2012–13 Nashville Predators season

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.

Standings

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:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Predators missed the playoffs.

Player stats Final stats

Skaters

Regular season Player 48 9 19 28 −2 48 48 12 13 25 −6 20 38 10 11 21 6 27 ‡ 36 4 17 21 −7 26 25 7 12 19 1 4 48 5 13 18 −7 8 34 11 5 16 6 4 46 3 12 15 −5 11 47 3 11 14 −1 9 24 4 10 14 −1 14 47 9 4 13 −10 18 44 4 8 12 −11 20 36 5 6 11 1 10 47 4 5 9 3 113 † 20 3 6 9 −2 4 34 3 5 8 −3 26 24 0 7 7 2 6 35 1 6 7 −1 6 16 3 4 7 0 2 32 2 4 6 −2 15 23 2 3 5 −1 20 18 2 3 5 −4 6 8 0 2 2 −2 0 †‡ 5 1 1 2 1 4 4 1 0 1 −1 0 6 1 0 1 −2 0 2 0 1 1 −1 0 5 0 1 1 −5 0 ‡ 29 0 1 1 −11 20 32 0 0 0 −3 12 1 0 0 0 −1 0 ‡ 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 8 12 17 29 −11 95

Goaltenders Regular season Player 43 42 2443:46 15 16 8 99 2.43 1101 .910 5 0 1 8 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

Date 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, 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 2013 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