2012–13 Boston Bruins season NHL team season
The 2012–13 Boston Bruins season was their 89th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[ 2] The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout . In the playoff, the Bruins eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins in four games to capture the Eastern Conference championship, but lost the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals to the Western Conference playoff champion Chicago Blackhawks in six games.
The Bruins also traded for veteran Jaromir Jagr for the remainder of the season and after playing a brief stint with the Dallas Stars , he made his first Stanley Cup Finals since 1992 with the Pittsburgh Penguins , coincidentally it was also against the Blackhawks.
Off-season
On June 3, 2012, it was announced that goaltender Tim Thomas was planning on taking a year off from hockey.[ 3] Thomas had continued to make headlines for things outside of hockey, mainly his political views, which he demonstrated by boycotting the Bruins Stanley Cup visit to the White House[ 4] and posting on his Facebook page.[ 5] He was traded to the New York Islanders on February 7, 2013. Like the rest of the teams in the NHL, the Boston Bruins had their season delayed and shortened by the 2012–13 NHL lockout . The Bruins traded Benoit Pouliot in the off-season and lost four other players to free-agency, but otherwise kept the team intact.
Standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
The Bruins had the fewest power-play opportunities in the NHL during the regular season, with just 122, and scored the fewest power-play goals, with 18.[ 6]
The Bruins were not shut-out in any of their 48 regular-season games.[ 7]
2012–13 game log
February: 8–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 7–1–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
8
February 2
Boston Bruins
1–0
Toronto Maple Leafs
Tuukka Rask
19,246
6–1–1
13
[8]
9
February 6
Boston Bruins
2–1
Montreal Canadiens
Tuukka Rask
21,273
7–1–1
15
[9]
–
February 9
Tampa Bay Lightning
Boston Bruins
Game rescheduled to April 25 due to a blizzard .
10
February 10
Boston Bruins
3–1
Buffalo Sabres
Anton Khudobin
18,869
8–1–1
17
[10]
11
February 12
New York Rangers
4–3
Boston Bruins
SO
Tuukka Rask
17,565
8–1–2
18
[11]
12
February 15
Boston Bruins
2–4
Buffalo Sabres
Anton Khudobin
19,070
8–2–2
18
[12]
13
February 17
Boston Bruins
3–2
Winnipeg Jets
Tuukka Rask
15,004
9–2–2
20
[13]
14
February 21
Boston Bruins
4–2
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tuukka Rask
19,204
10–2–2
22
[14]
15
February 24
Boston Bruins
4–1
Florida Panthers
Tuukka Rask
18,108
11–2–2
24
[15]
16
February 26
Boston Bruins
4–1
New York Islanders
Tuukka Rask
12,788
12–2–2
26
[16]
17
February 28
Ottawa Senators
1–2
Boston Bruins
OT
Tuukka Rask
17,565
13–2–2
28
[17]
March: 9–6–2 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 3–5–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
18
March 2
Tampa Bay Lightning
2–3
Boston Bruins
Anton Khudobin
17,565
14–2–2
30
[18]
19
March 3
Montreal Canadiens
4–3
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
17,565
14–3–2
30
[19]
20
March 5
Boston Bruins
3–4
Washington Capitals
OT
Tuukka Rask
18,506
14–3–3
31
[20]
21
March 7
Toronto Maple Leafs
2–4
Boston Bruins
Anton Khudobin
17,565
15–3–3
33
[21]
22
March 9
Philadelphia Flyers
0–3
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
17,565
16–3–3
35
[22]
23
March 11
Boston Bruins
3–2
Ottawa Senators
SO
Tuukka Rask
20,256
17–3–3
37
[23]
24
March 12
Boston Bruins
2–3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Anton Khudobin
18,640
17–4–3
37
[24]
25
March 14
Florida Panthers
1–4
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
17,565
18–4–3
39
[25]
26
March 16
Washington Capitals
1–4
Boston Bruins
Anton Khudobin
17,565
19–4–3
41
[26]
27
March 17
Boston Bruins
1–2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tuukka Rask
18,659
19–5–3
41
[27]
28
March 19
Boston Bruins
1–3
Winnipeg Jets
Tuukka Rask
15,004
19–6–3
41
[28]
29
March 21
Boston Bruins
2–1
Ottawa Senators
Anton Khudobin
19,603
20–6–3
43
[29]
30
March 23
Boston Bruins
2–3
Toronto Maple Leafs
Anton Khudobin
19,236
20–7–3
43
[30]
31
March 25
Toronto Maple Leafs
2–3
Boston Bruins
SO
Tuukka Rask
17,565
21–7–3
45
[31]
32
March 27
Montreal Canadiens
6–5
Boston Bruins
SO
Tuukka Rask
17,565
21–7–4
46
[32]
33
March 30
Boston Bruins
1–3
Philadelphia Flyers
Tuukka Rask
19,997
21–8–4
46
[33]
34
March 31
Boston Bruins
2–0
Buffalo Sabres
Anton Khudobin
19,027
22–8–4
48
[34]
April: 6–6–2 (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 1–3–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
35
April 2
Ottawa Senators
2–3
Boston Bruins
Anton Khudobin
17,565
23–8–4
50
[35]
36
April 4
New Jersey Devils
0–1
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
17,565
24–8–4
52
[36]
37
April 6
Boston Bruins
1–2
Montreal Canadiens
Tuukka Rask
21,273
24–9–4
52
[37]
38
April 8
Carolina Hurricanes
2–6
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
17,565
25–9–4
54
[38]
39
April 10
Boston Bruins
5–4
New Jersey Devils
Anton Khudobin
17,625
26–9–4
56
[39]
40
April 11
New York Islanders
2–1
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
17,565
26–10–4
56
[40]
41
April 13
Boston Bruins
2–4
Carolina Hurricanes
Tuukka Rask
18,680
26–11–4
56
[41]
–
April 15
Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
Game rescheduled to April 28 due to the Boston Marathon bombing .[ 8] [ 9]
42
April 17
Buffalo Sabres
3–2
Boston Bruins
SO
Anton Khudobin
17,565
26–11–5
57
[42]
–
April 19
Pittsburgh Penguins
Boston Bruins
Game rescheduled to April 20 due to the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.[ 10]
43
April 20
Pittsburgh Penguins
3–2
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
17,565
26–12–5
57
[43]
44
April 21
Florida Panthers
0–3
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
17,565
27–12–5
59
[44]
45
April 23
Boston Bruins
2–5
Philadelphia Flyers
Anton Khudobin
19,717
27–13–5
59
[45]
46
April 25
Tampa Bay Lightning
0–2
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
17,565
28–13–5
61
[46]
47
April 27
Boston Bruins
2–3
Washington Capitals
OT
Tuukka Rask
18,506
28–13–6
62
[47]
48
April 28
Ottawa Senators
4–2
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
17,565
28–14–6
62
[48]
Legend: Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs
2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E5 Toronto Maple Leafs: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Boston goals
Toronto goals
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
May 1
Toronto Maple Leafs
1–4
Boston Bruins
Redden , Horton , Krejci , Boychuk
van Riemsdyk
Rask
17,565
1–0
[49]
2
May 4
Toronto Maple Leafs
4–2
Boston Bruins
Horton, Boychuk
Lupul (2), Kessel , van Riemsdyk
Rask
17,565
1–1
[50]
3
May 6
Boston Bruins
5–2
Toronto Maple Leafs
McQuaid , Peverley , Horton , Paille , Krejci
Gardiner , Kessel
Rask
19,746
2–1
[51]
4
May 8
Boston Bruins
4–3
Toronto Maple Leafs
13:06
Bergeron , Krejci (3)
Lupul, Franson , MacArthur
Rask
19,708
3–1
[52]
5
May 10
Toronto Maple Leafs
2–1
Boston Bruins
Chara
Bozak , MacArthur
Rask
17,565
3–2
[53]
6
May 12
Boston Bruins
1–2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Lucic
Phaneuf , Kessel
Rask
19,591
3–3
[54]
7
May 13
Toronto Maple Leafs
4–5
Boston Bruins
6:05
Bartkowski , Horton, Lucic, Bergeron (2)
Franson (2), Kessel, Kadri
Rask
17,565
4–3
[55]
Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs E6 New York Rangers: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Boston goals
New York goals
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
May 16
New York Rangers
2–3
Boston Bruins
15:40
Chara , Krug , Marchand
McDonagh , Stepan
Rask
17,565
1–0
[56]
2
May 19
New York Rangers
2–5
Boston Bruins
Krug, Campbell , Boychuk , Marchand, Lucic
Callahan , Nash
Rask
17,565
2–0
[57]
3
May 21
Boston Bruins
2–1
New York Rangers
Boychuk, Paille
Pyatt
Rask
17,200
3–0
[58]
4
May 23
Boston Bruins
3–4
New York Rangers
7:03
Horton , Krug, Seguin
Hagelin , Stepan, Boyle , Kreider
Rask
17,200
3–1
[59]
5
May 25
New York Rangers
1–3
Boston Bruins
Krug, Campbell (2)
Girardi
Rask
17,565
4–1
[60]
Eastern Conference Finals vs E1 Pittsburgh Penguins: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Boston goals
Pittsburgh goals
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
June 1
Boston Bruins
3–0
Pittsburgh Penguins
Krejci (2), Horton
Rask
18,628
1–0
[61]
2
June 3
Boston Bruins
6–1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Marchand (2), Horton , Krejci, Bergeron , Boychuk
Sutter
Rask
18,619
2–0
[62]
3
June 5
Pittsburgh Penguins
1–2
Boston Bruins
35:19
Krejci, Bergeron
Kunitz
Rask
17,565
3–0
[63]
4
June 7
Pittsburgh Penguins
0–1
Boston Bruins
McQuaid
Rask
17,565
4–0
[64]
Stanley Cup Finals vs W1 Chicago Blackhawks: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Boston goals
Chicago goals
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
June 12
Boston Bruins
3–4
Chicago Blackhawks
52:08
Lucic (2), Bergeron
Saad , Bolland , Oduya , Shaw
Rask
22,110
0–1
[65]
2
June 15
Boston Bruins
2–1
Chicago Blackhawks
13:48
Kelly , Paille
Sharp
Rask
22,154
1–1
[66]
3
June 17
Chicago Blackhawks
0–2
Boston Bruins
Paille , Bergeron
Rask
17,565
2–1
[67]
4
June 19
Chicago Blackhawks
6–5
Boston Bruins
9:51
Peverley , Lucic, Bergeron (2), Boychuk
Handzuš , Toews , Kane , Kruger , Sharp, Seabrook
Rask
17,565
2–2
[68]
5
June 22
Boston Bruins
1–3
Chicago Blackhawks
Chara
Kane (2), Bolland
Rask
22,274
2–3
[69]
6
June 24
Chicago Blackhawks
3–2
Boston Bruins
Kelly, Lucic
Toews, Bickell , Bolland
Rask
17,565
2–4
[70]
Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
Player statistics
Updated as of June 18, 2013 [ 11]
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; +/- = Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalty minutes
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
(G) Denotes goaltender.
Team PIM totals include bench infractions .
Goaltenders
Note: GPI = Games played in; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average ; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses ; SO = Shutouts ; SA = Shots against ; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage
Regular season[ 12]
Player
GPI
TOI
GAA
W
L
OT
SO
SA
GA
SV%
Tuukka Rask
36
2104
2.00
19
10
5
5
980
70
.929
Anton Khudobin
14
803
2.32
9
4
1
1
388
31
.920
Combined
2907
2.08
28
14
6
6
1368
101
.926
Playoffs[ 15]
Player
GPI
TOI
GAA
W
L
OT
SO
SA
GA
SV%
Tuukka Rask
16
1031
1.75
12
4
1
2
527
30
.943
Awards and records
Awards
On April 28, prior to the game against the Ottawa Senators , the team announced its award winners for the season.[ 18] [ 19]
Player
Award
Notes
Dougie Hamilton
NESN Seventh Player Award
Awarded to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the season.
Patrice Bergeron
Eddie Shore Award
Awarded to the player who exhibits exceptional hustle and determination.
Patrice Bergeron
Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy
Awarded by the Boston Chapter of the PHWA , for outstanding performance during home games.
Gregory Campbell
John P. Bucyk Award
Awarded to the Bruin with the greatest off-ice charitable contributions.
Tuukka Rask Patrice BergeronTyler Seguin
Three Star Awards
Awarded to the top performers at home over the course of the season.
Patrice Bergeron was also named Second Star of the Week on March 3, 2013.[ 20]
Milestones
Regular season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Dougie Hamilton
1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point
January 23, 2013
Brad Marchand
100th career NHL point
January 25, 2013
David Krejci
200th career NHL assist
January 29, 2013
Dougie Hamilton
1st career NHL goal
February 15, 2013
Tyler Seguin
100th career NHL point
February 26, 2013
Nathan Horton
200th career NHL assist
March 5, 2013
Daniel Paille
400th career NHL game
March 7, 2013
Rich Peverley
200th career NHL point
March 9, 2013
David Krejci
400th career NHL game
March 11, 2013
David Krejci
300th career NHL point
March 16, 2013
Brad Marchand
200th career NHL game
March 19, 2013
Nathan Horton
400th career NHL point
March 31, 2013
Chris Kelly
100th career NHL goal
April 17, 2013
Milan Lucic
400th career NHL game
April 17, 2013
Carl Soderberg
1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point
April 21, 2013
Chris Kelly
600th career NHL game
April 23, 2013
Tyler Seguin
200th career NHL game
April 23, 2013
Dougie Hamilton, Carl Soderberg, Ryan Spooner and Jamie Tardif all made their NHL debuts during the 2013 season.
Transactions
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season, or the off-season between the previous season and this season.
Trades
^ Trade of negotiating rights to.
^ Condition not satisfied.
^ Condition satisfied.
Free agents signed
Player
Former team
Contract terms
Christian Hanson [ 26]
Hershey Bears
1 year, $600,000
Garnet Exelby [ 27]
Grand Rapids Griffins
1 year, $600,000
Aaron Johnson [ 28]
Columbus Blue Jackets
1 year, $650,000
Jay Pandolfo [ 29]
New York Islanders
1 year, $600,000
Chris Casto [ 30]
University of Minnesota Duluth
3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract
Matthew Lindblad [ 31]
Dartmouth College
2 years, $1.6675 million entry-level contract
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Player
New team
Date claimed off waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Player
Date
Contract terms
Daniel Paille [ 37]
June 1, 2012
3 years, $3.9 million contract extension
Chris Bourque [ 37]
June 1, 2012
2 years, $1 million
Gregory Campbell [ 38]
June 13, 2012
3 years, $4.8 million
Chris Kelly [ 39]
July 1, 2012
4 years, $12 million
Tuukka Rask [ 39]
July 1, 2012
1 year, $3.5 million
Alexander Khokhlachev [ 39]
July 1, 2012
3 years, $2.4525 million entry-level contract
Lane MacDermid [ 27]
July 11, 2012
1 year, $600,000
Matt Bartkowski [ 40]
July 12, 2012
1 year, $660,000
Malcolm Subban [ 41]
September 6, 2012
3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Brad Marchand [ 42]
September 7, 2012
4 years, $18 million contract extension
Tyler Seguin [ 43]
September 11, 2012
6 years, $34.5 million contract extension
Milan Lucic [ 44]
September 15, 2012
3 years, $18 million contract extension
Anthony Camara [ 45]
March 14, 2013
3 years, $2.4525 million entry-level contract
Alexander Fallstrom [ 46]
March 16, 2013
2 years, $1.455 million entry-level contract
Matt Bartkowski [ 30]
March 26, 2013
1 year, $650,000 contract extension
Seth Griffith [ 47]
April 9, 2013
3 years, $2.2775 million entry-level contract
Carl Soderberg [ 48]
April 13, 2013
3 years, $3.025 million
Draft picks
Boston Bruins' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft , held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[ 49]
Draft notes[ 50]
The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a February 18, 2011, trade that sent Tomas Kaberle to the Bruins in exchange for Joe Colborne , 2011 first-round pick and this conditional pick (the Bruins reached the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Cup, or if Kaberle had re-signed with Bruins after 2010–11 season).
The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a July 5, 2011, trade that sent Joe Corvo to the Bruins in exchange for this pick.
a The Tampa Bay Lightning 's fifth-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent the rights to Benoit Pouliot to the Lightning in exchange for Michel Ouellet and this pick.
See also
References
^ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN" . ESPN. Retrieved February 1, 2013 .
^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014 . Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 25 . ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3 .
^ Bruins goalie Tim Thomas, 2-time Vezina winner, thinking of taking year off for family reasons
^ Tim Thomas put himself above team
^ Tim Thomas backs Chick-fil-A
^ "2012-13 NHL Summary" .
^ "2012-13 Boston Bruins Schedule and Results" .
^ "Bruins/Senators Game Postponed – Boston Bruins – News" . Boston Bruins. April 15, 2013.
^ Postponed Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins rescheduled for April 28 at TD Garden . Retrieved April 16, 2013.
^ Penguins and Bruins to play on Saturday . Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Boston Bruins – Statistics" . Boston Bruins. Retrieved June 7, 2013 .
^ a b "2012–2013 Regular Season" .
^ "Team Stats 2012–2013 Plus/Minus" .
^ "Team Stats 2012–2013 Bench Penalties" .
^ a b "2012–2013 Playoffs" .
^ "Team Stats 2012–2013 Plus/Minus" .
^ "Team Stats 2012–2013 Bench Penalties" .
^ Bruins Announce 2013 Season Awards
^ Hamilton Named NESN's Seventh Player
^ Pacioretty, Bergeron, Backstrom named 'Three Stars'
^ Pleased in Pittsburgh
^ Bruins Trade Tim Thomas to New York Islanders for Conditional Second Round Pick in 2014 or 2015
^ Bruins Acquire Jaromir Jagr from the Dallas Stars
^ 1:01 PM – Bruins Acquire Rob Flick from CHI for Max Sauve
^ Bruins Make Trade Deadline Transactions
^ Bruins Sign Center Christian Hanson to One-Year, Two-Way Contract
^ a b Bruins Sign Garnet Exelby and Lane MacDermid
^ Bruins Sign Defenseman Aaron Johnson
^ B's Sign Jay Pandolfo to One-Year Contract; Place Forward on Waivers
^ a b B's Sign Bartkowski and Casto
^ Bruins Sign Free Agent Matthew Lindblad to an Entry-Level Contract
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Joe Corvo
^ Avalanche Signs Zanon
^ Kings sign Bondnarchuk to one-year deal
^ LEAFS COME TO TERMS WITH DEFENCEMEN FRANSON, MOTTAU
^ B's Claim Daugavins Off Waivers
^ a b Bruins Sign Paille, Bourque
^ Campbell, Kelly Remain in Black & Gold
^ a b c Kelly, Rask Remain in Black & Gold; Bruins Sign Khokhlachev
^ Bruins Sign Defenseman Matt Bartkowski
^ Bruins Sign Malcolm Subban to Entry-Level Contract
^ B's Sign Brad Marchand to Four-Year Contract Extension
^ Tyler Seguin Signed to Six-Year Contract Extension
^ B's Sign Lucic to Three-Year Extension
^ B's Sign Camara to an Entry-Level Contract
^ B's Sign Fallstrom to Entry-Level Contract
^ Bruins Sign Griffith to an Entry-Level Contract
^ Bruins Sign Carl Söderberg to a Three-Year Contract
^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results" . NHL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012 .
^ "2012 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions" . Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 1, 2012 .
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