2012–13 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2012–13 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division	4th Central
Conference	9th Western
2012–13 record	24–17–7
Home record	14–5–5
Road record	10–12–2
Goals for	120
Goals against	119
Team information
General manager	Scott Howson (Oct.–Feb.) Jarmo Kekalainen (Feb.–Apr.)
Coach	Todd Richards
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Adrian Aucoin Brandon Dubinsky Jack Johnson
Arena	Nationwide Arena
Average attendance	14,564 (80.3%)[1] (24 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Mark Letestu (13)
Assists	Vaclav Prospal (18)
Points	Vaclav Prospal (30)
Penalty minutes	Jared Boll (100)
Plus/minus	Dalton Prout (+15)
Wins	Sergei Bobrovsky (21)
Goals against average	Sergei Bobrovsky (2.00)

The 2012–13 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[2] The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

Despite a big improvement, the Blue Jackets failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs .

Off-season

Regular season

On February 12, 2013, the Blue Jackets fired general manager Scott Howson after years of disappointing hockey in Columbus.^[3] On February 13, Jarmo Kekalainen was hired as his replacement.^[4] With his hiring, Kekalainen became the first European GM in NHL history.^[5] The team picked up steam after the change at general manager, going 20–10–5 to end the season just narrowly missing out on a playoff spot.

Standings

Central Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Chicago Blackhawks	48	36	7	5	30	155	102	+53	77
2	x – St. Louis Blues	48	29	17	2	24	129	115	+14	60
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	48	24	16	8	22	124	115	+9	56
4	Columbus Blue Jackets	48	24	17	7	19	120	119	+1	55
5	Nashville Predators	48	16	23	9	14	111	139	−28	41

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	p – Chicago Blackhawks	48	36	7	5	30	155	102	+53	77
2	PA	y – Anaheim Ducks	48	30	12	6	24	140	118	+22	66
3	NW	y – Vancouver Canucks	48	26	15	7	21	127	121	+6	59
4	CE	x – St. Louis Blues	48	29	17	2	24	129	115	+14	60
5	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	48	27	16	5	25	133	118	+15	59
6	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	48	25	16	7	17	124	116	+8	57
7	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	48	24	16	8	22	124	115	+9	56
8	NW	x – Minnesota Wild	48	26	19	3	22	122	127	−5	55
9	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	48	24	17	7	19	120	119	+1	55
10	PA	Phoenix Coyotes	48	21	18	9	17	125	131	−6	51
11	PA	Dallas Stars	48	22	22	4	20	130	142	−12	48
12	NW	Edmonton Oilers	48	19	22	7	17	125	134	−9	45
13	NW	Calgary Flames	48	19	25	4	19	128	160	−32	42
14	CE	Nashville Predators	48	16	23	9	14	111	139	−28	41
15	NW	Colorado Avalanche	48	16	25	7	14	116	152	−36	39

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log
January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 January 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Nashville Predators SO Bobrovsky 17,113 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 January 21 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Bobrovsky 19,206 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 January 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–5 Phoenix Coyotes — Mason 8,355 1–1–1 3 Recap 4 January 24 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–4 Colorado Avalanche — Bobrovsky 14,235 1–2–1 3 Recap 5 January 26 Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets — Mason 18,381 1–3–1 3 Recap 6 January 28 Dallas Stars 1–2 Columbus Blue Jackets — Bobrovsky 10,475 2–3–1 5 Recap 7 January 29 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Minnesota Wild — Mason 17,584 2–4–1 5 Recap 8 January 31 St. Louis Blues 4–1 Columbus Blue Jackets — Bobrovsky 11,155 2–5–1 5 Recap
February: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 1–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 February 2 Detroit Red Wings 2–4 Columbus Blue Jackets — Mason 17,612 3–5–1 7 Recap 10 February 5 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets — Mason 11,019 3–6–1 7 Recap 11 February 7 Calgary Flames 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Bobrovsky 10,484 3–6–2 8 Recap 12 February 10 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Columbus Blue Jackets — Bobrovsky 14,364 3–7–2 8 Recap 13 February 11 San Jose Sharks 2–6 Columbus Blue Jackets — Mason 10,837 4–7–2 10 Recap 14 February 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 Los Angeles Kings — Bobrovsky 18,118 4–8–2 10 Recap 15 February 16 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes — Mason 15,425 4–9–2 10 Recap 16 February 18 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Anaheim Ducks — Bobrovsky 14,713 4–10–2 10 Recap 17 February 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Detroit Red Wings — Bobrovsky 20,066 5–10–2 12 Recap 18 February 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 St. Louis Blues — Bobrovsky 19,457 5–11–2 12 Recap 19 February 24 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–1 Chicago Blackhawks — Mason 21,580 5–12–2 12 Recap 20 February 26 Dallas Stars 5–4 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Bobrovsky 11,523 5–12–3 13 Recap
March: 10–2–4 (Home: 8–0–2; Road: 2–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 21 March 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4 Chicago Blackhawks OT Mason 21,828 5–12–4 14 Recap 22 March 3 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Bobrovsky 13,778 6–12–4 16 Recap 23 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Bobrovsky 14,952 7–12–4 18 Recap 24 March 7 Vancouver Canucks 1–2 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Bobrovsky 13,632 8–12–4 20 Recap 25 March 9 Detroit Red Wings 0–3 Columbus Blue Jackets — Bobrovsky 17,957 9–12–4 22 Recap 26 March 10 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Detroit Red Wings SO Bobrovsky 20,066 10–12–4 24 Recap 27 March 12 Vancouver Canucks 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Bobrovsky 14,852 10–12–5 25 Recap 28 March 14 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Bobrovsky 15,009 10–12–6 26 Recap 29 March 16 Phoenix Coyotes 0–1 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Bobrovsky 14,231 11–12–6 28 Recap 30 March 19 Nashville Predators 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets — Bobrovsky 13,364 12–12–6 30 Recap 31 March 22 Calgary Flames 1–5 Columbus Blue Jackets — Bobrovsky 13,853 13–12–6 32 Recap 32 March 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Nashville Predators — Bobrovsky 17,113 13–13–6 32 Recap 33 March 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–1 Vancouver Canucks SO Bobrovsky 18,910 13–13–7 33 Recap 34 March 28 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–6 Edmonton Oilers — Bobrovsky 16,839 13–14–7 33 Recap 35 March 29 Columbus Blue Jackets 6–4 Calgary Flames — Mason 19,289 14–14–7 35 Recap 36 March 31 Anaheim Ducks 1–2 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Bobrovsky 13,185 15–14–7 37 Recap
April: 9–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 6–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 April 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 Nashville Predators — Bobrovsky 17,113 16–14–7 39 Recap 38 April 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–3 St. Louis Blues — Bobrovsky 19,224 16–15–7 39 Recap 39 April 7 Minnesota Wild 3–0 Columbus Blue Jackets — Bobrovsky 15,909 16–16–7 39 Recap 40 April 9 San Jose Sharks 0–4 Columbus Blue Jackets — Bobrovsky 17,771 17–16–7 41 Recap 41 April 12 St. Louis Blues 1–4 Columbus Blue Jackets — Bobrovsky 17,007 18–16–7 43 Recap 42 April 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Minnesota Wild SO Bobrovsky 19,187 19–16–7 45 Recap 43 April 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 Colorado Avalanche OT Bobrovsky 13,694 20–16–7 47 Recap 44 April 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Anaheim Ducks OT Bobrovsky 15,074 21–16–7 49 Recap 45 April 18 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 Los Angeles Kings — Bobrovsky 18,118 21–17–7 49 Recap 46 April 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 San Jose Sharks — Bobrovsky 17,562 22–17–7 51 Recap 47 April 25 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 Dallas Stars — Bobrovsky 16,918 23–17–7 53 Recap 48 April 27 Nashville Predators 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets — Bobrovsky 19,002 24–17–7 55 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Player statistics

Final stats^[6]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Vaclav Prospal 48 12 18 30 3 32 Mark Letestu 46 13 14 27 7 10 Fedor Tyutin 48 4 18 22 9 28 Brandon Dubinsky 29 2 18 20 2 76 Jack Johnson 44 5 14 19 −5 12 Nick Foligno 45 6 13 19 6 28 R. J. Umberger 48 8 10 18 3 16 Artem Anisimov 35 11 7 18 −6 12 Cam Atkinson 35 9 9 18 9 4 Derick Brassard^‡ 34 7 11 18 −2 16 Matt Calvert 42 9 7 16 −9 32 James Wisniewski 30 5 9 14 −1 15 Ryan Johansen 40 5 7 12 −7 12 Nikita Nikitin 38 3 6 9 2 17 Derek Dorsett^‡ 24 3 6 9 −11 53 Derek MacKenzie 43 3 5 8 1 36 Marian Gaborik^† 12 3 5 8 5 6 Dalton Prout 28 1 6 7 15 25 Jared Boll 43 2 4 6 1 100 Blake Comeau^† 9 2 3 5 5 6 Tim Erixon 31 0 5 5 4 14 Adrian Aucoin 36 0 4 4 −8 16 Colton Gillies 27 1 1 2 1 17 Cody Goloubef 11 1 0 1 −3 0 John Moore^‡ 17 0 1 1 −5 2 Nick Drazenovic 8 0 0 0 −2 4 Nick Holden 2 0 0 0 1 0 Sean Collins 5 0 0 0 −2 6 David Savard 4 0 0 0 −3 0 Jonathan Audy-Marchessault 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Totals 115 201 316 9 595

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Sergei Bobrovsky	38	37	2218:57	21	11	6	74	2.00	1084	0.932	4	0	0	0
Steve Mason^‡	13	11	712:05	3	6	1	35	2.95	346	0.899	0	0	0	0
Totals		48	2931:02	24	17	7	109	2.23	1430	0.924	4	0	0	0

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Sergei Bobrovsky[7]	Vezina Trophy	June 15, 2013

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades

June 22, 2012[8]	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2012 4th-round pick in 2012 4th-round pick in 2013	To Columbus Blue Jackets Sergei Bobrovsky
July 1, 2012[9]	To Ottawa Senators Marc Methot	To Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno
July 23, 2012[10]	To New York Rangers Rick Nash Steven Delisle Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2013[a]	To Columbus Blue Jackets Artem Anisimov Brandon Dubinsky Tim Erixon 1st-round pick in 2013
March 10, 2013[11]	To Winnipeg Jets Tomas Kubalik	To Columbus Blue Jackets Spencer Machacek
March 12, 2013[12]	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations	To Columbus Blue Jackets Matthew Ford
April 3, 2013[13]	To New York Rangers Derick Brassard Derek Dorsett John Moore 6th-round pick in 2014	To Columbus Blue Jackets Marian Gaborik Steven Delisle Blake Parlett
April 3, 2013[14]	To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Mason	To Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Leighton 3rd-round pick in 2015
April 3, 2013[15]	To Calgary Flames 5th-round pick in 2013	To Columbus Blue Jackets Blake Comeau
April 3, 2013[16]	To Pittsburgh Penguins Future considerations	To Columbus Blue Jackets Patrick Killeen

Condition satisfied. Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Jonathan Audy-Marchessault[17] Connecticut Whale 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Adrian Aucoin[18] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $2 million Ilari Melart[19] HIFK 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Alexandre Giroux[20] Dynamo Riga 2 years Curtis Sanford[21] Lokomotiv Yaroslavl undisclosed Dane Byers[22] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $560,000 Mark Dekanich[23] Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $600,000 Aaron Johnson[24] Boston Bruins 1 year, $650,000 Radek Martinek[25] New York Islanders 1 year, $750,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Player Player signings Player Date Contract terms Cody Bass[26] April 9, 2012 1 year, $700,000 Jake Hansen[27] April 12, 2012 Two-year, entry-level contract Michael Chaput[28] April 28, 2012 Three-year, entry-level contract Nikita Nikitin[29] June 28, 2012 2 years, $4.3 million Jared Boll[30] June 30, 2012 2 years, $2.1 million Nick Holden[31] June 30, 2012 1 year, $550,000 Curtis McElhinney[32] July 1, 2012 1 year, $750,000 Nick Foligno[33] July 5, 2012 3 years, $9.15 million Ryan Murray[34] July 25, 2012 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Mark Letestu[35] April 2, 2013 2 years, $2.5 million contract extension Lukas Sedlak[36] April 10, 2013 3 years, $1.84 million entry-level contract Matt Calvert[37] April 23, 2013 2 years, $1.975 million contract extension Cam Atkinson[38] April 26, 2013 2 years, $2.3 million contract extension Curtis McElhinney[39] May 24, 2013 1 year, $600,000 Anton Forsberg[40] May 28, 2013 3 years, $1.965 million entry-level contract Artem Anisimov[41] June 26, 2013 3 years, $9.85 million

2012 Draft picks

Columbus' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	2	Ryan Murray	D	Canada	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
2	31	Oscar Dansk	G	Sweden	Brynas IF (Elitserien)
3	62	Joonas Korpisalo	G	Finland	Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
4	95^[b]	Josh Anderson	RW	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
6	152	Daniel Zaar	RW	Sweden	Rogle BK Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7	182	Gianluca Curcuruto	D	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

Draft notes

Pick 30 – Los Angeles will send its first-round pick in the 2012 or 2013 NHL Draft to Columbus, at Columbus' option.

• The Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a November 8, 2011, trade that sent Mark Letestu to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.
• ^b The Vancouver Canucks fourth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a February 27, 2012, trade that sent Samuel Pahlsson to the Canucks in exchange for this pick.
• The Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a June 29, 2011, trade that sent James Wisniewski to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this conditional pick (fifth round if Blue Jackets re-sign Wisniewski, else seventh round).

See also

• 2012–13 NHL season

References

1. "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. April 27, 2013.
2. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
3. Blue Jackets relieve Scott Howson of his duties as Executive Vice President and General Manager
4. Blue Jackets name Jarmo Kekalainen General Manager
5. BLUE JACKETS NAME KEKALAINEN THEIR NEW GENERAL MANAGER
6. "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Columbus Blue Jackets – Statistics". Columbus Blue Jackets. April 29, 2013.
7. "Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky Named Vezina Trophy Winner as NHL's Outstanding Goaltender for 2012-13 Season". Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
8. Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky From Philadelphia Flyers In Exchange For Three Draft Picks
9. Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Left Wing Nick Foligno From Ottawa Senators In Exchange For Defenseman Marc Methot
10. Dubinsky, Anisimov, Erixon, Pick Acquired From New York Rangers
11. Blue Jackets acquire RW Spencer Machacek from Winnipeg Jets in exchange for RW Tomas Kubalik
12. Blue Jackets acquire forward Matthew Ford from Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for future considerations
13. Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire RW Marian Gaborik From the New York Rangers
14. Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Goaltender Michael Leighton, Third Round Pick in 2015 NHL Draft In Exchange for Goaltender Steve Mason
15. Blue Jackets Acquire Forward Blake Comeau From Calgary in Exchange for Fifth Round Pick at 2013 NHL Entry Draft
16. "Blue Jackets acquire goaltender Patrick Killeen from the Pittsburgh Penguins".
17. Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Left Wing Jonathan Audy-Marchessault
18. Columbus Blue Jackets, Defenseman Adrian Aucoin Agree To Terms On A One-Year Contract For 2012–13 Season
19. Blue Jackets sign defenseman Ilari Melart to a one-year entry level contract
20. Alexandre Giroux heads for KHL
21. Sanford off to KHL, goaltending market continues to thin out
22. Oilers agree to terms with Dane Byers
23. Jets agree to terms with Ben Maxwell & Mark Dekanich
24. Bruins Sign Defenseman Aaron Johnson
25. Martinek Agrees To One-Year Deal
26. "Blue Jackets Sign Center Cody Bass to One-Year, Two-Way NHL-AHL Contract".
27. Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Jake Hansen to Standard Two-Year Entry Level Contract
28. Blue Jackets Ink Prospect Michael Chaput to Three-Year Entry Level Contract
29. Columbus Blue Jackets Re-Sign Defenseman Nikita Nikitin
30. CBJ RE-SIGN BOLL
31. Columbus Blue Jacket Re-Sign Defenseman Nick Holden
32. Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Goaltender Curtis McElhinney
33. Jackets Ink Foligno to Three-Year Deal
34. Columbus Blue Jackets Sign 2012 First Pick Ryan Murray To Standard Three-Year Entry Level Deal
35. Blue Jackets re-sign Mark Letestu to a two-year contract extension
36. Blue Jackets sign center Lukas Sedlak to a three-year entry level contract
37. Blue Jackets re-sign Matt Calvert to a two-year contract extension
38. Blue Jackets re-sign Cam Atkinson to a two-year contract extension
39. Columbus Blue Jackets Re-Sign Goaltender Curtis McElhinney
40. Blue Jackets sign goaltender Anton Forsberg to a three year, entry-level contract
41. Blue Jackets re-sign Artem Anisimov to three-year contract extension