# 2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season was the 41st overall season for the franchise, 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), since June 22, 1979, and 18th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

## Off-season

On September 4, 2012, the Avalanche named Gabriel Landeskog as the fourth team captain in Avalanche history, after Milan Hejduk resigned from the role. Landeskog became the youngest captain in NHL history, being 11 days younger than Sidney Crosby was when Crosby was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2007.

## Regular season

The Avalanche finished the season with the worst record in the Western Conference and second-worst record in the league. As a result, head coach Joe Sacco was fired the day after Colorado's regular season ended. Former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy was hired as the new head coach on May 23, 2013.

## 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
2012–13 Game log :
January: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–4–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPtsRecap
1January 19Colorado Avalanche2–4Minnesota WildVarlamov0–1–00Recap
2January 22Los Angeles Kings1–3Colorado AvalancheVarlamov1–1–02Recap
3January 24Columbus Blue Jackets0–4Colorado AvalancheVarlamov2–1–04Recap
4January 26Colorado Avalanche0–4San Jose SharksVarlamov2–2–04Recap
5January 28Colorado Avalanche1–4Edmonton OilersVarlamov2–3–04Recap
6January 30Colorado Avalanche0–3Vancouver CanucksVarlamov2–4–04Recap
7January 31Colorado Avalanche6–3Calgary FlamesGiguere3–4–06Recap :
February: 5–4–3 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–2–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPtsRecap
8February 2Edmonton Oilers1–3Colorado AvalancheVarlamov4–4–08Recap
9February 4Dallas Stars3–2Colorado AvalancheVarlamov4–5–08Recap
10February 6Anaheim Ducks3–0Colorado AvalancheVarlamov4–6–08Recap
11February 11Phoenix Coyotes3–2Colorado AvalancheOTVarlamov4–6–19Recap
12February 14Colorado Avalanche4–3Minnesota WildSOGiguere5–6–111Recap
13February 16Colorado Avalanche4–6Edmonton OilersVarlamov5–7–111Recap
14February 18Nashville Predators5–6Colorado AvalancheVarlamov6–7–113Recap
15February 20St. Louis Blues0–1Colorado AvalancheOTVarlamov7–7–115Recap
16February 23Colorado Avalanche1–4Los Angeles KingsVarlamov7–8–115Recap
17February 24Colorado Avalanche3–4Anaheim DucksOTGiguere7–8–216Recap
18February 26Colorado Avalanche2–3San Jose SharksSOVarlamov7–8–317Recap
19February 28Calgary Flames4–5Colorado AvalancheVarlamov8–8–319Recap :
March: 4–10–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 0–6–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPtsRecap
20March 3Colorado Avalanche1–2Columbus Blue JacketsOTVarlamov8–8–420Recap
21March 5Colorado Avalanche1–2Detroit Red WingsGiguere8–9–420Recap
22March 6Colorado Avalanche2–3Chicago BlackhawksVarlamov8–10–420Recap
23March 8Chicago Blackhawks2–6Colorado AvalancheVarlamov9–10–422Recap
24March 10San Jose Sharks2–3Colorado AvalancheOTVarlamov10–10–424Recap
25March 12Edmonton Oilers4–0Colorado AvalancheVarlamov10–11–424Recap
26March 14Colorado Avalanche3–5Minnesota WildVarlamov10–12–424Recap
27March 16Minnesota Wild6–4Colorado AvalancheVarlamov10–13–424Recap
28March 18Chicago Blackhawks5–2Colorado AvalancheVarlamov10–14–424Recap
29March 20Dallas Stars3–4Colorado AvalancheVarlamov11–14–426Recap
30March 23Colorado Avalanche2–5Dallas StarsVarlamov11–15–426Recap
31March 24Vancouver Canucks3–2Colorado AvalancheGiguere11–16–426Recap
32March 27Colorado Avalanche3–4Calgary FlamesVarlamov11–17–426Recap
33March 28Colorado Avalanche1–4Vancouver CanucksVarlamov11–18–426Recap
34March 30Nashville Predators0–1Colorado AvalancheOTVarlamov12–18–428Recap :
April: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–5–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPtsRecap
35April 1Colorado Avalanche2–3Detroit Red WingsVarlamov12–19–428Recap
36April 2Colorado Avalanche1–3Nashville PredatorsGiguere12–20–428Recap
37April 5Detroit Red Wings3–2Colorado AvalancheOTGiguere12–20–529Recap
38April 6Colorado Avalanche0–4Phoenix CoyotesVarlamov12–21–529Recap
39April 8Calgary Flames3–1Colorado AvalancheGiguere12–22–529Recap
40April 10Colorado Avalanche4–1Anaheim DucksGiguere13–22–531Recap
41April 11Colorado Avalanche2–3Los Angeles KingsSOGiguere13–22–632Recap
42April 13Vancouver Canucks3–4Colorado AvalancheGiguere14–22–634Recap
43April 15Columbus Blue Jackets4–3Colorado AvalancheOTGiguere14–22–735Recap
44April 19Edmonton Oilers4–1Colorado AvalancheVarlamov14–23–735Recap
45April 21St. Louis Blues3–5Colorado AvalancheGiguere15–23–737Recap
46April 23Colorado Avalanche1–3St. Louis BluesVarlamov15–24–737Recap
47April 26Colorado Avalanche5–4Phoenix CoyotesSOVarlamov16–24–739Recap
48April 27Minnesota Wild3–1Colorado AvalancheVarlamov16–25–739Recap :

## Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| P. A. Parenteau | 48 | 18 | 25 | 43 | −11 | 38 |
| Matt Duchene | 47 | 17 | 26 | 43 | −12 | 12 |
| Paul Stastny | 40 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −7 | 14 |
| Jamie McGinn | 47 | 11 | 11 | 22 | −13 | 26 |
| John Mitchell | 47 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 18 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 29 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −3 | 4 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 36 | 9 | 8 | 17 | −4 | 22 |
| Tyson Barrie | 32 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −11 | 10 |
| Cody McLeod | 48 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 83 |
| Milan Hejduk | 29 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
| Jan Hejda | 46 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −3 | 28 |
| Chuck Kobasew | 37 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| David Jones | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −11 | 6 |
| Aaron Palushaj | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 |
| Greg Zanon | 44 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −16 | 28 |
| Matt Hunwick | 43 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| Mark Olver | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −5 | 6 |
| Patrick Bordeleau | 46 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −7 | 70 |
| Shane O'Brien | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
| Erik Johnson | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 18 |
| Stefan Elliott | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| Ryan O'Byrne$^‡$ | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8 | 54 |
| Ryan Wilson | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| David Van der Gulik | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Brad Malone | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7 | 16 |
| Steve Downie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Tomas Vincour | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Michael Sgarbossa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| Totals | 8 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 35 | 149 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Semyon Varlamov | 35 | 33 | 1949:39 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 98 | 3.02 | 1007 | .903 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 18 | 14 | 907:50 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 2.84 | 469 | .908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sami Aittokallio | 1 | 1 | 49:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.45 | 25 | .920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 48 | 2906:49 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 143 | 2.95 | 1501 | .905 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| April 2, 2013 | To Dallas Stars Cameron Gaunce | To Colorado Avalanche Tomas Vincour |
| April 3, 2013 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan O'Byrne | To Colorado Avalanche 4th-round pick in 2014 |
Lost via retirement
Player
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Matt DucheneJune 23, 20122 years, $7 million
Ryan WilsonJune 25, 20123 years, $6.75 million
Patrick BordeleauJune 25, 20121 year, $525,000
David Van der GulikJune 25, 20121 year, $575,000
Shane O'BrienJune 26, 20123 years, $6 million
Steve DownieJune 29, 20122 years, $5.3 million
Erik JohnsonJuly 3, 20124 years, $15 million
Jamie McGinnJuly 13, 20122 years, $3.5 million
Mark OlverJuly 13, 20122 years, $1.2 million
Jean-Sebastien GiguereAugust 13, 20121 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Mitchell HeardAugust 14, 20123 years, entry-level contract
Ryan O'ReillyFebruary 28, 20132 years, $10 million (offer sheet matched)
Patrick BordeleauJune 5, 20133 years, $3 million contract extension :

## Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 2 | 41 | Mitchell Heard | C | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 3 | 72 | Troy Bourke | LW | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 5 | 132 | Michael Clarke | C | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 6 | 162 | Joseph Blandisi | C/RW | Canada | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 7 | 192 | Colin Smith | C | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |

### Draft notes

* The Avalanche's first-round pick (#11) and second-round pick (#54) went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent the rights for Semyon Varlamov to the Avalanche in exchange for these picks.
* The Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a June 28, 2010, trade that sent Daniel Winnik to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.