2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 93rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) 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

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) # 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. 2018–19 game log 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 November: 3–8–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–6–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 1 @ Edmonton 0–4 Ward Rogers Place 18,347 6–5–3 15 L2 15 November 3 @ Calgary 3–5 Crawford Scotiabank Saddledome 18,143 6–6–3 15 L3 16 November 8 Carolina 3–4 Crawford United Center 21,331 6–7–3 15 L4 17 November 10 @ Philadelphia 0–4 Crawford Wells Fargo Center 19,355 6–8–3 15 L5 18 November 12 @ Carolina 2–3 OT Ward PNC Arena 11,221 6–8–4 16 O1 19 November 14 St. Louis 1–0 Crawford United Center 21,401 7–8–4 18 W1 20 November 16 Los Angeles 1–2 SO Crawford United Center 21,227 7–8–5 19 O1 21 November 18 Minnesota 3–1 Crawford United Center 21,373 8–8–5 21 W1 22 November 21 @ Washington 2–4 Crawford Capital One Arena 18,506 8–9–5 21 L1 23 November 23 @ Tampa Bay 2–4 Crawford Amalie Arena 19,092 8–10–5 21 L2 24 November 24 @ Florida 5–4 OT Ward BB&T Center 14,283 9–10–5 23 W1 25 November 27 Vegas 3–8 Crawford United Center 21,460 9–11–5 23 L1 26 November 29 @ Winnipeg 5–6 Crawford Bell MTS Place 15,321 9–12–5 23 L2 December: 6–8–1 (Home: 3–4–1; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 1 @ Nashville 2–5 Ward Bridgestone Arena 17,548 9–13–5 23 L3 28 December 2 Calgary 2–3 Crawford United Center 21,074 9–14–5 23 L4 29 December 5 @ Anaheim 2–4 Crawford Honda Center 15,696 9–15–5 23 L5 30 December 6 @ Vegas 3–4 Crawford T-Mobile Arena 18,494 9–16–5 23 L6 31 December 9 Montreal 2–3 Crawford United Center 21,057 9–17–5 23 L7 32 December 11 @ Winnipeg 3–6 Ward Bell MTS Place 15,321 9–18–5 23 L8 33 December 12 Pittsburgh 6–3 Crawford United Center 21,232 10–18–5 25 W1 34 December 14 Winnipeg 3–4 OT Crawford United Center 21,235 10–18–6 26 O1 35 December 16 San Jose 3–7 Ward United Center 21,237 10–19–6 26 L1 36 December 18 Nashville 2–1 Ward United Center 21,223 11–19–6 28 W1 37 December 20 @ Dallas 5–2 Ward American Airlines Center 18,532 12–19–6 30 W2 38 December 21 @ Colorado 2–1 Delia Pepsi Center 17,850 13–19–6 32 W3 39 December 23 Florida 3–6 Ward United Center 21,789 13–20–6 32 L1 40 December 27 Minnesota 5–2 Delia United Center 21,735 14–20–6 34 W1 41 December 29 @ Colorado 3–2 OT Delia Pepsi Center 18,028 15–20–6 36 W2 January: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 1 Boston 2–4 Ward Notre Dame Stadium 76,126(outdoors) 15–21–6 36 L1 43 January 3 @ NY Islanders 2–3 OT Delia Nassau Coliseum 13,454 15–21–7 37 O1 44 January 6 @ Pittsburgh 5–3 Ward PPG Paints Arena 18,623 16–21–7 39 W1 45 January 7 Calgary 3–4 Delia United Center 21,036 16–22–7 39 L1 46 January 9 Nashville 3–4 OT Delia United Center 21,255 16–22–8 40 O1 47 January 12 Vegas 3–4 OT Delia United Center 21,760 16–22–9 41 O2 48 January 14 @ New Jersey 5–8 Ward Prudential Center 15,204 16–23–9 41 L1 49 January 17 @ NY Rangers 3–4 Delia Madison Square Garden 17,434 16–24–9 41 L2 50 January 20 Washington 8–5 Delia United Center 21,316 17–24–9 43 W1 51 January 22 NY Islanders 3–2 SO Ward United Center 21,330 18–24–9 45 W2 February: 9–4–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 5–1–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 1 @ Buffalo 7–3 Ward KeyBank Center 18,205 19–24–9 47 W3 53 February 2 @ Minnesota 4–3 OT Delia Xcel Energy Center 19,114 20–24–9 49 W4 54 February 5 @ Edmonton 6–2 Ward Rogers Place 18,347 21–24–9 51 W5 55 February 7 Vancouver 4–3 OT Delia United Center 21,540 22–24–9 53 W6 56 February 10 Detroit 5–2 Ward United Center 21,941 23–24–9 55 W7 57 February 12 @ Boston 3–6 Delia TD Garden 17,565 23–25–9 55 L1 58 February 14 New Jersey 5–2 Ward United Center 21,038 24–25–9 57 W1 59 February 16 Columbus 2–5 Ward United Center 22,196 24–26–9 57 L1 60 February 18 Ottawa 8–7 Ward United Center 21,338 25–26–9 59 W1 61 February 20 @ Detroit 5–4 OT Ward Little Caesars Arena 18,806 26–26–9 61 W2 62 February 22 Colorado 3–5 Delia United Center 21,653 26–27–9 61 L1 63 February 24 Dallas 3–4 Ward United Center 21,474 26–28–9 61 L2 64 February 27 @ Anaheim 4–3 Crawford Honda Center 16,689 27–28–9 63 W1 March: 7–5–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–4–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 @ Los Angeles 3–6 Crawford Staples Center 18,230 27–29–9 63 L1 66 March 3 @ San Jose 2–5 Ward SAP Center 17,252 27–30–9 63 L2 67 March 7 Buffalo 5–4 SO Crawford United Center 21,500 28–30–9 65 W1 68 March 9 @ Dallas 2–1 Crawford American Airlines Center 18,532 29–30–9 67 W2 69 March 11 Arizona 7–1 Crawford United Center 21,574 30–30–9 69 W3 70 March 13 @ Toronto 5–4 Crawford Scotiabank Arena 19,342 31–30–9 71 W4 71 March 16 @ Montreal 2–0 Crawford Bell Centre 21,302 32–30–9 73 W5 72 March 18 Vancouver 2–3 OT Crawford United Center 21,496 32–30–10 74 O1 73 March 21 Philadelphia 1–3 Crawford United Center 21,484 32–31–10 74 L1 74 March 23 @ Colorado 2–4 Crawford Pepsi Center 17,099 32–32–10 74 L2 75 March 24 Colorado 2–1 OT Crawford United Center 21,410 33–32–10 76 W1 76 March 26 @ Arizona 0–1 Crawford Gila River Arena 15,055 33–33–10 76 L1 77 March 28 @ San Jose 5–4 Crawford SAP Center 17,364 34–33–10 78 W1 78 March 30 @ Los Angeles 2–3 OT Crawford Staples Center 18,230 34–33–11 79 O1 April: 2–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Winnipeg 3–4 OT Crawford United Center 21,314 34–33–12 80 O2 80 April 3 St. Louis 4–3 SO Ward United Center 21,482 35–33–12 82 W1 81 April 5 Dallas 6–1 Ward United Center 21,626 36–33–12 84 W2 82 April 6 @ Nashville 2–5 Ward Bridgestone Arena 17,694 36–34–12 84 L1Legend:

Detailed records

Western Conference Opponent Home Away Total Pts Central DivisionChicago Blackhawks — — — — — —Colorado Avalanche 1–1–0 2–1–0 3–2–0 6 12 13Dallas Stars 2–1–0 1–0–0 3–1–0 6 16 8Minnesota Wild 2–0–0 1–0–1 3–0–1 7 15 10Nashville Predators 1–0–1 0–2–0 1–2–1 3 9 15St. Louis Blues 3–0–0 1–1–0 4–1–0 8 17 17Winnipeg 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 83Pacific DivisionAnaheim Ducks 1–0–0 1–1–0 2–1–0 4 9 8Arizona Coyotes 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–2–0 2 8 6Calgary Flames 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–3–0 0 8 12Edmonton Oilers 0–0–1 1–1–0 1–1–1 3 7 8Los Angeles Kings 0–0–1 0–1–1 0–1–2 2 6 11San Jose Sharks 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–2–0 2 10 16Vancouver Canucks 1–0–1 0–1–0 1–1–1 3 8 10Vegas 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 Atlantic DivisionBoston Bruins 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 5 10Buffalo Sabres 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 12 7Detroit Red Wings 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 10 6Florida Panthers 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 8 10Montreal Canadiens 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 4 3Ottawa Senators 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 12 10Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 5 10Toronto 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 67Metropolitan DivisionCarolina Hurricanes 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–1–1 1 5 7Columbus Blue Jackets 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 6 6New Jersey Devils 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 10 10New York Islanders 1–0–0 0–0–1 1–0–1 3 5 5New York Rangers 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 7 5Philadelphia Flyers 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 1 7Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 11 6Washington 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 74 4 8 12 −2 30 † 26 5 7 12 3 12 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 2 0 0 0 −2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

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, 2018Patrick KaneNHL Third Star of the WeekJanuary 21, 2019Patrick KaneNHL Third Star of the MonthFebruary 1, 2019Dylan StromeNHL Third Star of the WeekFebruary 11, 2019Patrick KaneNHL Second Star of the MonthMarch 1, 2019Brendan PerliniNHL Second Star of the WeekMarch 18, 2019

Milestones