Every 2012-13 NHL playoff series, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Chicago Blackhawks won the 2012-13 title from a regular season record of 36-7-5. 16 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 4 rounds. Every series below is taken from the NHL API; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Quarterfinals | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-1 in games | Minnesota Wild | April 30 to May 9, 2013 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-2 in games | New York Islanders | May 1 to May 11, 2013 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Detroit Red Wings | 4-3 in games | Anaheim Ducks | April 30 to May 12, 2013 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Ottawa Senators | 4-1 in games | Montréal Canadiens | May 2 to May 9, 2013 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Boston Bruins | 4-3 in games | Toronto Maple Leafs | May 1 to May 13, 2013 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Los Angeles Kings | 4-2 in games | St. Louis Blues | April 30 to May 10, 2013 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | San Jose Sharks | 4-0 in games | Vancouver Canucks | May 1 to May 7, 2013 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | New York Rangers | 4-3 in games | Washington Capitals | May 2 to May 13, 2013 |
| Conference Semifinals | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-3 in games | Detroit Red Wings | May 15 to May 29, 2013 |
| Conference Semifinals | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-1 in games | Ottawa Senators | May 14 to May 24, 2013 |
| Conference Semifinals | Boston Bruins | 4-1 in games | New York Rangers | May 16 to May 25, 2013 |
| Conference Semifinals | Los Angeles Kings | 4-3 in games | San Jose Sharks | May 14 to May 28, 2013 |
| Conference Finals | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-1 in games | Los Angeles Kings | June 1 to June 8, 2013 |
| Conference Finals | Boston Bruins | 4-0 in games | Pittsburgh Penguins | June 1 to June 7, 2013 |
| Stanley Cup Final | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-2 in games | Boston Bruins | June 12 to June 24, 2013 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.
The races that filled this bracket: Atlantic Northeast Southeast Central Northwest Pacific