2012–13 Nashville Predators season

The 2012–13 Nashville Predators season was the team's 15th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
==Off-season==
After already losing one half of their All-Star defensive core to free agency when Ryan Suter signed with the Minnesota Wild, on July 19, 2012, Shea Weber signed an offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers.NHL.com: Weber agrees to 14-year offer sheet with Flyers The Predators had seven days to decide whether to match the offer, opting to do so on July 24 to keep Weber in a Predators uniform.Nashville Predators Match Offer Sheet To Captain Shea Weber
==Regular season==
The Predators scored 109 goals (excluding three shootout-winning goals) over the lockout-shortened season of 48 games, tied for 30th overall with the Florida Panthers. The Predators were also shut out a league-high nine times, tied with the Phoenix Coyotes.
===Standings===
===Game log===
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January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)	January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)	January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)	January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)	January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)	January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)	January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)	January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)	January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)	January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)	January: 2–2–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	January 19 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–2 	Nashville Predators 	SO 	Rinne 	17,113 	0–0–1 	1 	Recap
2 	January 21 	St. Louis Blues 	4–3 	Nashville Predators 	SO 	Rinne 	17,113 	0–0–2 	2 	Recap
3 	January 22 	Nashville Predators 	3–1 	Minnesota Wild 	— 	Mason 	17,540 	1–0–2 	4 	Recap
4 	January 24 	Nashville Predators 	0–3 	St. Louis Blues 	— 	Rinne 	16,047 	1–1–2 	4 	Recap
5 	January 26 	Nashville Predators 	2–3 	Anaheim Ducks 	SO 	Rinne 	17,174 	1–1–3 	5 	Recap
6 	January 28 	Nashville Predators 	0–4 	Phoenix Coyotes 	— 	Rinne 	8,581 	1–2–3 	5 	Recap
7 	January 31 	Nashville Predators 	2–1 	Los Angeles Kings 	SO 	Rinne 	18,118 	2–2–3 	7 	Recap
==Playoffs==
For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Predators missed the playoffs.
==Player stats==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	48	9 	19	28	−2 	48
 	48	12	13	25	−6 	20
 	38	10	11	21	6 	27
‡ 	36	4 	17	21	−7 	26
 	25	7 	12	19	1 	4
 	48	5 	13	18	−7 	8
 	34	11	5 	16	6 	4
 	46	3 	12	15	−5 	11
 	47	3 	11	14	−1 	9
 	24	4 	10	14	−1 	14
 	47	9 	4 	13	−10	18
 	44	4 	8 	12	−11	20
 	36	5 	6 	11	1 	10
 	47	4 	5 	9 	3 	113
† 	20	3 	6 	9 	−2 	4
 	34	3 	5 	8 	−3 	26
 	24	0 	7 	7 	2 	6
 	35	1 	6 	7 	−1 	6
 	16	3 	4 	7 	0 	2
 	32	2 	4 	6 	−2 	15
 	23	2 	3 	5 	−1 	20
 	18	2 	3 	5 	−4 	6
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	−2 	0
†‡ 	5 	1 	1 	2 	1 	4
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	−1 	0
 	6 	1 	0 	1 	−2 	0
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	0
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	−5 	0
‡ 	29	0 	1 	1 	−11	20
 	32	0 	0 	0 	−3 	12
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
‡ 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Totals	8 	12	17	29	−11	95
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	43 	42	2443:46	15	16	8	99 	2.43	1101	.910	5	0	1	8
 	11 	6 	466:44 	1 	7 	1	29 	3.73	229 	.873	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	48	2910:30	16	23	9	128	2.64	1330	.904	5	0	1	8
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
==Awards and records==
== Transactions ==
The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 15, 2012 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Anders LindbackKyle Wilson7th-round pick in 2012	To Nashville Predators Sebastien Caron2nd-round pick in 20122nd-round pick in 20123rd-round pick in 2013
June 23, 2012 	To New York Rangers 3rd-round pick in 2013 	To Nashville Predators 3rd-round pick in 2012
June 23, 2012 	To New York Rangers 5th-round pick in 2012 	To Nashville Predators 5th-round pick in 2013
February 19, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire Defenseman Scott Ford From St. Louis 	To St. Louis Blues Jani Lajunen 	To Nashville Predators Scott Ford
February 28, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire Defenseman Joe Piskula From Calgary 	To Calgary Flames Brian McGrattan 	To Nashville Predators Joe Piskula
April 3, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire A Conditional Seventh-Round Pick From San Jose	To San Jose Sharks Scott Hannan 	To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013
April 3, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire Filip Forsberg From Washington 	To Washington Capitals Martin EratMichael Latta 	To Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg
June 14, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire TJ Brennan From Florida 	To Florida Panthers Bobby Butler 	To Nashville Predators T. J. Brennan
=== Free agents signed ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Kevin HendersonPreds Sign Prospect Kevin Henderson To 1-Year Deal 	Milwaukee Admirals	1 year, $550,000
Chris MasonPreds Sign Goalie Chris Mason To 1-Year Contract 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $1.25 million
Mike MoorePreds Sign Mike Moore To 2-Way Contract 	Worcester Sharks 	1 year, $550,000
Scott HannanPreds Sign Scott Hannan To a 1-Year Contract 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $1 million
Mark Van GuilderNashville Predators Sign Van Guilder to a Two-Year Contract	Milwaukee Admirals	2 years, $1.1 million
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Francis BouillonCanadiens sign Francis Bouillon to a one-year contract	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $1.5 million
Jordin TootooWings add grit with Tootoo deal 	Detroit Red Wings 	3 years, $5.7 million
Alexander RadulovREPORT: RADULOV SIGNS FOUR-YEAR DEAL WITH CSKA MOSCOW	CSKA Moscow 	4 years, $36.8 million
Jack HillenCapitals Sign Jack Hillen 	Washington Capitals	1 year, $650,000
Ryan SuterWelcome To Minnesota Parise, Suter 	Minnesota Wild 	13 years, $98 million
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Richard CluneNashville Predators Claim Richard Clune on Waivers	Los Angeles Kings 	January 15, 2013
Bobby ButlerNashville Predators Claim Bobby Butler on Waivers 	New Jersey Devils 	March 4, 2013
Zach BoychukNashville Predators Claim Zach Boychuk on Waivers 	Pittsburgh Penguins	March 5, 2013
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Zach BoychukCanes Claim Boychuk on Waivers from Nashville	Carolina Hurricanes	March 21, 2013
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Magnus HellbergPreds Ink Hellberg to Entry-Level Contract 	June 18, 2012 	3 years, $2.3425 million entry-level contract
Chris MuellerPreds Re-Sign Chris Mueller To 1-Year Deal 	June 21, 2012 	1 year, $550,000
Brandon YipPreds Sign Brandon Yip To A 1-Year Contract 	June 21, 2012 	1 year, $750,000
Hal GillPreds Sign Defenseman Hal Gill To A Two-Year Contract 	June 28, 2012 	2 years, $4 million
Paul GaustadPreds Sign Paul Gaustad To A 4-Year Contract 	July 1, 2012 	4 years, $13 million
Brian McGrattanPreds Agree To Terms With Forward Brian McGrattan On 1-Year Deal 	July 1, 2012 	1 year, $600,000
Jeremy SmithPreds Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith To A 1-Year Contract 	July 17, 2012 	1 year, $660,000
Jack MacLellanPredators Sign Jack Maclellan To A One-Year Contract 	July 23, 2012 	1 year, $600,000
Sergei KostitsynPreds Sign Sergei Kostitsyn To a Two-Year Contract 	July 23, 2012 	2 years, $6 million
Colin WilsonPreds Sign Colin Wilson to 3-Year Deal 	July 24, 2012 	3 years, $6 million
Shea Weber 	July 24, 2012 	14 years, $110 million
Mike FisherPredators Sign Mike Fisher to 2-Year Contract 	August 20, 2012 	2 years, $8.4 million contract extension
Colton SissonsPreds Sign 2012 2nd Round Pick Colton Sissons 	September 13, 2012	3 years, $1.97 million entry-level contract
Jonathon BlumPreds Sign Jon Blum To 1-Year Contract 	September 13, 2012	1 year, $650,000
Gabriel BourquePreds Sign Gabriel Bourque To A 2-Yr Contract 	September 14, 2012	2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
Kevin KleinPreds Sign Kevin Klein To 5-Year Contract 	September 15, 2012	5 years, $14.5 million contract extension
Craig SmithPreds Sign Craig Smith To 2-Year Deal 	September 15, 2012	2 years, $4 million contract extension
Zach BudishNashville Predators Sign 2009 Second Round Pick Zach Budish 	April 3, 2013 	2 years, $1.33 million entry-level contract
Miikka SalomakiNashville Predators Sign 2011 Second Rounder Miikka Salomaki 	April 24, 2013 	3 years, $2.3425 million entry-level contract
Patric HornqvistNashville Predators Sign Patric Hornqvist to a Five-Year Contract	April 30, 2013 	5 years, $21.25 million contract extension
Marek MazanecNashville Predators Sign 2012 Draft Pick Marek Mazanec 	May 3, 2013 	2 years, $1.22 million entry-level contract
Brendan LeipsicNashville Predators Sign WHL Scoring Champion Brendan Leipsic 	May 23, 2013 	3 years, $2.0525 million entry-level contract
Mikko VainonenNashville Predators Sign 2012 Fourth-Round Pick Mikko Vainonen 	May 24, 2013 	3 years, $1.87 million entry-level contract
Roman JosiNashville Predators Sign Roman Josi To A Seven-Year Deal 	June 10, 2013 	7 years, $28 million
Joe PiskulaNashville Predators Sign Piskula To A One-Year Contract 	June 17, 2013 	1 year, $550,000
Kevin HendersonNashville Predators Sign Henderson To A Two-Year Contract 	June 18, 2013 	2 years, $1.1 million
Victor BartleyNashville Predators Sign Bartley to a Three-Year Contract 	June 19, 2013 	3 years, $2 million
== Draft picks ==
Nashville's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Round	Pick 	Player 	Position	Nationality	Previous Team
2 	37 (from Minnesota) 	Pontus Aberg 	LW 	 	Djurgardens IF J20 (J20 SuperElit)
2 	50 (from Philadelphia)	Colton Sissons 	C 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 	66 (from Toronto) 	Jimmy Vesey 	LW 	 	South Shore Kings (EJHL)
3 	89 (from NY Rangers) 	Brendan Leipsic	LW 	 	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4 	112 	Zach Stepan 	C 	 	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA)
4 	118 (from Phoenix) 	Mikko Vainonen 	D 	 	HIFK U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
6 	164 (from Dallas) 	Simon Fernholm 	D 	 	Huddinge IK J20 (J20 SuperElit)
6 	172 	Max Gortz 	RW 	 	Farjestad BK J20 (J20 SuperElit)
6 	179 (from NY Rangers) 	Marek Mazanec 	G 	 	HC Plzen (Czech Extraliga)
== See also ==
*2012–13 NHL season
==References==
Category:Nashville Predators seasons
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