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 (NHL).

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.

Final standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

|1||October 7, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||1–0–0 ||

|2||October 10, 1995||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||1–1–0 ||

|3||October 12, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||2–1–0 ||

|4||October 14, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||2–2–0 ||

|5||October 15, 1995||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||2–2–1 ||

|6||October 17, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||3–2–1 ||

|7||October 19, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||3–3–1 ||

|8||October 21, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||4–3–1 ||

|9||October 22, 1995||5–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||5–3–1 ||

|10||October 26, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||5–4–1 ||

|11||October 28, 1995||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||5–5–1 ||

|12||October 29, 1995||6–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||6–5–1 ||

|13||November 1, 1995||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||6–5–2 ||

|14||November 5, 1995||3–7 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||6–6–2 ||

|15||November 9, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||7–6–2 ||

|16||November 11, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||8–6–2 ||

|17||November 12, 1995||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||8–6–3 ||

|18||November 14, 1995||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||8–7–3 ||

|19||November 16, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||9–7–3 ||

|20||November 19, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||9–8–3 ||

|21||November 22, 1995||2–6 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||9–9–3 ||

|22||November 24, 1995||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||10–9–3 ||

|23||November 26, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||10–9–4 ||

|24||November 28, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||11–9–4 ||

|25||November 29, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||11–9–5 ||

|26||December 2, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||11–9–6 ||

|27||December 6, 1995||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||11–9–7 ||

|28||December 7, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||11–10–7 ||

|29||December 10, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||12–10–7 ||

|30||December 13, 1995||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||12–11–7 ||

|31||December 15, 1995||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||12–12–7 ||

|32||December 17, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||13–12–7 ||

|33||December 20, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||14–12–7 ||

|34||December 21, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||14–12–8 ||

|35||December 23, 1995||2–0 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||15–12–8 ||

|36||December 26, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||16–12–8 ||

|37||December 28, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||17–12–8 ||

|38||December 29, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||18–12–8 ||

|39||December 31, 1995||5–0 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||19–12–8 ||

|40||January 2, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||20–12–8 ||

|41||January 4, 1996||1–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||20–13–8 ||

|42||January 6, 1996||0–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||20–14–8 ||

|43||January 7, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||21–14–8 ||

|44||January 9, 1996||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1995–96) ||21–14–9 ||

|45||January 12, 1996||3–0 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||22–14–9 ||

|46||January 14, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||23–14–9 ||

|47||January 17, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||23–15–9 ||

|48||January 22, 1996||7–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||24–15–9 ||

|49||January 24, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||24–15–10 ||

|50||January 25, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||25–15–10 ||

|51||January 27, 1996||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||25–15–11 ||

|52||January 31, 1996||4–0 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||26–15–11 ||

|53||February 3, 1996||4–1 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||27–15–11 ||

|54||February 4, 1996||4–1 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||28–15–11 ||

|55||February 6, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||29–15–11 ||

|56||February 8, 1996||6–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||30–15–11 ||

|57||February 10, 1996||3–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||30–16–11 ||

|58||February 15, 1996||3–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||31–16–11 ||

|59||February 18, 1996||4–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||32–16–11 ||

|60||February 22, 1996||3–4 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||32–17–11 ||

|61||February 23, 1996||0–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||32–18–11 ||

|62||February 25, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||32–19–11 ||

|63||February 29, 1996||4–3 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||33–19–11 ||

|64||March 1, 1996||3–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||33–20–11 ||

|65||March 3, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||33–21–11 ||

|66||March 5, 1996||0–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||33–22–11 ||

|67||March 8, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||33–23–11 ||

|68||March 11, 1996||8–4 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1995–96) ||34–23–11 ||

|69||March 14, 1996||5–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||35–23–11 ||

|70||March 17, 1996||5–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1995–96) ||36–23–11 ||

|71||March 20, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||36–24–11 ||

|72||March 22, 1996||4–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||37–24–11 ||

|73||March 24, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||37–24–12 ||

|74||March 27, 1996||0–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||37–25–12 ||

|75||March 29, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||37–26–12 ||

|76||March 31, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||38–26–12 ||

|77||April 3, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||39–26–12 ||

|78||April 5, 1996||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||39–26–13 ||

|79||April 7, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||39–27–13 ||

|80||April 11, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||40–27–13 ||

|81||April 12, 1996||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||40–28–13 ||

|82||April 14, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||40–28–14 ||

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || April 17, 1996 || 4–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames || Blackhawks lead 1–0 ||

| 2 || April 19, 1996 || 3–0 || align="left"| Calgary Flames || Blackhawks lead 2–0 ||

| 3 || April 21, 1996 || 7–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames || Blackhawks lead 3–0 ||

| 4 || April 23, 1996 || 2–1 3OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames || Blackhawks win 4–0 ||

| 1 || May 2, 1996 || 3–2 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Blackhawks lead 1–0 ||

| 2 || May 4, 1996 || 1–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Series tied 1–1 ||

| 3 || May 6, 1996 || 4–3 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Blackhawks lead 2–1 ||

| 4 || May 8, 1996 || 2–3 3OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Series tied 2–2 ||

| 5 || May 11, 1996 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 3–2 ||

| 6 || May 13, 1996 || 3–4 2OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche win 4–2 ||

Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. Player Regular season Playoffs 7 D 81 14 58 72 25 140 9 0 3 3 2 8 27 LW 66 32 35 67 9 109 10 5 7 12 6 2 20 D 82 20 47 67 3 80 10 3 3 6 1 8 10 RW 81 31 32 63 10 62 7 2 4 6 2 6 92 C 59 19 41 60 11 60 10 2 7 9 3 4 55 LW 80 30 23 53 16 18 10 3 5 8 4 0 17 RW 70 22 29 51 −3 86 10 6 2 8 1 33 18 C 69 13 35 48 20 102 10 1 2 3 0 8 32 LW 66 18 29 47 20 36 9 1 4 5 −1 2 24 RW 78 19 21 40 15 237 10 0 2 2 −1 23 12 C 80 13 27 40 14 56 10 1 1 2 −3 6 11 C 78 6 14 20 12 24 10 2 3 5 −2 6 4 D 82 5 14 19 31 94 10 0 3 3 −1 4 25 LW 46 6 10 16 10 32 5 1 0 1 −4 2 44 LW 38 7 8 15 7 16 2 D 77 5 10 15 14 65 10 1 4 5 2 10 6 D 53 1 8 9 12 92 5 D 37 0 9 9 12 71 6 0 0 0 −2 16 38 C 13 3 3 6 1 16 8 1 0 1 −1 2 15 RW 52 2 4 6 −1 180 10 0 0 0 −1 2 19 LW 28 2 4 6 5 28 22 C 43 2 3 5 3 14 14 C 10 1 4 5 1 2 8 D 61 2 2 4 8 129 6 0 0 0 −1 2 30 G 50 0 2 2 36 9 0 0 0 4 39 D 11 0 1 1 5 48 9 1 0 1 −1 30 31 G 35 0 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 40 LW 8 0 1 1 1 4 19 RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 D 7 0 0 0 2 2 23 RW 9 0 0 0 −4 5 29 G 1 0 0 0 0 3 D 9 0 0 0 −2 8

Goaltending Player Regular season Playoffs 30 Ed Belfour 50 22 17 10 1373 135 2.74 .902 1 2956 9 6 3 323 23 2.07 .929 1 666 31 Jeff Hackett 35 18 11 4 948 80 2.40 .916 4 2000 1 0 1 32 5 5.00 .844 0 60 29 Jimmy Waite 1 0 0 0 8 0 0.00 1.000 0 31 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) James Norris Memorial Trophy Chris Chelios NHL All-Rookie Team Eric Daze (Forward) NHL First All-Star team Chris Chelios (Defense) League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Ed Belfour Chris Chelios Denis Savard Gary Suter NHL Rookie of the Month Eric Daze (January)

Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Ethan Moreau November 11, 1995 Mike Prokopec December 10, 1995 1,000th game played Brent Sutter February 23, 1996

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)119Dmitri NabokovKrylya Sovetov (Russia)245Christian LaflammeBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)371Kevin McKayMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)482Chris Van DykWindsor Spitfires (OHL)497Pavel KrizTri-City Americans (WHL)6146Marc MagliarditiDes Moines Buccaneers (USHL)6149Marty WilfordOshawa Generals (OHL)7175Steve TardifDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)8201Casey HankinsonUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)9227Michael PittmanGuelph Storm (OHL)

See also 1995–96 NHL season

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