2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season

2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Division3rd Central
Conference4th Western
2014–15 record48–28–6
Home record24–12–5
Road record24–16–1
Goals for229
Goals against189
Team information
General managerStan Bowman
CoachJoel Quenneville
CaptainJonathan Toews
Alternate captainsDuncan Keith
Patrick Sharp
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance21,769 (110.4%)
Total: 892,532[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJonathan Toews (28)
AssistsJonathan Toews (38)
PointsJonathan Toews (66)
Penalty minutesAndrew Shaw (68)
Plus/minusJonathan Toews (+30)
WinsCorey Crawford (32)
Goals against averageAntti Raanta (1.89)

The 2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 89th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] The Blackhawks finished the season with a 48–28–6 record, finishing in third place in the Central Division. They defeated the Nashville Predators in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, four games to two. In the next round, they swept the Minnesota Wild in four games. In the Western Conference Finals, the 'Hawks outlasted the Anaheim Ducks, winning the series four games to three. In the Stanley Cup Finals, they faced the Tampa Bay Lightning. On June 15, 2015, the team won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Lightning four games to two and winning the Cup at home for the first time since 1938. This was the Blackhawks' third Cup championship in six seasons. Duncan Keith received the Conn Smythe trophy as MVP of the playoffs.

On December 21, 2014, the Blackhawks debuted a special decal in remembrance of the passing of assistant equipment manager Clinton "Clint" Reif who died during the season, the Blackhawks wore "CR" on their helmets for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.[3]

Off-season

On July 14, 2014, the Blackhawks announced that Kevin Dineen, a former teammate of head coach Joel Quenneville, had been hired as an assistant coach.[4]

Pre-season

The Chicago Blackhawks' pre-season schedule included a September 28, 2014, exhibition game held at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, against the Edmonton Oilers.[5]

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – St. Louis Blues 82 51 24 7 42 248 201 +47 109
2 x – Nashville Predators 82 47 25 10 41 232 208 +24 104
3 x – Chicago Blackhawks 82 48 28 6 39 229 189 +40 102
4 x – Minnesota Wild 82 46 28 8 42 231 201 +30 100
5 x – Winnipeg Jets 82 43 26 13 36 230 210 +20 99
6 Dallas Stars 82 41 31 10 37 261 260 +1 92
7 Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 12 29 219 227 −8 90
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Playoffs

The Chicago Blackhawks entered the playoffs as the Central Division's third seed. The Blackhawks lost the last four games of the regular season, thus they did not win the Central Division title. After defeating the Nashville Predators four games to two in the first round, they went on to sweep the Minnesota Wild in the second round, then defeated the Anaheim Ducks four games to three in the Western Conference Final. It was only the third time in Blackhawks history that they had won a playoff series after trailing three games to two. On May 19, 2015, the Blackhawks played the longest game in their history (116:12) against the Ducks as part of the Western Conference Finals.[6] The Blackhawks defeated Anaheim in Game 7 and moved on to face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals. On June 15, 2015, Chicago won the Stanley Cup in Game 6 by a 2–0 scoreline.[7][8] This marked the Blackhawks' third Stanley Cup victory in six seasons. This was the first Blackhawks Stanley Cup clinched on home ice in 77 years, having won the decisive games in 2010 and 2013 titles on the road, and the first time a Stanley Cup title has been won in Chicago since 1992 when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Blackhawks at Chicago Stadium. It was also the first time any Chicago sports team won a Championship at home since the Chicago Bulls in 1997[9][10]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap
1 September 23 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 OT Darling United Center 20,512 1–0–0 W1
2 September 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Leighton Joe Louis Arena 16,246 1–1–0 L1
3 September 26 New York Rangers 1–4 Crawford United Center 20,613 1–2–0 L2
4[a] September 28 @ Edmonton Oilers 5–0 Darling SaskTel Centre N/A 2–2–0 W1
5 October 1 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 Raanta United Center 20,413 2–3–0 L1
6 October 3 @ New York Rangers 2–3 SO Crawford Madison Square Garden 18,006 2–3–1 SOL1

Notes:
a Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Regular season

Game log
October: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) Pts. 13
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 9 @ Dallas Stars 3–2 SO Crawford American Airlines Center 18,768 1–0–0 2 W1
2 October 11 Buffalo Sabres 6–2 Crawford United Center 22,012 2–0–0 4 W2
3 October 15 Calgary Flames 1–2 OT Crawford United Center 21,112 2–0–1 5 O1
4 October 18 Nashville Predators 2–1 OT Crawford United Center 21,640 3–0–1 7 W1
5 October 21 Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 Raanta United Center 21,162 4–0–1 9 W2
6 October 23 @ Nashville Predators 2–3 Raanta Bridgestone Arena 17,157 4–1–1 9 L1
7 October 25 @ St. Louis Blues 2–3 Raanta Scottrade Center 19,434 4–2–1 9 L2
8 October 26 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Darling United Center 21,310 5–2–1 11 W1
9 October 28 Anaheim Ducks 0–1 Darling United Center 21,233 5–3–1 11 L1
10 October 30 @ Ottawa Senators 5–4 SO Darling Canadian Tire Centre 17,529 6–3–1 13 W1
November: 9–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 6–3–0) Pts. 18
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 Crawford Air Canada Centre 19,138 6–4–1 13 L1
12 November 2 Winnipeg Jets 0–1 Crawford United Center 21,204 6–5–1 13 L2
13 November 4 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–0 Crawford Bell Centre 21,287 7–5–1 15 W1
14 November 7 Washington Capitals 2–3 Crawford United Center 21,892 7–6–1 15 L1
15 November 9 San Jose Sharks 5–2 Crawford United Center 21,489 8–6–1 17 W1
16 November 11 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 SO Crawford United Center 21,345 9–6–1 19 W2
17 November 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–4 Crawford Joe Louis Arena 20,027 9–7–1 19 L1
18 November 16 Dallas Stars 6–2 Crawford United Center 21,671 10–7–1 21 W1
19 November 20 @ Calgary Flames 4–3 Crawford Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 11–7–1 23 W2
20 November 22 @ Edmonton Oilers 7–1 Crawford Rexall Place 16,839 12–7–1 25 W3
21 November 23 @ Vancouver Canucks 1–4 Crawford Rogers Arena 18,663 12–8–1 25 L1
22 November 26 @ Colorado Avalanche 3–2 Crawford Pepsi Center 18,007 13–8–1 27 W1
23 November 28 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–1 Crawford Honda Center 17,355 14–8–1 29 W2
24 November 29 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Crawford Staples Center 18,471 15–8–1 31 W3
December: 10–2–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 4–1–1) Pts. 21
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 3 St. Louis Blues 4–1 Raanta United Center 21,514 16–8–1 33 W4
26 December 5 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Raanta United Center 22,087 17–8–1 35 W5
27 December 6 @ Nashville Predators 3–1 Darling Bridgestone Arena 17,212 18–8–1 37 W6
28 December 9 @ New Jersey Devils 3–2 SO Darling Prudential Center 16,210 19–8–1 39 W7
29 December 11 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 Darling TD Garden 17,565 20–8–1 41 W8
30 December 13 @ New York Islanders 2–3 Darling Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,170 20–9–1 41 L1
31 December 14 Calgary Flames 2–1 Raanta United Center 21,572 21–9–1 43 W1
32 December 16 Minnesota Wild 5–3 Raanta United Center 21,472 22–9–1 45 W2
33 December 20 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 SO Crawford Nationwide Arena 18,164 22–9–2 46 O1
34 December 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 Raanta United Center 22,131 23–9–2 48 W1
35 December 23 Winnipeg Jets 1–5 Crawford United Center 22,095 23–10–2 48 L1
36 December 27 @ Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Crawford Pepsi Center 18,085 24–10–2 50 W1
37 December 29 Nashville Predators 5–4 SO Crawford United Center 22,208 25–10–2 52 W2
January: 6–7–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–4–0) Pts. 12
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
38 January 1
(Winter Classic)		 @ Washington Capitals 2–3 Crawford Nationals Park 42,832 25–11–2 52 L1
39 January 4 Dallas Stars 5–4 OT Crawford United Center 21,884 26–11–2 54 W1
40 January 6 Colorado Avalanche 0–2 Crawford United Center 21,492 26–12–2 54 L1
41 January 8 @ Minnesota Wild 4–2 Crawford Xcel Energy Center 19,060 27–12–2 56 W1
42 January 9 @ Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Raanta Rexall Place 16,839 27–13–2 56 L1
43 January 11 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Crawford United Center 21,809 28–13–2 58 W1
44 January 16 Winnipeg Jets 2–4 Crawford United Center 22,051 28–14–2 58 L1
45 January 18 Dallas Stars 3–6 Crawford United Center 22,135 28–15–2 58 L2
46 January 20 Arizona Coyotes 6–1 Raanta United Center 21,427 29–15–2 60 W1
47 January 21 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 SO Crawford Consol Energy Center 18,655 30–15–2 62 W2
48 January 28 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–4 Crawford Staples Center 18,525 30–16–2 62 L1
49 January 30 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–1 Crawford Honda Center 17,497 31–16–2 64 W1
50 January 31 @ San Jose Sharks 0–2 Raanta SAP Center at San Jose 17,562 31–17–2 64 L1
February: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–3 ; Road: 3–2–0) Pts. 15
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 3 @ Minnesota Wild 0–3 Crawford Xcel Energy Center 19,104 31–18–2 64 L2
52 February 6 @ Winnipeg Jets 2–1 OT Crawford MTS Centre 15,016 32–18–2 66 W1
53 February 8 @ St. Louis Blues 4–2 Crawford Scottrade Center 19,657 33–18–2 68 W2
54 February 9 Arizona Coyotes 2–3 SO Raanta United Center 21,337 33–18–3 69 O1
55 February 11 Vancouver Canucks 4–5 OT Crawford United Center 21,346 33–18–4 70 O2
56 February 13 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Crawford United Center 22,186 34–18–4 72 W1
57 February 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 SO Crawford United Center 22,169 35–18–4 74 W2
58 February 18 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 SO Crawford United Center 22,112 35–18–5 75 O1
59 February 20 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Crawford United Center 22,103 35–19–5 75 L1
60 February 22 Boston Bruins 2–6 Crawford United Center 22,104 35–20–5 75 L2
61 February 24 Florida Panthers 3–2 SO Darling United Center 21,526 36–20–5 77 W1
62 February 26 @ Florida Panthers 3–0 Crawford BB&T Center 17,387 37–20–5 79 W2
63 February 27 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 0–4 Darling Amalie Arena 19,204 37–21–5 79 L1
March: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 5–2–0) Pts. 19
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 2 Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 Crawford United Center 21,641 38–21–5 81 W1
65 March 6 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 SO Crawford United Center 22,017 39–21–5 83 W2
66 March 8 New York Rangers 0–1 OT Crawford United Center 22,160 39–21–6 84 O1
67 March 12 @ Arizona Coyotes 2–1 Crawford Gila River Arena 17,534 40–21–6 86 W1
68 March 14 @ San Jose Sharks 6–2 Crawford SAP Center at San Jose 17,562 41–21–6 88 W2
69 March 17 New York Islanders 4–1 Crawford United Center 22,080 42–21–6 90 W3
70 March 18 @ New York Rangers 1–0 Darling Madison Square Garden 18,006 43–21–6 92 W4
71 March 21 @ Dallas Stars 0–4 Crawford American Airlines Center 18,532 43–22–6 92 L1
72 March 23 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Crawford PNC Arena 13,786 44–22–6 94 W1
73 March 25 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1–4 Crawford Wells Fargo Center 19,831 44–23–6 94 L1
74 March 27 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Crawford United Center 22,187 44–24–6 94 L2
75 March 29 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–3 Crawford MTS Centre 15,016 45–24–6 96 W1
76 March 30 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Darling United Center 21,848 46–24–6 98 W2
April: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0) Pts. 4
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
77 April 2 Vancouver Canucks 3–1 Crawford United Center 21,901 47–24–6 100 W3
78 April 3 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–3 Darling First Niagara Center 19,070 48–24–6 102 W4
79 April 5 St. Louis Blues 1–2 Crawford United Center 22,017 48–25–6 102 L1
80 April 7 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Crawford United Center 21,851 48–26–6 102 L2
81 April 9 @ St. Louis Blues 1–2 Crawford Scottrade Center 19,751 48–27–6 102 L3
82 April 11 @ Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Darling Pepsi Center 18,049 48–28–6 102 L4

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

Detailed records
Western Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks – – – – – –
Colorado Avalanche 0–2–0 2–1–0 2–3–0 4 11 13
Dallas Stars 2–1–0 1–1–0 3–2–0 6 16 18
Minnesota Wild 2–1–0 1–1–0 3–2–0 6 14 11
Nashville Predators 2–0–0 1–1–0 3–1–0 6 11 9
St. Louis Blues 1–1–0 1–2–0 2–3–0 4 12 10
Winnipeg Jets 0–3–0 2–0–0 2–3–0 4 9 14
7–8–0 8–6–0 15–14–0 30 73 75
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks 0–1–0 2–0–0 2–1–0 4 8 3
Arizona Coyotes 1–0–1 1–0–0 2–0–1 5 10 4
Calgary Flames 1–0–1 1–0–0 2–0–1 5 7 6
Edmonton Oilers 1–0–0 1–1–0 2–1–0 4 10 7
Los Angeles Kings 1–0–0 1–1–0 2–1–0 4 11 6
San Jose Sharks 1–0–0 1–1–0 2–1–0 4 11 6
Vancouver Canucks 1–0–1 0–1–0 1–1–1 3 8 10
6–1–3 7–4–0 13–5–3 29 65 42


Eastern Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
Boston Bruins 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 5 8
Buffalo Sabres 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 10 5
Detroit Red Wings 0–0–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 1 3 6
Florida Panthers 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 5 2
Montreal Canadiens 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 9 3
Ottawa Senators 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 7 5
Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 3 6
Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 6 3
6–1–1 5–3–0 11–4–1 23 48 38
Metropolitan Division
Carolina Hurricanes 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 8 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–1–1 1 4 6
New Jersey Devils 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 5 3
New York Islanders 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 6 4
New York Rangers 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 3 1 1
Philadelphia Flyers 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 5 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 3 3
Washington Capitals 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 4 6
5–2–1 4–3–1 9–5–2 20 36 30

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Nashville Predators: Chicago won series 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 15 Chicago 4–3 Nashville 2OT Darling 17,225 1–0 Recap
2 April 17 Chicago 2–6 Nashville Crawford 17,208 1–1 Recap
3 April 19 Nashville 2–4 Chicago Darling 22,020 2–1 Recap
4 April 21 Nashville 2–3 Chicago 3OT Darling 22,014 3–1 Recap
5 April 23 Chicago 2–5 Nashville Darling 17,238 3–2 Recap
6 April 25 Nashville 3–4 Chicago Crawford 22,171 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Second Round vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild: Chicago won series 4–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 1 Minnesota 3–4 Chicago Crawford 21,851 1–0 Recap
2 May 3 Minnesota 1–4 Chicago Crawford 21,934 2–0 Recap
3 May 5 Chicago 1–0 Minnesota Crawford 19,349 3–0 Recap
4 May 7 Chicago 4–3 Minnesota Crawford 19,163 4–0 Recap
Western Conference Final vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Chicago won series 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 17 Chicago 1–4 Anaheim Crawford 17,291 0–1 Recap
2 May 19 Chicago 3–2 Anaheim 3OT Crawford 17,234 1–1 Recap
3 May 21 Anaheim 2–1 Chicago Crawford 22,160 1–2 Recap
4 May 23 Anaheim 4–5 Chicago 2OT Crawford 22,404 2–2 Recap
5 May 25 Chicago 4–5 Anaheim OT Crawford 17,289 2–3 Recap
6 May 27 Anaheim 2–5 Chicago Crawford 22,089 3–3 Recap
7 May 30 Chicago 5–3 Anaheim Crawford 17,375 4–3 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Chicago won series 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 June 3 Chicago 2–1 Tampa Bay Crawford 19,204 1–0 Recap
2 June 6 Chicago 3–4 Tampa Bay Crawford 19,204 1–1 Recap
3 June 8 Tampa Bay 3–2 Chicago Crawford 22,336 1–2 Recap
4 June 10 Tampa Bay 1–2 Chicago Crawford 22,354 2–2 Recap
5 June 13 Chicago 2–1 Tampa Bay Crawford 19,204 3–2 Recap
6 June 15 Tampa Bay 0–2 Chicago Crawford 22,424 4–2 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player stats

Final stats

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jonathan Toews 81 28 38 66 30 36
Patrick Kane 61 27 37 64 10 10
Marian Hossa 82 22 39 61 17 32
Brandon Saad 82 23 29 52 7 12
Duncan Keith 80 10 35 45 12 20
Patrick Sharp 68 16 27 43 −8 33
Brad Richards 76 12 25 37 3 12
Kris Versteeg 61 14 20 34 11 35
Brent Seabrook 82 8 23 31 −3 27
Bryan Bickell 80 14 14 28 5 38
Andrew Shaw 79 15 11 26 −8 67
Niklas Hjalmarsson 82 3 16 19 25 44
Marcus Kruger 81 7 10 17 −5 32
David Rundblad 49 3 11 14 17 12
Michal Rozsival 65 1 12 13 0 22
Johnny Oduya 76 2 8 10 5 26
Ben Smith‡ 61 5 4 9 −1 2
Teuvo Teravainen 34 4 5 9 4 2
Daniel Carcillo 39 4 4 8 3 54
Joakim Nordstrom 38 0 3 3 −5 4
Antoine Vermette† 19 0 3 3 −2 6
Andrew Desjardins† 13 0 2 2 1 7
Adam Clendening‡ 4 1 1 2 1 2
Trevor van Riemsdyk 18 0 1 1 0 2
Klas Dahlbeck‡ 4 1 0 1 −1 2
Peter Regin 4 0 1 1 1 0
Michael Paliotta 1 0 1 1 0 0
Kimmo Timonen† 16 0 0 0 −3 2
Kyle Cumiskey 7 0 0 0 −1 0
Ryan Hartman 5 0 0 0 −1 2
Kyle Baun 3 0 0 0 −1 0
Phillip Danault 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jeremy Morin‡ 15 0 0 0 0 15
Tim Erixon†‡ 8 0 0 0 1 4
Totals 82 213 395 608 114 537
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Patrick Kane 23 11 12 23 7 0
Jonathan Toews 23 10 11 21 7 8
Duncan Keith 23 3 18 21 16 4
Marian Hossa 23 4 13 17 7 10
Patrick Sharp 23 5 10 15 2 8
Brad Richards 23 3 11 14 4 8
Andrew Shaw 23 5 7 12 −4 36
Brandon Saad 23 8 3 11 5 6
Brent Seabrook 23 7 4 11 5 10
Teuvo Teravainen 18 4 6 10 2 0
Antoine Vermette 20 4 3 7 5 4
Niklas Hjalmarsson 23 1 5 6 6 8
Johnny Oduya 23 0 5 5 −4 6
Bryan Bickell 18 0 5 5 3 14
Marcus Kruger 23 2 2 4 −5 4
Andrew Desjardins 21 1 3 4 −4 4
Kris Versteeg 12 1 1 2 2 6
Michal Rozsival 10 0 1 1 −2 6
Kimmo Timonen 18 0 0 0 1 10
Kyle Cumiskey 9 0 0 0 -3 0
David Rundblad 5 0 0 0 2 0
Trevor van Riemsdyk 4 0 0 0 −1 0
Joakim Nordstrom 3 0 0 0 −3 0
Totals 23 69 120 189 48 152

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Corey Crawford 57 57 3,332:32 32 20 5 126 2.27 1,661 .924 2 0 1 8
Scott Darling 14 13 832:31 9 4 0 27 1.94 419 .936 1 0 0 0
Antti Raanta 14 12 792:11 7 4 1 25 1.89 389 .936 2 0 0 0
Totals 82 4,957:14 48 28 6 174 2.11 2,469 .930 5 0 1 8
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Corey Crawford 20 19 1,223:48 13 6 47 2.31 616 .924 2 0 0 0
Scott Darling 5 4 297:46 3 1 11 2.21 171 .936 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 1,521 16 7 58 2.28 787 .926 2 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.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
P. Kane NHL Second Star of the Month[11] January 2, 2015
J. Toews NHL All-Star game selection[12] January 10, 2015
P. Kane NHL All-Star game selection[12] January 10, 2015
C. Crawford NHL All-Star game selection[12] January 10, 2015
D. Keith NHL All-Star game selection[12] January 10, 2015
B. Seabrook NHL All-Star game selection[12] January 10, 2015
J. Toews NHL All-Star game captain[13] January 14, 2015
P. Kane NHL All-Star game assistant captain[13] January 14, 2015
M. Hossa NHL First Star of the Week[14] February 16, 2015

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
T. van Riemsdyk 1st career NHL game October 9, 2014
B. Smith 100th career NHL game October 21, 2014
S. Darling 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL win		 October 26, 2014
P. Kane 500th career NHL point October 26, 2014
M. Hossa 1,100th career NHL game
1,000th career NHL point		 October 30, 2014
J. Oduya 600th career NHL game November 2, 2014
N. Hjalmarsson 400th career NHL game November 4, 2014
J. Toews 200th career NHL goal November 4, 2014
D. Keith 700th career NHL game November 7, 2014
T. van Riemsdyk 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 November 9, 2014
J. Toews 500th career NHL game November 11, 2014
B. Richards 1,000th career NHL game November 16, 2014
B. Seabrook 700th career NHL game November 20, 2014
A. Clendening 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 November 20, 2014
B. Richards 600th career NHL assist November 20, 2014
P. Danault 1st career NHL game November 22, 2014
D. Carcillo 400th career NHL game November 22, 2014
A. Clendening 1st career NHL assist November 22, 2014
B. Bickell 300th career NHL game November 23, 2014
B. Seabrook 300th career NHL point November 26, 2014
K. Dahlbeck 1st career NHL game December 6, 2014
K. Dahlbeck 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 December 11, 2014
P. Sharp 700th career NHL game December 29, 2014
P. Sharp 500th career NHL point December 29, 2014
A. Shaw 200th career NHL game January 1, 2015
B. Saad 100th career NHL point January 9, 2015
T. Teravainen 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 January 16, 2015
P. Kane 200th career NHL goal January 20, 2015
T. Teravainen 1st career NHL assist January 20, 2015
D. Keith 400th career NHL point January 30, 2015
D. Carcillo 100th career NHL point February 8, 2015
R. Hartman 1st career NHL game February 13, 2015
B. Richards 900th career NHL point March 12, 2015
S. Darling 1st career NHL shutout March 18, 2015
K. Timonen 1100th career NHL game March 21, 2015
J. Toews 500th career NHL point March 23, 2015
D. Rundblad 100th career NHL game March 27, 2015
B. Saad 200th career NHL game March 27, 2015
A. Shaw 100th career NHL point March 30, 2015
N. Hjalmarsson 100th career NHL point March 30, 2015
K. Baun 1st career NHL game April 7, 2015
M. Paliotta 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 April 11, 2015

All Star Game

Chicago Blackhawks NHL All-Star representatives at the 2015 National Hockey League All-Star Game in Columbus, Ohio at Nationwide Arena.


Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 27, 2014
[15] 		To San Jose Sharks
1st-round pick in 2014
FLA's 3rd-round pick in 2014 		To Chicago Blackhawks
1st-round pick in 2014
NYR's 6th-round pick in 2014
June 28, 2014
[16] 		To Calgary Flames
Brandon Bollig 		To Chicago Blackhawks
PIT's 3rd round pick in 2014
October 4, 2014[17] To New York Islanders
Nick Leddy
Kent Simpson 		To Chicago Blackhawks
T. J. Brennan
Anders Nilsson
Ville Pokka
December 14, 2014[18] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jeremy Morin 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Tim Erixon
January 29, 2015[19] To Vancouver Canucks
Adam Clendening 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Gustav Forsling
February 26, 2015[20] To Toronto Maple Leafs
T. J. Brennan 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Spencer Abbott
February 27, 2015[21] To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-round pick in 2015
conditional 4th-round pick in 2016 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Kimmo Timonen
February 28, 2015[22] To Arizona Coyotes
Klas Dahlbeck
1st-round pick in 2015 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Antoine Vermette
March 2, 2015[23] To San Jose Sharks
Ben Smith
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Andrew Desjardins

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2014 Scott Darling Milwaukee Admirals 1 year, $550,000 [24]
July 1, 2014 Cody Bass Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $550,000 [24]
July 1, 2014 Pierre-Cedric Labrie Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $550,000 [24]
July 1, 2014 Brad Richards New York Rangers 1 year, $2 million [25]
July 2, 2014 Kyle Cumiskey MODO 1 year, $600,000 [26]
August 18, 2014 Michael Leighton HC Donbass 1 year, $550,000 [27]
October 5, 2014 Daniel Carcillo New York Rangers 1 year, $550,000 [28]
March 26, 2015 Kyle Baun Colgate University 2 years, entry-level contract [29]
April 2, 2015 Tanner Kero Michigan Technological University 2 years, entry-level contract [30]
April 30, 2015 Erik Gustafsson Frölunda HC 2 years [31]
May 1, 2015 Artemi Panarin SKA Saint Petersburg 2 years [32]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
August 20, 2014 Kevin Hayes New York Rangers 2 years, $7.5 million [33]
May 11, 2015 Peter Regin Jokerit Undisclosed

Claimed via waivers

Player Old team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date
Tim Erixon[34] Toronto Maple Leafs March 1, 2015

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 27, 2014 Ben Smith 2 years, $3 million contract extension [35]
June 27, 2014 Antti Raanta 2 years, $1.5 million contract extension [35]
June 27, 2014 Jeremy Morin 2 years, $1.6 million contract extension [36]
July 1, 2014 Peter Regin 1 year, $650,000 [37]
July 9, 2014 Patrick Kane 8 years, $84 million contract extension [38]
July 9, 2014 Jonathan Toews 8 years, $84 million contract extension [38]
February 22, 2015 Scott Darling 2 years, contract extension [39]
March 21, 2015 Vinnie Hinostroza 3 years, entry-level contract [40]
March 26, 2015 Michael Paliotta 2 years, entry-level contract [41]

Other

Name Date Details
Kevin Dineen[42] July 14, 2014 Named as Assistant Coach
DJ Kogut[43] January 14, 2015 Named as Assistant Equipment Manager

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Joakim Nordstrom Boarding on Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson during NHL Game No. 1011 in Arizona on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at 19:22 of the third period. 2 games $6,630.82 March 13, 2015[44]
Andrew Shaw Diving/Embellishment during a game against the Los Angeles Kings in Chicago on Monday, March 30, 2015, at 5:24 of the first period. — $2,000.00 April 10, 2015[45]

Draft picks

Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[46]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 20[a] Nick Schmaltz C  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
3 83[b] Matheson Iacopelli RW  United States Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
3 88 Beau Starrett C/LW  United States South Shore Kings (USPHL PRE.)
4 98[c] Frederik Olofsson LW  Sweden Chicago Steel (USHL)
5 141[d] Luc Snuggerud D  United States Eden Prairie High School (USHS–MN)
5 148 Andreas Soderberg D  Sweden Skellefteå AIK Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.)
6 178 Dylan Sora C  Canada Aurora Tigers (OJHL)
6 179[e] Ivan Nalimov G  Russia SKA Saint Petersburg-2 (Russia-Jr.)
7 208 Jack Ramsey RW  United States Penticton Vees (BCHL)
Draft notes
  • a The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick in 2014 (27th overall) and Florida's third-round pick in 2014 (62nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for the Rangers sixth-round pick in 2014 (179th overall) and this pick.[15]
  • The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick in 2014 (20th overall) and the Rangers sixth-round pick in 2014 (179th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Florida's third-round pick in 2014 (62nd overall) and this pick.[15]
  • The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent David Rundblad and Mathieu Brisebois to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[47]
  • b The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick (previously acquired by the Calgary Flames) went to the Chicago Blackhawks as a result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Brandon Bollig to the Flames in exchange for this pick.[16]
  • c The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade June 30, 2013, that sent Dave Bolland to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013, Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[48]
  • The Chicago Blackhawks fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a trade on February 6, 2014, that sent Peter Regin and Pierre-Marc Bouchard to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[49]
  • d The San Jose Sharks' fifth-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 and a fifth-round pick in 2013 to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[50]
  • e The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick and Florida's third-round pick both in 2014 (27th and 62nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick in 2014 (20th overall) and this pick.[15]

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