2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.^[2] The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	5th Eastern
2012–13 record	26–17–5
Home record	13–9–2
Road record	13–8–3
Goals for	144
Goals against	129
Team information
General manager	Dave Nonis
Coach	Randy Carlyle
Captain	Dion Phaneuf
Alternate captains	Joffrey Lupul Clarke MacArthur Jay McClement
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Average attendance	19,305 (102.6%)[1]
Team leaders
Goals	Phil Kessel (20)
Assists	Phil Kessel (32)
Points	Phil Kessel (52)
Penalty minutes	Colton Orr (155)
Plus/minus	Mark Fraser (+19)
Wins	James Reimer (19)
Goals against average	James Reimer (2.38)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Due to the abbreviated 48-game schedule, the Maple Leafs played only teams from their own Eastern Conference. Within their division, they played the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres four times each, and the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators five times each. The Maple Leafs played all non-divisional Eastern Conference opponents three times each.

Toronto qualified for the playoffs for the first time in nine years and the first time in eight seasons (as the 2004–05 season was not played due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout). The Leafs lost Game 7 in the first round against the Boston Bruins despite holding a 4–1 lead with 11 minutes to go in the third period, though Toronto had battled back from a 3–1 series deficit to be able to force the seventh game. The Leafs would not qualify for the playoffs again until the 2016–17 season.

Standings

Northeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	+23	63
2	x – Boston Bruins	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	+22	62
3	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	+12	57
4	x – Ottawa Senators	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	+12	56
5	Buffalo Sabres	48	21	21	6	14	125	143	−18	48

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	+46	72
2	NE	y – Montreal Canadiens	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	+23	63
3	SE	y – Washington Capitals	48	27	18	3	24	149	130	+19	57
4	NE	x – Boston Bruins	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	+22	62
5	NE	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	+12	57
6	AT	x – New York Rangers	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	+18	56
7	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	+12	56
8	AT	x – New York Islanders	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	0	55
9	SE	Winnipeg Jets	48	24	21	3	22	128	144	−16	51
10	AT	Philadelphia Flyers	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	−8	49
11	AT	New Jersey Devils	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	−17	48
12	NE	Buffalo Sabres	48	21	21	6	14	115	143	−28	48
13	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	48	19	25	4	18	128	160	−32	42
14	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	18	26	4	17	148	150	−2	40
15	SE	Florida Panthers	48	15	27	6	12	112	171	−59	36

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Regular season

The Maple Leafs concluded the regular season with the best penalty-kill percentage (88%) Tied with the Ottawa Senators.^[3]

2012–13 Game Log: 26–17–5, 57 Points (home: 13–9–2; road: 13–8–3)
January: 4–3–0, 8 Points (home: 1–2–0; road: 3–1–0) # Jan Opponent Score Location Record Points Decision 1 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Bell Centre (21,273) 1–0–0 2 Scrivens (1–0–0) 2 21 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Air Canada Centre (19,475) 1–1–0 2 Scrivens (1–1–0) 3 23 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Consol Energy Center (18,641) 2–1–0 4 Reimer (1–0–0) 4 24 New York Islanders 4–7 Air Canada Centre (19,125) 2–2–0 4 Scrivens (1–2–0) 5 26 @ New York Rangers 2–5 Madison Square Garden (17,200) 2–3–0 4 Reimer (1–1–0) 6 29 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT) First Niagara Center (18,801) 3–3–0 6 Reimer (2–1–0) 7 31 Washington Capitals 3–2 Air Canada Centre (19,374) 4–3–0 8 Reimer (3–1–0)
February: 9–6–0, 18 Points (home: 3–3–0; road: 6–3–0) # Feb Opponent Score Location Record Points Decision 8 2 Boston Bruins 0–1 Air Canada Centre (19,246) 4–4–0 8 Reimer (3–2–0) 9 4 Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Air Canada Centre (19,072) 4–5–0 8 Reimer (3–3–0) 10 5 @ Washington Capitals 3–2 Verizon Center (18,506) 5–5–0 10 Scrivens (2–2–0) 11 7 @ Winnipeg Jets 3–2 MTS Centre (15,004) 6–5–0 12 Reimer (4–3–0) 12 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–0 Bell Centre (21,273) 7–5–0 14 Reimer (5–3–0) 13 11 Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 Air Canada Centre (19,253) 8–5–0 16 Reimer (6–3–0) 14 14 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 PNC Arena (18,680) 8–6–0 16 Scrivens (2–3–0) 15 16 Ottawa Senators 3–0 Air Canada Centre (19,537) 9–6–0 18 Scrivens (3–3–0) 16 18 @ Florida Panthers 3–0 BB&T Center (17,177) 10–6–0 20 Scrivens (4–3–0) 17 19 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–4 Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204) 10–7–0 20 Scrivens (4–4–0) 18 21 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 Air Canada Centre (19,473) 11–7–0 22 Scrivens (5–4–0) 19 23 @ Ottawa Senators 2–3 Scotiabank Place (19,499) 11–8–0 22 Scrivens (5–5–0) 20 25 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Wells Fargo Center (19,645) 12–8–0 24 Scrivens (6–5–0) 21 27 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Air Canada Centre (19,625) 12–9–0 24 Scrivens (6–6–0) 22 28 @ New York Islanders 5–4 (OT) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,222) 13–9–0 26 Reimer (7–3–0)
March: 7–3–4, 18 Points (home: 6–1–2; road: 1–2–2) # Mar Opponent Score Location Record Points Decision 23 4 New Jersey Devils 4–2 Air Canada Centre (19,435) 14–9–0 28 Reimer (8–3–0) 24 6 Ottawa Senators 5–4 Air Canada Centre (19,412) 15–9–0 30 Reimer (9–3–0) 25 7 @ Boston Bruins 2–4 TD Garden (17,565) 15–10–0 30 Scrivens (6–7–0) 26 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 (SO) Air Canada Centre (19,418) 15–10–1 31 Reimer (9–3–1) 27 12 @ Winnipeg Jets 2–5 MTS Centre (15,004) 15–11–1 31 Reimer (9–4–1) 28 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Air Canada Centre (19,561) 15–12–1 31 Scrivens (6–8–0) 29 16 Winnipeg Jets 4–5 (SO) Air Canada Centre (19,401) 15–12–2 32 Reimer (9–4–2) 30 20 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Air Canada Centre (19,433) 16–12–2 34 Reimer (10–4–2) 31 21 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–5 (SO) First Niagara Center (19,070) 16–12–3 35 Reimer (10–4–3) 32 23 Boston Bruins 3–2 Air Canada Centre (19,236) 17–12–3 37 Reimer (11–4–3) 33 25 @ Boston Bruins 2–3 (SO) TD Garden (17,565) 17–12–4 38 Reimer (11–4–4) 34 26 Florida Panthers 3–2 Air Canada Centre (19,379) 18–12–4 40 Scrivens (7–8–0) 35 28 Carolina Hurricanes 6–3 Air Canada Centre (19,236) 19–12–4 42 Reimer (12–4–4) 36 30 @ Ottawa Senators 4–0 Scotiabank Place (20,183) 20–12–4 44 Reimer (13–4–4)
April: 6–5–1, 13 Points (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–2–1) # Apr Opponent Score Location Record Points Decision 37 4 Philadelphia Flyers 3–5 Air Canada Centre (19,619) 20–13–4 44 Reimer (13–5–4) 38 6 @ New Jersey Devils 2–1 Prudential Center (17,625) 21–13–4 46 Reimer (14–5–4) 39 8 New York Rangers 4–3 Air Canada Centre (19,437) 22–13–4 48 Reimer (15–5–4) 40 10 @ New York Rangers 2–3 (SO) Madison Square Garden (17,200) 22–13–5 49 Reimer (15–5–5) 41 13 Montreal Canadiens 5–1 Air Canada Centre (19,651) 23–13–5 51 Reimer (16–5–5) 42 15 New Jersey Devils 2–0 Air Canada Centre (19,425) 24–13–5 53 Reimer (17–5–5) 43 16 @ Washington Capitals 1–5 Verizon Center (18,506) 24–14–5 53 Scrivens (7–9–0) 44 18 New York Islanders 3–5 Air Canada Centre (19,676) 24–15–5 53 Reimer (17–6–5) 45 20 @ Ottawa Senators 4–1 Scotiabank Place (20,500) 25–15–5 55 Reimer (18–6–5) 46 24 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–5 Tampa Bay Times Forum (18,826) 25–16–5 55 Reimer (18–7–5) 47 25 @ Florida Panthers 4–0 BB&T Center (16,484) 26–16–5 57 Reimer (19–7–5) 48 27 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 Air Canada Centre (19,730) 26–17–5 57 Reimer (19–8–5)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 NHL season in a game against the Ottawa Senators on April 20, 2013. They lost to the Boston Bruins in 7 games in the first round.

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Boston won series 4–3 # Date Opponent Score Location Series Decision 1 May 1 @ Boston Bruins 1–4 TD Garden (17,565) 0–1 Reimer (0–1) 2 May 4 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 TD Garden (17,565) 1–1 Reimer (1–1) 3 May 6 Boston Bruins 2–5 Air Canada Centre (19,746) 1–2 Reimer (1–2) 4 May 8 Boston Bruins 3–4 (OT) Air Canada Centre (19,708) 1–3 Reimer (1–3) 5 May 10 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 TD Garden (17,565) 2–3 Reimer (2–3) 6 May 12 Boston Bruins 2–1 Air Canada Centre (19,591) 3–3 Reimer (3–3) 7 May 13 @ Boston Bruins 4–5 (OT) TD Garden (17,565) 3–4 Reimer (3–4)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Player statistics

Final stats^[4]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Phil Kessel 48 20 32 52 −3 18 Nazem Kadri 48 18 26 44 15 23 James van Riemsdyk 48 18 14 32 −7 26 Cody Franson 45 4 25 29 4 8 Dion Phaneuf 48 9 19 28 −4 65 Tyler Bozak 46 12 16 28 −1 6 Nikolai Kulemin 48 7 16 23 −5 22 Clarke MacArthur 40 8 12 20 3 26 Joffrey Lupul 16 11 7 18 8 12 Jay McClement 48 8 9 17 0 11 Mikhail Grabovski 48 9 7 16 −10 24 Carl Gunnarsson 37 1 14 15 5 14 Matt Frattin 25 7 6 13 6 4 John-Michael Liles 32 2 9 11 −1 4 Leo Komarov 42 4 5 9 −1 18 Mark Fraser 45 0 8 8 18 85 Mike Kostka 35 0 8 8 −7 27 Frazer McLaren 35 3 2 5 0 102 Colton Orr 44 1 3 4 4 155 Jake Gardiner 12 0 4 4 0 0 Korbinian Holzer 22 2 1 3 −12 28 Ryan O'Byrne† 8 1 1 2 4 6 Ryan Hamilton 10 0 2 2 1 0 Mike Komisarek 4 0 0 0 2 2 Joe Colborne 5 0 0 0 −1 2

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM James van Riemsdyk 7 2 5 7 −1 4 Cody Franson 7 3 3 6 0 0 Phil Kessel 7 4 2 6 3 2 Jake Gardiner 6 1 4 5 −3 0 Joffrey Lupul 7 3 1 4 −1 4 Nazem Kadri 7 1 3 4 5 10 Dion Phaneuf 7 1 2 3 −6 6 Clarke MacArthur 5 2 1 3 −1 2 Mikhail Grabovski 7 0 2 2 −10 2 Matt Frattin 6 0 2 2 −1 0 Tyler Bozak 5 1 1 2 0 4 Mark Fraser 4 0 1 1 1 7 Ryan Hamilton 2 0 1 1 0 0 Nikolai Kulemin 7 0 1 1 −9 0 Carl Gunnarsson 7 0 1 1 −7 0 John-Michael Liles 4 0 0 0 4 2 Colton Orr 7 0 0 0 −1 18 Jay McClement 7 0 0 0 −4 0 Ryan O'Byrne 6 0 0 0 2 4 Leo Komarov 7 0 0 0 0 17 Frazer McLaren 1 0 0 0 0 2 Mike Kostka 1 0 0 0 −3 0 Joe Colborne 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
James Reimer	33	31	1856:09	19	8	5	76	2.46	995	.924	4	0	1	0
Ben Scrivens	20	17	1024:51	7	9	0	46	2.69	542	.915	2	0	0	6
Jussi Rynnas	1	0	10:20	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	1.000	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
James Reimer	7	7	438:26	3	4	21	2.88	272	.923	0	0	0	0

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

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
June 23, 2012 [5]	To Winnipeg Jets Jonas Gustavsson[a]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013[b]
June 23, 2012 [6]	To Philadelphia Flyers Luke Schenn	To Toronto Maple Leafs James van Riemsdyk
January 16, 2013 [7]	To Phoenix Coyotes Matthew Lombardi	To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 4th-round pick in 2014[c]
March 4, 2013 [8]	To Edmonton Oilers Mike Brown	To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 4th-round pick in 2014[d]
March 14, 2013 [9]	To Washington Capitals Nicolas Deschamps	To Toronto Maple Leafs Kevin Marshall
March 15, 2013 [10]	To Anaheim Ducks Dave Steckel	To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan Lasch 7th-round pick in 2014
April 3, 2013 [11]	To Colorado Avalanche 4th-round pick in 2014	To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan O'Byrne
June 23, 2013 [12]	To Los Angeles Kings Matt Frattin Ben Scrivens 2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015[e]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Jonathan Bernier

1. Trade of negotiating rights to.
2. Condition not satisfied.
3. Condition satisfied.
4. Condition satisfied.
5. Toronto elected to trade its 2nd-round pick in 2015

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Jay McClement[13] Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $3 million Mike Kostka[13] Norfolk Admirals 1 year, $600,000 Keith Aucoin[14] Washington Capitals 1 year, $650,000 Simon Gysbers[14] Toronto Marlies 1 year, $600,000 Mike Mottau[15] Boston Bruins 1 year, $850,000 Drew MacIntyre[16] Toronto Marlies 1 year, $900,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Joey Crabb[17] Washington Capitals 1 year, $950,000 Colby Armstrong[18] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1 million Philippe Dupuis[19] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $600,000 Jay Rosehill[20] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $550,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Frazer McLaren[21] San Jose Sharks January 31, 2013

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Keith Aucoin[22] New York Islanders January 17, 2013

Lost via retirement Player

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Petter Granberg[23]	May 24, 2012	3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract
Leo Komarov[24]	May 29, 2012	1 year, $850,000 entry-level contract
Matt Frattin[13]	July 1, 2012	2 years, $1.7 million
Ryan Hamilton[13]	July 1, 2012	1 year, $600,000
Jussi Rynnas[13]	July 1, 2012	1 year, $600,000
Korbinian Holzer[25]	July 10, 2012	1 year, $575,000
Nikolai Kulemin[26]	July 20, 2012	2 years, $5.6 million
Mark Fraser[27]	July 30, 2012	1 year, $600,000
Morgan Rielly[28]	August 3, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Tyler Biggs[29]	August 9, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Ben Scrivens[30]	September 12, 2012	2 years, $1.225 million
Cody Franson[15]	January 13, 2013	1 year, $1.2 million
Joffrey Lupul[31]	January 20, 2013	5 years, $26.25 million contract extension
Josh Leivo[32]	March 4, 2013	3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract
Korbinian Holzer[33]	March 5, 2013	2 years, $1.575 million contract extension
Tom Nilsson[34]	March 19, 2013	3 years, $2.475 million entry-level contract
Garret Sparks[34]	March 19, 2013	3 years, $2.01 million entry-level contract
Andrew MacWilliam[35]	April 3, 2013	2 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Drew MacIntyre[36]	June 13, 2013	1 year, $600,000
Colton Orr[37]	June 13, 2013	2 years, $1.85 million

Draft picks

Main article: List of Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks

Toronto Maple Leafs' picks at the 2012 NHL entry draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.^[38]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	5	Morgan Rielly	D	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2	35	Matthew Finn	D	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
5	126	Dominic Toninato	C	United States	Duluth High School (USHS-MN)
6	156	Connor Brown	RW	Canada	Erie Otters (OHL)
6	157[a]	Ryan Rupert	C	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
7	209[b]	Viktor Loov	D	Sweden	Sodertalje SK (Allsvenskan)

Draft notes

^[39]

• The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a June 26, 2010, trade that sent a 2010 third-round pick to the Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of an October 4, 2011, trade that sent Dave Steckel to the Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.
• ^a The Anaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a June 25, 2011, trade that sent a 2011 sixth-round pick to the Ducks in exchange for this pick.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a July 27, 2009, trade that sent Wayne Primeau and a 2011 second-round pick to the Maple Leafs in exchange for Colin Stuart, Anton Strålman and this pick.
• ^b The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a February 28, 2011, trade that sent John Mitchell to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.

See also

• 2012–13 NHL season