2012–13 Boston Bruins season
2012–13 Boston Bruins | |
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Eastern Conference champions | |
Division | 2nd Northeast |
Conference | 4th Eastern |
2012–13 record | 28–14–6 |
Home record | 16–5–3 |
Road record | 12–9–3 |
Goals for | 131 |
Goals against | 109 |
Team information | |
General manager | Peter Chiarelli |
Coach | Claude Julien |
Captain | Zdeno Chara |
Alternate captains | Patrice Bergeron Andrew Ference Chris Kelly |
Arena | TD Garden |
Average attendance | 17,565 (100%)[1] |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brad Marchand (18) |
Assists | David Krejci (23) |
Points | Brad Marchand (36) |
Penalty minutes | Milan Lucic (75) |
Plus/minus | Patrice Bergeron (+24) |
Wins | Tuukka Rask (19) |
Goals against average | Tuukka Rask (2.00) |
The 2012–13 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 89th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).[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
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 63 |
2 | x – Boston Bruins | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 131 | 109 | +22 | 62 |
3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 145 | 133 | +12 | 57 |
4 | x – Ottawa Senators | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 116 | 104 | +12 | 56 |
5 | Buffalo Sabres | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 125 | 143 | −18 | 48 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference
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]
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- 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
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- †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
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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 Bergeron Tyler 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.
Final roster
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.