2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks season

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2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks
Division4th Central
2005–06 record26–43–13
Goals for211
Goals against285
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachTrent Yawney
CaptainAdrian Aucoin
Martin Lapointe (interim)
Alternate captainsKyle Calder
Martin Lapointe
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance13,318 (65.0%)

The 2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 80th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.

Off season[]

Defenceman Adrian Aucoin is named team captain.

Regular season[]

The Blackhawks struggled on the power play during the regular season, finishing 30th overall in power-play goals scored, with 51, and 30th overall in power-play percentage, at 12.23% (51 for 417).[1]

Final standings[]

Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 58 16 8 305 209 124
2 4 Nashville Predators 82 49 25 8 259 227 106
3 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 35 43 4 223 279 74
4 14 Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 43 13 211 285 65
5 15 St. Louis Blues 82 21 46 15 197 292 57

[2] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 58 16 8 305 209 124
2 Y- Dallas Stars PA 82 53 23 6 265 218 112
3 Y- Calgary Flames NW 82 46 25 11 218 200 103
4 X- Nashville Predators CE 82 49 25 8 259 227 106
5 X- San Jose Sharks PA 82 44 27 11 266 242 99
6 X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 43 27 12 254 229 98
7 X- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 43 30 9 283 257 95
8 X- Edmonton Oilers NW 82 41 28 13 256 251 95
8.5
9 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 42 32 8 256 255 92
8 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 42 35 5 249 270 89
11 Minnesota Wild NW 82 38 36 8 231 215 84
12 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 38 39 5 246 271 81
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 35 43 4 223 279 74
14 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 26 43 13 211 285 65
15 St. Louis Blues CE 82 21 46 15 197 292 57

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 5, 2005 3–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 0–1–0
2 W October 7, 2005 6–3 San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 1–1–0
3 L October 9, 2005 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 1–2–0
4 L October 11, 2005 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 1–3–0
5 W October 14, 2005 3–2 SO @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 2–3–0
6 L October 15, 2005 3–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 2–4–0
7 L October 18, 2005 2–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 2–5–0
8 W October 23, 2005 4–2 Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 3–5–0
9 L October 25, 2005 3–5 @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 3–6–0
10 L October 27, 2005 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 3–7–0
11 L October 29, 2005 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 3–8–0
12 L November 1, 2005 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 3–9–0
13 W November 2, 2005 6–5 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 4–9–0
14 L November 4, 2005 1–9 @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 4–10–0
15 W November 6, 2005 2–1 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 5–10–0
16 W November 10, 2005 4–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 6–10–0
17 L November 11, 2005 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 6–11–0
18 W November 13, 2005 3–1 Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 7–11–0
19 W November 18, 2005 5–2 @ Calgary Flames (2005–06) 8–11–0
20 W November 19, 2005 4–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 9–11–0
21 L November 22, 2005 1–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 9–12–0
22 L November 26, 2005 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 9–13–0
23 L November 27, 2005 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 9–14–0
24 W November 30, 2005 3–2 Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 10–14–0
25 L December 2, 2005 2–3 SO @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 10–14–1
26 L December 3, 2005 3–4 OT @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 10–14–2
27 W December 7, 2005 2–1 OT New York Rangers (2005–06) 11–14–2
28 W December 11, 2005 5–4 SO @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 12–14–2
29 L December 13, 2005 3–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 12–15–2
30 L December 15, 2005 3–5 @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 12–16–2
31 W December 16, 2005 5–1 St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 13–16–2
32 L December 18, 2005 3–5 Dallas Stars (2005–06) 13–17–2
33 L December 21, 2005 1–6 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 13–18–2
34 L December 23, 2005 2–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 13–18–3
35 L December 26, 2005 3–4 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 13–18–4
36 L December 28, 2005 1–2 St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 13–19–4
37 L December 30, 2005 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 13–20–4
38 L January 2, 2006 2–3 @ Calgary Flames (2005–06) 13–21–4
39 L January 3, 2006 0–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 13–22–4
40 L January 5, 2006 2–3 Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 13–23–4
41 L January 8, 2006 1–5 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 13–24–4
42 W January 10, 2006 4–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 14–24–4
43 L January 11, 2006 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 14–25–4
44 W January 13, 2006 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 15–25–4
45 L January 15, 2006 2–3 SO New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 15–25–5
46 L January 17, 2006 1–2 OT New York Islanders (2005–06) 15–25–6
47 W January 19, 2006 4–2 Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 16–25–6
48 L January 20, 2006 1–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 16–26–6
49 L January 22, 2006 2–3 Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 16–27–6
50 W January 26, 2006 2–0 Calgary Flames (2005–06) 17–27–6
51 L January 29, 2006 3–5 Calgary Flames (2005–06) 17–28–6
52 L February 2, 2006 5–6 SO @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 17–28–7
53 L February 4, 2006 0–6 @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 17–29–7
54 W February 7, 2006 3–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 18–29–7
55 L February 8, 2006 1–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 18–30–7
56 L February 11, 2006 4–5 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 18–30–8
57 L February 12, 2006 1–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 18–31–8
58 W March 1, 2006 3–0 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 19–31–8
59 L March 3, 2006 4–5 SO Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 19–31–9
60 L March 5, 2006 2–7 Dallas Stars (2005–06) 19–32–9
61 W March 7, 2006 3–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 20–32–9
62 L March 9, 2006 1–2 Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 20–33–9
63 L March 11, 2006 4–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 20–34–9
64 L March 12, 2006 3–5 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 20–35–9
65 W March 15, 2006 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 21–35–9
66 L March 17, 2006 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 21–36–9
67 L March 19, 2006 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 21–37–9
68 L March 23, 2006 3–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 21–38–9
69 L March 24, 2006 2–3 SO @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 21–38–10
70 L March 26, 2006 4–5 OT San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 21–38–11
71 W March 29, 2006 3–2 OT St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 22–38–11
72 W March 31, 2006 3–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 23–38–11
73 L April 1, 2006 2–5 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 23–39–11
74 L April 3, 2006 3–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 23–40–11
75 W April 5, 2006 4–3 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 24–40–11
76 L April 7, 2006 3–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 24–40–12
77 L April 8, 2006 1–2 SO @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 24–40–13
78 L April 11, 2006 0–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 24–41–13
79 L April 13, 2006 3–7 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 24–42–13
80 L April 15, 2006 2–5 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 24–43–13
81 W April 16, 2006 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 25–43–13
82 W April 18, 2006 3–2 OT St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 26–43–13

Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Kyle Calder LW 79 26 33 59 52 -4 6 2 6
Mark Bell C 82 25 23 48 107 -14 11 1 1
Tyler Arnason C 60 13 28 41 40 5 5 0 1
Rene Bourque LW 77 16 18 34 56 3 4 0 2
Radim Vrbata RW 45 13 21 34 16 4 5 0 0
Brent Seabrook D 69 5 27 32 60 5 1 0 2
Martin Lapointe RW 82 14 17 31 106 -30 6 0 3
Matthew Barnaby RW 82 8 20 28 178 -11 0 0 1
Jaroslav Spacek D 45 7 17 24 72 8 1 0 0
Jim Vandermeer D 76 6 18 24 116 -2 2 0 1
Patrick Sharp C 50 9 14 23 36 1 0 1 2
Duncan Keith D 81 9 12 21 79 -11 1 1 0
Pavel Vorobiev RW 39 9 12 21 34 -2 2 0 0
Michael Holmqvist C 72 10 10 20 16 -14 2 0 1
Mark Cullen C 29 7 9 16 2 7 0 0 0
Curtis Brown C/LW 71 5 10 15 38 -9 0 1 0
Jim Dowd C 60 3 12 15 38 -5 0 0 0
Matt Ellison RW 26 3 9 12 17 -4 1 0 0
Andy Hilbert C/LW 28 5 4 9 22 -4 0 0 1
James Wisniewski D 19 2 5 7 36 0 0 0 0
Milan Bartovic RW 24 1 6 7 8 0 0 0 0
Jassen Cullimore D 54 1 6 7 53 -24 1 0 1
Adrian Aucoin D 33 1 5 6 38 -13 1 0 0
Dustin Byfuglien RW 25 3 2 5 24 -6 0 0 1
Anton Babchuk D 17 2 3 5 16 -5 1 0 0
Tuomo Ruutu C/LW 15 2 3 5 31 -7 1 0 0
Brandon Bochenski RW 20 2 2 4 8 -9 0 0 0
Mikhail Yakubov C 10 1 2 3 8 0 0 0 1
Todd Simpson D 45 0 3 3 116 -2 0 0 0
Jason Morgan C 7 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 0
Craig Anderson G 29 0 1 1 14 0 0 0 0
Michal Barinka D 25 0 1 1 20 -7 0 0 0
Mike Brown LW 2 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0
Nikolai Khabibulin G 50 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0
Adam Munro G 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cam Barker D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corey Crawford G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Daze RW 1 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Matt Keith RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Richmond D 10 0 0 0 18 -3 0 0 0
Martin St. Pierre C 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Shawn Thornton RW 10 0 0 0 16 -5 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Nikolai Khabibulin 2815 50 17 26 6 157 3.35 0 1379 1222 .886
Craig Anderson 1554 29 6 12 4 86 3.32 1 757 671 .886
Adam Munro 501 10 3 5 2 25 2.99 1 234 209 .893
Corey Crawford 86 2 0 0 1 5 3.49 0 41 36 .878
Team: 4956 82 26 43 13 273 3.31 2 2411 2138 .887

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Draft picks[]

Chicago's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 7 Jack Skille  United States US NTDP (NAHL)
2 43 Michael Blunden  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
2 54 Dan Bertram  Canada Boston College (Hockey East)
3 68 Evan Brophey  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
4 108 Niklas Hjalmarsson  Sweden HV71 Jr. (Sweden)
4 113 Nathan Davis  United States Miami University (CCHA)
4 117 Denis Istomin  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
5 134 Brennan Turner  Canada Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
6 167 Joe Fallon  United States University of Vermont (ECAC)
6 188 Joe Charlebois  United States Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7 202 David Kuchejda  Czech Republic HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
7 203 Adam Hobson  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Farm teams[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2005-06 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  3. ^ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "2005-06 Chicago Blackhawks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

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