# 2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 93rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. 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.
The Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention on April 2, 2019. 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 v t e | 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 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
2018–19 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Detailed records

Western Conference :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GF | GA |
| Central Division |||||||
| Chicago Blackhawks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colorado Avalanche | 1–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 3–2–0 | 6 | 12 | 13 |
| Dallas Stars | 2–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 3–1–0 | 6 | 16 | 8 |
| Minnesota Wild | 2–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 7 | 15 | 10 |
| Nashville Predators | 1–0–1 | 0–2–0 | 1–2–1 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 4–1–0 | 8 | 17 | 17 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 0–0–2 | 0–2–0 | 0–2–2 | 2 | 14 | 20 |
| Total | 9–2–3 | 5–6–1 | 14–8–4 | 32 | 84 | 83 |
| Pacific Division |||||||
| Anaheim Ducks | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–2–0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Calgary Flames | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–3–0 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 0–0–1 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–1 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 0–0–1 | 0–1–1 | 0–1–2 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| San Jose Sharks | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–2–0 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 1–0–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–1 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 0–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–1 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| Total | 3–5–4 | 2–8–1 | 5–13–5 | 15 | 61 | 84 |
Eastern Conference :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GF | GA |
| Atlantic Division |||||||
| Boston Bruins | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| Florida Panthers | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Ottawa Senators | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| Total | 3–4–1 | 6–2–0 | 9–6–1 | 19 | 67 | 67 |
| Metropolitan Division |||||||
| Carolina Hurricanes | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| New Jersey Devils | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| New York Islanders | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| New York Rangers | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| Washington Capitals | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| Total | 5–3–0 | 2–4–2 | 7–7–2 | 16 | 55 | 55 |

## Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019

### 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 |
| Marcus Kruger | 74 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −2 | 30 |
| Drake Caggiula$^†$ | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| 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 |
| Jacob Nilsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### 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 | October 8, 2018 |
| Patrick Kane | NHL Third Star of the Month | November 1, 2018 |
| Corey Crawford | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 19, 2018 |
| Patrick Kane | NHL First Star of the Week | December 31, 2018 |
| Patrick Kane | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 21, 2019 |
| Patrick Kane | NHL Third Star of the Month | February 1, 2019 |
| Dylan Strome | NHL Third Star of the Week | February 11, 2019 |
| Patrick Kane | NHL Second Star of the Month | March 1, 2019 |
| Brendan Perlini | NHL Second Star of the Week | 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 | Details |
| June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) | To Arizona CoyotesTOR 3rd-round pick in 2018 CBJ 5th-round pick in 2018 | To Chicago BlackhawksCGY 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
| June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) | To Montreal Canadiens5th-round pick in 2018 | To Chicago Blackhawks5th-round pick in 2019 |
| June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24) | To Vancouver CanucksTanner Kero | To Chicago BlackhawksMichael Chaput |
| June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27) | To Columbus Blue JacketsJean-Francois Berube | To Chicago BlackhawksJordan Schroeder |
| July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12) | To Arizona CoyotesVinnie Hinostroza Marian Hossa Jordan Oesterle 3rd-round pick in 2019 | To Chicago BlackhawksAndrew Campbell MacKenzie Entwistle Marcus Kruger Jordan Maletta 5th-round pick in 2019 |
| November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25) | To Arizona CoyotesNick Schmaltz | To Chicago BlackhawksDylan Strome Brendan Perlini |
| December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30) | To Edmonton OilersBrandon Manning Robin Norell | To Chicago BlackhawksDrake Caggiula Jason Garrison |
| January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11) | To Tampa Bay LightningJan Rutta 7th-round pick in 2019 | To Chicago BlackhawksSlater Koekkoek 5th-round pick in 2019 |
| January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) | To Los Angeles KingsARI 5th-round pick in 2019 | To Chicago BlackhawksDominik Kubalik |
| February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18) | To New York RangersDarren Raddysh | To Chicago BlackhawksPeter Holland |
| February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) | To Los Angeles KingsMatt Iacopelli | To Chicago BlackhawksSpencer Watson |
| June 15, 2019 (2019-06-15) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDominik Kahun 5th-round pick in 2019 | To Chicago BlackhawksOlli Maatta |

### Free agents

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

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team | Ref |

### Signings

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

## 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 | Brynas IF (SHL) |
| 1 | 27$^1$ | Nicolas Beaudin | D | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 69 | Jake Wise | C | United States | U.S. NTDP |
| 3 | 74$^2$ | Niklas Nordgren | RW | Finland | HIFK (SM-liiga) |
| 4 | 120$^1$ | Philipp Kurashev | C | Switzerland | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 139$^3$ | Mikael Hakkarainen | LW | Finland | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
| 6 | 162 | Alexis Gravel | G | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 193 | Josiah Slavin | LW | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
Notes:
* 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.
* The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent the Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick (87th overall), and the Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick (142nd overall) to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for this pick. Toronto's third-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on February 19, 2018, that sent Michal Kempny to Washington in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). Columbus's fifth-round pick went to the Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent Artemi Panarin, Tyler Motte and the Islanders' sixth-round pick in 2017 to the Blue Jackets in exchange for Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg and this pick.
* 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.