2012–13 New York Islanders season

2012–13 New York Islanders
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	8th Eastern
2012–13 record	24–17–7
Home record	10–11–3
Road record	14–6–4
Goals for	139
Goals against	139
Team information
General Manager	Garth Snow
Coach	Jack Capuano
Captain	Mark Streit
Alternate captains	Kyle Okposo John Tavares
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance	13,306 (82.0%) (24 games)
Team leaders
Goals	John Tavares (28)
Assists	Matt Moulson (29)
Points	John Tavares (47)
Penalties in minutes	Matt Martin (63)
Plus/minus	(+): Lubomir Visnovsky (12) (−): Mark Streit (−14)
Wins	Evgeni Nabokov (23)
Goals against average	Evgeni Nabokov (2.50)
<2011–12	2013–14>

The 2012–13 New York Islanders season is the 41st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

For the sixth time in franchise history, the Islanders tied their longest homestand (of seven games) – beginning on February 24 and lasting through March 9 – in which they earned three wins during that span.

The Islanders qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 NHL season.

Regular season

On March 22, 2013, the Islanders were 12th in the Eastern Conference and a playoff spot seemed unlikely. The team would then earn points in 14 of 15 games, including 11 consecutive games with at least a point to officially clinch a playoff berth on April 23.

The Islanders tied the Minnesota Wild for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with 0.

Season standings

Atlantic Division

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	72
2	New York Rangers	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	56
3	New York Islanders	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	55
4	Philadelphia Flyers	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	49
5	New Jersey Devils	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	48

Eastern Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	72
2	y – Montreal Canadiens	NE	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	63
3	y – Washington Capitals	SE	48	27	18	3	24	149	130	57
4	Boston Bruins	NE	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	62
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	57
6	New York Rangers	AT	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	56
7	Ottawa Senators	NE	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	56
8	New York Islanders	AT	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	55
9	Winnipeg Jets	SE	48	24	21	3	22	128	144	51
10	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	49
11	New Jersey Devils	AT	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	48
12	Buffalo Sabres	NE	48	21	21	6	14	125	143	48
13	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	48	19	25	4	18	128	160	42
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	48	18	26	4	17	148	150	40
15	Florida Panthers	SE	48	15	27	6	12	112	171	36

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, z – Won best record in conference

Playoffs

Main article: 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

The New York Islanders ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Eastern Conference's 8th seed. They were defeated 4–2 by the #1 seed Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round.

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Penguins won series 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 NY Islanders 0–5 Pittsburgh Nabokov 18,612 0–1 Recap 2 May 3 NY Islanders 4–3 Pittsburgh Nabokov 18,624 1–1 Recap 3 May 5 Pittsburgh 5–4 NY Islanders OT Nabokov 16,170 1–2 Recap 4 May 7 Pittsburgh 4–6 NY Islanders Nabokov 16,170 2–2 Recap 5 May 9 NY Islanders 0–4 Pittsburgh Nabokov 18,636 2–3 Recap 6 May 11 Pittsburgh 4–3 NY Islanders OT Nabokov 16,170 2–4 Recap
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
John Tavares	48	28	19	47	−2	18
Matt Moulson	47	15	29	44	−3	4
Brad Boyes	48	10	25	35	−6	16
Frans Nielsen	48	6	23	29	−3	12
Mark Streit	48	6	21	27	−14	22
Kyle Okposo	48	4	20	24	−2	38
Michael Grabner	45	16	5	21	4	12
Josh Bailey	38	11	8	19	7	6
Colin McDonald	45	7	10	17	−1	32
Casey Cizikas	45	6	9	15	0	14
Lubomir Visnovsky	35	3	11	14	12	20
Keith Aucoin	41	6	6	12	−1	4
Andrew MacDonald	48	3	9	12	−2	20
Matt Martin	48	4	7	11	−2	63
Travis Hamonic	48	3	7	10	−8	28
Marty Reasoner	31	0	5	5	−3	4
David Ullstrom	20	2	3	5	−2	6
Brian Strait	19	0	4	4	4	10
Thomas Hickey	39	1	3	4	9	8
Radek Martinek	13	3	0	3	−2	4
Matt Carkner	22	0	2	2	−2	46
Jesse Joensuu	7	0	2	2	2	6
Anders Lee	2	1	1	2	−3	0
Joe Finley	16	0	1	1	−5	20
Eric Boulton	15	0	0	0	−4	36

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Mark Streit	6	2	3	5	−1	4
John Tavares	6	3	2	5	−4	4
Kyle Okposo	6	3	1	4	−1	5
Michael Grabner	6	1	3	4	2	0
Casey Cizikas	6	2	2	4	1	12
Brad Boyes	6	0	3	3	−3	2
Keith Aucoin	6	0	3	3	1	10
Colin McDonald	6	2	1	3	2	2
Matt Moulson	6	2	1	3	−4	10
Josh Bailey	6	0	3	3	−1	0
Lubomir Visnovsky	6	0	2	2	2	2
Frans Nielsen	6	0	2	2	−2	0
Matt Carkner	4	0	1	1	0	2
Brian Strait	6	1	0	1	1	12
Travis Hamonic	6	0	1	1	−4	23
David Ullstrom	3	0	1	1	1	0
Matt Martin	6	1	0	1	0	14
Marty Reasoner	1	0	0	0	−1	17
Radek Martinek	2	0	0	0	−2	2
Jesse Joensuu	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew MacDonald	4	0	0	0	0	4
Thomas Hickey	2	0	0	0	−2	2
Brock Nelson	1	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Evgeni Nabokov	41	41	2475:24	23	11	7	103	2.50	1139	.910	3	0	4	6
Kevin Poulin	5	4	257:37	1	3	0	13	3.02	122	.893	0	0	0	0
Rick DiPietro	3	3	175:36	0	3	0	12	4.09	83	.855	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Evgeni Nabokov	6	6	324:04	2	4	24	4.44	152	.842	0	0	0	0
Kevin Poulin	2	0	52:26	0	0	1	1.15	15	.933	0	0	0	0

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

Notable achievements

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Thomas Hickey	1st career NHL game	January 27, 2013
Anders Lee	1st career NHL goal	April 2, 2013

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

Trades

Date	Details
June 22, 2012	To Anaheim Ducks 2nd-round pick in 2012	To New York Islanders Lubomir Visnovsky
February 7, 2013	To Boston Bruins Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015	To New York Islanders Tim Thomas
June 12, 2013	To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Streit (rights)	To New York Islanders Shane Harper 4th-round pick in 2014

Free agents signed

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Jesse Joensuu	HV71	1 year, $600,000
Jon Landry	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1 year, $750,000
Matt Watkins	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $700,000
Brad Boyes	Buffalo Sabres	1 year, $1 million
Matt Carkner	Ottawa Senators	3 years, $4.5 million
Brandon DeFazio	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	1 year, $575,000
Colin McDonald	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $700,000
Eric Boulton	New Jersey Devils	1 year, $540,000
Nathan McIver	Providence Bruins	1 year, $750,000
Radek Martinek	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $750,000
Joey Diamond	University of Maine	1 year, $610,000 entry-level contract
Chris Bruton	Peoria Rivermen	1 year, $610,000 entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Micheal Haley	New York Rangers	2 years, $1.2 million
Dylan Reese	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $600,000
P. A. Parenteau	Colorado Avalanche	4 years, $16 million
Al Montoya	Winnipeg Jets	1 year, $601,000
Jay Pandolfo	Boston Bruins	1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Joe Finley	Buffalo Sabres	January 14, 2013
Thomas Hickey	Los Angeles Kings	January 15, 2013
Keith Aucoin	Toronto Maple Leafs	January 17, 2013
Brian Strait	Pittsburgh Penguins	January 18, 2013

Lost via waivers

Player

New team

Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player

Steve Staios

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Sean Backman	July 16, 2012	1 year, $577,500
Jason Clark	July 17, 2012	3 years, $1.605 million entry-level contract
Ty Wishart	July 18, 2012	1 year, $843,413
Griffin Reinhart	August 2, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Matt Martin	September 15, 2012	4 years, $4 million
Brian Strait	January 13, 2013	3 years, $2.325 million contract extension
Brett Gallant	February 5, 2013	1 year, $610,000 entry-level contract
Colin McDonald	March 15, 2013	2 years, $1.275 million contract extension
Lubomir Visnovsky	March 29, 2013	2 years, $9.5 million contract extension
Anders Lee	April 1, 2013	2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Andrey Pedan	April 3, 2013	3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract
Scott Mayfield	April 5, 2013	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Eric Boulton	May 17, 2013	1 year, $550,000 contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Islanders draft picks

New York Islanders' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Griffin Reinhart	Defense	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
2	34	Ville Pokka	Defense	Finland	Karpat (SM-liiga)
3	65	Adam Pelech	Defense	Canada	Erie Otters (OHL)
4	103	Loic Leduc	Defense	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
5	125	Doyle Somerby	Defense	United States	Kimball Union Academy (USHS–NH)
6	155	Jesse Graham	Defense	Canada	Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
7	185	Jake Bischoff	Defense	United States	Grand Rapids (USHS–MN)

Draft notes

• The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a June 27, 2011 trade that sent Christian Ehrhoff to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
• ^a The Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a June 29, 2011 trade that sent Christian Ehrhoff to the Sabres in exchange for this pick.

See also

• 2012–13 NHL season

References