2012–13 Nashville Predators season

2012–13 Nashville Predators
Division	5th Central
Conference	13th Western
2012–13 record	16–23–9
Home record	11–9–4
Road record	5–14–5
Goals for	111
Goals against	139
Team information
General Manager	David Poile
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	Martin Erat (Oct–Apr) Mike Fisher David Legwand (Apr)
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Average attendance	17,113 (100%)[1] (2 games)
Team leaders
Goals	David Legwand (12)
Assists	Shea Weber (19)
Points	Shea Weber (28)
Penalties in minutes	Rich Clune (113)
Plus/minus	(+): Mike Fisher (6) (−): Scott Hannan (−11)
Wins	Pekka Rinne (15)
Goals against average	Pekka Rinne (2.43)
<2011–12 2013–14>

The 2012–13 Nashville Predators season was the club's 15th 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

After already losing one half of their All-Star defensive core to free agency when Ryan Suter signed with the Minnesota Wild, Shea Weber signed an offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers on July 19, 2012.^[2] The Predators had 7 days to decide whether to match or not, and on July 24, they matched the offer to keep Weber in a Predators uniform.^[3]

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 9 times, tied with the Phoenix Coyotes.^[4][5]

Standings

Central Division^[6]

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Chicago Blackhawks	48	36	7	5	30	155	102	77
2	St. Louis Blues	48	29	17	2	24	129	115	60
3	Detroit Red Wings	48	24	16	8	22	124	115	56
4	Columbus Blue Jackets	48	24	17	7	19	120	119	55
5	Nashville Predators	48	16	23	9	14	111	139	41

Western Conference^[7]

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

bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

Game log

2012–13 Game Log
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
February: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 8 February 2 Nashville Predators 2–1 San Jose Sharks SO Rinne 17,562 3–2–3 9 Recap 9 February 5 Nashville Predators 6–1 St. Louis Blues — Rinne 15,206 4–2–3 11 Recap 10 February 7 Los Angeles Kings 0–3 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 5–2–3 13 Recap 11 February 9 Nashville Predators 1–2 Minnesota Wild OT Mason 18,806 5–2–4 14 Recap 12 February 10 Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 5–3–4 14 Recap 13 February 12 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 17,113 6–3–4 16 Recap 14 February 14 Phoenix Coyotes 0–3 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 7–3–4 18 Recap 15 February 16 Anaheim Ducks 3–2 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,322 7–3–5 19 Recap 16 February 18 Nashville Predators 5–6 Colorado Avalanche — Mason 15,099 7–4–5 19 Recap 17 February 19 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 17,113 8–4–5 21 Recap 18 February 22 Vancouver Canucks 1–0 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 8–5–5 21 Recap 19 February 23 Nashville Predators 0–4 Detroit Red Wings — Rinne 20,066 8–6–5 21 Recap 20 February 25 Dallas Stars 4–5 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 17,113 9–6–5 23 Recap 21 February 27 Nashville Predators 1–5 Anaheim Ducks — Rinne 13,630 9–7–5 23 Recap
March: 5–7–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–6–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 22 March 2 Nashville Predators 1–2 San Jose Sharks — Rinne 17,562 9–8–5 23 Recap 23 March 4 Nashville Predators 1–5 Los Angeles Kings — Rinne 18,118 9–9–5 23 Recap 24 March 8 Edmonton Oilers 0–6 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,277 10–9–5 25 Recap 25 March 9 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,113 10–9–6 26 Recap 26 March 12 Nashville Predators 4–0 Dallas Stars — Rinne 15,661 11–9–6 28 Recap 27 March 14 Nashville Predators 4–7 Vancouver Canucks — Mason 18,910 11–10–6 28 Recap 28 March 15 Nashville Predators 3–6 Calgary Flames — Mason 19,289 11–11–6 28 Recap 29 March 17 Nashville Predators 2–3 Edmonton Oilers — Rinne 16,839 11–12–6 28 Recap 30 March 19 Nashville Predators 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets — Rinne 13,364 11–13–6 28 Recap 31 March 21 Calgary Flames 3–5 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 12–13–6 30 Recap 32 March 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 13–13–6 32 Recap 33 March 25 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 14–13–6 34 Recap 34 March 28 Phoenix Coyotes 7–4 Nashville Predators — Mason 17,113 14–14–6 34 Recap 35 March 30 Nashville Predators 0–1 Colorado Avalanche OT Rinne 15,324 14–14–7 35 Recap
April: 2–9–2 (Home: 2–6–0 ; Road: 0–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 April 1 Nashville Predators 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks SO Rinne 21,306 14–14–8 36 Recap 37 April 2 Colorado Avalanche 1–3 Nashville Predators — Rinne 16,211 15–14–8 38 Recap 38 April 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 15–15–8 38 Recap 39 April 6 Chicago Blackhawks 1–0 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,256 15–16–8 38 Recap 40 April 7 Nashville Predators 3–5 Chicago Blackhawks — Rinne 22,044 15–17–8 38 Recap 41 April 9 St. Louis Blues 1–0 Nashville Predators — Rinne 15,063 15–18–8 38 Recap 42 April 12 Dallas Stars 5–2 Nashville Predators — Mason 16,818 15–19–8 38 Recap 43 April 14 Detroit Red Wings 3–0 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 15–20–8 38 Recap 44 April 15 Vancouver Canucks 5–2 Nashville Predators — Rinne 16,518 15–21–8 38 Recap 45 April 19 Nashville Predators 4–5 Chicago Blackhawks OT Rinne 22,014 15–21–9 39 Recap 46 April 23 Calgary Flames 3–4 Nashville Predators — Rinne 17,113 16–21–9 41 Recap 47 April 25 Nashville Predators 2–5 Detroit Red Wings — Mason 20,066 16–22–9 41 Recap 48 April 27 Nashville Predators 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets — Mason 19,002 16–23–9 41 Recap
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Predators missed the playoffs.

Player stats

Final stats^[8]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Weber, SheaShea Weber 48 9 19 28 −2 48 Legwand, DavidDavid Legwand 48 12 13 25 −6 20 Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 38 10 11 21 6 27 Erat, MartinMartin Erat^‡ 36 4 17 21 −7 26 Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 25 7 12 19 1 4 Josi, RomanRoman Josi 48 5 13 18 −7 8 Bourque, GabrielGabriel Bourque 34 11 5 16 6 4 Kostitsyn, SergeiSergei Kostitsyn 46 3 12 15 −5 11 Klein, KevinKevin Klein 47 3 11 14 −1 9 Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 24 4 10 14 −1 14 Spaling, NickNick Spaling 47 9 4 13 −10 18 Smith, CraigCraig Smith 44 4 8 12 −11 20 Halischuk, MattMatt Halischuk 36 5 6 11 1 10 Clune, RichRich Clune 47 4 5 9 3 113 Butler, BobbyBobby Butler^† 20 3 6 9 −2 4 Yip, BrandonBrandon Yip 34 3 5 8 −3 26 Bartley, VictorVictor Bartley 24 0 7 7 2 6 Blum, JonathonJonathon Blum 35 1 6 7 −1 6 Beck, TaylorTaylor Beck 16 3 4 7 0 2 Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis 32 2 4 6 −2 15 Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 23 2 3 5 −1 20 Mueller, ChrisChris Mueller 18 2 3 5 −4 6 Bang, DanielDaniel Bang 8 0 2 2 −2 0 Boychuk, ZachZach Boychuk^†^‡ 5 1 1 2 1 4 Henderson, KevinKevin Henderson 4 1 0 1 −1 0 Watson, AustinAustin Watson 6 1 0 1 −2 0 Rask, JoonasJoonas Rask 2 0 1 1 −1 0 Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg 5 0 1 1 −5 0 Hannan, ScottScott Hannan^‡ 29 0 1 1 −11 20 Gill, HalHal Gill 32 0 0 0 −3 12 Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm 1 0 0 0 −1 0 McGrattan, BrianBrian McGrattan^‡ 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 8 12 17 29 −11 95

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne	43	42	2443:46	15	16	8	99	2.43	1101	.910	5	0	1	8
Mason, ChrisChris Mason	11	6	466:44	1	7	1	29	3.73	229	.873	0	0	0	0
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 June 15, 2012[9] To Tampa Bay Lightning Anders Lindback Kyle Wilson 7th-round pick in 2012 To Nashville Predators Sebastien Caron Two 2nd-round picks in 2012 3rd-round pick in 2013 June 23, 2012[10] To New York Rangers 3rd-round pick in 2013 To Nashville Predators 3rd-round pick (#89 overall) in 2012 June 23, 2012[10] To New York Rangers 5th-round pick (#142 overall) in 2012 To Nashville Predators 5th-round pick in 2013 February 19, 2013[11] To St. Louis Blues Jani Lajunen To Nashville Predators Scott Ford February 28, 2013[12] To Calgary Flames Brian McGrattan To Nashville Predators Joe Piskula April 3, 2013[13] To San Jose Sharks Scott Hannan To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013 April 3, 2013[14] To Washington Capitals Martin Erat Michael Latta To Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg June 14, 2013[15] To Florida Panthers Bobby Butler To Nashville Predators T.J. Brennan Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Kevin Henderson[16] Milwaukee Admirals 1 year, $550,000 Chris Mason[17] Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $1.25 million Mike Moore[18] Worcester Sharks 1 year, $550,000 Scott Hannan[19] Calgary Flames 1 year, $1 million Mark Van Guilder[20] Milwaukee Admirals 2 years, $1.1 million Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Francis Bouillon[21] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1.5 million Jordin Tootoo[22] Detroit Red Wings 3 years, $5.7 million Alexander Radulov[23] CSKA Moscow 4 years, $36.8 million Jack Hillen[24] Washington Capitals 1 year, $650,000 Ryan Suter[25] Minnesota Wild 13 years, $98 million Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Richard Clune[26] Los Angeles Kings January 15, 2013 Bobby Butler[27] New Jersey Devils March 4, 2013 Zach Boychuk[28] Pittsburgh Penguins March 5, 2013 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Zach Boychuk[29] Carolina Hurricanes March 21, 2013 Player signings Player Date Contract terms Magnus Hellberg[30] June 18, 2012 3 years, $2.3425 million entry-level contract Chris Mueller[31] June 21, 2012 1 year, $550,000 Brandon Yip[32] June 21, 2012 1 year, $750,000 Hal Gill[33] June 28, 2012 2 years, $4 million Paul Gaustad[34] July 1, 2012 4 years, $13 million Brian McGrattan[35] July 1, 2012 1 year, $600,000 Jeremy Smith[36] July 17, 2012 1 year, $660,000 Jack MacLellan[37] July 23, 2012 1 year, $600,000 Sergei Kostitsyn[38] July 23, 2012 2 years, $6 million Colin Wilson[39] July 24, 2012 3 years, $6 million Shea Weber[3] July 24, 2012 14 years, $110 million Mike Fisher[40] August 20, 2012 2 years, $8.4 million contract extension Colton Sissons[41] September 13, 2012 3 years, $1.97 million entry-level contract Jonathon Blum[42] September 13, 2012 1 year, $650,000 Gabriel Bourque[43] September 14, 2012 2 years, $1.55 million contract extension Kevin Klein[44] September 15, 2012 5 years, $14.5 million contract extension Craig Smith[45] September 15, 2012 2 years, $4 million contract extension Zach Budish[46] April 3, 2013 2 years, $1.33 million entry-level contract Miikka Salomaki[47] April 24, 2013 3 years, $2.3425 million entry-level contract Patric Hornqvist[48] April 30, 2013 5 years, $21.25 million contract extension Marek Mazanec[49] May 3, 2013 2 years, $1.22 million entry-level contract Brendan Leipsic[50] May 23, 2013 3 years, $2.0525 million entry-level contract Mikko Vainonen[51] May 24, 2013 3 years, $1.87 million entry-level contract Roman Josi[52] June 10, 2013 7 years, $28 million Joe Piskula[53] June 17, 2013 1 year, $550,000 Kevin Henderson[54] June 18, 2013 2 years, $1.1 million Victor Bartley[55] 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  Sweden Djurgarden J20 (J20 SuperElit) 2 50 (from Philadelphia) Colton Sissons C  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 3 66 (from Toronto) Jimmy Vesey LW  USA South Shore Kings (EJHL) 3 89 (from NY Rangers) Brendan Leipsic LW  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 4 112 Zach Stepan C  USA Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA) 4 118 (from Phoenix) Mikko Vainonen D  Finland HIFK U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) 6 164 (from Dallas) Simon Fernholm D  Sweden Huddinge J20 (J20 SuperElit) 6 172 Max Gortz RW  Sweden Farjestad J20 (J20 SuperElit) 6 179 (from NY Rangers) Marek Mazanec G  Czech Plzen (ELH) See also 2012–13 NHL season References "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2013. NHL.com: Weber agrees to 14-year offer sheet with Flyers Nashville Predators Match Offer Sheet To Captain Shea Weber "2012-13 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2014. "2012-13 NHL Season Schedule and Results | Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2014. "2012–2013 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 25, 2013. "2012–2013 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 25, 2013. "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Nashville Predators – Statistics". Nashville Predators. Retrieved April 29, 2013. "Nashville Predators Acquire Three Draft Picks and Goaltender Sebastien Caron from Tampa Bay". Predators.nhl.com. June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012. "Rangers 2012 Entry Draft Picks at a Glance". Rangers.nhl.com. June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012. Nashville Predators Acquire Defenseman Scott Ford From St. Louis Nashville Predators Acquire Defenseman Joe Piskula From Calgary Nashville Predators Acquire A Conditional Seventh-Round Pick From San Jose Nashville Predators Acquire Filip Forsberg From Washington Nashville Predators Acquire TJ Brennan From Florida Preds Sign Prospect Kevin Henderson To 1-Year Deal Preds Sign Goalie Chris Mason To 1-Year Contract Preds Sign Mike Moore To 2-Way Contract Preds Sign Scott Hannan To a 1-Year Contract Nashville Predators Sign Van Guilder to a Two-Year Contract Canadiens sign Francis Bouillon to a one-year contract Wings add grit with Tootoo deal REPORT: RADULOV SIGNS FOUR-YEAR DEAL WITH CSKA MOSCOW Capitals Sign Jack Hillen Welcome To Minnesota Parise, Suter Nashville Predators Claim Richard Clune on Waivers Nashville Predators Claim Bobby Butler on Waivers Nashville Predators Claim Zach Boychuk on Waivers Canes Claim Boychuk on Waivers from Nashville Preds Ink Hellberg to Entry-Level Contract Preds Re-Sign Chris Mueller To 1-Year Deal Preds Sign Brandon Yip To A 1-Year Contract Preds Sign Defenseman Hal Gill To A Two-Year Contract Preds Sign Paul Gaustad To A 4-Year Contract Preds Agree To Terms With Forward Brian McGrattan On 1-Year Deal Preds Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith To A 1-Year Contract Predators Sign Jack Maclellan To A One-Year Contract Preds Sign Sergei Kostitsyn To a Two-Year Contract Preds Sign Colin Wilson to 3-Year Deal Predators Sign Mike Fisher to 2-Year Contract Preds Sign 2012 2nd Round Pick Colton Sissons Preds Sign Jon Blum To 1-Year Contract Preds Sign Gabriel Bourque To A 2-Yr Contract Preds Sign Kevin Klein To 5-Year Contract Preds Sign Craig Smith To 2-Year Deal Nashville Predators Sign 2009 Second Round Pick Zach Budish Nashville Predators Sign 2011 Second Rounder Miikka Salomaki Nashville Predators Sign Patric Hornqvist to a Five-Year Contract Nashville Predators Sign 2012 Draft Pick Marek Mazanec Nashville Predators Sign WHL Scoring Champion Brendan Leipsic Nashville Predators Sign 2012 Fourth-Round Pick Mikko Vainonen Nashville Predators Sign Roman Josi To A Seven-Year Deal Nashville Predators Sign Piskula To A One-Year Contract Nashville Predators Sign Henderson To A Two-Year Contract Nashville Predators Sign Bartley to a Three-Year Contract