<P> Kane spearheaded the Blackhawks offense with 34 goals and 55 assists, tying for second in scoring during the regular season among all skaters . He was aided by his linemate, Panarin, who scored 31 goals and 43 assists . In addition to Kane and Panarin, Jonathan Toews, Marián Hossa, Artem Anisimov, and Richard Pánik each also scored at least 20 goals . Toews, Kane, Duncan Keith, and Corey Crawford were selected to play in the All - Star Game . The Blackhawks finished the season with 109 points, placing first in the Central Division and earning the top - seed in the Western Conference for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs . However, they were swept in the first round by the eighth - seeded Nashville Predators in one of the biggest upsets in NHL playoff history; this was the first time that an eighth seed swept a playoff series against the top team in the conference . Goaltender Pekka Rinne and the Predators' defense marginalized the Blackhawks' offense, limiting the team to only three total goals in the series, including a pair of shutouts in Game 1 (1 - 0) and Game 2 (5 - 0) at the United Center to begin the series . </P> <P> Prior to the 2017--18 season, the Blackhawks revealed that Marian Hossa would miss the entire 2017--18 season due to a progressive skin disorder . The team made two major trades before the 2017 NHL Entry Draft; veteran defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson was dealt to the Arizona Coyotes for Connor Murphy and Laurent Dauphin, while Artemi Panarin was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets to reacquire Brandon Saad in a four - player deal . Both Hjalmarsson and Hossa were core - members of the Blackhawks roster that won three Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013, and 2015 . The team also traded Scott Darling to the Carolina Hurricanes and center Marcus Kruger to the Vegas Golden Knights, while also losing defensemen Trevor van Riemsdyk to the Golden Knights in the expansion draft and Brian Campbell, who retired . The Blackhawks acquired wingers Patrick Sharp, Tommy Wingels, and Lance Bouma in free agency . </P> <P> The Blackhawks opened the 2017--18 season with a resounding 10--1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins . The Blackhawks were four games above . 500 with an 18--14--6 record at the end of December 2017, and only four points out of a playoff spot . However, goaltender Corey Crawford missed much of 2018 due to an upper - body injury . Inconsistent defense and goaltending, coupled with limited offense resulted in the team falling to the bottom of the Central Division . The Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention on March 20, 2018, marking the first time in nine years that the team failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs . The team finished the season with a 33--39--10 record and 76 points in the standings . </P> <P> The Blackhawks wear predominantly red jerseys featuring three sets of black and white stripes along the sleeves and waist . The team's logo is displayed on the front of each jersey, along with a' C', representing' Chicago', on each shoulder with two crossed tomahawks . The Blackhawks debuted this design in 1955, and have since only made minor modifications to the jersey . In 2007, The Blackhawks along with all other NHL teams, made minute changes to their uniforms by adding larger logo, a new collar with the NHL logo and a' baseball - style cut along the bottom . The team previously donned alternate third jersey that was primarily black with red and white stripes between 1996 and 2007 . The Blackhawks brought this design back in 2008, before making their 2009 Winter Classic jerseys their alternates between 2009 - 11 . The team has not used an alternate jersey home jersey since 2011 . </P>

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