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2012–13 Washington Capitals season

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Division
  
1st Southeast

2012–13 record
  
27–18–3

Road record
  
12–10–2

Conference
  
3rd Eastern

Home record
  
15–8–1

Goals for
  
149

The 2012–13 Washington Capitals season was the franchise’s 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

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Off-season

On June 26, 2012, the Capitals announced the hiring of Adam Oates as their new head coach.

Regular season

The Capitals scored the most power-play goals in the League during the regular season, with 47. They also had the best power-play percentage, at 27.65% (47 for 170).

Season standings

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

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

Playoffs

The Washington Capitals ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Southeast Division champions and therefore as the Eastern Conference's 3rd seed. They faced the #6 seed New York Rangers in the first round, losing 4 games to 3.

Key:      Win      Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters
Goaltenders

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

Transactions

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

Draft picks

Washington Capitals' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.

Draft notes
  • a The Colorado Avalanche first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 1, 2011 trade that sent Semyon Varlamov to the Avalanche in exchange for 2012 second-round pick and this pick.
  • The Washington Capitals second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a February 28, 2011 trade that sent Jason Arnott to the Capitals in exchange for David Steckel and this pick.
  • b The Winnipeg Jets fourth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 8, 2011 trade that sent Eric Fehr to the Jets in exchange for Danick Paquette and this pick.
  • c The Calgary Flames seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 17, 2009 trade that sent Keith Seabrook to the Flames in exchange for this pick.
  • d The Pittsburgh Penguins seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a June 4, 2012 trade that sent Tomas Vokoun to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.

    • References

    2012–13 Washington Capitals season Wikipedia
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