1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks season

1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks
Division 5th Central
1997–98 record 30–39–13
Goals for 192
Goals against 199
Team information
General Manager Bob Murray
Coach Craig Hartsburg
Captain Chris Chelios
Team leaders
<1996–97 1998–99>

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]

Final standings

Central Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Dallas Stars 82 49 22 11 242 167 109
2 3 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 23 15 250 196 103
3 4 St. Louis Blues 82 45 29 8 256 204 98
4 7 Phoenix Coyotes 82 35 35 12 224 227 82
5 9 Chicago Blackhawks 82 30 39 13 192 199 73
6 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 43 9 194 237 69
Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Dallas Stars CEN 82 49 22 11 242 167 109
2 x – Colorado Avalanche PAC 82 39 26 17 231 205 95
3 Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 44 23 15 250 196 103
4 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 45 29 8 256 204 98
5 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 38 33 11 227 225 87
6 Phoenix Coyotes CEN 82 35 35 12 224 227 82
7 Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 35 37 10 215 224 80
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 34 38 10 210 216 78
9 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 30 39 13 192 199 73
10 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 82 30 43 9 194 237 69
11 Calgary Flames PAC 82 26 41 15 217 252 67
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 26 43 13 205 261 65
13 Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 25 43 14 224 273 64

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 1, 19972–6 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 0–1–0
2LOctober 4, 19972–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 0–2–0
3LOctober 9, 19971–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 0–3–0
4LOctober 10, 19970–7 @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 0–4–0
5LOctober 13, 19971–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 0–5–0
6LOctober 15, 19970–2 Washington Capitals (1997–98) 0–6–0
7LOctober 17, 19970–2 St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 0–7–0
8WOctober 19, 19975–2 Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 1–7–0
9WOctober 22, 19971–0 @ New York Rangers (1997–98) 2–7–0
10LOctober 24, 19970–2 Dallas Stars (1997–98) 2–8–0
11LOctober 26, 19972–3 Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 2–9–0
12LOctober 27, 19972–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 2–10–0
13WOctober 29, 19973–0 Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 3–10–0
14WOctober 31, 19975–3 San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 4–10–0
15WNovember 2, 19973–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 5–10–0
16WNovember 6, 19972–1 St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 6–10–0
17WNovember 8, 19974–2 @ New York Islanders (1997–98) 7–10–0
18TNovember 10, 19971–1 OT Calgary Flames (1997–98) 7–10–1
19LNovember 11, 19972–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 7–11–1
20LNovember 13, 19971–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 7–12–1
21TNovember 16, 19973–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 7–12–2
22WNovember 19, 19974–0 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 8–12–2
23LNovember 20, 19973–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 8–13–2
24WNovember 22, 19975–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 9–13–2
25TNovember 25, 19972–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 9–13–3
26TNovember 27, 19972–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 9–13–4
27WNovember 29, 19973–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 10–13–4
28LDecember 4, 19971–2 Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 10–14–4
29TDecember 7, 19973–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 10–14–5
30TDecember 10, 19973–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 10–14–6
31LDecember 12, 19972–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 10–15–6
32LDecember 14, 19971–2 San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 10–16–6
33LDecember 16, 19973–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 10–17–6
34TDecember 17, 19970–0 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 10–17–7
35WDecember 20, 19975–0 @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 11–17–7
36LDecember 22, 19970–1 Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 11–18–7
37WDecember 26, 19974–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 12–18–7
38WDecember 28, 19972–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 13–18–7
39WDecember 30, 19976–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 14–18–7
40TJanuary 1, 19983–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 14–18–8
41WJanuary 4, 19983–1 Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 15–18–8
42TJanuary 5, 19981–1 OT Calgary Flames (1997–98) 15–18–9
43LJanuary 9, 19982–4 Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 15–19–9
44WJanuary 10, 19984–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 16–19–9
45WJanuary 12, 19983–2 Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 17–19–9
46WJanuary 14, 19984–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 18–19–9
47LJanuary 15, 19982–3 @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 18–20–9
48WJanuary 20, 19985–2 New York Islanders (1997–98) 19–20–9
49LJanuary 22, 19980–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 19–21–9
50WJanuary 24, 19985–4 St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 20–21–9
51WJanuary 29, 19983–0 @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 21–21–9
52LJanuary 31, 19980–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 21–22–9
53LFebruary 1, 19983–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 21–23–9
54WFebruary 3, 19984–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 22–23–9
55LFebruary 5, 19982–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 22–24–9
56LFebruary 7, 19981–3 @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 22–25–9
57LFebruary 26, 19984–7 Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 22–26–9
58WFebruary 28, 19984–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 23–26–9
59TMarch 1, 19982–2 OT Dallas Stars (1997–98) 23–26–10
60LMarch 3, 19983–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 23–27–10
61TMarch 5, 19982–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 23–27–11
62WMarch 7, 19982–1 @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 24–27–11
63LMarch 9, 19983–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 24–28–11
64LMarch 12, 19980–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 24–29–11
65LMarch 14, 19980–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 24–30–11
66WMarch 15, 19988–4 @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 25–30–11
67WMarch 17, 19985–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 26–30–11
68WMarch 19, 19981–0 Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 27–30–11
69WMarch 22, 19981–0 Boston Bruins (1997–98) 28–30–11
70TMarch 23, 19985–5 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 28–30–12
71LMarch 25, 19982–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 28–31–12
72WMarch 27, 19982–1 Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 29–31–12
73LMarch 29, 19980–4 Florida Panthers (1997–98) 29–32–12
74LMarch 31, 19982–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 29–33–12
75WApril 2, 19982–1 Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 30–33–12
76LApril 4, 19982–3 Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 30–34–12
77LApril 5, 19981–2 OT New York Rangers (1997–98) 30–35–12
78LApril 9, 19982–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 30–36–12
79LApril 12, 19981–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 30–37–12
80LApril 15, 19982–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 30–38–12
81TApril 16, 19981–1 OT New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 30–38–13
82LApril 18, 19981–3 @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 30–39–13

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