# 2012–13 Boston Bruins season

The 2012–13 Boston Bruins season was their 89th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. In the playoff, the Bruins eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins in four games to capture the Eastern Conference championship, but lost the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals to the Western Conference playoff champion Chicago Blackhawks in six games.
The Bruins also traded for veteran Jaromir Jagr for the remainder of the season and after playing a brief stint with the Dallas Stars, he made his first Stanley Cup Finals since 1992 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, coincidentally it was also against the Blackhawks.

## Off-season

On June 3, 2012, it was announced that goaltender Tim Thomas was planning on taking a year off from hockey. Thomas had continued to make headlines for things outside of hockey, mainly his political views, which he demonstrated by boycotting the Bruins Stanley Cup visit to the White House and posting on his Facebook page. He was traded to the New York Islanders on February 7, 2013. Like the rest of the teams in the NHL, the Boston Bruins had their season delayed and shortened by the 2012–13 NHL lockout. The Bruins traded Benoit Pouliot in the off-season and lost four other players to free-agency, but otherwise kept the team intact.

## Standings

Northeast Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 63 |
| 2 | x – Boston Bruins | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 131 | 109 | +22 | 62 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 145 | 133 | +12 | 57 |
| 4 | x – Ottawa Senators | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 116 | 104 | +12 | 56 |
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 125 | 143 | −18 | 48 |
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
### Regular season

The Bruins had the fewest power-play opportunities in the NHL during the regular season, with just 122, and scored the fewest power-play goals, with 18.
The Bruins were not shut-out in any of their 48 regular-season games.
2012–13 game log :

### Playoffs

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs :
* Scorer of game-winning goal in italics

## Player statistics

Updated as of June 18, 2013

### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Brad Marchand | 45 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 23 | 27 |
| David Krejci | 47 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 1 | 20 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 42 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 24 | 18 |
| Tyler Seguin | 48 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 23 | 16 |
| Milan Lucic | 46 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 75 |
| Nathan Horton | 43 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Zdeno Chara | 48 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 70 |
| Rich Peverley | 47 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −9 | 16 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 46 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 10 |
| Daniel Paille | 46 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 8 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 42 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 14 |
| Andrew Ference | 48 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 35 |
| Gregory Campbell | 48 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 41 |
| Jaromir Jagr$^†$ | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Chris Kelly | 34 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −8 | 16 |
| Shawn Thornton | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 60 |
| Johnny Boychuk | 44 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Chris Bourque | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −6 | 6 |
| Adam McQuaid | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
| Jordan Caron | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Matt Bartkowski | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Wade Redden$^†$ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Soderberg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 6 |
| Torey Krug | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Kaspars Daugavins$^†$ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Tuukka Rask$^{(G)}$ | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jamie Tardif | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Spooner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Pandolfo | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Aaron Johnson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Anton Khudobin$^{(G)}$ | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Lane MacDermid$^‡$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team Totals | Team Totals | 127 | 219 | 346 | 24 | 584 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| David Krejci | 19 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 12 |
| Nathan Horton | 19 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 10 |
| Brad Marchand | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 21 |
| Milan Lucic | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 13 |
| Zdeno Chara | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
| Gregory Campbell | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| Jaromir Jagr | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Johnny Boychuk | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Torey Krug | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Daniel Paille | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Tyler Seguin | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Shawn Thornton | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Adam McQuaid | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Bartkowski | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| Wade Redden | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Peverley | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −7 | 12 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Andrew Ference | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Chris Kelly | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 15 |
| Kaspars Daugavins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Team Totals | Team Totals | 50 | 88 | 138 | 20 | 163 |
* $^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
* $^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
* $^{(G)}$Denotes goaltender.
* Team PIM totals include bench infractions.

### Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games played in; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage
Regular season :
| Player | GPI | TOI | GAA | W | L | OT | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Tuukka Rask | 36 | 2104 | 2.00 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 980 | 70 | .929 |
| Anton Khudobin | 14 | 803 | 2.32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 388 | 31 | .920 |
| Combined | Combined | 2907 | 2.08 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1368 | 101 | .926 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GPI | TOI | GAA | W | L | OT | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Tuukka Rask | 16 | 1031 | 1.75 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 527 | 30 | .943 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

On April 28, prior to the game against the Ottawa Senators, the team announced its award winners for the season.
| Player | Award | Notes |
| Dougie Hamilton | NESN Seventh Player Award | Awarded to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the season. |
| Patrice Bergeron | Eddie Shore Award | Awarded to the player who exhibits exceptional hustle and determination. |
| Patrice Bergeron | Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy | Awarded by the Boston Chapter of the PHWA, for outstanding performance during home games. |
| Gregory Campbell | John P. Bucyk Award | Awarded to the Bruin with the greatest off-ice charitable contributions. |
| Tuukka Rask Patrice Bergeron Tyler Seguin | Three Star Awards | Awarded to the top performers at home over the course of the season. |
Patrice Bergeron was also named Second Star of the Week on March 3, 2013.

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Dougie Hamilton | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | January 23, 2013 |
| Brad Marchand | 100th career NHL point | January 25, 2013 |
| David Krejci | 200th career NHL assist | January 29, 2013 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 1st career NHL goal | February 15, 2013 |
| Tyler Seguin | 100th career NHL point | February 26, 2013 |
| Nathan Horton | 200th career NHL assist | March 5, 2013 |
| Daniel Paille | 400th career NHL game | March 7, 2013 |
| Rich Peverley | 200th career NHL point | March 9, 2013 |
| David Krejci | 400th career NHL game | March 11, 2013 |
| David Krejci | 300th career NHL point | March 16, 2013 |
| Brad Marchand | 200th career NHL game | March 19, 2013 |
| Nathan Horton | 400th career NHL point | March 31, 2013 |
| Chris Kelly | 100th career NHL goal | April 17, 2013 |
| Milan Lucic | 400th career NHL game | April 17, 2013 |
| Carl Soderberg | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | April 21, 2013 |
| Chris Kelly | 600th career NHL game | April 23, 2013 |
| Tyler Seguin | 200th career NHL game | April 23, 2013 |
Dougie Hamilton, Carl Soderberg, Ryan Spooner and Jamie Tardif all made their NHL debuts during the 2013 season.

## Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season, or the off-season between the previous season and this season.

### Trades

| June 23, 2012 | To 2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning: Benoit Pouliot | To Boston: Michel Ouellet 5th-round pick in 2012 |
| February 7, 2013 | To New York Islanders: Tim Thomas | To Boston: Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015 |
| April 2, 2013 | To Dallas Stars: Lane MacDermid Cody Payne Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2013 | To Boston: Jaromir Jagr |
| April 3, 2013 | To Chicago Blackhawks: Maxime Sauve | To Boston: Rob Flick |
| April 3, 2013 | To St. Louis Blues: Conditional 6th-round pick in 2014 | To Boston: Wade Redden |
Lost via retirement
Player
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Daniel PailleJune 1, 20123 years, $3.9 million contract extension
Chris BourqueJune 1, 20122 years, $1 million
Gregory CampbellJune 13, 20123 years, $4.8 million
Chris KellyJuly 1, 20124 years, $12 million
Tuukka RaskJuly 1, 20121 year, $3.5 million
Alexander KhokhlachevJuly 1, 20123 years, $2.4525 million entry-level contract
Lane MacDermidJuly 11, 20121 year, $600,000
Matt BartkowskiJuly 12, 20121 year, $660,000
Malcolm SubbanSeptember 6, 20123 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Brad MarchandSeptember 7, 20124 years, $18 million contract extension
Tyler SeguinSeptember 11, 20126 years, $34.5 million contract extension
Milan LucicSeptember 15, 20123 years, $18 million contract extension
Anthony CamaraMarch 14, 20133 years, $2.4525 million entry-level contract
Alexander FallstromMarch 16, 20132 years, $1.455 million entry-level contract
Matt BartkowskiMarch 26, 20131 year, $650,000 contract extension
Seth GriffithApril 9, 20133 years, $2.2775 million entry-level contract
Carl SoderbergApril 13, 20133 years, $3.025 million :

## Draft picks

Boston Bruins' 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 | 24 | Malcolm Subban | G | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 3 | 85 | Matt Grzelcyk | D | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 5 | 131 | Seth Griffith | C | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 5 | 145 | Cody Payne | RW | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 6 | 175 | Matt Benning | D | Canada | Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) |
| 7 | 205 | Colton Hargrove | LW | United States | Fargo Force (USHL) |

### Draft notes

* The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a February 18, 2011, trade that sent Tomas Kaberle to the Bruins in exchange for Joe Colborne, 2011 first-round pick and this conditional pick (the Bruins reached the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Cup, or if Kaberle had re-signed with Bruins after 2010–11 season).
* 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.
* $^a$ The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent the rights to Benoit Pouliot to the Lightning in exchange for Michel Ouellet and this pick.