2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2006–07
Year:	2006
Team:	Chicago Blackhawks
Conferencerank:	13th
Divisionrank:	5th
Record:	31–42–9
Homerecord:	17–20–4
Roadrecord:	14–22–5
Goalsfor:	201
Goalsagainst:	258
Coach:	Trent Yawney (Oct/Nov) Denis Savard (Nov-Apr)
Altcaptain:	Martin Havlat Martin Lapointe Bryan Smolinski (Oct-Feb)
Attendance:	12,727 (62.1%)
Goalsleader:	Martin Havlat (25)
Assistsleader:	Martin Havlat (32)
Pointsleader:	Martin Havlat (57)
Plusminusleader:	Martin Havlat (+15)
Pimleader:	Brent Seabrook (104)
Winsleader:	Nikolai Khabibulin (25)
Gaaleader:	Nikolai Khabibulin (2.86)

The 2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 81st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.

Regular season

The Blackhawks struggled on the power play, finishing 30th overall in power-play goals scored (43) and power-play percentage (11.81%).^[1]

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1 || October 5 || Chicago || 8 – 6 || Nashville || || Khabibulin || 17,113 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2 || October 7 || Columbus || 5 – 4 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 17,133 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 3 || October 12 || Nashville || 1 – 3 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 8,008 || 2–1–0 || 4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 4 || October 14 || Chicago || 3 – 4 || St. Louis || || Boucher || 11,606 || 2–2–0 || 4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || October 16 || Chicago || 5 – 3 || Colorado || || Khabibulin || 17,681 || 3–2–0 || 6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 6 || October 18 || Montreal || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,095 || 4–2–0 || 8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 7 || October 20 || Chicago || 4 – 5 || Dallas || || Boucher || 18,198 || 4–3–0 || 8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 8 || October 21 || St. Louis || 4 – 3 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 13,254 || 4–4–0 || 8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 9 || October 25 || Vancouver || 5 – 0 || Chicago || || Boucher || 11,641 || 4–5–0 || 8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 10 || October 28 || Anaheim || 3 – 0 || Chicago || || Boucher || 13,580 || 4–6–0 || 8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 11 || October 30 || Chicago || 0 – 3 || Philadelphia || || Boucher || 18,876 || 4–7–0 || 8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 12 || October 31 || Chicago || 2 – 5 || NY Islanders || || Boucher || 8,739 || 4–8–0 || 8 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 13 || November 2 || Detroit || 2 – 1 || Chicago || || Boucher || 15,174 || 4–9–0 || 8 || |- align="center"| 14 || November 9 || Chicago || 1 – 2 || New Jersey || SO || Boucher || 10,978 || 4–9–1 || 9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 15 || November 10 || St. Louis || 1 – 3 || Chicago || || Caron || 14,568 || 5–9–1 || 11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 16 || November 12 || Columbus || 0 – 1 || Chicago || || Boucher || 14,078 || 6–9–1 || 13 || |- align="center"| 17 || November 16 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Phoenix || SO || Boucher || 15,963 || 6–9–2 || 14 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 18 || November 17 || Chicago || 4 – 3 || Anaheim || SO || Khabibulin || 16,526 || 7–9–2 || 16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 19 || November 19 || Chicago || 1 – 2 || Vancouver || || Khabibulin || 18,630 || 7–10–2 || 16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 20 || November 22 || Chicago || 1 – 4 || Calgary || || Khabibulin || 19,289 || 7–11–2 || 16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 21 || November 24 || Chicago || 1 – 5 || Edmonton || || Boucher || 16,839 || 7–12–2 || 16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 22 || November 29 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 13,164 || 8–12–2 || 18 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 23 || December 1 || St. Louis || 2 – 5 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 12,110 || 9–12–2 || 20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 24 || December 2 || Chicago || 4 – 3 || Nashville || OT || Khabibulin || 15,530 || 10–12–2 || 22 || |- align="center"| 25 || December 5 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || SO || Khabibulin || 18,568 || 10–12–3 || 23 || |- align="center"| 26 || December 7 || Phoenix || 2 – 1 || Chicago || SO || Khabibulin || 9,078 || 10–12–4 || 24 || |- align="center"| 27 || December 9 || Chicago || 4 – 5 || Minnesota || OT || Boucher || 18,568 || 10–12–5 || 25 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 28 || December 10 || Edmonton || 1 – 4 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,523 || 11–12–5 || 27 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 29 || December 12 || Chicago || 3 – 2 || St. Louis || || Khabibulin || 10,812 || 12–12–5 || 29 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 30 || December 14 || Detroit || 3 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 15,130 || 12–13–5 || 29 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 31 || December 16 || Chicago || 6 – 4 || Columbus || || Khabibulin || 17,288 || 13–13–5 || 31 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 32 || December 17 || Colorado || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,111 || 14–13–5 || 33 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 33 || December 20 || Nashville || 2 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 10,201 || 14–14–5 || 33 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 34 || December 22 || Toronto || 1 – 3 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 17,950 || 15–14–5 || 35 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 35 || December 23 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Colorado || || Khabibulin || 17,347 || 15–15–5 || 35 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 36 || December 26 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 14,278 || 16–15–5 || 37 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 37 || December 29 || Boston || 5 – 3 || Chicago || || Boucher || 19,315 || 16–16–5 || 37 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 38 || December 31 || Chicago || 1 – 3 || Columbus || || Khabibulin || 18,136 || 16–17–5 || 37 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 39 || January 2 || Chicago || 4 – 1 || St. Louis || || Khabibulin || 11,069 || 17–17–5 || 39 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 40 || January 4 || Chicago || 0 – 2 || St. Louis || || Khabibulin || 11,849 || 17–18–5 || 39 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 41 || January 5 || Nashville || 8 – 3 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 13,186 || 17–19–5 || 39 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 42 || January 7 || Phoenix || 4 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,079 || 17–20–5 || 39 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 43 || January 10 || Buffalo || 2 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 14,041 || 17–21–5 || 39 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 44 || January 13 || Chicago || 3 – 6 || Detroit || || Khabibulin || 20,066 || 17–22–5 || 39 || |- align="center"| 45 || January 14 || Minnesota || 4 – 3 || Chicago || SO || Khabibulin || 11,091 || 17–22–6 || 40 || |- align="center"| 46 || January 16 || Columbus || 5 – 4 || Chicago || OT || Khabibulin || 10,263 || 17–22–7 || 41 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 47 || January 19 || Minnesota || 3 – 0 || Chicago || || Boucher || 12,333 || 17–23–7 || 41 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 48 || January 20 || Chicago || 3 – 6 || Nashville || || Khabibulin || 17,113 || 17–24–7 || 41 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 49 || January 26 || Nashville || 3 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,162 || 17–25–7 || 41 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 50 || January 28 || Calgary || 3 – 4 || Chicago || OT || Khabibulin || 11,182 || 18–25–7 || 43 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 51 || February 1 || Chicago || 3 – 2 || Los Angeles || OT || Khabibulin || 16,958 || 19–25–7 || 45 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 52 || February 3 || Chicago || 2 – 4 || San Jose || || Khabibulin || 17,496 || 19–26–7 || 45 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 53 || February 6 || Chicago || 3 – 2 || Calgary || SO || Khabibulin || 19,289 || 20–26–7 || 47 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 54 || February 7 || Chicago || 3 – 0 || Vancouver || || Lalime || 18,630 || 21–26–7 || 49 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 55 || February 9 || Chicago || 1 – 2 || Edmonton || || Khabibulin || 16,839 || 21–27–7 || 49 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 56 || February 11 || Chicago || 5 – 4 || Columbus || || Khabibulin || 17,054 || 22–27–7 || 51 || |- align="center"| 57 || February 14 || Chicago || 4 – 5 || Pittsburgh || SO || Khabibulin || 17,051 || 22–27–8 || 52 || |- align="center"| 58 || February 16 || Vancouver || 2 – 1 || Chicago || SO || Lalime || 14,552 || 22–27–9 || 53 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 59 || February 18 || Chicago || 1 – 2 || NY Rangers || || Lalime || 18,200 || 22–28–9 || 53 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 60 || February 21 || Chicago || 2 – 4 || Detroit || || Khabibulin || 20,066 || 22–29–9 || 53 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 61 || February 22 || San Jose || 2 – 0 || Chicago || || Lalime || 10,125 || 22–30–9 || 53 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 62 || February 25 || St. Louis || 1 – 5 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 14,144 || 23–30–9 || 55 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 63 || February 27 || Detroit || 4 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 15,131 || 23–31–9 || 55 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 64 || March 1 || Colorado || 6 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 10,522 || 23–32–9 || 55 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 65 || March 2 || Chicago || 2 – 6 || Detroit || || Lalime || 20,066 || 23–33–9 || 55 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 66 || March 4 || Ottawa || 3 – 4 || Chicago || SO || Lalime || 13,917 || 24–33–9 || 57 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 67 || March 6 || Los Angeles || 0 – 3 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 9,118 || 25–33–9 || 59 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 68 || March 10 || Chicago || 7 – 5 || Phoenix || || Khabibulin || 17,086 || 26–33–9 || 61 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 69 || March 13 || Chicago || 1 – 7 || San Jose || || Lalime || 17,496 || 26–34–9 || 61 || |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 70 || March 15 || Chicago || 4 – 3 || Los Angeles || SO || Khabibulin || 16,110 || 27–34–9 || 63 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 71 || March 16 || Chicago || 2 – 5 || Anaheim || || Khabibulin || 17,174 || 27–35–9 || 63 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 72 || March 20 || Chicago || 2 – 5 || Columbus || || Khabibulin || 15,195 || 27–36–9 || 63 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 73 || March 21 || San Jose || 4 – 1 || Chicago || || Lalime || 10,374 || 27–37–9 || 63 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 74 || March 23 || Los Angeles || 2 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 13,133 || 27–38–9 || 63 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 75 || March 25 || Calgary || 3 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 10,178 || 27–39–9 || 63 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 76 || March 28 || Anaheim || 3 – 1 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 11,295 || 27–40–9 || 63 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 77 || March 30 || Columbus || 1 – 3 || Chicago || || Lalime || 14,111 || 28–40–9 || 65 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 78 || April 1 || Edmonton || 1 – 2 || Chicago || || Khabibulin || 12,193 || 29–40–9 || 67 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 79 || April 3 || Chicago || 3 – 2 || Nashville || SO || Lalime || 14,663 || 30–40–9 || 69 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 80 || April 5 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Chicago || SO || Khabibulin || 16,288 || 31–40–9 || 71 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 81 || April 7 || Chicago || 2 – 7 || Detroit || || Lalime || 20,066 || 31–41–9 || 71 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 82 || April 8 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Dallas || || Khabibulin || 17,932 || 31–42–9 || 71 || |-|-| 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.

	Regular season
	Player
24		RW	56	25	32	57	15	28
16		RW	77	14	27	41	−4	26
51		C	70	18	21	39	−4	22
15		C	71	17	21	38	4	95
11		C	62	14	23	37	10	29
10		C	80	20	15	35	−15	74
2		D	82	2	29	31	0	76
19		C	79	10	17	27	−13	54
22		RW	82	13	11	24	−14	98
7		D	81	4	20	24	−6	104
14		LW	44	7	10	17	−4	38
8		LW	57	6	11	17	−3	26
33		D	59	4	12	16	−22	50
12		RW	37	5	9	14	2	26
6		D	54	5	9	14	5	30
17		C	63	6	7	13	−5	31
43		D	50	2	8	10	3	39
26		C	8	3	5	8	4	6
25		D	35	1	7	8	−12	44
5		D	65	1	6	7	−6	64
23		D	46	1	6	7	−3	53
29		C	20	4	2	6	−6	20
27		LW	25	3	2	5	−2	14
57		LW	37	2	3	5	−2	43
47		C	14	1	3	4	−3	8
52		D	9	1	2	3	−2	10
34		RW	15	2	0	2	−3	0
38		LW	3	2	0	2	1	0
20		RW	10	2	0	2	−2	2
32		C	3	0	2	2	1	2
44		D	22	0	2	2	−1	48
49		C	7	0	1	1	0	2
58		LW	5	0	1	1	−1	2
28		RW	9	0	0	0	−5	10
36		C	1	0	0	0	−1	0
31		G	15	0	0	0		0
29		RW	10	0	0	0	−7	7
37		RW	9	0	0	0	−4	2
30		G	1	0	0	0		0
46		C	1	0	0	0	−1	2
12		RW	2	0	0	0	−2	4
39		G	60	0	0	0		8
48		LW	9	0	0	0	−3	88
40		G	12	0	0	0		0
34		RW	6	0	0	0	−1	31

Goaltending

= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

	Regular season
	Player
39		60	25	26	5	1668	163	2.86	.902	1	3425
40		12	4	6	1	317	33	3.07	.896	1	645
31		15	1	10	3	389	45	3.27	.884	1	827
30		1	1	0	0	25	1	1.00	.960	0	60

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Martin Havlat	^[2]
	NHL Second Star of the Week	Martin Havlat (October 15)	^[3]
		Nikolai Khabibulin (December 3)
		Martin Havlat (February 11)
		Jeff Hamilton (March 11)
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Brent Seabrook	^[4]

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 2006	To Chicago Blackhawks Sixth-round pick in 2008	To Florida Panthers Craig Anderson
July 9, 2006	To Chicago Blackhawks Martin Havlat Bryan Smolinski	To Ottawa Senators Tom Preissing Josh Hennessy Michal Barinka Third-round pick in 2008
August 2, 2006	To Chicago Blackhawks Vaclav Pletka	To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Meloche
August 4, 2006	To Chicago Blackhawks Michal Handzus	To Philadelphia Flyers Kyle Calder
December 28, 2006	To Chicago Blackhawks Bruno St. Jacques P. A. Parenteau	To Anaheim Ducks Sebastien Caron Matt Keith Chris Durno
February 26, 2007	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional second-round pick
February 26, 2007	To Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Calder
February 26, 2007	To Chicago Blackhawks Jason Williams
February 26, 2007	To Chicago Blackhawks Nikita Alexeev	To Tampa Bay Lightning Karl Stewart Sixth-round pick in 2007

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team
	St. Louis Blues
	Nashville Predators
	Pittsburgh Penguins
	Calgary Flames
	Pittsburgh Penguins
	New York Islanders
	Atlanta Thrashers

Free agents lost

Player	New team
	San Jose Sharks
	Dallas Stars
	Philadelphia Flyers
	Anaheim Ducks

Claimed off waivers

Player	Team
	Pittsburgh Penguins

Lost on waivers

Player	New team
	Columbus Blue Jackets

Draft picks

Chicago's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[5]

Round		Player	NHL team	College/junior/club team (league)
1	3	Jonathan Toews (C/W)	Chicago Blackhawks	University of North Dakota (NCHC)
2	33	Igor Makarov (RW)	Chicago Blackhawks	Krylya Sovetov (Russia Pro Hockey League)
2	61	Simon Danis-Pepin (D)	Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa)	University of Maine (Hockey East)
3	76	Tony Lagerstrom (C)	Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto)	Södertälje SK (Elitserien)
4	95	Ben Shutron (D)	Chicago Blackhawks (from Pittsburgh)	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
4	96	Joe Palmer (G)	Chicago Blackhawks	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
6	156	Jan-Mikael Juutilainen (C)	Chicago Blackhawks	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
6	169	Chris Auger (C)	Chicago Blackhawks (from Montreal)	Wellington Dukes (OPJHL)
7	186	Peter LeBlanc (C/LW)	Chicago Blackhawks	Hamilton Red Wings (OPJHL)

References

Web site: Chicago Blackhawks 2006-07 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . July 31, 2024.
Web site: 2006-07 Chicago Blackhawks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . July 31, 2024.

Notes and References

Web site: 2006-07 NHL Summary.
Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007 . NHL.com . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417032251/http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=28972 . April 17, 2023.
Web site: NHL Three Stars of the Week . Hockey-Reference.com . August 5, 2024.
Web site: 2006-07 NHL Young Stars Rosters . TSN.ca . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070202221737/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=8902&hubname= . February 2, 2007.
Web site: 2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . July 22, 2024.