2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 89th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. 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 Final, 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.
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.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.Standings
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 against the Ducks as part of the Western Conference Finals. The Blackhawks defeated Anaheim in Game 7 and moved on to face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. On June 15, 2015, Chicago won the Stanley Cup in Game 6 by a 2–0 scoreline. 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 1997Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
;Detailed recordsPlayoffs
Player stats
Final statsSkaters
| Player | ||||||
| 81 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 30 | 36 | |
| 61 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 10 | 10 | |
| 82 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 17 | 32 | |
| 82 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 7 | 12 | |
| 80 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 12 | 20 | |
| 68 | 16 | 27 | 43 | −8 | 33 | |
| 76 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 12 | |
| 61 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 35 | |
| 82 | 8 | 23 | 31 | −3 | 27 | |
| 80 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 38 | |
| 79 | 15 | 11 | 26 | −8 | 67 | |
| 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 44 | |
| 81 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −5 | 32 | |
| 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | |
| 65 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 22 | |
| 76 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 26 | |
| ‡ | 61 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −1 | 2 |
| 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
| 39 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 54 | |
| 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −5 | 4 | |
| † | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 6 |
| ‡ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| † | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| ‡ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| † | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| †‡ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 82 | 213 | 395 | 608 | 114 | 537 |
| Player | ||||||
| 23 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 0 | |
| 23 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 8 | |
| 23 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 4 | |
| 23 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 10 | |
| 23 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 8 | |
| 23 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 8 | |
| 23 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −4 | 36 | |
| 23 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| 23 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
| 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −4 | 6 | |
| 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −5 | 4 | |
| 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 4 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | |
| Totals | 23 | 69 | 120 | 189 | 48 | 152 |
Goaltenders
†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
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL Second Star of the Month | January 2, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game captain | January 14, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game assistant captain | January 14, 2015 | |
| NHL First Star of the Week | February 16, 2015 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st career NHL game | October 9, 2014 | |
| 100th career NHL game | October 21, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win | October 26, 2014 | |
| 500th career NHL point | October 26, 2014 | |
| 1,100th career NHL game 1,000th career NHL point | October 30, 2014 | |
| 600th career NHL game | November 2, 2014 | |
| 400th career NHL game | November 4, 2014 | |
| 200th career NHL goal | November 4, 2014 | |
| 700th career NHL game | November 7, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | November 9, 2014 | |
| 500th career NHL game | November 11, 2014 | |
| 1,000th career NHL game | November 16, 2014 | |
| 700th career NHL game | November 20, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | November 20, 2014 | |
| 600th career NHL assist | November 20, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL game | November 22, 2014 | |
| 400th career NHL game | November 22, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL assist | November 22, 2014 | |
| 300th career NHL game | November 23, 2014 | |
| 300th career NHL point | November 26, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL game | December 6, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | December 11, 2014 | |
| 700th career NHL game | December 29, 2014 | |
| 500th career NHL point | December 29, 2014 | |
| 200th career NHL game | January 1, 2015 | |
| 100th career NHL point | January 9, 2015 | |
| 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | January 16, 2015 | |
| 200th career NHL goal | January 20, 2015 | |
| 1st career NHL assist | January 20, 2015 | |
| 400th career NHL point | January 30, 2015 | |
| 100th career NHL point | February 8, 2015 | |
| 1st career NHL game | February 13, 2015 | |
| 900th career NHL point | March 12, 2015 | |
| 1st career NHL shutout | March 18, 2015 | |
| 1100th career NHL game | March 21, 2015 | |
| 500th career NHL point | March 23, 2015 | |
| 100th career NHL game | March 27, 2015 | |
| 200th career NHL game | March 27, 2015 | |
| 100th career NHL point | March 30, 2015 | |
| 100th career NHL point | March 30, 2015 | |
| 1st career NHL game | April 7, 2015 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | April 11, 2015 |
All Star Game
NHL All-Star representatives at the 2015 National Hockey League All-Star Game in Columbus, Ohio at Nationwide Arena.- Corey Crawford, G,
- Jonathan Toews, C, Captain,
- Patrick Kane, RW, Assistant Captain,, Winner of the Accuracy Shooting event in the skills competition.
- Duncan Keith, D,
- Brent Seabrook, D,
Transactions
Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Player signings
Other
| Name | Date | Details |
| Kevin Dineen | July 14, 2014 | Named as Assistant Coach |
| DJ Kogut | January 14, 2015 | Named as Assistant Equipment Manager |
Suspensions/fines
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.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 20 | Nick Schmaltz | C | Green Bay Gamblers | |
| 3 | 83 | Matheson Iacopelli | RW | Muskegon Lumberjacks | |
| 3 | 88 | Beau Starrett | C/LW | South Shore Kings | |
| 4 | 98 | Frederik Olofsson | LW | Chicago Steel | |
| 5 | 141 | Luc Snuggerud | D | Eden Prairie High School | |
| 5 | 148 | Andreas Soderberg | D | Skellefteå AIK Jr. | |
| 6 | 178 | Dylan Sora | C | Aurora Tigers | |
| 6 | 179 | Ivan Nalimov | G | SKA Saint Petersburg-2 | |
| 7 | 208 | Jack Ramsey | RW | Penticton Vees |
;Draft notes
- 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 and Florida's third-round pick in 2014 to San Jose in exchange for the Rangers sixth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
- 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 and the Rangers sixth-round pick in 2014 to Chicago in exchange for Florida's third-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
- 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.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick in 2014 and this pick.