2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season

National Hockey League team season

2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks

Stanley Cup champions

Presidents' Trophy winners

Western Conference champions

Central Division champions

Division| 1st Central
Conference| 1st Western
2012–13 record| 36–7–5
Home record| 18–3–3
Road record| 18–4–2
Goals for| 155
Goals against| 102
Team information
General manager| Stan Bowman
Coach| Joel Quenneville
Captain| Jonathan Toews
Alternate captains| Duncan Keith
Patrick Sharp
Arena| United Center
Average attendance| 21,775 (110.4%)
Total: 522,619[1]
Team leaders
Goals| Patrick Kane
Jonathan Toews (23)
Assists| Patrick Kane (32)
Points| Patrick Kane (55)
Penalty minutes| Brandon Bollig (51)
Plus/minus| Jonathan Toews (+28)
Wins| Corey Crawford (19)
Goals against average| Corey Crawford
Ray Emery (1.94)

<- 2011–12

2013–14 ->

The 2013 Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks meet U.S. President Barack Obama.

The 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. The Blackhawks captured the Western Conference championship and went on to defeat the Eastern Conference playoff champion Boston Bruins in six games to capture their fifth Stanley Cup in team history.

The Blackhawks became just the eighth team to win both the Cup and the Presidents' Trophy (as the team with the best regular season record) in the same season. As of 2024 they are the most recent Presidents' Trophy winner to even reach the Finals, let alone win the Stanley Cup. Chicago also became the first team to win multiple championships during the NHL's salary cap era. Chicago's Patrick Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.

## Off-season

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Sheldon Brookbank, and Michal Rozsival re-signed with the Chicago Blackhawks during the off-season. Sean O'Donnell, and Andrew Brunette retired. Rostislav Olesz, and Steve Montador both had a Compliance buyout. Blackhawks made a trade with the San Jose Sharks, as the Blackhawks got a 4th round 2012 draft pick, and a 7th round 2013 draft pick; in exchange the Sharks got a 4th round 2012 pick.

## Pre-season

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Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the NHL pre-season was cancelled.

## Regular season

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The 48-game, shortened season was limited to conference and divisional games only. The Blackhawks did not play any teams from the Eastern Conference until they advanced to the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks played three games each against non-divisional teams. Against their own division, the Blackhawks played four games against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings and five games against the Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues.

On January 26 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Blackhawks tied a franchise record by starting the season 5–0–0 for the first time since the 1971–72 season. On the very next night, against the Detroit Red Wings, the Blackhawks set a new franchise record by starting the season 6–0–0. On February 19, against the Vancouver Canucks, the Blackhawks tied the NHL record set by the Anaheim Ducks in 2006–07 with a 16-game unbeaten streak to start the season, and beat the Ducks' record (28 points) by one point. On February 22 against the San Jose Sharks, the Blackhawks set a new NHL record with a 17-game unbeaten streak to start a season. On March 5 against the Minnesota Wild, the Blackhawks set a franchise record with a 10th consecutive win. The Blackhawks went on to extend both records for first consecutive games without a regulation loss (win or tie) to start a season and franchise record for most consecutive wins to 24 games (21–0–3) and 11 wins, respectively. On March 8 against the Colorado Avalanche, the Blackhawks' streak was snapped by a 6–2 loss.

On February 10 against the Nashville Predators, the Blackhawks recorded their first shutout since March 23, 2011, ending its shutout drought after 690 days. The Blackhawks proceeded to record seven shutouts during the season, tied for first in the league with the St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks. On March 6 against the Colorado Avalanche, Ray Emery became the first goaltender in NHL history to start a season with 10 straight wins. Emery was also the first goaltender in franchise history to record 10 consecutive wins at any point in a season, overriding Glenn Hall's streak of nine straight from 1966–67. Emery extended both the NHL- and franchise-record to 12 wins (12–0–0) to start the season. The goaltending duo of Corey Crawford and Emery went on to capture the William M. Jennings Trophy for allowing an NHL-low 102 goals during the season. This was the franchise's fourth Jennings Trophy, with the previous three all captured by goaltending tandems featuring Ed Belfour.

As a result of the streak, the Blackhawks hold the second longest NHL record for most consecutive games earning a point at 30 games (24–0–6), a streak spanning two seasons, starting from March 27, 2012, of the 2011–12 season. The record stands behind the 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers, which recorded a 35 consecutive game point streak of 25–0–10, all in a single season. The Blackhawks' streak also ranks third for most consecutive games point in a single season at 24 games (21–0–3), behind the 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens at 28 games (23–0–5).[3][4][5]

On March 26 against the Calgary Flames, Head Coach Joel Quenneville received his 649th regular season coaching win, surpassing the previous record held by Ron Wilson. Quenneville finished the season with 660 regular season coaching wins, and is ranked sixth among coaches with the most regular season coaching wins, first among active coaches.

On April 7, with a 5–3 win against the Nashville Predators, the Blackhawks became the first team to clinch a playoff berth in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, guaranteeing a seventh seed finish in the Western Conference.[6] On April 12, with a 3–2 shootout win against the Detroit Red Wings, the Blackhawks won the Central Division and reserved a third seed finish in the Western Conference. On April 17, the Blackhawks clinched the number one seed of the Western Conference after the Anaheim Ducks lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime. On April 24, the Blackhawks clinched the franchise's second Presidents' Trophy in a 4–1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. The win guaranteed the Blackhawks home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

The United Center also recorded its 200th consecutive combined regular season and playoff Blackhawks sell-out streak on March 1 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, which began during the 2007–08 season with the game on March 30, 2008, also against the Blue Jackets.

Legend:  Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

2012–13 Season

| January: 6–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 4–0–1) Pts. 13

# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
1 | January 19 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 5–2 |  | Crawford | Staples Center | 18,545 | 1–0–0 | 2 | W1
2 | January 20 | @ Phoenix Coyotes | 6–4 |  | Emery | Jobing.com Arena | 17,363 | 2–0–0 | 4 | W2
3 | January 22 | St. Louis Blues | 3–2 |  | Crawford | United Center | 21,455 | 3–0–0 | 6 | W3
4 | January 24 | @ Dallas Stars | 3–2 | OT | Crawford | American Airlines Center | 17,868 | 4–0–0 | 8 | W4
5 | January 26 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–2 |  | Crawford | Nationwide Arena | 18,381 | 5–0–0 | 10 | W5
6 | January 27 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–1 | OT | Crawford | United Center | 21,607 | 6–0–0 | 12 | W6
7 | January 30 | @ Minnesota Wild | 2–3 | SO | Crawford | Xcel Energy Center | 18,550 | 6–0–1 | 13 | SOL1
| February: 11–0–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 5–0–1) Pts. 24

# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
8 | February 1 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 1–2 | SO | Crawford | Rogers Arena | 18,910 | 6–0–2 | 14 | SOL2
9 | February 2 | @ Calgary Flames | 3–2 | SO | Emery | Scotiabank Saddledome | 19,289 | 7–0–2 | 16 | W1
10 | February 5 | @ San Jose Sharks | 5–3 |  | Crawford | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 17,562 | 8–0–2 | 18 | W2
11 | February 7 | @ Phoenix Coyotes | 6–2 |  | Emery | Jobing.com Arena | 15,096 | 9–0–2 | 20 | W3
12 | February 10 | @ Nashville Predators | 3–0 |  | Crawford | Bridgestone Arena | 17,113 | 10–0–2 | 22 | W4
13 | February 12 | Anaheim Ducks | 2–3 | SO | Crawford | United Center | 21,188 | 10–0–3 | 23 | SOL1
14 | February 15 | San Jose Sharks | 4–1 |  | Emery | United Center | 21,824 | 11–0–3 | 25 | W1
15 | February 17 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–2 |  | Emery | United Center | 21,843 | 12–0–3 | 27 | W2
16 | February 19 | Vancouver Canucks | 4–3 | SO | Emery | United Center | 21,423 | 13–0–3 | 29 | W3
17 | February 22 | San Jose Sharks | 2–1 |  | Emery | United Center | 21,670 | 14–0–3 | 31 | W4
18 | February 24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–0 |  | Crawford | United Center | 21,580 | 15–0–3 | 33 | W5
19 | February 25 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–2 | OT | Emery | United Center | 21,127 | 16–0–3 | 35 | W6
20 | February 28 | @ St. Louis Blues | 3–0 |  | Crawford | Scottrade Center | 19,533 | 17–0–3 | 37 | W7
| March: 9–5–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 5–2–0) Pts. 18

# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
21 | March 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4–3 | OT | Emery | United Center | 21,828 | 18–0–3 | 39 | W8
22 | March 3 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 2–1 | SO | Crawford | Joe Louis Arena | 20,066 | 19–0–3 | 41 | W9
23 | March 5 | Minnesota Wild | 5–3 |  | Crawford | United Center | 21,836 | 20–0–3 | 43 | W10
24 | March 6 | Colorado Avalanche | 3–2 |  | Emery | United Center | 21,531 | 21–0–3 | 45 | W11
25 | March 8 | @ Colorado Avalanche | 2–6 |  | Crawford | Pepsi Center | 18,007 | 21–1–3 | 45 | L1
26 | March 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–6 |  | Crawford | United Center | 22,020 | 21–2–3 | 45 | L2
27 | March 14 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–1 | SO | Crawford | Nationwide Arena | 15,009 | 22–2–3 | 47 | W1
28 | March 16 | @ Dallas Stars | 8–1 |  | Crawford | American Airlines Center | 18,584 | 23–2–3 | 49 | W2
29 | March 18 | @ Colorado Avalanche | 5–2 |  | Emery | Pepsi Center | 16,952 | 24–2–3 | 51 | W3
30 | March 20 | @ Anaheim Ducks | 2–4 |  | Crawford | Honda Center | 17,610 | 24–3–3 | 51 | L1
31 | March 25 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–5 |  | Crawford | United Center | 21,850 | 24–4–3 | 51 | L2
32 | March 26 | Calgary Flames | 2–0 |  | Emery | United Center | 21,790 | 25–4–3 | 53 | W1
33 | March 29 | Anaheim Ducks | 1–2 |  | Emery | United Center | 22,105 | 25–5–3 | 53 | L1
34 | March 31 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 7–1 |  | Crawford | Joe Louis Arena | 20,066 | 26–5–3 | 55 | W1
| April: 10–2–2 (Home: 6–0–2 ; Road: 4–2–0) Pts. 22

# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
35 | April 1 | Nashville Predators | 3–2 | SO | Crawford | United Center | 21,306 | 27–5–3 | 57 | W2
36 | April 4 | St. Louis Blues | 3–4 | SO | Crawford | United Center | 22,081 | 27–5–4 | 58 | SOL1
37 | April 6 | @ Nashville Predators | 1–0 |  | Emery | Bridgestone Arena | 17,256 | 28–5–4 | 60 | W1
38 | April 7 | Nashville Predators | 5–3 |  | Emery | United Center | 22,044 | 29–5–4 | 62 | W2
39 | April 9 | @ Minnesota Wild | 1–0 |  | Emery | Xcel Energy Center | 19,158 | 30–5–4 | 64 | W3
40 | April 12 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | SO | Crawford | United Center | 22,191 | 31–5–4 | 66 | W4
41 | April 14 | @ St. Louis Blues | 2–0 |  | Crawford | Scottrade Center | 19,385 | 32–5–4 | 68 | W5
42 | April 15 | Dallas Stars | 5–2 |  | Emery | United Center | 21,986 | 33–5–4 | 70 | W6
43 | April 19 | Nashville Predators | 5–4 | OT | Crawford | United Center | 22,014 | 34–5–4 | 72 | W7
44 | April 20 | Phoenix Coyotes | 2–3 | SO | Crawford | United Center | 22,272 | 34–5–5 | 73 | SOL1
45 | April 22 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 1–3 |  | Crawford | Rogers Arena | 18,910 | 34–6–5 | 73 | L1
46 | April 24 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 4–1 |  | Emery | Rexall Place | 16,839 | 35–6–5 | 75 | W1
47 | April 26 | Calgary Flames | 3–1 |  | Crawford | United Center | 22,048 | 36–6–5 | 77 | W2
48 | April 27 | @ St. Louis Blues | 1–3 |  | Hutton | Scottrade Center | 19,841 | 36–7–5 | 77 | L1

### Standings

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Central Division Pos | Team

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1  | p - Chicago Blackhawks | 48  | 36  | 7  | 5  | 30  | 155  | 102  | +53  | 77
2  | x - St. Louis Blues | 48  | 29  | 17  | 2  | 24  | 129  | 115  | +14  | 60
3  | x - Detroit Red Wings | 48  | 24  | 16  | 8  | 22  | 124  | 115  | +9  | 56
4  | Columbus Blue Jackets | 48  | 24  | 17  | 7  | 19  | 120  | 119  | +1  | 55
5  | Nashville Predators | 48  | 16  | 23  | 9  | 14  | 111  | 139  | −28  | 41

Source: National Hockey League
p - Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x - Clinched playoff spot

Western Conference Pos | Div | Team

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1  | CE | p - Chicago Blackhawks | 48  | 36  | 7  | 5  | 30  | 155  | 102  | +53  | 77
2  | PA | y - Anaheim Ducks | 48  | 30  | 12  | 6  | 24  | 140  | 118  | +22  | 66
3  | NW | y - Vancouver Canucks | 48  | 26  | 15  | 7  | 21  | 127  | 121  | +6  | 59
4  | CE | x - St. Louis Blues | 48  | 29  | 17  | 2  | 24  | 129  | 115  | +14  | 60
5  | PA | x - Los Angeles Kings | 48  | 27  | 16  | 5  | 25  | 133  | 118  | +15  | 59
6  | PA | x - San Jose Sharks | 48  | 25  | 16  | 7  | 17  | 124  | 116  | +8  | 57
7  | CE | x - Detroit Red Wings | 48  | 24  | 16  | 8  | 22  | 124  | 115  | +9  | 56
8  | NW | x - Minnesota Wild | 48  | 26  | 19  | 3  | 22  | 122  | 127  | −5  | 55
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9  | CE | Columbus Blue Jackets | 48  | 24  | 17  | 7  | 19  | 120  | 119  | +1  | 55
10  | PA | Phoenix Coyotes | 48  | 21  | 18  | 9  | 17  | 125  | 131  | −6  | 51
11  | PA | Dallas Stars | 48  | 22  | 22  | 4  | 20  | 130  | 142  | −12  | 48
12  | NW | Edmonton Oilers | 48  | 19  | 22  | 7  | 17  | 125  | 134  | −9  | 45
13  | NW | Calgary Flames | 48  | 19  | 25  | 4  | 19  | 128  | 160  | −32  | 42
14  | CE | Nashville Predators | 48  | 16  | 23  | 9  | 14  | 111  | 139  | −28  | 41
15  | NW | Colorado Avalanche | 48  | 16  | 25  | 7  | 14  | 116  | 152  | −36  | 39

Source: National Hockey League
p - Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x - Clinched playoff spot; y - Clinched division

### Detailed records

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|  Western Conference

Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts. | Goals scored | Goals allowed
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks | – | – | – | – | – | –
Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 8 | 10 | 6
Detroit Red Wings | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 8 | 14 | 5
Nashville Predators | 3–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 5–0–0 | 10 | 16 | 9
St. Louis Blues | 1–0–1 | 2–1–0 | 3–1–1 | 7 | 12 | 9
| 8–0–1 | 8–1–0 | 16–1–1 | 33 | 53 | 29
Northwest Division
Calgary Flames | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 6 | 8 | 3
Colorado Avalanche | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 4 | 10 | 10
Edmonton Oilers | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–1–0 | 4 | 12 | 9
Minnesota Wild | 1–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 2–0–1 | 5 | 8 | 6
Vancouver Canucks | 1–0–0 | 0–1–1 | 1–1–1 | 3 | 6 | 8
| 6–1–0 | 4–2–2 | 10–3–2 | 22 | 44 | 36
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks | 0–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–1 | 1 | 5 | 9
Dallas Stars | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 6 | 16 | 5
Los Angeles Kings | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–1–0 | 4 | 12 | 9
Phoenix Coyotes | 0–0–1 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–1 | 5 | 14 | 9
San Jose Sharks | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 6 | 11 | 5
| 4–2–2 | 6–1–0 | 10–3–2 | 22 | 58 | 37

## Playoffs

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See also: 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs and 2013 Stanley Cup Finals

Just before Game 2 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals at the United Center. One of the two lion sculptures outside of the Art Institute of Chicago decorated for the team's Stanley Cup run

The Blackhawks qualified for the playoff for the fifth consecutive season. As the Presidents' Trophy winner, the Blackhawks had home-ice advantage. They faced the eighth-seeded Minnesota Wild in the Western Conference Quarterfinals, beating the Wild 4–1 in the best-of-seven series matchup.

The Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals to meet the seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings. This was the last time these two Original Six would face each other as Western Conference and Central Division opponents as the Red Wings would move to a different Division and Conference starting in the 2013–14 season. The Blackhawks won the series opener, but dropped three straight games. In Game 6, Blackhawks forward Michael Frolik was awarded a penalty shot by the officials. Frolik successfully converted against Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard, becoming the first player in NHL playoff history to score twice on a penalty shot. Frolik's last successful attempt on penalty shot was against the Vancouver Canucks during the first round of the 2010–11 playoffs.

The Blackhawks won Game 7 in overtime.

The Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference Finals, making their third appearance in five seasons, where they faced the fifth seed and defending Stanley Cup champion, the Los Angeles Kings. The Blackhawks won the first two games of the series on home ice at the United Center. The Kings won Game 3, however, improving their playoff home win streak to 15–0 at the Staples Center. The Blackhawks rebounded in Game 4, snapping the Kings' playoff home win streak before returning to the United Center for Game 5.

The Blackhawks eliminated the reigning Stanley Cup Champions in Game 5 in double-overtime. The game ended at 11:40 of the second overtime period with a goal by Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane. The game-winning goal was Kane's third of the game, his second NHL career playoff hat-trick.

The Blackhawks clinched their second Stanley Cup Finals berth in four seasons and faced the 2011 Stanley Cup champions, the Boston Bruins. This marked the first faceoff of the season between the two teams due to the lockout-induced shortened season and the resulting intra-Conference-only match-ups. This also marked the first time since 1979 (Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers) that two Original Six teams met in the Stanley Cup Finals.

The Blackhawks won Game 1 at 12:08 of the third overtime period, which nearly equated to two regulation NHL games. Game 1 went in the history books as the longest NHL game ever played at the United Center as well as the fifth-longest game in Stanley Cup Finals history.

The Blackhawks lost the next two games, Game 2 in overtime, giving the Bruins the lead in the series.

The Blackhawks rebounded in Game 4, winning 6–5 in overtime, equalizing the series. Blackhawks defensemen Brent Seabrook scored the game-winning overtime goal in Game 4, his second in the playoff since Game 7 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Red Wings.

The Blackhawks returned to the United Center for Game 5, winning 3–1 in regulation providing the Blackhawks a 3–2 lead in the series.

The Blackhawks returned to TD Garden for Game 6. Down 0–1 after 7:19 of play, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews equalized the game at 4:24 of the second period. Both teams were tied going into the third period, but a goal by Bruins forward Milan Lucic at 12:11 gave the Bruins the lead again. Desperate for the equalizing goal, the Blackhawks pulled goaltender Corey Crawford to add an extra attacker. Forward Bryan Bickell equalized the game with 1:16 remaining. Overtime seemed inevitable, again, but Blackhawks forward Dave Bolland scored the game-winning goal 17 seconds later to help the Blackhawks earn a 3–2 win in regulation, eliminate the Bruins and capture the Stanley Cup.

The win gave the Blackhawks their second Stanley Cup in four years, a first for any team since the salary cap era, and made them the first team since the 2008 Red Wings to clinch both the Presidents' Trophy and the Stanley Cup in the same year.

Patrick Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff Most Valuable Player, becoming the first American-born forward and fourth American-born player to receive this award. Kane also became the third consecutive American-born player to receive the Conn Smythe after Tim Thomas and Jonathan Quick, both goaltenders, from the previous two years. The win also made Blackhawks' Head Coach Joel Quenneville the only active NHL coach with two Stanley Cups, while also adding a second consecutive Stanley Cup to Assistant Coach Jamie Kompon's resume after he clinched it the previous season with the Kings. This was also Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa's second Cup in four Stanley Cup Finals appearances, as well as Blackhawks' Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations Scotty Bowman's 13th appearance on the Stanley Cup.

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

| Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Minnesota Wild – Chicago won series 4–1

Game | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Series | Recap
1 | April 30 | Minnesota Wild | 2–1 | 16:35 OT | Crawford | United Center | 21,428 | 1–0 | W1
2 | May 3 | Minnesota Wild | 5–2 |  | Crawford | United Center | 22,012 | 2–0 | W2
3 | May 5 | @ Minnesota Wild | 2–3 | 2:15 OT | Crawford | Xcel Energy Center | 19,238 | 2–1 | L1
4 | May 7 | @ Minnesota Wild | 3–0 |  | Crawford | Xcel Energy Center | 19,378 | 3–1 | W1
5 | May 9 | Minnesota Wild | 5–1 |  | Crawford | United Center | 21,597 | 4–1 | W2
| Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings – Chicago won series 4–3

Game | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Series | Recap
1 | May 15 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–1 |  | Crawford | United Center | 21,494 | 1–0 | W3
2 | May 18 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–4 |  | Crawford | United Center | 21,822 | 1–1 | L1
3 | May 20 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 1–3 |  | Crawford | Joe Louis Arena | 20,066 | 1–2 | L2
4 | May 23 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 0–2 |  | Crawford | Joe Louis Arena | 20,066 | 1–3 | L3
5 | May 25 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–1 |  | Crawford | United Center | 22,014 | 2–3 | W1
6 | May 27 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–3 |  | Crawford | Joe Louis Arena | 20,066 | 3–3 | W2
7 | May 29 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–1 | 3:35 OT | Crawford | United Center | 22,103 | 4–3 | W3
| Western Conference Finals vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings – Chicago won series 4–1

Game | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Series | Recap
1 | June 1 | Los Angeles Kings | 2–1 |  | Crawford | United Center | 21,535 | 1–0 | W4
2 | June 2 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–2 |  | Crawford | United Center | 21,824 | 2–0 | W5
3 | June 4 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 1–3 |  | Crawford | Staples Center | 18,477 | 2–1 | L1
4 | June 6 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 3–2 |  | Crawford | Staples Center | 18,621 | 3–1 | W1
5 | June 8 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–3 | 11:40 2OT | Crawford | United Center | 22,237 | 4–1 | W2
| Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E4) Boston Bruins – Chicago won series 4–2

Game | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Series | Recap
1 | June 12 | Boston Bruins | 4–3 | 12:08 3OT | Crawford | United Center | 22,110 | 1–0 | W3
2 | June 15 | Boston Bruins | 1–2 | 13:48 OT | Crawford | United Center | 22,154 | 1–1 | L1
3 | June 17 | @ Boston Bruins | 0–2 |  | Crawford | TD Garden | 17,565 | 1–2 | L2
4 | June 19 | @ Boston Bruins | 6–5 | 9:51 OT | Crawford | TD Garden | 17,565 | 2–2 | W1
5 | June 22 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 |  | Crawford | United Center | 22,274 | 3–2 | W2
6 | June 24 | @ Boston Bruins | 3–2 |  | Crawford | TD Garden | 17,565 | 4–2 | W3

Legend:  Win Loss

## Player statistics

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Updated as of June 25, 2013[7]

### Skaters

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Regular Season  | Player  | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM

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Patrick Kane | 47 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 11 | 8
Jonathan Toews | 47 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 28 | 27
Marian Hossa | 40 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 20 | 16
Brandon Saad | 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 12
Duncan Keith | 47 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 31
Viktor Stalberg | 47 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 25
Bryan Bickell | 48 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 25
Brent Seabrook | 47 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 23
Patrick Sharp | 28 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 14
Nick Leddy | 48 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 10
Andrew Shaw | 48 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 38
Dave Bolland | 35 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 22
Marcus Kruger | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 24
Johnny Oduya | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10
Michal Rozsival | 27 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 14
Michael Frolik | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8
Niklas Hjalmarsson | 46 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 22
Michal Handzus | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4
Jimmy Hayes | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0
Daniel Carcillo | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11
Jeremy Morin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0
Jamal Mayers | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16
Ben Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
Sheldon Brookbank | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 21
Brandon Bollig | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 51
Drew LeBlanc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0
Ryan Stanton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
Brandon Pirri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Shawn Lalonde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
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Patrick Kane | 23 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 8
Bryan Bickell | 23 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 14
Patrick Sharp | 23 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 8
Marian Hossa | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2
Jonathan Toews | 23 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 18
Duncan Keith | 22 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 18
Michal Handzus | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6
Michael Frolik | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6
Andrew Shaw | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 35
Johnny Oduya | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16
Dave Bolland | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −2 | 24
Brandon Saad | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4
Marcus Kruger | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 2
Niklas Hjalmarsson | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4
Brent Seabrook | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 4
Michal Rozsival | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16
Viktor Stalberg | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 6
Nick Leddy | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 4
Daniel Carcillo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6
Brandon Bollig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2
Ben Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0
Sheldon Brookbank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0

### Goaltenders

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Corey Crawford | 30 | 28 | 1,760:31 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 1.94 | 769 | .926 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4
Ray Emery | 21 | 19 | 1,116:00 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1.94 | 460 | .922 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
Carter Hutton | 1 | 1 | 58:44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.05 | 28 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Playoffs  Player  | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM

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Corey Crawford | 23 | 23 | 1,503:42 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 1.84 | 674 | .932 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and milestones

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### Awards

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Regular Season  Player  | Award  | Reached

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Corey Crawford[8] | NHL 2nd Star of the Week | January 27, 2013
Patrick Kane[9] | NHL 1st Star of the Week | February 11, 2013
Ray Emery[10] | NHL 3rd Star of the Month | March 2, 2013
Corey Crawford & Ray Emery | William M. Jennings Trophy | April 27, 2013
Jonathan Toews[11] | Frank J. Selke Trophy | June 14, 2013
Playoffs  Player  | Award  | Reached

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Patrick Kane | Conn Smythe Trophy | June 24, 2013

### Milestones

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Regular Season  | Player  | Milestone  | Reached

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Patrick Kane | 400th Career NHL Game | January 19, 2013
Dave Bolland | 300th Career NHL Game | January 22, 2013
Viktor Stalberg | 200th Career NHL Game | January 24, 2013
Jamal Mayers | 900th Career NHL Game | February 2, 2013
Brandon Saad | 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point | February 5, 2013
Jonathan Toews | 150th Career NHL Goal | February 10, 2013
Nick Leddy | 50th Career NHL Point | February 12, 2013
Niklas Hjalmarsson | 50th Career NHL Point | February 15, 2013
Brent Seabrook | 50th Career NHL Goal | February 17, 2013
Patrick Sharp | 400th Career NHL Point | February 25, 2013
Marian Hossa | 1,000th Career NHL Game | March 3, 2013
Marcus Kruger | 100th Career NHL Game | March 3, 2013
Patrick Kane | 400th Career NHL Point | March 14, 2013
Viktor Stalberg | 100th Career NHL Point | April 7, 2013
Jonathan Toews | 400th Career NHL Game | April 9, 2013
Viktor Stalberg | 50th Career NHL Goal | April 12, 2013
Duncan Keith | 600th Career NHL Game | April 12, 2013
Niklas Hjarlmarsson | 300th Career NHL Game | April 12, 2013
Johnny Oduya | 100th Career NHL Assist | April 12, 2013
Drew LeBlanc | 1st Career NHL Game | April 24, 2013
Marian Hossa | 500th Career NHL Assist | April 24, 2013
Carter Hutton | 1st Career NHL Game | April 27, 2013
Shawn Lalonde | 1st Career NHL Game | April 27, 2013
Ryan Stanton | 1st Career NHL Game | April 27, 2013
Playoffs  | Player  | Milestone  | Reached

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Marcus Kruger | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 9, 2013
Andrew Shaw | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 9, 2013
Brandon Saad | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | June 12, 2013

## Transactions

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The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

### Trades

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Date |

Details

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June 23, 2012
[12] | To San Jose Sharks

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4th-round pick in 2012 | To Chicago Blackhawks

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7th-round pick in 2012
4th-round pick in 2013
January 21, 2013
[13] | To Calgary Flames

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7th-round pick in 2013 | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Henrik Karlsson
January 31, 2013
[14] | To Washington Capitals

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Peter LeBlanc | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Mathieu Beaudoin
April 1, 2013
[15] | To San Jose Sharks

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4th-round pick in 2013 | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Michal Handzus
April 2, 2013
[16] | To Tampa Bay Lightning

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Philippe Paradis | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Kirill Gotovets
April 3, 2013
[17] | To Boston Bruins

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Rob Flick | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Maxime Sauve

### Free agents acquired

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| Player | Former team | Contract terms

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Sheldon Brookbank[18] | Anaheim Ducks | 2 years, $2.5 million
Michal Rozsival[19] | Phoenix Coyotes | 1 year, $2 million
Drew LeBlanc[20] | St. Cloud State University | 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract
Antti Raanta[21] | Ässät | 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract

### Free agents lost

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| Player | New team | Contract terms

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Sami Lepisto[22] | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | undisclosed

### Claimed via waivers

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| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers

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### Lost via waivers

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| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers

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### Player signings

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| Player | Date | Contract terms

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Brandon Bollig[23] | June 18, 2012 | 2 years, $1.09 million
Carter Hutton[23] | June 18, 2012 | 1 year, $525,000
Ben Smith[23] | June 18, 2012 | 2 years, $1.185 million
Garret Ross[24] | April 9, 2013 | 3 years, $1.91 million entry-level contract
Alex Broadhurst[25] | May 31, 2013 | 3 years, $1.93 million entry-level contract

## Draft picks

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Chicago's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round  | #  | Player  | Pos  | Nationality  | College/Junior/Club team (League)

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1 | 18 | Teuvo Teravainen | RW |  Finland | Jokerit (SM-liiga)
2 | 48 | Dillon Fournier | D |  Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
3 | 79 | Chris Calnan | RW |  United States | Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA)
5 | 139 | Garret Ross | LW |  United States | Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5 | 149[a] | Travis Brown | D |  Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6 | 169 | Vinnie Hinostroza | C |  United States | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7 | 191 | Brandon Whitney | G |  Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 | 199 | Matt Tomkins | G |  Canada | Sherwood Park (AJHL)

Draft notes

* a The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as a result of a February 27, 2012, trade that sent John Scott to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.

## See also

[edit]

* 2012–13 NHL season

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "NHL Attendance – 2013". ESPN.com. October 29, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
2. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 39\. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
3. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Some Facts & Figures About the Streak.
4. ^ "Old Flyers know what makes a streak". ESPN. February 27, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
5. ^ "Blackhawks' streak ends at 24 with loss to Avalanche". NHL.com. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
6. ^ "Blackhawks clinch playoff berth with comeback win". NHL.com. April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
7. ^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Chicago Blackhawks – Statistics". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
8. ^ "Patrick Marleau, Corey Crawford and Martin St. Louis Named NHL 'Three Stars' of the Week – NHL.com – News". NHL.com. January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
9. ^ "Patrick Kane, Jamie Benn and Martin Brodeur named NHL 'Three Stars' – NHL.com – News". NHL.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
10. ^ "Steven Stamkos, Sidney Crosby, Ray Emery named 'Three Stars' for February – NHL.com – News". NHL.com. February 26, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
11. ^ "Jonathan Toews wins 2013 Frank J. Selke Trophy". NHL.com. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
12. ^ Blackhawks acquire draft picks from San Jose
13. ^ Blackhawks acquire goaltender Karlsson from Calgary
14. ^ Blackhawks trade Peter LeBlanc to Washington
15. ^ Blackhawks acquire Handzus from San Jose
16. ^ Blackhawks acquire Gotovets from Tampa Bay
17. ^ Blackhawks acquire Maxim Sauve from Boston
18. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Brookbank
19. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Rozsival
20. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with 2013 Hobey Baker Winner LeBlanc
21. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with Finnish goaltender Raanta
22. ^ Lepisto leaves Chicago, heading to KHL
23. ^ a b c Blackhawks make roster moves
24. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with forward Ross
25. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with 2011 draft pick Broadhurst

## External links

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* 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks at Official Site
* 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks at ESPN

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