2013 NHL playoffs
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | April 30–June 24, 2013 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Runner-up | Boston Bruins |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) |
David Krejci (Boston) (26 points) |
| MVP | Patrick Kane (Chicago) |
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The 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 30, 2013, following the conclusion of the 2012–13 NHL regular season. The regular season was shortened to 48 games, and the playoffs 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 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 Toronto Maple Leafs made the playoffs for the first time since 2004, breaking one of the NHL's longest playoff droughts. Since the 1967 expansion, only the Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils (1979–1987) and the Florida Panthers (2001–2011) had longer playoff droughts.
The 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs marked the first time since 1996 that every Original Six team has advanced to the playoffs in the same year. Also, this year marks the first time since 2004 that two Canadian teams have played each other in the playoffs. In all, four Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs (Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver), the most since 2006. For the second time in three years, all three teams from California made the playoffs. For the first time since 2007, and for only the third time in history, all four former WHA teams; Carolina (formerly the Hartford Whalers), Colorado (formerly the Quebec Nordiques), Edmonton, and Phoenix (formerly the Winnipeg Jets) missed the playoffs in the same year.
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