2013 Calder Cup playoffs
The 2013 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 26, 2013, with the same playoff format that was introduced in 2012. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played a best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, and the playoffs continued with best-of-seven series for the conference semifinals, conference finals and Calder Cup finals. The Grand Rapids Griffins defeated the Syracuse Crunch in six games to win the Calder Cup for the first time in Grand Rapids' franchise history. Playoff seeds. After the 2012–13 AHL regular season , 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualifies for the playoffs. Conference semifinals. Eastern Conference. Section::::(1) Providence Bruins vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Penguins became the third team in AHL history, along with the 1960 Rochester Americans and 1989 Adirondack Red Wings to come back from a 0–3 series deficit and win a best of seven playoff series, and the first team to then win Game 7 on the road. Playoff statistical leaders. Leading skaters. These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals  take precedence over assists. "GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes" Leading goaltenders. 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 360 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold. "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 (in minutes)"