 They faced the Phoenix Coyotes in the opening round, who eliminated the Blackhawks in six games.The series saw five of the six games going to overtime, with Bryan Bickell (Game 2) and Jonathan Toews (Game 5) scoring the only Blackhawk overtime winners of the series.The Blackhawks started the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season with much success by establishing several new franchise and NHL records.