The 2012–13 San Jose Sharks season was the club's 22nd 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.

Standings

Regular season

January The Sharks started the 2012–13 season with a perfect record; getting 14 out of 14 possible points in their seven January games. Patrick Marleau scored the Sharks first goal of the season, in the second period of the regular season opener against the Calgary Flames.

February February would however be troublesome – in 12 games the Sharks would only get two wins and a total of eight points.

March The Sharks were successful at home in March, with five wins and a loss in overtime. On the road, they had less success – registering three wins, five losses and an overtime loss. After eight seasons with the Sharks, Douglas Murray was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 25.

April The Sharks were active around the trade deadline; Ryane Clowe, who also played with the Sharks for eight seasons, was traded to the New York Rangers, Michal Handzus was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, Raffi Torres was acquired from the Phoenix Coyotes and Scott Hannan was acquired from the Nashville Predators. This is Hannan's second stint with San Jose.

On April 23, 2013, in the final home game of the regular season, the Sharks defeated the Stars 3–2 to clinch a playoff berth. The Sharks finished with a home record of 17–2–5 and qualified for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

Schedule and results 2012–13 Game Log: 25–16–7 (Home: 17–2–5; Road: 8–14–2) January: 7–0–0 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 January 20 San Jose Sharks 4–1 Calgary Flames Niemi 19,289 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 January 22 San Jose Sharks 6–3 Edmonton Oilers Niemi 16,839 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 January 24 Phoenix Coyotes 3–5 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 January 26 Colorado Avalanche 0–4 San Jose Sharks Greiss 17,562 4–0–0 8 Recap 5 January 27 Vancouver Canucks 1–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 5–0–0 10 Recap 6 January 29 Anaheim Ducks 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 6–0–0 12 Recap 7 January 31 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 7–0–0 14 Recap February: 2–6–4 (Home: 1–1–3; Road: 1–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 8 February 2 Nashville Predators 2–1 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 7–0–1 15 Recap 9 February 4 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Anaheim Ducks Greiss 14,324 7–1–1 15 Recap 10 February 5 Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 7–2–1 15 Recap 11 February 9 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 7–2–2 16 Recap 12 February 11 San Jose Sharks 2–6 Columbus Blue Jackets Greiss 10,837 7–3–2 16 Recap 13 February 12 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Nashville Predators OT Niemi 17,113 7–3–3 17 Recap 14 February 15 San Jose Sharks 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks Niemi 21,824 7–4–3 17 Recap 15 February 19 San Jose Sharks 2–1 St. Louis Blues Niemi 16,100 8–4–3 19 Recap 16 February 22 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Chicago Blackhawks Niemi 21,670 8–5–3 19 Recap 17 February 23 San Jose Sharks 1–3 Dallas Stars Niemi 18,584 8–6–3 19 Recap 18 February 26 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 9–6–3 21 Recap 19 February 28 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 9–6–4 22 Recap

March: 8–5–2 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 3–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 20 March 2 Nashville Predators 1–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,546 10–6–4 24 Recap 21 March 5 San Jose Sharks 3–2 Vancouver Canucks SO Niemi 18,910 11–6–4 26 Recap 22 March 6 San Jose Sharks 1–4 Calgary Flames Greiss 19,289 11–7–4 26 Recap 23 March 9 St. Louis Blues 4–3 San Jose Sharks OT Niemi 17,562 11–7–5 27 Recap 24 March 10 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Colorado Avalanche OT Niemi 16,040 11–7–6 28 Recap 25 March 12 San Jose Sharks 2–4 St. Louis Blues Niemi 16,583 11–8–6 28 Recap 26 March 14 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 12–8–6 30 Recap 27 March 16 San Jose Sharks 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Niemi 18,118 12–9–6 30 Recap 28 March 18 San Jose Sharks 3–5 Anaheim Ducks Niemi 14,441 12–10–6 30 Recap 29 March 20 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Edmonton Oilers SO Niemi 16,839 13–10–6 32 Recap 30 March 23 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Minnesota Wild Niemi 19,358 13–11–6 32 Recap 31 March 25 San Jose Sharks 5–3 Anaheim Ducks Niemi 16,083 14–11–6 34 Recap 32 March 27 Anaheim Ducks 0–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 15–11–6 36 Recap 33 March 28 Detroit Red Wings 0–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 16–11–6 38 Recap 34 March 30 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 17–11–6 40 Recap April: 8–5–1 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 35 April 1 Vancouver Canucks 2–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 18–11–6 42 Recap 36 April 3 Minnesota Wild 2–4 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 19–11–6 44 Recap 37 April 5 Calgary Flames 1–2 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 20–11–6 46 Recap 38 April 7 Dallas Stars 5–4 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 20–11–7 47 Recap 39 April 9 San Jose Sharks 0–4 Columbus Blue Jackets Niemi 17,771 20–12–7 47 Recap 40 April 11 San Jose Sharks 3–2 Detroit Red Wings SO Niemi 20,066 21–12–7 49 Recap 41 April 13 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Dallas Stars Niemi 18,007 21–13–7 49 Recap 42 April 15 San Jose Sharks 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes Niemi 13,094 22–13–7 51 Recap 43 April 16 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Niemi 17,562 23–13–7 53 Recap 44 April 18 Minnesota Wild 1–6 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 24–13–7 55 Recap 45 April 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 24–14–7 55 Recap 46 April 23 Dallas Stars 2–3 San Jose Sharks Niemi 17,562 25–14–7 57 Recap 47 April 24 San Jose Sharks 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes Greiss 12,588 25–15–7 57 Recap 48 April 27 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Los Angeles Kings Niemi 18,443 25–16–7 57 Recap

Legend:

Playoffs

The San Jose Sharks enters the playoffs as the Western Conference's sixth seed. They swept the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, but were knocked out of the playoffs in a 4–3 series loss to the Los Angeles Kings in the second round.

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks: San Jose won series 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 San Jose 3–1 Vancouver Niemi 18,910 1–0 Recap 2 May 3 San Jose 3–2 Vancouver OT Niemi 18,910 2–0 Recap 3 May 5 Vancouver 2–5 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–0 Recap 4 May 7 Vancouver 3–4 San Jose OT Niemi 17,562 4–0 Recap Western Conference Semifinal vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 14 San Jose 0–2 Los Angeles Niemi 18,118 0–1 Recap 2 May 16 San Jose 3–4 Los Angeles Niemi 18,527 0–2 Recap 3 May 18 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose OT Niemi 17,562 1–2 Recap 4 May 21 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose Niemi 17,562 2–2 Recap 5 May 23 San Jose 0–3 Los Angeles Niemi 18,584 2–3 Recap 6 May 26 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose Niemi 17,562 3–3 Recap 7 May 28 San Jose 1–2 Los Angeles Niemi 18,593 3–4 Recap

Legend:

Player statistics Final stats Skaters

Regular season Player 48 7 33 40 +6 26 48 21 16 37 +7 4 48 17 14 31 −2 24 48 16 15 31 +2 10 30 9 11 20 0 20 46 7 13 20 +3 27 40 8 10 18 +7 30 39 2 13 15 −10 22 36 5 9 14 +1 14 42 5 8 13 −9 26 38 6 6 12 −1 10 ‡ 28 0 11 11 −4 79 48 3 4 7 +5 29 41 0 7 7 −5 6 † 11 2 4 6 +1 4 48 0 6 6 +4 25 32 1 3 4 −9 12 42 2 1 3 −6 61 46 1 2 3 −7 25 22 1 2 3 −4 10 ‡ 29 0 3 3 −8 26 13 2 0 2 −3 2 ‡ 28 1 1 2 −9 12 4 0 2 2 +2 2 † 4 0 0 0 −3 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 11 4 8 12 0 0 11 5 6 11 −6 0 11 2 8 10 +5 2 11 5 3 8 0 2 11 3 5 8 −3 2 11 2 2 4 −1 8 11 0 4 4 +1 4 11 1 2 3 +3 2 11 1 1 2 +2 6 11 1 1 2 +1 6 11 0 2 2 +1 6 9 0 2 2 0 6 5 1 0 1 −1 2 11 0 1 1 −1 0 11 0 1 1 −4 4 11 0 0 0 +1 6 11 0 0 0 −1 4 6 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 −1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders Regular season Player 43 43 2580:46 24 12 6 93 2.16 1220 .924 4 0 1 2 6 5 308:12 1 4 0 13 2.53 153 .915 1 0 0 0 2 0 41:49 0 0 1 2 2.86 13 .846 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 11 11 673:07 7 4 21 1.87 298 .930 0 0 1 0

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

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

Trades Date June 23, 2012Sharks Conclude 2012 NHL Draft with Five Selections To Chicago Blackhawks7th-round pick in 20124th-round pick in 2013 To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2012 January 16, 2013Sharks Acquire Forward Tommy Grant To New York RangersBrandon Mashinter To San Jose SharksTommy GrantConditional 7th-round pick in 2014 March 25, 2013Sharks Acquire 2013 And 2014 Second Round Draft Selections From The Pittsburgh Penguins In Exchange For Defenseman Douglas Murray To Pittsburgh PenguinsDouglas Murray To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 2013Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2014 April 1, 2013Sharks Acquire A Fourth Round Selection in the 2013 NHL Draft From Chicago In Exchange for Center Michal Handzus To Chicago BlackhawksMichal Handzus To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2013 April 2, 2013Sharks Acquire Three Draft Selections from the New York Rangers in Exchange for Forward Ryane Clowe To New York RangersRyane Clowe To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 20133rd-round pick in 2013Conditional 5th-round pick in 2014 April 3, 2013Sharks Acquire Defenseman Scott Hannan From the Nashville Predators in Exchange for a Conditional Selection in the 2013 NHL Draft To Nashville PredatorsConditional 6th- or 7th-round pick in 2013 To San Jose SharksScott Hannan April 3, 2013Sharks Acquire Left Wing Raffi Torres from the Phoenix Coyotes in Exchange for a Third Round Selection in the 2013 NHL Draft To Phoenix Coyotes3rd-round pick in 2013 To San Jose SharksRaffi Torres

Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Adam BurishSharks Sign Forward Adam Burish Dallas Stars 4 years, $7.2 million Bracken KearnsSharks Sign Forward Bracken Kearns Florida Panthers 1 year, $550,000 Danny GroulxSharks Sign Defenseman Danny Groulx HC Yugra 1 year, $525,000 Jon MatsumotoSharks Sign Forward Jonathan Matsumoto Florida Panthers 1 year, $600,000 Scott GomezSharks Sign Center Scott Gomez Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $700,000 Daniil TarasovSharks Sign Right Wing Daniil Tarasov Worcester Sharks 2 years, $1.36 million entry-level contract Eriah HayesSharks Sign Forward Eriah Hayes Minnesota State University 2 years, $1.31 million entry-level contract Rylan SchwartzSharks Sign Forward Rylan Schwartz Colorado College 2 years, $1.3 million entry-level contract Troy GrosenickSharks Sign Goaltender Troy Grosenick Union College 1 year, $925,000 million entry-level contract Petter EmanuelssonSharks Sign Forward Petter Emanuelsson Skelleftea AIK 2 years, $1.5675 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Torrey MitchellWild Signs Mitchell, Konopka Minnesota Wild 3 years, $5.7 million Benn FerrieroPenguins Sign Forward Benn Ferriero Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $700,000 Daniel WinnikDucks Sign Winnik to Two-Year Contract Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $3.6 million Jim VandermeerVancouver Canucks sign defenceman Jim Vandermeer Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Frazer McLarenLeafs Claim Frazer McLaren Off Waivers Toronto Maple Leafs January 31, 2013

Lost via retirement Player

Players' signings