2012–13 Edmonton Oilers season

NHL team season

2012–13 Edmonton Oilers
Division3rd Northwest
Conference12th Western
2012–13 record19–22–7
Home record9–11–4
Road record10–11–3
Goals for125
Goals against134
Team information
General managerSteve Tambellini (Oct.–Apr.)
Craig MacTavish (Apr.)
CoachRalph Krueger
CaptainShawn Horcoff
Alternate captainsJordan Eberle (Jan.–Apr.)
Taylor Hall (Jan.–Apr.)
Ales Hemsky (Oct.–Jan.)
Nick Schultz (Jan.–Apr.)
Ryan Whitney (Oct.–Jan.)
Ryan Smyth
ArenaRexall Place
Average attendance16,839 (100%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Oklahoma City Barons (AHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsNail Yakupov (17)
AssistsTaylor Hall (34)
PointsTaylor Hall (50)
Penalty minutesLadislav Smid (55)
Plus/minusShawn Horcoff
Corey Potter (+8)
WinsDevan Dubnyk (14)
Goals against averageNikolai Khabibulin (2.54)

The 2012–13 Edmonton Oilers season was the 34th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[2] and 41st season including their play in the World Hockey Association. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

The Oilers finished the season with a sub-.500 record and failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the seventh year in a row.

Off-season

On June 27, the Oilers named Ralph Krueger as their new head coach.[3]

Arena Controversy

The Edmonton Oilers have been embroiled in a controversy with the city of Edmonton over a new arena. Oilers owner Daryl Katz has threatened to move the team to Seattle if a new arena is not built, which was panned by fans and politicians.[4]

In October 2012, Elections Alberta released campaign finance statements which showed Katz, his family and business partners donated substantial amounts of money to the Progressive Conservatives in the closing days of the 2012 Alberta general election. Katz says it was to prevent the Wildrose Party from taking power and did not have to do with the arena.[5] Contributions from him totalled almost 20% of the total donations during the election campaign for the Progressive Conservatives. Opposition parties in Alberta have asked Elections Alberta to investigate the donations, alleging they were made to ensure the province would kick in 100 million dollars towards a new arena.[6]

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division
Pos Team
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GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 +6 59
2 x – Minnesota Wild 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 −5 55
3 Edmonton Oilers 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 −9 45
4 Calgary Flames 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 −32 42
5 Colorado Avalanche 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 −36 39
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference
Pos Div Team
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GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE p – Chicago Blackhawks 48 36 7 5 30 155 102 +53 77
2 PA y – Anaheim Ducks 48 30 12 6 24 140 118 +22 66
3 NW y – Vancouver Canucks 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 +6 59
4 CE x – St. Louis Blues 48 29 17 2 24 129 115 +14 60
5 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 48 27 16 5 25 133 118 +15 59
6 PA x – San Jose Sharks 48 25 16 7 17 124 116 +8 57
7 CE x – Detroit Red Wings 48 24 16 8 22 124 115 +9 56
8 NW x – Minnesota Wild 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 −5 55
9 CE Columbus Blue Jackets 48 24 17 7 19 120 119 +1 55
10 PA Phoenix Coyotes 48 21 18 9 17 125 131 −6 51
11 PA Dallas Stars 48 22 22 4 20 130 142 −12 48
12 NW Edmonton Oilers 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 −9 45
13 NW Calgary Flames 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 −32 42
14 CE Nashville Predators 48 16 23 9 14 111 139 −28 41
15 NW Colorado Avalanche 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 −36 39
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Playoffs

For the seventh consecutive season, the Edmonton Oilers failed to qualify for the NHL Playoffs.[7]

Schedule and results

Regular season

2013 Game Log
January: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 January 20 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Vancouver Canucks SO Dubnyk 18,910 1–0–0 2 [1]
2 January 22 San Jose Sharks 6–3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 1–1–0 2 [2]
3 January 24 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Edmonton Oilers OT Dubnyk 16,839 2–1–0 4 [3]
4 January 26 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Calgary Flames Dubnyk 19,289 2–2–0 4 [4]
5 January 28 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 3–2–0 6 [5]
6 January 30 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes OT Dubnyk 12,955 4–2–0 8 [6]
7 January 31 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Dubnyk 17,562 4–2–1 9 [7]
February: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 2–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
8 February 2 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Colorado Avalanche Dubnyk 16,119 4–3–1 9 [8]
9 February 4 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Edmonton Oilers OT Dubnyk 16,839 4–3–2 10 [9]
10 February 6 Dallas Stars 3–2 Edmonton Oilers OT Dubnyk 16,839 4–3–3 11 [10]
11 February 9 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Detroit Red Wings Khabibulin 20,066 4–4–3 11 [11]
12 February 10 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Columbus Blue Jackets Dubnyk 14,364 5–4–3 13 [12]
13 February 12 Dallas Stars 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 5–5–3 13 [13]
14 February 16 Colorado Avalanche 4–6 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 6–5–3 15 [14]
15 February 19 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 6–6–3 15 [15]
16 February 21 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 6–7–3 15 [16]
17 February 23 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 Edmonton Oilers SO Khabibulin 16,839 7–7–3 17 [17]
18 February 25 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks OT Khabibulin 21,127 7–7–4 18 [18]
19 February 28 Edmonton Oilers 5–1 Dallas Stars Dubnyk 17,004 8–7–4 20 [19]
March: 6–6–3 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 3–5–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
20 March 1 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 St. Louis Blues Dubnyk 19,476 8–8–4 20 [20]
21 March 3 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Minnesota Wild Dubnyk 18,675 8–9–4 20 [21]
22 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Dubnyk 14,952 8–9–5 21 [22]
23 March 7 Edmonton Oilers 0–3 Detroit Red Wings Dubnyk 20,066 8–10–5 21 [23]
24 March 8 Edmonton Oilers 0–6 Nashville Predators Dubnyk 17,277 8–11–5 21 [24]
25 March 10 Edmonton Oilers 6–5 Chicago Blackhawks Danis 22,020 9–11–5 23 [25]
26 March 12 Edmonton Oilers 4–0 Colorado Avalanche Dubnyk 14,360 10–11–5 25 [26]
27 March 15 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Edmonton Oilers OT Dubnyk 16,839 10–11–6 26 [27]
28 March 17 Nashville Predators 2–3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 11–11–6 28 [28]
29 March 20 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 11–11–7 29 [29]
30 March 23 St. Louis Blues 3–0 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 11–12–7 29 [30]
31 March 25 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Nashville Predators Dubnyk 17,113 11–13–7 29 [31]
32 March 26 Edmonton Oilers 3–0 St. Louis Blues Khabibulin 17,260 12–13–7 31 [32]
33 March 28 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–6 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 13–13–7 33 [33]
34 March 30 Vancouver Canucks 0–4 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 14–13–7 35 [34]
April: 5–9–0 (Home: 2–6–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
35 April 1 Calgary Flames 1–4 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 15–13–7 37 [35]
36 April 3 Edmonton Oilers 8–2 Calgary Flames Dubnyk 19,289 16–13–7 39 [36]
37 April 4 Edmonton Oilers 0–4 Vancouver Canucks Khabibulin 18,910 16–14–7 39 [37]
38 April 6 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Dubnyk 18,118 16–15–7 39 [38]
39 April 8 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Anaheim Ducks Dubnyk 15,148 16–16–7 39 [39]
40 April 10 Phoenix Coyotes 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 16–17–7 39 [40]
41 April 13 Calgary Flames 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 16–18–7 39 [41]
42 April 16 Minnesota Wild 5–3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 16–19–7 39 [42]
43 April 19 Edmonton Oilers 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Dubnyk 15,890 17–19–7 41 [43]
44 April 21 Anaheim Ducks 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 17–20–7 41 [44]
45 April 22 Anaheim Ducks 3–0 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 17–21–7 41 [45]
46 April 24 Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 17–22–7 41 [46]
47 April 26 Edmonton Oilers 6–1 Minnesota Wild Khabibulin 19,090 18–22–7 43 [47]
48 April 27 Vancouver Canucks 2–7 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 19–22–7 45 [48]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats[8]

Skaters
Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Taylor Hall 45 16 34 50 5 33
Sam Gagner 48 14 24 38 −6 23
Jordan Eberle 48 16 21 37 −4 16
Nail Yakupov 48 17 14 31 −4 24
Justin Schultz 48 8 19 27 −17 8
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 40 4 20 24 3 8
Ales Hemsky 38 9 11 20 −6 16
Magnus Paajarvi 42 9 7 16 −1 14
Ryan Smyth 47 2 11 13 −5 40
Ryan Whitney 34 4 9 13 −7 23
Shawn Horcoff 31 7 5 12 8 24
Jeff Petry 48 3 9 12 1 29
Nick Schultz 48 1 8 9 −13 24
Lennart Petrell 35 3 6 9 −4 4
Ryan Jones 27 2 5 7 0 17
Mark Fistric 25 0 6 6 6 32
Corey Potter 33 3 1 4 8 6
Ladislav Smid 48 1 3 4 −1 55
Eric Belanger 26 0 3 3 −1 10
Teemu Hartikainen 23 1 2 3 −8 6
Ben Eager 14 1 1 2 −4 25
Jerred Smithson† 10 1 0 1 0 2
Mike Brown 27 1 0 1 −8 53
Anton Lander 11 0 1 1 −4 2
Darcy Hordichuk 4 0 0 0 −1 2
Chris VandeVelde 11 0 0 0 −3 4
Theo Peckham 4 0 0 0 −1 6
Mark Arcobello 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Devan Dubnyk 38 37 2100:57 14 16 6 90 2.57 1132 .920 2 0 0 0
Nikolai Khabibulin 12 11 683:37 4 6 1 29 2.54 376 .923 1 0 0 0
Yann Danis 3 0 110:15 1 0 0 7 3.82 59 .881 0 0 0 0

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Reached
Taylor Hall NHL 3rd Star of the Week April 1, 2013
Nail Yakupov NHL Rookie of the Month April 2013

Taylor Hall was also third in the voting among left-wingers for All-Star voting. Alexander Ovechkin finished second, despite the fact that Ovechkin played only four games on the left wing, with the remainder being played at right wing, where he was voted to the First All-Star Team. This prompted Professional Hockey Writers' Association President Kevin Allen to state, "We are troubled by the All-Star voting results, and plan to take a closer look at the events that led to Ovechkin winning All-Star acclaim at two positions... We know we got this wrong, and our objective is to make sure it never happens again."[9]

Records

  • 23: Tied Oilers record for most shots on goal in the period (1st period) on February 16, 2013.
  • 56: New Oilers record for most shots on goal in the game on February 16, 2013.
  • 2:43: New Oilers record for fastest three goals from start of a game by Taylor Hall at 0:16, Ladislav Smid at 2:05, and Taylor Hall at 2:43 on March 30, 2013.
  • 3:35: New Oilers record for fastest five goals by Justin Schultz at 13:17, Nail Yakupov at 14:16, Jordan Eberle at 14:37, Nail Yakupov at 15:47, and Jerred Smithson at 16:52 in the 3rd period on April 27, 2013.
  • 7:53: New Oilers record for fastest hat-trick from start of a game by Taylor Hall on March 30, 2013.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Justin Schultz 1st NHL Game January 20, 2013
Nail Yakupov
Nail Yakupov 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 January 22, 2013
Justin Schultz
Justin Schultz 1st NHL Assist January 24, 2013
Taylor Hall 100th NHL Point January 26, 2013
Eric Belanger 800th NHL Game January 30, 2013
Nail Yakupov 1st NHL Assist January 31, 2013
Mark Arcobello 1st NHL Game February 6, 2013
Ryan Smyth 900th NHL PIM
Ben Eager 400th NHL Game March 8, 2013
Shawn Horcoff 500th NHL PIM March 25, 2013
Sam Gagner 400th NHL Game March 30, 2013
Taylor Hall 3rd NHL Hat-trick
Ryan Whitney 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick April 3, 2013
Nick Schultz 800th NHL Game April 4, 2013
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 100th NHL Game April 13, 2013
Sam Gagner 200th NHL PIM April 16, 2013
Corey Potter 100th NHL Game April 21, 2013
Nail Yakupov 1st NHL Hat-trick April 27, 2013

Transactions

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

Trades

Date
Details
January 14, 2013[10] To Dallas Stars
3rd-round pick in 2013 		To Edmonton Oilers
Mark Fistric
March 4, 2013[11] To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th-round pick in 2014 		To Edmonton Oilers
Mike Brown
March 29, 2013[12] To Phoenix Coyotes
Tobias Rieder 		To Edmonton Oilers
Kale Kessy
April 2, 2013[13] To Washington Capitals
Dane Byers 		To Edmonton Oilers
Garrett Stafford
April 3, 2013[14] To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2013 		To Edmonton Oilers
Jerred Smithson

Free agents signed

Date Player Former team Contract terms
July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) Justin Schultz[15][16] University of Wisconsin 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05) Dane Byers[17] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $560,000
April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17) Andrew Miller[18] Yale University 1 year, $842,500 entry-level contract
May 30, 2013 (2013-05-30) Anton Belov[19] Avangard Omsk 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) Taylor Chorney[20] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $575,000
July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05) Hunter Tremblay[21] St. John's IceCaps undisclosed
July 12, 2012 (2012-07-12) Ryan Keller[22] Geneve-Servette HC undisclosed
July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20) Josh Green Oklahoma City Barons
August 29, 2012 (2012-08-29) Linus Omark[23] EV Zug 1 year
January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13) Cam Barker[24] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $700,000
May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04) Niko Hovinen Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Niko Hovinen[25] Philadelphia Flyers January 25, 2013

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Lennart Petrell[26] June 19, 2012 1 year, $825,000 contract extension
David Musil[27] June 30, 2012 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Yann Danis[28] July 1, 2012 1 year, $775,000
Ryan Smyth[29] July 1, 2012 2 years, $4.5 million
Darcy Hordichuk[30] July 1, 2012 1 year, $850,000
Devan Dubnyk[31] July 5, 2012 2 years, $7 million
Jeff Petry[31] July 5, 2012 2 years, $3.5 million
Theo Peckham[32] July 16, 2012 1 year, $1.075 million
Sam Gagner[33] July 20, 2012 1 year, $3.2 million
Nail Yakupov[34] July 23, 2012 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Alex Plante[35] July 26, 2012 1 year, $625,000
Chris VandeVelde[35] July 26, 2012 1 year, $714,000
Taylor Hall[36] August 22, 2012 7 years, $42 million contract extension
Jordan Eberle[37] August 30, 2012 6 years, $36 million contract extension
Travis Ewanyk[38] March 22, 2013 3 years, $2.14 million entry-level contract
Ladislav Smid[39] April 1, 2013 4 years, $14 million contract extension
Kale Kessy[40] April 6, 2013 3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract
Martin Gernat[41] April 20, 2013 3 years, $2.2375 million entry-level contract
Frans Tuohimaa[42] April 25, 2013 2 years, $1.195 million entry-level contract
Mark Arcobello[43] May 14, 2013 1 year, $600,000 contract extension

Draft picks

Edmonton's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Oilers possessed the first overall pick for the third-straight season.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 1 Nail Yakupov (RW)  Russia Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2 32 Mitchell Moroz (LW)  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
3 63 Jujhar Khaira (LW)  Canada Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)
3 91 (from Los Angeles) Daniil Zharkov (LW)  Russia Belleville Bulls (OHL)
4 93 Erik Gustafsson (D)  Sweden Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
5 123 Joey LaLeggia (D)  Canada University of Denver (WCHA)
6 153 John McCarron (RW)  United States Cornell University (ECAC)
  • The Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a June 26, 2011, trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Oilers in exchange for Colin Fraser and this pick.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  2. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. ^ Oilers Name Krueger Head Coach
  4. ^ "Oilers owner in Seattle exploring relocation". National Post. September 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  5. ^ "Katz was worried about Wildrose party, not arena, source says". Calgary Herald. October 27, 2012. [permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Edmonton's arena deal dead? Don't be silly. But Alison Redford must now show real leadership on the file". Edmonton Journal. October 26, 2012.
  7. ^ "Slumping Edmonton Oilers eliminated from playoff contention with loss to Ducks".
  8. ^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Edmonton Oilers – Statistics". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  9. ^ "Alex Ovechkin named to NHL's 1st, 2nd All-Star teams | CBC Sports".
  10. ^ Oilers acquire Mark Fistric
  11. ^ Oilers acquire Mike Brown from Toronto
  12. ^ Oilers acquire prospect Kale Kessy from the Phoenix Coyotes
  13. ^ Oilers acquire Garrett Stafford from Washington
  14. ^ Oilers acquire centre Jerred Smithson
  15. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Justin Schultz
  16. ^ Oilers agree to terms with highly sought-after free agent, Justin Schultz
  17. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Dane Byers
  18. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Andrew Miller
  19. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Anton Belov
  20. ^ Blues Sign McKenna, Chorney and Ford
  21. ^ "IceCaps agree to terms with four skaters on AHL contracts". Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  22. ^ Ryan Keller rejoint les Vernets
  23. ^ OMARK SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH SWISS TEAM ZUG
  24. ^ Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Cam Barker
  25. ^ Oilers claim G Niko Hovinen off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers
  26. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Petrell on Contract Extension
  27. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Musil
  28. ^ Oilers sign Yann Danis to a 1-year contract
  29. ^ Oilers sign Ryan Smyth to a 2-year contract
  30. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Darcy Hordichuk
  31. ^ a b Oilers agree to terms with Dubnyk & Petry on 2-year deals
  32. ^ Oilers re-sign Peckham
  33. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Gagner
  34. ^ Oilers sign Nail Yakupov
  35. ^ a b Oilers agree to terms with Plante and VandeVelde
  36. ^ Hall agrees to terms on 7-year extension
  37. ^ Eberle signs six-year, $36 million extension
  38. ^ Oilers Agree to Terms with Travis Ewanyk
  39. ^ Oilers sign Smid to four-year extension
  40. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Kessy
  41. ^ Martin Gernat signs three-year entry-level contract with Oilers
  42. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Frans Tuohimaa
  43. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Mark Arcobello
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