray Whitney | 32 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 4 |
| Loui Eriksson | 48 | 12 | 17 | 29 | −9 | 8 |
| Alex Goligoski | 47 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 18 |
| Jaromir Jagr$^‡$ | 34 | 14 | 12 | 26 | −5 | 20 |
| Cody Eakin | 48 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 31 |
| Derek Roy$^‡$ | 30 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 |
| Vernon Fiddler | 46 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 48 |
| Antoine Roussel | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 85 |
| Michael Ryder$^‡$ | 19 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| Stephane Robidas | 48 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 56 |
| Trevor Daley | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Eric Nystrom | 48 | 7 | 4 | 11 | −3 | 61 |
| Brenden Morrow$^‡$ | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −8 | 18 |
| Ryan Garbutt | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 32 |
| Reilly Smith | 37 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Brenden Dillon | 48 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 65 |
| Erik Cole$^†$ | 28 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −7 | 10 |
| Alex Chiasson | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordie Benn | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −4 | 10 |
| Aaron Rome | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −2 | 18 |
| Philip Larsen | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −10 | 18 |
| Matt Fraser | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Vincour$^‡$ | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Lane MacDermid | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 14 |
| Tom Wandell | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Colton Sceviour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Toby Petersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Wathier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 128 | 224 | 352 | −38 | 605 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Kari Lehtonen | 36 | 35 | 1986:11 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 88 | 2.66 | 1050 | 0.916 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Bachman | 13 | 8 | 608:50 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 3.25 | 288 | 0.885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristopher Nilstorp | 5 | 5 | 291:18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3.09 | 146 | 0.897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 48 | 2886:19 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 136 | 2.83 | 1484 | 0.908 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stars. Stats reflect time with the Stars only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

### Trades

| June 22, 2012 | To Washington Capitals Mike Ribeiro | To Dallas Stars Cody Eakin 2nd-round pick in 2012 |
| June 23, 2012 | To Los Angeles Kings 7th-round pick in 2013 | To Dallas Stars 7th-round pick in 2012 |
| June 23, 2012 | To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2012 | To Dallas Stars 7th-round pick in 2013 |
| July 2, 2012 | To Buffalo Sabres Steve Ott Adam Pardy | To Dallas Stars Derek Roy |
| January 14, 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers Mark Fistric | To Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick in 2013 |
| January 24, 2013 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013 | To Dallas Stars Carl Sneep |
| February 26, 2013 | To Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder 3rd-round pick in 2013 | To Dallas Stars Erik Cole |
| March 24, 2013 | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Brenden Morrow 3rd-round pick in 2013 | To Dallas Stars: Joe Morrow 5th-round pick in 2013 |
| April 2, 2013 | To Boston Bruins: Jaromir Jagr | To Dallas Stars: Lane MacDermid Cody Payne Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2013 |
| April 2, 2013 | To Vancouver Canucks: Derek Roy | To Dallas Stars: Kevin Connauton 2nd-round pick in 2013 |
| April 2, 2013 | To Colorado Avalanche: Tomas Vincour | To Dallas Stars: Cameron Gaunce |
| June 8, 2013 | To Ottawa Senators: Conditional 6th-round pick in 2013 | To Dallas Stars: Sergei Gonchar |

### Player signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Toby Petersen | July 2, 2012 | 2 years, $1.35 million |
| Radek Faksa | July 6, 2012 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Tom Wandell | July 6, 2012 | 1 year, $892,500 |
| Brett Ritchie | July 11, 2012 | 3 years, $2.535 million entry-level contract |
| Troy Vance | July 11, 2012 | 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract |
| Richard Bachman | July 12, 2012 | 1 year, $625,000 |
| Colton Sceviour | July 12, 2012 | 1 year, $525,000 |
| Philip Larsen | July 13, 2012 | 2 years, $2.05 million |
| Maxime Fortunus | July 13, 2012 | 1 year, $650,000 |
| Ludvig Bystrom | July 16, 2012 | 3 years, $2.51 million entry-level contract |
| Ryan Garbutt | July 16, 2012 | 2 years, $1.15 million |
| Luke Gazdic | July 16, 2012 | 1 year, $577,500 |
| Mark Fistric | July 22, 2012 | 1 year, $1.475 million |
| Jordie Benn | July 25, 2012 | 1 year, $525,000 |
| Kari Lehtonen | September 14, 2012 | 5 years, $29.5 million contract extension |
| Jamie Benn | January 24, 2013 | 5 years, $26.25 million |
| Sergei Gonchar | June 10, 2013 | 2 years, $10 million |
| Kevin Connauton | June 13, 2013 | 3 years, $2.05 million entry-level contract |
| Cristopher Nilstorp | June 17, 2013 | 1 year, $725,000 |
| Travis Morin | June 20, 2013 | 2 years, $1.1 million |
| Colton Sceviour | June 20, 2013 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Matt Fraser | June 24, 2013 | 1 year, $625,000 |
| Cameron Gaunce | June 24, 2013 | 1 year, $650,000 |

## Draft picks

Dallas Stars' 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 | 13 | Radek Faksa | C | Czech Republic | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 2 | 43 | Ludvig Bystrom | D | Sweden | Modo Hockey J20 (J20 SuperElit) |
| 2 | 54 | Mike Winther | C | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 2 | 61 | Devin Shore | C | Canada | Whitby Fury (OJHL) |
| 3 | 74 | Esa Lindell | D | Finland | Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) |
| 4 | 104 | Gemel Smith | C | Canada | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 5 | 134 | Branden Troock | RW | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 5 | 144 | Henri Kiviaho | G | Finland | KalPa U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) |
| 7 | 183 | Dmitry Sinitsyn | D | Russia | University of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The Washington Capitals' second-round pick (from Colorado via Toronto and Boston) went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent Mike Ribeiro to the Capitals in exchange for Cody Eakin and this pick.
* $^b$ The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick (from Los Angeles) went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a February 16, 2012, trade that sent Nicklas Grossman to the Flyers in exchange for a 2013 third-round pick and this pick.
* $^c$ The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a 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.
* The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a December 6, 2011, trade that sent Jake Hauswirth and 2012 fifth-round pick to the Stars in exchange for Krys Barch and this pick.
* $^d$ The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick (from Edmonton) went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2013 seventh-round pick to the Kings in exchange for this pick.
* The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2013 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.