2012–13 Minnesota Wild season

2012–13 Minnesota Wild
Division	2nd Northwest
Conference	8th Western
2012–13 record	26–19–3
Home record	14–8–2
Road record	12–11–1
Team information
General manager	Chuck Fletcher
Coach	Mike Yeo
Captain	Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains	Zach Parise Ryan Suter
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Average attendance	18,794 (104.7%) (24 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Zach Parise (18)
Assists	Ryan Suter (28)
Points	Zach Parise (38)
Penalty minutes	Zenon Konopka (117)
Plus/minus	Matt Cullen (+9)
Wins	Nicklas Backstrom (24)
Goals against average	Darcy Kuemper (2.08)

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

Northwest Division

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Vancouver Canucks	NW	48	26	15	7	21	127	121	59
2	Minnesota Wild	NW	48	26	19	3	22	122	127	55
3	Edmonton Oilers	NW	48	19	22	7	17	125	134	45
4	Calgary Flames	NW	48	19	25	4	19	128	160	42
5	Colorado Avalanche	NW	48	16	25	7	14	116	152	39

Western Conference

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

• – Division leader

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

Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log
January: 4–2–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–1) # 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 [1] 2 January 20 Dallas Stars 0–1 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,296 2–0–0 4 [2] 3 January 22 Nashville Predators 3–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,540 2–1–0 4 [3] 4 January 25 Minnesota Wild 3–5 Detroit Red Wings Harding 20,066 2–2–0 4 [4] 5 January 27 Minnesota Wild 4–5 St. Louis Blues OT Backstrom 18,265 2–2–1 5 [5] 6 January 29 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,584 3–2–1 7 [6] 7 January 30 Chicago Blackhawks 2–3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,550 4–2–1 9 [7]
February: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 8 February 1 Minnesota Wild 1–3 Anaheim Ducks Backstrom 13,007 4–3–1 9 [8] 9 February 4 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 9,508 4–4–1 9 [9] 10 February 7 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,352 4–5–1 9 [10] 11 February 9 Nashville Predators 1–2 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 18,806 5–5–1 11 [11] 12 February 11 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Calgary Flames SO Backstrom 19,289 6–5–1 13 [12] 13 February 12 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Vancouver Canucks Kuemper 18,910 6–6–1 13 [13] 14 February 14 Colorado Avalanche 4–3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,822 6–6–2 14 [14] 15 February 17 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Minnesota Wild Kuemper 19,117 7–6–2 16 [15] 16 February 21 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Backstrom 16,839 8–6–2 18 [16] 17 February 23 Minnesota Wild 1–3 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 8–7–2 18 [17] 18 February 26 Calgary Flames 1–2 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 18,703 9–7–2 20 [18] 19 February 28 Minnesota Wild 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 11,547 10–7–2 22 [19]
March: 11–4–0 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 20 March 1 Minnesota Wild 2–3 Anaheim Ducks Kuemper 15,264 10–8–2 22 [20] 21 March 3 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,675 11–8–2 24 [21] 22 March 5 Minnesota Wild 3–5 Chicago Blackhawks Backstrom 21,836 11–9–2 24 [22] 23 March 9 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Nashville Predators SO Backstrom 17,113 12–9–2 26 [23] 24 March 10 Vancouver Canucks 2–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,846 13–9–2 28 [24] 25 March 12 Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,808 13–10–2 28 [25] 26 March 14 Colorado Avalanche 3–5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,989 14–10–2 30 [26] 27 March 16 Minnesota Wild 6–4 Colorado Avalanche Backstrom 17,708 15–10–2 32 [27] 28 March 18 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Vancouver Canucks Backstrom 18,910 16–10–2 34 [28] 29 March 20 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Detroit Red Wings Backstrom 20,066 17–10–2 36 [29] 30 March 23 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,358 18–10–2 38 [30] 31 March 25 Minnesota Wild 7–4 Dallas Stars Backstrom 16,167 19–10–2 40 [31] 32 March 27 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 19,076 20–10–2 42 [32] 33 March 29 Minnesota Wild 3–5 Dallas Stars Hackett 17,376 20–11–2 42 [33] 34 March 30 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 19,223 21–11–2 44 [34]
April: 5–8–1 (Home: 1–5–1 ; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 35 April 1 St. Louis Blues 4–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,786 21–12–2 44 [35] 36 April 3 Minnesota Wild 2–4 San Jose Sharks Backstrom 17,562 21–13–2 44 [36] 37 April 4 Minnesota Wild 0–3 Los Angeles Kings Backstrom 18,118 21–14–2 44 [37] 38 April 7 Minnesota Wild 3–0 Columbus Blue Jackets Backstrom 15,909 22–14–2 46 [38] 39 April 9 Chicago Blackhawks 1–0 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,158 22–15–2 46 [39] 40 April 11 St. Louis Blues 2–0 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,947 22–16–2 46 [40] 41 April 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 19,187 22–16–3 47 [41] 42 April 15 Minnesota Wild 4–3 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 23–16–3 49 [42] 43 April 16 Minnesota Wild 5–3 Edmonton Oilers Backstrom 16,839 24–16–3 51 [43] 44 April 18 Minnesota Wild 1–6 San Jose Sharks Backstrom 17,562 24–17–3 51 [44] 45 April 21 Calgary Flames 4–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,039 24–18–3 51 [45] 46 April 23 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,825 25–18–3 53 [46] 47 April 26 Edmonton Oilers 6–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,090 25–19–3 53 [47] 48 April 27 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Backstrom 17,731 26–19–3 55 [48]
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals – Blackhawks won series 4–1 # 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 [49] 2 May 3 Minnesota Wild 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks Harding 22,012 Blackhawks lead 2–0 [50] 3 May 5 Chicago Blackhawks 2–3 Minnesota Wild OT Harding 19,238 Blackhawks lead 2–1 [51] 4 May 7 Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 Minnesota Wild Harding 19,378 Blackhawks lead 3–1 [52] 5 May 9 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Chicago Blackhawks Harding 21,597 Blackhawks win 4–1 [53]

Player statistics

Finals stats

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Parise, ZachZach Parise 48 18 20 38 2 16 Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu 48 11 26 37 2 26 Suter, RyanRyan Suter 48 4 28 32 2 24 Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 42 7 20 27 9 10 Setoguchi, DevinDevin Setoguchi 48 13 14 27 5 20 Heatley, DanyDany Heatley 36 11 10 21 −12 8 Bouchard, Pierre-MarcPierre-Marc Bouchard 43 8 12 20 3 8 Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon 39 5 10 15 1 4 Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle 37 8 6 14 3 28 Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 43 3 10 13 −11 18 Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak 48 8 4 12 −18 20 Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin 45 2 9 11 3 10 Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner 48 0 10 10 0 42 Clutterbuck, CalCal Clutterbuck 42 4 6 10 −5 27 Pominville, JasonJason Pominville † || 10 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 0 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 45 4 4 8 −8 21 Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund 27 2 6 8 −4 6 Zucker, JasonJason Zucker 20 4 1 5 4 8 Rupp, MikeMike Rupp † || 32 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 1 || 67 Falk, JustinJustin Falk 36 0 3 3 −9 40 Clark, BrettBrett Clark 8 0 1 1 −9 0 Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella 6 1 0 1 −1 4 Konopka, ZenonZenon Konopka 37 0 0 0 −4 117 Dowell, JakeJake Dowell 2 0 0 0 0 0 Prosser, NateNate Prosser 17 0 0 0 4 4 Larsson, JohanJohan Larsson ‡ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 Powe, DarrollDarroll Powe ‡ || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 9

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 5 0 3 3 1 2 Bouchard, Pierre-MarcPierre-Marc Bouchard 5 1 1 2 2 0 Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak 5 0 2 2 0 4 Clutterbuck, CalCal Clutterbuck 5 1 1 2 0 4 Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella 5 1 1 2 −1 0 Zucker, JasonJason Zucker 5 1 1 2 1 0 Coyle, CharlieCharlie Coyle 5 0 2 2 −4 2 Parise, ZachZach Parise 5 1 0 1 −7 2 Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner 1 0 1 1 1 0 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 5 1 0 1 −4 0 Setoguchi, DevinDevin Setoguchi 5 1 0 1 −2 0 Rupp, MikeMike Rupp 4 0 0 0 −3 12 Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu 5 0 0 0 −6 8 Pominville, JasonJason Pominville 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Veilleux, StephaneStephane Veilleux 2 0 0 0 0 0 Konopka, ZenonZenon Konopka 2 0 0 0 −2 0 Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 5 0 0 0 −2 2 Suter, RyanRyan Suter 5 0 0 0 −5 4 Falk, JustinJustin Falk 4 0 0 0 −3 2 Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon 5 0 0 0 −3 2 Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin 5 0 0 0 −3 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom	42	41	2368:08	24	15	3	98	2.48	1072	.909	2	0	0	2
Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper	6	3	288:18	1	2	0	10	2.08	119	.916	0	0	0	0
Harding, JoshJosh Harding	5	3	185:05	1	1	0	10	3.24	73	.863	1	0	0	0
Hackett, MattMatt Hackett ‡ || 1 || 1 || 59:12 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 5.08 || 33 || .848 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

Goaltenders

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Harding, JoshJosh Harding	5	5	244:48	1	4	12	2.94	135	.911	0	0	0	0
Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper	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
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 February 4, 2013 To New York Rangers Darroll Powe Nick 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 Hackett Johan Larsson 1st-round pick in 2013 2nd-round pick in 2014 To Minnesota Wild Jason Pominville 4th-round pick in 2014 April 3, 2013 To Anaheim Ducks Future considerations To Minnesota Wild Jeff Deslauriers

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	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2	46[a]	Raphael Bussieres	LW	Canada	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
3	68	John Draeger	D	United States	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA)
4	98	Adam Gilmour	C	United States	Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA)
5	128	Daniel Gunnarsson	D	Sweden	Lulea HF (Elitserien)
6	158	Christopher Bertschy	C	Switzerland	SC Bern (NLA)
7	188	Louis Nanne	LW	United States	Edina High School (USHS-MN)

Draft notes

• ^a 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