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James Neal's 2012-2013 season

Points
36
NHL#43
Goals
21
NHL#10
Assists
15
NHL#139
Plus/minus
+5
NHL#127
Games
40
83%
83% of 48

Left winger James Neal was 25 years old when the 2012-2013 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 40 of a possible 48 games and scored 21 goals and 15 assists for 36 points, 0.90 points per game. The season was cut to 48 games by the lockout. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 10 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2012-2013Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    James Neal plays the 2012-2013 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    James was 25 years old when the 2012-2013 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT3–1PHI
      W
      game 1/481
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG16:16TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT6–3NYR
      W
      game 2/483
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP18:33TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR5–2PIT
      L
      game 3/481
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG17:52TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–4WPG
      L
      game 4/481
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG17:43TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–1OTT
      W
      game 5/482
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG21:53TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI4–1PIT
      L
      game 6/481
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:29TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–0NYR
      W
      game 7/483
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP18:41TOI
      +1 goal
    • February 2013
    • The game
      NJD1–5PIT
      W
      game 8/483
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:34TOI
    • The game
      PIT6–3WSH
      W
      game 9/482
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP16:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYI
      W
      game 10/481
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP16:12TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–5PIT
      W
      game 11/482
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP15:40TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT1–3NJD
      L
      game 12/482
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:02TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 12 of 48
      9
      points
      NHL#47
      7
      goals
      NHL#4
      2
      assists
      NHL#233
      PIT
      8-4-0W-L-OT16Points
      2nd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD3–1PIT
      L
      game 13/483
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP20:29TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT2–4PIT
      W
      game 14/484
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP18:23TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–1WPG
      W
      game 15/481
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP15:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–3BUF
      W
      game 16/48
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG18:21TOI
    • The game
      PHI6–5PIT
      L
      game 17/482
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP20:23TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      FLA1–3PIT
      W
      game 18/481
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP17:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL3–5PIT
      W
      game 19/482
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG19:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–6FLA
      L
      game 20/48
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG21:16TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT1–4CAR
      L
      game 21/48
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG16:31TOI
    • March 2013
    • The game
      PIT7–6MTL
      W
      game 22/48
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG18:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL3–4PIT
      W
      game 23/482
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG18:23TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–4PHI
      W
      game 24/482
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG15:27TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 24 of 48
      23
      points
      NHL#18
      15
      goals
      NHL#3
      8
      assists
      NHL#118
      PIT
      16-8-0W-L-OT32Points
      1st in the Atlantic·2nd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT5–4TOR
      W
      game 25/481
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG21:21TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI1–6PIT
      W
      game 26/481
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP12:59TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS2–3PIT
      W
      game 27/48
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG18:19TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–1TOR
      W
      game 28/481
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:50TOI
    • The game
      NYR0–3PIT
      W
      game 29/483
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:54TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–2PIT
      W
      game 30/48
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:39TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–2PIT
      W
      game 31/482
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:52TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYI
      W
      game 32/48
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG18:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–2PIT
      W
      game 33/48
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:39TOI
    • The game
      MTL0–1PIT
      W
      game 34/48
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:39TOI
    • The game
      WPG0–4PIT
      W
      game 35/482
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG15:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI0–2PIT
      W
      game 36/481
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG19:49TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 36 of 48
      32
      points
      NHL#22
      18
      goals
      NHL#5
      14
      assists
      NHL#84
      PIT
      28-8-0W-L-OT56Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Atlantic·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    James Neal reaches 250 career points

    in the game against New York Islanders · March 30

    • The game
      BUF4–1PIT
      L
      game 37/481
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG19:46TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYR
      L
      game 38/484
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG16:52TOI
    • The game
      NYR1–2PIT
      W
      game 39/484
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:36TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–8PIT
      W
      game 48/481
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +2+/-8SOG2PPP13:08TOI
      HAT TRICK
    The season in numbers

    James Neal closes the 2012-2013 season with 36 points

    Points
    36
    NHL#43
    Games
    40of 48
    83%
    Goals
    21
    NHL#10
    Assists
    15
    NHL#139
    P/GP
    0.90
    NHL#33
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#127
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career points
    5×
    First star
    2×
    Third star
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet New York Islanders

    PITvsNYI
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      NYI0–5PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG08:09TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      PIT4–6NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG16:19TOI
      +1 goal
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI0–4PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG13:55TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      PIT4–3NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:34TOI
    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    PIT4–2NYI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    3 days later
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Ottawa Senators

    PITvsOTT
    • Game 1
      OTT1–4PIT
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG14:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      OTT3–4PIT
      W
      6
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG16:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 3
      PIT1–2OTT
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG23:30TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      PIT7–3OTT
      W
      6
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-9SOG1PPP15:13TOI
      +3 points
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 5
      OTT2–6PIT
      W
      5
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP12:42TOI
      HAT TRICK
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Ottawa Senators out 4–1

    PIT4–1OTT
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    8 days later
    Conference final

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Boston Bruins

    PITvsBOS
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BOS3–0PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG17:41TOI
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      BOS6–1PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG18:54TOI
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT1–2BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG32:12TOI
    • Boston Bruinslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PIT0–1BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG21:28TOI
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

    PIT0–4BOS
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    James Neal ends the 2012-2013 playoffs with 10 points

    Points
    10
    NHL#27
    Games
    13
    Goals
    6
    NHL#11
    Assists
    4
    NHL#45
    P/GP
    0.77
    NHL#18
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#283
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff points
    1×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    4 points
    best game
    NYI4–2→OTT4–1→BOS0–4