Chicago Blackhawks year by year
100 seasons since 1926-27 · 2944-2993-814-223 all time · 6 titles
How have the Blackhawks ranked, year by year?
The Chicago Blackhawks have played 99 seasons since 1926-27: 2943-2990-814-223 in the regular season, with 6 titles. Their defense allowed the fewest goals in the league 4 times: 2012-13, 1994-95, 1992-93 and 1990-91. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2016-17's (11th in goals allowed), the best offense 2018-19's (8th in goals scored). In 2026-27 they are 1-3, 26th in goals scored and 26th in goals allowed after 4 games.
| Season | W-L-T-OTL | Offense | Defense | Coach | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1-3 | 2.2526th | 4.2526th | Jeff Blashill | — |
| 2025-26 | 29-39-14 | 2.5630th | 3.2927th | Jeff Blashill | — |
| 2024-25 | 25-46-11 | 2.7326th | 3.5631st | Luke Richardson, Anders Sorensen | — |
| 2023-24 | 23-53-6 | 2.1732nd | 3.5229th | Luke Richardson | — |
| 2022-23 | 26-49-7 | 2.4632nd | 3.6528th | Luke Richardson | — |
| 2021-22 | 28-42-12 | 2.6028th | 3.5226th | Jeremy Colliton, Derek King | — |
| 2020-21 | 24-25-7 | 2.8416th | 3.2924th | Jeremy Colliton | — |
| 2019-20 | 32-30-8 | 2.9718th | 3.0616th | Jeremy Colliton | Playoffs, 4-5 |
| 2018-19 | 36-34-12 | 3.268th | 3.5530th | Joel Quenneville, Jeremy Colliton | — |
| 2017-18 | 33-39-10 | 2.7821st | 3.1023rd | Joel Quenneville | — |
| 2016-17 | 50-23-9 | 2.939th | 2.5911th | Joel Quenneville | Playoffs, 0-4 |
| 2015-16 | 47-26-9 | 2.856th | 2.5210th | Joel Quenneville | Playoffs, 3-4 |
| 2014-15 | 48-28-6 | 2.6817th | 2.272nd | Joel Quenneville | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 2013-14 | 46-21-15 | 3.182nd | 2.5912th | Joel Quenneville | Playoffs, 11-8 |
| 2012-13 | 36-7-5 | 3.102nd | 2.021st | Joel Quenneville | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 2011-12 | 45-26-11 | 2.945th | 2.8222nd | Joel Quenneville | Playoffs, 2-4 |
| 2010-11 | 44-29-9 | 3.074th | 2.6812th | Joel Quenneville | Playoffs, 3-4 |
| 2009-10 | 52-22-8 | 3.203rd | 2.485th | Joel Quenneville | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 2008-09 | 46-24-12 | 3.174th | 2.555th | Denis Savard, Joel Quenneville | Playoffs, 9-8 |
| 2007-08 | 40-34-8 | 2.8510th | 2.8220th | Denis Savard | — |
| 2006-07 | 31-42-9 | 2.3829th | 3.0622nd | Trent Yawney, Denis Savard | — |
| 2005-06 | 26-43-13 | 2.5529th | 3.4027th | Trent Yawney | — |
| 2003-04 | 20-43-11-8 | 2.2923rd | 3.1629th | Brian Sutter | — |
| 2002-03 | 30-33-13-6 | 2.5219th | 2.7617th | Brian Sutter | — |
| 2001-02 | 41-27-13-1 | 2.6314th | 2.5212th | Brian Sutter | Playoffs, 1-4 |
| 2000-01 | 29-40-8-5 | 2.5621st | 3.0023rd | Alpo Suhonen | — |
| 1999-00 | 33-37-10-2 | 2.958th | 2.9922nd | Bob Pulford, Lorne Molleken | — |
| 1998-99 | 29-41-12 | 2.4619th | 3.0224th | Bob Pulford, Lorne Molleken, Dirk Graham | — |
| 1997-98 | 30-39-13 | 2.3425th | 2.438th | Bob Pulford, Craig Hartsburg | — |
| 1996-97 | 34-35-13 | 2.7220th | 2.567th | Bob Pulford, Craig Hartsburg | Playoffs, 2-4 |
| 1995-96 | 40-28-14 | 3.338th | 2.685th | Bob Pulford, Craig Hartsburg | Playoffs, 6-4 |
| 1994-95 | 24-19-5 | 3.257th | 2.401st | Bob Pulford, Darryl Sutter | — |
| 1993-94 | 39-36-9 | 3.0219th | 2.865th | Bob Pulford, Darryl Sutter | — |
| 1992-93 | 47-25-12 | 3.3219th | 2.741st | Bob Pulford, Darryl Sutter | — |
| 1991-92 | 36-29-15 | 3.2115th | 2.952nd | Bob Pulford, Mike Keenan | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1990-91 | 49-23-8 | 3.558th | 2.641st | Bob Pulford, Mike Keenan | — |
| 1989-90 | 41-33-6 | 3.955th | 3.6714th | Bob Pulford, Mike Keenan | — |
| 1988-89 | 27-41-12 | 3.7112th | 4.1916th | Bob Pulford, Mike Keenan | — |
| 1987-88 | 30-41-9 | 3.5513th | 4.1018th | Bob Pulford, Bob Murdoch | — |
| 1986-87 | 29-37-14 | 3.6310th | 3.8815th | Bob Pulford | — |
| 1985-86 | 39-33-8 | 4.393rd | 4.3616th | Bob Pulford | — |
| 1984-85 | 38-35-7 | 3.8610th | 3.749th | Bob Pulford, Orval Tessier | — |
| 1983-84 | 30-42-8 | 3.4619th | 3.899th | Bob Pulford, Orval Tessier | — |
| 1982-83 | 47-23-10 | 4.224th | 3.354th | Bob Pulford, Orval Tessier | — |
| 1981-82 | 30-38-12 | 4.157th | 4.5419th | Bob Pulford, Keith Magnuson | — |
| 1980-81 | 31-33-16 | 3.8013th | 3.9411th | Bob Pulford, Keith Magnuson | — |
| 1979-80 | 34-27-19 | 3.0119th | 3.135th | Bob Pulford, Eddie Johnston | — |
| 1978-79 | 29-36-15 | 3.05 | 3.46 | Bob Pulford | — |
| 1977-78 | 32-29-19 | 2.88 | 2.75 | Bob Pulford | — |
| 1976-77 | 26-43-11 | 3.00 | 3.73 | Billy Reay, Bill White | — |
| 1975-76 | 32-30-18 | 3.17 | 3.26 | Billy Reay | — |
| 1974-75 | 37-35-8 | 3.35 | 3.01 | Billy Reay | — |
| 1973-74 | 41-14-23 | 3.49 | 2.10 | Billy Reay | — |
| 1972-73 | 42-27-9 | 3.64 | 2.88 | Billy Reay | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1971-72 | 46-17-15 | 3.28 | 2.13 | Billy Reay | — |
| 1970-71 | 49-20-9 | 3.55 | 2.36 | Billy Reay | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1969-70 | 45-22-9 | 3.29 | 2.24 | Billy Reay | — |
| 1968-69 | 34-33-9 | 3.68 | 3.24 | Billy Reay | — |
| 1967-68 | 32-26-16 | 2.86 | 3.00 | Billy Reay | — |
| 1966-67 | 41-17-12 | 3.77 | 2.43 | Billy Reay | — |
| 1965-66 | 37-25-8 | 3.43 | 2.67 | Billy Reay | — |
| 1964-65 | 34-28-8 | 3.20 | 2.51 | Billy Reay | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1963-64 | 36-22-12 | 3.11 | 2.41 | Billy Reay | — |
| 1962-63 | 32-21-17 | 2.77 | 2.54 | Rudy Pilous | — |
| 1961-62 | 31-26-13 | 3.10 | 2.66 | Rudy Pilous | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1960-61 | 29-24-17 | 2.83 | 2.57 | Rudy Pilous | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1959-60 | 28-29-13 | 2.73 | 2.57 | Rudy Pilous | — |
| 1958-59 | 28-29-13 | 2.81 | 2.97 | Rudy Pilous | — |
| 1957-58 | 24-39-7 | 2.33 | 2.89 | Tommy Ivan, Rudy Pilous | — |
| 1956-57 | 16-39-15 | 2.41 | 3.21 | Tommy Ivan | — |
| 1955-56 | 19-39-12 | 2.21 | 3.09 | Dick Irvin | — |
| 1954-55 | 13-40-17 | 2.30 | 3.36 | Dick Irvin, Frank Eddolls | — |
| 1953-54 | 12-51-7 | 1.90 | 3.46 | Dick Irvin, Sid Abel | — |
| 1952-53 | 27-28-15 | 2.41 | 2.50 | Dick Irvin, Sid Abel | — |
| 1951-52 | 17-44-9 | 2.26 | 3.44 | Dick Irvin, Ebbie Goodfellow | — |
| 1950-51 | 13-47-10 | 2.44 | 4.00 | Dick Irvin, Ebbie Goodfellow | — |
| 1949-50 | 22-38-10 | 2.90 | 3.49 | Dick Irvin, Charlie Conacher | — |
| 1948-49 | 21-31-8 | 2.88 | 3.52 | Dick Irvin, Charlie Conacher | — |
| 1947-48 | 20-34-6 | 3.25 | 3.75 | Dick Irvin, Johnny Gottselig, Charlie Conacher | — |
| 1946-47 | 19-37-4 | 3.22 | 4.57 | Dick Irvin, Johnny Gottselig | — |
| 1945-46 | 23-20-7 | 4.00 | 3.56 | Dick Irvin, Johnny Gottselig | — |
| 1944-45 | 13-30-7 | 2.82 | 3.88 | Dick Irvin, Paul Thompson, Johnny Gottselig | — |
| 1943-44 | 22-23-5 | 3.56 | 3.74 | Dick Irvin, Paul Thompson | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1942-43 | 17-18-15 | 3.58 | 3.60 | Dick Irvin, Paul Thompson | — |
| 1941-42 | 22-23-3 | 3.02 | 3.23 | Dick Irvin, Paul Thompson | — |
| 1940-41 | 16-25-7 | 2.33 | 2.90 | Dick Irvin, Paul Thompson | — |
| 1939-40 | 23-19-6 | 2.33 | 2.50 | Dick Irvin, Paul Thompson | — |
| 1938-39 | 12-28-8 | 1.90 | 2.75 | Dick Irvin, Bill Stewart, Paul Thompson | — |
| 1937-38 | 14-25-9 | 2.02 | 2.90 | Dick Irvin, Bill Stewart | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1936-37 | 14-27-7 | 2.06 | 2.73 | Dick Irvin, Clem Loughlin | — |
| 1935-36 | 21-19-8 | 1.94 | 1.92 | Dick Irvin, Clem Loughlin | — |
| 1934-35 | 26-17-5 | 2.46 | 1.83 | Dick Irvin, Clem Loughlin | — |
| 1933-34 | 20-17-11 | 1.83 | 1.73 | Dick Irvin, Tommy Gorman | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1932-33 | 16-20-12 | 1.83 | 2.10 | Dick Irvin, Emil Iverson, Tommy Gorman | — |
| 1931-32 | 18-19-11 | 1.79 | 2.10 | Dick Irvin, Emil Iverson | — |
| 1930-31 | 24-17-3 | 2.45 | 1.77 | Dick Irvin | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1929-30 | 21-18-5 | 2.66 | 2.52 | Dick Irvin, Bill Tobin, Tom Shaughnessy | — |
| 1928-29 | 7-29-8 | 0.75 | 1.93 | Herb Gardiner, Dick Irvin | — |
| 1927-28 | 7-34-3 | 1.55 | 3.05 | Hugh Lehman, Barney Stanley | — |
| 1926-27 | 19-22-3 | 2.61 | 2.64 | Pete Muldoon | — |
Regular season. Offense and defense are goals scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1979-80, the first season after the WHA merger.