The 2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 81st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.
Regular season Following twelve losses in a 15 game stretch, head coach Trent Yawney was fired on November 27 and replaced by assistant coach Denis Savard.
The Blackhawks struggled on the power play, finishing 30th overall in power-play goals scored (43) and power-play percentage (11.81%).
Season standings
Schedule and results
| 1 || October 5 || Chicago || 8 – 6 || Nashville || || Khabibulin || 17,113 || 1–0–0 || 2 ||
| 2 || October 7 || Columbus || 5 – 4 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 17,133 || 1–1–0 || 2 ||
| 3 || October 12 || Nashville || 1 – 3 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 8,008 || 2–1–0 || 4 ||
| 4 || October 14 || Chicago || 3 – 4 || St. Louis || || Boucher || 11,606 || 2–2–0 || 4 ||
| 5 || October 16 || Chicago || 5 – 3 || Colorado || || Khabibulin || 17,681 || 3–2–0 || 6 ||
| 6 || October 18 || Montreal || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,095 || 4–2–0 || 8 ||
| 7 || October 20 || Chicago || 4 – 5 || Dallas || || Boucher || 18,198 || 4–3–0 || 8 ||
| 8 || October 21 || St. Louis || 4 – 3 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 13,254 || 4–4–0 || 8 ||
| 9 || October 25 || Vancouver || 5 – 0 || Chicago || || Boucher || 11,641 || 4–5–0 || 8 ||
| 10 || October 28 || Anaheim || 3 – 0 || Chicago || || Boucher || 13,580 || 4–6–0 || 8 ||
| 11 || October 30 || Chicago || 0 – 3 || Philadelphia || || Boucher || 18,876 || 4–7–0 || 8 ||
| 12 || October 31 || Chicago || 2 – 5 || NY Islanders || || Boucher || 8,739 || 4–8–0 || 8 ||
| 13 || November 2 || Detroit || 2 – 1 || Chicago || || Boucher || 15,174 || 4–9–0 || 8 ||
| 14 || November 9 || Chicago || 1 – 2 || New Jersey || SO || Boucher || 10,978 || 4–9–1 || 9 ||
| 15 || November 10 || St. Louis || 1 – 3 || Chicago || || Caron || 14,568 || 5–9–1 || 11 ||
| 16 || November 12 || Columbus || 0 – 1 || Chicago || || Boucher || 14,078 || 6–9–1 || 13 ||
| 17 || November 16 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Phoenix || SO || Boucher || 15,963 || 6–9–2 || 14 ||
| 18 || November 17 || Chicago || 4 – 3 || Anaheim || SO || Khabibulin || 16,526 || 7–9–2 || 16 ||
| 19 || November 19 || Chicago || 1 – 2 || Vancouver || || Khabibulin || 18,630 || 7–10–2 || 16 ||
| 20 || November 22 || Chicago || 1 – 4 || Calgary || || Khabibulin || 19,289 || 7–11–2 || 16 ||
| 21 || November 24 || Chicago || 1 – 5 || Edmonton || || Boucher || 16,839 || 7–12–2 || 16 ||
| 22 || November 29 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 13,164 || 8–12–2 || 18 ||
| 23 || December 1 || St. Louis || 2 – 5 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 12,110 || 9–12–2 || 20 ||
| 24 || December 2 || Chicago || 4 – 3 || Nashville || OT || Khabibulin || 15,530 || 10–12–2 || 22 ||
| 25 || December 5 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || SO || Khabibulin || 18,568 || 10–12–3 || 23 ||
| 26 || December 7 || Phoenix || 2 – 1 || Chicago || SO || Khabibulin || 9,078 || 10–12–4 || 24 ||
| 27 || December 9 || Chicago || 4 – 5 || Minnesota || OT || Boucher || 18,568 || 10–12–5 || 25 ||
| 28 || December 10 || Edmonton || 1 – 4 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,523 || 11–12–5 || 27 ||
| 29 || December 12 || Chicago || 3 – 2 || St. Louis || || Khabibulin || 10,812 || 12–12–5 || 29 ||
| 30 || December 14 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 15,130 || 12–13–5 || 29 ||
| 31 || December 16 || Chicago || 6 – 4 || Columbus || || Khabibulin || 17,288 || 13–13–5 || 31 ||
| 32 || December 17 || Colorado || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,111 || 14–13–5 || 33 ||
| 33 || December 20 || Nashville || 2 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 10,201 || 14–14–5 || 33 ||
| 34 || December 22 || Toronto || 1 – 3 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 17,950 || 15–14–5 || 35 ||
| 35 || December 23 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Colorado || || Khabibulin || 17,347 || 15–15–5 || 35 ||
| 36 || December 26 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 14,278 || 16–15–5 || 37 ||
| 37 || December 29 || Boston || 5 – 3 || Chicago || || Boucher || 19,315 || 16–16–5 || 37 ||
| 38 || December 31 || Chicago || 1 – 3 || Columbus || || Khabibulin || 18,136 || 16–17–5 || 37 ||
| 39 || January 2 || Chicago || 4 – 1 || St. Louis || || Khabibulin || 11,069 || 17–17–5 || 39 ||
| 40 || January 4 || Chicago || 0 – 2 || St. Louis || || Khabibulin || 11,849 || 17–18–5 || 39 ||
| 41 || January 5 || Nashville || 8 – 3 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 13,186 || 17–19–5 || 39 ||
| 42 || January 7 || Phoenix || 4 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,079 || 17–20–5 || 39 ||
| 43 || January 10 || Buffalo || 2 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 14,041 || 17–21–5 || 39 ||
| 44 || January 13 || Chicago || 3 – 6 || Detroit || || Khabibulin || 20,066 || 17–22–5 || 39 ||
| 45 || January 14 || Minnesota || 4 – 3 || Chicago || SO || Khabibulin || 11,091 || 17–22–6 || 40 ||
| 46 || January 16 || Columbus || 5 – 4 || Chicago || OT || Khabibulin || 10,263 || 17–22–7 || 41 ||
| 47 || January 19 || Minnesota || 3 – 0 || Chicago || || Boucher || 12,333 || 17–23–7 || 41 ||
| 48 || January 20 || Chicago || 3 – 6 || Nashville || || Khabibulin || 17,113 || 17–24–7 || 41 ||
| 49 || January 26 || Nashville || 3 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,162 || 17–25–7 || 41 ||
| 50 || January 28 || Calgary || 3 – 4 || Chicago || OT || Khabibulin || 11,182 || 18–25–7 || 43 ||
| 51 || February 1 || Chicago || 3 – 2 || Los Angeles || OT || Khabibulin || 16,958 || 19–25–7 || 45 ||
| 52 || February 3 || Chicago || 2 – 4 || San Jose || || Khabibulin || 17,496 || 19–26–7 || 45 ||
| 53 || February 6 || Chicago || 3 – 2 || Calgary || SO || Khabibulin || 19,289 || 20–26–7 || 47 ||
| 54 || February 7 || Chicago || 3 – 0 || Vancouver || || Lalime || 18,630 || 21–26–7 || 49 ||
| 55 || February 9 || Chicago || 1 – 2 || Edmonton || || Khabibulin || 16,839 || 21–27–7 || 49 ||
| 56 || February 11 || Chicago || 5 – 4 || Columbus || || Khabibulin || 17,054 || 22–27–7 || 51 ||
| 57 || February 14 || Chicago || 4 – 5 || Pittsburgh || SO || Khabibulin || 17,051 || 22–27–8 || 52 ||
| 58 || February 16 || Vancouver || 2 – 1 || Chicago || SO || Lalime || 14,552 || 22–27–9 || 53 ||
| 59 || February 18 || Chicago || 1 – 2 || NY Rangers || || Lalime || 18,200 || 22–28–9 || 53 ||
| 60 || February 21 || Chicago || 2 – 4 || Detroit || || Khabibulin || 20,066 || 22–29–9 || 53 ||
| 61 || February 22 || San Jose || 2 – 0 || Chicago || || Lalime || 10,125 || 22–30–9 || 53 ||
| 62 || February 25 || St. Louis || 1 – 5 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 14,144 || 23–30–9 || 55 ||
| 63 || February 27 || Detroit || 4 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 15,131 || 23–31–9 || 55 ||
| 64 || March 1 || Colorado || 6 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 10,522 || 23–32–9 || 55 ||
| 65 || March 2 || Chicago || 2 – 6 || Detroit || || Lalime || 20,066 || 23–33–9 || 55 ||
| 66 || March 4 || Ottawa || 3 – 4 || Chicago || SO || Lalime || 13,917 || 24–33–9 || 57 ||
| 67 || March 6 || Los Angeles || 0 – 3 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 9,118 || 25–33–9 || 59 ||
| 68 || March 10 || Chicago || 7 – 5 || Phoenix || || Khabibulin || 17,086 || 26–33–9 || 61 ||
| 69 || March 13 || Chicago || 1 – 7 || San Jose || || Lalime || 17,496 || 26–34–9 || 61 ||
| 70 || March 15 || Chicago || 4 – 3 || Los Angeles || SO || Khabibulin || 16,110 || 27–34–9 || 63 ||
| 71 || March 16 || Chicago || 2 – 5 || Anaheim || || Khabibulin || 17,174 || 27–35–9 || 63 ||
| 72 || March 20 || Chicago || 2 – 5 || Columbus || || Khabibulin || 15,195 || 27–36–9 || 63 ||
| 73 || March 21 || San Jose || 4 – 1 || Chicago || || Lalime || 10,374 || 27–37–9 || 63 ||
| 74 || March 23 || Los Angeles || 2 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 13,133 || 27–38–9 || 63 ||
| 75 || March 25 || Calgary || 3 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 10,178 || 27–39–9 || 63 ||
| 76 || March 28 || Anaheim || 3 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,295 || 27–40–9 || 63 ||
| 77 || March 30 || Columbus || 1 – 3 || Chicago || || Lalime || 14,111 || 28–40–9 || 65 ||
| 78 || April 1 || Edmonton || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 12,193 || 29–40–9 || 67 ||
| 79 || April 3 || Chicago || 3 – 2 || Nashville || SO || Lalime || 14,663 || 30–40–9 || 69 ||
| 80 || April 5 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Chicago || SO || Khabibulin || 16,288 || 31–40–9 || 71 ||
| 81 || April 7 || Chicago || 2 – 7 || Detroit || || Lalime || 20,066 || 31–41–9 || 71 ||
| 82 || April 8 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Dallas || || Khabibulin || 17,932 || 31–42–9 || 71 ||
Legend:
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. Player Regular season 24 RW 56 25 32 57 15 28 16 RW 77 14 27 41 −4 26 51 C 70 18 21 39 −4 22 15 C 71 17 21 38 4 95 11 C 62 14 23 37 10 29 10 C 80 20 15 35 −15 74 2 D 82 2 29 31 0 76 19 C 79 10 17 27 −13 54 22 RW 82 13 11 24 −14 98 7 D 81 4 20 24 −6 104 14 LW 44 7 10 17 −4 38 8 LW 57 6 11 17 −3 26 33 D 59 4 12 16 −22 50 12 RW 37 5 9 14 2 26 6 D 54 5 9 14 5 30 17 C 63 6 7 13 −5 31 43 D 50 2 8 10 3 39 26 C 8 3 5 8 4 6 25 D 35 1 7 8 −12 44 5 D 65 1 6 7 −6 64 23 D 46 1 6 7 −3 53 29 C 20 4 2 6 −6 20 27 LW 25 3 2 5 −2 14 57 LW 37 2 3 5 −2 43 47 C 14 1 3 4 −3 8 52 D 9 1 2 3 −2 10 34 RW 15 2 0 2 −3 0 38 LW 3 2 0 2 1 0 20 RW 10 2 0 2 −2 2 32 C 3 0 2 2 1 2 44 D 22 0 2 2 −1 48 49 C 7 0 1 1 0 2 58 LW 5 0 1 1 −1 2 28 RW 9 0 0 0 −5 10 36 C 1 0 0 0 −1 0 31 G 15 0 0 0 0 29 RW 10 0 0 0 −7 7 37 RW 9 0 0 0 −4 2 30 G 1 0 0 0 0 46 C 1 0 0 0 −1 2 12 RW 2 0 0 0 −2 4 39 G 60 0 0 0 8 48 LW 9 0 0 0 −3 88 40 G 12 0 0 0 0 34 RW 6 0 0 0 −1 31
Goaltending = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. Player Regular season 39 Nikolai Khabibulin 60 25 26 5 1668 163 2.86 .902 1 3425 40 Patrick Lalime 12 4 6 1 317 33 3.07 .896 1 645 31 Brian Boucher 15 1 10 3 389 45 3.27 .884 1 827 30 Sebastien Caron 1 1 0 0 25 1 1.00 .960 0 60
Awards and records
Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Martin Havlat NHL Second Star of the Week Martin Havlat (October 15) Nikolai Khabibulin (December 3) Martin Havlat (February 11) Jeff Hamilton (March 11) NHL YoungStars Game selection Brent Seabrook
Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Adam Burish October 14, 2006 Mike Blunden October 25, 2006 Dave Bolland Troy Brouwer December 23, 2006 Colin Fraser January 7, 2007 P. A. Parenteau February 7, 2007 David Koci March 10, 2007 Bryan Bickell April 5, 2007 Jonas Nordquist
Transactions The Blackhawks were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.
Trades Date Details Ref To Chicago Blackhawks To Florida Panthers To Chicago Blackhawks To Toronto Maple Leafs To Chicago Blackhawks To San Jose Sharks To Chicago Blackhawks To Ottawa Senators To Chicago Blackhawks To Philadelphia Flyers To Chicago Blackhawks To Philadelphia Flyers To Chicago Blackhawks To Anaheim Ducks To Chicago Blackhawks To Boston Bruins To Chicago Blackhawks To Vancouver Canucks To Chicago Blackhawks To Philadelphia Flyers To Chicago Blackhawks To Detroit Red Wings To Chicago Blackhawks To Tampa Bay Lightning
Players acquired