# 2024–25 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2024–25 Chicago Blackhawks season is the 99th season (98th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.
On December 5, 2024, the Blackhawks fired head coach Luke Richardson and named Anders Sorensen the interim head coach.

## Off-season
### Broadcasting change

On June 3, 2024, The Blackhawks announced they would not renew their contract with NBC Sports Chicago and join the newly established Chicago Sports Network along with the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. The network is available on cable providers, streaming services, and over-the-air.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Winnipeg Jets | 68 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 237 | 156 | +81 | 98 |
| 2 | Dallas Stars | 66 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 35 | 225 | 174 | +51 | 87 |
| 3 | Colorado Avalanche | 68 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 35 | 228 | 197 | +31 | 85 |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild | 67 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 29 | 184 | 194 | −10 | 79 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | 68 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 24 | 202 | 202 | 0 | 73 |
| 6 | Utah Hockey Club | 67 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 190 | 198 | −8 | 71 |
| 7 | Nashville Predators | 66 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 171 | 214 | −43 | 58 |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 67 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 182 | 237 | −55 | 49 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | Minnesota Wild | 67 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 29 | 184 | 194 | −10 | 79 |
| 2 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 67 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 185 | 203 | −18 | 73 |
| 3 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 68 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 24 | 202 | 202 | 0 | 73 |
| 4 | PA | Calgary Flames | 65 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 169 | 190 | −21 | 71 |
| 5 | CE | Utah Hockey Club | 67 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 190 | 198 | −8 | 71 |
| 6 | PA | Anaheim Ducks | 67 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 21 | 179 | 211 | −32 | 65 |
| 7 | PA | Seattle Kraken | 68 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 203 | 221 | −18 | 63 |
| 8 | CE | Nashville Predators | 66 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 171 | 214 | −43 | 58 |
| 9 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 67 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 182 | 237 | −55 | 49 |
| 10 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 68 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 178 | 255 | −77 | 45 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The Blackhawks preseason schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
2024 preseason game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 25Detroit4–2ChicagoWeeksUnited Center10,3540–1–0Recap
2September 27Chicago0–2DetroitSoderblomLittle Caesars Arena11,1750–2–0Recap
3September 28Chicago2–3St. LouisOTMrazekEnterprise Center18,0960–2–1Recap
4October 1Chicago2–7MinnesotaCommessoXcel Energy Center16,8730–3–1Recap
5October 4Minnesota6–1ChicagoMrazekUnited Center10,2920–4–1Recap
6October 5St. Louis2–6ChicagoSoderblomFiserv Forum–1–4–1Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss
  Overtime/shootout loss :

### Regular season

The Blackhawks regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
2024–25 game log :
October: 3–7–1 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–4–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 8Chicago2–5UtahMrazek16,0200–1–00
2October 11Chicago1–2WinnipegOTSoderblom14,5640–1–11
3October 12Chicago5–2EdmontonMrazek18,3471–1–13
4October 15Chicago1–3CalgaryMrazek16,2421–2–13
5October 17San Jose2–4ChicagoMrazek19,0562–2–15
6October 19Buffalo4–2ChicagoSoderblom18,7732–3–15
7October 22Vancouver6–3ChicagoMrazek17,1182–4–15
8October 25Nashville3–2ChicagoMrazek17,7872–5–15
9October 26Chicago2–4DallasMrazek18,5322–6–15
10October 28Chicago5–2ColoradoMrazek18,0103–6–17
11October 31Chicago2–3San JoseMrazek10,3153–7–17 :
November: 5–6–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–4–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 2Chicago4–3Los AngelesSOMrazek17,3144–7–19
13November 3Chicago4–2AnaheimSoderblom16,3525–7–111
14November 6Detroit4–1ChicagoMrazek19,9845–8–111
15November 7Chicago1–3DallasSoderblom18,5325–9–111
16November 10Minnesota1–2ChicagoOTMrazek19,6576–9–113
17November 14Chicago1–3SeattleMrazek17,1516–10–113
18November 16Chicago1–4VancouverSoderblom18,6206–11–113
19November 19Anaheim3–2ChicagoSoderblom17,7126–12–113
20November 21Florida1–3ChicagoMrazek19,1077–12–115
21November 23Chicago2–3PhiladelphiaOTMrazek18,7147–12–216
22November 27Dallas2–6ChicagoMrazek19,1448–12–218
23November 29Chicago2–3MinnesotaMrazek18,5328–13–218 :
December: 4–11–0 (Home: 3–5–0; Road: 1–6–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
24December 1Columbus6–3ChicagoMrazek17,3938–14–218
25December 2Chicago1–4TorontoSoderblom18,5578–15–218
26December 4Boston4–2ChicagoMrazek19,1798–16–218
27December 7Winnipeg4–2ChicagoSoderblom18,5818–17–218
28December 9Chicago2–1NY RangersSoderblom18,0069–17–220
29December 12Chicago4–5NY IslandersSoderblom16,1709–18–220
30December 14Chicago1–4New JerseyCommesso16,5149–19–220
31December 15NY Islanders3–5ChicagoSoderblom19,26410–19–222
32December 17Washington2–3ChicagoSoderblom18,51111–19–224
33December 19Seattle1–3ChicagoSoderblom18,99112–19–226
34December 21Chicago4–6CalgaryMrazek18,76012–20–226
35December 23Chicago3–4MinnesotaSoderblom19,06712–21–226
36December 27Chicago2–6BuffaloMrazek19,07012–22–226
37December 29Dallas5–1ChicagoSoderblom20,62712–23–226
38December 31St. Louis6–2ChicagoMrazek40,93312–24–226 :
January: 4–6–3 (Home: 3–4–2; Road: 1–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
39January 3Montreal2–4ChicagoSoderblom19,62013–24–228
40January 5NY Rangers6–2ChicagoSoderblom18,81913–25–228
41January 8Colorado1–3ChicagoMrazek17,66714–25–230
42January 10Chicago3–5DetroitMrazek19,51514–26–230
43January 11Edmonton4–3ChicagoSoderblom19,38714–27–230
44January 13Calgary5–2ChicagoMrazek15,96614–28–230
45January 16Chicago2–3NashvilleSOSoderblom17,15914–28–331
46January 18Vegas3–5ChicagoMrazek19,34015–28–333
47January 20Carolina4–3ChicagoOTMrazek15,83115–28–434
48January 24Tampa Bay4–3ChicagoOTSoderblom18,97515–28–535
49January 26Minnesota4–2ChicagoMrazek18,70115–29–535
50January 28Chicago4–1Tampa BaySoderblom19,09216–29–537
51January 30Chicago2–3CarolinaSoderblom18,89616–30–537 :
February: 1–5–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 0–4–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
52February 1Chicago1–5FloridaMrazek19,45716–31–537
53February 5Edmonton4–3ChicagoOTSoderblom17,10316–31–638
54February 7Nashville2–6ChicagoMrazek19,34717–31–640
55February 8Chicago5–6St. LouisSOSoderblom18,09617–31–741
56February 22Chicago1–5ColumbusMrazek18,80917–32–741
57February 23Toronto5–2ChicagoSoderblom19,19917–33–741
58February 25Chicago1–2UtahSoderblom11,13117–34–741
59February 27Chicago5–7VegasSoderblom18,29017–35–741 :
March: 3–3–2 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 1–3–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
60March 1Chicago6–3AnaheimSoderblom17,17418–35–743
61March 3Los Angeles1–5ChicagoKnight16,25419–35–745
62March 5Ottawa4–3ChicagoOTSoderblom17,43219–35–846
63March 7Utah3–4ChicagoOTKnight19,41420–35–848
64March 8Chicago2–3NashvilleOTSoderblom17,15920–35–949
65March 10Chicago0–3ColoradoKnight18,07220–36–949
66March 13Chicago2–4San JoseKnight13,54620–37–949
67March 15Chicago2–6VancouverSoderblom18,84720–38–949
68March 18SeattleChicago
69March 20Los AngelesChicago
70March 22ChicagoSt. Louis
71March 23PhiladelphiaChicago
72March 26New JerseyChicago
73March 28VegasChicago
74March 30UtahChicago :
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
75April 2ColoradoChicago
76April 4ChicagoWashington
77April 6PittsburghChicago
78April 8ChicagoPittsburgh
79April 10ChicagoBoston
80April 12WinnipegChicago
81April 14ChicagoMontreal
82April 15ChicagoOttawa :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Roster

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Updated March 10, 2025
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 98 | Connor Bedard | C | R | 19 | 2023 | North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 59 | Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | L | 30 | 2024 | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 78 | T. J. Brodie | D | L | 34 | 2024 | Chatham, Ontario |
| 39 | Laurent Brossoit | G | L | 31 | 2024 | Port Alberni, British Columbia |
| 46 | Louis Crevier | D | R | 23 | 2020 | Quebec City, Quebec |
| 28 | Colton Dach | C | L | 22 | 2021 | Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta |
| 38 | Ethan Del Mastro | D | L | 22 | 2021 | Burlington, Ontario |
| 16 | Jason Dickinson | C | L | 29 | 2022 | Georgetown, Ontario |
| 8 | Ryan Donato | C | L | 28 | 2023 | Scituate, Massachusetts |
| 17 | Nick Foligno (C) | LW | L | 37 | 2023 | Buffalo, New York |
| 44 | Wyatt Kaiser | D | L | 22 | 2020 | Andover, Minnesota |
| 30 | Spencer Knight | G | L | 23 | 2025 | Darien, Connecticut |
| 23 | Philipp Kurashev | C | L | 25 | 2018 | Münsingen, Switzerland |
| 55 | Artyom Levshunov | D | R | 19 | 2024 | Zhlobin, Belarus |
| 77 | Patrick Maroon | LW | L | 36 | 2024 | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 25 | Alec Martinez (A) | D | L | 37 | 2024 | Rochester Hills, Michigan |
| 95 | Ilya Mikheyev | RW | L | 30 | 2024 | Omsk, Russia |
| 5 | Connor Murphy (A) | D | R | 31 | 2017 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 91 | Frank Nazar | C | R | 21 | 2022 | Mount Clemens, Michigan |
| 73 | Lukas Reichel | LW | L | 22 | 2020 | Nuremberg, Germany |
| 84 | Landon Slaggert | LW | L | 22 | 2020 | South Bend, Indiana |
| 40 | Arvid Soderblom | G | L | 25 | 2021 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 86 | Teuvo Teravainen | C | L | 30 | 2024 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 90 | Joe Veleno | C | L | 25 | 2025 | Kirkland, Quebec |
| 72 | Alex Vlasic | D | L | 23 | 2019 | Wilmette, Illinois |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Nolan Allan | 1st NHL game | October 8, 2024 |
| Seth Jones | 800th NHL game | October 12, 2024 |
| Alex Vlasic | 100th NHL game | October 12, 2024 |
| Lukas Reichel | 100th NHL game | October 17, 2024 |
| Taylor Hall | 700th NHL point | October 22, 2024 |
| Nolan Allan | 1st NHL point 1st NHL assist | October 25, 2024 |
| Petr Mrazek | 400th NHL game | November 2, 2024 |
| Taylor Hall | 5th NHL Hat-trick | November 27, 2024 |
| Louis Crevier | 1st NHL goal | November 27, 2024 |
| Patrick Maroon | 800th NHL game | November 29, 2024 |
| Connor Murphy | 700th NHL game | November 29, 2024 |
| Drew Commesso | 1st NHL game | December 12, 2024 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | 700th NHL game | December 14, 2024 |
| Connor Bedard | 100th NHL game | December 17, 2024 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 300th NHL game | December 17, 2024 |
| Nolan Allan | 1st NHL goal | December 19, 2024 |
| Frank Nazar | 1st NHL assist | December 23, 2024 |
| Colton Dach | 1st NHL game | January 3, 2025 |
| Wyatt Kaiser | 1st NHL goal | January 5, 2025 |
| Colton Dach | 1st NHL point 1st NHL assist | January 8, 2025 |
| Connor Bedard | 100th NHL point | January 13, 2025 |
| Ryan Donato | 100th NHL assist | January 18, 2025 |
| Nick Foligno | 1200th NHL game | January 18, 2025 |
| Colton Dach | 1st NHL goal | January 24, 2025 |
| Ethan Del Mastro | 1st NHL point 1st NHL assist | January 26, 2025 |
| Philipp Kurashev | 300th NHL game | January 26, 2025 |
| Ryan Donato | 200th NHL point | February 7, 2025 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | 500th NHL point | February 23, 2025 |
| Ethan Del Mastro | 1st NHL goal | February 27, 2025 |
| T. J. Brodie | 300th NHL assist | March 1, 2025 |
| Alec Martinez | 200th NHL assist | March 1, 2025 |
| Ryan Donato | 100th NHL goal | March 5, 2025 |
| Artyom Levshunov | 1st NHL game | March 10, 2025 |

### Records

Regular season :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| Landon Slaggert | Fastest goal to start a game in franchise history (7 seconds) | February 1, 2025 |
| Frank Nazar | First rookie to score a penalty shot goal in franchise history | March 7, 2025 |

## Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

### Key

† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details | Ref |
| June 28, 2024 | To Carolina Hurricanes2nd-round pick in 2024 (#34 overall) NYI 2nd-round pick in 2024 (#50 overall) | To Chicago Blackhawks1st-round pick in 2024 (#27 overall) | |
| June 29, 2024 | To Carolina Hurricanes3rd-round pick in 2025 | To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-round pick in 2024 (#92 overall) | |

#### Notes
### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Tyler Bertuzzi | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | T. J. Brodie | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Laurent Brossoit | Winnipeg Jets | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Patrick Maroon | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Alec Martinez | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Craig Smith | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Teuvo Teravainen | Carolina Hurricanes | 3-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Mike Hardman | New Jersey Devils | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Reese Johnson | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Taylor Raddysh | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Colin Blackwell | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | MacKenzie Entwistle | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Luke Philp | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Filip Roos | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) | Jaycob Megna | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) | Jaxson Stauber | Utah Hockey Club | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 10, 2024 (2024-09-10) | Jarred Tinordi | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 4, 2024 (2024-11-4) | Tyler Johnson | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Ref |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Joey Anderson | 2-year | |
| July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) | Artyom Levshunov | 3-year† | |

## Draft picks

Below are the Chicago Blackhawks's selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 2 | Artyom Levshunov | D | Belarus | Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten) |
| 1 | 18 | Sacha Boisvert | C | Canada | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
| 1 | 27 | Marek Vanacker | LW | Canada | Brantford Bulldogs (OHL) |
| 3 | 67 | John Mustard | LW | Canada | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 3 | 72 | A.J. Spellacy | RW | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 3 | 93 | Jack Pridham | RW | Canada | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) |
| 5 | 138 | Joel Svensson | C | Sweden | Växjö Lakers (J20 Nationell) |
| 6 | 163 | Ty Henry | D | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
Notes:
* ↑ The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on May 24, 2024, that sent Tampa Bay's first-round pick and Los Angeles and Vancouver's second-round picks in 2024 to the Islanders in exchange for a second-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
* ↑ The Carolina Hurricanes' first-round pick went to the Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a second-round pick in 2024 (34th overall) and the Islanders' second-round pick in 2024 (50th overall) to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
* ↑ The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.
* ↑ Carolina's third-round pick went to the Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent a third-round pick in 2025 to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
* ↑ The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the Blackhawks as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Ryan Carpenter to Calgary in exchange for this pick.