In the playoffs, the Black Hawks were quickly swept out in two games by the Boston Bruins in the NHL preliminary round.
Chicago eventually snapped out of their funk, and found themselves a season high five games over .500 with a 24–18–16 record late in February.
[2] Offensively, the Black Hawks were led by Ivan Boldirev, who scored a team high 35 goals and 45 assists for 80 points.
Keith Magnuson had a team high 145 penalty minutes, while John Marks led Chicago with a +27 rating.
In goal, Tony Esposito once again had the majority of playing time, winning 28 games, along with 5 shutouts and a 2.63 GAA.