# 2012–13 Washington Capitals season

The 2012–13 Washington Capitals season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

## Off-season

On June 26, 2012, the Capitals announced the hiring of Adam Oates as their new head coach.

## Regular season

The Capitals scored the most power-play goals in the NHL during the regular season with 47. They also had the best power-play percentage at 27.65% (47 for 170).

## Schedule and results

2012–13 Schedule :
January: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–3–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOT/SODecisionRecordPointsAttendanceRecap
119Washington Capitals3–6Tampa Bay Lightning–Holtby0–1–0019,204Recap
222Winnipeg Jets4–2Washington Capitals–Holtby0–2–0018,506Recap
324Montreal Canadiens4–1Washington Capitals–Neuvirth0–3–0018,506Recap
425Washington Capitals2–3New Jersey DevilsOTNeuvirth0–3–1117,625Recap
527Buffalo Sabres2–3Washington Capitals–Neuvirth1–3–1318,506Recap
629Washington Capitals2–3Ottawa Senators–Neuvirth1–4–1319,267Recap
731Washington Capitals2–3Toronto Maple Leafs–Neuvirth1–5–1319,374Recap :
February: 6–6–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOT/SODecisionRecordPointsAttendanceRecap
81Philadelphia Flyers2–3Washington Capitals–Holtby2–5–1518,506Recap
93Pittsburgh Penguins6–3Washington Capitals–Holtby2–6–1518,506Recap
105Toronto Maple Leafs3–2Washington Capitals–Neuvirth2–7–1518,506Recap
117Washington Capitals2–5Pittsburgh Penguins–Holtby2–8–1518,650Recap
129Florida Panthers0–5Washington Capitals–Holtby3–8–1718,506Recap
1312Washington Capitals6–5Florida PanthersOTHoltby4–8–1915,340Recap
1414Washington Capitals4–3Tampa Bay Lightning–Holtby5–8–11119,204Recap
1517Washington Capitals1–2New York Rangers–Holtby5–9–11117,200Recap
1621New Jersey Devils3–2Washington Capitals–Holtby5–10–11118,506Recap
1723New Jersey Devils1–5Washington Capitals–Holtby6–10–11318,506Recap
1826Carolina Hurricanes0–3Washington Capitals–Holtby7–10–11518,506Recap
1927Washington Capitals1–4Philadelphia Flyers–Holtby7–11–11519,904Recap :
March: 9–6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 6–3–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOT/SODecisionRecordPointsAttendanceRecap
202Washington Capitals3–0Winnipeg Jets–Holtby8–11–11715,004Recap
215Boston Bruins3–4Washington CapitalsOTHoltby9–11–11918,506Recap
227Florida Panthers1–7Washington Capitals–Holtby10–11–12118,506Recap
239Washington Capitals2–5New York Islanders–Grubauer10–12–12114,819Recap
2410New York Rangers4–1Washington Capitals–Holtby10–13–12118,506Recap
2512Carolina Hurricanes4–0Washington Capitals–Holtby10–14–12118,506Recap
2614Washington Capitals3–2Carolina Hurricanes–Neuvirth11–14–12316,810Recap
2716Washington Capitals1–4Boston Bruins–Neuvirth11–15–12317,565Recap
2817Buffalo Sabres3–5Washington Capitals–Holtby12–15–12518,506Recap
2919Washington Capitals1–2Pittsburgh Penguins–Holtby12–16–12518653Recap
3021Washington Capitals4–0Winnipeg Jets–Holtby13–16–12715,004Recap
3122Washington Capitals6–1Winnipeg Jets–Holtby14–16–12915,004Recap
3224Washington Capitals3–2New York RangersSOHoltby15–16–13117,200Recap
3326New York Islanders3–2Washington Capitals–Holtby15–17–13118,506Recap
3430Washington Capitals4–3Buffalo SabresSOHoltby16–17–13319,070Recap
3531Washington Capitals4–5Philadelphia FlyersOTHoltby16–17–23419,681Recap :
April: 11–1–1 (Home: 7–0–1; Road: 4–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOT/SODecisionRecordPointsAttendanceRecap
362Washington Capitals5–3Carolina Hurricanes–Holtby17–17–23616,530Recap
374New York Islanders1–2Washington CapitalsSOHoltby18–17–23818,506Recap
386Washington Capitals4–3Florida Panthers–Holtby19–17–24016,886Recap
397Tampa Bay Lightning2–4Washington Capitals–Neuvirth20–17–24218,506Recap
409Washington Capitals3–2Montreal Canadiens–Neuvirth21–17–24421,273Recap
4111Carolina Hurricanes1–3Washington Capitals–Holtby22–17–24618,506Recap
4213Tampa Bay Lightning5–6Washington CapitalsOTHoltby23–17–24818,506Recap
4316Toronto Maple Leafs1–5Washington Capitals–Holtby24–17–25018,506Recap
4418Washington Capitals1–3Ottawa Senators–Holtby24–18–25019,965Recap
4520Washington Capitals5–1Montreal Canadiens–Holtby25–18–25221,273Recap
4623Winnipeg Jets5–3Washington Capitals–Holtby26–18–25418,506Recap
4725Ottawa Senators2–1Washington CapitalsOTNeuvirth26–18–35518,506Recap
4827Boston Bruins2–3Washington CapitalsOTHoltby27–18–35718,506Recap :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss :

### Season 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 |

## Playoffs

The Washington Capitals ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Southeast Division champions and therefore as the Eastern Conference's 3rd seed. They faced the #6 seed New York Rangers in the first round, losing 4 games to 3.
Key: Win Loss
2013 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeriesAttendanceRecap
1May 2New York Rangers1–3Washington Capitals–HoltbyCapitals lead 1–018,506Recap
2May 4New York Rangers0–1Washington CapitalsOTHoltbyCapitals lead 2–018,506Recap
3May 6Washington Capitals3–4New York Rangers–HoltbyCapitals lead 2–117,200Recap
4May 8Washington Capitals3–4New York Rangers–HoltbySeries ties 2–217,200Recap
5May 10New York Rangers1–2Washington CapitalsOTHoltbyCapitals lead 3–218,506Recap
6May 12Washington Capitals0–1New York Rangers–HoltbySeries tied 3–317,200Recap
7May 13New York Rangers5–0Washington Capitals–HoltbyRangers win 4–318,506Recap :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 48 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 2 | 36 |
| Mike Ribeiro | 48 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −4 | 53 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 48 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 8 | 20 |
| Troy Brouwer | 47 | 19 | 14 | 33 | −5 | 28 |
| Mike Green | 35 | 12 | 14 | 26 | −3 | 20 |
| John Carlson | 48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 18 |
| Marcus Johansson | 34 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 4 |
| Joel Ward | 39 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 12 |
| Eric Fehr | 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 39 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 20 |
| Jason Chimera | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −5 | 48 |
| Wojtek Wolski | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| Jack Hillen | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| Steven Oleksy | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| Matt Hendricks | 48 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −6 | 73 |
| Jay Beagle | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −1 | 14 |
| Tomas Kundratek | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −5 | 8 |
| John Erskine | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| Karl Alzner | 48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −6 | 14 |
| Brooks Laich | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Martin Erat$^†$ | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeff Schultz | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −6 | 12 |
| Tom Poti | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
| Joey Crabb | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 8 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Aaron Volpatti$^†$ | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 7 |
| Roman Hamrlik$^‡$ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Cameron Schilling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Joel Ward | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| Mike Green | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Chimera | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| Mike Ribeiro | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 10 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
| Troy Brouwer | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Karl Alzner | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Marcus Johansson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| John Erskine | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 |
| Jay Beagle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 4 |
| Jack Hillen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 6 |
| John Carlson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 |
| Steven Oleksy | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Martin Erat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Matt Hendricks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Eric Fehr | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 |
| Tom Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Braden Holtby | 36 | 35 | 2089:14 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 90 | 2.58 | 1123 | .920 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Michal Neuvirth | 13 | 12 | 723:08 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 2.74 | 367 | .910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 2 | 1 | 83:58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.57 | 59 | .915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 48 | 2896:20 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 128 | 2.65 | 1549 | .917 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Braden Holtby | 7 | 7 | 432:50 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2.22 | 205 | .922 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy | April 2013 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Hart Memorial Trophy | June 15, 2013 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 22, 2012 | To Dallas Stars: Cody Eakin 2nd-round pick in 2012 | To Washington Capitals: Mike Ribeiro |
| June 27, 2012 | To Calgary Flames: Dennis Wideman | To Washington Capitals: Jordan Henry 5th-round pick in 2013 |
| January 31, 2013 | To Florida Panthers: Zach Hamill | To Washington Capitals: Casey Wellman |
| January 31, 2013 | To Chicago Blackhawks: Mathieu Beaudoin | To Washington Capitals: Peter LeBlanc |
| March 14, 2013 | To Minnesota Wild: Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014 | To Washington Capitals: Chay Genoway |
| March 14, 2013 | To Toronto Maple Leafs: Kevin Marshall | To Washington Capitals: Nicolas Deschamps |
| April 2, 2013 | To Phoenix Coyotes: Matt Clackson | To Washington Capitals: Joel Rechlicz |
| April 2, 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers: Garrett Stafford | To Washington Capitals: Dane Byers |
| April 3, 2013 | To Nashville Predators: Filip Forsberg | To Washington Capitals: Martin Erat Michael Latta |
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Dany SabourinMay 30, 20121 year, $525,000
Mike CarmanJune 29, 20121 year, $525,000
Kevin MarshallJuly 2, 20121 year, $525,000
Mathieu PerreaultJuly 5, 20122 years, $2.1 million
Jay BeagleJuly 5, 20123 years, $2.7 million
Zach HamillJuly 11, 20121 year, $700,000
Filip ForsbergJuly 13, 20123 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Mike GreenJuly 16, 20123 years, $18.25 million
Tom WilsonJuly 19, 20123 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Troy BrouwerSeptember 12, 20123 years, $11 million contract extension
John CarlsonSeptember 14, 20126 years, $23.8 million
Braden HoltbyFebruary 25, 20132 years, $3.7 million contract extension
John ErskineFebruary 25, 20132 years, $3.925 million contract extension
Casey WellmanMarch 28, 20132 years, $1.1 million contract extension
Jack HillenApril 2, 20132 years, $1.4 million contract extension
Patrick WeyApril 5, 20132 years, $1.28 million entry-level contract
Ryan StoaApril 15, 20131 year, $550,000 contract extension
Aaron VolpattiApril 24, 20132 years, $1.15 million contract extension
Eric FehrApril 24, 20132 years, $3 million contract extension
Joel RechliczJune 26, 20131 year, $550,000 :

## Draft picks

Washington Capitals' 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 | 11 | Filip Forsberg | C | Sweden | Leksands IF (Elitserien) |
| 1 | 16 | Tom Wilson | RW | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 3 | 77 | Chandler Stephenson | C/LW | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 4 | 100 | Thomas Di Pauli | C | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 4 | 107 | Austin Wuthrich | RW | United States | University of Notre Dame (CCHA) |
| 5 | 137 | Connor Carrick | D | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 6 | 167 | Riley Barber | RW | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 7 | 195 | Christian Djoos | D | Sweden | Brynas IF Jr. (J20 SuperElit) |
| 7 | 197 | Jaynen Rissling | D | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 7 | 203 | Sergei Kostenko | G | Russia | Metallurg Novokuznetsk-2 (MHL) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The Colorado Avalanche first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent Semyon Varlamov to the Avalanche in exchange for 2012 second-round pick and this pick.
* The Washington Capitals second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a February 28, 2011, trade that sent Jason Arnott to the Capitals in exchange for Dave Steckel and this pick.
* $^b$ The Winnipeg Jets fourth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 8, 2011, trade that sent Eric Fehr to the Jets in exchange for Danick Paquette and this pick.
* $^c$ The Calgary Flames seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 17, 2009, trade that sent Keith Seabrook to the Flames in exchange for this pick.
* $^d$ The Pittsburgh Penguins seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a June 4, 2012, trade that sent Tomas Vokoun to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.