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
5/1at Vancouver (3)W  3-1 1-0
5/3at Vancouver (3)W  3-2
OT
2-0
5/5vs Vancouver (3)W  5-2 3-0
5/7vs Vancouver (3)W  4-3
OT
4-0

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/14at Los Angeles (5)L  0-2 0-1
5/16at Los Angeles (5)L  3-4 0-2
5/18vs Los Angeles (5)W  2-1
OT
1-2
5/21vs Los Angeles (5)W  2-1 2-2
5/23at Los Angeles (5)L  0-3 2-3
5/26vs Los Angeles (5)W  2-1 3-3
5/28at Los Angeles (5)L  1-2 3-4