2012–13 New York Islanders season

2012–13 New York Islanders
2012–13 New York Islanders
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	8th Eastern
2012–13 record	24–17–7
Home record	10–11–3
Road record	14–6–4
Goals for	139
Goals against	139
Team information
General manager	Garth Snow
Coach	Jack Capuano
Captain	Mark Streit
Alternate captains	Kyle Okposo; John Tavares
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance	13,306 (82.0%) ; (24 games)
Team leaders
Goals	John Tavares (28)
Assists	Matt Moulson (29)
Points	John Tavares (47)
Penalty minutes	Matt Martin (63)
Plus/minus	(+): Lubomir Visnovsky (12); (−): Mark Streit (−14)
Wins	Evgeni Nabokov (23)
Goals against average	Evgeni Nabokov (2.50)
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 New York Islanders season is the 41st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.^[2] The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

For the sixth time in franchise history, the Islanders tied their longest homestand (of seven games) – beginning on February 24 and lasting through March 9 – in which they earned three wins during that span.^[3]

The Islanders qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 NHL season.

Off-season

Regular season

On March 22, 2013, the Islanders were 12th in the Eastern Conference and a playoff spot seemed unlikely. The team would then earn points in 14 of 15 games, including 11 consecutive games with at least a point to officially clinch a playoff berth on April 23.^[4]^[5]

The Islanders tied the Minnesota Wild for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with 0.^[6]

Season standings

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	+46	72
2	New York Rangers	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	+18	56
3	New York Islanders	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	0	55
4	Philadelphia Flyers	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	−8	49
5	New Jersey Devils	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	−17	48

Source: National Hockey League

Eastern Conference
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	+46	72
2	NE	y – Montreal Canadiens	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	+23	63
3	SE	y – Washington Capitals	48	27	18	3	24	149	130	+19	57
4	NE	x – Boston Bruins	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	+22	62
5	NE	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	+12	57
6	AT	x – New York Rangers	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	+18	56
7	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	+12	56
8	AT	x – New York Islanders	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	0	55

9	SE	Winnipeg Jets	48	24	21	3	22	128	144	−16	51
10	AT	Philadelphia Flyers	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	−8	49
11	AT	New Jersey Devils	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	−17	48
12	NE	Buffalo Sabres	48	21	21	6	14	115	143	−28	48
13	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	48	19	25	4	18	128	160	−32	42
14	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	18	26	4	17	148	150	−2	40
15	SE	Florida Panthers	48	15	27	6	12	112	171	−59	36

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

2012–13 Schedule^[7]

January: 4–2–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–1), 9 Points

February: 4–9–1 (Home: 1–7–1 ; Road: 3–2–0), 9 Points

March: 8–5–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 4–2–0), 17 Points

April: 8–1–4 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 4–1–3), 20 Points

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) OT/SO Loss (1 point)

Playoffs

The New York Islanders ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Eastern Conference's 8th seed. They were defeated 4–2 by the #1 seed Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round.

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Penguins won series 4–2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Final stats^[8]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
John Tavares	48	28	19	47	−2	18
Matt Moulson	47	15	29	44	−3	4
Brad Boyes	48	10	25	35	−6	16
Frans Nielsen	48	6	23	29	−3	12
Mark Streit	48	6	21	27	−14	22
Kyle Okposo	48	4	20	24	−2	38
Michael Grabner	45	16	5	21	4	12
Josh Bailey	38	11	8	19	7	6
Colin McDonald	45	7	10	17	−1	32
Casey Cizikas	45	6	9	15	0	14
Lubomir Visnovsky	35	3	11	14	12	20
Keith Aucoin	41	6	6	12	−1	4
Andrew MacDonald	48	3	9	12	−2	20
Matt Martin	48	4	7	11	−2	63
Travis Hamonic	48	3	7	10	−8	28
Marty Reasoner	31	0	5	5	−3	4
David Ullstrom	20	2	3	5	−2	6
Brian Strait	19	0	4	4	4	10
Thomas Hickey	39	1	3	4	9	8
Radek Martinek	13	3	0	3	−2	4
Matt Carkner	22	0	2	2	−2	46
Jesse Joensuu	7	0	2	2	2	6
Anders Lee	2	1	1	2	−3	0
Joe Finley	16	0	1	1	−5	20
Eric Boulton	15	0	0	0	−4	36

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Mark Streit	6	2	3	5	−1	4
John Tavares	6	3	2	5	−4	4
Kyle Okposo	6	3	1	4	−1	5
Michael Grabner	6	1	3	4	2	0
Casey Cizikas	6	2	2	4	1	12
Brad Boyes	6	0	3	3	−3	2
Keith Aucoin	6	0	3	3	1	10
Colin McDonald	6	2	1	3	2	2
Matt Moulson	6	2	1	3	−4	10
Josh Bailey	6	0	3	3	−1	0
Lubomir Visnovsky	6	0	2	2	2	2
Frans Nielsen	6	0	2	2	−2	0
Matt Carkner	4	0	1	1	0	2
Brian Strait	6	1	0	1	1	12
Travis Hamonic	6	0	1	1	−4	23
David Ullstrom	3	0	1	1	1	0
Matt Martin	6	1	0	1	0	14
Marty Reasoner	1	0	0	0	−1	17
Radek Martinek	2	0	0	0	−2	2
Jesse Joensuu	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew MacDonald	4	0	0	0	0	4
Thomas Hickey	2	0	0	0	−2	2
Brock Nelson	1	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Evgeni Nabokov	41	41	2475:24	23	11	7	103	2.50	1139	.910	3	4	6
Kevin Poulin	5	4	257:37	1	3	0	13	3.02	122	.893	0	0	0
Rick DiPietro	3	3	175:36	0	3	0	12	4.09	83	.855	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Evgeni Nabokov	6	6	324:04	2	4	24	4.44	152	.842	0	0	0	0
Kevin Poulin	2	0	52:26	0	0	1	1.15	15	.933	0	0	0	0

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

Notable achievements

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Thomas Hickey	1st career NHL game	January 27, 2013^[9]
Anders Lee	1st career NHL goal	April 2, 2013^[10]

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

Trades

Date	Details
June 22, 2012^[11]	To Anaheim Ducks 2nd-round pick in 2012	To New York Islanders Lubomir Visnovsky
February 7, 2013^[12]	To Boston Bruins Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015	To New York Islanders Tim Thomas
June 12, 2013^[13]	To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Streit (rights)	To New York Islanders Shane Harper 4th-round pick in 2014

Free agents signed

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Jesse Joensuu^[14]	HV71	1 year, $600,000
Jon Landry^[15]	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1 year, $750,000
Matt Watkins^[15]	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $700,000
Brad Boyes^[16]	Buffalo Sabres	1 year, $1 million
Matt Carkner^[17]	Ottawa Senators	3 years, $4.5 million
Brandon DeFazio^[18]	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	1 year, $575,000
Colin McDonald^[18]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $700,000
Eric Boulton^[19]	New Jersey Devils	1 year, $540,000
Nathan McIver^[20]	Providence Bruins	1 year, $750,000
Radek Martinek^[21]	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $750,000
Joey Diamond^[22]	University of Maine	1 year, $610,000 entry-level contract
Chris Bruton^[23]	Peoria Rivermen	1 year, $610,000 entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Micheal Haley^[24]	New York Rangers	2 years, $1.2 million
Dylan Reese^[25]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $600,000
P. A. Parenteau^[26]	Colorado Avalanche	4 years, $16 million
Al Montoya^[27]	Winnipeg Jets	1 year, $601,000
Jay Pandolfo^[28]	Boston Bruins	1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Joe Finley^[29]	Buffalo Sabres	January 14, 2013
Thomas Hickey^[30]	Los Angeles Kings	January 15, 2013
Keith Aucoin^[31]	Toronto Maple Leafs	January 17, 2013
Brian Strait^[32]	Pittsburgh Penguins	January 18, 2013

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player
Steve Staios^[33]

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Sean Backman^[34]	July 16, 2012	1 year, $577,500
Jason Clark^[35]	July 17, 2012	3 years, $1.605 million entry-level contract
Ty Wishart^[36]	July 18, 2012	1 year, $843,413
Griffin Reinhart^[37]	August 2, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Matt Martin^[38]	September 15, 2012	4 years, $4 million
Brian Strait^[39]	January 13, 2013	3 years, $2.325 million contract extension
Brett Gallant^[40]	February 5, 2013	1 year, $610,000 entry-level contract
Colin McDonald^[41]	March 15, 2013	2 years, $1.275 million contract extension
Lubomir Visnovsky^[42]	March 29, 2013	2 years, $9.5 million contract extension
Anders Lee^[43]	April 1, 2013	2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Andrey Pedan^[44]	April 3, 2013	3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract
Scott Mayfield^[45]	April 5, 2013	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Eric Boulton^[46]	May 17, 2013	1 year, $550,000 contract extension

Draft picks

New York Islanders' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.^[47]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Griffin Reinhart	Defense	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
2	34	Ville Pokka	Defense	Finland	Karpat (SM-liiga)
3	65	Adam Pelech	Defense	Canada	Erie Otters (OHL)
4	103^[a]	Loic Leduc	Defense	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
5	125	Doyle Somerby	Defense	United States	Kimball Union Academy (USHS–NH)
6	155	Jesse Graham	Defense	Canada	Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
7	185	Jake Bischoff	Defense	United States	Grand Rapids (USHS–MN)

Draft notes^[48]

The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a June 27, 2011 trade that sent Christian Ehrhoff to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
^a The Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a June 29, 2011 trade that sent Christian Ehrhoff to the Sabres in exchange for this pick.

References

^ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
^ http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/islanders-waste-two-goal-lead-fall-hurricanes-article-1.1272395
^ "Islanders lose in SO, but clinch playoff spot". National Hockey League. April 23, 2013.
^ "Hurricanes 4, Islanders 3 (SO)". New York Islanders. April 23, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html
^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Schedule/Results – New York Islanders – Schedule". New York Islanders. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – New York Islanders – Statistics". New York Islanders. Retrieved May 13, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Hornick, Eric (January 28, 2013). "New York Islanders – The Skinny: Jets 5, Islanders 4 (OT) – New York Islanders – News". New York Islanders. Retrieved February 10, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Betts, Travis (April 2, 2013). "Islanders 5, Jets 2". New York Islanders. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Islanders Acquire Visnovsky
^ Islanders Acquire Tim Thomas
^ Islanders acquire fourth-round pick from Philadelphia for Streit
^ Islanders Agree to Terms with Joensuu
^ ^a ^b July Transactions
^ Boyes Agrees To Terms
^ Carkner Agrees To Terms
^ ^a ^b DeFazio & McDonald Agree To Terms
^ Boulton Agrees To Terms
^ McIver Agrees To Terms On One-Year Deal
^ Martinek Agrees To One-Year Deal
^ Diamond Agrees To Terms On Entry-Level Deal
^ Bruton Agrees To Terms With Islanders
^ Haley joins Blueshirts as free agent
^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Dylan Reese
^ Avalanche Signs Parenteau
^ Jets agree to terms with Al Montoya
^ B's Sign Jay Pandolfo to One-Year Contract; Place Forward on Waivers
^ Islanders Claim Finley off Waivers
^ Islanders Claim Hickey Off Waivers
^ Islanders Claim Aucoin Off Waivers
^ Islanders Claim Strait Off Waivers
^ STAIOS RETIRES AND JOINS MAPLE LEAFS' FRONT OFFICE
^ Backman Agrees to Terms on One Year Deal
^ Clark Agrees To Terms On ELC
^ Wishart Agrees to Terms on One-Year, Two-Way Deal
^ Reinhart Agrees to Terms on Entry-Level Deal
^ Martin Agrees to Terms on Four Year Deal
^ Strait Agrees To Three-Year Deal
^ Gallant Agrees to Entry-Level Deal
^ McDonald Agrees To Terms On Two-Year Extension
^ Visnovsky Agrees to Two-Year Extension
^ Lee Agrees to Entry-Level Contract
^ Pedan Agrees To Terms On Entry-Level Contract
^ Mayfield Agrees To Entry-Level Contract
^ Boulton agrees to terms on one-year deal
^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
^ "2012 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

[1] "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[3] ttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/islanders-waste-two-goal-lead-fall-hurricanes-article-1.1272395

[4] "Islanders lose in SO, but clinch playoff spot". National Hockey League. April 23, 2013.

[5] "Hurricanes 4, Islanders 3 (SO)". New York Islanders. April 23, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[6] ttp://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html

[7] "2012–2013 Regular Season Schedule/Results – New York Islanders – Schedule". New York Islanders. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[8] "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – New York Islanders – Statistics". New York Islanders. Retrieved May 13, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[9] Hornick, Eric (January 28, 2013). "New York Islanders – The Skinny: Jets 5, Islanders 4 (OT) – New York Islanders – News". New York Islanders. Retrieved February 10, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[10] Betts, Travis (April 2, 2013). "Islanders 5, Jets 2". New York Islanders. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[11] Islanders Acquire Visnovsky

[12] Islanders Acquire Tim Thomas

[13] Islanders acquire fourth-round pick from Philadelphia for Streit

[14] Islanders Agree to Terms with Joensuu

[WatkinsLandry-15] July Transactions

[16] Boyes Agrees To Terms

[17] Carkner Agrees To Terms

[DeFazioMcDonald-18] DeFazio & McDonald Agree To Terms

[19] Boulton Agrees To Terms

[20] McIver Agrees To Terms On One-Year Deal

[21] Martinek Agrees To One-Year Deal

[22] Diamond Agrees To Terms On Entry-Level Deal

[23] Bruton Agrees To Terms With Islanders

[24] Haley joins Blueshirts as free agent

[25] Penguins Sign Defenseman Dylan Reese

[26] Avalanche Signs Parenteau

[27] Jets agree to terms with Al Montoya

[28] B's Sign Jay Pandolfo to One-Year Contract; Place Forward on Waivers

[29] Islanders Claim Finley off Waivers

[30] Islanders Claim Hickey Off Waivers

[31] Islanders Claim Aucoin Off Waivers

[32] Islanders Claim Strait Off Waivers

[33] STAIOS RETIRES AND JOINS MAPLE LEAFS' FRONT OFFICE

[34] Backman Agrees to Terms on One Year Deal

[35] Clark Agrees To Terms On ELC

[36] Wishart Agrees to Terms on One-Year, Two-Way Deal

[37] Reinhart Agrees to Terms on Entry-Level Deal

[38] Martin Agrees to Terms on Four Year Deal

[39] Strait Agrees To Three-Year Deal

[40] Gallant Agrees to Entry-Level Deal

[41] McDonald Agrees To Terms On Two-Year Extension

[42] Visnovsky Agrees to Two-Year Extension

[43] Lee Agrees to Entry-Level Contract

[44] Pedan Agrees To Terms On Entry-Level Contract

[45] Mayfield Agrees To Entry-Level Contract

[46] Boulton agrees to terms on one-year deal

[47] "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

[48] "2012 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

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