2012–13 New York Islanders season

The 2012–13 New York Islanders season was the 41st season in the franchise's history. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
For the sixth time in franchise]] history, the Islanders tied their longest homestand (of seven games) – beginning on February 24 and lasting through March 9 – in which they earned three wins during that span.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/islanders-waste-two-goal-lead-fall-hurricanes-article-1.1272395
The Islanders qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 NHL season.
==Off-season==
==Regular season==
On March 22, 2013, the Islanders were 12th in the Eastern Conference and a playoff spot seemed unlikely. The team would then earn points in 14 of 15 games, including 11 consecutive games with at least a point to officially clinch a playoff berth on April 23.
The Islanders tied the Minnesota Wild for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with 0.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html
===Season standings===
==Schedule and results==
2012–13 Schedule	2012–13 Schedule	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
January: 4–2–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–1), 9 Points
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Game 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1 	January 19 	New Jersey 	2–1 	NY Islanders	 	Nabokov 	16,170 	0–1–0 	
2 	January 21 	Tampa Bay 	3–4 	NY Islanders	 	Nabokov 	15,322 	1–1–0 	
3 	January 24 	NY Islanders	7–4 	Toronto 	 	Nabokov 	19,125 	2–1–0 	
4 	January 25 	NY Islanders	2–4 	Boston 	 	DiPietro	17,565 	2–2–0 	
5 	January 27 	NY Islanders	4–5 	Winnipeg 	OT	Nabokov 	15,004 	2–2–1 	
6 	January 29 	NY Islanders	4–1 	Pittsburgh 	 	Nabokov 	18,657 	3–2–1 	
7 	January 31 	NY Islanders	5–4 	New Jersey 	OT	Nabokov 	17,625 	4–2–1 	
==Playoffs==
The New York Islanders ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Eastern Conference's 8th seed. They were defeated 4–2 by the #1 seed Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round.
2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs	2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Penguins won series 4–2
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Game 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1 	May 1 	NY Islanders	0–5 	Pittsburgh 	 	Nabokov 	18,612 	0–1 	Recap
2 	May 3 	NY Islanders	4–3 	Pittsburgh 	 	Nabokov 	18,624 	1–1 	Recap
3 	May 5 	Pittsburgh 	5–4 	NY Islanders	OT	Nabokov 	16,170 	1–2 	Recap
4 	May 7 	Pittsburgh 	4–6 	NY Islanders	 	Nabokov 	16,170 	2–2 	Recap
5 	May 9 	NY Islanders	0–4 	Pittsburgh 	 	Nabokov 	18,636 	2–3 	Recap
6 	May 11 	Pittsburgh 	4–3 	NY Islanders	OT	Nabokov 	16,170 	2–4 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	48	28	19	47	−2 	18
 	47	15	29	44	−3 	4
 	48	10	25	35	−6 	16
 	48	6 	23	29	−3 	12
 	48	6 	21	27	−14	22
 	48	4 	20	24	−2 	38
 	45	16	5 	21	4 	12
 	38	11	8 	19	7 	6
 	45	7 	10	17	−1 	32
 	45	6 	9 	15	0 	14
 	35	3 	11	14	12 	20
 	41	6 	6 	12	−1 	4
 	48	3 	9 	12	−2 	20
 	48	4 	7 	11	−2 	63
 	48	3 	7 	10	−8 	28
 	31	0 	5 	5 	−3 	4
 	20	2 	3 	5 	−2 	6
 	19	0 	4 	4 	4 	10
 	39	1 	3 	4 	9 	8
 	13	3 	0 	3 	−2 	4
 	22	0 	2 	2 	−2 	46
 	7 	0 	2 	2 	2 	6
 	2 	1 	1 	2 	−3 	0
 	16	0 	1 	1 	−5 	20
 	15	0 	0 	0 	−4 	36
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	6	2	3	5	−1	4
 	6	3	2	5	−4	4
 	6	3	1	4	−1	5
 	6	1	3	4	2 	0
 	6	2	2	4	1 	12
 	6	0	3	3	−3	2
 	6	0	3	3	1 	10
 	6	2	1	3	2 	2
 	6	2	1	3	−4	10
 	6	0	3	3	−1	0
 	6	0	2	2	2 	2
 	6	0	2	2	−2	0
 	4	0	1	1	0 	2
 	6	1	0	1	1 	12
 	6	0	1	1	−4	23
 	3	0	1	1	1 	0
 	6	1	0	1	0 	14
 	1	0	0	0	−1	17
 	2	0	0	0	−2	2
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	4	0	0	0	0 	4
 	2	0	0	0	−2	2
 	1	0	0	0	−1	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	41	41	2475:24	23	11	7	103	2.50	1139	.910	3	0	4	6
 	5 	4 	257:37 	1 	3 	0	13 	3.02	122 	.893	0	0	0	0
 	3 	3 	175:36 	0 	3 	0	12 	4.09	83 	.855	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	6	6	324:04	2	4	24	4.44	152	.842	0	0	0	0
 	2	0	52:26 	0	0	1 	1.15	15 	.933	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Islanders. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
==Notable achievements==
===Milestones===
 Regular Season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game	January 27, 2013
 	1st career NHL goal	April 2, 2013
==Transactions==
The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 22, 2012Islanders Acquire Visnovsky 	To Anaheim Ducks2nd-round pick in 2013 	To New York IslandersLubomir Visnovsky
February 7, 2013Islanders Acquire Tim Thomas 	To Boston BruinsConditional 2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015	To New York IslandersTim Thomas
June 12, 2013Islanders acquire fourth-round pick from Philadelphia for Streit	To Philadelphia FlyersMark Streit 	To New York IslandersShane Harper4th-round pick in 2014
===Free agents signed===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Jesse JoensuuIslanders Agree to Terms with Joensuu 	HV71 	1 year, $600,000
Jon LandryJuly Transactions 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	1 year, $750,000
Matt Watkins 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $700,000
Brad BoyesBoyes Agrees To Terms 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $1 million
Matt CarknerCarkner Agrees To Terms 	Ottawa Senators 	3 years, $4.5 million
Brandon DeFazioDeFazio & McDonald Agree To Terms 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	1 year, $575,000
Colin McDonald 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1 year, $700,000
Eric BoultonBoulton Agrees To Terms 	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $540,000
Nathan McIverMcIver Agrees To Terms On One-Year Deal 	Providence Bruins 	1 year, $750,000
Radek MartinekMartinek Agrees To One-Year Deal 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1 year, $750,000
Joey DiamondDiamond Agrees To Terms On Entry-Level Deal	University of Maine 	1 year, $610,000 entry-level contract
Chris BrutonBruton Agrees To Terms With Islanders 	Peoria Rivermen 	1 year, $610,000 entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Micheal HaleyHaley joins Blueshirts as free agent 	New York Rangers 	2 years, $1.2 million
Dylan ReesePenguins Sign Defenseman Dylan Reese 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $600,000
P. A. ParenteauAvalanche Signs Parenteau 	Colorado Avalanche 	4 years, $16 million
Al MontoyaJets agree to terms with Al Montoya 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $601,000
Jay PandolfoB's Sign Jay Pandolfo to One-Year Contract; Place Forward on Waivers	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $600,000
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Joe FinleyIslanders Claim Finley off Waivers 	Buffalo Sabres 	January 14, 2013
Thomas HickeyIslanders Claim Hickey Off Waivers	Los Angeles Kings 	January 15, 2013
Keith AucoinIslanders Claim Aucoin Off Waivers 	Toronto Maple Leafs	January 17, 2013
Brian StraitIslanders Claim Strait Off Waivers 	Pittsburgh Penguins	January 18, 2013
===Lost via waivers===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
===Lost via retirement===
Player
Steve StaiosSTAIOS RETIRES AND JOINS MAPLE LEAFS' FRONT OFFICE
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Sean BackmanBackman Agrees to Terms on One Year Deal 	July 16, 2012 	1 year, $577,500
Jason ClarkClark Agrees To Terms On ELC 	July 17, 2012 	3 years, $1.605 million entry-level contract
Ty WishartWishart Agrees to Terms on One-Year, Two-Way Deal 	July 18, 2012 	1 year, $843,413
Griffin ReinhartReinhart Agrees to Terms on Entry-Level Deal	August 2, 2012 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Matt MartinMartin Agrees to Terms on Four Year Deal 	September 15, 2012	4 years, $4 million
Brian StraitStrait Agrees To Three-Year Deal 	January 13, 2013 	3 years, $2.325 million contract extension
Brett GallantGallant Agrees to Entry-Level Deal 	February 5, 2013 	1 year, $610,000 entry-level contract
Colin McDonaldMcDonald Agrees To Terms On Two-Year Extension	March 15, 2013 	2 years, $1.275 million contract extension
Lubomir VisnovskyVisnovsky Agrees to Two-Year Extension 	March 29, 2013 	2 years, $9.5 million contract extension
Anders LeeLee Agrees to Entry-Level Contract 	April 1, 2013 	2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Andrey PedanPedan Agrees To Terms On Entry-Level Contract 	April 3, 2013 	3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract
Scott MayfieldMayfield Agrees To Entry-Level Contract 	April 5, 2013 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Eric BoultonBoulton agrees to terms on one-year deal 	May 17, 2013 	1 year, $550,000 contract extension
==Draft picks==
New York Islanders' 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 	4 	Griffin Reinhart	Defense	 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
2 	34 	Ville Pokka 	Defense	 	Karpat (SM-liiga)
3 	65 	Adam Pelech 	Defense	 	Erie Otters (OHL)
4 	103	Loic Leduc 	Defense	 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
5 	125	Doyle Somerby 	Defense	 	Kimball Union Academy (USHS-NH)
6 	155	Jesse Graham 	Defense	 	Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
7 	185	Jake Bischoff 	Defense	 	Grand Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
;Draft notes
* The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a June 27, 2011, trade that sent Christian Ehrhoff to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
* The Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a June 29, 2011, trade that sent Christian Ehrhoff to the Sabres in exchange for this pick.
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
Category:New York Islanders seasons
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