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

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/16at Boston (4)OTL 2-3
OT
0-0-1
5/19at Boston (4)L  2-5 0-1-1
5/21vs Boston (4)L  1-2 0-2-1
5/23vs Boston (4)W  4-3
OT
1-2-1
5/25at Boston (4)L  1-3 1-3-1