The 2026–27 Chicago Blackhawks season is the 101st season (100th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1925. On September 15, 2026, Connor Bedard was named the 37th captain in franchise history.

Standings Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The Blackhawks preseason schedule was released on July 6, 2026.

| 1 || September 19 || Chicago || 2–3 || Minnesota || OT || Söderblom || Grand Casino Arena || 15,738 || 0–0–1 ||

| 2 || September 21 || Minnesota || 3–4 || Chicago || OT || Knight || United Center || 10,605 || 1–0–1 ||

| 3 || September 24 || Chicago || 0–1 || St. Louis || || Söderblom || Enterprise Center || 16,615 || 1–1–1 ||

| 4 || September 26 || St. Louis || 2–3 || Chicago || || Knight || United Center || 10,497 || 2–1–1 ||

|- style="text-align:center;" |Legend:

Regular season The Blackhawks regular season schedule was released July 16, 2026.

| 1 || September 29 || Chicago || 2–5 || Vegas || || Knight || 17,838 || 0–1–0 || 0 ||

| 2 || October 1 || Chicago || 0–6 || Utah || || Söderblom || 14,111 || 0–2–0 || 0 ||

| 3 || October 3 || Chicago || 3–4 || Buffalo || || Knight || 19,070 || 0–3–0 || 0 ||

| 4 || October 6 || St. Louis || 2–4 || Chicago || || Knight || 20,270 || 1–3–0 || 2 ||

| 5 || October 8 || Chicago || – || NY Islanders || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 6 || October 10 || Carolina || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 7 || October 13 || Pittsburgh || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 8 || October 15 || Winnipeg || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 9 || October 17 || Dallas || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 10 || October 23 || Montreal || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 11 || October 25 || Florida || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 12 || October 27 || Los Angeles || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 13 || October 29 || Chicago || – || Detroit || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 14 || October 31 || Chicago || – || Boston || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 15 || November 2 || Colorado || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 16 || November 4 || Chicago || – || Florida || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 17 || November 5 || Chicago || – || Tampa Bay || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 18 || November 7 || Chicago || – || Carolina || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 19 || November 12 || Buffalo || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 20 || November 14 || Winnipeg || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 21 || November 17 || Toronto || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 22 || November 19 || Columbus || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 23 || November 21 || Chicago || – || Calgary || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 24 || November 22 || Chicago || – || Vancouver || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 25 || November 25 || Chicago || – || Seattle || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 26 || November 27 || NY Rangers || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 27 || November 29 || Minnesota || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 28 || November 30 || Chicago || – || Winnipeg || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 29 || December 3 || Chicago || – || Nashville || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 30 || December 4 || Chicago || – || St. Louis || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 31 || December 6 || Edmonton || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 32 || December 8 || Chicago || – || Pittsburgh || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 33 || December 10 || Chicago || – || Winnipeg || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 34 || December 12 || Utah || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 35 || December 18 || Chicago || – || Ottawa || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 36 || December 20 || Ottawa || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 37 || December 27 || Philadelphia || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 38 || December 29 || Vegas || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 39 || January 1 || Boston || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 40 || January 2 || Chicago || – || Dallas || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 41 || January 4 || Chicago || – || Montreal || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 42 || January 7 || Chicago || – || NY Rangers || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 43 || January 9 || Chicago || – || New Jersey || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 44 || January 10 || Chicago || – || Philadelphia || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 45 || January 12 || Utah || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 46 || January 14 || Chicago || – || Toronto || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 47 || January 16 || Detroit || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 48 || January 18 || Calgary || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 49 || January 20 || Dallas || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 50 || January 22 || Vancouver || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 51 || January 24 || Vegas || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 52 || January 26 || Chicago || – || St. Louis || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 53 || January 28 || Chicago || – || Anaheim || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 54 || January 30 || Chicago || – || San Jose || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 55 || February 10 || Chicago || – || San Jose || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 56 || February 11 || Chicago || – || Anaheim || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 57 || February 13 || Chicago || – || Los Angeles || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 58 || February 17 || St. Louis || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 59 || February 20 || Minnesota || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 60 || February 21 || New Jersey || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 61 || February 23 || NY Islanders || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 62 || February 26 || Los Angeles || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 63 || February 28 || Colorado || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 64 || March 1 || Edmonton || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 65 || March 3 || Chicago || – || Vancouver || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 66 || March 5 || Chicago || – || Calgary || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 67 || March 6 || Chicago || – || Edmonton || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 68 || March 8 || Tampa Bay || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 69 || March 10 || Washington || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 70 || March 13 || Chicago || – || Colorado || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 71 || March 14 || Anaheim || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 72 || March 16 || San Jose || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 73 || March 19 || Chicago || – || Utah || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 74 || March 21 || Chicago || – || Colorado || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 75 || March 23 || Chicago || – || Minnesota || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 76 || March 25 || Chicago || – || Columbus || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 77 || March 26 || Nashville || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 78 || March 28 || Seattle || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 79 || March 30 || Chicago || – || Washington || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 80 || April 1 || Chicago || – || Nashville || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 81 || April 3 || Chicago || – || Dallas || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 82 || April 6 || Chicago || – || Minnesota || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 83 || April 8 || Nashville || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

| 84 || April 10 || Seattle || – || Chicago || || || || 0–0–0 || ||

Legend:

Notes: Game played at PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany

Roster

Transactions The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2026-27 season.

Key Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2027–28 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref

Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Cole Smith Vegas Golden Knights 3 years Free Agency Ian Cole Utah Mammoth 1 year Free Agency Connor Mackey New York Rangers 2 years Free Agency Patrick Kane Detroit Red Wings 2 years Free Agency

Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref

Signings Date Player Term Ref Bowen Byram 6-year Connor Bedard 5-year

Key Contract is entry-level.

Contract takes effect in the 2027–28 season.

Draft picks

Below are the Chicago Blackhawks selections at the 2026 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 26 and 27, 2026, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team League234 Xavier VilleneuveD Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL35 Ryan RoobroeckC Niagara Ice Dogs OHL366 Samu AlalauriD Lahti Pelicans U20 SM-sarja7194 Alexander IvanovD Bars Kazan VHL200 William SorbrandC Timrå IK SHL Notes:

References

External links Connor Bedard's first career hat trick vs. Senators (October 28, 2025)