2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

none April 2013 June 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs logo.svg 2013 April 30–June 24, 2013 16 Los Angeles Kings Chicago Blackhawks Boston Bruins Scoring leader(s) David Krejci (Bruins) 26 points MVP Patrick Kane (Blackhawks) 2012 2014 The 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2012–13 season. They began on April 30, 2013,http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=649886 https://web.archive.org/web/20130115171128/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=649886 dead January 15, 2013 NHL's 99-day schedule starts with 13 games Jan. 19 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin: Tuesday, Apr. 30; Latest possible date for Stanley Cup Finals: Friday, June 28 NHL.com January 12, 2013 April 7, 2013 following the conclusion of the regular season. The regular season was shortened to 48 games and the playoffs were pushed to a later date due to a lockout. The playoffs ended on June 24, 2013, with the Chicago Blackhawks defeating the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final in six games to win the Stanley Cup. Patrick Kane won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs MVP, with 19 points (9 goals and 10 assists). The Blackhawks made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e., best record) during the regular season. The Detroit Red Wings increased their postseason appearance streak to twenty-two seasons, the longest active streak at the time. The Toronto Maple Leafs made the playoffs for the first time since 2004, breaking the longest active drought at the time. The 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs marked the first time since 1996 that every Original Six team (Boston, Chicago, the Detroit Red Wings, the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Rangers, and Toronto) advanced to the playoffs in the same year. Additionally, four Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs (Montreal, the Ottawa Senators, Toronto, and the Vancouver Canucks), the most since 2006, three of those teams are from Eastern Canada. The first-round series between Montreal and Ottawa was the first playoff series between two Canadian teams since 2004. For the second time in three years, all three teams from California (the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks) made the playoffs.Hicks Brandon https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/the-completely-fake-2013-nhl-awards-1.1407973 The (completely fake) 2013 NHL awards Cbc.ca 2013-06-27 2013-08-23 The New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers missed the playoffs this year, marking the first time this happened since the Devils relocated from Colorado in 1982. For the first time since 1945, the four semifinalists were the previous four Stanley Cup champions: the Pittsburgh Penguins (2009), Chicago (2010), Boston (2011), and Los Angeles (2012).http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=672475 https://web.archive.org/web/20130608041218/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=672475 dead June 8, 2013 Past four Cup champs comprise Conference Finalists Roarke Shawn May 30, 2013 nhl.com National Hockey League May 30, 2013 In fact, Detroit, the 2008 Stanley Cup champion, was the last team to be eliminated in the conference semifinals, so the last five teams remaining were the previous five champions. The 2013 Stanley Cup Final was contested between the Blackhawks and Bruins, the first meeting in the Finals between the two teams, and the first time that two Original Six teams competed in the Finals since Montreal defeated the New York Rangers in the 1979 Stanley Cup Final.https://thehockeynews.com/news/news/blackhawks-bruins-in-1st-original-6-matchup-in-cup-finals-since-canadiens-rangers-in-1979 Blackhawks, Bruins in 1st Original 6 matchup in Cup finals since Canadiens, Rangers in 1979 The Hockey News 2013-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130613064013/http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/52234-Blackhawks-Bruins-in-1st-Original-6-matchup-in-Cup-finals-since-Canadiens-Rangers-in-1979.html June 13, 2013 live mdy-all It is also the most recent Stanley Cup Final to feature two Original Six teams. The Blackhawks also became the first Presidents' Trophy winners to win the Stanley Cup since the Red Wings in 2008. To date they are the most recent team to accomplish this feat and most recent Presidents' Trophy winners to even reach the Finals. These playoffs featured 27 overtime games, the second-most in NHL history behind the 1993 playoffs with 28. Playoff seeds The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. The top three seeds in each conference were awarded to the division winners; while the five remaining spots were awarded to the highest finishers in their respective conferences. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Eastern Conference Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 72 points Montreal Canadiens, Northeast Division champions – 63 points Washington Capitals, Southeast Division champions – 57 points Boston Bruins – 62 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 57 points New York Rangers – 56 points (22 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins) Ottawa Senators – 56 points (21 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins) New York Islanders – 55 points Western Conference Chicago Blackhawks, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 77 points Anaheim Ducks, Pacific Division champions – 66 points Vancouver Canucks, Northwest Division champions – 59 points St. Louis Blues – 60 points Los Angeles Kings – 59 points San Jose Sharks – 57 points Detroit Red Wings – 56 points Minnesota Wild – 55 points Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the three division winners seeded 1–3 based on regular season record, and the five remaining teams seeded 4–8. The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. main Bracket 0 Eastern Conference Western Conference Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final 1 Pittsburgh 4 8 NY Islanders 2 2 Montreal 1 7 Ottawa 4 3 Washington 3 6 NY Rangers 4 4 Boston 4 5 Toronto 3 1 Chicago 4 8 Minnesota 1 2 Anaheim 3 7 Detroit 4 3 Vancouver 0 6 San Jose 4 4 St. Louis 2 5 Los Angeles 4 1 Pittsburgh 4 7 Ottawa 1 4 Boston 4 6 NY Rangers 1 1 Chicago 4 7 Detroit 3 5 Los Angeles 4 6 San Jose 3 1 Pittsburgh 0 4 Boston 4 1 Chicago 4 5 Los Angeles 1 E4 Boston 2 W1 Chicago 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) New York Islanders The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference regular season champions, earning 72 points. The New York Islanders earned 55 points during the regular season to finish eighth overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the fourth playoff meeting for these two teams, with the Islanders having won all three of the previous playoff series. Their most recent meeting was in the 1993 Patrick Division finals, where New York upset first place Pittsburgh in seven games. The Penguins won four of the five games in the regular season series. The Penguins defeated the Islanders in six games. Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 26 New York shots in a 5–0 shutout in game one.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-pit/2013/05/01/2012030111 Penguins cruise past Islanders in Game 1 NHL.com May 2, 2013 May 11, 2013 The Islanders then took game two, 4–3, as New York's Colin McDonald, Matt Martin, and Kyle Okposo scored three unanswered goals in the second and third periods.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-pit/2013/05/03/2012030112 Islanders spoil Crosby's return, even series NHL.com May 3, 2013 May 11, 2013 In game three, Chris Kunitz scored the winning goal on a power play at 08:44 of overtime to give Pittsburgh a 5–4 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-nyi/2013/05/05/2012030113 IKunitz's power-play goal gives Pens Game 3 NHL.com May 5, 2013 May 11, 2013 New York evened the series with a 6–4 win in game four, with Mark Streit, John Tavares, and Casey Cizikas scoring three unanswered goals in the third period.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-nyi/2013/05/07/2012030114 Islanders even series vs. Penguins with game four win NHL.com May 7, 2013 May 11, 2013 Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma then replaced Fleury with Tomas Vokoun as starting goalie for game five, who stopped all 31 shots to lead Pittsburgh to a 4–0 win.http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=20120301125 Penguins, Vokoun blank Islanders, lead series 3-2 NHL.com May 10, 2013 May 11, 2013July 2026 medicmedic In the sixth game, the Islanders put up three leads only to have the Penguins tie it up three consecutive times. Brooks Orpik scored at 07:49 of overtime to give Pittsburgh a 4–3 victory and their fourth and final win of the series.http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=20120301126 Orpik's OT goal gives Penguins series victory NHL.com May 11, 2013 May 11, 2013July 2026 medicmedic New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins Nassau Coliseum Consol Energy Center May 1 0–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-pit/2013/05/01/2012030111 No scoring 03:30 – pp – Beau Bennett (1)13:23 – Pascal Dupuis (1) No scoring 01:19 – pp – Kris Letang (1)01:51 – Pascal Dupuis (2)13:07 – Tanner Glass (1) No scoring No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 11 saves / 15 shotsKevin Poulin 10 saves / 11 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 26 saves / 26 shots May 3 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-pit/2013/05/03/2012030112 Matt Moulson (1) – pp – 07:04 00:43 – Evgeni Malkin (1)03:19 – pp – Sidney Crosby (1)07:22 – Sidney Crosby (2) Colin McDonald (1) – 05:12Matt Martin (1) – 10:37 No scoring Kyle Okposo (1) – 12:23 No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 30 saves / 33 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 38 saves / 42 shots May 5 5–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-nyi/2013/05/05/2012030113 01:43 – Matt Moulson (2)05:41 – Casey Cizikas (1) Jarome Iginla (1) – pp – 13:18Chris Kunitz (1) – pp – 13:37Pascal Dupuis (3) – 19:00 No scoring Douglas Murray (1) – 17:10 05:31 – sh – Kyle Okposo (2)10:48 – John Tavares (1) No scoring No scoring Chris Kunitz (2) – pp – 08:44 Evgeni Nabokov 20 saves / 25 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 32 saves / 36 shots May 7 4–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-nyi/2013/05/07/2012030114 14:05 – Brian Strait (1) James Neal (1) – 14:50 06:19 – pp – Mark Streit (1)18:36 – Kyle Okposo (3) Evgeni Malkin (2) – 07:17Brandon Sutter (1) – 11:03 04:30 – Mark Streit (2)10:11 – John Tavares (2)18:44 – Casey Cizikas (2) Pascal Dupuis (4) – 00:41 Evgeni Nabokov 27 saves / 31 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 18 saves / 24 shots May 9 0–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-pit/2013/05/09/2012030115 No scoring No scoring No scoring 07:25 – Tyler Kennedy (1)08:47 – Douglas Murray (2)14:00 – Sidney Crosby (3) No scoring 05:43 – pp – Kris Letang (2) Evgeni Nabokov 23 saves / 27 shotsKevin Poulin 4 saves / 4 shots Tomas Vokoun 31 saves / 31 shots May 11 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-nyi/2013/05/11/2012030116 05:36 – John Tavares (3)19:23 – Colin McDonald (2) Jarome Iginla (2) – 07:39 No scoring Pascal Dupuis (5) – 10:59 02:21 – Michael Grabner (1) Paul Martin (1) – 14:44 No scoring Brooks Orpik (1) – 07:49 Evgeni Nabokov 17 saves / 21 shots Tomas Vokoun 35 saves / 38 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–2 (2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (7) Ottawa Senators The Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference by winning the Northeast Division with 63 points. The Ottawa Senators earned 56 points during the regular season, losing the tiebreaker to the New York Rangers in regulation + overtime wins (22 to 21) to finish seventh overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the first playoff series between these two teams, and the first playoff series between teams from Montreal and Ottawa since 1928, when the Montreal Maroons defeated the original Ottawa Senators in the Canadian Division Quarterfinals.http://www.sportstalkflorida.com/nhl-2013-season-highlights-ovechkins-comeback/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131007041318/http://www.sportstalkflorida.com/nhl-2013-season-highlights-ovechkins-comeback/ dead October 7, 2013 NHL 2013 Season Highlights: Ovechkin's Comeback Sports Talk Florida June 2, 2013 The two teams split their four-game regular season series. The Senators defeated the Canadiens in five games. Midway through the second period of game one, Senators defenceman Eric Gryba was given a five-minute major penalty, a game misconduct, and later a two-game suspension after delivering a hit on Montreal's Lars Eller that sent the Canadiens' centre to the hospital. Despite Gryba's ejection, the Senators won the game, 4–2, with goalie Craig Anderson stopping 48 out of 50 Montreal shots on goal.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-mtl/2013/05/02/2012030121 Anderson stymies Canadiens; Senators take game one NHL.com May 3, 2013 May 9, 2013 The Canadiens took game two, 3–1, led by goalie Carey Price's 29 saves.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-mtl/2013/05/03/2012030122 Canadiens, Price even series with game two victory NHL.com May 4, 2013 May 9, 2013 Emotions between the two division rivals boiled over in game three as the teams combined for 236 penalty minutes, but Ottawa centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a hat trick, leading the Senators to a 6–1 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-ott/2013/05/05/2012030123 Senators beat Canadiens, take 2-1 series lead NHL.com May 6, 2013 May 9, 2013 The Canadiens then jumped to a 2–0 lead in the second period of game four, but Ottawa scored twice in the final ten minutes of the game. Mika Zibanejad scored a goal off his skate at 11:55 of the third period, cutting the lead to 2–1, with the goal allowed to stand after a video review determined that he did not kick the puck into the net.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2013/05/07/ottawa-senators-montreal-canadiens-kyle-turris-carey-price/2143251/ Ottawa's Kyle Turris scores in OT; Carey Price hurt Associated Press USA Today May 8, 2013 May 9, 2013 Cory Conacher got the tying goal with 22.6 seconds left in regulation, and at intermission Montreal replaced an injured Price with Peter Budaj in goal. Kyle Turris scored the winner at 02:32 of overtime to give Ottawa the 3–2 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-ott/2013/05/07/2012030124 Senators rally, beat Canadiens in OT to take 3-1 lead NHL.com May 8, 2013 May 9, 2013Stubbs Dave https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/montreal-canadiens/Habs+brink+elimination+Price+injured/8351928/story.html Price hurt, Canadiens hurting Montrealgazette.com 2013-05-08 2013-08-23 August 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130824114433/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/montreal-canadiens/Habs+brink+elimination+Price+injured/8351928/story.html dead The Senators then eliminated the Canadiens with a 6–1 victory in game five; Montreal was without several players due to injury including Price and captain Brian Gionta.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=422815 Senators Rout Canadiens in game five, Advance to Second Round Canadian Press TSN May 9, 2013 May 9, 2013 One of the quirkier story lines of the series was the large number of teeth lost by players, highlighted by Anderson losing one in game one, Price losing one in game two, and Pageau after taking a stick to the mouth from Montreal defenceman P. K. Subban while scoring his first ever NHL playoff goal, and first of three in game three.https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/senators-jean-gabriel-pageau-scores-first-playoff-goal-010827708.html Puck Daddy: Senators' Jean-Gabriel Pageau scores first playoff goal, loses tooth in the process Yahoo! Sports May 5, 2013 May 9, 2013 Ottawa Senators Montreal Canadiens Scotiabank Place Bell Centre May 2 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-mtl/2013/05/02/2012030121 Erik Karlsson (1) – 17:25 No scoring No scoring 13:09 – Rene Bourque (1)14:08 – pp – Brendan Gallagher (1) Jakob Silfverberg (1) – 03:27Marc Methot (1) – 05:20Guillaume Latendresse (1) – 13:55 No scoring Craig Anderson 48 saves / 50 shots Carey Price 27 saves / 31 shots May 3 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-mtl/2013/05/03/2012030122 No scoring No scoring Milan Michalek (1) – 08:16 03:20 – Ryan White (1)04:13 – Brendan Gallagher (2)18:57 – Michael Ryder (1) No scoring No scoring Craig Anderson 31 saves / 34 shots Carey Price 29 saves / 30 shots May 5 1–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-ott/2013/05/05/2012030123 05:58 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (1) Rene Bourque (2) – pp – 14:34 04:40 – Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1) No scoring 01:18 – Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2)07:00 – Kyle Turris (1)07:08 – pp – Jakob Silfverberg (2)18:02 – pp – Jean-Gabriel Pageau (3) No scoring Craig Anderson 33 saves / 34 shots Carey Price 24 saves / 30 shots May 7 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-ott/2013/05/07/2012030124 No scoring No scoring No scoring P.K. Subban (1) – 02:52Alex Galchenyuk (1) – 03:54 11:55 – Mika Zibanejad (1)19:37 – Cory Conacher (1) No scoring 02:32 – Kyle Turris (2) No scoring Craig Anderson 26 saves / 28 shots Carey Price 30 saves / 32 shotsPeter Budaj 1 save / 2 shots May 9 6–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-mtl/2013/05/09/2012030125 Zack Smith (1) – 02:17Cory Conacher (2) – 12:26 19:45 – pp – P.K. Subban (2) Kyle Turris (3) – sh – 11:29 No scoring Daniel Alfredsson (2) – pp – 06:22Cory Conacher (3) – pp – 12:27Erik Condra (1) – pp – 16:12 No scoring Craig Anderson 33 saves / 34 shots Peter Budaj 23 saves / 29 shots Ottawa won series 4–1 (3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) New York Rangers The Washington Capitals entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference by winning the Southeast Division with 57 points. The New York Rangers earned 56 points during the regular season, winning the tiebreaker over Ottawa in regulation + overtime wins (22 to 21) to finish sixth overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the eighth playoff meeting for these two teams, and the fourth in the last five years, with the Capitals having won four of the seven previous series. This was a rematch of the previous year's Eastern Conference semifinals, which the Rangers won in seven games. New York won two of the three games in the regular season series. The Rangers advanced to the second round after soundly defeating the Capitals in game seven, 5–0. The home team won the first six games before the visiting team won game seven, and it was the first road win in a seventh game in franchise history for the Rangers.http://blueshirtsunited.com/posts/3380/rangers-advance-with-5-0-game-7-win Rangers Advance With 5-0 game seven Win Blueshirts United June 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130607134406/http://blueshirtsunited.com/posts/3380/rangers-advance-with-5-0-game-7-win June 7, 2013 dead mdy-all Washington scored three unanswered goals in the second period of game one to win, 3–1.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/2013/05/02/2012030131 Capitals ride second period to win against Rangers NHL.com May 3, 2013 May 13, 2013 In game two, Capitals defenceman Mike Green scored the only goal in the game at 08:00 of overtime.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/2013/05/04/2012030132 Green, Holtby give Capitals 2-0 series edge NHL.com May 4, 2013 May 13, 2013 The Rangers then evened the series after recording back-to-back 4–3 victories in games three and four, aided by Derick Brassard's one goal and two assists in the former,https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/2013/05/06/2012030133 Stepan's late goal leads Rangers past Capitals NHL.com May 7, 2013 May 13, 2013 and Carl Hagelin's one goal and two assists in the latter.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/2013/05/08/2012030134 Rangers even series vs. Capitals with game four win NHL.com May 9, 2013 May 13, 2013 Washington won game five, 2–1 on Mike Ribeiro's goal at 09:24 of overtime,https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/2013/05/10/2012030135 Capitals top Rangers in OT, lead series 3-2 NHL.com May 11, 2013 May 13, 2013 while Brassard's second period goal proved to be the difference in New York's 1–0 win in game six.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/2013/05/12/2012030136 Rangers edge Caps to force game seven on Monday NHL.com May 12, 2013 May 13, 2013 The Rangers then controlled game seven, winning 5–0, with five different players scoring for New York, and goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopping all 35 Washington shots in his second consecutive shutout.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/2013/05/13/2012030137 Rangers rout Capitals in game seven NHL.com May 13, 2013 May 13, 2013 New York Rangers Washington Capitals Madison Square Garden Verizon Center May 2 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/2013/05/02/2012030131 Carl Hagelin (1) – 16:44 No scoring No scoring 06:59 – pp – Alexander Ovechkin (1)14:21 – Marcus Johansson (1)15:07 – Jason Chimera (1) No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 27 saves / 30 shots Braden Holtby 35 saves / 36 shots May 4 0–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/2013/05/04/2012030132 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:00 – pp – Mike Green (1) Henrik Lundqvist 37 saves / 38 shots Braden Holtby 24 saves / 24 shots May 6 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/2013/05/06/2012030133 12:50 – Brian Boyle (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1) – 04:06 01:23 – pp – Derick Brassard (1) Mike Green (2) – 17:19 02:53 – Arron Asham (1)13:35 – Derek Stepan (1) Jay Beagle (1) – 07:19 Henrik Lundqvist 28 saves / 31 shots Braden Holtby 26 saves / 30 shots May 8 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/2013/05/08/2012030134 16:25 – Brad Richards (1) No scoring 10:13 – Carl Hagelin (2) Mathieu Perreault (1) – 13:08Troy Brouwer (1) – 19:42 00:59 – pp – Daniel Girardi (1)06:02 – Derek Stepan (2) Karl Alzner (1) – 07:31 Henrik Lundqvist 27 saves / 30 shots Braden Holtby 30 saves / 34 shots May 10 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/2013/05/10/2012030135 Brian Boyle (2) – 00:53 No scoring No scoring 07:44 – pp – Joel Ward (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 09:24 – Mike Ribeiro (1) Henrik Lundqvist 33 saves / 35 shots Braden Holtby 24 saves / 25 shots May 12 0–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/2013/05/12/2012030136 No scoring No scoring 09:39 – Derick Brassard (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 27 saves / 27 shots Braden Holtby 28 saves / 29 shots May 13 5–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/2013/05/13/2012030137 Arron Asham (2) – 13:19 No scoring Taylor Pyatt (1) – 03:24Michael Del Zotto (1) – 05:34 No scoring Ryan Callahan (1) – 00:13Mats Zuccarello (1) – 06:39 No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 35 saves / 35 shots Braden Holtby 22 saves / 27 shots New York won series 4–3 (4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs The Boston Bruins entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 62 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs earned 57 points during the regular season to finish fifth overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the fourteenth playoff series between these two teams, with the Maple Leafs having won eight of the previous thirteen series. Their most recent meeting was the 1974 Stanley Cup quarterfinals, where the Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in four games. Boston won three of the four games in the regular season series. The Bruins rallied from a 4–1 third period deficit in game seven to defeat the Maple Leafs in overtime, 5–4, and advance to the second round. Boston jumped to a 3–1 lead in the series before Toronto won two straight games to force game seven. David Krejci led Boston to a 4–1 victory in game one with a goal and two assists.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/2013/05/01/2012030141 Bruins dominate Maple Leafs to win game one NHL.com May 2, 2013 May 13, 2013 Joffrey Lupul then scored two goals to lead the Maple Leafs to a 4–2 victory in game two.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/2013/05/04/2012030142 Maple Leafs beat Bruins to even series NHL.com May 4, 2013 May 13, 2013 The Bruins then took game three, 5–2, aided by goalie Tuukka Rask's 45 saves out of 47 shots.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/2013/05/06/2012030143 B's spoil Leafs' first home playoff game in nine years NHL.com May 6, 2013 May 13, 2013 Krejci's goal at 13:06 of overtime then gave Boston the win in game four, 4–3.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/2013/05/08/2012030144 Krejci's hat trick OT goal gives Bruins 3-1 series lead on Leafs NHL.com May 8, 2013 May 13, 2013 But the Leafs bounced back in game five with a 2–1 victory, behind James Reimer's 43 saves.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/2013/05/10/2012030145 Maple Leafs hold off Bruins to extend series NHL.com May 10, 2013 May 12, 2013 Reimer then stopped 29 of 30 shots in Toronto's 2–1 win in game six.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/2013/05/12/2012030146 Leafs edge Bruins, force game seven in Boston NHL.com May 12, 2013 May 13, 2013 In game seven, the Maple Leafs jumped to a 4–1 lead in the third period, aided by two goals by Cody Franson. But the Bruins began their comeback with Nathan Horton's goal at 09:18. Then, after pulling goalie Rask to add an extra attacker, Boston scored twice within the last two minutes of regulation to tie the game, first with Milan Lucic's score at 18:38, and then Patrice Bergeron's goal at 19:09. Bergeron then scored at 06:05 in overtime to give the Bruins the 5–4 win and the series.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/2013/05/13/2012030147 Bergeron's OT goal caps miraculous Bruins' comeback NHL.com May 13, 2013 May 13, 2013 It was the first game seven in NHL playoff history in which a team trailing by three goals in the third period went on to win the game and, therefore, the series.Bruins rally from 4-1 deficit to eliminate Leafs in Game 7 https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=423101 TSN.ca April 28, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20130607143115/https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=423101 June 7, 2013 May 14, 2013 These circumstances were matched during the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, when the San Jose Sharks overcame a three-goal deficit in the third period of game seven over the Vegas Golden Knights to win the series. Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins Air Canada Centre TD Garden May 1 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/2013/05/01/2012030141 James van Riemsdyk (1) – pp – 01:54 16:20 – Wade Redden (1)19:48 – pp – Nathan Horton (1) No scoring 10:25 – David Krejci (1)15:44 – Johnny Boychuk (1) No scoring No scoring James Reimer 36 saves / 40 shots Tuukka Rask 19 saves / 20 shots May 4 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/2013/05/04/2012030142 No scoring No scoring Joffrey Lupul (1) – pp – 05:18Joffrey Lupul (2) – 11:56 01:56 – Nathan Horton (2) Phil Kessel (1) – 00:53James van Riemsdyk (2) – 16:53 10:35 – Johnny Boychuk (2) James Reimer 39 saves / 41 shots Tuukka Rask 28 saves / 32 shots May 6 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/2013/05/06/2012030143 No scoring Adam McQuaid (1) – 13:42 13:45 – pp – Jake Gardiner (1) Rich Peverley (1) – 05:57Nathan Horton (3) – 14:35Daniel Paille (1) – sh – 16:37 00:47 – pp – Phil Kessel (2) David Krejci (2) – en – 18:43 James Reimer 33 saves / 37 shots Tuukka Rask 45 saves / 47 shots May 8 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/2013/05/08/2012030144 02:35 – Joffrey Lupul (3)18:32 – Cody Franson (1) No scoring 17:23 – Clarke MacArthur (1) Patrice Bergeron (1) – pp – 00:32David Krejci (3) – 12:59David Krejci (4) – pp – 16:39 No scoring No scoring No scoring David Krejci (5) – 13:06 James Reimer 41 saves / 45 shots Tuukka Rask 45 saves / 48 shots May 10 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/2013/05/10/2012030145 No scoring No scoring Tyler Bozak (1) – sh – 11:27 No scoring Clarke MacArthur (2) – 01:58 11:12 – Zdeno Chara (1) James Reimer 43 saves / 44 shots Tuukka Rask 31 saves / 33 shots May 12 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/2013/05/12/2012030146 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:48 – Dion Phaneuf (1)08:59 – Phil Kessel (3) Milan Lucic (1) – 19:34 James Reimer 29 saves / 30 shots Tuukka Rask 24 saves / 26 shots May 13 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/2013/05/13/2012030147 Cody Franson (2) – pp – 09:35 05:39 – Matt Bartkowski (1) Cody Franson (3) – 05:48 No scoring Phil Kessel (4) – 02:09Nazem Kadri (1) – 05:29 09:18 – Nathan Horton (4)18:38 – Milan Lucic (2)19:09 – Patrice Bergeron (2) No scoring 06:05 – Patrice Bergeron (3) James Reimer 30 saves / 35 shots Tuukka Rask 24 saves / 28 shots Boston won series 4–3 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (8) Minnesota Wild The Chicago Blackhawks entered the playoffs as the Western Conference regular season champions and Presidents' Trophy winners, earning 77 points. The Minnesota Wild earned 55 points during the regular season to finish eighth overall in the Western Conference. This was the first playoff meeting for these two teams. Chicago won two of the three games in the regular season series. The Blackhawks defeated the Wild in five games. Bryan Bickell's goal at 16:35 of overtime gave Chicago a 2–1 victory in game one.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-chi/2013/04/30/2012030151 Bickell's OT goal gives Blackhawks win in game one NHL.com May 1, 2013 May 9, 2013 Then, Michael Frolik and Patrick Sharp each scored two goals in the Blackhawks' 5–2 win in game two.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-chi/2013/05/03/2012030152 Blackhawks top Wild for 2-0 series lead NHL.com May 4, 2013 May 9, 2013 Jason Zucker scored at 02:15 of overtime to give the Wild a 3–2 victory in game three.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2013/05/05/2012030153 Wild top Blackhawks in OT, cut series deficit NHL.com May 5, 2013 May 9, 2013 But the Blackhawks controlled games four and five, with Chicago goalie Corey Crawford making 25 saves in a 3–0 shutout in the former,https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2013/05/07/2012030154 Blackhawks shut out Wild to take 3-1 series lead NHL.com May 8, 2013 May 9, 2013 and winger Marian Hossa leading the Blackhawks with two goals and one assist in a 5–1 win in the latter.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-chi/2013/05/09/2012030155 Blackhawks rout Wild to wrap up series NHL.com May 10, 2013 May 10, 2013 Minnesota Wild Chicago Blackhawks Xcel Energy Center United Center April 30 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-chi/2013/04/30/2012030151 Cal Clutterbuck (1) – 04:48 No scoring No scoring 02:06 – pp – Marian Hossa (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 16:35 – Bryan Bickell (1) Josh Harding 35 saves / 37 shots Corey Crawford 26 saves / 27 shots May 3 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-chi/2013/05/03/2012030152 No scoring 08:34 – Michael Frolik (1) Devin Setoguchi (1) – 17:57 00:49 – sh – Michael Frolik (2) Marco Scandella (1) – 16:29 03:44 – Patrick Sharp (1)14:08 – Patrick Sharp (2)19:49 – en – Bryan Bickell (2) Josh Harding 43 saves / 47 shots Corey Crawford 26 saves / 28 shots May 5 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2013/05/05/2012030153 18:30 – Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) Johnny Oduya (1) – 13:26 No scoring No scoring 03:09 – Zach Parise (1) Duncan Keith (1) – 17:14 02:15 – Jason Zucker (1) No scoring Josh Harding 25 saves / 27 shots Corey Crawford 34 saves / 37 shots May 7 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2013/05/07/2012030154 No scoring Patrick Sharp (3) – 08:48 No scoring Patrick Sharp (4) – 01:02 No scoring Bryan Bickell (3) – 12:46 Josh Harding 5 saves / 6 shotsDarcy Kuemper 16 saves / 18 shots Corey Crawford 25 saves / 25 shots May 9 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-chi/2013/05/09/2012030155 No scoring 15:39 – Marian Hossa (2) Torrey Mitchell (1) – 10:11 03:19 – Marcus Kruger (1)06:26 – Marian Hossa (3)10:46 – Andrew Shaw (1) No scoring 06:04 – pp – Patrick Sharp (5) Josh Harding 15 saves / 18 shotsDarcy Kuemper 13 saves / 15 shots Corey Crawford 21 saves / 22 shots Chicago won series 4–1 (2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings The Anaheim Ducks entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference by winning the Pacific Division with 66 points. The Detroit Red Wings earned 56 points during the regular season to finish seventh overall in the Western Conference, extending their streak of consecutive playoff appearances to 22. This was the sixth playoff meeting for these two teams, with the Red Wings having won three of the five previous series. The most recent meeting of these teams was in the 2009 Western Conference semifinals, which Detroit won in seven games. Detroit won two of the three games in the regular season series. The Red Wings defeated the Ducks in game seven of the series, 3–2, to advance to the next round. Four games in the series were decided in overtime. In game one, Teemu Selanne scored a power play goal in the third period, and Francois Beauchemin added an empty netter in the final minute, to give Anaheim a 3–1 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/2013/04/30/2012030161 Ducks beat Red Wings in playoff opener NHL.com May 1, 2013 May 12, 2013 In game two, the Ducks scored three unanswered goals in the third period to tie the game, 4–4, but Red Wings winger Gustav Nyquist scored at 01:21 of overtime to give Detroit the victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/2013/05/02/2012030162 Red Wings stun Ducks in OT NHL.com May 3, 2013 May 12, 2013 game three was scoreless in the second period until Detroit forward Justin Abdelkader was given a five-minute major penalty, a game misconduct, and later a two-game suspension after illegally charging Anaheim defenceman Toni Lydman. Although they scored only once in the ensuing five-minute power play, goalie Jonas Hiller stopped all 23 Detroit shots to lead the Ducks to a 4–0 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/2013/05/04/2012030163 Ducks shut out Red Wings to take 2-1 series lead NHL.com May 5, 2013 May 12, 2013 The next three games went into overtime, as Damien Brunner scored at 15:10 of the extra session to give the Red Wings a 3–2 victory in game four,https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/2013/05/06/2012030164 Red Wings even series on Brunner's OT goal NHL.com May 7, 2013 May 12, 2013 Nick Bonino at 01:54 to give the Ducks a 3–2 victory in game five,https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/2013/05/08/2012030165 Bonino's OT goal gives Ducks 3-2 series lead NHL.com May 9, 2013 May 12, 2013 and Henrik Zetterberg at 01:04 in Detroit's 4–3 win in game six.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/2013/05/10/2012030166 Zetterberg scores OT goal to keep Red Wings alive NHL.com May 11, 2013 May 12, 2013 Zetterberg then led the Red Wings with a goal and an assist, and goalie Jimmy Howard made 31 saves in their 3–2 victory in game seven.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/2013/05/12/2012030167 Red Wings oust Ducks in game seven win NHL.com May 13, 2013 May 13, 2013 This remains the last time the Red Wings won a playoff series, and with the Buffalo Sabres winning their first round matchup against the Boston Bruins in 2026, the Red Wings currently hold the longest active playoff series win drought.Hightower Kyle 2026-05-02 Sabres beat Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 to reach 2nd round for 1st time since 2007 https://apnews.com/article/sabres-bruins-score-nhl-stanley-cup-c4a7754bba16c6a655bfe4828a941c62 2026-06-25 AP News en Detroit Red Wings Anaheim Ducks Joe Louis Arena Honda Center April 30 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/2013/04/30/2012030161 Daniel Cleary (1) – pp – 16:05 10:24 – pp – Nick Bonino (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:29 – pp – Teemu Selanne (1)19:37 – en – Francois Beauchemin (1) Jimmy Howard 24 saves / 26 shots Jonas Hiller 21 saves / 22 shots May 2 5–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/2013/05/02/2012030162 Justin Abdelkader (1) – 00:48Damien Brunner (1) – 04:20 No scoring Johan Franzen (1) – pp – 01:04 10:53 – pp – Saku Koivu (1) Johan Franzen (2) – pp – 00:20 07:50 – Ryan Getzlaf (1)12:31 – Kyle Palmieri (1)17:38 – Bobby Ryan (1) Gustav Nyquist (1) – pp – 01:21 No scoring Jimmy Howard 28 saves / 32 shots Jonas Hiller 27 saves / 32 shots May 4 4–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/2013/05/04/2012030163 No scoring No scoring No scoring Nick Bonino (2) – pp – 15:29 No scoring Ryan Getzlaf (2) – sh – 06:33Emerson Etem (1) – 08:04Matt Beleskey (1) – pp – 13:34 Jimmy Howard 25 saves / 29 shots Jonas Hiller 23 saves / 23 shots May 6 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/2013/05/06/2012030164 No scoring Matt Beleskey (2) – 05:07 No scoring No scoring 01:18 – Brendan Smith (1)13:27 – Pavel Datsyuk (1) Dave Steckel (1) – 10:40 15:10 – Damien Brunner (2) No scoring Jimmy Howard 31 saves / 33 shots Jonas Hiller 46 saves / 49 shots May 8 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/2013/05/08/2012030165 Johan Franzen (3) – pp – 05:28 17:41 – Kyle Palmieri (2) Mikael Samuelsson (1) – 10:08 19:28 – pp – Ryan Getzlaf (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:54 – Nick Bonino (3) Jimmy Howard 31 saves / 34 shots Jonas Hiller 29 saves / 31 shots May 10 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-det/2013/05/10/2012030166 18:48 – Pavel Datsyuk (2) No scoring No scoring Kyle Palmieri (3) – 11:31 06:19 – pp – Henrik Zetterberg (1)11:30 – Daniel Cleary (2) Emerson Etem (2) – 16:32Bobby Ryan (2) – 17:23 01:04 – Henrik Zetterberg (2) No scoring Jimmy Howard 34 saves / 37 shots Jonas Hiller 25 saves / 29 shots May 12 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-ana/2013/05/12/2012030167 Henrik Zetterberg (3) – 01:49Justin Abdelkader (2) – sh – 16:37 13:48 – Emerson Etem (3) Valtteri Filppula (1) – 13:45 No scoring No scoring 16:43 – pp – Francois Beauchemin (2) Jimmy Howard 31 saves / 33 shots Jonas Hiller 29 saves / 32 shots Detroit won series 4–3 (3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) San Jose Sharks The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference by winning the Northwest Division with 59 points. The San Jose Sharks earned 57 points during the regular season to finish sixth overall in the Western Conference and third in the Pacific Division. This was the second playoff series between these two teams, with the only previous meeting being the 2011 Western Conference Final, where Vancouver defeated San Jose in five games. San Jose won all three games in the regular season series. The Sharks recorded their first playoff sweep in team history.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-sjs/2013/05/07/2012030174 Sharks' OT victory completes sweep of Canucks NHL.com May 8, 2013 May 8, 2013 Led by Logan Couture's second period goal and a third period assist, San Jose scored three unanswered goals in game one to win, 3–1.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-van/2013/05/01/2012030171 Sharks beat Canucks to take 1-0 series lead NHL.com May 2, 2013 May 8, 2013 The Canucks held a 2–1 lead late in the third period of game two off of Ryan Kesler's two goals, but then Patrick Marleau tied the game with 55 seconds left in regulation and Raffi Torres scored at 05:31 into overtime to give the Sharks a 3–2 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-van/2013/05/03/2012030172 Sharks beat Canucks in OT, lead series 2-0 NHL.com May 4, 2013 May 8, 2013 In game three of the series leading 2–1 to start the third period San Jose's Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau then each scored in a span of nine seconds giving the Sharks a 4–1 lead. The Sharks earned a 5–2 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-sjs/2013/05/05/2012030173 Sharks put Canucks on brink of elimination NHL.com May 6, 2013 May 8, 2013 In game four of the series Brent Burns scored to give the Sharks the lead, later Mason Raymond scored on the power play. San Jose took the lead again in the dying minutes of the first with a power play tally from Joe Pavelski to make it 2–1. In the third period the Vancouver Canucks rallied back to tie the game and gain the lead from the strengths of Alex Burrows and Alexander Edler goals to make it 3–2. In the last minutes of the third Joe Pavelski tallied the game tying goal as regulation ended 3–3. Patrick Marleau then scored the series winning goal at 13:18 of overtime in San Jose's 4–3 victory in game four. San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks HP Pavilion Rogers Arena May 1 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-van/2013/05/01/2012030171 No scoring No scoring Logan Couture (1) – pp – 16:35 12:26 – Kevin Bieksa (1) Dan Boyle (1) – 09:17Patrick Marleau (1) – 14:37 No scoring Antti Niemi 29 saves / 30 shots Roberto Luongo 25 saves / 28 shots May 3 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-van/2013/05/03/2012030172 Joe Thornton (1) – 13:22 No scoring No scoring No scoring Patrick Marleau (2) – 19:04 00:59 – pp – Ryan Kesler (1)07:06 – Ryan Kesler (2) Raffi Torres (1) – 05:31 No scoring Antti Niemi 29 saves / 31 shots Roberto Luongo 30 saves / 33 shots May 5 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-sjs/2013/05/05/2012030173 14:08 – pp – Joe Pavelski (1) No scoring 07:20 – Joe Pavelski (2) Alexandre Burrows (1) – 11:07 01:40 – pp – Logan Couture (2)01:49 – Patrick Marleau (3)04:07 – pp – Logan Couture (3) Dan Hamhuis (1) – 13:12 Antti Niemi 28 saves / 30 shots Cory Schneider 23 saves / 28 shotsRoberto Luongo 10 saves / 10 shots May 7 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-sjs/2013/05/07/2012030174 02:41 – Brent Burns (1)14:52 – pp – Joe Pavelski (3) Mason Raymond (1) – 07:54 No scoring No scoring 15:33 – pp – Joe Pavelski (4) Alexandre Burrows (2) – pp – 09:12Alexander Edler (1) – 11:02 13:18 – pp – Patrick Marleau (4) No scoring Antti Niemi 32 saves / 35 shots Cory Schneider 43 saves / 47 shots San Jose won series 4–0 (4) St. Louis Blues vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings The St. Louis Blues entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with 60 points. The Los Angeles Kings, entering as the defending Stanley Cup champions, earned 59 points during the regular season to finish fifth overall in the Western Conference. This was the fourth playoff series between these two teams, with St. Louis having won two of the three previous series. The most recent meeting was the previous year's Western Conference semifinals, in which the Kings swept the Blues out of the playoffs. Los Angeles won all three games in the regular season series. The Kings overcame a 2–0 deficit to defeat the Blues in six games. All six games in the series were decided by only one goal. In game one, St. Louis had a 1–0 lead late in the third period before Los Angeles winger Justin Williams tied the game with 31.6 seconds left in regulation. In overtime, Blues defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk was given a four-minute penalty for high-sticking, but on the ensuing power play Kings goalie Jonathan Quick misplayed the puck behind his own net and St. Louis winger Alexander Steen wrapped it into the net for the game-winning shorthanded goal.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-stl/2013/04/30/2012030181 Steen's shorthanded goal lifts Blues past Kings in OT NHL.com May 1, 2013 May 10, 2013 The Blues also won game two by the same score of 2–1, as defenceman Barret Jackman scored the winning goal with 50.4 seconds remaining in the third period.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-stl/2013/05/02/2012030182 Blues win on Jackman's goal with 50.4 seconds left NHL.com May 3, 2013 May 10, 2013 The Kings then began their four-game winning streak in the series, first with a 1–0 victory in game three, as Quick stopped all 30 Blues shots on goal, and Slava Voynov providing Los Angeles' lone score.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-lak/2013/05/04/2012030183 Quick blanks Blues, Kings trail series 2-1 NHL.com May 5, 2013 May 10, 2013 Williams and Anze Kopitar then scored 76 seconds apart in the third period of game four to help give Los Angeles a 4–3 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-lak/2013/05/06/2012030184 Williams, Kopitar help Kings even series NHL.com May 7, 2013 May 10, 2013 In game five, Blues defenceman Alex Pietrangelo tied the game with 44.1 seconds remaining in regulation, but Voynov scored at 08:00 of overtime and the Kings won, 3–2.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-stl/2013/05/08/2012030185 Voynov's OT goal gives Kings 3-2 series lead vs. Blues NHL.com May 9, 2013 May 10, 2013 Los Angeles then closed out the series with a 2–1 victory in game six, as forward Dustin Penner scored the winning goal with 0.2 seconds left in the second period.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-lak/2013/05/10/2012030186 Kings advance to second round with 2-1 win NHL.com May 11, 2013 May 11, 2013 Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Staples Center Scottrade Center April 30 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-stl/2013/04/30/2012030181 No scoring 09:05 – pp – Alexander Steen (1) No scoring No scoring Justin Williams (1) – 19:28 No scoring No scoring 13:26 – sh – Alexander Steen (2) Jonathan Quick 40 saves / 42 shots Brian Elliott 28 saves / 29 shots May 2 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-stl/2013/05/02/2012030182 Dustin Brown (1) – pp – 09:55 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 03:44 – Patrik Berglund (1)19:09 – Barret Jackman (1) Jonathan Quick 23 saves / 25 shots Brian Elliott 28 saves / 29 shots May 4 0–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-lak/2013/05/04/2012030183 No scoring No scoring 04:56 – Slava Voynov (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring Jonathan Quick 30 saves / 30 shots Brian Elliott 20 saves / 21 shots May 6 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-lak/2013/05/06/2012030184 09:33 – Jeff Carter (1)14:30 – Dustin Penner (1) David Backes (1) – 01:12T.J. Oshie (1) – pp – 04:32 No scoring T.J. Oshie (2) – 05:46 07:14 – Anze Kopitar (1)08:30 – Justin Williams (2) No scoring Jonathan Quick 19 saves / 22 shots Brian Elliott 25 saves / 29 shots May 8 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-stl/2013/05/08/2012030185 No scoring No scoring Jeff Carter (2) – 00:14 06:46 – Alexander Steen (3) Jeff Carter (3) – pp – 00:54 19:15 – Alex Pietrangelo (1) Slava Voynov (2) – 08:00 No scoring Jonathan Quick 34 saves / 36 shots Brian Elliott 22 saves / 25 shots May 10 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-lak/2013/05/10/2012030186 12:37 – Drew Doughty (1) No scoring 19:59 – Dustin Penner (2) Chris Porter (1) – 04:39 No scoring No scoring Jonathan Quick 21 saves / 22 shots Brian Elliott 14 saves / 16 shots Los Angeles won series 4–2 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators This was the fourth playoff meeting for these two teams, all occurring over the last seven seasons, with Pittsburgh winning the previous two. Their most recent meeting was in the 2010 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, which Pittsburgh won in six games. The Penguins won all three games in the regular season series. The Penguins eliminated the Senators in five games. Evgeni Malkin recorded a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh's 4–1 victory in game one.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-pit/2013/05/14/2012030211 Penguins use power play to take game one vs. Senators NHL.com May 14, 2013 May 14, 2013 In game two, Sidney Crosby recorded his second career playoff hat trickLeahy Sean https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/sidney-crosby-hat-trick-powers-penguins-2-0-023452109.html Sidney Crosby's hat trick powers Penguins to 2-0 series lead over Senators | Puck Daddy – Yahoo! Sports Sports.yahoo.com May 17, 2013 June 2, 2013 as the Penguins went on to win, 4–3.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-pit/2013/05/17/2012030212 Crosby's hat trick powers Penguins to game two win NHL.com May 17, 2013 May 17, 2013 The Senators then took game three, 2–1, after Daniel Alfredsson tied the game with a short handed goal with only 22.6 seconds left in regulation, and Colin Greening scored the game winner at 07:39 of the second overtime period.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-ott/2013/05/19/2012030213 Senators win in second OT after last-minute tie NHL.com May 19, 2013 May 20, 2013 But, Pittsburgh came back with a 7–3 victory in game four, with Kris Letang recording four assists.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-ott/2013/05/22/2012030214 Penguins put Senators on brink with rout NHL.com May 22, 2013 May 22, 2013 James Neal recorded his first career playoff hat trick in Pittsburgh's 6–2 win in game five to close out the series and help the Penguins advance to the conference finals.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-pit/2013/05/24/2012030215 Penguins move on with game five rout of Senators NHL.com May 24, 2013 May 24, 2013 Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins Scotiabank Place Consol Energy Center May 14 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-pit/2013/05/14/2012030211 Colin Greening (1) – 04:51 02:41 – pp – Paul Martin (2)12:15 – Evgeni Malkin (3) No scoring 18:33 – pp – Chris Kunitz (3) No scoring 11:24 – sh – Pascal Dupuis (6) Craig Anderson 26 saves / 30 shots Tomas Vokoun 35 saves / 36 shots May 17 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-pit/2013/05/17/2012030212 Kyle Turris (4) – pp – 13:15 03:16 – Sidney Crosby (4)16:07 – Sidney Crosby (5) Colin Greening (2) – 01:55 01:15 – pp – Sidney Crosby (6)08:04 – Brenden Morrow (1) Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4) – 02:01 No scoring Craig Anderson 18 saves / 21 shotsRobin Lehner 20 saves / 21 shots Tomas Vokoun 19 saves / 22 shots May 19 1–2 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-ott/2013/05/19/2012030213 No scoring No scoring No scoring Tyler Kennedy (2) – 18:53 19:31 – sh – Daniel Alfredsson (3) No scoring 07:39 – Colin Greening (3) No scoring Craig Anderson 49 saves / 50 shots Tomas Vokoun 46 saves / 48 shots May 22 7–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-ott/2013/05/22/2012030214 02:29 – sh – Milan Michalek (2)16:15 – Kyle Turris (5) James Neal (2) – 14:56 No scoring Chris Kunitz (4) – 01:08Jarome Iginla (3) – 01:48 14:44 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (4) James Neal (3) – pp – 01:59Pascal Dupuis (7) – sh – 08:08Sidney Crosby (7) – 08:39Jarome Iginla (4) – pp – 09:53 Craig Anderson 32 saves / 38 shotsRobin Lehner 3 saves / 4 shots Tomas Vokoun 30 saves / 33 shots May 24 2–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-pit/2013/05/24/2012030215 No scoring 06:25 – Brenden Morrow (2) Milan Michalek (3) – 16:18 07:38 – pp – James Neal (4)12:48 – Kris Letang (3)19:30 – Evgeni Malkin (4) Kyle Turris (6) – 13:32 11:07 – James Neal (5)17:21 – James Neal (6) Craig Anderson 27 saves / 33 shots Tomas Vokoun 29 saves / 31 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–1 (4) Boston Bruins vs. (6) New York Rangers This was the tenth playoff series between the teams, with Boston having won six of the nine previous series. They last met in the 1973 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, which the Rangers won in five games. The Rangers won two of the three games in the regular season series. The Bruins eliminated the Rangers in five games. Brad Marchand's goal at 15:40 of overtime gave Boston a 3–2 victory in game one.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/2013/05/16/2012030221 Marchand's OT goal leads Bruins to game one win NHL.com May 16, 2013 May 17, 2013 In game two, five different Boston players scored goals, giving them a 5–2 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/2013/05/19/2012030222 Bruins get total team effort, go up 2-0 on Rangers NHL.com May 19, 2013 May 20, 2013 The Bruins then won game three, 2–1, as Daniel Paille scored the game winner with 03:31 left in regulation after the puck deflected off of Henrik Lundqvist's head, popped into the air and then bounced in an area around the goal crease where the Rangers goalie lost sight of it.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/2013/05/21/2012030223 Bruins rally to beat Rangers, take 3-0 lead NHL.com May 22, 2013 May 22, 2013 The Rangers avoided elimination in game four, as Chris Kreider scored at 07:03 of overtime, redirecting Rick Nash's shot into the Bruins net, giving New York a 4–3 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/2013/05/23/2012030224 Rangers stay alive with OT victory in game four NHL.com May 24, 2013 May 24, 2013 But Boston was victorious in game five, 3–1, scoring three unanswered goals, including two from Gregory Campbell.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/2013/05/25/2012030225 Bruins oust Rangers with game five win NHL.com May 25, 2013 May 25, 2013 New York Rangers Boston Bruins Madison Square Garden TD Garden May 16 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/2013/05/16/2012030221 No scoring No scoring Ryan McDonagh (1) – 19:58 12:23 – Zdeno Chara (2) Derek Stepan (3) – 00:14 02:55 – pp – Torey Krug (1) No scoring 15:40 – Brad Marchand (1) Henrik Lundqvist 45 saves / 48 shots Tuukka Rask 33 saves / 35 shots May 19 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/2013/05/19/2012030222 Ryan Callahan (2) – 08:01 05:28 – Torey Krug (2) Rick Nash (1) – 03:20 02:24 – Gregory Campbell (1)12:08 – Johnny Boychuk (3) No scoring 00:26 – Brad Marchand (2)12:39 – Milan Lucic (3) Henrik Lundqvist 27 saves / 32 shots Tuukka Rask 35 saves / 37 shots May 21 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/2013/05/21/2012030223 No scoring No scoring 03:53 – Taylor Pyatt (2) No scoring No scoring Johnny Boychuk (4) – 03:10Daniel Paille (2) – 16:29 Henrik Lundqvist 32 saves / 34 shots Tuukka Rask 23 saves / 24 shots May 23 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/2013/05/23/2012030224 No scoring No scoring 08:39 – Carl Hagelin (3) Nathan Horton (5) – pp – 04:39Torey Krug (3) – pp – 07:41 01:15 – Derek Stepan (4)10:00 – pp – Brian Boyle (3) Tyler Seguin (1) – 08:06 07:03 – Chris Kreider (1) No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 37 saves / 40 shots Tuukka Rask 28 saves / 32 shots May 25 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/2013/05/25/2012030225 Daniel Girardi (2) – pp – 10:39 No scoring No scoring 03:48 – pp – Torey Krug (4)13:41 – Gregory Campbell (2) No scoring 19:09 – en – Gregory Campbell (3) Henrik Lundqvist 29 saves / 31 shots Tuukka Rask 28 saves / 29 shots Boston won series 4–1 Western Conference semifinals (1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings This was the sixteenth playoff meeting between these two rivals and the last as Western Conference rivals before realignment, with Chicago having won eight of the previous fifteen series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2009 Western Conference Final, which Detroit won in five games. The Blackhawks won all four games in the regular season series. The Blackhawks came back from a 3–1 series deficit to defeat the Red Wings in seven games. In game one, Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in about three minutes apart in the third period, as Chicago broke a 1–1 tie to win, 4–1.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/2013/05/15/2012030231 Blackhawks pull away in third to beat Red Wings NHL.com May 15, 2013 May 15, 2013 Henrik Zetterberg then recorded two assists, leading the Red Wings to a 4–1 victory in game two.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/2013/05/18/2012030232 Zetterberg helps Wings even series with Blackhawks NHL.com May 18, 2013 May 18, 2013 Detroit also won game three, 3–1, as goalie Jimmy Howard made 39 saves out of 40 shots, and Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored in 31 seconds apart in the second period.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/2013/05/20/2012030233 Red Wings shut down Blackhawks to win game three NHL.com May 21, 2013 May 21, 2013 The Red Wings then gave the Blackhawks their first three-game losing streak all season, as Howard made 28 saves in Detroit's 2–0 victory in game four.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/2013/05/23/2012030234 Red Wings blank Blackhawks, lead series 3-1 NHL.com May 24, 2013 May 24, 2013 But Chicago began their comeback in the series in game five as Andrew Shaw scored two goals in a 4–1 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/2013/05/25/2012030235 Blackhawks top Red Wings in game five to stay alive NHL.com May 26, 2013 May 26, 2013 In the third period of game six, the Blackhawks scored three straight goals from three different players, including one on a penalty shot by Michael Frolik, to overcome a one-goal deficit and eventually win 4–3.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/2013/05/27/2012030236 Blackhawks force game seven with comeback win NHL.com May 28, 2013 May 28, 2013 Brent Seabrook scored at 03:35 of overtime to give Chicago a 2–1 victory in game seven to advance to the conference finals.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/2013/05/29/2012030237 Hawks outlast Wings in OT to win game seven NHL.com May 29, 2013 May 29, 2013 As stated earlier, this was the Red Wings' last game and series as a Western Conference team, as they moved to the Eastern Conference the following season.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/sports/hockey/red-wings-blackhawks-rivalry-will-be-readjusted-by-realignment.html?_r=0 Red Wings-Blackhawks Rivalry Will Be Readjusted by Realignment Strauss Ben The New York Times April 13, 2013 July 21, 2023Cole Cam May 29, 2013 Saying goodbye to the Red Wings-Blackhawks rivalry https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/saying-goodbye-to-the-red-wings-blackhawks-rivalry February 9, 2016 National Post Detroit Red Wings Chicago Blackhawks Joe Louis Arena United Center May 15 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/2013/05/15/2012030231 Damien Brunner (3) – 10:57 09:03 – pp – Marian Hossa (4) No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:02 – Johnny Oduya (2)11:23 – Marcus Kruger (2)19:11 – en – Patrick Sharp (6) Jimmy Howard 38 saves / 41 shots Corey Crawford 20 saves / 21 shots May 18 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/2013/05/18/2012030232 No scoring 14:05 – Patrick Kane (1) Damien Brunner (4) – 02:40Brendan Smith (2) – 16:08 No scoring Johan Franzen (4) – 07:19Valtteri Filppula (2) – 12:03 No scoring Jimmy Howard 19 saves / 20 shots Corey Crawford 26 saves / 30 shots May 20 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/2013/05/20/2012030233 No scoring No scoring 07:49 – Gustav Nyquist (2)08:20 – Drew Miller (1) No scoring 06:46 – Pavel Datsyuk (3) Patrick Kane (2) – 04:35 Jimmy Howard 39 saves / 40 shots Corey Crawford 27 saves / 30 shots May 23 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/2013/05/23/2012030234 No scoring No scoring 10:03 – pp – Jakub Kindl (1) No scoring 19:21 – en – Daniel Cleary (3) No scoring Jimmy Howard 28 saves / 28 shots Corey Crawford 25 saves / 26 shots May 25 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/2013/05/25/2012030235 No scoring 14:08 – Bryan Bickell (4) Daniel Cleary (4) – 09:37 13:08 – pp – Andrew Shaw (2)15:47 – pp – Jonathan Toews (1) No scoring 06:58 – Andrew Shaw (3) Jimmy Howard 41 saves / 45 shots Corey Crawford 25 saves / 26 shots May 27 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-det/2013/05/27/2012030236 18:51 – Patrick Eaves (1) Marian Hossa (5) – pp – 03:53 10:11 – Joakim Andersson (1) No scoring 19:08 – Damien Brunner (5) Michal Handzus (1) – 00:51Bryan Bickell (5) – 05:48Michael Frolik (3) – ps – 09:43 Jimmy Howard 24 saves / 28 shots Corey Crawford 35 saves / 38 shots May 29 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-chi/2013/05/29/2012030237 No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:08 – Patrick Sharp (7) Henrik Zetterberg (4) – 00:26 No scoring No scoring 03:35 – Brent Seabrook (1) Jimmy Howard 33 saves / 35 shots Corey Crawford 26 saves / 27 shots Chicago won series 4–3 (5) Los Angeles Kings vs. (6) San Jose Sharks This was the second playoff series meeting for these two teams. Their first meeting was in the 2011 Western Conference quarterfinals, which San Jose won in six games. The two teams split their four-game regular season series, with the home team winning each game. In a series where the home team won all games, the Kings outlasted the Sharks in game seven at the Staples Center to advance to the conference finals. Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick stopped all 35 San Jose shots in a 2–0 home victory in game one.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2013/05/14/2012030241 Kings blank Sharks in game one victory NHL.com May 15, 2013 May 15, 2013 In game two, the Kings' Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis scored power play goals in 22 seconds apart with less than 2 minutes left in regulation, overcoming a one-goal deficit to win, 4–3.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2013/05/16/2012030242 Kings score two PPGs in final two minutes for win NHL.com May 17, 2013 May 17, 2013 With the series moving to HP Pavilion, Logan Couture's goal at 01:29 of overtime gave the Sharks a 2–1 victory in game three.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-sjs/2013/05/18/2012030243 Sharks top Kings in overtime NHL.com May 17, 2013 May 17, 2013 San Jose then evened the series in game four with another 2–1 victory after building a 2–0 second period lead.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-sjs/2013/05/21/2012030244 Sharks hold off Kings in game four to even series NHL.com May 22, 2013 May 22, 2013 In game five back at the Staples Center, the Kings limited the Sharks to 24 shots on goal and Quick recorded his second shutout in the series in a 3–0 win for Los Angeles.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2013/05/23/2012030245 Quick stars as Kings blank Sharks in game five NHL.com May 24, 2013 May 24, 2013 The series then ended with two consecutive 2–1 games: Joe Thornton and T.J. Galiardi scored for San Jose in game six at HP Pavilion,https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-sjs/2013/05/26/2012030246 Sharks edge Kings to force game seven NHL.com May 27, 2013 May 27, 2013 and Justin Williams scored both Los Angeles goals in game seven at the Staples Center.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2013/05/28/2012030247 Kings hold off Sharks, advance to Conference finals NHL.com May 29, 2013 May 29, 2013 San Jose Sharks Los Angeles Kings HP Pavilion Staples Center May 14 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2013/05/14/2012030241 No scoring 19:47 – Slava Voynov (3) No scoring 12:30 – Mike Richards (1) No scoring No scoring Antti Niemi 18 saves / 20 shots Jonathan Quick 35 saves / 35 shots May 16 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2013/05/16/2012030242 No scoring 03:06 – Jeff Carter (4) Patrick Marleau (5) – 09:47Brad Stuart (1) – 14:21 04:10 – pp – Drew Doughty (2) Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1) – 08:56 18:17 – pp – Dustin Brown (2)18:39 – pp – Trevor Lewis (1) Antti Niemi 27 saves / 31 shots Jonathan Quick 28 saves / 31 shots May 18 1–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-sjs/2013/05/18/2012030243 01:34 – pp – Dan Boyle (2) Tyler Toffoli (1) – 10:08 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:29 – pp – Logan Couture (4) No scoring Antti Niemi 26 saves / 27 shots Jonathan Quick 38 saves / 40 shots May 21 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-sjs/2013/05/21/2012030244 06:09 – Brent Burns (2) No scoring 03:55 – pp – Logan Couture (5) No scoring No scoring Mike Richards (2) – pp – 09:46 Antti Niemi 22 saves / 23 shots Jonathan Quick 21 saves / 23 shots May 23 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2013/05/23/2012030245 No scoring No scoring No scoring 18:08 – Anze Kopitar (2) No scoring 00:53 – Slava Voynov (4)19:28 – en – Jeff Carter (5) Antti Niemi 26 saves / 28 shots Jonathan Quick 24 saves / 24 shots May 26 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-sjs/2013/05/26/2012030246 06:09 – pp – Joe Thornton (2) No scoring 04:10 – T.J. Galiardi (1) Dustin Brown (3) – 13:53 No scoring No scoring Antti Niemi 24 saves / 25 shots Jonathan Quick 24 saves / 26 shots May 28 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2013/05/28/2012030247 No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:11 – pp – Justin Williams (3)07:08 – Justin Williams (4) Dan Boyle (3) – 05:26 No scoring Antti Niemi 16 saves / 18 shots Jonathan Quick 25 saves / 26 shots Los Angeles won series 4–3 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (4) Boston Bruins This was the fifth playoff series for these two teams, with each team having won two of the four previous meetings. This was also the third time that they met in a Wales/Eastern Conference Final, having met at this stage in their two previous playoff meetings; in 1991 the Penguins lost the first two games to the Bruins but went on to win the next four, and the next year (1992) they swept the Bruins out of the playoffs; the Penguins went on to win the Stanley Cup in both years. The Pittsburgh Penguins made it to their third Conference finals since 2008, while the Boston Bruins were making their second appearance in three years. The Penguins won all three games in the regular season series, all three games by one goal. The Bruins swept the top seeded Penguins, as Boston goalie Tuukka Rask recorded his first two career playoff shutouts, and only allowed two Pittsburgh goals throughout the sweep. Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Jarome Iginla, Pascal Dupuis and James Neal had scored between them 28 goals and 64 points during the first two rounds, but against the Bruins they were outscored 12–2 with Dupuis recording a single assist.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673321 https://web.archive.org/web/20130610084446/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673321 dead June 10, 2013 Five reasons Penguins were eliminated from playoffs - Penguins vs Bruins - 2013 Eastern Conference Final Nhl.com 2013-08-23 The Penguins had scored 13 power-play goals in the first 11 games, but went 0-for 15 on the powerplay in the Conference Final.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673319 https://web.archive.org/web/20130610084351/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673319 dead June 10, 2013 Five reasons Boston Bruins advanced to Stanley Cup Final - Penguins vs Bruins - 2013 Eastern Conference Final Nhl.com 2013-08-23 David Krejci had two goals in the Bruins' 3–0 game one victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-pit/2013/06/01/2012030311 Bruins blank Penguins in game one of Eastern Final NHL.com June 2, 2013 June 2, 2013 In game two, the Bruins recorded six goals and Rask limited the Penguins to only one goal.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-pit/2013/06/03/2012030312 Bruins breeze past Penguins, take 2-0 series lead NHL.com June 4, 2013 June 5, 2013 Patrice Bergeron then scored at 15:19 of the second overtime period of game three to give Boston a 2–1 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-bos/2013/06/05/2012030313 Bergeron scores in 2OT to put Penguins on brink NHL.com June 6, 2013 June 6, 2013 Finally in game four, Adam McQuaid scored at 05:01 of the third period, the only goal in the game, to give the Bruins a 1–0 win and a trip to the Cup Final.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-bos/2013/06/07/2012030314 Bruins complete sweep of Penguins NHL.com June 7, 2013 June 7, 2013 This marked the first time since 1979 that the Penguins were swept in a playoff series; the Bruins also swept the Penguins out of that year's playoffs. During the 2012–13 season trade deadline, the Bruins were close to acquiring Iginla from the Calgary Flames, but he chose the Penguins instead; Milan Lucic said after the series that Iginla's spurning of Boston ignited the sweep of Pittsburgh, suggesting "When a guy chooses another team over your team, it does light a little bit of a fire underneath you."Milan Lucic Says Jarome Iginla Did 'Light a Fire' Underneath Bruins by Choosing to Join Penguins http://nesn.com/2013/06/milan-lucic-says-jarome-iginla-did-light-a-fire-underneath-bruins-by-choosing-to-join-penguins-video/ NESN 8 June 2013 June 10, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130610000020/http://nesn.com/2013/06/milan-lucic-says-jarome-iginla-did-light-a-fire-underneath-bruins-by-choosing-to-join-penguins-video/ dead Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Penguins TD Garden Consol Energy Center June 1 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-pit/2013/06/01/2012030311 David Krejci (6) – 08:23 No scoring No scoring No scoring David Krejci (7) – 04:04Nathan Horton (6) – 07:51 No scoring Tuukka Rask 29 saves / 29 shots Tomas Vokoun 27 saves / 30 shots June 3 6–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-pit/2013/06/03/2012030312 Brad Marchand (3) – 00:28Nathan Horton (7) – 14:37David Krejci (8) – 16:31Brad Marchand (4) – 19:51 19:26 – Brandon Sutter (2) No scoring No scoring Patrice Bergeron (4) – 00:27Johnny Boychuk (5) – 18:36 No scoring Tuukka Rask 26 saves / 27 shots Tomas Vokoun 9 saves / 12 shotsMarc-Andre Fleury 14 saves / 17 shots June 5 1–2 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-bos/2013/06/05/2012030313 01:42 – David Krejci (9) No scoring No scoring Chris Kunitz (5) – 08:51 No scoring No scoring 15:19 – Patrice Bergeron (5) No scoring Tuukka Rask 53 saves / 54 shots Tomas Vokoun 38 saves / 40 shots June 7 0–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-bos/2013/06/07/2012030314 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 05:01 – Adam McQuaid (2) No scoring Tuukka Rask 26 saves / 26 shots Tomas Vokoun 23 saves / 24 shots Boston won series 4–0 Western Conference final (1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings This was the second playoff series for these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1974 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, which Chicago won in five games. The Blackhawks won two of the three games in the regular season series. The Chicago Blackhawks made it to their third Conference finals since 2009, while the Los Angeles Kings were making their second straight appearance. The Blackhawks defeated the Kings in five games by extending Los Angeles' road playoff losing streak to six, and they gave the Kings their first home playoff loss in game four. Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa scored back-to-back goals in their 2–1 victory in game one,https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-chi/2013/06/01/2012030321 Blackhawks outlast Kings in Western Final game one NHL.com June 1, 2013 June 1, 2013 Four different Chicago players scored unanswered goals in their 4–2 win in game two, forcing Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick to be replaced by backup Jonathan Bernier midway through the second period.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-chi/2013/06/02/2012030322 Blackhawks chase Kings' Quick in game two win NHL.com June 2, 2013 June 3, 2013 Quick then made 19 out of 20 saves, and Justin Williams and Slava Voynov scored Los Angeles' two unanswered goals, in the Kings' 3–1 win in game three.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-lak/2013/06/04/2012030323 Quick, Kings bounce back in game three win NHL.com June 5, 2013 June 5, 2013 But in game four, Chicago's Marian Hossa scored the game-winning goal 70 seconds into the third period to give the Blackhawks a 3–2 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-lak/2013/06/06/2012030324 Blackhawks shut down Kings to win game four NHL.com June 6, 2013 June 6, 2013 Patrick Kane then recorded a hat trick, including the game-winning goal at 11:40 of double overtime, to give Chicago a 4–3 victory in game five and advance to the Stanley Cup Final.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-chi/2013/06/08/2012030325 Hawks eliminate Kings, advance to Stanley Cup Final NHL.com June 9, 2013 June 9, 2013 Los Angeles Kings Chicago Blackhawks Staples Center United Center June 1 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-chi/2013/06/01/2012030321 Justin Williams (5) – 14:23 No scoring No scoring 12:29 – Patrick Sharp (8)16:22 – Marian Hossa (6) No scoring No scoring Jonathan Quick 34 saves / 36 shots Corey Crawford 21 saves / 22 shots June 2 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-chi/2013/06/02/2012030322 No scoring 01:56 – Andrew Shaw (4)19:09 – Brent Seabrook (2) Jeff Carter (6) – 18:57 07:11 – pp – Bryan Bickell (6)09:20 – Michal Handzus (2) Tyler Toffoli (2) – pp – 18:58 No scoring Jonathan Quick 13 saves / 17 shotsJonathan Bernier 9 saves / 9 shots Corey Crawford 29 saves / 31 shots June 4 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-lak/2013/06/04/2012030323 03:21 – Justin Williams (6) No scoring 06:37 – Slava Voynov (5) Bryan Bickell (7) – 19:26 19:32 – en – Dwight King (1) No scoring Jonathan Quick 19 saves / 20 shots Corey Crawford 25 saves / 27 shots June 6 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-lak/2013/06/06/2012030324 03:28 – Slava Voynov (6) Bryan Bickell (8) – 13:16 02:12 – Dustin Penner (3) Patrick Kane (3) – 18:21 No scoring Marian Hossa (7) – 01:10 Jonathan Quick 25 saves / 28 shots Corey Crawford 19 saves / 21 shots June 8 3–4 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-chi/2013/06/08/2012030325 No scoring 03:42 – Duncan Keith (2)05:59 – Patrick Kane (4) Dwight King (2) – sh – 09:28 No scoring Anze Kopitar (3) – pp – 03:34Mike Richards (3) – 19:50 16:08 – Patrick Kane (5) No scoring 11:40 – Patrick Kane (6) Jonathan Quick 31 saves / 35 shots Corey Crawford 33 saves / 36 shots Chicago won series 4–1 Stanley Cup Final 2013 Stanley Cup Final This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with Boston winning five of the six previous series. They last met in the 1978 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, where Boston won in a four-game sweep. The teams did not meet in the regular season because of the intra-conference restriction for the season because of the lockout. This was Boston's nineteenth Finals appearance. They last advanced to the Finals in 2011 where they defeated the Vancouver Canucks in seven games. This was Chicago's twelfth Finals appearance. They last advanced to the Finals in 2010, where they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in six games. This was the first Stanley Cup Final to feature two Original Six teams since 1979. Boston Bruins Chicago Blackhawks TD Garden United Center June 12 3–4 3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-chi/2013/06/12/2012030411 Milan Lucic (4) – 13:11 No scoring Milan Lucic (5) – 00:51 03:08 – Brandon Saad (1) Patrice Bergeron (6) – pp – 06:09 08:00 – Dave Bolland (1)12:14 – Johnny Oduya (3) No scoring 12:08 – Andrew Shaw (5) Tuukka Rask 59 saves / 63 shots Corey Crawford 51 saves / 54 shots June 15 2–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-chi/2013/06/15/2012030412 No scoring 11:22 – Patrick Sharp (9) Chris Kelly (1) – 14:58 No scoring No scoring No scoring Daniel Paille (3) – 13:48 No scoring Tuukka Rask 33 saves / 34 shots Corey Crawford 26 saves / 28 shots June 17 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-bos/2013/06/17/2012030413 No scoring No scoring 02:13 – Daniel Paille (4)14:05 – pp – Patrice Bergeron (7) No scoring No scoring No scoring Tuukka Rask 28 saves / 28 shots Corey Crawford 33 saves / 35 shots June 19 6–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-bos/2013/06/19/2012030414 14:43 – pp – Rich Peverley (2) Michal Handzus (3) – sh – 06:48 14:43 – Milan Lucic (6)17:22 – pp – Patrice Bergeron (8) Jonathan Toews (2) – 06:43Patrick Kane (7) – 08:41Marcus Kruger (3) – 15:32 02:05 – Patrice Bergeron (9)12:14 – Johnny Boychuk (6) Patrick Sharp (10) – pp – 11:19 No scoring Brent Seabrook (3) – 09:51 Tuukka Rask 41 saves / 47 shots Corey Crawford 28 saves / 33 shots June 22 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-chi/2013/06/22/2012030415 No scoring 17:27 – Patrick Kane (8) No scoring 05:13 – Patrick Kane (9) Zdeno Chara (3) – 03:40 19:46 – en – Dave Bolland (2) Tuukka Rask 29 saves / 31 shots Corey Crawford 24 saves / 25 shots June 24 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-bos/2013/06/24/2012030416 07:19 – Chris Kelly (2) No scoring No scoring Jonathan Toews (3) – 04:24 12:11 – Milan Lucic (7) Bryan Bickell (9) – 18:44Dave Bolland (3) – 19:01 Tuukka Rask 28 saves / 31 shots Corey Crawford 23 saves / 25 shots Chicago won series 4–2 Player statistics Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points. If the list were to exceed ten skaters because of a tie in points, then goals will take precedence. Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/– Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutesDavid Krejci David Krejčí Boston Bruins 22 9 17 26 +13 14Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks 23 9 10 19 +7 8Nathan Horton Boston Bruins 22 7 12 19 +20 14Milan Lucic Boston Bruins 22 7 12 19 +12 14Bryan Bickell Chicago Blackhawks 23 9 8 17 +11 14Patrick Sharp Chicago Blackhawks 23 10 6 16 +1 8Marian Hossa Marián Hossa Chicago Blackhawks 22 7 9 16 +8 2Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins 15 4 12 16 −2 26Kris Letang Pittsburgh Penguins 15 3 13 16 +2 8Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins 22 9 6 15 +2 13 Goaltending This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Player Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice (minutes:seconds)Corey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks 23 16 7 674 46 1.84 .932 1 1,503:54Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings 18 9 9 518 34 1.86 .934 3 1,099:00Antti Niemi Antti Niemi (ice hockey) San Jose Sharks 11 7 4 298 21 1.87 .930 0 0,673:07673:07Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins 22 14 8 761 46 1.88 .940 3 1,465:55Tomas Vokoun Tomáš Vokoun Pittsburgh Penguins 11 6 5 345 23 2.01 .933 1 0,685:13685:13Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers 12 5 7 411 27 2.14 .934 2 0,756:15756:15 Television National Canadian English-language coverage of the first three rounds of the playoffs were split between CBC and TSN. This was the fifth year of a six-year agreement in which CBC and TSN selected the rights to individual series in the first three rounds using a draft-like setup.https://playbackonline.ca/2008/06/03/tsn-20080603/ TSN clinches landmark NHL deal playbackonline.ca June 3, 2008 July 13, 2021 CBC held exclusive rights to the Stanley Cup Final. French-language telecasts were broadcast on RDS and RDS2.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1621584-stanley-cup-playoffscomplete-broadcast-info-for-local-and-national-telecasts Stanley Cup Playoffs: Complete Broadcast Info for Local and National Telecasts Bleacher Report April 28, 2013 June 1, 2013 This marked the second year of a contract between the NHL and Comcast's NBCUniversal to air the playoffs in the United States. As part of the deal, local coverage from regional sports networks could co-exist with national broadcasts by NBC and associated channels NBC Sports Network, CNBC and NHL Network during the first round. The NBC Sports Group's family of channels gained exclusive rights to the conference semifinals and beyond. For the first time since they started broadcasting Stanley Cup playoff games in 2006, NBC televised Saturday primetime contests in both the conference semifinals and conference final rounds instead of in the afternoon.http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/04/nbc-to-air-second-round-nhl-playoff-game-in-primetime/ NBC to Air Second Round NHL Playoff Game in Primetime April 29, 2013 May 28, 2013 The delayed start of the playoffs caused afternoon conflicts with NBC's coverage of the French Open, among other events in late May. References 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs 2013 Playoffs, 2013 Category:Stanley Cup playoffs