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
5/2vs NY Rangers (6)W  3-1 1-0
5/4vs NY Rangers (6)W  1-0
OT
2-0
5/6at NY Rangers (6)L  3-4 2-1
5/8at NY Rangers (6)L  3-4 2-2
5/10vs NY Rangers (6)W  2-1
OT
3-2
5/12at NY Rangers (6)L  0-1 3-3
5/13vs NY Rangers (6)L  0-5 3-4