1950 Stanley Cup Finals
This was the last Stanley Cup Final to feature a team that did not host any games and also the last to feature neutral site games, which were held in Toronto on account of scheduling conflicts at Madison Square Garden.
2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
This was the seventh playoff series between the Bruins and the Blackhawks, with the Bruins winning five of the previous six meetings. Their most recent meeting was in the 1978 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, where Boston swept Chicago out of the playoffs. The teams did not meet in the regular season because of the intra-conference restriction for the season because of the lockout. This was Boston's 19th appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, and their first since the Cup win over the Vancouver Canucks in seven games. This was Chicago's 12th Finals appearance, and their first since the Cup win over the Philadelphia Flyers in six games. This was the first meeting between the Bruins and the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals, and the first Stanley Cup Finals to feature two Original Six teams since .