2012–13 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2012–13 Montreal Canadiens season was the 104th season of play for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909. However, it will only be their 96th season in the National Hockey League. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
==Off-season==
After a disappointing 2011–12 season, the Canadiens started over in the front office. Marc Bergevin was named the new general manager on May 2, 2012. Rick Dudley was then named as the assistant general manager. The search then began for a new head coach and on June 5, Michel Therrien was named the new head coach. This will be Therrien's second stint as the Canadiens head coach (previously coached team from 2000–2003) Scott Mellanby was hired as the Director of Player Personnel and Randy Cunneyworth and Randy Ladouceur were relieved of their assistant coaching duties. Some other hockey operations changes included the hiring of Martin Lapointe as Director of Player Development, Patrice Brisebois was hired as a Player Development Coach and on June 15, Gerard Gallant, J.J. Daigneault and Clement Jodoin were added to Montreal's coaching staff as assistant coaches.
Montreal held the 3rd overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and selected Alex Galchenyuk from the Sarnia Sting.
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Preseason 	Preseason 	Preseason 	Preseason 	Preseason 	Preseason 	Preseason 	Preseason 	Preseason 	Preseason 	Preseason
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Home 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	September 23 	Ottawa 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	September 24 	Buffalo 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	September 27 	Montreal 	Ottawa 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	October 2 	Montreal 	Carolina 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	October 3 	Carolina 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	October 6 	Boston 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	October 7 	New Jersey 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Regular Season==
The Canadiens had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season, with 207. They also tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest shorthanded goals scored, with 0.http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html
==Standings==
===Revised Regular Season Schedule===
2012–13 Schedule 29–14–5 (Home: 10–4–3; Road: 12–3–2) 	2012–13 Schedule 29–14–5 (Home: 10–4–3; Road: 12–3–2) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
January: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0), 8 Points
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# 	Jan 	Time (ET) 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Location/Attendance 	Record 	Points
1 	19 	7:00PM 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens 	Bell Centre (21,273) 	0–1–0 	0
2 	22 	7:30PM 	Florida Panthers 	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	Bell Centre (21,273) 	1–1–0 	2
3 	24 	7:00PM 	Montreal Canadiens 	4–1 	Washington Capitals 	Verizon Center (18,506) 	2–1–0 	4
4 	27 	6:00PM 	New Jersey Devils 	3–4(OT) 	Montreal Canadiens 	Bell Centre (21,273) 	3–1–0 	6
5 	29 	7:30PM 	Winnipeg Jets 	3–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	Bell Centre (21,273) 	4–1–0 	8
6 	30 	7:00PM 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–5 	Ottawa Senators 	Scotiabank Place (19,620) 	4–2–0 	8
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss
===Playoffs===
2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Ottawa wins series 4–1
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# 	Date 	Time (ET) 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Location/Attendance 	Series
1 	May 2 	7:00PM 	Ottawa Senators 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	Bell Centre (21,273) 	Senators lead 1–0
2 	May 3 	7:00PM 	Ottawa Senators 	1–3 	Montreal Canadiens 	Bell Centre (21,273) 	Series tied 1–1
3 	May 5 	7:00PM 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–6 	Ottawa Senators 	Scotiabank Place (20,249) 	Senators lead 2–1
4 	May 7 	7:00PM 	Montreal Canadiens 	2–3 OT 	Ottawa Senators 	Scotiabank Place (20,500) 	Senators lead 3–1
5 	May 9 	7:00PM 	Ottawa Senators 	6–1 	Montreal Canadiens 	Bell Centre (21,273) 	Senators win 4–1
Legend:      = Win      = Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss	Legend:      = Win      = Loss
==Player statistics==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	44	15	24	39	8 	28
 	42	11	27	38	12	57
 	47	14	19	33	3 	24
 	48	10	20	30	 	14
 	46	8 	22	30	8 	45
 	48	10	18	28	 	26
 	44	15	13	28	10	33
 	48	9 	18	27	14	20
 	48	14	12	26	3 	8
 	27	10	11	21	 	8
 	38	5 	9 	14	11	110
 	23	1 	13	14	4 	6
 	27	7 	6 	13	 	32
 	38	3 	9 	12	2 	33
 	48	1 	8 	9 	4 	21
 	48	2 	7 	9 	4 	15
 	45	2 	4 	6 	 	32
 	19	3 	3 	6 	1 	10
 	37	2 	3 	5 	1 	12
 	10	0 	3 	3 	4 	0
 	9 	1 	2 	3 	0 	0
 	10	1 	2 	3 	1 	13
 	16	1 	1 	2 	 	2
 	6 	0 	2 	2 	 	2
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	5 	2
 	6 	0 	2 	2 	5 	0
 	26	1 	0 	1 	1 	67
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	 	4
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	0	4	4	 	2
 	5	2	2	4	 	31
 	5	2	1	3	 	10
 	5	1	2	3	 	0
 	5	1	1	2	0	2
 	5	2	0	2	 	5
 	2	0	1	1	 	0
 	5	0	1	1	 	0
 	3	0	1	1	1	0
 	4	0	1	1	 	14
 	5	0	1	1	1	2
 	3	1	0	1	 	23
 	5	0	1	1	 	15
 	5	0	0	0	 	17
 	5	0	0	0	 	17
 	4	0	0	0	 	15
 	5	0	0	0	 	4
 	1	0	0	0	0	10
 	4	0	0	0	0	4
 	1	0	0	0	0	0
 	3	0	0	0	0	12
 	5	0	0	0	 	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	39 	38	2249:01	21	13	4	97 	2.59	1018	.905	3	0	0	0
 	13 	10	656:29 	8 	1 	1	25 	2.29	273 	.908	1	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	48	2905:30	29	14	5	122	2.52	1291	.905	4	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	4	239:05	1	2	13	3.26	123	.894	0	0	0	0
 	2	1	62:32 	0	2	7 	6.67	31 	.774	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canadiens. Stats reflect time with the Candadiens only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
 Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded
P.K. SubbanSimply the best	James Norris Memorial Trophy	June 15, 2013
== Transactions ==
The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
January 14, 2013 	To Florida Panthers Brendon Nash 	To Montreal Canadiens Jason DeSantis
February 14, 2013	To Tampa Bay Lightning Cedrick Desjardins 	To Montreal Canadiens Dustin Tokarski
February 26, 2013	To Dallas Stars Erik Cole 	To Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder3rd round-pick in 2013
April 2, 2013 	To Los Angeles Kings 5th round-pick in 2013	To Montreal Canadiens Davis Drewiske
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Brandon Prust 	New York Rangers 	4 years, $10 million
Cedrick Desjardins	Lake Erie Monsters 	1 year, $600,000
Francis Bouillon 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $1.5 million
Colby Armstrong 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1 year, $1 million
Mike Condon 	Princeton University	2 years, $1.36 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Andreas Engqvist	Atlant Moscow Oblast	undisclosed
Brad Staubitz 	Anaheim Ducks 	2 years, $1.275 million
Scott Gomez 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $700,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Jeff Halpern	New York Rangers	March 23, 2013
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Aaron Palushaj	Colorado Avalanche	February 5, 2013
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Steve Quailer 	June 14, 2012 	2 years, $1.3 million entry-level contract
Ryan White 	June 26, 2012 	1 year, $687,500
Petteri Nokelainen	June 29, 2012 	1 year, $575,000
Brendon Nash 	June 29, 2012 	1 year, $575,000
Travis Moen 	June 29, 2012 	4 years, $7.2 million
Alexei Emelin 	June 30, 2012 	2 years, $4 million
Michael Blunden 	July 1, 2012 	1 year, $575,000
Carey Price 	July 2, 2012 	6 years, $39 million
Frederic St. Denis	July 5, 2012 	1 year, $575,000
Lars Eller 	July 6, 2012 	2 years, $2.65 million
Aaron Palushaj 	July 12, 2012 	1 year, $600,000
Raphael Diaz 	July 13, 2012 	2 years, $2.45 million
Blake Geoffrion 	July 16, 2012 	1 year, $803,250
Alex Galchenyuk 	July 23, 2012 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Max Pacioretty 	August 13, 2012 	6 years, $27 million contract extension
P.K. Subban 	January 28, 2013	2 years, $5.75 million
David Desharnais 	March 15, 2013 	4 years, $14 million contract extension
Darren Dietz 	March 17, 2013 	3 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract
Francis Bouillon 	March 20, 2013 	1 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Danny Kristo 	April 3, 2013 	2 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Peter Budaj 	April 10, 2013 	2 years, $2.8 million contract extension
Magnus Nygren 	May 21, 2013 	2 years, $1.7175 million entry-level contract
Sebastian Collberg	May 21, 2013 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Tim Bozon 	May 30, 2013 	3 years, $2.0275 million entry-level contract
Davis Drewiske 	June 13, 2013 	2 years, $1.275 million contract extension
Michael Blunden 	June 28, 2013 	1 year, $550,000 contract extension
==Draft picks==
Montreal Canadiens' 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 	3 	Alex Galchenyuk 	C 	 	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2 	33 	Sebastian Collberg	RW 	 	Frolunda (Sweden)
2 	51 	Dalton Thrower 	D 	 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3 	64 	Tim Bozon 	LW 	 	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4 	94 	Brady Vail 	C 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
5 	122	Charles Hudon 	LW 	 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
6 	154	Erik Nystrom 	LW 	 	MODO Jr. (Swe-Jr.)
;Draft Notes
* The Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the Montréal Canadiens as a result of a February 17, 2012 trade that sent Hal Gill and a 2013 conditional fifth-round pick (if Blake Geoffrion plays 40 NHL games in 2012–13) to the Predators in exchange for Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney and this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Montréal Canadiens as a result of a June 29, 2011 trade that sent James Wisniewski to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.
* The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a January 12, 2012 trade that traded Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland and a 2013 second round pick to the Canadiens for Michael Cammalleri, Karri Ramo and this pick.
* The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of an October 23, 2011 trade that traded Petteri Nokelainen and Garrett Stafford to the Canadiens for Colin Stuart, Anton Stralman and this pick.
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
==External links==
*2012–13 Season at Official Site
*2012–13 Season at ESPN
*2012–13 Season at Hockey Reference
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