As a result, the team traded their second-leading goal and point scorer from the prior season, Artemi Panarin, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for reacquiring Brandon Saad.
[4][5] Also, forward Marian Hossa announced he would not play for the Blackhawks during the season due to a skin condition that was aggravated by wearing hockey equipment.
[8] The Blackhawks had five players score 20 or more goals: DeBrincat, Kane (27), Nick Schmaltz (21), Artem Anisimov (20) and Jonathan Toews (20).
[9] Despite the disappointing season, team president John McDonough announced that general manager Stan Bowman and coach Joel Quenneville would return for the 2018–19 season.
Final Stats[16] †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks.