2012–13 Nashville Predators season

Professional ice hockey team season March 2026 June 2013 NHL 2012–13 2012 Nashville Predators Western 14th Central 5th 16–23–9 11–9–4 5–14–5 111 139 David Poile Barry Trotz Shea Weber Martin Erat (Oct.–Apr.)Mike FisherDavid Legwand (Apr.) Bridgestone Arena 17,113 (100%)2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance https://archive.today/20110425010821/http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance dead April 25, 2011 ESPN February 2, 2013(2 games) David Legwand (12) Shea Weber (19) Shea Weber (28) Mike Fisher (+6) Rich Clune (113) Pekka Rinne (15) Pekka Rinne (2.43) The 2012–13 Nashville Predators season was the team's 15th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL 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, on July 19, 2012, Shea Weber signed an offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers.NHL.com: Weber agrees to 14-year offer sheet with Flyers The Predators had seven days to decide whether to match the offer, opting to do so on July 24 to keep Weber in a Predators uniform.Nashville Predators Match Offer Sheet To Captain Shea Weber 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 nine times, tied with the Phoenix Coyotes.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html 2012-13 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com hockey-reference.com April 7, 2014https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013_games.html 2012-13 NHL Season Schedule and Results | Hockey-Reference.com hockey-reference.com April 7, 2014 Standings NSH NSH 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:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcf darkgray = Loss      #ffc darkgray = OT/SO Loss Playoffs For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Predators missed the playoffs. Player stats Final stats2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Nashville Predators – Statistics http://predators.nhl.com/club/stats.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090728214934/http://predators.nhl.com/club/stats.htm dead July 28, 2009 Nashville Predators April 29, 2013 Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Shea Weber 48 9 19 28 −2 48 David Legwand 48 12 13 25 −6 20 Mike Fisher Mike Fisher (ice hockey) 38 10 11 21 6 27 Martin Erat‡ 36 4 17 21 −7 26 Colin Wilson Colin Wilson (ice hockey) 25 7 12 19 1 4 Roman Josi 48 5 13 18 −7 8 Gabriel Bourque 34 11 5 16 6 4 Sergei Kostitsyn 46 3 12 15 −5 11 Kevin Klein ice hockey 47 3 11 14 −1 9 Patric Hornqvist Patric Hörnqvist 24 4 10 14 −1 14 Nick Spaling 47 9 4 13 −10 18 Craig Smith Craig Smith (ice hockey) 44 4 8 12 −11 20 Matthew Halischuk 36 5 6 11 1 10 Rich Clune 47 4 5 9 3 113 Bobby Butler Bobby Butler (ice hockey)† 20 3 6 9 −2 4 Brandon Yip 34 3 5 8 −3 26 Victor Bartley 24 0 7 7 2 6 Jonathon Blum 35 1 6 7 −1 6 Taylor Beck Taylor Beck (ice hockey) 16 3 4 7 0 2 Ryan Ellis 32 2 4 6 −2 15 Paul Gaustad 23 2 3 5 −1 20 Chris Mueller ice hockey 18 2 3 5 −4 6 Daniel Bang Daniel Bång 8 0 2 2 −2 0 Zach Boychuk†‡ 5 1 1 2 1 4 Kevin Henderson Kevin Henderson (ice hockey) 4 1 0 1 −1 0 Austin Watson 6 1 0 1 −2 0 Joonas Rask 2 0 1 1 −1 0 Filip Forsberg 5 0 1 1 −5 0 Scott Hannan‡ 29 0 1 1 −11 20 Hal Gill 32 0 0 0 −3 12 Mattias Ekholm 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Brian McGrattan‡ 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 8 12 17 29 −11 95 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Pekka Rinne 43 42 2443:46 15 16 8 99 2.43 1101 .910 5 0 1 8 Chris Mason Chris Mason (ice hockey) 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 Transactions The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season. Trades DateDetails June 15, 2012http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=634878 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103333/http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=634878 dead April 2, 2015 Nashville Predators Acquire Three Draft Picks and Goaltender Sebastien Caron from Tampa Bay June 15, 2012 Predators.nhl.com June 15, 2012 To Tampa Bay Lightning Anders LindbackKyle Wilson7th-round pick in 2012 To Nashville Predators Sebastien Caron2nd-round pick in 20122nd-round pick in 20123rd-round pick in 2013 June 23, 2012http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=635803 https://web.archive.org/web/20120701132353/http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=635803 dead July 1, 2012 Rangers 2012 Entry Draft Picks at a Glance June 23, 2012 Rangers.nhl.com June 23, 2012 To New York Rangers 3rd-round pick in 2013 To Nashville Predators 3rd-round pick in 2012 June 23, 2012 To New York Rangers 5th-round pick in 2012 To Nashville Predators 5th-round pick in 2013 February 19, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire Defenseman Scott Ford From St. Louis To St. Louis Blues Jani Lajunen To Nashville Predators Scott Ford February 28, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire Defenseman Joe Piskula From Calgary To Calgary Flames Brian McGrattan To Nashville Predators Joe Piskula April 3, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire A Conditional Seventh-Round Pick From San Jose To San Jose Sharks Scott Hannan To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013Condition satisfied. April 3, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire Filip Forsberg From Washington To Washington Capitals Martin EratMichael Latta To Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg June 14, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire TJ Brennan From Florida To Florida Panthers Bobby Butler To Nashville Predators T. J. Brennan Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Kevin HendersonPreds Sign Prospect Kevin Henderson To 1-Year Deal Milwaukee Admirals 1 year, $550,000 Chris MasonPreds Sign Goalie Chris Mason To 1-Year Contract Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $1.25 million Mike MoorePreds Sign Mike Moore To 2-Way Contract Worcester Sharks 1 year, $550,000 Scott HannanPreds Sign Scott Hannan To a 1-Year Contract Calgary Flames 1 year, $1 million Mark Van GuilderNashville Predators Sign Van Guilder to a Two-Year Contract Milwaukee Admirals 2 years, $1.1 million Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Francis BouillonCanadiens sign Francis Bouillon to a one-year contract Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1.5 million Jordin TootooWings add grit with Tootoo deal Detroit Red Wings 3 years, $5.7 million Alexander RadulovREPORT: RADULOV SIGNS FOUR-YEAR DEAL WITH CSKA MOSCOW CSKA Moscow 4 years, $36.8 million Jack HillenCapitals Sign Jack Hillen Washington Capitals 1 year, $650,000 Ryan SuterWelcome To Minnesota Parise, Suter Minnesota Wild 13 years, $98 million Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Richard CluneNashville Predators Claim Richard Clune on Waivers Los Angeles Kings January 15, 2013 Bobby ButlerNashville Predators Claim Bobby Butler on Waivers New Jersey Devils March 4, 2013 Zach BoychukNashville Predators Claim Zach Boychuk on Waivers Pittsburgh Penguins March 5, 2013 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Zach BoychukCanes Claim Boychuk on Waivers from Nashville Carolina Hurricanes March 21, 2013 Player signings Player Date Contract terms Magnus HellbergPreds Ink Hellberg to Entry-Level Contract June 18, 2012 3 years, $2.3425 million entry-level contract Chris MuellerPreds Re-Sign Chris Mueller To 1-Year Deal June 21, 2012 1 year, $550,000 Brandon YipPreds Sign Brandon Yip To A 1-Year Contract June 21, 2012 1 year, $750,000 Hal GillPreds Sign Defenseman Hal Gill To A Two-Year Contract June 28, 2012 2 years, $4 million Paul GaustadPreds Sign Paul Gaustad To A 4-Year Contract July 1, 2012 4 years, $13 million Brian McGrattanPreds Agree To Terms With Forward Brian McGrattan On 1-Year Deal July 1, 2012 1 year, $600,000 Jeremy SmithPreds Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith To A 1-Year Contract July 17, 2012 1 year, $660,000 Jack MacLellanPredators Sign Jack Maclellan To A One-Year Contract July 23, 2012 1 year, $600,000 Sergei KostitsynPreds Sign Sergei Kostitsyn To a Two-Year Contract July 23, 2012 2 years, $6 million Colin WilsonPreds Sign Colin Wilson to 3-Year Deal July 24, 2012 3 years, $6 million Shea Weber July 24, 2012 14 years, $110 million Mike FisherPredators Sign Mike Fisher to 2-Year Contract August 20, 2012 2 years, $8.4 million contract extension Colton SissonsPreds Sign 2012 2nd Round Pick Colton Sissons September 13, 2012 3 years, $1.97 million entry-level contract Jonathon BlumPreds Sign Jon Blum To 1-Year Contract September 13, 2012 1 year, $650,000 Gabriel BourquePreds Sign Gabriel Bourque To A 2-Yr Contract September 14, 2012 2 years, $1.55 million contract extension Kevin KleinPreds Sign Kevin Klein To 5-Year Contract https://web.archive.org/web/20121115151312/http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=641545 November 15, 2012 September 15, 2012 5 years, $14.5 million contract extension Craig SmithPreds Sign Craig Smith To 2-Year Deal September 15, 2012 2 years, $4 million contract extension Zach BudishNashville Predators Sign 2009 Second Round Pick Zach Budish April 3, 2013 2 years, $1.33 million entry-level contract Miikka SalomakiNashville Predators Sign 2011 Second Rounder Miikka Salomaki April 24, 2013 3 years, $2.3425 million entry-level contract Patric HornqvistNashville Predators Sign Patric Hornqvist to a Five-Year Contract April 30, 2013 5 years, $21.25 million contract extension Marek MazanecNashville Predators Sign 2012 Draft Pick Marek Mazanec May 3, 2013 2 years, $1.22 million entry-level contract Brendan LeipsicNashville Predators Sign WHL Scoring Champion Brendan Leipsic May 23, 2013 3 years, $2.0525 million entry-level contract Mikko VainonenNashville Predators Sign 2012 Fourth-Round Pick Mikko Vainonen May 24, 2013 3 years, $1.87 million entry-level contract Roman Josihttp://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=673488 Nashville Predators Sign Roman Josi To A Seven-Year Deal June 10, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130611183434/http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=673488 June 11, 2013 dead June 10, 2013 7 years, $28 million Joe PiskulaNashville Predators Sign Piskula To A One-Year Contract June 17, 2013 1 year, $550,000 Kevin HendersonNashville Predators Sign Henderson To A Two-Year Contract June 18, 2013 2 years, $1.1 million Victor BartleyNashville Predators Sign Bartley to a Three-Year Contract 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 Djurgardens IF J20 (J20 SuperElit) 2 50 (from Philadelphia) Colton Sissons C Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 3 66 (from Toronto) Jimmy Vesey LW United States South Shore Kings (EJHL) 3 89 (from NY Rangers) Brendan Leipsic LW Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 4 112 Zach Stepan C United States Shattuck-Saint 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 IK J20 (J20 SuperElit) 6 172 Max Gortz RW Sweden Farjestad BK J20 (J20 SuperElit) 6 179 (from NY Rangers) Marek Mazanec G Czech Republic HC Plzen (Czech Extraliga) See also 2012–13 NHL season References Category:Nashville Predators seasons N Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Category:2012 in Nashville, Tennessee Category:2013 in Nashville, Tennessee