A labor dispute shortened the season from 82 to 48 games.
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
MTL 1
OTT 4
PIT 4
NYI 2
WAS 3
NYR 4
BOS 4
TOR 3
CHI 4
MIN 1
ANA 3
DET 4
STL 2
LAK 4
VBC 0
SJ 4
PIT 4
OTT 1
BOS 4
NYR 1
CHI 4
DET 3
LAK 4
SJ 3
PIT 0
BOS 4
CHI 4
LAK 1
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CHI 4
BOS 2
Champ
CHI
2012-13 NHL Champion Chicago Blackhawks
Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. The highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed and the higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. In the Stanley Cup Finals series, home ice is determined based on regular season points

Conference Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/30at Anaheim (2)L  1-3 0-1
5/2at Anaheim (2)W  5-4
OT
1-1
5/4vs Anaheim (2)L  0-4 1-2
5/6vs Anaheim (2)W  3-2
OT
2-2
5/8at Anaheim (2)OTL 2-3
OT
2-2-1
5/10vs Anaheim (2)W  4-3
OT
3-2-1
5/12at Anaheim (2)W  3-2 4-2-1

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/15at Chicago (1)L  1-4 0-1
5/18at Chicago (1)W  4-1 1-1
5/20vs Chicago (1)W  3-1 2-1
5/23vs Chicago (1)W  2-0 3-1
5/25at Chicago (1)L  1-4 3-2
5/27vs Chicago (1)L  3-4 3-3
5/29at Chicago (1)OTL 1-2
OT
3-3-1