# 2012–13 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2012–13 Edmonton Oilers season was the 34th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 41st season including their 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.
The Oilers finished the season with a sub-.500 record and failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the seventh year in a row.

## Off-season

On June 27, the Oilers named Ralph Krueger as their new head coach.

### Arena Controversy

The Edmonton Oilers have been embroiled in a controversy with the city of Edmonton over a new arena. Oilers owner Daryl Katz has threatened to move the team to Seattle if a new arena is not built, which was panned by fans and politicians.
In October 2012, Elections Alberta released campaign finance statements which showed Katz, his family and business partners donated substantial amounts of money to the Progressive Conservatives in the closing days of the 2012 Alberta general election. Katz says it was to prevent the Wildrose Party from taking power and did not have to do with the arena. Contributions from him totalled almost 20% of the total donations during the election campaign for the Progressive Conservatives. Opposition parties in Alberta have asked Elections Alberta to investigate the donations, alleging they were made to ensure the province would kick in 100 million dollars towards a new arena.

## Regular season
### 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 |

## Playoffs

For the seventh consecutive season, the Edmonton Oilers failed to qualify for the NHL Playoffs.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2013 Game Log :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Taylor Hall | 45 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 5 | 33 |
| Sam Gagner | 48 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −6 | 23 |
| Jordan Eberle | 48 | 16 | 21 | 37 | −4 | 16 |
| Nail Yakupov | 48 | 17 | 14 | 31 | −4 | 24 |
| Justin Schultz | 48 | 8 | 19 | 27 | −17 | 8 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 40 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 8 |
| Ales Hemsky | 38 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −6 | 16 |
| Magnus Paajarvi | 42 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −1 | 14 |
| Ryan Smyth | 47 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −5 | 40 |
| Ryan Whitney | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −7 | 23 |
| Shawn Horcoff | 31 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| Jeff Petry | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| Nick Schultz | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −13 | 24 |
| Lennart Petrell | 35 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
| Ryan Jones | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Mark Fistric | 25 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
| Corey Potter | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Ladislav Smid | 48 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 55 |
| Eric Belanger | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 10 |
| Teemu Hartikainen | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 6 |
| Ben Eager | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 25 |
| Jerred Smithson$^†$ | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Brown | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −8 | 53 |
| Anton Lander | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 2 |
| Darcy Hordichuk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Chris VandeVelde | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| Theo Peckham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| Mark Arcobello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Devan Dubnyk | 38 | 37 | 2100:57 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 2.57 | 1132 | .920 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolai Khabibulin | 12 | 11 | 683:37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 2.54 | 376 | .923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yann Danis | 3 | 0 | 110:15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.82 | 59 | .881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Reached |
| Taylor Hall | NHL 3rd Star of the Week | April 1, 2013 |
| Nail Yakupov | NHL Rookie of the Month | April 2013 |
Taylor Hall was also third in the voting among left-wingers for All-Star voting. Alexander Ovechkin finished second, despite the fact that Ovechkin played only four games on the left wing, with the remainder being played at right wing, where he was voted to the First All-Star Team. This prompted Professional Hockey Writers' Association President Kevin Allen to state, "We are troubled by the All-Star voting results, and plan to take a closer look at the events that led to Ovechkin winning All-Star acclaim at two positions... We know we got this wrong, and our objective is to make sure it never happens again."

### Records

* 23: Tied Oilers record for most shots on goal in the period (1st period) on February 16, 2013.
* 56: New Oilers record for most shots on goal in the game on February 16, 2013.
* 2:43: New Oilers record for fastest three goals from start of a game by Taylor Hall at 0:16, Ladislav Smid at 2:05, and Taylor Hall at 2:43 on March 30, 2013.
* 3:35: New Oilers record for fastest five goals by Justin Schultz at 13:17, Nail Yakupov at 14:16, Jordan Eberle at 14:37, Nail Yakupov at 15:47, and Jerred Smithson at 16:52 in the 3rd period on April 27, 2013.
* 7:53: New Oilers record for fastest hat-trick from start of a game by Taylor Hall on March 30, 2013.

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Justin Schultz | 1st NHL Game | January 20, 2013 |
| Nail Yakupov | 1st NHL Game | January 20, 2013 |
| Nail Yakupov | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | January 22, 2013 |
| Justin Schultz | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | January 22, 2013 |
| Justin Schultz | 1st NHL Assist | January 24, 2013 |
| Taylor Hall | 100th NHL Point | January 26, 2013 |
| Eric Belanger | 800th NHL Game | January 30, 2013 |
| Nail Yakupov | 1st NHL Assist | January 31, 2013 |
| Mark Arcobello | 1st NHL Game | February 6, 2013 |
| Ryan Smyth | 900th NHL PIM | February 6, 2013 |
| Ben Eager | 400th NHL Game | March 8, 2013 |
| Shawn Horcoff | 500th NHL PIM | March 25, 2013 |
| Sam Gagner | 400th NHL Game | March 30, 2013 |
| Taylor Hall | 3rd NHL Hat-trick | March 30, 2013 |
| Ryan Whitney | 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick | April 3, 2013 |
| Nick Schultz | 800th NHL Game | April 4, 2013 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 100th NHL Game | April 13, 2013 |
| Sam Gagner | 200th NHL PIM | April 16, 2013 |
| Corey Potter | 100th NHL Game | April 21, 2013 |
| Nail Yakupov | 1st NHL Hat-trick | April 27, 2013 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| January 14, 2013 | To Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick in 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers Mark Fistric |
| March 4, 2013 | To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th-round pick in 2014 | To Edmonton Oilers Mike Brown |
| March 29, 2013 | To Phoenix Coyotes Tobias Rieder | To Edmonton Oilers Kale Kessy |
| April 2, 2013 | To Washington Capitals Dane Byers | To Edmonton Oilers Garrett Stafford |
| April 3, 2013 | To Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers Jerred Smithson |
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Lennart PetrellJune 19, 20121 year, $825,000 contract extension
David MusilJune 30, 20123 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Yann DanisJuly 1, 20121 year, $775,000
Ryan SmythJuly 1, 20122 years, $4.5 million
Darcy HordichukJuly 1, 20121 year, $850,000
Devan DubnykJuly 5, 20122 years, $7 million
Jeff PetryJuly 5, 20122 years, $3.5 million
Theo PeckhamJuly 16, 20121 year, $1.075 million
Sam GagnerJuly 20, 20121 year, $3.2 million
Nail YakupovJuly 23, 20123 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Alex PlanteJuly 26, 20121 year, $625,000
Chris VandeVeldeJuly 26, 20121 year, $714,000
Taylor HallAugust 22, 20127 years, $42 million contract extension
Jordan EberleAugust 30, 20126 years, $36 million contract extension
Travis EwanykMarch 22, 20133 years, $2.14 million entry-level contract
Ladislav SmidApril 1, 20134 years, $14 million contract extension
Kale KessyApril 6, 20133 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract
Martin GernatApril 20, 20133 years, $2.2375 million entry-level contract
Frans TuohimaaApril 25, 20132 years, $1.195 million entry-level contract
Mark ArcobelloMay 14, 20131 year, $600,000 contract extension :

## Draft picks

Edmonton's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Oilers possessed the first overall pick for the third-straight season.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 1 | Nail Yakupov | (RW) | Russia | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 2 | 32 | Mitchell Moroz | (LW) | Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) |
| 3 | 63 | Jujhar Khaira | (LW) | Canada | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) |
| 3 | 91 (from Los Angeles) | Daniil Zharkov | (LW) | Russia | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 4 | 93 | Erik Gustafsson | (D) | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (Elitserien) |
| 5 | 123 | Joey LaLeggia | (D) | Canada | University of Denver (WCHA) |
| 6 | 153 | John McCarron | (RW) | United States | Cornell University (ECAC) |
* The Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a June 26, 2011, trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Oilers in exchange for Colin Fraser and this pick.