The Hawks would surprise the league, getting off to a 10–8–3 start, however, the team would fire Shaughnessy and replace him with Bill Tobin.
Team captain Duke Dutkowski would lead all Black Hawk defensemen with 17 points in 44 games.
In goal, Chuck Gardiner would once again get all the playing time, setting a Black Hawks team record with 21 wins, and have 3 shutouts, along with a 2.42 GAA.
The Hawks winning streak was snapped on December 19, as the Detroit Cougars defeated Chicago 4–3.
Chicago opened the 1930s with an overtime loss by the score of 3–2 to the Montreal Canadiens on New Year's Day on home ice.
In the final game of the road trip, Chicago returned to the win column, as they beat the Detroit Cougars 4–1.
The Hawks then began a five-game home stand, and started it off with a 3–2 win over the Montreal Maroons.
Chicago finished off February on a quick two game road trip, in which they ended their four-game slide with a 2–0 win over the Montreal Maroons, followed by a 1–1 draw against the New York Rangers.
Chicago's overall record at the end of the month was 17–16–4, earning 38 points and in a tie for second place with the New York Rangers.
The Black Hawks started off March back at home with a 3–0 shutout victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, extending their unbeaten streak to three games.
The club went on their final road trip of the season, and started it off with a 4–3 win against the Pirates on March 8, extending their unbeaten streak to five games.
After a two-year absence, the Hawks would return to the playoffs, and face the second place team from the Canadian Division, the Montreal Canadiens, in the opening round in a two-game, total goal series.
The series opened at Chicago Stadium, however, despite a solid 38 save effort by goaltender Charlie Gardiner, the Canadiens defeated the Black Hawks 1–0 on a third period goal by Newsy Lalonde.
Montreal tied the game midway through the second period on a power play goal by Howie Morenz.