2012–13 NHL season

2012–13 NHL season 	2012–13 NHL season
League 	National Hockey League
Sport 	Ice hockey
Duration 	January 19, 2013 – June 24, 2013
Number of games 	48
Number of teams 	30
Regular season 	Regular season
Presidents' Trophy 	Chicago Blackhawks
Season MVP 	Alexander Ovechkin (Washington)
Top scorer 	Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay)
Playoffs 	Playoffs
Eastern champions 	Boston Bruins
  Eastern runners-up 	Pittsburgh Penguins
Western champions 	Chicago Blackhawks
  Western runners-up 	Los Angeles Kings
Playoffs MVP 	Patrick Kane (Chicago)
Stanley Cup 	Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup champions	Chicago Blackhawks
  Runners-up 	Boston Bruins
The 2012–13 NHL season was the 96th season of operation (95th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on January 19, 2013 and ended on April 28, 2013, with the playoffs to follow until June.
The season start was delayed from its original October 11, 2012 date due to a lockout imposed by the NHL franchise owners after the expiry of the league's collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). After a new labour agreement was reached between the owners and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), training camps opened on January 13, 2013 and a 48-game season (reduced from 82 games) started on January 19. Similar to the 1994–95 season, the shortened regular season was limited to intra-conference competition.[1] The season calendar opened with the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on June 22–23, 2012, held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
==League Business==
===Lockout===
On September 13, 2012, all 29 league ownership groups (with the Phoenix Coyotes collectively owned by the NHL) authorized commissioner Gary Bettman to lock out the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) upon the expiration of the NHL collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on September 15. The action marked the fifth labour dispute in twenty years for the league, following a 1992 strike, lockouts in 1994–95 and 2004–05, as well as a referees lockout in 1993, this is more than any of the other major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada during this period. In preparation for the lockout, NHL teams assigned all of their eligible players to their American Hockey League farm clubs.
Although Bettman acknowledged the 2005–12 CBA was fair, he also stated that he was demanding concessions as a result of the late 2000s recession, even though the league experienced significant growth at that time. Sports media reported on July 14 on the NHL's first offer to the players. The offer reportedly included: a drop in players' share of "hockey-related revenues" from 57 per cent to 46 per cent; a requirement that players play ten years before becoming an unrestricted free agent (UFA); a limit on players' contracts to five years in length; elimination of salary arbitration; and an extension of entry-level contracts to five years from three.
The NHLPA made an attempt to strike down the lockout as illegal in Alberta and Quebec; the Quebec labour board ruled against the NHLPA on September 14.
The NHL season officially entered a lockout after the expiration of the CBA on September 15, 2012, prior to the planned start of the pre-season. Locked-out players immediately began signing with the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Czech Extraliga (ELH), the SM-liiga, and the Elitserien (SEL), the last of which Se largely resisted signing locked-out players. The NHL canceled all regular-season games originally scheduled up to January 14, 2013, including the 2013 NHL Winter Classic. The 2013 NHL All-Star Game was also canceled.
On January 6, 2013, after a 16-hour negotiating session, the owners and players union reached a tentative agreement for a 10-year deal. NHL owners ratified the CBA on January 9, 2013, followed three days later by the deal's ratification by NHLPA members,and the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two parties, marking their official agreement on the labour pact. The NHL announced a 48-game schedule, starting on January 19, 2013 and ending on April 28, 2013, consisting solely of intra-conference competition.
===Proposed Realignment===
The relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers from the American southeast to the Canadian prairies, where the franchise is now known as the Winnipeg Jets, in the summer of 2011 resulted in discussions within the league on how to realign the league's 30 teams. Following several months of speculation, the NHL's Board of Governors voted in favor of a radical realignment plan that would have reduced the six current divisions in two conferences into four conferences. The top four teams in each conference would then qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, while for the regular season, each team would face its non-conference opponents twice: once each at home and on the road. Conference opponents would face each other five or six times each. The plan was designed to better balance each grouping of teams by time zone, as well as to cut the costs of travel western teams face.
However, on January 6, 2012, the league announced that the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) had rejected the proposed realignment, delaying any future changes until at least 2013–14. NHLPA officers expressed a desire to see a draft schedule for the realignment, which the league had not completed.
The league and NHLPA then redesigned the plan, with the four conferences instead being reformed into four divisions within two conferences. Detroit and Columbus, the only two Western Conference teams in the Eastern Time Zone, were added to the Eastern Conference: Detroit moved into the current Atlantic Division and Columbus moved into the Metropolitan. The four groupings were designated as divisions, with the Eastern and Western Conference designations remaining in place. This results in all Eastern Conference teams existing entirely in the Eastern Time Zone. However, one of the Western Divisions will have all but one of the Pacific and Mountain time zone teams. That remaining Mountain time zone team is Colorado which will be with the other division centered around the Central time zone teams. On March 8, 2013, the NHLPA approved the league's realignment plan, with the league Board of Governors ratifying the realignment on March 14.
The four divisions have been organized as follows:
Pacific Division 	Central Division 	Atlantic Division 	Metropolitan Division
Anaheim Ducks 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Boston Bruins 	Carolina Hurricanes
Calgary Flames 	Colorado Avalanche 	Buffalo Sabres 	Columbus Blue Jackets
Edmonton Oilers 	Dallas Stars 	Detroit Red Wings 	New Jersey Devils
Los Angeles Kings	Minnesota Wild 	Florida Panthers 	New York Islanders
Phoenix Coyotes 	Nashville Predators	Montreal Canadiens 	New York Rangers
San Jose Sharks 	St. Louis Blues 	Ottawa Senators 	Philadelphia Flyers
Vancouver Canucks	Winnipeg Jets 	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pittsburgh Penguins
 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Washington Capitals
===Salary cap===
The NHL announced the revised salary cap on June 28, 2012. The salary cap figure is in effect until the end of the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Player's Association. The salary cap for players' salaries rose $5.9 million (USD) to $70.2 million per franchise. The salary floor, the minimum which franchises must spend rose to $54.2 million.
As part of the newly agreed upon CBA, the salary cap for teams will be $64.3 million per franchise, with a floor of $44 million.
===Change of Venue===
On October 24, 2012, the New York Islanders announced that the team had signed a 25-year lease with the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, starting in 2015 after the team's current lease for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum expires. The arena, originally constructed as the home for the National Basketball Association Brooklyn Nets, will be expanded to meet NHL standards.
===Rule Changes===
With the ratification of the new collective bargaining agreement, several rule changes took effect this season.
*Officials no longer had to be certain that contact had been made with the hands (as opposed to the stick) in deciding whether or not to assess a slashing minor.
*Making contact with the opponent's facemask will result in a minor penalty.
*Both players facing-off are prohibited from batting the puck with their hand in an attempt to win the face-off. Any attempt by either center to win the face-off by batting the puck with their hand shall result in a minor penalty. This penalty shall be announced as a "Minor Penalty for Delay of Game - Face-off Violation."
*Rule 67 has been changed to prevent players from getting a faceoff by putting their glove on the puck anywhere on the ice and not allowing play to continue. A minor penalty will be assessed for "closing his hand on the puck."
===Uniforms===
*To celebrate 20 years in Dallas, the Stars wore special patches this season.
*The Tampa Bay Lightning wore special patches to commemorate their 20th season in the NHL. Their alternate uniform was also modified to include the simplified logo they introduced in the 2011-2012 season.
*The San Jose Sharks wore patches in memory of original owner George Gund III, who died January 15, 2013. Gund was instrumental in bringing, removing and returning NHL hockey to the Bay Area.
*To celebrate 100 years of hockey on the west coast, the Canucks honored Vancouver's first professional hockey team, the Vancouver Millionaires, who played in the West Coast Hockey League from 1912-1922 by wearing a patch of a re-colored Millionaires logo on their alternate home jerseys.
*The Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers retired their third jerseys.
==Regular Season==
Originally planned for October 11, 2012, the lockout delay pushed the start of the 2012–13 season to January 19, 2013, with twelve games for the opening night. Each team played eighteen games within its division (four or five games for each team) and thirty games against teams in the other division (three games for each team); no interconference games were played during the regular season. The regular season is shortened from 82 games down to 48, canceling 41.5 percent of the full regular season.
===Winter Classic===
The 2013 NHL Winter Classic was scheduled to feature the Detroit Red Wings hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium (the largest stadium in North America) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but it was canceled due to the labour lockout.
===All Star Game===
Originally scheduled to take place January 27, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio, the All-Star Game was canceled as a result of the on-going lockout.
===European Premiere Games===
In past seasons, selected NHL teams began their season with exhibition games and the first two regular season games in European cities. In March 2012, the NHL announced that it has decided not to start the season with games in Europe, because of the upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations and the surrounding uncertainty,
With the NHL not playing games in Europe, Russia's Kontinental Hockey League (against which the NHL has played [http:// several interleague competitions]) was instead to come to the United States, with the NHL's blessing; the KHL was to feature two games between Dynamo Moscow and SKA Saint Petersburg at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on January 19 and 20, 2013. However no agreement between the KHL and the Barclays Center had been signed, and the KHL announced the two games would be held in Russia; due to the NHL lockout, the signing of a 25 year lease with the New York Islanders, and pleas from the teams' fans to keep the games in Russia.
===Postponement===
*The February 9 game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins at TD Garden was postponed due to inclement weather in Boston the day of the game.
Two games were affected by the Boston Marathon bombings:
*The April 15 game between the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins at TD Garden was postponed due to the bombing of the Boston Marathon earlier that day. The game was rescheduled to April 28, the day after the previous final day of the regular season.
*The April 19 game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins at TD Garden was postponed to April 20 due to the citywide lockdown as a result of the manhunt for the suspects of the bombings. As a result of the rescheduled Penguins-Bruins game, the game between the Penguins and Buffalo Sabres that was originally scheduled for April 20 was moved to April 23.
===Standings===
Due to the lockout, each team played 48 games this season, all within their conference.
Eastern Conference
R 	 	Div	GP	W 	L 	OTL	ROW	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	AT 	48	36	12	0 	33 	165	119	72
2 	y – Montreal Canadiens 	NE 	48	29	14	5 	26 	149	126	63
3 	y – Washington Capitals	SE 	48	27	18	3 	24 	149	130	57
4 	Boston Bruins 	NE 	48	28	14	6 	24 	131	109	62
5 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NE 	48	26	17	5 	26 	145	133	57
6 	New York Rangers 	AT 	48	26	18	4 	22 	130	112	56
7 	Ottawa Senators 	NE 	48	25	17	6 	21 	116	104	56
8 	New York Islanders 	AT 	48	24	17	7 	20 	139	139	55
 	 	 	 	 	 	-1 	 	 	 	
9 	Winnipeg Jets 	SE 	48	24	21	3 	22 	128	144	51
10	Philadelphia Flyers 	AT 	48	23	22	3 	22 	133	141	49
11	New Jersey Devils 	AT 	48	19	19	10 	17 	112	129	48
12	Buffalo Sabres 	NE 	48	21	21	6 	14 	125	143	48
13	Carolina Hurricanes 	SE 	48	19	25	4 	18 	128	160	42
14	Tampa Bay Lightning 	SE 	48	18	26	4 	17 	148	150	40
15	Florida Panthers 	SE 	48	15	27	6 	12 	112	171	
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, z – Won best record in conference
Western Conference
R 	 	Div	GP	W 	L 	OTL	ROW	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	p – Chicago Blackhawks	CE 	48	36	7 	5 	30 	155	102	77
2 	y – Anaheim Ducks 	PA 	48	30	12	6 	24 	140	118	66
3 	y – Vancouver Canucks 	NW 	48	26	15	7 	21 	127	121	59
4 	St. Louis Blues 	CE 	48	29	17	2 	24 	129	115	60
5 	Los Angeles Kings 	PA 	48	27	16	5 	25 	133	118	59
6 	San Jose Sharks 	PA 	48	25	16	7 	17 	124	116	57
7 	Detroit Red Wings 	CE 	48	24	16	8 	22 	124	115	56
8 	Minnesota Wild 	NW 	48	26	19	3 	22 	122	127	55
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	CE 	48	24	17	7 	19 	120	119	55
10	Phoenix Coyotes 	PA 	48	21	18	9 	17 	125	131	51
11	Dallas Stars 	PA 	48	22	22	4 	20 	130	142	48
12	Edmonton Oilers 	NW 	48	19	22	7 	17 	125	134	45
13	Calgary Flames 	NW 	48	19	25	4 	19 	128	160	42
14	Nashville Predators 	CE 	48	16	23	9 	14 	111	139	41
15	Colorado Avalanche 	NW 	48	16	25	7 	14 	116	152	39
Divisions: CE – Central, NW – Northwest, PA – Pacific
* – Division leader
bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)
==Attendance==
Team 	Arena 	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance	Capacity Percentage
Total 	 	720 	17,721 	12,758,849 	
Chicago Blackhawks 	United Center 	24 	21,755 	522,619 	110.4%
Montreal Canadiens 	Bell Centre 	24 	21,273 	510,552 	100.0%
Detroit Red Wings 	Joe Louis Arena 	24 	20,066 	481,584 	100.0%
Philadelphia Flyers 	Wells Fargo Center 	24 	19,786 	474,878 	101.3%
Toronto Maple Leafs 	Air Canada Centre 	24 	19,426 	466,224 	103.2%
Ottawa Senators 	Scotiabank Place 	24 	19,408 	465,801 	101.3%
Calgary Flames 	Scotiabank Saddledome 	24 	19,289 	462,936 	100.0%
Tampa Bay Lightning 	Tampa Bay Times Forum 	24 	19,055 	457,337 	99.2%
Buffalo Sabres 	First Niagara Center 	24 	18,970 	455,290 	99.5%
Vancouver Canucks 	Rogers Arena 	24 	18,947 	454,740 	100.2%
Minnesota Wild 	Xcel Energy Center 	24 	18,794 	451,075 	104.7%
Pittsburgh Penguins 	Consol Energy Center 	24 	18,648 	447,560 	101.4%
Los Angeles Kings 	Staples Center 	24 	18,178 	436,295 	100.3%
Washington Capitals 	Verizon Center 	24 	17,734 	425,638 	95.8%
Boston Bruins 	TD Garden 	24 	17,565 	421,560 	100.0%
San Jose Sharks 	HP Pavilion at San Jose 	24 	17,561 	421,472 	100.0%
Carolina Hurricanes 	PNC Arena 	24 	17,558 	421,401 	94.0%
St. Louis Blues 	Scottrade Center 	24 	17,263 	414,328 	90.1%
New York Rangers 	Madison Square Garden 	24 	17,200 	412,800 	100.0%
New Jersey Devils 	Prudential Center 	24 	17,114 	410,739 	97.1%
Dallas Stars 	American Airlines Center 	24 	17,063 	409,521 	92.1%
Florida Panthers 	BankAtlantic Center 	24 	16,991 	407,806 	99.7%
Nashville Predators 	Bridgestone Arena 	24 	16,974 	407,386 	99.2%
Edmonton Oilers 	Rexall Place 	24 	16,839 	404,136 	100.0%
Anaheim Ducks 	Honda Center 	24 	15,887 	381,308 	92.5%
Colorado Avalanche 	Pepsi Center 	24 	15,444 	370,677 	85.8%
Winnipeg Jets 	MTS Centre 	24 	15,004 	360,096 	100.0%
Columbus Blue Jackets	Nationwide Arena 	24 	14,565 	349,558 	80.3%
Phoenix Coyotes 	Jobing.com Arena 	24 	13,923 	334,165 	81.3%
New York Islanders 	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	24 	13,306 	319,362 	82.3%
==Playoffs==
Because of the lockout and delayed start of the shortened regular season, the playoffs did not begin until April 30. The last possible date of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals was then scheduled for June 28.
In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. In the Stanley Cup Finals, home ice is determined based on regular season points. As the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Blackhawks will have home ice advantage in this year's Finals. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team plays at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the lower-seeded team is at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary).
	Conference Quarterfinals	Conference Quarterfinals 	Conference Quarterfinals 	 	 	Conference Semifinals 	Conference Semifinals 	Conference Semifinals 	 	 	Conference Finals 	Conference Finals 	Conference Finals 	 		Stanley Cup Finals	Stanley Cup Finals	Stanley Cup Finals
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	1 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4 	 	 	1 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	8 	 New York Islanders 	2 	 	 	7 	 Ottawa Senators 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	2 	 Montreal Canadiens 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference		 	 	
	2 	 Montreal Canadiens 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference		 	 	
	7 	Ottawa Senators 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	7 	Ottawa Senators 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	 Pittsburgh Penguins	0 	 		 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	 Pittsburgh Penguins	0 	 		 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4 	Boston Bruins 	4 	 		 	 	
	3 	 Washington Capitals 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4 	Boston Bruins 	4 	 		 	 	
	3 	 Washington Capitals 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	6 	New York Rangers 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	6 	New York Rangers 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	4 	Boston Bruins 	4 	 	 	4 	Boston Bruins 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	4 	Boston Bruins 	4 	 	 	4 	Boston Bruins 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	5 	 Toronto Maple Leafs 	3 	 	 	6 	 New York Rangers 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	5 	 Toronto Maple Leafs 	3 	 	 	6 	 New York Rangers 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 		E4 	 Boston Bruins 	2
	 	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	 	 	 		E4 	 Boston Bruins 	2
	 	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	 	 	 		W1 	Chicago Blackhawks	4
	1 	Chicago Blackhawks 	4 	 	 	1 	Chicago Blackhawks 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 		W1 	Chicago Blackhawks	4
	1 	Chicago Blackhawks 	4 	 	 	1 	Chicago Blackhawks 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	8 	 Minnesota Wild 	1 	 	 	7 	 Detroit Red Wings 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	8 	 Minnesota Wild 	1 	 	 	7 	 Detroit Red Wings 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	2 	 Anaheim Ducks 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	2 	 Anaheim Ducks 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	7 	Detroit Red Wings 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	7 	Detroit Red Wings 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	Chicago Blackhawks 	4 	 		 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	Chicago Blackhawks 	4 	 		 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	 Los Angeles Kings 	1 	 		 	 	
	3 	 Vancouver Canucks 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	 Los Angeles Kings 	1 	 		 	 	
	3 	 Vancouver Canucks 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	6 	San Jose Sharks 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference	 		 	 	
	6 	San Jose Sharks 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference	 		 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	4 	 St. Louis Blues 	2 	 	 	5 	Los Angeles Kings 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	4 	 St. Louis Blues 	2 	 	 	5 	Los Angeles Kings 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	5 	Los Angeles Kings 	4 	 	 	6 	 San Jose Sharks 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	6 	 San Jose Sharks 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
*During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice.
==NHL Awards==
Awards are presented during the NHL Awards television specials on June 14–15, 2013. Finalists for voted awards are announced during the playoffs and winners are presented at the awards specials. Voting concluded immediately after the end of the regular season. The President's Trophy, the Prince of Wales Trophy and Campbell Bowls are not presented at the awards specials. The Lester Patrick is announced during the summer and presented in the fall. NHL Network U.S. and NHL Network Canada aired the first part of the awards presentation on June 14, while NBC Sports Network and CBC aired the second part on June 15 preceding Game 2 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.
2012–13 NHL awards
Award 	Recipient(s) 	Runner(s)-up
Stanley Cup	Chicago Blackhawks 	Boston Bruins
Presidents' Trophy
(Best regular-season record)	Chicago Blackhawks 	Pittsburgh Penguins
Prince of Wales Trophy
(Eastern Conference champion)	Boston Bruins 	Pittsburgh Penguins
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
(Western Conference champion)	Chicago Blackhawks 	Los Angeles Kings
Art Ross Trophy
(Top scorer)	Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning) 	Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
(Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)	Josh Harding (Minnesota Wild) 	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Adam McQuaid (Boston Bruins)
Calder Memorial Trophy
(Best first-year player)	Jonathan Huberdeau (Florida Panthers) 	Brendan Gallagher (Montreal Canadiens)
Brandon Saad (Chicago Blackhawks)
Conn Smythe Trophy
(Most valuable player, playoffs)	Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) 	
Frank J. Selke Trophy
(Defensive forward)	Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks) 	Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)
Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings)
Hart Memorial Trophy
(Most valuable player, regular season)	Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) 	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)
John Tavares (New York Islanders)
Jack Adams Award
(Best coach)	Paul MacLean (Ottawa Senators) 	Bruce Boudreau (Anaheim Ducks)
Joel Quenneville (Chicago Blackhawks)
James Norris Memorial Trophy
(Best defenseman)	P. K. Subban (Montreal Canadiens) 	Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Ryan Suter (Minnesota Wild)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
(Leadership and humanitarian contribution)	Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins) 	
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
(Sportsmanship and excellence)	Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning) 	Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks)
Matt Moulson (New York Islanders)
Ted Lindsay Award
(Outstanding player)	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) 	Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)
Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Mark Messier Leadership Award
(Leadership and community activities)	Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators) 	Dustin Brown (Los Angeles Kings)
Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks)
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
(Top goal-scorer)	Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) 	Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)
NHL Foundation Player Award
(Award for community enrichment)	Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit Red Wings) 	
NHL General Manager of the Year Award
(Top general manager)	Ray Shero (Pittsburgh Penguins) 	Marc Bergevin (Montreal Canadiens)
Bob Murray (Anaheim Ducks)
NHL Plus-Minus Award
(Highest plus/minus value)	Pascal Dupuis (Pittsburgh Penguins) 	Chris Kunitz (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Vezina Trophy
(Best goaltender)	Sergei Bobrovsky (Columbus Blue Jackets) 	Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)
Antti Niemi (San Jose Sharks)
William M. Jennings Trophy
(Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)	Corey Crawford and Ray Emery (Chicago Blackhawks)	
Lester Patrick Trophy
(Service to ice hockey in U.S.)	TBA 	
===All-Star Teams===
  Position  	First Team 	Second Team 	Position	All-Rookie
G 	Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets	Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers 	G 	Jake Allen, St. Louis Blues
D 	P. K. Subban, Montreal Canadiens 	Francois Beauchemin, Anaheim Ducks 	D 	Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild
D 	Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild 	Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins 	D 	Justin Schultz, Edmonton Oilers
C 	Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins 	Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks 	F 	Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida Panthers
RW 	Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals	Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning 	F 	Brendan Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens
LW 	Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh Penguins 	Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals	F 	Brandon Saad, Chicago Blackhawks
==Players Statistics==
===Scoring Leaders===
The following players lead the league in points following the conclusion of the regular season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/–	PIM
Martin St. Louis 	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	17	43	60 	0 	14
Steven Stamkos 	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	29	28	57 	–4 	32
Alexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	48	32	24	56 	+2 	36
Sidney Crosby 	Pittsburgh Penguins	36	15	41	56 	+26	16
Patrick Kane 	Chicago Blackhawks 	47	23	32	55 	+11	8
Eric Staal 	Carolina Hurricanes	48	18	35	53 	+5 	54
Chris Kunitz 	Pittsburgh Penguins	48	22	30	52 	+30	39
Phil Kessel 	Toronto Maple Leafs	48	20	32	52 	–3 	18
Taylor Hall 	Edmonton Oilers 	45	16	34	50 	+5 	33
Ryan Getzlaf 	Anaheim Ducks 	44	15	34	49 	+14	41
Pavel Datsyuk 	Detroit Red Wings 	47	15	34	49 	+21	14
===Leading Goaltenders===
The following goaltenders lead the league in goals against average following the conclusion of the regular season while playing at least 1200 minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	Team 	GP	Min 	W 	L 	OT	GA	SO	SV% 	GAA
Cory Schneider 	Vancouver Canucks 	30	1733:19	17	9 	4 	61	5 	.927	2.11
Tuukka Rask 	Boston Bruins 	36	2104:09	19	10	5 	70	5 	.929	2.00
Antti Niemi 	San Jose Sharks 	43	2580:46	24	12	6 	93	4 	.924	2.16
Henrik Lundqvist	New York Rangers 	43	2575:22	24	16	3 	88	2 	.926	2.05
Jimmy Howard 	Detroit Red Wings 	42	2445:44	21	13	7 	87	5 	.923	2.13
Viktor Fasth 	Anaheim Ducks 	25	1428:18	15	6 	2 	52	4 	.921	2.18
Corey Crawford 	Chicago Blackhawks 	30	1760:31	19	5 	5 	57	3 	.926	1.94
Martin Brodeur 	New Jersey Devils 	29	1757:21	13	9 	7 	65	2 	.901	2.22
Sergei Bobrovsky	Columbus Blue Jackets	38	2218:57	21	11	6 	74	4 	.932	2.00
Craig Anderson 	Ottawa Senators 	24	1420:36	12	9 	2 	40	3 	.941	1.69
==Milestones==
===First Games===
The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game in 2013, listed with their first team:
Player 	Team 	Notability
Nail Yakupov 	Edmonton Oilers 	First overall pick in the 2012 Draft
Jonathan Huberdeau	Florida Panthers	Winner of the 2012–13 Calder Memorial Trophy
===Last Games===
The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2012–13, listed with their team:
Player 	Team 	Notability
Alexei Kovalev 	Florida Panthers 	1994 Stanley Cup Champion with the New York Rangers, 2008 NHL Second All-Star Team, Olympic Gold (1992) for the Unified Team and Bronze (2002) for Russia
Jochen Hecht 	Buffalo Sabres 	Second German-born captain in NHL history (after Walt Tkaczuk) in 2007–08, 833 games played over 14 seasons, named to two Olympic squads (2002 and 2006)
Andy McDonald 	St. Louis Blues 	2007 Stanley Cup Champion with the Anaheim Ducks, 2007 NHL All-Star Skills Fastest Skater
Ilya Kovalchuk 	New Jersey Devils	First overall pick of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 2002 NHL All-Rookie Team, three-time All-Star and two-time NHL All-Star Team, 2004 Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner
Miikka Kiprusoff	Calgary Flames 	2006 First Team All-Star, 2006 Vezina Trophy winner, 2006 William M. Jennings Trophy winner
===Major Milestones Reached===
*On January 21, 2013, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vincent Lecavalier participated in his 1,000th NHL game
*On January 27, 2013, New Jersey Devils forward Patrik Elias recorded his 900th career point. He became the 97th player in league history to reach this milestone.
*On February 4, 2013, Colorado Avalanche forward Milan Hejduk participated in his 1,000th NHL game.
*On February 7, 2013, St. Louis Blues defenseman Wade Redden participated in his 1,000th NHL game.
*On February 9, 2013, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur participated in his 1,200th NHL game. He became the 93rd player, and the first goaltender, to reach this milestone
*On February 22, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks set a record by earning at least one point in 17 consecutive games to start a season. The previous record of 16 consecutive games was held by the 2006–07 Anaheim Ducks. The Blackhawks went on to extend the record for first consecutive games with a point to start a season to 24 games (21–0–3).
*On March 3, 2013, Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa participated in his 1,000th NHL game.
*On March 5, 2013, Montreal Canadiens captain Brian Gionta scored the team's 20,000th NHL goal.
*On March 6, 2013, Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Ray Emery becomes the first goaltender in league history to start a season with 10 straight wins. He extended it to 12 straight wins to start a season on March 26.
*On March 18, 2013, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen participated in his 1,000th NHL game.
*On March 28, 2013, Phoenix Coyotes forward Steve Sullivan participated in his 1,000th NHL game.
*On March 29, 2013, Dallas Stars forward Jaromir Jagr recorded his 1,000th career assist, becoming the 12th player in league history and the first non-Canadian to do so.
*On March 30, 2013, the Pittsburgh Penguins set a record by becoming the first NHL franchise to win every game during a calendar month. The Penguins defeated the New York Islanders 2–0, winning fifteen consecutive games from March 2 until March 30.
*On April 22, 2013, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tomas Vokoun won his 300th NHL game. He became the 28th player in league history to reach this milestone.
==See Also==
*2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
*2013 NHL Entry Draft
*2012-13 NHL Hat tricks
*2012–13 NHL lockout
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