2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season

2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	5th Eastern
2012–13 record	26–17–5
Home record	13–9–2
Road record	13–8–3
Goals for	144
Goals against	129
Team information
General manager	Dave Nonis
Coach	Randy Carlyle
Captain	Dion Phaneuf
Alternate captains	Joffrey Lupul Clarke MacArthur Jay McClement
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Average attendance	19,305 (102.6%)
Team leaders
Goals	Phil Kessel (20)
Assists	Phil Kessel (32)
Points	Phil Kessel (52)
Penalty minutes	Colton Orr (155)
Plus/minus	Mark Fraser (+19)
Wins	James Reimer (19)
Goals against average	James Reimer (2.38)

The 2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

Due to the abbreviated 48-game schedule, the Maple Leafs played only teams from their own Eastern Conference. Within their division, they played the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres four times each, and the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators five times each. The Maple Leafs played all non-divisional Eastern Conference opponents three times each.

Toronto qualified for the playoffs for the first time in nine years and the first time in eight seasons (as the 2004–05 season was not played due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The Leafs lost Game 7 in the first round against the Boston Bruins despite holding a 4–1 lead with 11 minutes to go in the third period, though Toronto had battled back from a three games to one deficit just to force the seventh game. The Leafs would not qualify for the playoffs again until the 2016–17 season.

Standings

Northeast Division

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	NE	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	63
2	Boston Bruins	NE	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	62
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	57
4	Ottawa Senators	NE	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	56
5	Buffalo Sabres	NE	48	21	21	6	14	125	143	48

Eastern Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	72
2	y – Montreal Canadiens	NE	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	63
3	y – Washington Capitals	SE	48	27	18	3	24	149	130	57
4	Boston Bruins	NE	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	62
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	57
6	New York Rangers	AT	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	56
7	Ottawa Senators	NE	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	56
8	New York Islanders	AT	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	55
						-1
9	Winnipeg Jets	SE	48	24	21	3	22	128	144	51
10	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	49
11	New Jersey Devils	AT	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	48
12	Buffalo Sabres	NE	48	21	21	6	14	125	143	48
13	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	48	19	25	4	18	128	160	42
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	48	18	26	4	17	148	150	40
15	Florida Panthers	SE	48	15	27	6	12	112	171	36

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, z – Won best record in conference

Schedule and results

Regular season

The Maple Leafs concluded the regular season having allowed the fewest power-play goals (19) and with the best penalty-kill percentage (88.20%).

2012–13 Game Log: 26–17–5, 57 Points (Home: 13–9–2; Road: 13–8–3)
January: 4–3–0, 8 Points (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 3–1–0) # Jan Opponent Score Location Record Points Decision 1 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Bell Centre (21,273) 1–0–0 2 Scrivens (1–0–0) 2 21 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Air Canada Centre (19,475) 1–1–0 2 Scrivens (1–1–0) 3 23 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Consol Energy Center (18,641) 2–1–0 4 Reimer (1–0–0) 4 24 New York Islanders 4–7 Air Canada Centre (19,125) 2–2–0 4 Scrivens (1–2–0) 5 26 @ New York Rangers 2–5 Madison Square Garden (17,200) 2–3–0 4 Reimer (1–1–0) 6 29 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT) First Niagara Center (18,801) 3–3–0 6 Reimer (2–1–0) 7 31 Washington Capitals 3–2 Air Canada Centre (19,374) 4–3–0 8 Reimer (3–1–0)
February: 9–6–0, 18 Points (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 6–3–0) # Feb Opponent Score Location Record Points Decision 8 2 Boston Bruins 0–1 Air Canada Centre (19,246) 4–4–0 8 Reimer (3–2–0) 9 4 Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Air Canada Centre (19,072) 4–5–0 8 Reimer (3–3–0) 10 5 @ Washington Capitals 3–2 Verizon Center (18,506) 5–5–0 10 Scrivens (2–2–0) 11 7 @ Winnipeg Jets 3–2 MTS Centre (15,004) 6–5–0 12 Reimer (4–3–0) 12 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–0 Bell Centre (21,273) 7–5–0 14 Reimer (5–3–0) 13 11 Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 Air Canada Centre (19,253) 8–5–0 16 Reimer (6–3–0) 14 14 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 PNC Arena (18,680) 8–6–0 16 Scrivens (2–3–0) 15 16 Ottawa Senators 3–0 Air Canada Centre (19,537) 9–6–0 18 Scrivens (3–3–0) 16 18 @ Florida Panthers 3–0 BB&T Center (17,177) 10–6–0 20 Scrivens (4–3–0) 17 19 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–4 Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204) 10–7–0 20 Scrivens (4–4–0) 18 21 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 Air Canada Centre (19,473) 11–7–0 22 Scrivens (5–4–0) 19 23 @ Ottawa Senators 2–3 Scotiabank Place (19,499) 11–8–0 22 Scrivens (5–5–0) 20 25 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Wells Fargo Center (19,645) 12–8–0 24 Scrivens (6–5–0) 21 27 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Air Canada Centre (19,625) 12–9–0 24 Scrivens (6–6–0) 22 28 @ New York Islanders 5–4 (OT) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,222) 13–9–0 26 Reimer (7–3–0)
March: 7–3–4, 18 Points (Home: 6–1–2; Road: 1–2–2) # Mar Opponent Score Location Record Points Decision 23 4 New Jersey Devils 4–2 Air Canada Centre (19,435) 14–9–0 28 Reimer (8–3–0) 24 6 Ottawa Senators 5–4 Air Canada Centre (19,412) 15–9–0 30 Reimer (9–3–0) 25 7 @ Boston Bruins 2–4 TD Garden (17,565) 15–10–0 30 Scrivens (6–7–0) 26 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 (SO) Air Canada Centre (19,418) 15–10–1 31 Reimer (9–3–1) 27 12 @ Winnipeg Jets 2–5 MTS Centre (15,004) 15–11–1 31 Reimer (9–4–1) 28 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Air Canada Centre (19,561) 15–12–1 31 Scrivens (6–8–0) 29 16 Winnipeg Jets 4–5 (SO) Air Canada Centre (19,401) 15–12–2 32 Reimer (9–4–2) 30 20 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Air Canada Centre (19,433) 16–12–2 34 Reimer (10–4–2) 31 21 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–5 (SO) First Niagara Center (19,070) 16–12–3 35 Reimer (10–4–3) 32 23 Boston Bruins 3–2 Air Canada Centre (19,236) 17–12–3 37 Reimer (11–4–3) 33 25 @ Boston Bruins 2–3 (SO) TD Garden (17,565) 17–12–4 38 Reimer (11–4–4) 34 26 Florida Panthers 3–2 Air Canada Centre (19,379) 18–12–4 40 Scrivens (7–8–0) 35 28 Carolina Hurricanes 6–3 Air Canada Centre (19,236) 19–12–4 42 Reimer (12–4–4) 36 30 @ Ottawa Senators 4–0 Scotiabank Place (20,183) 20–12–4 44 Reimer (13–4–4)
April: 6–5–1, 13 Points (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–2–1) # Apr Opponent Score Location Record Points Decision 37 4 Philadelphia Flyers 3–5 Air Canada Centre (19,619) 20–13–4 44 Reimer (13–5–4) 38 6 @ New Jersey Devils 2–1 Prudential Center (17,625) 21–13–4 46 Reimer (14–5–4) 39 8 New York Rangers 4–3 Air Canada Centre (19,437) 22–13–4 48 Reimer (15–5–4) 40 10 @ New York Rangers 2–3 (SO) Madison Square Garden (17,200) 22–13–5 49 Reimer (15–5–5) 41 13 Montreal Canadiens 5–1 Air Canada Centre (19,651) 23–13–5 51 Reimer (16–5–5) 42 15 New Jersey Devils 2–0 Air Canada Centre (19,425) 24–13–5 53 Reimer (17–5–5) 43 16 @ Washington Capitals 1–5 Verizon Center (18,506) 24–14–5 53 Scrivens (7–9–0) 44 18 New York Islanders 3–5 Air Canada Centre (19,676) 24–15–5 53 Reimer (17–6–5) 45 20 @ Ottawa Senators 4–1 Scotiabank Place (20,500) 25–15–5 55 Reimer (18–6–5) 46 24 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–5 Tampa Bay Times Forum (18,826) 25–16–5 55 Reimer (18–7–5) 47 25 @ Florida Panthers 4–0 BB&T Center (16,484) 26–16–5 57 Reimer (19–7–5) 48 27 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 Air Canada Centre (19,730) 26–17–5 57 Reimer (19–8–5)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss

Overtime statistics

	Games	Won	Lost	Game Winning Goal Scorers
Overtime	2	2	0	Frattin (1), Phaneuf (1)
Shootout	5	0	5
	7	2	5

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 NHL season in a game against the Ottawa Senators on April 20, 2013. They lost to the Boston Bruins in 7 games in the first round.

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Boston won series 4–3 # Date Opponent Score Location Series Decision 1 May 1 @ Boston Bruins 1–4 TD Garden (17,565) 0–1 Reimer (0–1) 2 May 4 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 TD Garden (17,565) 1–1 Reimer (1–1) 3 May 6 Boston Bruins 2–5 Air Canada Centre (19,746) 1–2 Reimer (1–2) 4 May 8 Boston Bruins 3–4 (OT) Air Canada Centre (19,708) 1–3 Reimer (1–3) 5 May 10 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 TD Garden (17,565) 2–3 Reimer (2–3) 6 May 12 Boston Bruins 2–1 Air Canada Centre (19,591) 3–3 Reimer (3–3) 7 May 13 @ Boston Bruins 4–5 (OT) TD Garden (17,565) 3–4 Reimer (3–4)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel 48 20 32 52 −3 18 Kadri, NazemNazem Kadri 48 18 26 44 15 23 van Riemsdyk, JamesJames van Riemsdyk 48 18 14 32 −7 26 Franson, CodyCody Franson 45 4 25 29 4 8 Phaneuf, DionDion Phaneuf 48 9 19 28 −4 65 Bozak, TylerTyler Bozak 46 12 16 28 −1 6 Kulemin, NikolaiNikolai Kulemin 48 7 16 23 −5 22 MacArthur, ClarkeClarke MacArthur 40 8 12 20 3 26 Lupul, JoffreyJoffrey Lupul 16 11 7 18 8 12 McClement, JayJay McClement 48 8 9 17 0 11 Grabovski, MikhailMikhail Grabovski 48 9 7 16 −10 24 Gunnarsson, CarlCarl Gunnarsson 37 1 14 15 5 14 Frattin, MattMatt Frattin 25 7 6 13 6 4 Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles 32 2 9 11 −1 4 Komarov, LeoLeo Komarov 42 4 5 9 −1 18 Fraser, MarkMark Fraser 45 0 8 8 18 85 Kostka, MikeMike Kostka 35 0 8 8 −7 27 McLaren, FrazerFrazer McLaren 35 3 2 5 0 102 Orr, ColtonColton Orr 44 1 3 4 4 155 Gardiner, JakeJake Gardiner 12 0 4 4 0 0 Holzer, KorbinianKorbinian Holzer 22 2 1 3 −12 28 O'Byrne, RyanRyan O'Byrne † || 8 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 6 Hamilton, RyanRyan Hamilton 10 0 2 2 1 0 Komisarek, MikeMike Komisarek 4 0 0 0 2 2 Colborne, JoeJoe Colborne 5 0 0 0 −1 2

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM van Riemsdyk, JamesJames van Riemsdyk 7 2 5 7 −1 4 Franson, CodyCody Franson 7 3 3 6 0 0 Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel 7 4 2 6 3 2 Gardiner, JakeJake Gardiner 6 1 4 5 −3 0 Lupul, JoffreyJoffrey Lupul 7 3 1 4 −1 4 Kadri, NazemNazem Kadri 7 1 3 4 5 10 Phaneuf, DionDion Phaneuf 7 1 2 3 −6 6 MacArthur, ClarkeClarke MacArthur 5 2 1 3 −1 2 Grabovski, MikhailMikhail Grabovski 7 0 2 2 −10 2 Frattin, MattMatt Frattin 6 0 2 2 −1 0 Bozak, TylerTyler Bozak 5 1 1 2 0 4 Fraser, MarkMark Fraser 4 0 1 1 1 7 Hamilton, RyanRyan Hamilton 2 0 1 1 0 0 Kulemin, NikolaiNikolai Kulemin 7 0 1 1 −9 0 Gunnarsson, CarlCarl Gunnarsson 7 0 1 1 −7 0 Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles 4 0 0 0 4 2 Orr, ColtonColton Orr 7 0 0 0 −1 18 McClement, JayJay McClement 7 0 0 0 −4 0 O'Byrne, RyanRyan O'Byrne 6 0 0 0 2 4 Komarov, LeoLeo Komarov 7 0 0 0 0 17 McLaren, FrazerFrazer McLaren 1 0 0 0 0 2 Kostka, MikeMike Kostka 1 0 0 0 −3 0 Colborne, JoeJoe Colborne 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Reimer, JamesJames Reimer	33	31	1856:09	19	8	5	76	2.46	995	.924	4	0	1	0
Scrivens, BenBen Scrivens	20	17	1024:51	7	9	0	46	2.69	542	.915	2	0	0	6
Rynnas, JussiJussi Rynnas	1	0	10:20	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	1.000	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Reimer, JamesJames Reimer	7	7	438:26	3	4	21	2.88	272	.923	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades Date Details June 23, 2012 To Winnipeg Jets Jonas Gustavsson To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013 June 23, 2012 To Philadelphia Flyers Luke Schenn To Toronto Maple Leafs James van Riemsdyk January 16, 2013 To Phoenix Coyotes Matthew Lombardi To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 4th-round pick in 2014 March 4, 2013 To Edmonton Oilers Mike Brown To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 4th-round pick in 2014 March 14, 2013 To Washington Capitals Nicolas Deschamps To Toronto Maple Leafs Kevin Marshall March 15, 2013 To Anaheim Ducks Dave Steckel To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan Lasch 7th-round pick in 2014 April 3, 2013 To Colorado Avalanche 4th-round pick in 2014 To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan O'Byrne June 23, 2013 To Los Angeles Kings Matt Frattin Ben Scrivens 2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015 To Toronto Maple Leafs Jonathan Bernier Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Jay McClement Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $3 million Mike Kostka Norfolk Admirals 1 year, $600,000 Keith Aucoin Washington Capitals 1 year, $650,000 Simon Gysbers Toronto Marlies 1 year, $600,000 Mike Mottau Boston Bruins 1 year, $850,000 Drew MacIntyre Toronto Marlies 1 year, $900,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Joey Crabb Washington Capitals 1 year, $950,000 Colby Armstrong Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1 million Philippe Dupuis Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $600,000 Jay Rosehill Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $550,000 Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Frazer McLaren San Jose Sharks January 31, 2013 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Keith Aucoin New York Islanders January 17, 2013 Lost via retirement Player Player signings Player Date Contract terms Petter Granberg May 24, 2012 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract Leo Komarov May 29, 2012 1 year, $850,000 entry-level contract Matt Frattin July 1, 2012 2 years, $1.7 million Ryan Hamilton July 1, 2012 1 year, $600,000 Jussi Rynnas July 1, 2012 1 year, $600,000 Korbinian Holzer July 10, 2012 1 year, $575,000 Nikolai Kulemin July 20, 2012 2 years, $5.6 million Mark Fraser July 30, 2012 1 year, $600,000 Morgan Rielly August 3, 2012 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Tyler Biggs August 9, 2012 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Ben Scrivens September 12, 2012 2 years, $1.225 million Cody Franson January 13, 2013 1 year, $1.2 million Joffrey Lupul January 20, 2013 5 years, $26.25 million contract extension Josh Leivo March 4, 2013 3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract Korbinian Holzer March 5, 2013 2 years, $1.575 million contract extension Tom Nilsson March 19, 2013 3 years, $2.475 million entry-level contract Garret Sparks March 19, 2013 3 years, $2.01 million entry-level contract Andrew MacWilliam April 3, 2013 2 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract Drew MacIntyre June 13, 2013 1 year, $600,000 Colton Orr June 13, 2013 2 years, $1.85 million Draft picks Toronto Maple Leafs' 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 5 Morgan Rielly D Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 2 35 Matthew Finn D Canada Guelph Storm (OHL) 5 126 Dominic Toninato C United States Duluth High School (USHS-MN) 6 156 Connor Brown RW Canada Erie Otters (OHL) 6 157[a] Ryan Rupert C Canada London Knights (OHL) 7 209[b] Viktor Loov D Sweden Sodertalje SK (Allsvenskan) Draft Notes The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a June 26, 2010, trade that sent a 2010 third-round pick to the Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of an October 4, 2011, trade that sent Dave Steckel to the Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick. a  The Anaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a June 25, 2011, trade that sent a 2011 sixth-round pick to the Ducks in exchange for this pick. The Toronto Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a July 27, 2009, trade that sent Wayne Primeau and a 2011 second-round pick to the Maple Leafs in exchange for Colin Stuart, Anton Strålman and this pick. b  The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a February 28, 2011, trade that sent John Mitchell to the Rangers in exchange for this pick. See also 2012–13 NHL season References