# 2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
Due to the abbreviated 48-game schedule, the Maple Leafs played only teams from their own Eastern Conference. Within their division, they played the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres four times each, and the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators five times each. The Maple Leafs played all non-divisional Eastern Conference opponents three times each.
Toronto qualified for the playoffs for the first time in nine years and the first time in eight seasons (as the 2004–05 season was not played due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout). The Leafs lost Game 7 in the first round against the Boston Bruins despite holding a 4–1 lead with 11 minutes to go in the third period, though Toronto had battled back from a 3-1 series deficit to be able to force the seventh game. The Leafs would not qualify for the playoffs again until the 2016–17 season.

## 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 Maple Leafs concluded the regular season with the best penalty-kill percentage (88%) Tied with the Ottawa Senators.
2012–13 Game Log: 26–17–5, 57 Points (home: 13–9–2; road: 13–8–3) :
January: 4–3–0, 8 Points (home: 1–2–0; road: 3–1–0)
#JanOpponentScoreLocationRecordPointsDecision
119@ Montreal Canadiens2–1Bell Centre (21,273)1–0–02Scrivens (1–0–0)
221Buffalo Sabres1–2Air Canada Centre (19,475)1–1–02Scrivens (1–1–0)
323@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–2Consol Energy Center (18,641)2–1–04Reimer (1–0–0)
424New York Islanders4–7Air Canada Centre (19,125)2–2–04Scrivens (1–2–0)
526@ New York Rangers2–5Madison Square Garden (17,200)2–3–04Reimer (1–1–0)
629@ Buffalo Sabres4–3 (OT)First Niagara Center (18,801)3–3–06Reimer (2–1–0)
731Washington Capitals3–2Air Canada Centre (19,374)4–3–08Reimer (3–1–0) :
February: 9–6–0, 18 Points (home: 3–3–0; road: 6–3–0)
#FebOpponentScoreLocationRecordPointsDecision
82Boston Bruins0–1Air Canada Centre (19,246)4–4–08Reimer (3–2–0)
94Carolina Hurricanes1–4Air Canada Centre (19,072)4–5–08Reimer (3–3–0)
105@ Washington Capitals3–2Verizon Center (18,506)5–5–010Scrivens (2–2–0)
117@ Winnipeg Jets3–2MTS Centre (15,004)6–5–012Reimer (4–3–0)
129@ Montreal Canadiens6–0Bell Centre (21,273)7–5–014Reimer (5–3–0)
1311Philadelphia Flyers5–2Air Canada Centre (19,253)8–5–016Reimer (6–3–0)
1414@ Carolina Hurricanes1–3PNC Arena (18,680)8–6–016Scrivens (2–3–0)
1516Ottawa Senators3–0Air Canada Centre (19,537)9–6–018Scrivens (3–3–0)
1618@ Florida Panthers3–0BB&T Center (17,177)10–6–020Scrivens (4–3–0)
1719@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–4Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204)10–7–020Scrivens (4–4–0)
1821Buffalo Sabres3–1Air Canada Centre (19,473)11–7–022Scrivens (5–4–0)
1923@ Ottawa Senators2–3Scotiabank Place (19,499)11–8–022Scrivens (5–5–0)
2025@ Philadelphia Flyers4–2Wells Fargo Center (19,645)12–8–024Scrivens (6–5–0)
2127Montreal Canadiens2–5Air Canada Centre (19,625)12–9–024Scrivens (6–6–0)
2228@ New York Islanders5–4 (OT)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,222)13–9–026Reimer (7–3–0) :
March: 7–3–4, 18 Points (home: 6–1–2; road: 1–2–2)
#MarOpponentScoreLocationRecordPointsDecision
234New Jersey Devils4–2Air Canada Centre (19,435)14–9–028Reimer (8–3–0)
246Ottawa Senators5–4Air Canada Centre (19,412)15–9–030Reimer (9–3–0)
257@ Boston Bruins2–4TD Garden (17,565)15–10–030Scrivens (6–7–0)
269Pittsburgh Penguins4–5 (SO)Air Canada Centre (19,418)15–10–131Reimer (9–3–1)
2712@ Winnipeg Jets2–5MTS Centre (15,004)15–11–131Reimer (9–4–1)
2814Pittsburgh Penguins1–3Air Canada Centre (19,561)15–12–131Scrivens (6–8–0)
2916Winnipeg Jets4–5 (SO)Air Canada Centre (19,401)15–12–232Reimer (9–4–2)
3020Tampa Bay Lightning4–2Air Canada Centre (19,433)16–12–234Reimer (10–4–2)
3121@ Buffalo Sabres4–5 (SO)First Niagara Center (19,070)16–12–335Reimer (10–4–3)
3223Boston Bruins3–2Air Canada Centre (19,236)17–12–337Reimer (11–4–3)
3325@ Boston Bruins2–3 (SO)TD Garden (17,565)17–12–438Reimer (11–4–4)
3426Florida Panthers3–2Air Canada Centre (19,379)18–12–440Scrivens (7–8–0)
3528Carolina Hurricanes6–3Air Canada Centre (19,236)19–12–442Reimer (12–4–4)
3630@ Ottawa Senators4–0Scotiabank Place (20,183)20–12–444Reimer (13–4–4) :
April: 6–5–1, 13 Points (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–2–1)
#AprOpponentScoreLocationRecordPointsDecision
374Philadelphia Flyers3–5Air Canada Centre (19,619)20–13–444Reimer (13–5–4)
386@ New Jersey Devils2–1Prudential Center (17,625)21–13–446Reimer (14–5–4)
398New York Rangers4–3Air Canada Centre (19,437)22–13–448Reimer (15–5–4)
4010@ New York Rangers2–3 (SO)Madison Square Garden (17,200)22–13–549Reimer (15–5–5)
4113Montreal Canadiens5–1Air Canada Centre (19,651)23–13–551Reimer (16–5–5)
4215New Jersey Devils2–0Air Canada Centre (19,425)24–13–553Reimer (17–5–5)
4316@ Washington Capitals1–5Verizon Center (18,506)24–14–553Scrivens (7–9–0)
4418New York Islanders3–5Air Canada Centre (19,676)24–15–553Reimer (17–6–5)
4520@ Ottawa Senators4–1Scotiabank Place (20,500)25–15–555Reimer (18–6–5)
4624@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–5Tampa Bay Times Forum (18,826)25–16–555Reimer (18–7–5)
4725@ Florida Panthers4–0BB&T Center (16,484)26–16–557Reimer (19–7–5)
4827Montreal Canadiens1–4Air Canada Centre (19,730)26–17–557Reimer (19–8–5) :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss :

### Overtime statistics

| | Games | Won | Lost | Game Winning Goal Scorers |
| Overtime | 2 | 2 | 0 | Frattin (1), Phaneuf (1) |
| Shootout | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| | 7 | 2 | 5 | |

## Playoffs

The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 NHL season in a game against the Ottawa Senators on April 20, 2013. They lost to the Boston Bruins in 7 games in the first round.
2013 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Boston won series 4–3
#DateOpponentScoreLocationSeriesDecision
1May 1@ Boston Bruins1–4TD Garden (17,565)0–1Reimer (0–1)
2May 4@ Boston Bruins4–2TD Garden (17,565)1–1Reimer (1–1)
3May 6Boston Bruins2–5Air Canada Centre (19,746)1–2Reimer (1–2)
4May 8Boston Bruins3–4 (OT)Air Canada Centre (19,708)1–3Reimer (1–3)
5May 10@ Boston Bruins2–1TD Garden (17,565)2–3Reimer (2–3)
6May 12Boston Bruins2–1Air Canada Centre (19,591)3–3Reimer (3–3)
7May 13@ Boston Bruins4–5 (OT)TD Garden (17,565)3–4Reimer (3–4) :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Phil Kessel | 48 | 20 | 32 | 52 | −3 | 18 |
| Nazem Kadri | 48 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 15 | 23 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 48 | 18 | 14 | 32 | −7 | 26 |
| Cody Franson | 45 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 8 |
| Dion Phaneuf | 48 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −4 | 65 |
| Tyler Bozak | 46 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −1 | 6 |
| Nikolai Kulemin | 48 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −5 | 22 |
| Clarke MacArthur | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 26 |
| Joffrey Lupul | 16 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 12 |
| Jay McClement | 48 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Mikhail Grabovski | 48 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −10 | 24 |
| Carl Gunnarsson | 37 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 14 |
| Matt Frattin | 25 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| John-Michael Liles | 32 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −1 | 4 |
| Leo Komarov | 42 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −1 | 18 |
| Mark Fraser | 45 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 85 |
| Mike Kostka | 35 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −7 | 27 |
| Frazer McLaren | 35 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 102 |
| Colton Orr | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 155 |
| Jake Gardiner | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Korbinian Holzer | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −12 | 28 |
| Ryan O'Byrne$^†$ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ryan Hamilton | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Komisarek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Colborne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| James van Riemsdyk | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| Cody Franson | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Kessel | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Jake Gardiner | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Joffrey Lupul | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Nazem Kadri | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Dion Phaneuf | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 6 |
| Clarke MacArthur | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Mikhail Grabovski | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −10 | 2 |
| Matt Frattin | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Tyler Bozak | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Fraser | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Ryan Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolai Kulemin | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −9 | 0 |
| Carl Gunnarsson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 0 |
| John-Michael Liles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Colton Orr | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 18 |
| Jay McClement | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Byrne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Leo Komarov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Frazer McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kostka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Joe Colborne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| James Reimer | 33 | 31 | 1856:09 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 2.46 | 995 | .924 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Scrivens | 20 | 17 | 1024:51 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 2.69 | 542 | .915 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jussi Rynnas | 1 | 0 | 10:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| James Reimer | 7 | 7 | 438:26 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 2.88 | 272 | .923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 23, 2012 | To Winnipeg JetsJonas Gustavsson | To Toronto Maple LeafsConditional 7th-round pick in 2013 |
| June 23, 2012 | To Philadelphia FlyersLuke Schenn | To Toronto Maple LeafsJames van Riemsdyk |
| January 16, 2013 | To Phoenix CoyotesMatthew Lombardi | To Toronto Maple LeafsConditional 4th-round pick in 2014 |
| March 4, 2013 | To Edmonton OilersMike Brown | To Toronto Maple LeafsConditional 4th-round pick in 2014 |
| March 14, 2013 | To Washington CapitalsNicolas Deschamps | To Toronto Maple LeafsKevin Marshall |
| March 15, 2013 | To Anaheim DucksDave Steckel | To Toronto Maple LeafsRyan Lasch 7th-round pick in 2014 |
| April 3, 2013 | To Colorado Avalanche4th-round pick in 2014 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRyan O'Byrne |
| June 23, 2013 | To Los Angeles KingsMatt Frattin Ben Scrivens 2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJonathan Bernier |
* ↑ Trade of negotiating rights to.
* ↑ Condition not satisfied.
* ↑ Condition satisfied.
* ↑ Condition satisfied.
* ↑ Toronto elected to trade its 2nd-round pick in 2015

### Player signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Petter Granberg | May 24, 2012 | 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract |
| Leo Komarov | May 29, 2012 | 1 year, $850,000 entry-level contract |
| Matt Frattin | July 1, 2012 | 2 years, $1.7 million |
| Ryan Hamilton | July 1, 2012 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Jussi Rynnas | July 1, 2012 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Korbinian Holzer | July 10, 2012 | 1 year, $575,000 |
| Nikolai Kulemin | July 20, 2012 | 2 years, $5.6 million |
| Mark Fraser | July 30, 2012 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Morgan Rielly | August 3, 2012 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Tyler Biggs | August 9, 2012 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Ben Scrivens | September 12, 2012 | 2 years, $1.225 million |
| Cody Franson | January 13, 2013 | 1 year, $1.2 million |
| Joffrey Lupul | January 20, 2013 | 5 years, $26.25 million contract extension |
| Josh Leivo | March 4, 2013 | 3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract |
| Korbinian Holzer | March 5, 2013 | 2 years, $1.575 million contract extension |
| Tom Nilsson | March 19, 2013 | 3 years, $2.475 million entry-level contract |
| Garret Sparks | March 19, 2013 | 3 years, $2.01 million entry-level contract |
| Andrew MacWilliam | April 3, 2013 | 2 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract |
| Drew MacIntyre | June 13, 2013 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Colton Orr | June 13, 2013 | 2 years, $1.85 million |

## Draft picks

Toronto Maple Leafs' 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 | 5 | Morgan Rielly | D | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 2 | 35 | Matthew Finn | D | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 5 | 126 | Dominic Toninato | C | United States | Duluth High School (USHS-MN) |
| 6 | 156 | Connor Brown | RW | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 6 | 157 | Ryan Rupert | C | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 7 | 209 | Viktor Loov | D | Sweden | Sodertalje SK (Allsvenskan) |

### Draft notes

* The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a June 26, 2010, trade that sent a 2010 third-round pick to the Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of an October 4, 2011, trade that sent Dave Steckel to the Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.
* $^a$ The Anaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a June 25, 2011, trade that sent a 2011 sixth-round pick to the Ducks in exchange for this pick.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a July 27, 2009, trade that sent Wayne Primeau and a 2011 second-round pick to the Maple Leafs in exchange for Colin Stuart, Anton Strålman and this pick.
* $^b$ The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a February 28, 2011, trade that sent John Mitchell to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.