1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 70th season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.

1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks
Division	2nd Central
Conference	3rd Western
1995–96 record	40–28–14
Home record	22–13–6
Road record	18–15–8
Goals for	273
Goals against	220
Team information
General manager	Bob Pulford
Coach	Craig Hartsburg
Captain	Chris Chelios
Arena	United Center
Average attendance	20,390
Minor league affiliate(s)	Indianapolis Ice Columbus Chill
Team leaders
Goals	Jeremy Roenick (32)
Assists	Chris Chelios (58)
Points	Chris Chelios (72)
Penalty minutes	Bob Probert (237)
Plus/minus	Keith Carney (+31)
Wins	Ed Belfour (22)
Goals against average	Jeff Hackett (2.40)
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

Offseason

Captain Dirk Graham retired. Defenseman Chris Chelios was named the new captain.

Regular season

The Blackhawks had the fewest power-play opportunities during the Regular season, with 356.^[1]

Final standings

Central Division

No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	82	62	13	7	325	181	131
2	Chicago Blackhawks	82	40	28	14	273	220	94
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	34	36	12	247	252	80
4	St. Louis Blues	82	32	34	16	219	248	80
5	Winnipeg Jets	82	36	40	6	275	291	78
6	Dallas Stars	82	26	42	14	227	280	66

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference^[2]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	62	13	7	325	181	131
2	Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	47	25	10	326	240	104
3	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	40	28	14	273	220	94
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	34	36	12	247	252	80
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	32	34	16	219	248	80
6	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	34	37	11	241	240	79
7	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	32	35	15	278	278	79
8	Winnipeg Jets	CEN	82	36	40	6	275	291	78
9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	35	39	8	234	247	78
10	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	30	44	8	240	304	68
11	Dallas Stars	CEN	82	26	42	14	227	280	66
12	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	24	40	18	256	302	66
13	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	20	55	7	252	357	47

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 7, 1995	4–3	@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)	1–0–0
2	L	October 10, 1995	5–6 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)	1–1–0
3	W	October 12, 1995	5–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)	2–1–0
4	L	October 14, 1995	2–3	@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)	2–2–0
5	T	October 15, 1995	1–1 OT	Calgary Flames (1995–96)	2–2–1
6	W	October 17, 1995	6–3	@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)	3–2–1
7	L	October 19, 1995	1–4	Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)	3–3–1
8	W	October 21, 1995	4–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)	4–3–1
9	W	October 22, 1995	5–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)	5–3–1
10	L	October 26, 1995	1–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)	5–4–1
11	L	October 28, 1995	3–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)	5–5–1
12	W	October 29, 1995	6–3	Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)	6–5–1
13	T	November 1, 1995	1–1 OT	@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)	6–5–2
14	L	November 5, 1995	3–7	Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)	6–6–2
15	W	November 9, 1995	5–2	Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)	7–6–2
16	W	November 11, 1995	4–1	@ Washington Capitals (1995–96)	8–6–2
17	T	November 12, 1995	4–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)	8–6–3
18	L	November 14, 1995	5–6 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)	8–7–3
19	W	November 16, 1995	3–1	New York Rangers (1995–96)	9–7–3
20	L	November 19, 1995	2–3	San Jose Sharks (1995–96)	9–8–3
21	L	November 22, 1995	2–6	@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)	9–9–3
22	W	November 24, 1995	5–4 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)	10–9–3
23	T	November 26, 1995	2–2 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)	10–9–4
24	W	November 28, 1995	5–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)	11–9–4
25	T	November 29, 1995	2–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)	11–9–5
26	T	December 2, 1995	2–2 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)	11–9–6
27	T	December 6, 1995	5–5 OT	@ New York Rangers (1995–96)	11–9–7
28	L	December 7, 1995	2–5	Ottawa Senators (1995–96)	11–10–7
29	W	December 10, 1995	4–1	Hartford Whalers (1995–96)	12–10–7
30	L	December 13, 1995	1–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)	12–11–7
31	L	December 15, 1995	1–4	Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)	12–12–7
32	W	December 17, 1995	3–1	Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)	13–12–7
33	W	December 20, 1995	4–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)	14–12–7
34	T	December 21, 1995	3–3 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)	14–12–8
35	W	December 23, 1995	2–0	@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)	15–12–8
36	W	December 26, 1995	5–3	Dallas Stars (1995–96)	16–12–8
37	W	December 28, 1995	4–3	Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)	17–12–8
38	W	December 29, 1995	5–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)	18–12–8
39	W	December 31, 1995	5–0	New Jersey Devils (1995–96)	19–12–8
40	W	January 2, 1996	5–2	@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)	20–12–8
41	L	January 4, 1996	1–3	St. Louis Blues (1995–96)	20–13–8
42	L	January 6, 1996	0–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)	20–14–8
43	W	January 7, 1996	5–2	Dallas Stars (1995–96)	21–14–8
44	T	January 9, 1996	3–3 OT	@ New York Islanders (1995–96)	21–14–9
45	W	January 12, 1996	3–0	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)	22–14–9
46	W	January 14, 1996	5–2	Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)	23–14–9
47	L	January 17, 1996	2–3	Washington Capitals (1995–96)	23–15–9
48	W	January 22, 1996	7–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)	24–15–9
49	T	January 24, 1996	2–2 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)	24–15–10
50	W	January 25, 1996	2–1	San Jose Sharks (1995–96)	25–15–10
51	T	January 27, 1996	5–5 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)	25–15–11
52	W	January 31, 1996	4–0	@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)	26–15–11
53	W	February 3, 1996	4–1	@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)	27–15–11
54	W	February 4, 1996	4–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)	28–15–11
55	W	February 6, 1996	5–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)	29–15–11
56	W	February 8, 1996	6–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)	30–15–11
57	L	February 10, 1996	3–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)	30–16–11
58	W	February 15, 1996	3–0	Boston Bruins (1995–96)	31–16–11
59	W	February 18, 1996	4–1	Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)	32–16–11
60	L	February 22, 1996	3–4 OT	St. Louis Blues (1995–96)	32–17–11
61	L	February 23, 1996	0–1 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)	32–18–11
62	L	February 25, 1996	2–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)	32–19–11
63	W	February 29, 1996	4–3	Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)	33–19–11
64	L	March 1, 1996	3–5	@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)	33–20–11
65	L	March 3, 1996	2–6	Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)	33–21–11
66	L	March 5, 1996	0–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)	33–22–11
67	L	March 8, 1996	2–4	Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)	33–23–11
68	W	March 11, 1996	8–4	Florida Panthers (1995–96)	34–23–11
69	W	March 14, 1996	5–1	Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)	35–23–11
70	W	March 17, 1996	5–1	New York Islanders (1995–96)	36–23–11
71	L	March 20, 1996	2–3	Calgary Flames (1995–96)	36–24–11
72	W	March 22, 1996	4–2	@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)	37–24–11
73	T	March 24, 1996	2–2 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)	37–24–12
74	L	March 27, 1996	0–1	@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)	37–25–12
75	L	March 29, 1996	2–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)	37–26–12
76	W	March 31, 1996	5–3	Dallas Stars (1995–96)	38–26–12
77	W	April 3, 1996	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)	39–26–12
78	T	April 5, 1996	3–3 OT	@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)	39–26–13
79	L	April 7, 1996	1–4	Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)	39–27–13
80	W	April 11, 1996	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)	40–27–13
81	L	April 12, 1996	3–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)	40–28–13
82	T	April 14, 1996	2–2 OT	St. Louis Blues (1995–96)	40–28–14

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	19	Dmitri Nabokov	Russia	Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
2	45	Christian Laflamme	Canada	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
3	71	Kevin McKay	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
4	82	Chris Van Dyk	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4	97	Pavel Kriz	Czech Republic	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
6	146	Marc Magliarditi	United States	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6	149	Marty Wilford	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7	175	Steve Tardif	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
8	201	Casey Hankinson	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
9	227	Michael Pittman	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)

See also

• 1995–96 NHL season

References

• "1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

1. "1995-96 NHL Summary".
2. "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.