# 2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 41st season for the franchise. Its 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) since June 22, 1979, and 15th season since the franchise relocated to North Carolina to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
The Hurricanes did not qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Regular season
### 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 |

## Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log :
January: 2–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)
#JanVisitorScoreHomeDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
119Carolina Hurricanes1–5Florida PanthersWardBB&T Center (19,688)0–1–00
222Tampa Bay Lightning4–1Carolina HurricanesWardPNC Arena (18,680)0–2–00
324Buffalo Sabres3–6Carolina HurricanesWardPNC Arena (18,081)1–1–02
425Carolina Hurricanes3–1Buffalo SabresEllisFirst Niagara Center (18,824)2–2–04
528Boston Bruins5–3Carolina HurricanesWardPNC Arena (17,190)2–3–04 :
February: 8–5–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 5–3–1)
#FebVisitorScoreHomeDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
61Ottawa Senators0–1Carolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (18,680)3–3–06
72Carolina Hurricanes3–5Philadelphia FlyersEllisWells Fargo Center (19,691)3–4–06
84Carolina Hurricanes4–1Toronto Maple LeafsWardAir Canada Centre (19,072)4–4–08
97Carolina Hurricanes3–2 SOOttawa SenatorsWardScotiabank Place (17,337)5–4–010
109Carolina Hurricanes3–4 OTPhiladelphia FlyersWardWells Fargo Center (19,691)5–4–111
1111Carolina Hurricanes6–4New York IslandersWardNassau Coliseum (9,622)6–4–113
1212Carolina Hurricanes4–2New Jersey DevilsWardPrudential Center (17,625)7–4–115
1314Toronto Maple Leafs1–3Carolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (18,680)8–4–117
1418Carolina Hurricanes0–3Montreal CanadiensWardBell Center (21,273)8–5–117
1521Winnipeg Jets4–3Carolina HurricanesWardPNC Arena (18,282)8–6–117
1623Tampa Bay Lightning5–2Carolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (18,680)8–7–117
1724Carolina Hurricanes4–2New York IslandersWardNassau Coliseum (10,048)9–7–119
1826Carolina Hurricanes0–3Washington CapitalsWardVerizon Center (18,506)9–8–119
1928Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Carolina HurricanesWardPNC Arena (18,680)10–8–121 :
March: 6–7–1 (Home: 3–5–0; Road: 3–2–1)
#MarVisitorScoreHomeDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
202Florida Panthers2–6Carolina HurricanesWardPNC Arena (18,680)11–8–123
213Carolina Hurricanes3–2Florida PanthersWardBB&T Center (15,978)12–8–125
225Buffalo Sabres3–4Carolina HurricanesPetersPNC Arena (15,277)13–8–127
237Montreal Canadiens4–2Carolina HurricanesPetersPNC Arena (16,774)13–9–127
249New Jersey Devils3–6Carolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (18,680)14–9–129
2512Carolina Hurricanes4–0Washington CapitalsPetersVerizon Center (18,506)15–9–131
2614Washington Capitals3–2Carolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (16,810)15–10–131
2716Carolina Hurricanes1–4Tampa Bay LightningPetersTimes Forum (19,204)15–11–131
2818Carolina Hurricanes1–2 SONew York RangersEllisMadison Square Garden (17,200)15–11–232
2919Florida Panthers4–1Carolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (16,349)15–12–232
3021New Jersey Devils4–1Carolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (16,941)15–13–232
3126Winnipeg Jets4–1Carolina HurricanesPetersPNC Arena (16,225)15–14–232
3228Carolina Hurricanes3–6Toronto Maple LeafsPetersAir Canada Centre (19,236)15–15–232
3330Carolina Hurricanes3–1Winnipeg JetsPetersMTS Centre (15,004)16–15–234 :
April: 3–10–2 (Home: 2–5–1; Road: 1–5–1)
#AprVisitorScoreHomeDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
341Carolina Hurricanes1–4Montreal CanadiensPetersBell Center (21,273)16–16–234
352Washington Capitals5–3Carolina HurricanesPetersPNC Arena (16,530)16–17–234
364Tampa Bay Lightning5–0Carolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (17,042)16–18–234
376New York Rangers4–1Carolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (17,457)16–19–234
388Carolina Hurricanes2–6Boston BruinsEllisTD Garden (17,565)16–20–234
399Pittsburgh Penguins5–3Carolina HurricanesPetersPNC Arena (17,168)16–21–234
4011Carolina Hurricanes1–3Washington CapitalsPetersVerizon Center (18,506)16–22–234
4113Boston Bruins2–4Carolina HurricanesPetersPNC Arena (18,680)17–22–236
4216Carolina Hurricanes2–3Ottawa SenatorsPetersScotiabank Place (19,181)17–23–236
4318Carolina Hurricanes3–4 OTWinnipeg JetsPetersMTS Centre (15,004)17–23–337
4420Philadelphia Flyers5–3Carolina HurricanesPetersPNC Arena (18,112)17–24–337
4521Carolina Hurricanes3–2Tampa Bay LightningEllisTimes Forum (19,204)18–24–339
4623New York Islanders3–4 SOCarolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (16,601)19–24–341
4725New York Rangers4–3 OTCarolina HurricanesEllisPNC Arena (17,172)19–24–442
4827Carolina Hurricanes3–8Pittsburgh PenguinsPetersConsol Energy Center (18,658)19–25–442 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss $^A$ Alternate Jersey :

## Player statistics

Final stats
Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Eric Staal | 48 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 5 | 54 |
| Alexander Semin | 44 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 14 | 46 |
| Jiri Tlusty | 48 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 15 | 18 |
| Jordan Staal | 48 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −18 | 32 |
| Jeff Skinner | 42 | 13 | 11 | 24 | −21 | 26 |
| Joe Corvo | 40 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −3 | 14 |
| Patrick Dwyer | 46 | 8 | 8 | 16 | −7 | 12 |
| Justin Faulk | 38 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Jussi Jokinen$^‡$ | 33 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −8 | 18 |
| Jay Harrison | 47 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −10 | 51 |
| Tuomo Ruutu | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −6 | 8 |
| Tim Gleason | 42 | 0 | 9 | 9 | −3 | 40 |
| Joni Pitkanen | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| Riley Nash | 32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 8 |
| Jamie McBain | 40 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Bobby Sanguinetti | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −6 | 4 |
| Drayson Bowman | 37 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −7 | 17 |
| Marc-Andre Bergeron$^†$ | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −7 | 5 |
| Chad LaRose | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −8 | 29 |
| Kevin Westgarth | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 45 |
| Tim Brent | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 8 |
| Zac Dalpe | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 0 |
| Tim Wallace | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −9 | 17 |
| Brett Bellemore | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 7 |
| Andreas Nodl | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Chris Terry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Welsh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Sutter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| Nicolas Blanchard | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 20 |
| Jared Staal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Michal Jordan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Ryan Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
| Zach Boychuk$^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Hall$^{†‡}$ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 127 | 214 | 341 | −104 | 530 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Dan Ellis | 19 | 16 | 997:04 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 3.13 | 555 | .906 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Peters | 19 | 16 | 954:24 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 55 | 3.46 | 506 | .891 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Ward | 17 | 16 | 929:27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 2.84 | 477 | .908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 48 | 2880:55 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 151 | 3.15 | 1538 | .902 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 22, 2012 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Brandon Sutter Brian Dumoulin 1st-round pick in 2012 | To Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal |
| January 13, 2013 | To Philadelphia Flyers Brian Boucher Mark Alt | To Carolina Hurricanes Luke Pither |
| January 13, 2013 | To Los Angeles Kings Anthony Stewart 4th-round pick in 2013 6th-round pick in 2014 | To Carolina Hurricanes Kevin Westgarth |
| April 2, 2013 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Adam Hall 7th-round pick in 2013 | To Carolina Hurricanes Marc-Andre Bergeron |
| April 3, 2013 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Jussi Jokinen | To Carolina Hurricanes Conditional 6th-round pick in 2013 |
Lost via retirement
Player
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Brian DumoulinApril 10, 20123 years, $2.225 million entry-level contract
Jiri TlustyApril 24, 20122 years, $3.2 million
Jamie McBainMay 21, 20122 years, $3.6 million
Nicolas BlanchardMay 21, 20122 years, $1.05 million
Bobby SanguinettiMay 21, 20121 year, $700,000
Justin KruegerJune 1, 20121 year, $600,000
Brody SutterJune 1, 20123 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract
Jordan StaalJuly 1, 201210 years, $60 million contract extension
Justin PetersJuly 1, 20122 years, $1.075 million
Brett SutterJuly 1, 20121 year, $550,000
Chris TerryJuly 13, 20122 years, $1.05 million
Jerome SamsonJuly 20, 20121 year, $600,000
Drayson BowmanJuly 23, 20122 years, $1.2 million
Zach BoychukJuly 24, 20121 year, $625,000
Jay HarrisonJuly 24, 20123 years, $4.5 million contract extension
Jeff SkinnerAugust 8, 20126 years, $34.35 million contract extension
Patrick DwyerSeptember 5, 20122 years, $1.8 million contract extension
Jeremy WelshSeptember 11, 20122 years, $1.7 million
Danny BiegaMarch 13, 20133 years, $2.025 million entry-level contract
Keegan LoweMarch 14, 20133 years, $1.98 million entry-level contract
Alexander SeminMarch 25, 20135 years, $35 million contract extension
Brock McGinnApril 3, 20133 years, $2.25 million entry-level contract
Brendan WoodsApril 10, 20133 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract
Brett SutterJune 25, 20131 year, $600,000
Brett BellemoreJune 28, 20131 year, $600,000 :

## Draft picks

Carolina Hurricanes' 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) |
| 2 | 38 | Phil Di Giuseppe | LW | Canada | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
| 2 | 47 | Brock McGinn | LW | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 3 | 69 | Daniel Altshuller | G | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 4 | 99 | Erik Karlsson | C/LW | Sweden | Frolunda HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit) |
| 4 | 115 | Trevor Carrick | D | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
| 4 | 120 | Jaccob Slavin | D | United States | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 5 | 129 | Brendan Woods | LW | Canada | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 6 | 159 | Colin Olsen | G | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 7 | 189 | Brendan Collier | LW | United States | Malden Catholic High School (USHS-MA) |

### Draft Notes

* The Carolina Hurricanes' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent Jordan Staal to the Hurricanes in exchange for Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin and this pick.
* $^a$ The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a February 18, 2011, trade that sent Ian White to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
* $^b$ The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a July 5, 2011, trade that sent Joe Corvo to the Bruins in exchange for this pick.
* $^c$ The New Jersey Devils' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a January 20, 2012, trade that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to the Devils in exchange for Joe Sova and this pick.