2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season

2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks
Division	7th Central
Conference	13th Western
2017–18 record	33–39–10
Home record	18–18–5
Road record	15–21–5
Goals for	229
Goals against	256
Team information
General manager	Stan Bowman
Coach	Joel Quenneville
Captain	Jonathan Toews
Alternate captains	Duncan Keith Brent Seabrook
Arena	United Center
Average attendance	21,653
Minor league affiliate(s)	Rockford IceHogs (AHL) Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Alex DeBrincat (28)
Assists	Patrick Kane (49)
Points	Patrick Kane (76)
Penalty minutes	John Hayden (54)
Plus/minus	Alex DeBrincat ( 6)
Wins	Corey Crawford (16)
Goals against average	Corey Crawford (2.27)

The 2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks finished the season with 76 points (19 points out of the final playoff spot) to finish in last place in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The season marked the first time since 2008 where the Blackhawks failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs and the team's worst regular season performance since 2007.

Prior to the season, the Blackhawks made several moves in an attempt to make up for the prior season's playoff disappointment. As a result, the team traded their second-leading goal and point scorer from the prior season, Artemi Panarin, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for reacquiring Brandon Saad. In addition, the team traded arguably their most reliable defenseman, Niklas Hjalmarsson, to the Arizona Coyotes for defenseman Connor Murphy. Numerous other moves were made in an attempt to change the team. Also, forward Marian Hossa announced he would not play for the Blackhawks during the season due to a skin condition that was aggravated by wearing hockey equipment. As a result, Hossa was placed on long-term injured reserve.

Patrick Kane led the team in scoring with 76 points while rookie forward Alex DeBrincat led the team in goals with 28. The Blackhawks had five players score 20 or more goals: DeBrincat, Kane (27), Nick Schmaltz (21), Artem Anisimov (20) and Jonathan Toews (20). Goalie Corey Crawford only played 28 games, missing the final 47 games of the season with an undisclosed injury.

Despite the disappointing season, team president John McDonough announced that general manager Stan Bowman and coach Joel Quenneville would return for the 2018–19 season.

Standings

Central Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Nashville Predators	82	53	18	11	47	267	211	56	117
2	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	52	20	10	48	277	218	59	114
3	x – Minnesota Wild	82	45	26	11	42	253	232	21	101
4	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	41	257	237	20	95
5	St. Louis Blues	82	44	32	6	41	226	222	4	94
6	Dallas Stars	82	42	32	8	38	235	225	10	92
7	Chicago Blackhawks	82	33	39	10	32	229	256	−27	76

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	45	29	8	43	239	203	36	98
2	CE	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	41	257	237	20	95
3	CE	St. Louis Blues	82	44	32	6	41	226	222	4	94
4	CE	Dallas Stars	82	42	32	8	38	235	225	10	92
5	PA	Calgary Flames	82	37	35	10	35	218	248	−30	84
6	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	40	6	31	234	263	−29	78
7	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	33	39	10	32	229	256	−27	76
8	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	40	11	31	218	264	−46	73
9	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	29	41	12	27	208	256	−48	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The Blackhawks published their preseason schedule on June 8, 2017.

2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 19	@ Columbus	5–2		Forsberg	Nationwide Arena	10,548	1–0–0	W1
2	September 21	Detroit	6–1		Crawford	United Center	20,342	2–0–0	W2
3	September 23	Columbus	2–3		Berube	United Center	20,395	2–1–0	L1
4	September 25	@ Boston	2–4		Crawford	TD Garden	16,374	2–2–0	L2
5	September 28	@ Detroit	4–2		Forsberg	Little Caesars Arena	17,089	3–2–0	W1
6	September 30	Boston	1–0		Crawford	United Center	20,703	4–2–0	W2

Regular season

The Blackhawks released their regular season schedule on June 22, 2017.

2017–18 game log
October: 5–5–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 5 Pittsburgh 10–1 Crawford United Center 21,705 1–0–0 2 W1 2 October 7 Columbus 5–1 Crawford United Center 21,264 2–0–0 4 W2 3 October 9 @ Toronto 3–4 OT Forsberg Air Canada Centre 19,456 2–0–1 5 O1 4 October 10 @ Montreal 3–1 Crawford Bell Centre 21,302 3–0–1 7 W1 5 October 12 Minnesota 2–5 Crawford United Center 21,386 3–1–1 7 L1 6 October 14 Nashville 2–1 OT Crawford United Center 21,564 4–1–1 9 W1 7 October 18 @ St. Louis 2–5 Crawford Scottrade Center 18,752 4–2–1 9 L1 8 October 19 Edmonton 1–2 OT Forsberg United Center 21,444 4–2–2 10 O1 9 October 21 @ Arizona 4–2 Crawford Gila River Arena 13,777 5–2–2 12 W1 10 October 24 @ Vegas 2–4 Crawford T-Mobile Arena 18,108 5–3–2 12 L1 11 October 27 Nashville 1–2 Crawford United Center 21,524 5–4–2 12 L2 12 October 28 @ Colorado 3–6 Forsberg Pepsi Center 17,360 5–5–2 12 L3
November: 7–4–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 1 Philadelphia 3–0 Crawford United Center 21,524 6–5–2 14 W1 14 November 4 @ Minnesota 2–0 Crawford Xcel Energy Center 19,218 7–5–2 16 W2 15 November 5 Montreal 0–2 Crawford United Center 21,871 7–6–2 16 L1 16 November 9 @ Philadelphia 1–3 Crawford Wells Fargo Center 19,738 7–7–2 16 L2 17 November 11 @ Carolina 4–3 OT Forsberg PNC Arena 16,778 8–7–2 18 W1 18 November 12 New Jersey 5–7 Crawford United Center 21,487 8–8–2 18 L1 19 November 15 NY Rangers 6–3 Crawford United Center 21,528 9–8–2 20 W1 20 November 18 @ Pittsburgh 2–1 Crawford PPG Paints Arena 18,638 10–8–2 22 W2 21 November 22 @ Tampa Bay 2–3 OT Crawford Amalie Arena 19,092 10–8–3 23 O1 22 November 25 @ Florida 4–1 Crawford BB&T Center 14,302 11–8–3 25 W1 23 November 27 Anaheim 7–3 Crawford United Center 21,619 12–8–3 27 W2 24 November 28 @ Nashville 2–3 Forsberg Bridgestone Arena 17,187 12–9–3 27 L1 25 November 30 Dallas 3–4 OT Crawford United Center 21,589 12–9–4 28 O1
December: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–2) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 @ Dallas 2–3 SO Forsberg American Airlines Center 18,532 12–9–5 29 O2 27 December 3 Los Angeles 1–3 Forsberg United Center 21,622 12–10–5 29 L1 28 December 6 @ Washington 2–6 Forsberg Capital One Arena 18,506 12–11–5 29 L2 29 December 8 Buffalo 3–2 OT Crawford United Center 21,542 13–11–5 31 W1 30 December 10 Arizona 3–1 Crawford United Center 21,654 14–11–5 33 W2 31 December 12 Florida 3–2 OT Crawford United Center 21,795 15–11–5 35 W3 32 December 14 @ Winnipeg 5–1 Crawford Bell MTS Place 15,321 16–11–5 37 W4 33 December 17 Minnesota 4–1 Crawford United Center 21,813 17–11–5 39 W5 34 December 21 @ Dallas 0–4 Crawford American Airlines Center 18,532 17–12–5 39 L1 35 December 23 @ New Jersey 1–4 Crawford Prudential Center 16,514 17–13–5 39 L2 36 December 28 @ Vancouver 2–5 Forsberg Rogers Arena 18,865 17–14–5 39 L3 37 December 29 @ Edmonton 4–3 OT Glass Rogers Place 18,347 18–14–5 41 W1 38 December 31 @ Calgary 3–4 OT Glass Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 18–14–6 42 O1
January: 6–5–1 (Home: 2–5–1 ; Road: 4–0–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 3 @ NY Rangers 5–2 Glass Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–14–6 44 W1 40 January 5 Vegas 4–5 Glass United Center 21,933 19–15–6 44 L1 41 January 7 Edmonton 4–1 Forsberg United Center 21,901 20–15–6 46 W1 42 January 9 @ Ottawa 8–2 Forsberg Canadian Tire Centre 14,007 21–15–6 48 W2 43 January 10 Minnesota 1–2 Forsberg United Center 21,721 21–16–6 48 L1 44 January 12 Winnipeg 2–1 Glass United Center 21,588 22–16–6 50 W1 45 January 14 Detroit 0–4 Glass United Center 21,830 22–17–6 50 L1 46 January 20 NY Islanders 3–7 Forsberg United Center 21,882 22–18–6 50 L2 47 January 22 Tampa Bay 0–2 Glass United Center 21,662 22–19–6 50 L3 48 January 24 Toronto 2–3 OT Glass United Center 21,563 22–19–7 51 O1 49 January 25 @ Detroit 5–1 Forsberg Little Caesars Arena 19,515 23–19–7 53 W1 50 January 30 @ Nashville 2–1 Forsberg Bridgestone Arena 17,172 24–19–7 55 W2
February: 3–9–1 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 0–5–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 @ Vancouver 2–4 Forsberg Rogers Arena 18,144 24–20–7 55 L1 52 February 3 @ Calgary 3–4 OT Glass Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 24–20–8 56 O1 53 February 6 Calgary 2–3 Glass United Center 21,480 24–21–8 56 L1 54 February 8 Dallas 2–4 Forsberg United Center 21,422 24–22–8 56 L2 55 February 10 @ Minnesota 0–3 Glass Xcel Energy Center 19,227 24–23–8 56 L3 56 February 12 @ Arizona 1–6 Forsberg Gila River Arena 14,357 24–24–8 56 L4 57 February 13 @ Vegas 2–5 Glass T-Mobile Arena 18,085 24–25–8 56 L5 58 February 15 Anaheim 2–3 Forsberg United Center 21,415 24–26–8 56 L6 59 February 17 Washington 7–1 Forsberg United Center 22,066 25–26–8 58 W1 60 February 19 Los Angeles 1–3 Forsberg United Center 21,339 25–27–8 58 L1 61 February 21 Ottawa 3–2 SO Forsberg United Center 21,532 26–27–8 60 W1 62 February 23 San Jose 3–1 Berube United Center 21,906 27–27–8 62 W2 63 February 24 @ Columbus 2–3 Forsberg Nationwide Arena 18,792 27–28–8 62 L1
March: 5–9–2 (Home: 3–3–2 ; Road: 2–6–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 @ San Jose 2–7 Berube SAP Center 17,086 27–29–8 62 L2 65 March 3 @ Los Angeles 5–3 Forsberg Staples Center 18,230 28–29–8 64 W1 66 March 4 @ Anaheim 3–6 Forsberg Honda Center 16,989 28–30–8 64 L1 67 March 6 Colorado 2–1 OT Berube United Center 21,508 29–30–8 66 W1 68 March 8 Carolina 2–3 Berube United Center 21,681 29–31–8 66 L1 69 March 10 @ Boston 4–7 Berube TD Garden 17,565 29–32–8 66 L2 70 March 11 Boston 3–1 Forsberg United Center 21,819 30–32–8 68 W1 71 March 15 @ Winnipeg 2–6 Forsberg Bell MTS Place 15,321 30–33–8 68 L1 72 March 17 @ Buffalo 3–5 Berube KeyBank Center 19,070 30–34–8 68 L2 73 March 18 St. Louis 4–5 OT Berube United Center 21,687 30–34–9 69 O1 74 March 20 Colorado 1–5 Forsberg United Center 21,633 30–35–9 69 L1 75 March 22 Vancouver 2–5 Berube United Center 21,526 30–36–9 69 L2 76 March 24 @ NY Islanders 3–1 Forsberg Barclays Center 13,091 31–36–9 71 W1 77 March 26 San Jose 3–4 SO Forsberg United Center 21,712 31–36–10 72 O1 78 March 29 Winnipeg 6–2 Delia United Center 21,839 32–36–10 74 W1 79 March 30 @ Colorado 0–5 Delia Pepsi Center 17,985 32–37–10 74 L1
April: 1–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 4 @ St. Louis 4–3 Berube Scottrade Center 18,935 33–37–10 76 W1 81 April 6 St. Louis 1–4 Berube United Center 22,218 33–38–10 76 L1 82 April 7 @ Winnipeg 1–4 Glass Bell MTS Place 15,321 33–39–10 76 L2
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	1–1–0	0–2–0	1–3–0	2	6	17
Dallas Stars	0–1–1	0–1–1	0–2–2	2	7	15
Minnesota Wild	1–2–0	1–1–0	2–3–0	4	9	11
Nashville Predators	1–1–0	1–1–0	2–2–0	4	7	7
St. Louis Blues	0–1–1	1–1–0	1–2–1	3	10	17
Winnipeg Jets	2–0–0	1–2–0	3–2–0	6	16	14
Total	5–6–2	4–8–1	9–14–3	21	58	81
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks	1–1–0	0–1–0	1–2–0	2	12	12
Arizona Coyotes	1–0–0	1–1–0	2–1–0	4	8	9
Calgary Flames	0–1–0	0–0–2	0–1–2	2	8	11
Edmonton Oilers	1–0–1	1–0–0	2–0–1	5	9	6
Los Angeles Kings	0–2–0	1–0–0	1–2–0	2	7	9
San Jose Sharks	1–0–1	0–1–0	1–1–1	3	8	12
Vancouver Canucks	0–1–0	0–2–0	0–3–0	0	6	14
Vegas Golden Knights	0–1–0	0–2–0	0–3–0	0	8	14
Total	4–6–2	3–7–2	7–13–4	18	66	87

Eastern Conference
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
Boston Bruins	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	7	8
Buffalo Sabres	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	6	7
Detroit Red Wings	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	5	5
Florida Panthers	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	7	3
Montreal Canadiens	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	3	3
Ottawa Senators	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	11	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	0–1–0	0–0–1	0–1–1	1	2	5
Toronto Maple Leafs	0–0–1	0–0–1	0–0–2	2	5	7
Total	4–3–1	4–2–2	8–5–3	19	48	42
Metropolitan Division
Carolina Hurricanes	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	6	6
Columbus Blue Jackets	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	7	4
New Jersey Devils	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	6	11
New York Islanders	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	6	8
New York Rangers	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	8	5
Philadelphia Flyers	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	4	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	12	2
Washington Capitals	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	9	7
Total	5–3–0	4–4–0	9–7–0	18	58	46

Player statistics

Final Stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	/−	PIM
Patrick Kane	82	27	49	76	−20	30
Alex DeBrincat	82	28	24	52	6	6
Nick Schmaltz	78	21	31	52	1	18
Jonathan Toews	74	20	32	52	−1	47
Brandon Saad	82	18	17	35	−10	14
Duncan Keith	82	2	30	32	−29	28
Artem Anisimov	72	20	11	31	−17	22
Brent Seabrook	81	7	19	26	−3	38
Ryan Hartman‡	57	8	17	25	5	58
Vinnie Hinostroza	50	7	18	25	9	10
Patrick Sharp	70	10	11	21	−16	14
Jan Rutta	57	6	14	20	−1	22
Richard Panik‡	37	6	10	16	3	26
Erik Gustafsson	35	5	11	16	1	6
Jordan Oesterle	55	5	10	15	−11	8
Connor Murphy	76	2	12	14	−3	34
John Hayden	47	4	9	13	−4	54
Gustav Forsling	41	3	10	13	−2	8
Tommy Wingels‡	57	7	5	12	−10	43
David Kampf	46	4	7	11	−9	12
Tomas Jurco	29	6	4	10	1	12
Lance Bouma	53	3	6	9	1	36
Anthony Duclair†	23	2	6	8	0	6
Michal Kempny‡	31	1	6	7	13	12
Cody Franson	23	1	6	7	−1	8
Tanner Kero	8	1	2	3	1	0
Carl Dahlstrom	11	0	3	3	−2	0
Dylan Sikura	5	0	3	3	2	0
Matthew Highmore	13	2	0	2	−4	0
Andreas Martinsen	9	1	0	1	−1	17
Blake Hillman	4	1	0	1	−1	0
Victor Ejdsell	6	0	1	1	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Corey Crawford	28	27	1584	16	9	2	60	2.27	842	.929	2	0	0	0
Anton Forsberg	35	30	1715	10	16	4	85	2.97	921	.908	0	0	1	0
Jeff Glass	15	13	821	3	7	3	46	3.36	452	.898	0	0	0	2
Jean-Francois Berube	13	10	667	3	6	1	42	3.78	398	.894	0	0	0	0
Collin Delia	2	2	106	1	1	0	7	4.04	63	.889	0	0	0	2
Scott Foster	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	0.00	7	1.000	0	0	0	0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with Blackhawks only.
‡Left team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blackhawks only.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
C. Crawford	NHL First Star of the Week	November 6, 2017
P. Kane	NHL First Star of the Week	December 18, 2017
P. Kane	NHL All-Star game selection	January 28, 2018

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Alex DeBrincat	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 5, 2017
Jan Rutta	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 5, 2017
Patrick Sharp	600 career NHL points	October 5, 2017
Jan Rutta	1st career NHL goal	October 7, 2017
Alex DeBrincat	1st career NHL goal	October 10, 2017
John Hayden	1st career NHL fight	October 12, 2017
Ryan Hartman	100th career NHL game	November 9, 2017
Richard Panik	100th career NHL point	November 15, 2017
Artem Anisimov	1st career NHL hat trick	November 15, 2017
Alex DeBrincat	1st career NHL hat trick	November 27, 2017
Tommy Wingels	400th career NHL game	December 10, 2017
Patrick Sharp	900th career NHL game	December 12, 2017
Patrick Kane	300th career NHL goal	December 24, 2017
David Kampf	1st career NHL game	December 28, 2017
Jeff Glass	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL start 1st career NHL win	December 29, 2017
Jordan Oesterle	1st career NHL goal	December 29, 2017
Nick Schmaltz	100th career NHL game	December 29, 2017
David Kampf	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	January 3, 2018
David Kampf	1st career NHL goal	January 12, 2018
Erik Gustafsson	1st career NHL goal	January 20, 2018
Patrick Kane	800th career NHL point	January 20, 2018
Artem Anisimov	300th career NHL point	February 8, 2018
Carl Dahlstrom	1st career NHL game	February 10, 2018
Carl Dahlstrom	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	February 17, 2018
Patrick Kane	500th career NHL assist	February 17, 2018
Patrick Kane	800th career NHL game	February 19, 2018
Joel Quenneville	1,600th career NHL regular season game coached	February 21, 2018
Matthew Highmore	1st career NHL game	March 1, 2018
Matthew Highmore	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	March 10, 2018
Joel Quenneville	2nd all time in NHL regular season games coached (1,608 games)	March 11, 2018
Victor Ejdsell	1st career NHL game	March 26, 2018
Dylan Sikura	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 29, 2018
Collin Delia	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL start 1st career NHL win	March 29, 2018
Brent Seabrook	1,000th career NHL game	March 29, 2018
Scott Foster	1st career NHL game	March 29, 2018
Victor Ejdsell	1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist	March 29, 2018
Blake Hillman	1st career NHL game	March 30, 2018
Blake Hillman	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	April 4, 2018

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)	To Arizona Coyotes Niklas Hjalmarsson	To Chicago Blackhawks Connor Murphy Laurent Dauphin
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Artemi Panarin Tyler Motte NYI's 6th-round pick in 2017	To Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Saad Anton Forsberg 5th-round pick in 2018
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02)	To Vegas Golden Knights Marcus Kruger	To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)	To Montreal Canadiens Kyle Baun	To Chicago Blackhawks Andreas Martinsen
January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)	To Arizona Coyotes Laurent Dauphin Richard Panik	To Chicago Blackhawks Adam Clendening Anthony Duclair
February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15)	To Ottawa Senators Ville Pokka	To Chicago Blackhawks Chris DiDomenico
February 19, 2018 (2018-02-19)	To Washington Capitals Michal Kempny	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Nashville Predators Ryan Hartman 5th-round pick in 2018	To Chicago Blackhawks Victor Ejdsell 1st-round pick in 2018 4th-round pick in 2018
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Boston Bruins Tommy Wingels	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Jean-Francois Berube	Vegas Golden Knights	2-year, $1.5 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Lance Bouma	Calgary Flames	1-year, $1 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Jordan Oesterle	Edmonton Oilers	2-year, $1.3 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Patrick Sharp	Dallas Stars	1-year, $1 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Tommy Wingels	Ottawa Senators	1-year, $750,000
July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)	Collin Delia	Merrimack Warriors	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)	Cody Franson	Buffalo Sabres	1-year, $1 million
March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)	Tyler Sikura	Rockford IceHogs	1-year, $650,000
May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)	Dominik Kahun	EHC Red Bull München	2-year, $7.55 million entry-level contract
May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)	Kevin Lankinen	HIFK	2-year, $2.275 million entry-level contract
May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)	Darren Raddysh	Rockford IceHogs	2-year, $1.46 million entry-level contract
May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31)	Jacob Nilsson	Mora IK	1-year, $1.1375 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)	Martin Lundberg	Växjö Lakers	Unknown
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Pierre-Cedric Labrie	Nashville Predators	1-year, $650,000
July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03)	Lars Johansson	CSKA Moscow	1-year
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)	Michael Latta	Arizona Coyotes	1-year, $650,000
July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)	Dennis Rasmussen	Anaheim Ducks	1-year, $725,000
July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)	Johnny Oduya	Ottawa Senators	1-year, $1 million
August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)	Nolan Valleau	Orlando Solar Bears	1-year
September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11)	Brandon Mashinter	San Jose Sharks	1-year, $650,000
October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07)	Mac Carruth	Fehérvár AV19	1-year
October 12, 2017 (2017-10-12)	Andrew Desjardins	Adler Mannheim	1-year
June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)	Chris DiDomenico	SCL Tigers	2-year

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Players released

Date	Player	Via	Ref

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref
July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	Brian Campbell

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)	Anton Forsberg	2-year, $1.5 million
June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)	Tomas Jurco	1-year, $800,000
June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)	Ville Pokka	1-year, $650,000
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Erik Gustafsson	1-year, $650,000
March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)	Erik Gustafsson	2-year, $2.4 million contract extension
March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08)	Jan Rutta	1-year, $2.3 million contract extension
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)	Dylan Sikura	2-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)	Joni Tuulola	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract
March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27)	Blake Hillman	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract
April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)	Dennis Gilbert	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)	Lucas Carlsson	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
June 7, 2018 (2018-06-07)	Andreas Martinsen	1-year, $650,000 contract extension
June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)	Henri Jokiharju	3-year, $3.8375 million entry-level contract
June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)	John Hayden	2-year, $1.5 million contract extension
June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)	Vinnie Hinostroza	2-year, $3 million contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Chicago Blackhawks draft picks

Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	291	Henri Jokiharju	D	Finland	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
2	57	Ian Mitchell	D	Canada	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
3	702	Andrei Altybarmakyan	RW	Russia	SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (VHL)
3	903	Evan Barratt	C	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4	1124	Tim Soderlund	C	Sweden	Skellefteå AIK (SHL)
4	119	Roope Laavainen	D	Finland	Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
5	1445	Parker Foo	LW	Canada	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
5	150	Jakub Galvas	D	Czech Republic	HC Olomouc (Czech Extraliga)
7	2156	Josh Ess	D	United States	Lakeville South (USHS)

Notes:

1. The Anaheim Ducks' first-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent a first-round pick in 2017 (26th overall) to Dallas in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 (70th overall) and this pick.
2. The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent a first-round pick in 2017 (26th overall) to Dallas in exchange for Anaheim's first-round pick in 2017 (29th overall) and this pick.
3. The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on April 28, 2017, that sent Scott Darling to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
4. The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Carolina's fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick both in 2017 (135th and 181st overall) to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
5. The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent a Florida's fifth-round pick in 2016 to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
6. The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Corey Tropp to Anaheim in exchange for Tim Jackman and this pick.