2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season was the club's 87th 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 May 31, 2012, defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons.Lidstrom retires after 20 seasons Lidstrom won four Stanley Cups and seven Norris Trophies during his Hall of Fame career, all with the Red Wings.
==Regular season==
===Schedule and results===
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January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)	January: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	
1 	January 19 	Detroit 	L 0–6 	St. Louis 	 	Howard 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap 	
2 	January 21 	Detroit 	W 4–3 	Columbus 	SO 	Howard 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap 	
3 	January 22 	Dallas 	L 1–2 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap 	
4 	January 25 	Minnesota 	W 5–3 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	2–2–0 	4 	Recap 	
5 	January 27 	Detroit 	L 1–2 	Chicago 	OT 	Howard 	2–2–1 	5 	Recap 	
6 	January 29 	Dallas 	W 1–4 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	3–2–1 	7 	Recap 	
==Playoffs==
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks – Detroit won series 4–3	Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks – Detroit won series 4–3	Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks – Detroit won series 4–3	Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks – Detroit won series 4–3	Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks – Detroit won series 4–3	Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks – Detroit won series 4–3	Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks – Detroit won series 4–3	Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks – Detroit won series 4–3	Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks – Detroit won series 4–3	 	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Series 	Recap 	 	
1 	April 30 	Detroit 	1–3 	Anaheim 	 	Howard 	0–1 	Recap 	 	
2 	May 2 	Detroit 	5–4 	Anaheim 	OT 	Howard 	1–1 	Recap 	 	
3 	May 4 	Anaheim 	4–0 	Detroit 	 	Howard 	1–2 	Recap 	 	
4 	May 6 	Anaheim 	2–3 	Detroit 	OT 	Howard 	2–2 	Recap 	 	
5 	May 8 	Detroit 	2–3 	Anaheim 	OT 	Howard 	2–3 	Recap 	 	
6 	May 10 	Anaheim 	3–4 	Detroit 	OT 	Howard 	3–3 	Recap 	 	
7 	May 12 	Detroit 	3–2 	Anaheim 	 	Howard 	4–3 	Recap 	 	
==Player statistics==
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	47	15	34	49	21 	14
 	46	11	37	48	2 	18
 	41	14	17	31	13 	41
 	48	5 	24	29	−5 	44
 	44	12	14	26	−6 	12
 	41	9 	8 	17	−4 	6
 	48	9 	6 	15	−6 	40
 	45	3 	10	13	6 	29
 	41	4 	9 	13	15 	28
 	48	10	3 	13	6 	34
 	42	3 	5 	8 	0 	78
 	34	2 	6 	8 	−1 	4
 	44	4 	4 	8 	−8 	2
 	48	5 	3 	8 	−1 	4
 	34	0 	8 	8 	1 	36
 	38	3 	5 	8 	2 	8
 	18	4 	3 	7 	2 	4
 	22	3 	3 	6 	0 	6
 	31	1 	4 	5 	−10	15
 	25	2 	2 	4 	5 	4
 	7 	2 	1 	3 	3 	2
 	36	1 	2 	3 	7 	18
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	−3 	0
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	−4 	2
 	11	0 	1 	1 	4 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	11	0 	0 	0 	−3 	4
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	14	4	8	12	3 	8
 	14	4	6	10	−1	2
 	14	3	6	9 	2 	4
 	14	5	4	9 	2 	4
 	14	2	4	6 	−4	4
 	14	4	2	6 	−7	8
 	14	1	4	5 	4 	10
 	14	2	3	5 	−3	10
 	14	1	4	5 	2 	10
 	14	2	3	5 	3 	2
 	14	0	3	3 	2 	2
 	13	1	2	3 	−1	4
 	12	2	1	3 	4 	33
 	5 	1	1	2 	−1	2
 	14	0	2	2 	−1	4
 	14	0	2	2 	−3	12
 	6 	1	1	2 	1 	2
 	9 	0	1	1 	3 	2
 	13	0	1	1 	−2	4
 	6 	0	0	0 	−2	2
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	2
 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	42	42	2445:44	21	13	7	87	2.13	1,129	.923	5	0	1	0
 	7 	4 	349:15 	2 	2 	1	17	2.92	140 	.879	0	0	1	2
 	2 	2 	119:09 	1 	1 	0	4 	2.02	51 	.922	0	0	0	0
;Goaltenders
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	14	14	859:28	7	7	35	2.44	461	.924	1	0	0	2
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings 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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jimmy Howard 	NHL First Star of the Week 	April 29, 2013	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Henrik Zetterberg	NHL Second Star of the Week	April 29, 2013	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
24 consecutive home wins
===Milestones===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Lashoff 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Goal 	January 21, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Damien Brunner 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	January 22, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kent Huskins 	300th Career NHL Game 	January 22, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Damien Brunner 	1st Career NHL Assist 	January 27, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Daniel Cleary 	500th Career NHL Game 	February 2, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jimmy Howard 	200th Career NHL Game 	February 2, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Todd Bertuzzi 	1,100th Career NHL Game 	February 7, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Petr Mrazek 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Win 	February 7, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tomas Tatar 	1st Career NHL Assist 	February 7, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Niklas Kronwall 	50th Career NHL Goal 	February 9, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jordin Tootoo 	500th Career NHL Game 	February 15, 2013	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joakim Andersson 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	February 15, 2013	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Lashoff 	1st Career NHL Assist 	February 17, 2013	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Drew Miller 	300th Career NHL Game 	February 27, 2013	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cory Emmerton 	100th Career NHL Game 	March 13, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick Eaves 	400th career NHL Game 	March 16, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pavel Datsyuk 	250th Career NHL Goal500th Career NHL Assist 	March 22, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Henrik Zetterberg	700th Career NHL Game 	March 24, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Niklas Kronwall 	500th Career NHL Game 	March 25, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ian White 	500th Career NHL Game 	March 31, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Johan Franzen 	500th Career NHL Game 	March 31, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Henrik Zetterberg	400th Career NHL Assist 	April 11, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Danny DeKeyser 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	April 14, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Johan Franzen 	300th Career NHL Point 	April 14, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Valtteri Filppula	100th Career NHL Goal 	April 25, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Danny DeKeyser 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 30, 2013	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jakub Kindl 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	April 30, 2013	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gustav Nyquist 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	May 2, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Damien Brunner 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	May 2, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Lashoff 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	May 4, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mikael Samuelsson	100th Career NHL Playoff Game 	May 4, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joakim Andersson 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	May 6, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brendan Smith 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	May 6, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gustav Nyquist 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	May 6, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pavel Datsyuk 	100th Career NHL Playoff Point 	May 10, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Valtteri Filppula	100th Career NHL Playoff Game 	May 18, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cory Emmerton 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	May 20, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jakub Kindl 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	May 23, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Johan Franzen 	100th Career NHL Playoff Game 	May 25, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joakim Andersson 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	May 27, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Final roster==
Updated April 27, 2013.
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==Transactions==
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 10, 2012Wings trade Stuart's rights to Sharks	To San Jose Sharks Brad Stuart 	To Detroit Red Wings Andrew MurrayConditional 7th-round pick in 2014
March 30, 2013Huskins is on the move again 	To Philadelphia Flyers Kent Huskins	To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014
===Free agents signed===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms 	Ref
Jonas Gustavsson 	Winnipeg Jets 	2 years, $3 million 	Red Wings get a Monster
Damien Brunner 	EV Zug 	1 year, $925,000 	Swiss star signs with Red Wings
Mikael Samuelsson	Florida Panthers 	2 years, $6 million 	Samuelsson returns to Hockeytown
Jordin Tootoo 	Nashville Predators 	3 years, $5.7 million 	Wings add grit with Tootoo deal
Carlo Colaiacovo 	St. Louis Blues 	2 years, $5 million 	Colaiacovo signs with Red Wings
Kent Huskins 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $750,000 	Wings sign Huskins to one-year deal
Danny DeKeyser 	Western Michigan University 	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	Red Wings agree to terms on DeKeyser two-year deal
Jared Coreau 	Northern Michigan University	3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract	Red Wings sign goaltender Jared Coreau; Recall defenseman Brian Lashoff
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms 	Ref
Jiri Hudler 	Calgary Flames 	4 years, $16 million	Flames sign Jiri Hudler
Chris Conner 	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $650,000 	Coyotes Sign Conner to One-Year, Two-Way Contract
Andrew Murray	St. Louis Blues	1 year, $600,000 	Blues Sign Forward Andrew Murray, NHL.com (July 5, 2012)
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Joey MacDonald	Calgary Flames	February 11, 2013 	Flames claim Joey MacDonald off of waivers
===Lost via retirement===
Player 	Ref
Nicklas Lidstrom	
Tomas Holmstrom 	
===Player signings===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Darren HelmWings, Helm agree to terms of new deal 	June 19, 2012 	4 years, $8.5 million
Max NicastroNicastro, Marek sign entry-level deals 	July 3, 2012 	2 years, $1.225 million entry-level contract
Marek Tvrdon 	July 3, 2012 	3 years, entry-level contract
Kyle QuinceyQuincey agrees to two-year contract 	July 18, 2012 	2 years, $7.55 million
Martin FrkWings sign Frk to entry-level deal 	July 31, 2012 	3 years, $2.1025 million entry-level contract
Tomas JurcoWings sign Jurco to entry-level deal 	August 7, 2012 	3 years, $2.1275 million entry-level contract
Justin AbdelkaderAbdelkader signs four-year deal 	September 14, 2012	4 years, $7.2 million
Nick JensenRed Wings sign defenseman Nick Jensen to a two-year entry-level deal	May 2, 2013 	2 years, $1.53 million entry-level contract
Mattias BackmanAnother setback forces Helm off the ice 	May 21, 2013 	3 years, $2.1525 million entry-level contract
Alexey MarchenkoRed Wings sign Alexei Marchenko 	May 30, 2013 	3 years, $2 million entry-level contract
Pavel Datsyuk 	June 18, 2013 	3 years, $22.5 million contract extension
Jakub Kindl 	June 29, 2013 	4 years, $9.6 million contract extension
Drew Miller 	June 29, 2013 	3 years, $4.05 million contract extension
== Draft picks ==
The Detroit Red Wings' 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)
2 	49 	Martin Frk 	RW 	 	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
3 	80 	Jake Paterson 	G 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4 	110	Andreas Athanasiou	C/LW	 	London Knights (OHL)
5 	140	Michael McKee 	D 	 	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6 	170	James De Haas 	D 	 	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL)
7 	200	Rasmus Bodin 	LW 	 	Ostersunds IK (Division 1)
;Draft notes
* The Red Wings' first-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a February 21, 2012, trade that sent Kyle Quincey to the Red Wings in exchange for Sebastien Piche and this pick.
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons
Detroit Red Wings season, 2012-13