2013 Stanley Cup Finals

2013 Stanley Cup Finals
123456 Total
Boston Bruins 3***2*25*12 2
Chicago Blackhawks 4***1*06*33 4
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Boston: TD Garden (3, 4, 6)
Chicago: United Center (1, 2, 5)
CoachesBoston: Claude Julien
Chicago: Joel Quenneville
CaptainsBoston: Zdeno Chara
Chicago: Jonathan Toews
National anthemsBoston: Rene Rancourt
Chicago: Jim Cornelison
RefereesBrad Watson (1, 3, 5)
Chris Rooney (1, 3, 5)
Dan O'Halloran (2, 4, 6)
Wes McCauley (2, 4, 6)
DatesJune 12 – June 24, 2013
MVPPatrick Kane (Blackhawks)
Series-winning goalDave Bolland (19:01, third, G6)
Hall of FamersBlackhawks:
Marian Hossa (2020)
NetworksCanada:
(English): CBC
(French): RDS
United States:
(English): NBC (1, 4–6), NBCSN (2–3)
Announcers(CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, and Glenn Healy
(RDS) Pierre Houde and Marc Denis
(NBC/NBCSN) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, and Pierre McGuire
(NHL International) Dave Strader and Joe Micheletti
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The 2013 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2012–13 season, and the conclusion of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference playoff champion Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Eastern Conference playoff champion Boston Bruins in six games to win 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.[1]

Due to a lockout that both shortened and delayed the start of the regular season, the 2013 Cup Finals began on June 12,[2] and lasted until June 24–tying the lockout impacted 1995 and 2024 for the latest in June that the Stanley Cup was awarded. This was the first Stanley Cup Finals series between two Original Six teams since 1979, and the seventh since its first expansion in 1967. It also marked the first time these two teams have met in the Stanley Cup Finals.[3][4]

In Game 6, while trailing the Bruins 2–1 with 76 seconds left in the third period, the Blackhawks scored two goals in 17 seconds to win the Cup.[5][6][7][8] The win was the Blackhawks' second in four years, after also claiming the title in 2010.[9][10] It was the first Finals series since 2004 to be tied after two games. It was also the first Stanley Cup Finals since 1993 to feature three overtime games, including the fifth longest game in Finals history. This series is the last time to date that a Presidents' Trophy winner has won the Stanley Cup.

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  2. ^ Cohen, Jay (June 12, 2013). "Bruins-Blackhawks Preview". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Blackhawks, Bruins in 1st Original 6 matchup in Cup finals since Canadiens, Rangers in 1979". The Hockey News. The Canadian Press. June 9, 2013. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
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  5. ^ "Chicago Blackhawks win Stanley Cup with dramatic late rally over Boston". Guardian. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  6. ^ "Chicago wins Cup in stunner!". Fox Sports. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "In a Stunning Finish, a Fifth Stanley Cup for the Blackhawks". New York Times. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  8. ^ "The Stanley Blog: Hawks return champions again". Chicago Tribune. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  9. ^ "Blackhawks' 2nd Stanley Cup in 4 years comes in a flash". Chicago Tribune. June 24, 2013. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  10. ^ "Late rally propels Blackhawks past Bruins, to Stanley Cup". CBS News. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.