2012–13 Washington Capitals season

The 2012–13 Washington Capitals season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
==Off-season==
On June 26, 2012, the Capitals announced the hiring of Adam Oates as their new head coach.Oates named new Capitals coach
==Regular season==
The Capitals scored the most power-play goals in the NHL during the regular season with 47. They also had the best power-play percentage at 27.65% (47 for 170).https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html
==Schedule and results==
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January: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)
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#	Date	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT/SO	Decision	Record	Points	Attendance	Recap
1	19 	Washington Capitals	3–6 	Tampa Bay Lightning	— 	Holtby 	0–1–0 	0 	19,204 	Recap
2	22 	Winnipeg Jets 	4–2 	Washington Capitals	— 	Holtby 	0–2–0 	0 	18,506 	Recap
3	24 	Montreal Canadiens 	4–1 	Washington Capitals	— 	Neuvirth	0–3–0 	0 	18,506 	Recap
4	25 	Washington Capitals	2–3 	New Jersey Devils 	OT 	Neuvirth	0–3–1 	1 	17,625 	Recap
5	27 	Buffalo Sabres 	2–3 	Washington Capitals	— 	Neuvirth	1–3–1 	3 	18,506 	Recap
6	29 	Washington Capitals	2–3 	Ottawa Senators 	— 	Neuvirth	1–4–1 	3 	19,267 	Recap
7	31 	Washington Capitals	2–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs	— 	Neuvirth	1–5–1 	3 	19,374 	Recap
===Season standings===
==Playoffs==
The Washington Capitals ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Southeast Division champions and therefore as the Eastern Conference's 3rd seed. They faced the #6 seed New York Rangers in the first round, losing 4 games to 3.
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Series 	Attendance 	Recap 	
1 	May 2 	New York Rangers 	1–3 	Washington Capitals 	— 	Holtby 	Capitals lead 1–0 	18,506 	Recap 	
2 	May 4 	New York Rangers 	0–1 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Holtby 	Capitals lead 2–0 	18,506 	Recap 	
3 	May 6 	Washington Capitals 	3–4 	New York Rangers 	— 	Holtby 	Capitals lead 2–1 	17,200 	Recap 	
4 	May 8 	Washington Capitals 	3–4 	New York Rangers 	– 	Holtby 	Series ties 2–2 	17,200 	Recap 	
5 	May 10 	New York Rangers 	1–2 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Holtby 	Capitals lead 3–2 	18,506 	Recap 	
6 	May 12 	Washington Capitals 	0–1 	New York Rangers 	– 	Holtby 	Series tied 3–3 	17,200 	Recap 	
7 	May 13 	New York Rangers 	5–0 	Washington Capitals 	– 	Holtby 	Rangers win 4–3 	18,506 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
Final stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	48	32	24	56	2 	36
 	48	13	36	49	−4	53
 	48	8 	40	48	8 	20
 	47	19	14	33	−5	28
 	35	12	14	26	−3	20
 	48	6 	16	22	11	18
 	34	6 	16	22	3 	4
 	39	8 	12	20	7 	12
 	41	9 	8 	17	14	10
 	39	6 	11	17	7 	20
 	47	3 	11	14	−5	48
 	27	4 	5 	9 	1 	6
 	23	3 	6 	9 	9 	14
 	28	1 	8 	9 	9 	33
 	48	5 	3 	8 	−6	73
 	48	2 	6 	8 	−1	14
 	25	1 	6 	7 	−5	8
 	30	3 	3 	6 	10	34
 	48	1 	4 	5 	−6	14
 	9 	1 	3 	4 	2 	6
† 	9 	1 	2 	3 	0 	4
 	26	0 	3 	3 	−6	12
 	16	0 	2 	2 	−2	2
 	26	2 	0 	2 	−1	8
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	5 	0
† 	17	0 	1 	1 	−2	7
‡ 	4 	0 	1 	1 	−1	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	1	3	4	−1	6
 	7	2	2	4	0 	4
 	7	1	3	4	3 	0
 	7	1	2	3	1 	4
 	7	1	2	3	−2	0
 	7	1	1	2	−2	10
 	7	1	1	2	−2	4
 	7	1	1	2	0 	10
 	7	1	1	2	3 	2
 	7	1	1	2	−3	0
 	7	0	1	1	−4	4
 	7	1	0	1	−5	4
 	7	0	1	1	−4	6
 	7	0	1	1	−4	4
 	7	0	1	1	−1	4
 	4	0	0	0	1 	4
 	7	0	0	0	−2	0
 	7	0	0	0	−2	6
 	3	0	0	0	−1	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	36 	35	2089:14	23	12	1	90 	2.58	1123	.920	4	0	2	2
 	13 	12	723:08 	4 	5 	2	33 	2.74	367 	.910	0	0	0	0
 	2 	1 	83:58 	0 	1 	0	5 	3.57	59 	.915	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	48	2896:20	27	18	3	128	2.65	1549	.917	4	0	2	2
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	7	432:50	3	4	16	2.22	205	.922	1	0	0	2
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals 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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexander Ovechkin2013 NHL Awards 	Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy	April 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexander OvechkinAlex Ovechkin Wins Third Hart Trophy	Hart Memorial Trophy 	June 15, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 22, 2012 	To Dallas Stars: Cody Eakin2nd-round pick in 2012 	To Washington Capitals: Mike Ribeiro
June 27, 2012 	To Calgary Flames: Dennis Wideman 	To Washington Capitals: Jordan Henry5th-round pick in 2013
January 31, 2013	To Florida Panthers: Zach Hamill 	To Washington Capitals: Casey Wellman
January 31, 2013	To Chicago Blackhawks: Mathieu Beaudoin 	To Washington Capitals: Peter LeBlanc
March 14, 2013 	To Minnesota Wild: Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014	To Washington Capitals: Chay Genoway
March 14, 2013 	To Toronto Maple Leafs: Kevin Marshall 	To Washington Capitals: Nicolas Deschamps
April 2, 2013 	To Phoenix Coyotes: Matt Clackson 	To Washington Capitals: Joel Rechlicz
April 2, 2013 	To Edmonton Oilers: Garrett Stafford 	To Washington Capitals: Dane Byers
April 3, 2013 	To Nashville Predators: Filip Forsberg 	To Washington Capitals: Martin EratMichael Latta
=== Free agents signed ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Joey CrabbCapitals Sign Joey Crabb 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1 year, $950,000
Garrett StaffordCapitals Sign Garrett Stafford and Kevin Marshall	Hamilton Bulldogs 	1 year, $550,000
Jack HillenCapitals Sign Jack Hillen 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $650,000
Ryan StoaCapitals Sign Ryan Stoa 	Lake Erie Monsters 	1 year, $700,000
Wojtek WolskiCapitals Sign Wojtek Wolski 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $600,000
Matt ClacksonCapitals Sign Matt Clackson 	Chicago Wolves 	1 year, $525,000
Eric FehrCapitals Sign Eric Fehr 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $600,000
Steven OleksyCapitals Sign and Recall Steven Oleksy from Hershey 	Hershey Bears 	3 years, $1.625 million entry-level contract
Nate SchmidtCapitals Sign Nate Schmidt 	University of Minnesota	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Sean CollinsMinor signing: Rangers add defenseman Sean Collins	New York Rangers 	1 year, $600,000
Jeff HalpernRangers add veteran forward Halpern 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $700,000
Joel RechliczCoyotes Agree to Terms with Rechlicz 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $550,000
Alexander SeminCanes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin 	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $7 million
Keith AucoinLeafs Sign Keith Aucoin & Simon Gysbers 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $650,000
Mike KnubleFlyers, Knuble agree to terms 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $750,000
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Aaron VolpattiCapitals Claim Aaron Volpatti Off Waivers from Vancouver	Vancouver Canucks	February 28, 2013
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Roman HamrlikRangers add veteran defenseman Hamrlik	New York Rangers	March 6, 2013
===Player signings===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Dany SabourinCapitals Re-sign Dany Sabourin 	May 30, 2012 	1 year, $525,000
Mike CarmanCapitals Re-sign Mike Carman 	June 29, 2012 	1 year, $525,000
Kevin Marshall 	July 2, 2012 	1 year, $525,000
Mathieu PerreaultCapitals Re-sign Mathieu Perreault	July 5, 2012 	2 years, $2.1 million
Jay BeagleCapitals Re-sign Jay Beagle 	July 5, 2012 	3 years, $2.7 million
Zach HamillCapitals Re-sign Center Zach Hamill 	July 11, 2012 	1 year, $700,000
Filip ForsbergCapitals Sign Filip Forsberg 	July 13, 2012 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Mike GreenCapitals Re-sign Mike Green 	July 16, 2012 	3 years, $18.25 million
Tom WilsonCapitals Sign Tom Wilson 	July 19, 2012 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Troy BrouwerCapitals Re-sign Troy Brouwer 	September 12, 2012	3 years, $11 million contract extension
John CarlsonCapitals Re-sign John Carlson 	September 14, 2012	6 years, $23.8 million
Braden HoltbyCapitals Re-sign Braden Holtby 	February 25, 2013 	2 years, $3.7 million contract extension
John ErskineCapitals Re-sign John Erskine 	February 25, 2013 	2 years, $3.925 million contract extension
Casey WellmanCapitals Re-sign Casey Wellman 	March 28, 2013 	2 years, $1.1 million contract extension
Jack HillenCapitals Re-sign Jack Hillen 	April 2, 2013 	2 years, $1.4 million contract extension
Patrick WeyCapitals Sign Patrick Wey 	April 5, 2013 	2 years, $1.28 million entry-level contract
Ryan StoaCapitals Re-sign Ryan Stoa 	April 15, 2013 	1 year, $550,000 contract extension
Aaron VolpattiCapitals Re-sign Aaron Volpatti 	April 24, 2013 	2 years, $1.15 million contract extension
Eric FehrCapitals Re-sign Eric Fehr 	April 24, 2013 	2 years, $3 million contract extension
Joel RechliczCapitals Re-sign Joel Rechlicz 	June 26, 2013 	1 year, $550,000
==Draft picks==
Washington Capitals' 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 	11 	Filip Forsberg 	C 	 	Leksands IF (Elitserien)
1 	16 	Tom Wilson 	RW 	 	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 	77 	Chandler Stephenson	C/LW	 	Regina Pats (WHL)
4 	100	Thomas Di Pauli 	C 	 	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4 	107	Austin Wuthrich 	RW 	 	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
5 	137	Connor Carrick 	D 	 	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
6 	167	Riley Barber 	RW 	 	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7 	195	Christian Djoos 	D 	 	Brynas IF Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7 	197	Jaynen Rissling 	D 	 	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7 	203	Sergei Kostenko 	G 	 	Metallurg Novokuznetsk-2 (MHL)
;Draft notes
* The Colorado Avalanche first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent Semyon Varlamov to the Avalanche in exchange for 2012 second-round pick and this pick.
* The Washington Capitals second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a February 28, 2011, trade that sent Jason Arnott to the Capitals in exchange for Dave Steckel and this pick.
* The Winnipeg Jets fourth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 8, 2011, trade that sent Eric Fehr to the Jets in exchange for Danick Paquette and this pick.
* The Calgary Flames seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 17, 2009, trade that sent Keith Seabrook to the Flames in exchange for this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a June 4, 2012, trade that sent Tomas Vokoun to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
Category:Washington Capitals seasons
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