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 eliminated from playoff contention on April 2, 2019, when the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Edmonton Oilers. It is also the first time since the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons that the Blackhawks have missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.
2018 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 18 	@ Columbus 	1–4 	 	Ward 	Nationwide Arena 	10,422 	0–1–0 	L1
2 	September 20 	@ Detroit 	2–4 	 	Lankinen 	Little Caesars Arena 	16,475 	0–2–0 	L2
3 	September 21 	@ Ottawa 	5–2 	 	Tomkins 	Canadian Tire Centre 	7,891 	1–2–0 	W1
4 	September 25 	Detroit 	6–8 	 	Forsberg 	United Center 	19,864 	1–3–0 	L1
5 	September 27 	Ottawa 	1–2 	 	Forsberg 	United Center 	20,239 	1–4–0 	L2
6 	September 29 	Columbus 	4–1 	 	Ward 	United Center 	20,594 	2–4–0 	W1
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
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October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	@ Ottawa 	4–3 	OT 	Ward 	Canadian Tire Centre 	15,858 	1–0–0 	2 	W1
2 	October 6 	@ St. Louis 	5–4 	OT 	Ward 	Enterprise Center 	17,429 	2–0–0 	4 	W2
3 	October 7 	Toronto 	6–7 	OT 	Ward 	United Center 	21,812 	2–0–1 	5 	O1
4 	October 11 	@ Minnesota 	3–4 	OT 	Ward 	Xcel Energy Center 	18,652 	2–0–2 	6 	O2
5 	October 13 	St. Louis 	4–3 	OT 	Ward 	United Center 	21,634 	3–0–2 	8 	W1
6 	October 18 	Arizona 	1–4 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	21,210 	3–1–2 	8 	L1
7 	October 20 	@ Columbus 	4–1 	 	Crawford 	Nationwide Arena 	17,005 	4–1–2 	10 	W1
8 	October 21 	Tampa Bay 	3–6 	 	Ward 	United Center 	21,012 	4–2–2 	10 	L1
9 	October 23 	Anaheim 	3–1 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	20,900 	5–2–2 	12 	W1
10 	October 25 	NY Rangers 	4–1 	 	Crawford 	United Center 	21,280 	6–2–2 	14 	W2
11 	October 27 	@ St. Louis 	3–7 	 	Crawford 	Enterprise Center 	17,201 	6–3–2 	14 	L1
12 	October 28 	Edmonton 	1–2 	OT 	Ward 	United Center 	20,987 	6–3–3 	15 	O1
13 	October 31 	@ Vancouver 	2–4 	 	Crawford 	Rogers Arena 	16,955 	6–4–3 	15 	L1
===Detailed records===
Western Conference 	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts 	 	
Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	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 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	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 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts 	 	
Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	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	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	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	 	 	 	 	 	
 	81	44	66	110	2 	22
 	82	35	46	81 	2 	40
 	82	41	35	76 	0 	15
 	79	17	43	60 	–6 	34
† 	58	17	34	51 	2 	14
 	80	23	24	47 	–9 	12
 	82	6 	34	40 	13 	70
 	78	15	22	37 	–2 	14
 	82	13	24	37 	10 	6
 	78	5 	23	28 	–6 	41
 	63	4 	15	19 	–6 	14
† 	46	12	3 	15 	–12	20
 	52	5 	8 	13 	12 	40
† 	26	5 	7 	12 	3 	12
 	74	4 	8 	12 	–2 	30
 	38	0 	12	12 	–7 	16
‡ 	23	2 	9 	11 	–4 	6
 	56	5 	5 	10 	–7 	23
 	43	3 	6 	9 	–9 	30
 	33	0 	8 	8 	2 	0
 	24	3 	3 	6 	–6 	2
‡ 	23	2 	4 	6 	0 	12
 	38	0 	6 	6 	9 	6
 	54	3 	2 	5 	–12	27
† 	22	1 	4 	5 	4 	10
 	24	1 	3 	4 	–5 	14
‡ 	27	1 	2 	3 	–14	21
 	15	0 	1 	1 	–8 	8
 	10	0 	1 	1 	–4 	15
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	–2 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	33	29	1,882:03	16	12	4	115	3.67	1,113	.897	0	0	1	4
 	39	39	2,212:51	14	18	5	108	2.93	1,176	.908	2	0	4	0
 	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
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	October 8, 2018
 	NHL Third Star of the Month 	November 1, 2018
 	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
 	1st career NHL game 	October 4, 2018
 	1st career NHL game 	October 4, 2018
 	1st career NHL game 	October 4, 2018
Henri Jokiharju	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	October 6, 2018
Dominik Kahun 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	October 7, 2018
Dominik Kahun 	1st career NHL goal 	October 11, 2018
 	1,000th career NHL game 	October 13, 2018
 	800th career NHL game 	October 23, 2018
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	October 31, 2018
 	300th career NHL goal 	November 4, 2018
 	1st career NHL game coached 	November 8, 2018
 	100th career NHL game 	November 12, 2018
Jeremy Colliton	1st career head coaching win 	November 14, 2018
Duncan Keith 	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
 	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 	Ref
 	To Arizona CoyotesTOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018CBJ's 5th-round pick in 2018 	To Chicago BlackhawksCGY's 3rd-round pick in 2018 	
 	To Montreal Canadiens5th-round pick in 2018 	To Chicago Blackhawks5th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksTanner Kero 	To Chicago BlackhawksMichael Chaput 	
 	To Columbus Blue JacketsJean-Francois Berube 	To Chicago BlackhawksJordan Schroeder 	
 	To Arizona CoyotesVinnie HinostrozaMarian HossaJordan Oesterle3rd-round pick in 2019	To Chicago BlackhawksAndrew CampbellMacKenzie EntwistleMarcus KrugerJordan Maletta5th-round pick in 2019	
 	To Arizona CoyotesNick Schmaltz 	To Chicago BlackhawksDylan StromeBrendan Perlini 	
 	To Edmonton OilersBrandon ManningRobin Norell 	To Chicago BlackhawksDrake CaggiulaJason Garrison 	
 	To Tampa Bay LightningJan Rutta7th-round pick in 2019 	To Chicago BlackhawksSlater Koekkoek5th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsARI's 5th-round pick in 2019 	To Chicago BlackhawksDominik Kubalik 	
 	To New York RangersDarren Raddysh 	To Chicago BlackhawksPeter Holland 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsMatt Iacopelli 	To Chicago BlackhawksSpencer Watson 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsDominik Kahun5th-round pick in 2019 	To Chicago BlackhawksOlli Maatta 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Michael Chaput 	to Montreal Canadiens 	2-year 	
 	Adam Clendening 	to Columbus Blue Jackets 	1-year 	
 	Chris Kunitz 	from Tampa Bay Lightning 	1-year 	
 	Brandon Manning 	from Philadelphia Flyers 	2-year 	
 	Cam Ward 	from Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year 	
 	Anthony Duclair 	to Columbus Blue Jackets 	1-year 	
 	Lance Bouma 	to Genève-Servette (NL) 	1-year 	
 	Cody Franson 	to Avangard Omsk (KHL) 	2-year 	
 	Brandon Davidson	from New York Islanders 	1-year 	
 	Brandon Hagel 	from Buffalo Sabres 	3-year 	
 	Tomas Jurco 	to Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Reese Johnson 	from Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 	3-year 	
 	Victor Ejdsell 	to Färjestad BK (SHL) 	2-year 	
 	Jordan Schroeder	to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) 	1-year 	
 	Peter Holland 	to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)	2-year 	
 	Anton Wedin 	from Timrå IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) 	1-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player	Team	Ref
 	 	 	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Jordan Maletta	Mutual termination	
 	Jason Garrison	Mutual termination	
 	Luc Snuggerud 	Mutual termination	
===Retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Patrick Sharp	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Adam Boqvist 	3-year 	
 	MacKenzie Entwistle	3-year 	
 	Nicolas Beaudin 	3-year 	
 	Collin Delia 	3-year 	
 	Philipp Kurashev 	3-year 	
 	Chad Krys 	3-year 	
 	Carl Dahlstrom 	2-year 	
 	Mikael Hakkarainen 	3-year 	
 	Tim Soderlund 	3-year 	
 	Slater Koekkoek 	1-year 	
 	Dominik Kubalik 	1-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Chicago Blackhawks's 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 	Brynäs IF (SHL)
1 	271 	Nicolas Beaudin 	D 	Canada 	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
3 	69 	Jake Wise 	C 	United States	U.S. NTDP
3 	742 	Niklas Nordgren 	RW 	Finland 	HIFK (SM-liiga)
4 	1201	Philipp Kurashev 	C 	Switzerland 	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
5 	1393	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 (142nd overall) to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for this pick. The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks 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). The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Chicago 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 Columbus 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.
==References==
2018–19
Category:2018–19 NHL season by team