2012–13 Minnesota Wild season

The 2012–13 Minnesota Wild season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
The Wild made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season, where they fell to the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.
==Off-season==
The Wild made a splash in the free-agent pool by signing top free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter on July 4, 2012. Both were signed to 13-year-long contracts.
==Regular season==
On February 26, 2013, Zach Parise scored just 27 seconds into the overtime period to give the Wild a 2–1 home win over the Calgary Flames. Parise tied Marian Gaborik's mark, set on January 23, 2013, when he scored 27 seconds into the overtime period to give the Rangers a 4–3 home win over the Boston Bruins. Both goals would prove to be the fastest overtime goals scored during the lockout-shortened season.
The Wild were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with a league-low 135 power-play opportunities against. They also tied the New York Islanders for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with zero.
===Standings===
==Schedule and results==
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	January 19 	Colorado Avalanche 	2–4 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	19,298 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	January 20 	Dallas Stars 	0–1 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Harding 	18,296 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	January 22 	Nashville Predators 	3–1 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	17,540 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	January 25 	Minnesota Wild 	3–5 	Detroit Red Wings 	 	Harding 	20,066 	2–2–0 	4 	
5 	January 27 	Minnesota Wild 	4–5 	St. Louis Blues 	OT 	Backstrom 	18,265 	2–2–1 	5 	
6 	January 29 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–3 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	17,584 	3–2–1 	7 	
7 	January 30 	Chicago Blackhawks 	2–3 	Minnesota Wild 	SO 	Backstrom 	18,550 	4–2–1 	9 	
==Playoffs==
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 30 	Minnesota Wild 	1–2 	Chicago Blackhawks 	OT 	Harding 	21,428 	Blackhawks lead 1–0 	 	
2 	May 3 	Minnesota Wild 	2–5 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Harding 	22,012 	Blackhawks lead 2–0 	 	
3 	May 5 	Chicago Blackhawks 	2–3 	Minnesota Wild 	OT 	Harding 	19,238 	Blackhawks lead 2–1 	 	
4 	May 7 	Chicago Blackhawks 	3–0 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Harding 	19,378 	Blackhawks lead 3–1 	 	
5 	May 9 	Minnesota Wild 	1–5 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Harding 	21,597 	Blackhawks win 4–1 	 	
==Player statistics==
Finals stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	48	18	20	38	2 	16
 	48	11	26	37	2 	26
 	48	4 	28	32	2 	24
 	42	7 	20	27	9 	10
 	48	13	14	27	5 	20
 	36	11	10	21	−12	8
 	43	8 	12	20	3 	8
 	39	5 	10	15	1 	4
 	37	8 	6 	14	3 	28
 	43	3 	10	13	−11	18
 	48	8 	4 	12	−18	20
 	45	2 	9 	11	3 	10
 	48	0 	10	10	0 	42
 	42	4 	6 	10	−5 	27
† 	10	4 	5 	9 	0 	0
 	45	4 	4 	8 	−8 	21
 	27	2 	6 	8 	−4 	6
 	20	4 	1 	5 	4 	8
† 	32	1 	3 	4 	1 	67
 	36	0 	3 	3 	−9 	40
 	8 	0 	1 	1 	−9 	0
 	6 	1 	0 	1 	−1 	4
 	37	0 	0 	0 	−4 	117
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	17	0 	0 	0 	4 	4
‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	8 	0 	0 	0 	1 	9
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Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	0	3	3	1 	2
 	5	1	1	2	2 	0
 	5	0	2	2	0 	4
 	5	1	1	2	0 	4
 	5	1	1	2	−1	0
 	5	1	1	2	1 	0
 	5	0	2	2	−4	2
 	5	1	0	1	−7	2
 	1	0	1	1	1 	0
 	5	1	0	1	−4	0
 	5	1	0	1	−2	0
 	4	0	0	0	−3	12
 	5	0	0	0	−6	8
 	2	0	0	0	−1	0
 	2	0	0	0	0 	0
 	2	0	0	0	−2	0
 	5	0	0	0	−2	2
 	5	0	0	0	−5	4
 	4	0	0	0	−3	2
 	5	0	0	0	−3	2
 	5	0	0	0	−3	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	42	41	2368:08	24	15	3	98	2.48	1072	.909	2	0	0	2
 	6 	3 	288:18 	1 	2 	0	10	2.08	119 	.916	0	0	0	0
 	5 	3 	185:05 	1 	1 	0	10	3.24	73 	.863	1	0	0	0
‡ 	1 	1 	59:12 	0 	1 	0	5 	5.08	33 	.848	0	0	0	0
;Goaltenders
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	5	244:48	1	4	12	2.94	135	.911	0	0	0	0
 	2	0	73:27 	0	0	4 	3.29	33 	.879	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
Regular Season	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Josh Harding 	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	June 14, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
February 4, 2013	To New York Rangers Darroll PoweNick Palmieri 	To Minnesota Wild Mike Rupp
March 12, 2013 	To Ottawa Senators Matt Kassian 	To Minnesota Wild 6th-round pick in 2014
March 14, 2013 	To Washington Capitals Chay Genoway 	To Minnesota Wild Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014
April 3, 2013 	To Buffalo Sabres Matt HackettJohan Larsson1st-round pick in 20132nd-round pick in 2014	To Minnesota Wild Jason Pominville4th-round pick in 2014
April 3, 2013 	To Anaheim Ducks Future considerations 	To Minnesota Wild Jeff Deslauriers
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=== Free agents signed ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Torrey Mitchell	San Jose Sharks 	3 years, $5.7 million
Zenon Konopka 	Ottawa Senators 	2 years, $1.85 million
Jake Dowell 	Dallas Stars 	2 years, $1.4 million
Zach Parise 	New Jersey Devils 	13 years, $98 million
Ryan Suter 	Nashville Predators 	13 years, $98 million
Brian Connelly 	Abbotsford Heat 	2 years, $1.225 million
Brett Clark 	Oklahoma City Barons	1 year, $900,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Erik Christensen 	Lev Prague 	undisclosed
Warren Peters 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $600,000
Guillaume Latendresse	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $2 million
Mike Lundin 	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $1.15 million
Nick Johnson 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $725,000
Kurtis Foster 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $950,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Josh Harding 	June 19, 2012 	3 years, $5.7 million
Chad Rau 	June 25, 2012 	2 years, $1.125 million
Stephane Veilleux	June 25, 2012 	1 year, $600,000
Matt Kassian 	June 28, 2012 	2 years, $1.15 million
Chay Genoway 	June 29, 2012 	2 years, $1.15 million
Justin Falk 	July 5, 2012 	1 year, $825,000
Mathew Dumba 	July 19, 2012 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Nick Palmieri 	January 15, 2013	1 year, $577,500
Tyler Graovac 	April 2, 2013 	3 years, $2.2425 million entry-level contract
Erik Haula 	April 7, 2013 	2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Raphael Bussieres	May 9, 2013 	3 years, $2.2775 million entry-level contract
Stephane Veilleux	June 12, 2013 	2 years, $1.175 million
Marco Scandella 	June 17, 2013 	2 years, $2.05 million
Niklas Backstrom 	June 24, 2013 	3 years, $10.25 million
Steven Kampfer 	June 28, 2013 	1 year, $550,000
== Draft picks ==
Minnesota's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	7 	Mathew Dumba 	D 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 	46 	Raphael Bussieres 	LW 	 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
3 	68 	John Draeger 	D 	 	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA)
4 	98 	Adam Gilmour 	C 	 	Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA)
5 	128	Daniel Gunnarsson 	D 	 	Lulea HF (Elitserien)
6 	158	Christopher Bertschy	C 	 	SC Bern (NLA)
7 	188	Louis Nanne 	LW 	 	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
;Draft notes
* The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick (from Washington Capitals) went to the Minnesota Wild as a result of a February 24, 2012, trade that sent Marek Zidlicky to the Devils in exchange for Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri, Stephane Veilleux and this pick.
* The Wild's second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a June 24, 2011, trade that sent Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and a 2011 first-round pick to the Wild in exchange for Brent Burns and this pick.
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
Category:Minnesota Wild seasons