# 2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 88th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks were attempting to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, a feat that had not been accomplished in the NHL since the Detroit Red Wings won consecutive championships in 1997 and 1998.

## Regular season

As the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Blackhawks kicked off the 2013–14 regular season on October 1, 2013, with a 30-minute Banner Raising Ceremony at the United Center to celebrate its historical 2012–13 season. Banners were raised to mark the Blackhawks's clinch of the Central Division, Western Conference, Presidents' Trophy and the Stanley Cup Championship. The Blackhawks then went on to defeat the Washington Capitals in its home opener, and became the first team since the 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins to do so. However, unlike the previous season where the Blackhawks were undefeated for the first six games of the season, they quickly fell against the Tampa Bay Lightning and division rival St. Louis Blues in the next two games.
On October 15, with a win against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Blackhawks celebrated its 2,500th regular season win in franchise history.
On January 29, with a win against the Vancouver Canucks, Joel Quenneville reached 693 coaching wins, moving him into sole possession of 3rd place in all-time wins.
On February 3, the Blackhawks played their 6,000th regular season game in franchise history with a 5–3 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
On March 1, the Blackhawks played in their 2nd outdoor game in franchise history at Soldier Field, Home of the Chicago Bears football team. The outdoor game was in part of the new NHL Stadium Series. The Blackhawks hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins as Captains Jonathan Toews and Sidney Crosby would play against each other for the first time ever. In front of a sold out crowd of 62,921, The Blackhawks defeated the Penguins 5-1 in a classic winter storm setting.
On March 19, with a win against the rival St. Louis Blues, Joel Quenneville reached 700 coaching wins.

## Standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 47 | 250 | 220 | +30 | 112 |
| 2 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 43 | 248 | 191 | +57 | 111 |
| 3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 40 | 267 | 220 | +47 | 107 |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 207 | 206 | +1 | 98 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 36 | 235 | 228 | +7 | 91 |
| 6 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 36 | 216 | 242 | −26 | 88 |
| 7 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 237 | −10 | 84 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
2013–14 season :

### Detailed records

Western Conference :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts. | Goals scored | Goals allowed |
| Central Division |||||||
| Chicago Blackhawks | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colorado Avalanche | 1–1–1 | 0–2–0 | 1–3–1 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Dallas Stars | 1–1–0 | 3–0–0 | 4–1–0 | 8 | 20 | 11 |
| Minnesota Wild | 1–1–0 | 1–2–0 | 2–3–0 | 4 | 15 | 14 |
| Nashville Predators | 0–2–0 | 1–2–0 | 1–4–0 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| St. Louis Blues | 2–0–1 | 0–1–1 | 2–1–2 | 6 | 17 | 14 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 1–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 3–1–0 | 6 | 16 | 8 |
| | 6–6–2 | 7–7–1 | 13–13–3 | 29 | 94 | 84 |
| Pacific Division |||||||
| Anaheim Ducks | 1–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–1 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Calgary Flames | 0–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–2 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 6 | 15 | 8 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Phoenix Coyotes | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| San Jose Sharks | 1–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–2 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 0–0–1 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | 7–0–4 | 7–1–2 | 14–1–6 | 34 | 68 | 47 |
Eastern Conference :
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts. | Goals scored | Goals allowed |
| Atlantic Division |||||||
| Boston Bruins | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Florida Panthers | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Ottawa Senators | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–2 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| | 7–0–1 | 2–3–3 | 9–3–4 | 22 | 50 | 48 |
| Metropolitan Division |||||||
| Carolina Hurricanes | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| New Jersey Devils | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| New York Islanders | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| New York Rangers | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Washington Capitals | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| | 7–1–0 | 3–3–2 | 10–4–2 | 22 | 55 | 41 |

## Playoffs

The Blackhawks qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. After finishing third in the Central division and fifth in the Western Conference, the Blackhawks played against the St. Louis Blues, who finished second in the Central Division and fourth in the Western Conference in the season's new playoff format.
During the first round against the St. Louis Blues the Blackhawks fell to an early 2–0 deficit in the series with two overtime losses of 4–3 each in St. Louis. The Blackhawks would rally back with 4 consecutive wins to win the best of 7 series. In game 3, Corey Crawford's stellar performance earned him a 2–0 shutout and the 1st star of the game. In Game 4, the Blackhawks had a 2–1 lead until the Blues tied the game with 4.6 seconds left in the 2nd period. The Blues would take the lead in the 3rd period with 7:33 left. The Blackhawks tied the game at 3 with Bryan Bickell's redirect with 3:52 left. In overtime Patrick Kane would score the game-winning goal with 8:43 left. With the series tied 2, game 5 would return to St. Louis with another overtime game as Jonathan Toews scored on a breakaway with 12:25 left to take a 3–2 series lead back to Chicago. In game 6 the Blackhawks would take 1–1 tie into the 3rd period. The Blackhawks would score four goals from Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp, Andrew Shaw and Duncan Keith to win the game 5–1 and the series 4–2.
The Blackhawks played the Minnesota Wild in the Second Round, a rematch of 2013 Conference Quarterfinals where the Blackhawks won in 5 games. This time around, the Blackhawks won in 6 games.
On May 4, Joel Quenneville won his 800th coached NHL game for both the regular season and playoffs combined. The Blackhawks won Game 2 against the Wild 4–1.
In a back-and-forth series against the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Finals for the second straight season, the Blackhawks lost in 7 games.
2014 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Patrick Sharp | 82 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 13 | 40 |
| Patrick Kane | 69 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 7 | 22 |
| Jonathan Toews | 76 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 26 | 34 |
| Duncan Keith | 79 | 6 | 55 | 61 | 22 | 28 |
| Marian Hossa | 72 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 28 | 20 |
| Brandon Saad | 78 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 20 | 20 |
| Brent Seabrook | 82 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 23 | 22 |
| Andrew Shaw | 80 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 76 |
| Nick Leddy | 82 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 10 |
| Kris Versteeg$^†$ | 63 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 27 |
| Marcus Kruger | 81 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 36 |
| Ben Smith | 75 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 2 |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | 81 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 34 |
| Michal Handzus | 59 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Johnny Oduya | 77 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| Bryan Bickell | 59 | 11 | 4 | 15 | −6 | 28 |
| Brandon Bollig | 82 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −1 | 92 |
| Brandon Pirri$^‡$ | 28 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Jeremy Morin | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| Michal Rozsival | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
| Sheldon Brookbank | 48 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 52 |
| Peter Regin$^†$ | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Michael Kostka$^‡$ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Joakim Nordstrom | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Matt Carey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| David Rundblad$^†$ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Brad Mills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hayes$^‡$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 82 | 253 | 445 | 698 | 208 | 667 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Patrick Kane | 19 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 8 |
| Jonathan Toews | 19 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 8 |
| Brandon Saad | 19 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Brent Seabrook | 16 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| Marian Hossa | 19 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Duncan Keith | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Bryan Bickell | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| Patrick Sharp | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
| Andrew Shaw | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Johnny Oduya | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −1 | 8 |
| Ben Smith | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Michal Rozsival | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −2 | 8 |
| Nick Leddy | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −3 | 6 |
| Marcus Kruger | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 14 |
| Michal Handzus | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −8 | 8 |
| Kris Versteeg | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5 | 4 |
| Sheldon Brookbank | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Brandon Bollig | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 16 |
| Jeremy Morin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Peter Regin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Joakim Nordstrom | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 58 | 104 | 162 | 1 | 163 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Corey Crawford | 59 | 56 | 3395:01 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 128 | 2.26 | 1533 | .917 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Antti Raanta | 25 | 22 | 1396:40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 2.71 | 610 | .897 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nikolai Khabibulin | 4 | 4 | 167:39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5.00 | 74 | .811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Simpson | 1 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 7 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 82 | 4979:20 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 207 | 2.49 | 2224 | .907 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Corey Crawford | 19 | 19 | 1234:00 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 2.53 | 590 | .912 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and milestones
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Reached |
| Duncan Keith | James Norris Trophy | June 24, 2014 |
| Duncan Keith | 2013-14 NHL First All-Star Team | June 24, 2014 |

### Milestones
## Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 30, 2013 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Bolland | To Chicago Blackhawks2nd round pick in 2013 ANA's 4th round pick in 2013 4th round pick in 2014 |
| June 30, 2013 | To Winnipeg JetsMichael Frolik | To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-round pick in 2013 5th-round pick in 2013 |
| June 30, 2013 | To San Jose SharksANA's 4th-round pick in 2013 5th-round pick in 2013 | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-round pick in 2013 5th-round pick in 2014 |
| July 16, 2013 | To Los Angeles KingsDaniel Carcillo | To Chicago BlackhawksConditional 6th-round pick in 2015 |
| November 14, 2013 | To Florida PanthersJimmy Hayes Dylan Olsen | To Chicago BlackhawksKris Versteeg Philippe Lefebvre |
| December 6, 2013 | To New York RangersKyle Beach | To Chicago BlackhawksBrandon Mashinter |
| December 14, 2013 | To Edmonton OilersFuture considerations | To Chicago BlackhawksJason LaBarbera |
| February 6, 2014 | To New York Islanders4th-round pick in 2014 | To Chicago BlackhawksPierre-Marc Bouchard Peter Regin |
| February 26, 2014 | To Minnesota WildBrad Winchester | To Chicago BlackhawksBrian Connelly |
| March 2, 2014 | To Florida PanthersBrandon Pirri | To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-round pick in 2014 5th-round pick in 2016 |
| March 4, 2014 | To Phoenix Coyotes2nd-round pick in 2014 | To Chicago BlackhawksDavid Rundblad Mathieu Brisebois |
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Bryan BickellJune 30, 20134 years, $16 million
Nick LeddyJuly 3, 20132 years, $5.4 million
Michal HandzusJuly 5, 20131 year, $1 million
Michal RozsivalJuly 5, 20132 years, $4.4 million
Marcus KrugerJuly 12, 20132 years, $2.65 million
Ryan StantonJuly 16, 20132 years, $1.1 million
Kyle BeachJuly 17, 20131 year, $550,000
Drew LeblancJuly 19, 20132 years, $1.15 million
Teuvo TeravainenAugust 22, 20133 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Corey CrawfordSeptember 2, 20136 years, $36 million contract extension
Niklas HjalmarssonSeptember 4, 20135 years, $20.5 million contract extension
Andrew ShawNovember 12, 20132 years, $4 million contract extension
Ryan HartmanNovember 18, 20133 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Brandon BolligMarch 3, 20143 years, $3.75 million contract extension
Dillon FournierMarch 10, 20143 years, $2.1275 million entry-level contract
Brandon MashinterMarch 19, 20142 years, $1.125 million contract extension
Stephen JohnsApril 2, 20142 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

The Blackhawks had the following picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 30 | Ryan Hartman | RW | United States | Plymouth (OHL) |
| 2 | 51 | Carl Dahlstrom | D | Sweden | Linkopings Jr. (Sweden-Jr.) |
| 3 | 74 | John Hayden | C | United States | USA NTDP (USHL) |
| 4 | 111 | Robin Norell | D | Sweden | Djurgarden U18 (Sweden-Jr.) |
| 4 | 121 | Tyler Motte | C | United States | USA NTDP (USHL) |
| 5 | 134 | Luke Johnson | C | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
| 6 | 181 | Anthony Louis | C | United States | USA NTDP (USHL) |
| 7 | 211 | Robin Press | D | Sweden | Sodertalje SK (Sweden-2) |

### Draft notes

* The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Dave Bolland to Toronto in exchange for Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 (117th overall), Edmonton's fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
* Chicago's second-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets, as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012, that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago, in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2013, and this pick.
* The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Michael Frolik to Winnipeg in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2013 (134th overall) and this pick.
* Chicago's third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets, as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012, that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago, in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick in 2013, and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 (117th overall) and a fifth-round pick in 2013 (151st overall) to San Jose in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
* The Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Michael Frolik to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (74th overall) and this pick.
* The Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 (111th overall) and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Chicago in exchange for Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 (117th overall) and this pick.