2012–13 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2012–13 Winnipeg Jets season was the 30th season of play for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 38th season for the organization overall. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

The Jets finished four points short of a playoff spot, finishing 2nd in the Southeast Division (to Washington) that saw them lose the last two games of the season.

Regular season The Jets struggled on the power play during the regular season and finished 30th overall in power-play percentage at 14.09% (21 for 149).

Standings

Schedule and results

|- style="background:#fcf;" | 1 || 19 || Ottawa || 4–1 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 0–1–0 || 0 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 2 || 21 || Winnipeg || 1–2 || Boston || SO || Pavelec || 17,565 || 0–1–1 || 1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || 22 || Winnipeg || 4–2 || Washington || || Pavelec || 18,506 || 1–1–1 || 3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || 25 || Pittsburgh || 2–4 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 2–1–1 || 5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || 27 || NY Islanders || 4–5 || Winnipeg || OT || Montoya || 15,004 || 3–1–1 || 7 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 6 || 29 || Winnipeg || 3–4 || Montreal || || Pavelec || 21,273 || 3–2–1 || 7 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 7 || 31 || Winnipeg || 3–6 || Florida || || Pavelec || 15,731 || 3–3–1 || 7

|- style="background:#fcf;" | 8 || 1 || Winnipeg || 3–8 || Tampa Bay || || Pavelec || 19,204 || 3–4–1 || 7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || 5 || Florida || 2–3 || Winnipeg || OT || Pavelec || 15,004 || 4–4–1 || 9 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 10 || 7 || Toronto || 3–2 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 4–5–1 || 9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || 9 || Winnipeg || 1–0 || Ottawa || || Montoya || 18,594 || 5–5–1 || 11 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 12 || 12 || Philadelphia || 3–2 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 5–6–1 || 11 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 13 || 15 || Pittsburgh || 3–1 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 5–7–1 || 11 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 14 || 17 || Boston || 3–2 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 5–8–1 || 11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || 19 || Winnipeg || 2–1 || Buffalo || || Pavelec || 19,070 || 6–8–1 || 13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || 21 || Winnipeg || 4–3 || Carolina || || Pavelec || 18,282 || 7–8–1 || 15 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 17 || 23 || Winnipeg || 3–5 || Philadelphia || || Pavelec || 19,933 || 7–9–1 || 15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || 24 || Winnipeg || 4–2 || New Jersey || || Pavelec || 17,625 || 8–9–1 || 17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || 26 || Winnipeg || 4–3 || NY Rangers || || Pavelec || 17,200 || 9–9–1 || 19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || 28 || New Jersey || 1–3 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 10–9–1 || 21

|- style="background:#fcf;" | 21 || 2 || Washington || 3–0 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 10–10–1 || 21 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 22 || 5 || Winnipeg || 1–4 || Florida || || Pavelec || 14,574 || 10–11–1 || 21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || 7 || Winnipeg || 2–1 || Tampa Bay || || Montoya || 19,204 || 11–11–1 || 23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || 8 || Winnipeg || 3–2 || Florida || OT || Pavelec || 16,442 || 12–11–1 || 25 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 25 || 10 || Winnipeg || 2–3 || New Jersey || SO || Pavelec || 17,625 || 12–11–2 || 26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || 12 || Toronto || 2–5 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 13–11–2 || 28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || 14 || NY Rangers || 1–3 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 14–11–2 || 30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || 16 || Winnipeg || 5–4 || Toronto || SO || Pavelec || 19,401 || 15–11–2 || 32 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 29 || 17 || Winnipeg || 1–4 || Ottawa || || Pavelec || 19,227 || 15–12–2 || 32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || 19 || Boston || 1–3 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 16–12–2 || 34 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 31 || 21 || Washington || 4–0 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 16–13–2 || 34 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 32 || 22 || Washington || 6–1 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 16–14–2 || 34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || 24 || Tampa Bay || 2–3 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 17–14–2 || 36 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || 26 || Winnipeg || 4–1 || Carolina || || Pavelec || 16,225 || 18–14–2 || 38 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 35 || 28 || Winnipeg || 0–4 || Pittsburgh || || Montoya || 18,649 || 18–15–2 || 38 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 36 || 30 || Carolina || 3–1 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 18–16–2 || 38

|- style="background:#fcf;" | 37 || 1 || Winnipeg || 2–4 || NY Rangers || || Pavelec || 17,200 || 18–17–2 || 38 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 38 || 2 || Winnipeg || 2–5 || NY Islanders || || Pavelec || 11,819 || 18–18–2 || 38 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 39 || 4 || Winnipeg || 1–4 || Montreal || || Pavelec || 21,273 || 18–19–2 || 38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || 6 || Philadelphia || 1–4 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 19–19–2 || 40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || 9 || Buffalo || 1–4 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 20–19–2 || 42 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || 11 || Florida || 2–7 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 21–19–2 || 44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || 16 || Tampa Bay || 3–4 || Winnipeg || SO || Pavelec || 15,004 || 22–19–2 || 46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || 18 || Carolina || 3–4 || Winnipeg || OT || Pavelec || 15,004 || 23–19–2 || 48 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 45 || 20 || NY Islanders || 5–4 || Winnipeg || SO || Pavelec || 15,004 || 23–19–3 || 49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || 22 || Winnipeg || 2–1 || Buffalo || || Pavelec || 18,654 || 24–19–3 || 51 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 47 || 23 || Winnipeg || 3–5 || Washington || || Pavelec || 18,506 || 24–20–3 || 51 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 48 || 25 || Montreal || 4–2 || Winnipeg || || Pavelec || 15,004 || 24–21–3 || 51

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss

Player statistics Final stats

Skaters Regular season Player 48 18 28 46 10 22 48 19 22 41 −3 28 48 17 16 33 −3 80 48 7 25 32 8 4 43 8 20 28 −1 34 40 6 12 18 6 16 44 4 12 16 10 18 39 6 9 15 0 2 22 4 11 15 −8 8 45 7 7 14 −19 14 33 5 9 14 −5 29 47 0 13 13 −8 10 44 4 6 10 0 14 34 4 5 9 −5 6 22 3 2 5 −3 2 38 2 3 5 −5 31 42 2 2 4 −5 70 42 2 2 4 5 53 † 36 1 3 4 −4 22 8 1 3 4 0 12 10 3 0 3 2 2 26 1 1 2 −3 19 5 0 2 2 1 14 ‡ 12 2 0 2 −2 6 16 0 1 1 0 2 † 10 0 1 1 −5 0 10 0 0 0 −3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 126 215 341 −40 525

Goaltenders Regular season Player 44 43 2552:43 21 20 3 119 2.80 1251 .905 0 0 0 2 7 5 351:21 3 1 0 17 2.91 168 .899 1 0 0 0 Totals 48 2904:04 24 21 3 136 2.81 1419 .904 1 0 0 2 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Jets. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Transactions Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades DateDetails June 23, 2012 To Toronto Maple LeafsConditional 7th-round pick in 2013 To Winnipeg JetsJonas Gustavsson February 13, 2013 To Pittsburgh Penguins7th-round pick in 2013 To Winnipeg JetsEric Tangradi February 13, 2013 To New Jersey DevilsAlexei Ponikarovsky To Winnipeg Jets7th-round pick in 20134th-round pick in 2014 March 10, 2013 To Columbus Blue JacketsSpencer Machacek To Winnipeg JetsTomas Kubalik

Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Alexei Ponikarovsky New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1.8 million Olli Jokinen Calgary Flames 2 years, $9 million Al Montoya New York Islanders 1 year, $601,000 Mark Dekanich Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $600,000 Juho Olkinuora University of Denver 2 years, $1.485 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Tanner Glass Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $2.2 million Jonas Gustavsson Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $3 million Chris MasonPreds Sign Goalie Chris Mason To 1-Year Contract Nashville Predators 1 year, $1.25 million Tim Stapleton Dinamo Minsk undisclosed Arturs Kulda Sibir Novosibirsk undisclosed Mark Flood Lokomotiv Yaroslavl undisclosed Brett Festerling Nurnberg Ice Tigers undisclosed Eric Fehr Washington Capitals 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Anthony Peluso St. Louis Blues January 16, 2013 James Wright Florida Panthers January 18, 2013 Mike Santorelli Florida Panthers April 3, 2013

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Player

Player signings Player Date Contract terms Jim Slater June 13, 2012 3 years, $4.8 million Ondrej Pavelec June 25, 2012 5 years, $19.5 million Derek Meech July 1, 2012 1 year, $700,000 Ben Maxwell July 6, 2012 1 year, $650,000 Kyle Wellwood July 13, 2012 1 year, $1.6 million Paul Postma July 13, 2012 1 year, $550,000 Maxime Macenauer July 23, 2012 1 year, $525,000 Tobias Enstrom July 27, 2012 5 years, $28.75 million contract extension Spencer Machacek September 11, 2012 1 year, $575,000 Evander Kane September 15, 2012 6 years, $31.5 million Jason Jaffray January 16, 2013 1 year, $575,000 Arturs Kulda March 18, 2013 1 year, $550,000 Jacob Trouba April 2, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Adam Lowry April 16, 2013 3 years, $2.485 million entry-level contract Austen Brassard June 1, 2013 3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract

Draft picks Winnipeg's picks at the 2012 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Round Overall Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 9 Jacob Trouba D U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) 2 39 Lukas Sutter C Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 3 70 Scott Kosmachuk RW Guelph Storm (OHL) 5 130 Connor Hellebuyck G Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) 6 160 Ryan Olsen C Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 7 190 Jamie Phillips G Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)

See also 2012–13 NHL season

References