2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) 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 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 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.
==Off-season==
The Blackhawks did not make many (if any) changes to the organization during the off-season.
==Pre-season==
Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the NHL pre-season was cancelled.
==Regular season==
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.
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 for earning points in the first 16 consecutive games of a 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 by earning points in the first 17 consecutive games of 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 with a point 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 its 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).FlyersHistory.net, Some Facts & Figures About the Streak.
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. 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.
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# 	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
===Standings===
===Detailed records===
Western Conference 	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	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 	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	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 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	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==
thumb|right|250px|Just before Game 2 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals at the United Center.
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 Final appearances, as well as Blackhawks' Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations Scotty Bowman's 13th appearance on the Stanley Cup.
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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
==Player statistics==
Updated as of June 25, 2013
===Skaters===
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	47	23 	32 	55 	11 	8
 	47	23 	25 	48 	28 	27
 	40	17 	14 	31 	20 	16
 	47	3 	24 	27 	16 	31
 	46	10 	17 	27 	17 	12
 	48	9 	14 	23 	12 	25
 	47	9 	14 	23 	16 	25
 	47	8 	12 	20 	12 	23
 	28	6 	14 	20 	8 	14
 	48	6 	12 	18 	15 	10
 	48	9 	6 	15 	6 	38
 	35	7 	7 	14 	−7 	22
 	47	4 	9 	13 	3 	24
 	48	3 	9 	12 	12 	10
 	27	0 	12 	12 	18 	14
 	46	2 	8 	10 	15 	22
 	45	3 	7 	10 	5 	8
† 	11	1 	5 	6 	7 	4
 	10	1 	3 	4 	0 	0
 	23	2 	1 	3 	1 	11
 	19	0 	2 	2 	2 	16
 	3 	1 	1 	2 	1 	0
 	26	1 	0 	1 	−2 	21
 	1 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	25	0 	0 	0 	−1 	51
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2
Totals	48	149	248	397	215	434
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	23	9 	10 	19 	7 	8
 	23	9 	8 	17 	11	14
 	22	7 	9 	16 	8 	2
 	23	10	6 	16 	1 	8
 	23	3 	11 	14 	9 	18
 	22	2 	11 	13 	10	18
 	23	3 	8 	11 	7 	6
 	23	3 	6 	9 	1 	6
 	23	5 	4 	9 	2 	35
 	23	3 	5 	8 	12	16
 	18	3 	3 	6 	−2	24
 	23	1 	5 	6 	−1	4
 	23	0 	5 	5 	10	4
 	23	3 	2 	5 	−2	2
 	23	0 	4 	4 	9 	16
 	23	3 	1 	4 	−1	4
 	19	0 	3 	3 	−1	6
 	23	0 	2 	2 	−8	4
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	2 	6
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−2	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−1	2
Totals	23	64	104	168	70	203
===Goaltenders===
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	30 	28	1760:31	19	5	5	57	1.94	769 	.926	3	0	0	4
 	21 	19	1116:00	17	1	0	36	1.94	460 	.922	3	0	0	0
 	1 	1 	58:44 	0 	1	0	3 	3.05	28 	.893	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	48	2935:15	36	7	5	96	1.96	1257	.924	7	0	0	4
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	23 	23	1503:42	16	7	2	46	1.84	674	.932	1	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	23	1503:42	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==
===Awards===
 Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Reached
Corey Crawford 	NHL 2nd Star of the Week 	January 27, 2013
Patrick Kane 	NHL 1st Star of the Week 	February 11, 2013
Ray Emery 	NHL 3rd Star of the Month 	March 2, 2013
Corey Crawford & Ray Emery	William M. Jennings Trophy	April 27, 2013
Jonathan Toews 	Frank J. Selke Trophy 	June 14, 2013
 Playoffs
Player 	Award 	Reached
Patrick Kane	Conn Smythe Trophy	June 24, 2013
=== Milestones ===
 Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
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 Goal1st 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
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==
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 23, 2012Blackhawks acquire draft picks from San Jose 	To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2012	To Chicago Blackhawks7th-round pick in 20124th-round pick in 2013
January 21, 2013Blackhawks acquire goaltender Karlsson from Calgary	To Calgary Flames7th-round pick in 2013 	To Chicago BlackhawksHenrik Karlsson
January 31, 2013Blackhawks trade Peter LeBlanc to Washington 	To Washington CapitalsPeter LeBlanc 	To Chicago BlackhawksMathieu Beaudoin
April 1, 2013Blackhawks acquire Handzus from San Jose 	To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2013	To Chicago BlackhawksMichal Handzus
April 2, 2013Blackhawks acquire Gotovets from Tampa Bay 	To Tampa Bay LightningPhilippe Paradis 	To Chicago BlackhawksKirill Gotovets
April 3, 2013Blackhawks acquire Maxim Sauve from Boston 	To Boston BruinsRob Flick 	To Chicago BlackhawksMaxime Sauve
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Sheldon BrookbankBlackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Brookbank 	Anaheim Ducks 	2 years, $2.5 million
Michal RozsivalBlackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Rozsival 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $2 million
Drew LeBlancBlackhawks agree to terms with 2013 Hobey Baker Winner LeBlanc	St. Cloud State University	1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract
Antti RaantaBlackhawks agree to terms with Finnish goaltender Raanta 	Ässät 	1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Sami LepistoLepisto leaves Chicago, heading to KHL	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	undisclosed
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Brandon BolligBlackhawks make roster moves 	June 18, 2012	2 years, $1.09 million
Carter Hutton 	June 18, 2012	1 year, $525,000
Ben Smith 	June 18, 2012	2 years, $1.185 million
Garret RossBlackhawks agree to terms with forward Ross 	April 9, 2013	3 years, $1.91 million entry-level contract
Alex BroadhurstBlackhawks agree to terms with 2011 draft pick Broadhurst	May 31, 2013 	3 years, $1.93 million entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
Chicago's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	18 	Teuvo Teravainen 	RW 	 	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
2 	48 	Dillon Fournier 	D 	 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
3 	79 	Chris Calnan 	RW 	 	Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA)
5 	139	Garret Ross 	LW 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5 	149	Travis Brown 	D 	 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6 	169	Vinnie Hinostroza	C 	 	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7 	191	Brandon Whitney 	G 	 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 	199	Matt Tomkins 	G 	 	Sherwood Park (AJHL)
;Draft notes
* 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.
== Original schedule ==
The pre-season and regular season schedules before the lockout began.
=== Pre-season ===
2012 Pre–season	2012 Pre–season	2012 Pre–season 	2012 Pre–season
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Arena
1 	September 25 	@ Philadelphia Flyers	Wells Fargo Center
2 	September 28 	Detroit Red Wings 	United Center
3 	September 29 	@ Detroit Red Wings 	Joe Louis Arena
4 	September 30 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	United Center
5 	October 5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	Consol Energy Center
6 	October 6 	Philadelphia Flyers 	United Center
=== Regular season ===
2012–13 Regular season	2012–13 Regular season	2012–13 Regular season	2012–13 Regular season
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October 	October 	October 	October
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Arena
1 	October 13 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	United Center
2 	October 16 	@ Winnipeg Jets 	MTS Centre
3 	October 18 	Colorado Avalanche 	United Center
4 	October 20 	Detroit Red Wings 	United Center
5 	October 23 	@ St. Louis Blues 	Scottrade Center
6 	October 27 	San Jose Sharks 	United Center
7 	October 30 	Phoenix Coyotes 	United Center
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
==External links==
*2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks at Official Site
*2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks at ESPN
Category:Chicago Blackhawks seasons
Chicago Blackhawks season, 2012-13
Category:Presidents' Trophy seasons
Category:Western Conference (NHL) championship seasons
Category:Stanley Cup championship seasons
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