The 2012–13 Barys Astana season was the Kontinental Hockey League franchise's 5th season of play and 14th season overall.
Standings
Division standings
Source: Kontinental Hockey League.
Conference standings
Source: Kontinental Hockey League.
Divisions: KHA – Kharlamov Division, CHE – Chernyshev Division
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 1 || September 6 || Dynamo Moscow || 1-5 || Teemu Lassila || Luzhniki Minor Arena || 3,053 || 0-1-0-0 || 0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 2 || September 8 || SKA Saint Petersburg || 3-7 || Pavel Poluektov || Ice Palace Saint Petersburg || 11,000 || 0-2-0-0 || 0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffeeaa;" | 3 || September 10 || Avangard Omsk || 4-5 (OT) || Pavel Poluektov || Omsk Arena || 7,230 || 0-2-0-1 || 1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 4 || September 13 || Ak Bars Kazan || 1-3 || Pavel Poluektov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 3,923 || 0-3-0-1 || 1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 5 || September 15 || Salavat Yulaev Ufa || 3-2 || Pavel Poluektov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 4,012 || 1-3-0-1 || 4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffeeaa;" | 6 || September 17 || Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk || 2-3 (OT) || Vitali Yeremeyev || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 3,726 || 1-3-0-2 || 5 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 7 || September 20 || CSKA Moscow || 3-1 || Vitali Yeremeyev || CSKA Ice Palace || 2,061 || 2-3-0-2 || 8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 8 || September 22 || Lev Prague || 4-2 || Vitali Yeremeyev || Tipsport Arena || 4,713 || 3-3-0-2 || 11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 9 || September 24 || Slovan Bratislava || 2-4 || Teemu Lassila || Ondrej Nepela Arena || 10,055 || 3-4-0-2 || 11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 10 || September 27 || Sibir Novosibirsk || 2-1 || Vitali Yeremeyev || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 3,171 || 4-4-0-2 || 14 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 11 || September 29 || Metallurg Novokuznetsk || 1-5 || Vitali Yeremeyev || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 3,135 || 4-5-0-2 || 14 || |-
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 12 || October 1 || Amur Khabarovsk || 3-1 || Teemu Lassila || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 2,250 || 5-5-0-2 || 17 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 13 || October 6 || Atlant Moscow Oblast || 3-1 || Teemu Lassila || Mytishchi Arena || 5,900 || 6-5-0-2 || 20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 14 || October 8 || Lokomotiv Yaroslavl || 2-4 || Teemu Lassila || Arena 2000 || 8,213 || 6-6-0-2 || 20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 15 || October 10 || Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod || 4-5 || Teemu Lassila || Trade Union Sport Palace || 5,500 || 6-7-0-2 || 20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 16 || October 13 || Spartak Moscow || 5-1 || Teemu Lassila || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 3,225 || 7-7-0-2 || 23 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 17 || October 15 || Dinamo Riga || 5-0 || Teemu Lassila || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 2,467 || 8-7-0-2 || 26 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 18 || October 17 || Donbass Donetsk || 6-1 || Teemu Lassila || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 2,684 || 9-7-0-2 || 29 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffeeaa;" | 19 || October 22 || Vityaz Chekhov || 2-3 (SO) || Teemu Lassila || Ice Hockey Center 2004 || 2,800 || 9-7-0-3 || 30 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffeeaa;" | 20 || October 24 || Severstal Cherepovets || 2-3 (SO) || Vitali Yeremeyev || Ice Palace Cherepovets || 3,526 || 9-7-0-4 || 31 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffeeaa;" | 21 || October 26 || Dinamo Minsk || 1-2 (OT) || Vitali Yeremeyev || Minsk-Arena || 15,000 || 9-7-0-5 || 32 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 22 || October 31 || Avangard Omsk || 3-5 || Teemu Lassila || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 4,072 || 9-8-0-5 || 32 || |-