2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season

; 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks;
	; Stanley Cup champions
	; Presidents' Trophy winners
	; Western Conference champions
	; Central Division champions
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
Assistant Coach	; Mike Kitchen; Jamie Kompon
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)
Wins	; Corey Crawford (19)
Goals against average	Corey Crawford; Ray Emery (1.94)
	; ← 2011–12; ; ; 2013–14 →;

The 2013 Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks meet U.S. President Barack Obama.

The 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.^[2] 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.

Off-season[edit]

The Blackhawks did not make many (if any) changes to the organization during the off-season.

Pre-season[edit]

Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the NHL pre-season was cancelled.

Regular season[edit]

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).^[3]^[4]^[5]

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.^[6] 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.

Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

2012–13 Season

January: 6–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 4–0–1) Pts. 13
#	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

February: 11–0–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 5–0–1) Pts. 24
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
8	February 1	@ Vancouver Canucks	1–2	SO	Crawford	Rogers Arena	18,910	6–0–2	14	SOL2
9	February 2	@ Calgary Flames	3–2	SO	Emery	Scotiabank Saddledome	19,289	7–0–2	16	W1
10	February 5	@ San Jose Sharks	5–3		Crawford	HP Pavilion at San Jose	17,562	8–0–2	18	W2
11	February 7	@ Phoenix Coyotes	6–2		Emery	Jobing.com Arena	15,096	9–0–2	20	W3
12	February 10	@ Nashville Predators	3–0		Crawford	Bridgestone Arena	17,113	10–0–2	22	W4
13	February 12	Anaheim Ducks	2–3	SO	Crawford	United Center	21,188	10–0–3	23	SOL1
14	February 15	San Jose Sharks	4–1		Emery	United Center	21,824	11–0–3	25	W1
15	February 17	Los Angeles Kings	3–2		Emery	United Center	21,843	12–0–3	27	W2
16	February 19	Vancouver Canucks	4–3	SO	Emery	United Center	21,423	13–0–3	29	W3
17	February 22	San Jose Sharks	2–1		Emery	United Center	21,670	14–0–3	31	W4
18	February 24	Columbus Blue Jackets	1–0		Crawford	United Center	21,580	15–0–3	33	W5
19	February 25	Edmonton Oilers	3–2	OT	Emery	United Center	21,127	16–0–3	35	W6
20	February 28	@ St. Louis Blues	3–0		Crawford	Scottrade Center	19,533	17–0–3	37	W7

March: 9–5–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 5–2–0) Pts. 18
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
21	March 1	Columbus Blue Jackets	4–3	OT	Emery	United Center	21,828	18–0–3	39	W8
22	March 3	@ Detroit Red Wings	2–1	SO	Crawford	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	19–0–3	41	W9
23	March 5	Minnesota Wild	5–3		Crawford	United Center	21,836	20–0–3	43	W10
24	March 6	Colorado Avalanche	3–2		Emery	United Center	21,531	21–0–3	45	W11
25	March 8	@ Colorado Avalanche	2–6		Crawford	Pepsi Center	18,007	21–1–3	45	L1
26	March 10	Edmonton Oilers	5–6		Crawford	United Center	22,020	21–2–3	45	L2
27	March 14	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	2–1	SO	Crawford	Nationwide Arena	15,009	22–2–3	47	W1
28	March 16	@ Dallas Stars	8–1		Crawford	American Airlines Center	18,584	23–2–3	49	W2
29	March 18	@ Colorado Avalanche	5–2		Emery	Pepsi Center	16,952	24–2–3	51	W3
30	March 20	@ Anaheim Ducks	2–4		Crawford	Honda Center	17,610	24–3–3	51	L1
31	March 25	Los Angeles Kings	4–5		Crawford	United Center	21,850	24–4–3	51	L2
32	March 26	Calgary Flames	2–0		Emery	United Center	21,790	25–4–3	53	W1
33	March 29	Anaheim Ducks	1–2		Emery	United Center	22,105	25–5–3	53	L1
34	March 31	@ Detroit Red Wings	7–1		Crawford	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	26–5–3	55	W1

April: 10–2–2 (Home: 6–0–2 ; Road: 4–2–0) Pts. 22
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
35	April 1	Nashville Predators	3–2	SO	Crawford	United Center	21,306	27–5–3	57	W2
36	April 4	St. Louis Blues	3–4	SO	Crawford	United Center	22,081	27–5–4	58	SOL1
37	April 6	@ Nashville Predators	1–0		Emery	Bridgestone Arena	17,256	28–5–4	60	W1
38	April 7	Nashville Predators	5–3		Emery	United Center	22,044	29–5–4	62	W2
39	April 9	@ Minnesota Wild	1–0		Emery	Xcel Energy Center	19,158	30–5–4	64	W3
40	April 12	Detroit Red Wings	3–2	SO	Crawford	United Center	22,191	31–5–4	66	W4
41	April 14	@ St. Louis Blues	2–0		Crawford	Scottrade Center	19,385	32–5–4	68	W5
42	April 15	Dallas Stars	5–2		Emery	United Center	21,986	33–5–4	70	W6
43	April 19	Nashville Predators	5–4	OT	Crawford	United Center	22,014	34–5–4	72	W7
44	April 20	Phoenix Coyotes	2–3	SO	Crawford	United Center	22,272	34–5–5	73	SOL1
45	April 22	@ Vancouver Canucks	1–3		Crawford	Rogers Arena	18,910	34–6–5	73	L1
46	April 24	@ Edmonton Oilers	4–1		Emery	Rexall Place	16,839	35–6–5	75	W1
47	April 26	Calgary Flames	3–1		Crawford	United Center	22,048	36–6–5	77	W2
48	April 27	@ St. Louis Blues	1–3		Hutton	Scottrade Center	19,841	36–7–5	77	L1

Standings[edit]

Central Division
Pos	Team [ v t e ]	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Chicago Blackhawks	48	36	7	5	30	155	102	+53	77
2	x – St. Louis Blues	48	29	17	2	24	129	115	+14	60
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	48	24	16	8	22	124	115	+9	56
4	Columbus Blue Jackets	48	24	17	7	19	120	119	+1	55
5	Nashville Predators	48	16	23	9	14	111	139	−28	41

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Western Conference
Pos	Div	Team [ v t e ]	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	p – Chicago Blackhawks	48	36	7	5	30	155	102	+53	77
2	PA	y – Anaheim Ducks	48	30	12	6	24	140	118	+22	66
3	NW	y – Vancouver Canucks	48	26	15	7	21	127	121	+6	59
4	CE	x – St. Louis Blues	48	29	17	2	24	129	115	+14	60
5	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	48	27	16	5	25	133	118	+15	59
6	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	48	25	16	7	17	124	116	+8	57
7	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	48	24	16	8	22	124	115	+9	56
8	NW	x – Minnesota Wild	48	26	19	3	22	122	127	−5	55

9	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	48	24	17	7	19	120	119	+1	55
10	PA	Phoenix Coyotes	48	21	18	9	17	125	131	−6	51
11	PA	Dallas Stars	48	22	22	4	20	130	142	−12	48
12	NW	Edmonton Oilers	48	19	22	7	17	125	134	−9	45
13	NW	Calgary Flames	48	19	25	4	19	128	160	−32	42
14	CE	Nashville Predators	48	16	23	9	14	111	139	−28	41
15	NW	Colorado Avalanche	48	16	25	7	14	116	152	−36	39

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Detailed records[edit]

Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Western Conference
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
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
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[edit]

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.

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Minnesota Wild – Chicago won series 4–1
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

Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings – Chicago won series 4–3
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 15	Detroit Red Wings	4–1		Crawford	United Center	21,494	1–0	W3
2	May 18	Detroit Red Wings	1–4		Crawford	United Center	21,822	1–1	L1
3	May 20	@ Detroit Red Wings	1–3		Crawford	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	1–2	L2
4	May 23	@ Detroit Red Wings	0–2		Crawford	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	1–3	L3
5	May 25	Detroit Red Wings	4–1		Crawford	United Center	22,014	2–3	W1
6	May 27	@ Detroit Red Wings	4–3		Crawford	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	3–3	W2
7	May 29	Detroit Red Wings	2–1	3:35 OT	Crawford	United Center	22,103	4–3	W3

Western Conference Finals vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings – Chicago won series 4–1
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	June 1	Los Angeles Kings	2–1		Crawford	United Center	21,535	1–0	W4
2	June 2	Los Angeles Kings	4–2		Crawford	United Center	21,824	2–0	W5
3	June 4	@ Los Angeles Kings	1–3		Crawford	Staples Center	18,477	2–1	L1
4	June 6	@ Los Angeles Kings	3–2		Crawford	Staples Center	18,621	3–1	W1
5	June 8	Los Angeles Kings	4–3	11:40 2OT	Crawford	United Center	22,237	4–1	W2

Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E4) Boston Bruins – Chicago won series 4–2
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	June 12	Boston Bruins	4–3	12:08 3OT	Crawford	United Center	22,110	1–0	W3
2	June 15	Boston Bruins	1–2	13:48 OT	Crawford	United Center	22,154	1–1	L1
3	June 17	@ Boston Bruins	0–2		Crawford	TD Garden	17,565	1–2	L2
4	June 19	@ Boston Bruins	6–5	9:51 OT	Crawford	TD Garden	17,565	2–2	W1
5	June 22	Boston Bruins	3–1		Crawford	United Center	22,274	3–2	W2
6	June 24	@ Boston Bruins	3–2		Crawford	TD Garden	17,565	4–2	W3

Legend:
Win
Loss

Player statistics[edit]

Updated as of June 25, 2013^[7]

Skaters[edit]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Patrick Kane	47	23	32	55	11	8
Jonathan Toews	47	23	25	48	28	27
Marian Hossa	40	17	14	31	20	16
Duncan Keith	47	3	24	27	16	31
Brandon Saad	46	10	17	27	17	12
Bryan Bickell	48	9	14	23	12	25
Viktor Stalberg	47	9	14	23	16	25
Brent Seabrook	47	8	12	20	12	23
Patrick Sharp	28	6	14	20	8	14
Nick Leddy	48	6	12	18	15	10
Andrew Shaw	48	9	6	15	6	38
Dave Bolland	35	7	7	14	−7	22
Marcus Kruger	47	4	9	13	3	24
Johnny Oduya	48	3	9	12	12	10
Michal Rozsival	27	0	12	12	18	14
Niklas Hjalmarsson	46	2	8	10	15	22
Michael Frolik	45	3	7	10	5	8
† Michal Handzus	11	1	5	6	7	4
Jimmy Hayes	10	1	3	4	0	0
Daniel Carcillo	23	2	1	3	1	11
Jamal Mayers	19	0	2	2	2	16
Jeremy Morin	3	1	1	2	1	0
Sheldon Brookbank	26	1	0	1	−2	21
Ben Smith	1	1	0	1	1	0
Brandon Bollig	25	0	0	0	−1	51
Drew LeBlanc	2	0	0	0	−3	0
Shawn Lalonde	1	0	0	0	1	0
Brandon Pirri	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Stanton	1	0	0	0	1	2
Totals	48	149	248	397	215	434

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Patrick Kane	23	9	10	19	7	8
Bryan Bickell	23	9	8	17	11	14
Marian Hossa	22	7	9	16	8	2
Patrick Sharp	23	10	6	16	1	8
Jonathan Toews	23	3	11	14	9	18
Duncan Keith	22	2	11	13	10	18
Michal Handzus	23	3	8	11	7	6
Michael Frolik	23	3	6	9	1	6
Andrew Shaw	23	5	4	9	2	35
Johnny Oduya	23	3	5	8	12	16
Dave Bolland	18	3	3	6	−2	24
Brandon Saad	23	1	5	6	−1	4
Niklas Hjalmarsson	23	0	5	5	10	4
Marcus Kruger	23	3	2	5	−2	2
Michal Rozsival	23	0	4	4	9	16
Brent Seabrook	23	3	1	4	−1	4
Viktor Stalberg	19	0	3	3	−1	6
Nick Leddy	23	0	2	2	−8	4
Daniel Carcillo	4	0	1	1	2	6
Sheldon Brookbank	1	0	0	0	−2	0
Ben Smith	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Brandon Bollig	5	0	0	0	−1	2
Totals	23	64	104	168	70	203

Goaltenders[edit]

Regular Season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	PIM
Corey Crawford	30	28	1760:31	19	5	5	57	1.94	769	.926	3	4
Ray Emery	21	19	1116:00	17	1	0	36	1.94	460	.922	3	0
Carter Hutton	1	1	58:44	0	1	0	3	3.05	28	.893	0	0
Totals		48	2935:15	36	7	5	96	1.96	1257	.924	7	4

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Corey Crawford	23	23	1503:42	16	7	2	46	1.84	674	.932	1	0	0	0
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[edit]

Awards[edit]

Regular Season
Player	Award	Reached
Corey Crawford^[8]	NHL 2nd Star of the Week	January 27, 2013
Patrick Kane^[9]	NHL 1st Star of the Week	February 11, 2013
Ray Emery^[10]	NHL 3rd Star of the Month	March 2, 2013
Corey Crawford & Ray Emery	William M. Jennings Trophy	April 27, 2013
Jonathan Toews^[11]	Frank J. Selke Trophy	June 14, 2013

Playoffs
Player	Award	Reached
Patrick Kane	Conn Smythe Trophy	June 24, 2013

Milestones[edit]

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 Goal 1st 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[edit]

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades[edit]

Date	Details
June 23, 2012 ^[12]	To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick (#109 overall) in 2012	To Chicago Blackhawks 7th-round pick (#191 overall) in 2012 4th-round pick in 2013
January 21, 2013 ^[13]	To Calgary Flames 7th-round pick in 2013	To Chicago Blackhawks Henrik Karlsson
January 31, 2013 ^[14]	To Washington Capitals Peter LeBlanc	To Chicago Blackhawks Mathieu Beaudoin
April 1, 2013 ^[15]	To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2013	To Chicago Blackhawks Michal Handzus
April 2, 2013 ^[16]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Philippe Paradis	To Chicago Blackhawks Kirill Gotovets
April 3, 2013 ^[17]	To Boston Bruins Rob Flick	To Chicago Blackhawks Max Sauve

Free agents acquired[edit]

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Sheldon Brookbank^[18]	Anaheim Ducks	2 years, $2.5 million
Michal Rozsival^[19]	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $2 million
Drew LeBlanc^[20]	St. Cloud State University	1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract
Antti Raanta^[21]	Ässät	1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract

Free agents lost[edit]

Player	New team	Contract terms
Sami Lepisto^[22]	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	undisclosed

Claimed via waivers[edit]

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers[edit]

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Player signings[edit]

Player	Date	Contract terms
Brandon Bollig^[23]	June 18, 2012	2 years, $1.09 million
Carter Hutton^[23]	June 18, 2012	1 year, $525,000
Ben Smith^[23]	June 18, 2012	2 years, $1.185 million
Garret Ross^[24]	April 9, 2013	3 years, $1.91 million entry-level contract
Alex Broadhurst^[25]	May 31, 2013	3 years, $1.93 million entry-level contract

Draft picks[edit]

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	Finland	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
2	48	Dillon Fournier	D	Canada	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
3	79	Chris Calnan	RW	United States	Noble and Greenough School (USHS–MA)
5	139	Garret Ross	LW	United States	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5	149^[a]	Travis Brown	D	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6	169	Vinnie Hinostroza	C	United States	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7	191	Brandon Whitney	G	Canada	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7	199	Matt Tomkins	G	Canada	Sherwood Park (AJHL)

Draft notes

^a 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[edit]

The pre-season and regular season schedules before the lockout began.

Pre-season[edit]

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[edit]

2012–13 Regular season

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

November
#	Date	Opponent	Arena
8	November 2	Nashville Predators	United Center
9	November 3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	Air Canada Centre
10	November 5	Pittsburgh Penguins	United Center
11	November 7	@ Colorado Avalanche	Pepsi Center
12	November 10	@ Dallas Stars	American Airlines Center
13	November 11	Edmonton Oilers	United Center
14	November 14	@ Edmonton Oilers	Rexall Place
15	November 15	@ Vancouver Canucks	Rogers Arena
16	November 17	@ Calgary Flames	Scotiabank Saddledome
17	November 20	@ San Jose Sharks	HP Pavilion at San Jose
18	November 21	@ Los Angeles Kings	Staples Center
19	November 23	@ Anaheim Ducks	Honda Center
20	November 27	Los Angeles Kings	United Center
21	November 28	@ Minnesota Wild	Xcel Energy Center
22	November 30	Calgary Flames	United Center

December
#	Date	Opponent	Arena
23	December 2	San Jose Sharks	United Center
24	December 4	@ Montreal Canadiens	Bell Centre
25	December 7	New Jersey Devils	United Center
26	December 9	St. Louis Blues	United Center
27	December 11	@ New York Islanders	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
28	December 13	@ Buffalo Sabres	First Niagara Center
29	December 15	@ St. Louis Blues	Scottrade Center
30	December 16	Calgary Flames	United Center
31	December 18	@ Minnesota Wild	Xcel Energy Center
32	December 23	Anaheim Ducks	United Center
33	December 26	Nashville Predators	United Center
34	December 28	Carolina Hurricanes	United Center
35	December 30	Edmonton Oilers	United Center
36	December 31	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	Nationwide Arena

January
#	Date	Opponent	Arena
37	January 2	New York Rangers	United Center
38	January 5	@ Washington Capitals	Verizon Center
39	January 6	Detroit Red Wings	United Center
40	January 8	@ Nashville Predators	Bridgestone Arena
41	January 10	Dallas Stars	United Center
42	January 12	@ Boston Bruins	TD Garden
43	January 13	Buffalo Sabres	United Center
44	January 16	St. Louis Blues	United Center
45	January 19	@ Nashville Predators	Bridgestone Arena
46	January 20	Philadelphia Flyers	United Center
47	January 22	Dallas Stars	United Center
48	January 29	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	Nationwide Arena

February
#	Date	Opponent	Arena
49	February 1	@ Calgary Flames	Scotiabank Saddledome
50	February 2	@ Vancouver Canucks	Rogers Arena
51	February 4	@ Edmonton Oilers	Rexall Place
52	February 7	@ San Jose Sharks	HP Pavilion at San Jose
53	February 9	@ Phoenix Coyotes	Jobing.com Arena
54	February 12	Phoenix Coyotes	United Center
55	February 13	@ Detroit Red Wings	Joe Louis Arena
56	February 15	Anaheim Ducks	United Center
57	February 17	Boston Bruins	United Center
58	February 19	Detroit Red Wings	United Center
59	February 22	Columbus Blue Jackets	United Center
60	February 24	Vancouver Canucks	United Center
61	February 27	Ottawa Senators	United Center

March
#	Date	Opponent	Arena
62	March 1	Minnesota Wild	United Center
63	March 3	@ Detroit Red Wings	Joe Louis Arena
64	March 6	Colorado Avalanche	United Center
65	March 8	@ Florida Panthers	BB&T Center
66	March 10	@ Philadelphia Flyers	Wells Fargo Center
67	March 12	Vancouver Canucks	United Center
68	March 14	@ Colorado Avalanche	Pepsi Center
69	March 16	@ Dallas Stars	American Airlines Center
70	March 18	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	Nationwide Arena
71	March 21	@ Los Angeles Kings	Staples Center
72	March 22	@ Anaheim Ducks	Honda Center
73	March 24	@ Phoenix Coyotes	Jobing.com Arena
74	March 26	Los Angeles Kings	United Center
75	March 29	Tampa Bay Lightning	United Center
76	March 31	@ Detroit Red Wings	Joe Louis Arena

April
#	Date	Opponent	Arena
77	April 1	Minnesota Wild	United Center
78	April 4	Nashville Predators	United Center
79	April 6	@ Nashville Predators	Bridgestone Arena
80	April 7	Columbus Blue Jackets	United Center
81	April 12	St. Louis Blues	United Center
82	April 13	@ St. Louis Blues	Scottrade Center

References[edit]

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^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

^ FlyersHistory.net, Some Facts & Figures About the Streak.

^ "Old Flyers know what makes a streak". ESPN. February 27, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.

^ "Blackhawks' streak ends at 24 with loss to Avalanche". NHL.com. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

^ "Blackhawks clinch playoff berth with comeback win". NHL.com. April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.

^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Chicago Blackhawks – Statistics". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved February 2, 2013.

^ "Patrick Marleau, Corey Crawford and Martin St. Louis Named NHL 'Three Stars' of the Week – NHL.com – News". NHL.com. January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

^ "Patrick Kane, Jamie Benn and Martin Brodeur named NHL 'Three Stars' – NHL.com – News". NHL.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

^ "Steven Stamkos, Sidney Crosby, Ray Emery named 'Three Stars' for February – NHL.com – News". NHL.com. February 26, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

^ "Jonathan Toews wins 2013 Frank J. Selke Trophy". NHL.com. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

^ Blackhawks acquire draft picks from San Jose

^ Blackhawks acquire goaltender Karlsson from Calgary

^ Blackhawks trade Peter LeBlanc to Washington

^ Blackhawks acquire Handzus from San Jose

^ Blackhawks acquire Gotovets from Tampa Bay

^ Blackhawks acquire Maxim Sauve from Boston

^ Blackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Brookbank

^ Blackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Rozsival

^ Blackhawks agree to terms with 2013 Hobey Baker Winner LeBlanc

^ Blackhawks agree to terms with Finnish goaltender Raanta

^ Lepisto leaves Chicago, heading to KHL

^ ^a^b^c Blackhawks make roster moves

^ Blackhawks agree to terms with forward Ross

^ Blackhawks agree to terms with 2011 draft pick Broadhurst

External links[edit]

2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks at Official Site

2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks at ESPN

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[2] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[3] FlyersHistory.net, Some Facts & Figures About the Streak.

[oldflyers-4] "Old Flyers know what makes a streak". ESPN. February 27, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.

[streaks-5] "Blackhawks' streak ends at 24 with loss to Avalanche". NHL.com. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

[6] "Blackhawks clinch playoff berth with comeback win". NHL.com. April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.

[7] "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Chicago Blackhawks – Statistics". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved February 2, 2013.

[8] "Patrick Marleau, Corey Crawford and Martin St. Louis Named NHL 'Three Stars' of the Week – NHL.com – News". NHL.com. January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

[9] "Patrick Kane, Jamie Benn and Martin Brodeur named NHL 'Three Stars' – NHL.com – News". NHL.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

[10] "Steven Stamkos, Sidney Crosby, Ray Emery named 'Three Stars' for February – NHL.com – News". NHL.com. February 26, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

[11] "Jonathan Toews wins 2013 Frank J. Selke Trophy". NHL.com. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

[12] Blackhawks acquire draft picks from San Jose

[13] Blackhawks acquire goaltender Karlsson from Calgary

[14] Blackhawks trade Peter LeBlanc to Washington

[15] Blackhawks acquire Handzus from San Jose

[16] Blackhawks acquire Gotovets from Tampa Bay

[17] Blackhawks acquire Maxim Sauve from Boston

[18] Blackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Brookbank

[19] Blackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Rozsival

[20] Blackhawks agree to terms with 2013 Hobey Baker Winner LeBlanc

[21] Blackhawks agree to terms with Finnish goaltender Raanta

[22] Lepisto leaves Chicago, heading to KHL

[SignThreeJune18-23] Blackhawks make roster moves

[24] Blackhawks agree to terms with forward Ross

[25] Blackhawks agree to terms with 2011 draft pick Broadhurst

2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks
Stanley Cup champions
Presidents' Trophy winners
Western Conference champions
Central Division champions
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
Assistant Coach	Mike Kitchen Jamie Kompon
Captain	Jonathan Toews
Alternate captains	Duncan Keith Patrick Sharp
Arena	United Center
Average attendance	21,775 (110.4%) Total: 522,619^[1]
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)
Wins	Corey Crawford (19)
Goals against average	Corey Crawford Ray Emery (1.94)
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