2013 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2013 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2012–13 season. The Western Conference playoff champion Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Eastern Conference playoff champion Boston Bruins in six games. This was the fifth championship for the Blackhawks.

2013 Stanley Cup Finals
1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Boston Bruins 3 2 2 5 1 2 2 Chicago Blackhawks 4 1 0 6 3 3 4
– Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)	Chicago: United Center (1, 2, 5) Boston: TD Garden (3, 4, 6)
Coaches	Boston: Claude Julien Chicago: Joel Quenneville
Captains	Boston: Zdeno Chara Chicago: Jonathan Toews
National anthems	Boston: Rene Rancourt Chicago: Jim Cornelison
Referees	Brad Watson(1,3,5), Chris Rooney(1,3,5), Dan O'Halloran(2,4,6), Wes McCauley(2,4,6)
Dates	June 12 – June 24
MVP	Patrick Kane
Series-winning goal	Dave Bolland (19:01, third, G6)
Networks	Canada (English): CBC Canada (French): RDS United States: NBC, NBC Sports Network
Announcers	CBC: Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy RDS: Pierre Houde, Marc Denis NBC/NBC Sports: Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire (NHL International) Dave Strader, Joe Micheletti

Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout the 2013 Cup Finals began on June 12. The last game was June 24. This tied the 1995, also impacted by a lockout, for the latest in June that the Stanley Cup was awarded.

Rosters

Years in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Boston Bruins

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
37		Patrice Bergeron – A	C	R	27–33527	2003	L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec	second (2011)
55		Johnny Boychuk	D	R	29–14629	2008	Edmonton, Alberta	second (2011)
33		Zdeno Chara – C	D	L	36-09836	2006	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia	second (2011)
16		Kaspars Daugavins	LW	L	25-03725	2013	Riga, Latvia	first
21		Andrew Ference	D	L	34-09934	2007	Edmonton, Alberta	third (2004, 2011)
68		Jaromir Jagr	RW	L	41–12941	2013	Kladno, Czechoslovakia	third (1991, 1992)
23		Chris Kelly	C	L	32–22532	2011	Toronto, Ontario	third (2007, 2011)
35		Anton Khudobin	G	L	27-04827	2011	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union	first
46		David Krejci – A	C	R	27-05727	2004	Šternberk, Czechoslovakia	second (2011)
47		Torey Krug	D	L	22-07322	2012	Livonia, Michigan	first
17		Milan Lucic	LW	L	25-01725	2006	Vancouver, British Columbia	second (2011)
63		Brad Marchand	LW	L	25-04425	2006	Halifax, Nova Scotia	second (2011)
54		Adam McQuaid	D	R	26–25526	2007	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	second (2011)
20		Daniel Paille	LW	L	29-07029	2009	Welland, Ontario	second (2011)
49		Rich Peverley	C	R	30–35130	2011	Guelph, Ontario	second (2011)
40		Tuukka Rask	G	L	26–10626	2006	Savonlinna, Finland	second (2011)
19		Tyler Seguin	C	R	21–14421	2010	Brampton, Ontario	second (2011)
44		Dennis Seidenberg	D	L	31–34131	2010	Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany	second (2011)
34		Carl Soderberg	C	L	27–25527	2013	Malmö, Sweden	first
22		Shawn Thornton	RW	R	35–33635	2007	Oshawa, Ontario	third (2007, 2011)

Chicago Blackhawks

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
29		Bryan Bickell	LW	L	27–10727	2004	Bowmanville, Ontario	first
36		Dave Bolland	C	R	27-01927	2004	Etobicoke, Ontario	second (2010)
52		Brandon Bollig	LW	L	26–14426	2010	St. Charles, Missouri	first
50		Corey Crawford	G	L	28–17528	2003	Montreal, Quebec	first
30		Ray Emery	G	L	30–26930	2011	Hamilton, Ontario	second (2007)
67		Michael Frolik	RW	L	25–12725	2011	Kladno, Czechoslovakia	first
26		Michal Handzus	C	L	36–10536	2013	Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia	first
4		Niklas Hjalmarsson	D	L	26-01826	2005	Eksjö, Sweden	second (2010)
81		Marian Hossa	RW	L	34–16334	2009	Stara Ľubovna, Czechoslovakia	fourth (2008, 2009, 2010)
88		Patrick Kane	RW	L	24–21724	2007	Buffalo, New York	second (2010)
2		Duncan Keith – A	D	L	29–34329	2002	Winnipeg, Manitoba	second (2010)
16		Marcus Kruger	C	L	23-02823	2009	Stockholm, Sweden	first
8		Nick Leddy	D	L	22-09622	2010	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	first
27		Johnny Oduya	D	L	31–26631	2012	Stockholm, Sweden	first
32		Michal Rozsival	D	R	34–29434	2012	Vlasim, Czechoslovakia	first
20		Brandon Saad	LW	L	20–24020	2011	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	first
7		Brent Seabrook	D	R	28-06528	2003	Richmond, British Columbia	second (2010)
10		Patrick Sharp – A	LW	R	31–17931	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba	second (2010)
65		Andrew Shaw	RW	R	21–33921	2011	Belleville, Ontario	first
28		Ben Smith	RW	R	24–34824	2008	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	first
25		Viktor Stalberg	RW	L	27–15827	2010	Gothenburg, Sweden	first
19		Jonathan Toews – C	C	L	25-05625	2006	Winnipeg, Manitoba	second (2010)