2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks | |
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Division | 7th Central |
Conference | 13th Western |
2017–18 record | 33–39–10 |
Home record | 18–18–5 |
Road record | 15–21–5 |
Goals for | 229 |
Goals against | 256 |
Team information | |
General manager | Stan Bowman |
Coach | Joel Quenneville |
Captain | Jonathan Toews |
Alternate captains | Duncan Keith Brent Seabrook |
Arena | United Center |
Average attendance | 21,653[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Rockford IceHogs (AHL) Indy Fuel (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alex DeBrincat (28) |
Assists | Patrick Kane (49) |
Points | Patrick Kane (76) |
Penalty minutes | John Hayden (54) |
Plus/minus | Alex DeBrincat (+6) |
Wins | Corey Crawford (16) |
Goals against average | Corey Crawford (2.27) |
The 2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks finished the season with 76 points (19 points out of the final playoff spot) to finish in last place in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The season marked the first time since 2008 where the Blackhawks failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs and the team's worst regular season performance since 2007.
Prior to the season, the Blackhawks made several moves in an attempt to make up for the prior season's playoff disappointment. As a result, the team traded their second-leading goal scorer from the prior season, Artemi Panarin, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for former Blackhawk Brandon Saad.[2] In addition, the team traded arguably their most reliable defenseman, Niklas Hjalmarsson, to the Arizona Coyotes for defenseman Connor Murphy.[3] Numerous other moves were made in an attempt to change the team.[4][5] Also, forward Marian Hossa announced he would not play for the Blackhawks during the season due to a skin condition that was aggravated by wearing hockey equipment.[6] As a result, Hossa was placed on long-term injured reserve.[7]
Patrick Kane led the team in scoring with 76 points while rookie forward Alex DeBrincat led the team in goals with 28.[8] The Blackhawks had five players score 20 or more goals: DeBrincat, Kane (27), Nick Schmaltz (21), Artem Anisimov (20) and Jonathan Toews (20). Goalie Corey Crawford only played 28 games, missing the final 47 games of the season with an undisclosed injury.[9]
Despite the disappointing season, team president John McDonough announced that general manager Stan Bowman and coach Joel Quenneville would return for the 2018–19 season.[10][11]
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Nashville Predators | 82 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 47 | 267 | 211 | +56 | 117 |
2 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 48 | 277 | 218 | +59 | 114 |
3 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 42 | 253 | 232 | +21 | 101 |
4 | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 41 | 257 | 237 | +20 | 95 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 226 | 222 | +4 | 94 |
6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 235 | 225 | +10 | 92 |
7 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 32 | 229 | 256 | −27 | 76 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | PA | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 43 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 98 |
2 | CE | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 41 | 257 | 237 | +20 | 95 |
3 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 226 | 222 | +4 | 94 |
4 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 235 | 225 | +10 | 92 |
5 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 35 | 218 | 248 | −30 | 84 |
6 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 234 | 263 | −29 | 78 |
7 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 32 | 229 | 256 | −27 | 76 |
8 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 31 | 218 | 264 | −46 | 73 |
9 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 27 | 208 | 256 | −48 | 70 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
The Blackhawks published their preseason schedule on June 8, 2017.[14]
2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 19 | @ Columbus | 5–2 | Forsberg | Nationwide Arena | 10,548 | 1–0–0 | W1 | |
2 | September 21 | Detroit | 6–1 | Crawford | United Center | 20,342 | 2–0–0 | W2 | |
3 | September 23 | Columbus | 2–3 | Berube | United Center | 20,395 | 2–1–0 | L1 | |
4 | September 25 | @ Boston | 2–4 | Crawford | TD Garden | 16,374 | 2–2–0 | L2 | |
5 | September 28 | @ Detroit | 4–2 | Forsberg | Little Caesars Arena | 17,089 | 3–2–0 | W1 | |
6 | September 30 | Boston | 1–0 | Crawford | United Center | 20,703 | 4–2–0 | W2 |
Regular season
The Blackhawks released their regular season schedule on June 22, 2017.[15]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Detailed records
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Player statistics
Final Stats[16]
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Patrick Kane | 82 | 27 | 49 | 76 | −20 | 30 |
Alex DeBrincat | 82 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 6 | 6 |
Nick Schmaltz | 78 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 1 | 18 |
Jonathan Toews | 74 | 20 | 32 | 52 | −1 | 47 |
Brandon Saad | 82 | 18 | 17 | 35 | −10 | 14 |
Duncan Keith | 82 | 2 | 30 | 32 | −29 | 28 |
Artem Anisimov | 72 | 20 | 11 | 31 | −17 | 22 |
Brent Seabrook | 81 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −3 | 38 |
Ryan Hartman‡ | 57 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 58 |
Vinnie Hinostroza | 50 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 10 |
Patrick Sharp | 70 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −16 | 14 |
Jan Rutta | 57 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −1 | 22 |
Richard Panik‡ | 37 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 26 |
Erik Gustafsson | 35 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 6 |
Jordan Oesterle | 55 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −11 | 8 |
Connor Murphy | 76 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −3 | 34 |
John Hayden | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 54 |
Gustav Forsling | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −2 | 8 |
Tommy Wingels‡ | 57 | 7 | 5 | 12 | −10 | 43 |
David Kampf | 46 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −9 | 12 |
Tomas Jurco | 29 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
Lance Bouma | 53 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 36 |
Anthony Duclair† | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
Michal Kempny‡ | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
Cody Franson | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 |
Tanner Kero | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Carl Dahlstrom | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Dylan Sikura | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Matthew Highmore | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 0 |
Andreas Martinsen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 17 |
Blake Hillman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Victor Ejdsell | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Corey Crawford | 28 | 27 | 1584 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 60 | 2.27 | 842 | .929 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anton Forsberg | 35 | 30 | 1715 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 85 | 2.97 | 921 | .908 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jeff Glass | 15 | 13 | 821 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 3.36 | 452 | .898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jean-Francois Berube | 13 | 10 | 667 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 3.78 | 398 | .894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Collin Delia | 2 | 2 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.04 | 63 | .889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Scott Foster | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with Blackhawks only.
‡Left team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blackhawks only.
Awards and honours
Awards
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Milestones
TransactionsThe Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season. Trades
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