2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 97th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks were led by first-year head coach Luke Richardson.
On March 18, 2023, the Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention after a 4–2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on August 3, 2022.
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# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 27 	St. Louis 	1–4 	 	Mrazek 	United Center 	10,317 	0–1–0 	 	
2 	September 28 	@ Detroit 	4–2 	 	Soderblom 	Little Caesars Arena 	12,782 	1–1–0 	 	
3 	October 1 	Detroit 	0–3 	 	Stalock 	United Center 	15,735 	1–2–0 	 	
4 	October 2 	Minnesota 	0–3 	 	Mrazek 	Fiserv Forum 	15,178 	1–3–0 	 	
5 	October 6 	@ Minnesota 	1–4 	 	Stalock 	Xcel Energy Center 	14,003 	1–4–0 	 	
6 	October 8 	@ St. Louis 	0–6 	 	Mrazek 	Enterprise Center 	18,096 	1–5–0 	 	
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
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# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 12 	@ Colorado 	2–5 	 	Mrazek 	18,143 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 13 	@ Vegas 	0–1 	 	Stalock 	18,467 	0–2–0 	0 	
3 	October 15 	@ San Jose 	5–2 	 	Mrazek 	15,219 	1–2–0 	2 	
4 	October 21 	Detroit 	4–3 	OT 	Stalock 	18,753 	2–2–0 	4 	
5 	October 23 	Seattle 	5–4 	 	Stalock 	14,892 	3–2–0 	6 	
6 	October 25 	Florida 	4–2 	 	Stalock 	12,859 	4–2–0 	8 	
7 	October 27 	Edmonton 	5–6 	 	Stalock 	13,685 	4–3–0 	8 	
8 	October 29 	@ Buffalo 	3–4 	OT 	Soderblom 	14,547 	4–3–1 	9 	
9 	October 30 	Minnesota 	3–4 	SO 	Stalock 	14,149 	4–3–2 	10 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
‡ 	57	17	29	46	−8 	76
‡ 	54	16	29	45	−23	10
 	46	14	14	28	−24	37
 	47	6 	20	26	−24	26
 	57	14	11	25	−18	10
 	57	8 	15	23	−28	10
‡ 	51	10	11	21	−10	28
 	56	12	8 	20	−18	28
 	53	8 	12	20	−16	20
 	31	7 	12	19	0 	12
‡ 	54	2 	17	19	+6 	27
 	48	2 	9 	11	−16	26
 	57	5 	4 	9 	−2 	49
 	51	2 	7 	9 	−16	6
 	46	2 	5 	7 	−7 	10
 	46	4 	2 	6 	−12	36
 	29	3 	3 	6 	−5 	18
 	33	2 	4 	6 	−5 	23
 	27	2 	3 	5 	−6 	20
 	21	1 	4 	5 	−9 	4
 	13	1 	3 	4 	−9 	5
‡ 	57	0 	4 	4 	−24	14
 	15	1 	2 	3 	−7 	4
 	4 	1 	2 	3 	+2 	0
 	5 	2 	0 	2 	+1 	0
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	+1 	2
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	4
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	26	26	1,476:39	7	15	2	95	3.86	846	.888	0	0	1	4
 	14	12	732:41 	6	6 	1	33	2.70	403	.918	1	0	0	4
 	6 	6 	363:30 	5	1 	0	17	2.81	191	.911	0	0	0	0
 	15	13	835:14 	2	10	2	48	3.45	453	.894	0	0	0	0
‡ 	1 	0 	20:00 	0	0 	0	1 	3.00	13 	.923	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.
==Roster==
==Transactions==
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2023-24 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Ottawa SenatorsAlex DeBrincat 	To Chicago Blackhawks1st-round pick in 20222nd-round pick in 2022 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensKirby Dach 	To Chicago BlackhawksNYI 1st-round pick in 20223rd-round pick in 2022 	
 	To Toronto Maple Leafs2nd-round pick in 2022 	To Chicago BlackhawksPetr Mrazek1st-round pick in 2022 	
 	To Arizona CoyotesEDM 3rd-round pick in 2022 	To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Pittsburgh Penguins6th-round pick in 2022 	To Chicago BlackhawksLiam Gorman 	
 	To Carolina Hurricanes6th-round pick in 2023 	To Chicago Blackhawks6th-round pick in 2022 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksRiley Stillman 	To Chicago BlackhawksJason Dickinson2nd-round pick in 2024 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensNicolas Beaudin 	To Chicago BlackhawksCam Hillis 	
 	To Philadelphia FlyersEvan Barratt 	To Chicago BlackhawksCooper Zech 	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsFuture considerations 	To Chicago BlackhawksNikita Zaitsev2nd-round pick in 20234th-round pick in 2026 	
 	To Anaheim DucksJosiah Slavin 	To Chicago BlackhawksHunter Drew 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheJack Johnson 	To Chicago BlackhawksAndreas Englund 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsSam LaffertyJake McCabe*Conditional 5th-round pick in 2024Conditional 5th-round in 2025	To Chicago BlackhawksJoey AndersonPavel GogolevConditional 1st-round pick in 20252nd-round pick in 2026 	
 	To Arizona CoyotesPatrick Kane* 	To Chicago BlackhawksVili Saarijarvi 	
 	To New York RangersCooper Zech 	To Chicago BlackhawksAndy Welinskiconditional 2nd-round pick in 2023 or       1st-round pick in 2024 or       1st-round pick in 20254th-round pick in 2025	
 	To Buffalo SabresFuture considerations 	To Chicago BlackhawksAnders Bjork 	
 	To Anaheim DucksDylan Sikura 	To Chicago BlackhawksMaxim Golod 	
 	To Dallas StarsMax DomiDylan Wells 	To Chicago BlackhawksAnton Khudobin2nd-round pick in 2025 	
March 3, 2023	To Los Angeles KingsFuture considerations 	To Chicago BlackhawksAustin Wagner 	
Notes:
* Chicago retains 50% of McCabe's remaining contract
* Chicago retains 50% of Kane's remaining contract
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Andreas Athanasiou	Los Angeles Kings 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Colin Blackwell 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Max Domi 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Luke Philp 	Calgary Flames 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Brett Seney 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Alex Stalock 	San Jose Sharks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Dylan Sikura 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Buddy Robinson 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jack Johnson 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Cole Guttman 	Denver Pioneers (NCHC)	2-year	Free agency	
 	Jarred Tinordi 	New York Rangers 	 	Waivers 	
 	Dylan Wells 	Rockford IceHogs (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	David Gust 	Rockford IceHogs (AHL)	2-year	 	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Collin Delia 	Vancouver Canucks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Erik Gustafsson 	Washington Capitals 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Wyatt Kalynuk 	Vancouver Canucks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Dominik Kubalik 	Detroit Red Wings 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Henrik Borgstrom	Washington Capitals 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Kevin Lankinen 	Nashville Predators 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Dylan Strome 	Washington Capitals 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Cale Morris 	Chicago Wolves (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Cam Morrison 	Charlotte Checkers (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Brett Connolly 	HC Lugano (NL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Kurtis Gabriel 	 	 	Retirement 	
 	Calvin de Haan 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year	Free agency	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Jalen Luypen 	3-year	
 	Kevin Korchinski	3-year	
 	Caleb Jones 	1-year	
 	Philipp Kurashev	1-year	
 	Luke Philp 	1-year	
 	Ryder Rolston 	3-year	
 	Wyatt Kaiser 	3-year	
 	Paul Ludwinski 	3-year	
 	Antti Saarela 	2-year	
 	Brett Seney 	1-year	
 	Gavin Hayes 	3-year	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1 	7 	Kevin Korchinski	D 	 	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
1 	13 	Frank Nazar 	C 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
1 	25 	Sam Rinzel 	D 	 	Chaska High School (USHS-MN)
2 	39 	Paul Ludwinski 	C 	 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2 	57 	Ryan Greene 	C 	 	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
3 	66 	Gavin Hayes 	C 	 	Flint Firebirds (OHL)
3 	81 	Samuel Savoie 	LW 	 	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
3 	90 	Aidan Thompson 	C 	 	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6 	173	Dominic James 	LW 	 	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (NCHC)
6 	188	Nils Juntorp 	RW 	 	HV71 (J20 Nationell)
7 	199	Riku Tohila 	C 	 	JYP (U20 SM-sarja)
==References==
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