2012–13 New Jersey Devils season

The 2012–13 New Jersey Devils season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 31st season since the franchise relocated from Colorado to New Jersey to start the 1982–83 season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
The defending Stanley Cup runners-up were eliminated from the playoff race after a 4–1 loss to the New York Rangers on April 21, 2013.
==Off-season==
Entering the off season, the Devils were faced with a major dilemma of having over ten unrestricted free agents, including captain Zach Parise. The Devils were able to resign goaltenders Martin Brodeur and Johan Hedberg, defenseman Bryce Salvador and several others, but lost Parise to the Minnesota Wild.
==Pre-season==
On July 19, the New Jersey Devils announced their 2012 pre-season schedule. The team would have played seven pre-season games, including a game against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, but all pre-season games were eventually cancelled due to the lockout.
==Regular season==
On June 21, the New Jersey Devils announced their schedule for the 2012–13 regular season. Their regular season would have begun on October 12 at the Washington Capitals, and their home-opener would have taken place the following night against the Boston Bruins. The original schedule would have ended with a game at the New York Islanders on April 13. A new schedule would need to be released if the lockout is resolved. On April 15, the Devils lost 2–0 to the Toronto Maple Leafs, their 10th loss in a row (0–6–4), which was equal to the franchise loss record set in 1983–84.http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2012020625
For the second consecutive season, the Devils led the League in shorthanded goals scored, as they scored 11 shorthanded goals in the 48-game regular season.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html
==Playoffs==
After a 4–1 loss to the New York Rangers on April 21, the Devils were eliminated from the playoff race, despite making it to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year against the eventual champions, the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time a Stanley Cup finalist missed the playoffs the next season since 2007.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
2012–13 Regular Season Game Log	2012–13 Regular Season Game Log	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
January: 3–0–3 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–2)
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Game 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Decision	OT	Attendance	Record	Points
1 	January 19 	New Jersey 	2–1 	New York Islanders	W 	 	16,170 	1–0–0 	2
2 	January 22 	Philadelphia 	0–3 	New Jersey 	W 	 	17,625 	2–0–0 	4
3 	January 25 	Washington 	2–3 	New Jersey 	W 	OT	17,625 	3–0–0 	6
4 	January 27 	New Jersey 	3–4 	Montreal 	OTL 	OT	21,273 	3–0–1 	7
5 	January 29 	New Jersey 	1–2 	Boston 	OTL 	SO	17,565 	3–0–2 	8
6 	January 31 	New York Islanders	5–4 	New Jersey 	OTL 	OT	17,625 	3–0–3 	9
==Player statistics==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	48 	14 	22 	36 	5 	22
 	37 	11 	20 	31 	−6 	18
 	48 	15 	9 	24 	−6 	78
 	48 	7 	13 	20 	−5 	22
 	48 	4 	15 	19 	−12	38
 	48 	4 	12 	16 	12 	20
 	42 	11 	5 	16 	−3 	16
 	47 	8 	7 	15 	−7 	17
 	44 	6 	9 	15 	−2 	31
 	48 	4 	10 	14 	2 	14
 	28 	8 	4 	12 	−2 	4
 	22 	2 	7 	9 	−3 	12
† 	30 	2 	5 	7 	1 	8
 	31 	1 	5 	6 	6 	16
 	37 	0 	6 	6 	4 	12
† 	9 	2 	3 	5 	−4 	4
 	37 	1 	4 	5 	−1 	37
 	23 	2 	3 	5 	−8 	6
 	25 	1 	3 	4 	0 	10
† 	13 	2 	2 	4 	−1 	6
 	22 	1 	2 	3 	−10	2
 	17 	1 	2 	3 	−1 	6
 	39 	0 	2 	2 	−12	22
‡ 	14 	1 	1 	2 	−6 	0
 	15 	1 	0 	1 	0 	18
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
 	22 	0 	0 	0 	1 	44
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
Totals	Totals	109	173	282	−60	489
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 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	29 	29	1757:21	13	9 	7 	65 	2.22	654 	.901 	2	1	2	0
 	19 	19	1108:16	6 	10	3 	51 	2.76	435 	.883 	1	0	1	4
 	1 	0 	25:45 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2.31	13 	.923 	0	0	0	0
 	1 	0 	18:36 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.00	3 	1.000	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	48	2909:58	19	19	10	117	2.41	1105	.894 	3	1	3	4
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
==Notable achievements==
===Milestones===
 Regular Season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	900th Career NHL Point	January 27, 2013
 	1st Career NHL Game 	January 29, 2013
 	1st Career NHL Game 	March 16, 2013
 	1st Career NHL Game 	April 25, 2013
== Transactions ==
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
February 6, 2013 	To Los Angeles Kings 5th-round pick in 2013 	To New Jersey Devils Andrei Loktionov
February 13, 2013	To Winnipeg Jets 7th-round pick in 20134th-round pick in 2014	To New Jersey Devils Alexei Ponikarovsky
March 22, 2013 	To St. Louis Blues Conditional 5th-round pick in 2015 	To New Jersey Devils Matt D'AgostiniConditional 7th-round pick in 2015
April 3, 2013 	To Phoenix Coyotes 7th-round pick in 2014 	To New Jersey Devils Steve Sullivan
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===Free agents signed===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Krys BarchDevils sign Krys Barch 	Florida Panthers	2 years, $1.5 million
Bobby ButlerDevils sign forward Bobby Butler	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $525,000
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Alexei PonikarovskyJets agree to terms with Alexei Ponikarovsky 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $1.8 million
Eric BoultonBoulton Agrees To Terms 	New York Islanders 	1 year, $540,000
Vladimir ZharkovVladimir Zharkov signs with KHL, Andrew Raycroft signs in Italy	CSKA Moscow 	2 years
Zach PariseWelcome To Minnesota Parise, Suter 	Minnesota Wild 	13 years, $98 million
Matt Taormina 	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $700,000
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Tom KostopoulosKostopoulos claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh Penguins	March 6, 2013
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Bobby ButlerNashville Predators Claim Bobby Butler on Waivers	Nashville Predators	March 4, 2013
===Player signings===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Steve Bernier 	June 29, 2012 	2 years, $1.5 million
Ryan Carter 	June 29, 2012 	2 years, $1.55 million
Stephen Gionta 	June 29, 2012 	2 years, $1.125 million
Peter Harrold 	June 29, 2012 	1 year, $525,000
Cam Janssen 	June 29, 2012 	1 year, $575,000
Martin Brodeur 	July 2, 2012 	2 years, $9 million
Johan Hedberg 	July 2, 2012 	2 years, $2.8 million
Bryce Salvador 	July 3, 2012 	3 years, $9.5 million
Stefan Matteau 	August 14, 2012 	3 years, $2.5275 million entry-level contract
Reece Scarlett 	September 6, 2012	3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract
Damon Severson 	September 6, 2012	3 years, $1.9275 million entry-level contract
Travis Zajac 	January 16, 2013 	8 years, $46 million contract extension
Reid Boucher 	March 13, 2013 	3 years, $2.0775 million entry-level contract
Mattias Tedenby	June 20, 2013 	1 year, $600,000
== Draft picks==
The New Jersey Devils picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	29 	Stefan Matteau 	C 	 	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2 	60 	Damon Severson 	D 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 	90 	Ben Johnson 	C/LW	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4 	96 	Ben Thomson 	LW 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5 	135	Graham Black 	C 	 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
5 	150	Alexander Kerfoot	C 	 	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)
6 	180	Artur Gavrus 	C 	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
;Draft notes 
* The Devils' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a January 20, 2012, trade that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to the Devils in exchange for Joe Sova and this pick.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as a result of an October 4, 2011, trade that sent Dave Steckel to the Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.
* The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as a result of a July 14, 2011, trade that sent Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond to the Flames in exchange for this pick.
* The Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a December 12, 2011, trade that sent Kurtis Foster and Timo Pielmeier to the Devils in exchange for Rod Pelley, Mark Fraser and this pick.
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
Category:New Jersey Devils seasons
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