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1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks season

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The 1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 72nd season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Blackhawks did not qualify for the 1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which snapped their 28 year playoff streak.

Division5th Central
Conference9th Western
1997–98 record30–39–13
Home record14–19–8
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1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks
Division5th Central
Conference9th Western
1997–98 record30–39–13
Home record14–19–8
Road record16–20–5
Goals for192
Goals against199
Team information
General managerBob Murray
CoachCraig Hartsburg
CaptainChris Chelios
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance18,350
Minor league affiliatesIndianapolis Ice
Columbus Chill
Team leaders
GoalsTony Amonte (31)
Eric Daze (31)
AssistsTony Amonte (42)
PointsTony Amonte (73)
Penalty minutesJim Cummins (178)
Plus/minusTony Amonte (+21)
WinsJeff Hackett (21)
Goals against averageJeff Hackett (2.20)
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Regular season

The Blackhawks were shut out a league-high 11 times, tied with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Tampa Bay Lightning. With the 10 shutouts that Blackhawks goaltenders recorded, a total of 21 of Chicago's 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout. The Blackhawks also tied the Florida Panthers, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins for the most short-handed goals allowed, with 16.[1][2] Also, the Blackhawks missed the playoffs for the first time since 1969.

Final standings

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Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Dallas Stars82492211242167109
23Detroit Red Wings82442315250196103
34St. Louis Blues824529825620498
46Phoenix Coyotes8235351222422782
59Chicago Blackhawks8230391319219973
610Toronto Maple Leafs823043919423769
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Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Dallas StarsCEN82492211242167109
2x – Colorado AvalanchePAC8239261723120595
3Detroit Red WingsCEN82442315250196103
4St. Louis BluesCEN824529825620498
5Los Angeles KingsPAC8238331122722587
6Phoenix CoyotesCEN8235351222422782
7Edmonton OilersPAC8235371021522480
8San Jose SharksPAC8234381021021678
9Chicago BlackhawksCEN8230391319219973
10Toronto Maple LeafsCEN823043919423769
11Calgary FlamesPAC8226411521725267
12Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8226431320526165
13Vancouver CanucksPAC8225431422427364
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Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won Division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

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1997–98 regular season[4]
October: 4–10–0 (home: 3–5–0; road: 1–5–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 1, 19972–6@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)0–1–0L
2October 4, 19972–3@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)0–2–0L
3October 9, 19971–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)0–3–0L
4October 10, 19970–7@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)0–4–0L
5October 13, 19971–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)0–5–0L
6October 15, 19970–2Washington Capitals (1997–98)0–6–0L
7October 17, 19970–2St. Louis Blues (1997–98)0–7–0L
8October 19, 19975–2Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)1–7–0W
9October 22, 19971–0@ New York Rangers (1997–98)2–7–0W
10October 24, 19970–2Dallas Stars (1997–98)2–8–0L
11October 26, 19972–3Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)2–9–0L
12October 27, 19972–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)2–10–0L
13October 29, 19973–0Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)3–10–0W
14October 31, 19975–3San Jose Sharks (1997–98)4–10–0W
November: 6–3–4 (home: 2–1–2; road: 4–2–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
15November 2, 19973–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)5–10–0W
16November 6, 19972–1St. Louis Blues (1997–98)6–10–0W
17November 8, 19974–2@ New York Islanders (1997–98)7–10–0W
18November 10, 19971–1 OTCalgary Flames (1997–98)7–10–1T
19November 11, 19972–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)7–11–1L
20November 13, 19971–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)7–12–1L
21November 16, 19973–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (1997–98)7–12–2T
22November 19, 19974–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)8–12–2W
23November 20, 19973–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)8–13–2L
24November 22, 19975–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)9–13–2W
25November 25, 19972–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)9–13–3T
26November 27, 19972–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)9–13–4T
27November 29, 19973–2@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)10–13–4W
December: 4–5–3 (home: 1–4–2; road: 3–1–1)
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28December 4, 19971–2Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)10–14–4L
29December 7, 19973–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1997–98)10–14–5T
30December 10, 19973–3 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1997–98)10–14–6T
31December 12, 19972–3Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)10–15–6L
32December 14, 19971–2San Jose Sharks (1997–98)10–16–6L
33December 16, 19973–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)10–17–6L
34December 17, 19970–0 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)10–17–7T
35December 20, 19975–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)11–17–7W
36December 22, 19970–1Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)11–18–7L
37December 26, 19974–1@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)12–18–7W
38December 28, 19972–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)13–18–7W
39December 30, 19976–2@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)14–18–7W
January: 7–4–2 (home: 4–2–2; road: 3–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40January 1, 19983–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)14–18–8T
41January 4, 19983–1Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)15–18–8W
42January 5, 19981–1 OTCalgary Flames (1997–98)15–18–9T
43January 9, 19982–4Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)15–19–9L
44January 10, 19984–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)16–19–9W
45January 12, 19983–2Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)17–19–9W
46January 14, 19984–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)18–19–9W
47January 15, 19982–3@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)18–20–9L
48January 20, 19985–2New York Islanders (1997–98)19–20–9W
49January 22, 19980–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)19–21–9L
50January 24, 19985–4St. Louis Blues (1997–98)20–21–9W
51January 29, 19983–0@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)21–21–9W
52January 31, 19980–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)21–22–9L
February: 2–4–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 2–3–0)
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53February 1, 19983–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)21–23–9L
54February 3, 19984–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)22–23–9W
55February 5, 19982–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)22–24–9L
56February 7, 19981–3@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)22–25–9L
57February 26, 19984–7Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)22–26–9L
58February 28, 19984–0@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)23–26–9W
March: 6–7–3 (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–4–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
59March 1, 19982–2 OTDallas Stars (1997–98)23–26–10T
60March 3, 19983–5@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)23–27–10L
61March 5, 19982–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)23–27–11T
62March 7, 19982–1@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)24–27–11W
63March 9, 19983–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (1997–98)24–28–11L
64March 12, 19980–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)24–29–11L
65March 14, 19980–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)24–30–11L
66March 15, 19988–4@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)25–30–11W
67March 17, 19985–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)26–30–11W
68March 19, 19981–0Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)27–30–11W
69March 22, 19981–0Boston Bruins (1997–98)28–30–11W
70March 23, 19985–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)28–30–12T
71March 25, 19982–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)28–31–12L
72March 27, 19982–1Ottawa Senators (1997–98)29–31–12W
73March 29, 19980–4Florida Panthers (1997–98)29–32–12L
74March 31, 19982–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)29–33–12L
April: 1–6–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 0–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75April 2, 19982–1Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)30–33–12W
76April 4, 19982–3Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)30–34–12L
77April 5, 19981–2 OTNew York Rangers (1997–98)30–35–12L
78April 9, 19982–3@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)30–36–12L
79April 12, 19981–2Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)30–37–12L
80April 15, 19982–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)30–38–12L
81April 16, 19981–1 OTNew Jersey Devils (1997–98)30–38–13T
82April 18, 19981–3@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)30–39–13L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
10Tony AmonteRW823142732166
36Alexei ZhamnovC702128491661
55Eric DazeRW80311142422
20Gary SuterD73142842174
7Chris CheliosD8133942−7151
22Greg Johnson†C69112233−238
11Jeff ShantzC61112031036
25Sergei KrivokrasovLW58101323−133
2Eric WeinrichD822212310106
19Ethan MoreauLW549918073
14Steve DubinskyC8251318−657
38James BlackRW5210515−88
4Keith Carney‡D6021315−773
23Jean-Yves LerouxLW666713−255
46Dmitri NabokovC257411−110
17Kevin MillerRW374711−48
15Chad Kilger†C22381126
3Christian LaflammeD72011111459
12Brent SutterRW52268−628
33Reid Simpson†LW38325−1102
54Brian FelsnerLW12134012
6Michal SykoraD28134−1012
24Bob ProbertLW14213−748
39[a]Craig MillsRW20033134
8Cam RussellD41112379
15Jim Cummins‡RW55022−9178
4Jayson More†D1702278
26Todd WhiteC710102
5Trent YawneyD45101−576
16Jarrod Skalde†‡†‡C701104
40Chris TerreriG210112
34Ryan VandenBussche†RW401105
32Daniel ClearyLW6000−20
16Martin Gendron†‡RW2000−10
31Jeff HackettG580008
56Ryan HuskaLW100000
29Andrei Trefilov†G60000
17Petri VarisLW100000
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Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Jeff Hackett5821251115201262.20.91783441
40Chris Terreri218102519492.41.90621222
29Andrei Trefilov†6140145173.41.8830299
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
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(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Tony Amonte [5]
Chris Chelios
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Daniel Cleary October 1, 1997 [6]
Todd White October 4, 1997
Brian Felsner November 16, 1997
Petri Varis December 14, 1997
Dmitri Nabokov December 20, 1997
Ryan Huska January 5, 1998
600th assist Chris Chelios March 7, 1998
1,000th game played Chris Chelios April 16, 1998 [7]
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Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[8]

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
113Daniel Cleary CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
116Ty Jones United StatesSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
239Jeremy Reich CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
367Michael Souza United StatesUniversity of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
5110Ben Simon United StatesUniversity of Notre Dame (CCHA)
5120Pete Gardiner CanadaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
5130Kyle Calder CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
6147Heath Gordon United StatesGreen Bay Gamblers (USHL)
7174Jerad Smith CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
8204Sergei Shikhanov RussiaLada Togliatti (Russia)
9230Chris Feil United StatesOhio State University (CCHA)
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Mills wore number 46 for a single game on January 10.

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