2023–24 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2023–24 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 98th season (97th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] The Blackhawks were led by second-year head coach Luke Richardson.[2] This was the first season since 2006–07 that Jonathan Toews was not on the roster as his contract expired at the end of the previous season.[3] In addition, it was the first full-season since that same year without Patrick Kane after he was traded to the New York Rangers in February 2023.[4]

2023–24 Chicago Blackhawks
Division8th Central
Conference15th Western
2023–24 record23–53–6
Home record16–21–4
Road record7–32–2
Goals for179
Goals against290
Team information
General managerKyle Davidson
CoachLuke Richardson
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsNick Foligno
Seth Jones
Connor Murphy
Corey Perry (Oct. 10 – Nov. 28)
ArenaUnited Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsConnor Bedard
Jason Dickinson (22)
AssistsConnor Bedard (39)
PointsConnor Bedard (61)
Penalty minutesJarred Tinordi (64)
Plus/minusJoey Anderson (+5)
WinsPetr Mrazek (18)
Goals against averagePetr Mrazek (3.05)

On March 9, 2024, the Blackhawks became the first team to be eliminated from playoff contention following a 4–1 loss to the Washington Capitals and a 5–3 win by the Vegas Golden Knights against the Detroit Red Wings.[5] Two days later, Connor Bedard scored his 20th goal of the season, making him as the first Blackhawks player to hit the 20-goal mark at 18 years old since Eddie Olczyk did it in the 1984–85 season. [6]

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
PosTeamGPWLOTLRWGFGAGDPts
1z – Dallas Stars825221940298234+64113
2x – Winnipeg Jets825224646259199+60110
3x – Colorado Avalanche825025742304254+50107
4x – Nashville Predators824730538269248+2199
5e – St. Louis Blues824333631239250−1192
6e – Minnesota Wild823934932251263−1287
7e – Arizona Coyotes823641528256274−1877
8e – Chicago Blackhawks822353617179290−11152
Source: National Hockey League[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
PosDivTeamGPWLOTLRWGFGAGDPts
1CEx – Nashville Predators824730538269248+2199
2PAx – Vegas Golden Knights824529834267245+2298
3CEe – St. Louis Blues824333631239250−1192
4CEe – Minnesota Wild823934932251263−1287
5PAe – Calgary Flames823839532253271−1881
6PAe – Seattle Kraken8234351328217236−1981
7CEe – Arizona Coyotes823641528256274−1877
8PAe – Anaheim Ducks822750521204295−9159
9CEe – Chicago Blackhawks822353617179290−11152
10PAe – San Jose Sharks821954914181331−15047
Source: National Hockey League[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Chicago Blackhawks preseason schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[9]

2023 preseason game log: 2–2–2 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 0–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 28St. Louis1–2ChicagoOTCommessoUnited Center9,9471–0–0Recap
2September 30Chicago2–3MinnesotaOTSoderblomXcel Energy Center18,1991–0–1Recap
3October 1Chicago1–6DetroitStauberLittle Caesars Arena13,8501–1–1Recap
4October 3Detroit2–4ChicagoMrazekUnited Center12,6102–1–1Recap
5October 5Minnesota3–2ChicagoSOSoderblomUnited Center12,7662–1–2Recap
6October 7Chicago3–5St. LouisMrazekEnterprise Center17,1542–2–2Recap
Legend:

  Win  Loss  Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

The Chicago Blackhawks regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[10]

2023–24 game log
October: 3–6–0 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 3–4–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 10Chicago4–2PittsburghMrazek18,4111–0–02[11]
2October 11Chicago1–3BostonSoderblom17,5651–1–02[12]
3October 14Chicago2–3MontrealMrazek21,1051–2–02[13]
4October 16Chicago4–1TorontoSoderblom19,1012–2–04[14]
5October 19Chicago0–4ColoradoMrazek18,1402–3–04[15]
6October 21Vegas5–3ChicagoSoderblom19,8672–4–04[16]
7October 24Boston3–0ChicagoMrazek19,3702–5–04[17]
8October 27Chicago4–3VegasOTMrazek18,3383–5–06[18]
9October 30Chicago1–8ArizonaSoderblom4,6003–6–06[19]
November: 4–8–0 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 1–4–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 4Florida2–5ChicagoMrazek18,6664–6–08[20]
11November 5New Jersey4–2ChicagoSoderblom18,3884–7–08[21]
12November 9Chicago5–3Tampa BayMrazek19,0925–7–010[22]
13November 12Chicago3–4FloridaSoderblom19,3595–8–010[23]
14November 16Tampa Bay4–2ChicagoMrazek18,6915–9–010[24]
15November 18Chicago2–4NashvilleSoderblom17,3975–10–010[25]
16November 19Buffalo3–2ChicagoMrazek19,0275–11–010[26]
17November 22Chicago3–7ColumbusMrazek18,1585–12–010[27]
18November 24Toronto3–4ChicagoOTSoderblom20,2386–12–012[28]
19November 26St. Louis4–2ChicagoSoderblom18,2236–13–012[29]
20November 28Seattle3–4ChicagoMrazek17,0707–13–014[30]
21November 30Chicago1–5DetroitMrazek19,5157–14–014[31]
December: 4–9–2 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 0–6–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
22December 2Chicago1–3WinnipegSoderblom14,1897–15–014[32]
23December 3Chicago1–4MinnesotaMrazek19,3017–16–014[33]
24December 5Nashville4–3ChicagoSOSoderblom16,5217–16–115[34]
25December 7Anaheim0–1ChicagoMrazek17,4248–16–117[35]
26December 9St. Louis1–3ChicagoMrazek18,8929–16–119[36]
27December 10Washington4–2ChicagoSoderblom18,2589–17–119[37]
28December 12Chicago1–4EdmontonMrazek18,3479–18–119[38]
29December 14Chicago1–7SeattleSoderblom17,1519–19–119[39]
30December 17Vancouver4–3ChicagoMrazek19,3029–20–119[40]
31December 19Colorado2–3ChicagoMrazek19,71910–20–121[41]
32December 22Montreal5–2ChicagoMrazek20,34010–21–121[42]
33December 23Chicago5–7St. LouisSoderblom18,09610–22–121[43]
34December 27Winnipeg1–2ChicagoOTMrazek20,54011–22–123[44]
35December 29Chicago4–5DallasOTMrazek18,53211–22–224[45]
36December 31Chicago1–8DallasMrazek18,53211–23–224[46]
January: 3–11–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 0–9–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
37January 2Chicago0–3NashvilleSoderblom17,36311–24–224[47]
38January 4Chicago1–4NY RangersMrazek18,00611–25–224[48]
39January 5Chicago2–4New JerseySoderblom16,51411–26–224[49]
40January 7Calgary3–4ChicagoMrazek19,90712–26–226[50]
41January 9Edmonton2–1ChicagoMrazek19,75612–27–226[51]
42January 11Chicago1–2WinnipegMrazek15,22512–28–226[52]
43January 13Dallas3–1ChicagoMrazek18,88912–29–226[53]
44January 16San Jose1–2ChicagoSOMrazek16,40113–29–228[54]
January 17ChicagoBuffaloPostponed due to travel restrictions in Buffalo; moved to January 18.[55]
45January 18Chicago0–3BuffaloSoderblom15,46513–30–228[56]
46January 19NY Islanders3–4ChicagoOTMrazek18,46314–30–230[57]
47January 22Chicago0–2VancouverMrazek18,71414–31–230[58]
48January 24Chicago2–6SeattleSoderblom17,15114–32–230[59]
49January 25Chicago0–3EdmontonMrazek18,34714–33–230[60]
50January 27Chicago0–1CalgaryMrazek18,27914–34–230[61]
February: 1–6–3 (Home: 1–5–3; Road: 0–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 7Minnesota2–1ChicagoMrazek17,23014–35–230[62]
52February 9NY Rangers4–3ChicagoOTMrazek19,99514–35–331[63]
53February 13Vancouver4–2ChicagoMrazek16,45214–36–331[64]
54February 15Pittsburgh4–1ChicagoSoderblom19,42314–37–331[65]
55February 17Ottawa2–3ChicagoMrazek18,88815–37–333[66]
56February 19Chicago3–6CarolinaMrazek18,90915–38–333[67]
57February 21Philadelphia3–1ChicagoSoderblom18,24515–39–333[68]
58February 23Winnipeg3–2ChicagoOTMrazek18,89115–39–434[69]
59February 25Detroit3–2ChicagoOTMrazek21,14115–39–535[70]
60February 29Colorado5–0ChicagoMrazek18,09615–40–535[71]
March: 7–7–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–5–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
61March 2Columbus5–2ChicagoSoderblom18,78215–41–535[72]
62March 4Chicago0–5ColoradoMrazek18,12515–42–535[73]
63March 5Chicago5–2ArizonaSoderblom4,60016–42–537[74]
64March 9Chicago1–4WashingtonMrazek18,57316–43–537[75]
65March 10Arizona4–7ChicagoSoderblom18,66617–43–539[76]
66March 12Anaheim2–7ChicagoMrazek18,01718–43–541[77]
67March 15Los Angeles5–0ChicagoSoderblom19,52818–44–541[78]
68March 17San Jose2–5ChicagoMrazek18,42619–44–543[79]
69March 19Chicago2–6Los AngelesMrazek18,14519–45–543[80]
70March 21Chicago0–4AnaheimSoderblom15,88019–46–543[81]
71March 23Chicago5–4San JoseOTMrazek17,43520–46–545[82]
72March 26Calgary1–3ChicagoMrazek19,40421–46–547[83]
73March 28Chicago0–2OttawaMrazek19,29221–47–547[84]
74March 30Chicago5–1PhiladelphiaSoderblom19,25022–47–549[85]
April: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 0–3–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
75April 2Chicago1–2NY IslandersMrazek17,25522–48–549[86]
76April 6Dallas2–3ChicagoMrazek19,29423–48–551[87]
77April 7Minnesota4–0ChicagoSoderblom19,63623–49–551[88]
78April 10Chicago2–5St. LouisMrazek18,09623–50–551[89]
79April 12Nashville5–1ChicagoSoderblom19,44923–51–551[90]
80April 14Carolina4–2ChicagoMrazek18,74223–52–551[91]
81April 16Chicago1–3VegasMrazek18,22223–53–551[92]
82April 18Chicago4–5Los AngelesOTSoderblom18,14523–53–652[93]

Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of April 18, 2024

Skaters

Regular season[94]
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIM
Connor Bedard68223961−4428
Philipp Kurashev75183654−4423
Nick Foligno74172037−2957
Jason Dickinson82221335+443
Tyler Johnson67171431−3526
Seth Jones6782331−1534
Ryan Donato78121830−1426
Joey Anderson5551217+58
Lukas Reichel6551116−2912
Alex Vlasic7621416−445
Kevin Korchinski7651015−3920
Taylor Raddysh735914−1922
Colin Blackwell448412−210
MacKenzie Entwistle675611−2947
Boris Katchouk38549−212
Corey Perry16459−512
Andreas Athanasiou28279−77
Jarred Tinordi52099−2764
Cole Guttman27448−177
Connor Murphy46268−1940
Nikita Zaitsev38257−514
Wyatt Kaiser32077022
Anthony Beauvillier23246−102
Isaak Phillips33066−2622
Reese Johnson42235−2040
Taylor Hall10224−34
Landon Slaggert16134+14
Zach Sanford18044−32
Louis Crevier24033−164
Jaycob Megna44022−1522
Frank Nazar3101−40
Filip Roos4000−40
Ethan Del Mastro200000
Brett Seney400006
Rem Pitlick9000−72

Goaltenders

Regular season[95]
PlayerGPGSTOIWLOTGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Petr Mrazek56533,152:40183141603.051,724.90810014
Arvid Soderblom32291,744:2052221143.92942.8800000

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.

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 NHL season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29)To New York Islanders
Future considerations
To Chicago Blackhawks
Josh Bailey
2nd-round pick in 2026
[96]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2024
To Chicago Blackhawks
Corey Perry
[97]
November 28, 2023 (2023-11-28)To Vancouver Canucks
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2024
To Chicago Blackhawks
Anthony Beauvillier
[98]
January 6, 2024 (2024-01-06)To Pittsburgh Penguins
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2026
To Chicago Blackhawks
Rem Pitlick
[99]
March 7, 2024To Nashville Predators
Anthony Beauvillier
To Chicago Blackhawks
5th-round pick in 2024
[100]
June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)To Vancouver Canucks
4th-round pick in 2027
To Chicago Blackhawks
Sam Lafferty
Ilya Mikheyev*
2nd-round pick in 2027
[101]

Notes

  • Canucks retain 15% of Mikheyev's remaining salary.

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Ryan DonatoSeattle Kraken2-year $4 millionFree agency[102]
January 3, 2024 (2024-01-03)Jaycob MegnaSeattle KrakenWaivers[103]
January 6, 2024 (2024-01-06)Zach SanfordArizona CoyotesWaivers[104]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Andreas EnglundLos Angeles Kings2-yearFree agency[105]
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)Hunter DrewTucson Roadrunners (AHL)2-yearFree agency[106]
August 7, 2023 (2023-08-07)Alex StalockAnaheim Ducks1-yearFree agency[107]
August 10, 2023 (2023-08-10)Anders BjorkRockford IceHogs (AHL)1-yearFree agency[108]
Caleb JonesCarolina Hurricanes1-yearFree agency[109]
September 4, 2023 (2023-09-04)Anton KhudobinSokol Krasnoyarsk (VHL)1-yearFree agency[110]
September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)Jujhar KhairaMinnesota Wild1-yearFree agency[111]
September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21)Buddy RobinsonTraktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)1-yearFree agency[112]
October 29, 2023 (2023-10-29)Corey PerryContract termination[113]
Austin WagnerIK Oskarshamn (SHL)1-yearFree agency[114]
March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)Boris KatchoukOttawa SenatorsWaivers[115]

Signings

DatePlayerTermRef
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)Corey Perry1-year $4 million[116]
July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)Connor Bedard3-year $13.35 million†[117]
July 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)Philipp Kurashev2-year $4.5 million[118]
July 25, 2023 (2023-07-25)Samuel Savoie3-year $2.85 million†[119]
January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12)Nick Foligno2-year $9 million‡[120]
January 16, 2024 (2024-01-16)Jason Dickinson2-year $8.5 million‡[121]
January 24, 2024 (2024-01-24)Petr Mrazek2-year[122]
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)Alex Vlasic6-year[123]
May 7, 2024 (2024-05-07)Lukas Reichel2-year[124]
May 20, 2024 (2024-05-20)Brett Seney1-year[125]
May 28, 2024 (2024-05-28)Martin Misiak3-year†[126]
Zach Sanford1-year[127]
June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)Cole Guttman1-year[128]

Draft picks

Below are the Chicago Blackhawks selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
11Connor BedardC  CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
19Oliver MooreC  United StatesU.S. NTDP (USHL)
235Adam GajanG  SlovakiaChippewa Steel (NAHL)
44Roman KantserovRW  RussiaStalnye Lisy (MHL)
55Martin MisiakRW  SlovakiaYoungstown Phantoms (USHL)
367Nick LardisLW  CanadaHamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
93Jiri FelcmanC  CzechiaSCL Young Tigers (U20-Elit)
499Alex PharandC  CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
5131Marcel MarcelLW  CzechiaGatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
6167Milton OscarsonC  SwedenÖrebro HK (SHL)
7195Janne PeltonenD  FinlandOulun Kärpät (U20 SM-sarja)

References