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| 2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks | |
|---|---|
| Division | 8th Central |
| Conference | 15th Western |
| 2022–23 record | 26–49–7 |
| Home record | 14–23–4 |
| Road record | 12–26–3 |
| Goals for | 204 |
| Goals against | 301 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Kyle Davidson |
| Coach | Luke Richardson |
| Captain | Jonathan Toews |
| Alternate captains | Seth Jones Patrick Kane (Oct. 12 – Feb. 28) Connor Murphy |
| Arena | United Center |
| Average attendance | 17,167[1] |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | Rockford IceHogs (AHL) Indy Fuel (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Andreas Athanasiou Taylor Raddysh (20) |
| Assists | Max Domi (31) |
| Points | Max Domi (49) |
| Penalty minutes | Max Domi (76) |
| Plus/minus | Jake McCabe (+7) |
| Wins | Petr Mrazek (10) |
| Goals against average | Jaxson Stauber (2.81) |

The 2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 97th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] The Blackhawks were led by first-year head coach Luke Richardson.[3]
On March 18, 2023, the Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention after a loss to the Arizona Coyotes.[4]
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 280 | 226 | +54 | 109 |
| 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 285 | 218 | +67 | 108 |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 246 | 225 | +21 | 103 |
| 4 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 5 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 6 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
| Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | PA | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 3 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 4 | CE | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 6 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
| 10 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |
The preseason schedule was published on August 3, 2022.[7]
| 2022 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 1–2–0) | ||||||||||
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| 1 | September 27 | St. Louis | 1–4 | Mrazek | United Center | 10,317 | 0–1–0 | [8] | ||
| 2 | September 28 | @ Detroit | 4–2 | Soderblom | Little Caesars Arena | 12,782 | 1–1–0 | [9] | ||
| 3 | October 1 | Detroit | 0–3 | Stalock | United Center | 15,735 | 1–2–0 | [10] | ||
| 4 | October 2 | Minnesota | 0–3 | Mrazek | Fiserv Forum | 15,178[11] | 1–3–0 | [12] | ||
| 5 | October 6 | @ Minnesota | 1–4 | Stalock | Xcel Energy Center | 14,003 | 1–4–0 | [13] | ||
| 6 | October 8 | @ St. Louis | 0–6 | Mrazek | Enterprise Center | 18,096 | 1–5–0 | [14] | ||
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.[15]
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| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Domi‡ | 60 | 18 | 31 | 49 | −9 | 76 |
| Patrick Kane‡ | 54 | 16 | 29 | 45 | −23 | 10 |
| Andreas Athanasiou | 81 | 20 | 20 | 40 | −29 | 34 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 78 | 20 | 17 | 37 | −28 | 16 |
| Seth Jones | 72 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −38 | 30 |
| Tyler Johnson | 56 | 12 | 20 | 32 | −21 | 16 |
| Jonathan Toews | 53 | 15 | 16 | 31 | −31 | 43 |
| Jason Dickinson | 78 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −29 | 28 |
| Philipp Kurashev | 70 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −32 | 14 |
| Sam Lafferty‡ | 51 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 28 |
| Jake McCabe‡ | 55 | 2 | 18 | 20 | +7 | 27 |
| Boris Katchouk | 58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −10 | 27 |
| Caleb Jones | 73 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −19 | 40 |
| Lukas Reichel | 23 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −8 | 6 |
| Jujhar Khaira | 51 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −11 | 31 |
| Connor Murphy | 80 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −10 | 69 |
| MacKenzie Entwistle | 66 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −11 | 14 |
| Colin Blackwell | 53 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −16 | 6 |
| Anders Bjork† | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 2 |
| Jarred Tinordi | 44 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −17 | 40 |
| Ian Mitchell | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −8 | 8 |
| Cole Guttman | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 2 |
| Joey Anderson† | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −9 | 0 |
| Reese Johnson | 57 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −15 | 38 |
| Isaak Phillips | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −10 | 5 |
| Jack Johnson‡ | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −25 | 16 |
| Buddy Robinson | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Filip Roos | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5 | 4 |
| Nikita Zaitsev† | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 12 |
| Wyatt Kaiser | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 4 |
| Austin Wagner | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Dave Gust | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Brett Seney | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Alex Vlasic | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Luke Philp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Andreas Englund† | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 9 |
| Mike Hardman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Alec Regula | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petr Mrazek | 39 | 38 | 2,165:10 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 132 | 3.66 | 1,248 | .894 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Alex Stalock | 27 | 24 | 1,475:20 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 74 | 3.01 | 804 | .908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jaxson Stauber | 6 | 6 | 363:30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2.81 | 191 | .911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arvid Soderblom | 15 | 13 | 835:14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 3.45 | 453 | .894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Wells‡ | 1 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 13 | .923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Khudobin | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 28 | .786 | 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.
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.
| Date | Details | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2022 | To Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach |
To Chicago Blackhawks NYI 1st-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
[100] |
| To Ottawa Senators Alex DeBrincat |
To Chicago Blackhawks 1st-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2022 |
[101] | |
| To Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd-round pick in 2022 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Petr Mrazek 1st-round pick in 2022 |
[102] | |
| July 8, 2022 | To Arizona Coyotes EDM 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2023 |
[103] |
| To Carolina Hurricanes 6th-round pick in 2023 |
To Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick in 2022 |
[104] | |
| To Pittsburgh Penguins 6th-round pick in 2022 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Liam Gorman |
[105] | |
| October 7, 2022 | To Vancouver Canucks Riley Stillman |
To Chicago Blackhawks Jason Dickinson 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
[106] |
| October 26, 2022 | To Montreal Canadiens Nicolas Beaudin |
To Chicago Blackhawks Cam Hillis |
[107] |
| To Philadelphia Flyers Evan Barratt |
To Chicago Blackhawks Cooper Zech |
[108] | |
| February 22, 2023 | To Ottawa Senators Future considerations |
To Chicago Blackhawks Nikita Zaitsev 2nd-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2026 |
[109] |
| February 23, 2023 | To Anaheim Ducks Josiah Slavin |
To Chicago Blackhawks Hunter Drew |
[110] |
| February 26, 2023 | To Colorado Avalanche Jack Johnson |
To Chicago Blackhawks Andreas Englund |
[111] |
| February 27, 2023 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Sam Lafferty Jake McCabe* Conditional 5th-round pick in 2024 Conditional 5th-round in 2025 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Joey Anderson Pavel Gogolev Conditional 1st-round pick in 2025 2nd-round pick in 2026 |
[112] |
| February 28, 2023 | To Arizona Coyotes Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2025 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Vili Saarijarvi Andy Welinski conditional 2nd-round pick in 2023 or 1st-round pick in 2024 or 1st-round pick in 2025 4th-round pick in 2025 |
[113] |
| To New York Rangers Patrick Kane* Cooper Zech | |||
| March 2, 2023 | To Anaheim Ducks Dylan Sikura |
To Chicago Blackhawks Maxim Golod |
[114] |
| To Buffalo Sabres Future considerations |
To Chicago Blackhawks Anders Bjork |
[115] | |
| March 3, 2023 | To Dallas Stars Max Domi Dylan Wells |
To Chicago Blackhawks Anton Khudobin 2nd-round pick in 2025 |
[116] |
| To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations |
To Chicago Blackhawks Austin Wagner |
[117] | |
| June 26, 2023 | To Boston Bruins Ian Mitchell Alec Regula |
To Chicago Blackhawks Nick Foligno Taylor Hall |
[118] |
Notes:
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2022 | Andreas Athanasiou | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency | [119] |
| Colin Blackwell | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-year | Free agency | [119] | |
| Max Domi | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency | [119] | |
| Luke Philp | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [119] | |
| Brett Seney | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency | [119] | |
| Alex Stalock | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency | [119] | |
| July 14, 2022 | Dylan Sikura | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [120] |
| July 25, 2022 | Buddy Robinson | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency | [121] |
| August 17, 2022 | Jack Johnson | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [122] |
| August 18, 2022 | Cole Guttman | Denver Pioneers (NCHC) | 2-year† | Free agency | [123] |
| October 10, 2022 | Jarred Tinordi | New York Rangers | Waivers | [124] | |
| November 2, 2022 | Dylan Wells | Rockford IceHogs (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [125] |
| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2022 | Collin Delia | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [126] |
| Erik Gustafsson | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency | [127] | |
| Wyatt Kalynuk | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [128] | |
| Dominik Kubalik | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency | [129] | |
| July 14, 2022 | Henrik Borgstrom | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency | [130] |
| Kevin Lankinen | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency | [131] | |
| Dylan Strome | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency | [132] | |
| July 26, 2022 | Cale Morris | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [133] |
| Cam Morrison | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [134] | |
| September 5, 2022 | Brett Connolly | HC Lugano (NL) | 1-year | Free agency | [135] |
| September 19, 2022 | Kurtis Gabriel | Retirement | [136] | ||
| October 1, 2022 | Calvin de Haan | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency | [137] |
| May 9, 2023 | Jakub Galvas | Malmö Redhawks (SHL) | 2-year‡ | Free agency | [138] |
| Date | Player | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2022 | Jalen Luypen | 3-year† | [139] |
| August 10, 2022 | Kevin Korchinski | 3-year† | [140] |
| August 12, 2022 | Caleb Jones | 1-year | [141] |
| Philipp Kurashev | 1-year | [141] | |
| February 23, 2023 | Dave Gust | 2-year | [142] |
| March 9, 2023 | Luke Philp | 1-year‡ | [143] |
| March 13, 2023 | Ryder Rolston | 3-year†‡ | [144] |
| March 14, 2023 | Wyatt Kaiser | 3-year† | [145] |
| March 25, 2023 | Paul Ludwinski | 3-year†‡ | [146] |
| March 28, 2023 | Antti Saarela | 2-year†‡ | [147] |
| March 29, 2023 | Brett Seney | 1-year‡ | [148] |
| April 3, 2023 | Gavin Hayes | 3-year†‡ | [149] |
| April 11, 2023 | Drew Commesso | 3-year†‡ | [150] |
| April 12, 2023 | Jarred Tinordi | 1-year‡ | [151] |
| May 10, 2023 | Arvid Soderblom | 2-year‡ | [152] |
| June 8, 2023 | Andreas Athanasiou | 2-year‡ | [153] |
| June 22, 2023 | Joey Anderson | 1-year‡ | [154] |
| June 27, 2023 | Nick Foligno | 1-year‡ | [155] |
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) | |
| 13 | Frank Nazar | C | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | ||
| 25 | Sam Rinzel | D | Chaska High School (USHS-MN) | ||
| 2 | 39 | Paul Ludwinski | C | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | |
| 57 | Ryan Greene | C | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | ||
| 3 | 66 | Gavin Hayes | C | Flint Firebirds (OHL) | |
| 81 | Samuel Savoie | LW | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) | ||
| 90 | Aidan Thompson | C | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | ||
| 6 | 173 | Dominic James | LW | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (NCHC) | |
| 188 | Nils Juntorp | RW | HV71 (J20 Nationell) | ||
| 7 | 199 | Riku Tohila | C | JYP (U20 SM-sarja) |