2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season
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Stanley Cup champions
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Presidents' Trophy winners
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Western Conference champions
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Central Division champions
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| 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 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals |
Patrick Kane Jonathan Toews (23) |
| Assists | Patrick Kane (32) |
| Points | Patrick Kane (55) |
| Penalties in minutes | Brandon Bollig (51) |
| Plus/minus | (+) Jonathan Toews (+28) (–) Dave Bolland (–7) |
| Wins | Corey Crawford (19) |
| Goals against average | Corey Crawford Ray Emery (1.94) |
The 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season is the 87th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. The Hawks 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 also 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. Chicago's Patrick Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.
The Blackhawks did not make many (if any) changes to the organization during the off-season.
Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the NHL pre-season was cancelled.
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 Final 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.
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