2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks season

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2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks
Division6th Central
Conference10th Western
2018–19 record36–34–12
Home record19–14–8
Road record17–20–4
Goals for270
Goals against292
Team information
General managerStan Bowman
CoachJoel Quenneville (Oct. 4 – Nov. 6)
Jeremy Colliton (Nov. 6 – Apr. 6)
CaptainJonathan Toews
Alternate captainsDuncan Keith
Brent Seabrook
ArenaUnited Center
Notre Dame Stadium (1 game)
Average attendance22,734[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsPatrick Kane (44)
AssistsPatrick Kane (66)
PointsPatrick Kane (110)
Penalty minutesDuncan Keith (70)
Plus/minusDuncan Keith (+13)
WinsCam Ward (16)
Goals against averageCorey Crawford (2.93)

The 2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks season was the

93rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] The Blackhawks were coached by Joel Quenneville, in his 11th season as the Blackhawks' head coach, for the first 15 games of the season. On November 6, 2018, Quenneville was fired and Jeremy Colliton was named the new head coach.[3]

The Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention on April 2, 2019.[4] This marked the first time since the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons that the Blackhawks had missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The Blackhawks finished the season 36–34–12 to finish in sixth place in the Central Division.

Patrick Kane led the team in scoring, scoring 44 goals and a regular-season career high of 110 points. Alex DeBrincat scored 41 goals in his second season in the NHL while Jonathan Toews had a resurgent year, scoring a regular-season career high in goals (35) and points (81).

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 43 240 214 +26 100
2 x – Winnipeg Jets 82 47 30 5 45 272 244 +28 99
3 x – St. Louis Blues 82 45 28 9 42 247 223 +24 99
4 x – Dallas Stars 82 43 32 7 42 210 202 +8 93
5 x – Colorado Avalanche 82 38 30 14 36 260 246 +14 90
6 Chicago Blackhawks 82 36 34 12 33 270 292 −22 84
7 Minnesota Wild 82 37 36 9 36 211 237 −26 83
Source: National Hockey League [5]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x – Dallas Stars 82 43 32 7 42 210 202 +8 93
2 CE x – Colorado Avalanche 82 38 30 14 36 260 246 +14 90
3 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 39 35 8 35 213 223 −10 86
4 CE Chicago Blackhawks 82 36 34 12 33 270 292 −22 84
5 CE Minnesota Wild 82 37 36 9 36 211 237 −26 83
6 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 35 36 11 29 225 254 −29 81
7 PA Anaheim Ducks 82 35 37 10 32 199 251 −52 80
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 35 38 9 32 232 274 −42 79
9 PA Los Angeles Kings 82 31 42 9 28 202 263 −61 71
Source: National Hockey League[6]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.[7]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[8]

2018–19 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records

Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019[9][10][11]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Patrick Kane 81 44 66 110 2 22
Jonathan Toews 82 35 46 81 2 40
Alex DeBrincat 82 41 35 76 0 15
Erik Gustafsson 79 17 43 60 −6 34
Dylan Strome 58 17 34 51 2 14
Brandon Saad 80 23 24 47 −9 12
Duncan Keith 82 6 34 40 13 70
Artem Anisimov 78 15 22 37 −2 14
Dominik Kahun 82 13 24 37 10 6
Brent Seabrook 78 5 23 28 −6 41
David Kampf 63 4 15 19 −6 14
Brendan Perlini 46 12 3 15 −12 20
Connor Murphy 52 5 8 13 12 40
Drake Caggiula 26 5 7 12 3 12
Marcus Kruger 74 4 8 12 −2 30
Henri Jokiharju 38 0 12 12 −7 16
Nick Schmaltz 23 2 9 11 −4 6
Chris Kunitz 56 5 5 10 −7 23
Gustav Forsling 43 3 6 9 −9 30
Dylan Sikura 33 0 8 8 2 0
Alexandre Fortin 24 3 3 6 −6 2
Jan Rutta 23 2 4 6 0 12
Carl Dahlstrom 38 0 6 6 9 6
John Hayden 54 3 2 5 −12 27
Slater Koekkoek 22 1 4 5 4 10
Andreas Martinsen 24 1 3 4 −5 14
Brandon Manning 27 1 2 3 −14 21
Luke Johnson 15 0 1 1 −8 8
Brandon Davidson 10 0 1 1 −4 15
Dennis Gilbert 1 0 0 0 0 2
Jacob Nilsson 2 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cam Ward 33 29 1,882:03 16 12 4 115 3.67 1,113 .897 0 0 1 4
Corey Crawford 39 39 2,212:51 14 18 5 108 2.93 1,176 .908 2 0 4 0
Collin Delia 16 14 831:03 6 4 3 50 3.61 545 .908 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Jonathan Toews NHL Second Star of the Week[12] October 8, 2018
Patrick Kane NHL Third Star of the Month[13] November 1, 2018
Corey Crawford NHL Second Star of the Week[14] November 19, 2018
Patrick Kane NHL First Star of the Week[15] December 31, 2018
Patrick Kane NHL Third Star of the Week[16] January 21, 2019
Patrick Kane NHL Third Star of the Month[17] February 1, 2019
Dylan Strome NHL Third Star of the Week[18] February 11, 2019
Patrick Kane NHL Second Star of the Month[19] March 1, 2019
Brendan Perlini NHL Second Star of the Week[20] March 18, 2019

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Henri Jokiharju 1st career NHL game October 4, 2018
Luke Johnson 1st career NHL game October 4, 2018
Dominik Kahun 1st career NHL game October 4, 2018
Henri Jokiharju 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
October 6, 2018
Dominik Kahun 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
October 7, 2018
Dominik Kahun 1st career NHL goal October 11, 2018
Duncan Keith 1,000th career NHL game October 13, 2018
Jonathan Toews 800th career NHL game October 23, 2018
Luke Johnson 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
October 31, 2018
Jonathan Toews 300th career NHL goal November 4, 2018
Jeremy Colliton 1st career NHL game coached November 8, 2018
Alex DeBrincat 100th career NHL game November 12, 2018
Jeremy Colliton 1st career head coaching win November 14, 2018
Duncan Keith
Brent Seabrook
1,000 games as teammates December 11, 2018
Jonathan Toews 700th career NHL point December 12, 2018
Jonathan Toews 400th career NHL assist December 27, 2018
Brent Seabrook 100th career NHL goal January 14, 2019
Brandon Saad 500th career NHL game February 1, 2019
Patrick Kane 900th career NHL point February 1, 2019
Chris Kunitz 1,000th career NHL game February 14, 2019
Brandon Saad 300th career NHL point February 14, 2019
Marcus Kruger 500th career NHL game February 20, 2019
Brendan Perlini 1st career NHL hat trick March 11, 2019
Patrick Kane 900th career NHL game April 1, 2019
Artem Anisimov 700th career NHL game April 1, 2019
Cam Ward 700th career NHL game April 5, 2019

Records

  • Brent Seabrook – Blackhawks' all-time leader in regular season games played by a defenseman (1,009 games) (October 13, 2018)
  • Brent Seabrook – Blackhawks' third all-time in regular season games played (1,014 games) (October 25, 2018)
  • Corey Crawford – Blackhawks' third all-time in regular season games played by a goalie (416 games) (November 4, 2018)
  • Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook – first pair of defensemen to play 1,000 games together as teammates (December 11, 2018)
  • Brent Seabrook – Blackhawks' second all-time in regular season games played (1,037 games) (December 12, 2018)
  • Patrick Kane – Blackhawks' third all-time in regular season assists (555 assists) (January 20, 2019)
  • Patrick Kane – Blackhawks' all-time record for consecutive games with an assist (20 games) (February 22, 2019)
  • Patrick Kane - NHL second all-time in regular season for consecutive games with an assist (20 games) (February 22, 2019)
  • Patrick Kane - Blackhawks' fourth all-time record for career points (924 points) (March 7, 2019)

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To
2018
CBJ
5th-round pick in 2018
To Chicago Blackhawks
CGY 3rd-round pick in 2018
[21]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Montreal Canadiens
5th-round pick in 2018
To Chicago Blackhawks
5th-round pick in
2019
[21]
June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24) To Vancouver Canucks
Tanner Kero
To Chicago Blackhawks
Michael Chaput
[22]
June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jean-Francois Berube
To Chicago Blackhawks
Jordan Schroeder
[23]
July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12) To Arizona Coyotes
Vinnie Hinostroza
Marian Hossa
Jordan Oesterle
3rd-round pick in 2019
To Chicago Blackhawks
Andrew Campbell
MacKenzie Entwistle
Marcus Kruger
Jordan Maletta
5th-round pick in 2019
[24]
November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25) To Arizona Coyotes
Nick Schmaltz
To Chicago Blackhawks
Dylan Strome
Brendan Perlini
[25]
December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30) To Edmonton Oilers
Brandon Manning
Robin Norell
To Chicago Blackhawks
Drake Caggiula
Jason Garrison
[26]
January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan Rutta
7th-round pick in 2019
To Chicago Blackhawks
Slater Koekkoek
5th-round pick in 2019
[27]
January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) To Los Angeles Kings
ARI 5th-round pick in 2019
To Chicago Blackhawks
Dominik Kubalik
[28]
February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18) To New York Rangers
Darren Raddysh
To Chicago Blackhawks
Peter Holland
[29]
February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) To Los Angeles Kings
Matt Iacopelli
To Chicago Blackhawks
Spencer Watson
[30]
June 15, 2019 (2019-06-15) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dominik Kahun
5th-round pick in 2019
To Chicago Blackhawks
Olli Maatta
[31]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Michael Chaput to Montreal Canadiens 2-year [32]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Adam Clendening to Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year [33]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Chris Kunitz from Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year [34]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Brandon Manning from Philadelphia Flyers 2-year [34]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Cam Ward from Carolina Hurricanes 1-year [34]
July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) Anthony Duclair to Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year [35]
August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) Lance Bouma to
Geneve-Servette HC
(NL)
1-year [36]
September 5, 2018 (2018-09-05) Cody Franson to Avangard Omsk (KHL) 2-year [37]
September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27) Brandon Davidson from New York Islanders 1-year [38]
October 30, 2018 (2018-10-30) Brandon Hagel from Buffalo Sabres 3-year [39]
January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03) Tomas Jurco to Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) 1-year [40]
March 6, 2019 (2019-03-06) Reese Johnson from Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 3-year [41]
May 9, 2019 (2019-05-09) Victor Ejdsell to Farjestad BK (SHL) 2-year [42][43]
May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17) Jordan Schroeder to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) 1-year [44]
May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22) Peter Holland to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL) 2-year [45]
May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23) Anton Wedin from Timra IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) 1-year [46]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Adam Boqvist 3-year [51]
October 16, 2018 (2018-10-16) MacKenzie Entwistle 3-year [52]
November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09) Nicolas Beaudin 3-year [53]
February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11) Collin Delia 3-year [54]
March 12, 2019 (2019-03-12) Philipp Kurashev 3-year [55]
March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25) Chad Krys 3-year [56]
March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27) Carl Dahlstrom 2-year [57]
May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06) Mikael Hakkarainen 3-year [58]
May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06) Tim Soderlund 3-year [58]
May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) Slater Koekkoek 1-year [59]
May 29, 2019 (2019-05-29) Dominik Kubalik 1-year [60]

Draft picks

Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections at the

2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas
, Texas.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 8 Adam Boqvist D Sweden Sweden Brynas IF (SHL)
1 271 Nicolas Beaudin D Canada Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
3 69 Jake Wise C United States United States U.S. NTDP
3 742 Niklas Nordgren RW Finland Finland HIFK (SM-liiga)
4 1201 Philipp Kurashev C Switzerland Switzerland
Quebec Remparts
(QMJHL)
5 1393 Mikael Hakkarainen LW Finland Finland
USHL
)
6 162 Alexis Gravel G Canada Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
7 193 Josiah Slavin LW United States United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)

Notes:

  1. The Nashville Predators' first-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018, that sent Ryan Hartman and a fifth-round pick in 2018 to Nashville in exchange for Victor Ejdsell, a fourth-round pick in 2018 and this pick.[61]
  2. The
    2017 to the Blue Jackets in exchange for Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg and this pick.[63]
  3. The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2019 to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for this pick.[64]

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