2012–13 Minnesota Wild season
The 2012–13 Minnesota Wild season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
The Wild made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season, where they fell to the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.
Off-season
The Wild made a splash in the free-agent pool by signing top free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter on July 4, 2012. Both were signed to 13-year-long contracts.Regular season
On February 26, 2013, Zach Parise scored just 27 seconds into the overtime period to give the Wild a 2–1 home win over the Calgary Flames. Parise tied Marian Gaborik's mark, set on January 23, 2013, when he scored 27 seconds into the overtime period to give the Rangers a 4–3 home win over the Boston Bruins. Both goals would prove to be the fastest overtime goals scored during the lockout-shortened season.The Wild were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with a league-low 135 power-play opportunities against. They also tied the New York Islanders for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with zero.
Standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Player statistics
Finals stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 48 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 2 | 16 | |
| 48 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 26 | |
| 48 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 24 | |
| 42 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 10 | |
| 48 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 20 | |
| 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | −12 | 8 | |
| 43 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 8 | |
| 39 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4 | |
| 37 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 28 | |
| 43 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −11 | 18 | |
| 48 | 8 | 4 | 12 | −18 | 20 | |
| 45 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 10 | |
| 48 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 42 | |
| 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −5 | 27 | |
| † | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −8 | 21 | |
| 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −4 | 6 | |
| 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |
| † | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 67 |
| 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −9 | 40 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −9 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | |
| 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 117 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| ‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ‡ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Player | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −7 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 12 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 8 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 42 | 41 | 2368:08 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 98 | 2.48 | 1072 | .909 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | 288:18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2.08 | 119 | .916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | 185:05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.24 | 73 | .863 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 1 | 1 | 59:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.08 | 33 | .848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 244:48 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2.94 | 135 | .911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 73:27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.29 | 33 | .879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Awards and records
Awards
Transactions
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.Trades
Free agents signed
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Player signings
Draft picks
Minnesota's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Mathew Dumba | D | Red Deer Rebels | |
| 2 | 46 | Raphael Bussieres | LW | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | |
| 3 | 68 | John Draeger | D | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | |
| 4 | 98 | Adam Gilmour | C | Noble and Greenough School | |
| 5 | 128 | Daniel Gunnarsson | D | Lulea HF | |
| 6 | 158 | Christopher Bertschy | C | Switzerland | SC Bern |
| 7 | 188 | Louis Nanne | LW | Edina High School |
;Draft notes
- The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as a result of a February 24, 2012, trade that sent Marek Zidlicky to the Devils in exchange for Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri, Stephane Veilleux and this pick.
- The Wild's second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a June 24, 2011, trade that sent Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and a 2011 first-round pick to the Wild in exchange for Brent Burns and this pick.