The 2013 SM-liiga playoffs was the playoff tournament of the SM-liiga for the 2012âÂÂ13 season. They began on March 14, 2013, following the conclusion of the regular season. The playoffs ended on April 24, 2013, with the HC ÃÂssät Pori defeating Tappara in the finals in six games to win the Kanada-malja. Antti Raanta won the Jari Kurri Trophy as the playoffs MVP.
The wild card round was competed between teams placed 10âÂÂ7 in the regular season. The winner of the wild card round was paired with the two top teams of the regular season. The wild card round was played as a besto-of-three series and the rest were best-of-seven excluding the bronze medal game.
The last placed team Ilves played the Mestis champions Jukurit in a best-of-seven series. Ilves beat Jukurit 4âÂÂ1 to keep their spot in the Liiga for the next season.
ÃÂssät and Tappara were the finalists. After the first four matches, the series was even 2âÂÂ2. Tappara narrowly won the opening match in Tampere 2âÂÂ1 after scoring the winning goal just five seconds before the end of the last period. In the second match, ÃÂssät defeated Tappara at home with clear numbers 5âÂÂ1. The third match in Tampere was close again, as Tappara equalized with a dominant force in the 53rd minute and scored the winning goal just one second before the end of the match. Tappara won the match 3âÂÂ2. In the fourth game,2012âÂÂ13 SM-liiga season ÃÂssät defeated Tappara again with four goals, winning 4âÂÂ0 at home. The culmination of the series was the fifth match in Tampere. After Tappara's Jarno Koskiranta scored the opening goal at the beginning of the second period, ÃÂssät's Eero Elo tied the match during the same period. In a 1-1 tie, the game went to overtime. Only in the third overtime, at 108:59, ÃÂssät's Veli-Matti Savinainen scored the winning goal of the match and thus ÃÂssät took the first match ball. Tappara still had a chance to take the series to the seventh match by winning the sixth match in Pori. ÃÂssät won the match with goals 3âÂÂ2 and thus achieved the Finnish championship with 2âÂÂ4 wins. The championship was ÃÂssät's 3rd Finnish Championship title and the first one since 1978.