Stanley Cup Champions the Year After
2012: Boston Bruins
After their epic march in 2011 to their first Stanley Cup since 1972, the Bruins' reign ended in an impossibly tight, hard-fought first-round series against Washington. All seven games were decided by one goal, the end coming for Boston in overtime at home when the Caps' Joel Ward scored off the rebound of a shot by Mike Knuble. The Detroit Red Wings remained the last team to repeat as Cup champions (1997, '98).
