2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 80th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.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%.Final standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| LW | 79 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 52 | -4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| C | 82 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 107 | -14 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| C | 60 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | 77 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| RW | 45 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 69 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| RW | 82 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 106 | -30 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| RW | 82 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 178 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 45 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 76 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 116 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 50 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| D | 81 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 79 | -11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RW | 39 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 34 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 72 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 29 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C/LW | 71 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 38 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C | 60 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 38 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 26 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C/LW | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 53 | -24 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 38 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C/LW | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 31 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 116 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2815 | 50 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 157 | 3.35 | 0 | 1379 | 1222 | .886 |
| 1554 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 86 | 3.32 | 1 | 757 | 671 | .886 |
| 501 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 2.99 | 1 | 234 | 209 | .893 |
| 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 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
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 |
| 1 | 7 | Jack Skille | | US NTDP |
| 2 | 43 | Michael Blunden | | Erie Otters |
| 2 | 54 | Dan Bertram | | Boston College |
| 3 | 68 | Evan Brophey | | Belleville Bulls |
| 4 | 108 | Niklas Hjalmarsson | | HV71 Jr. |
| 4 | 113 | Nathan Davis | | Miami University |
| 4 | 117 | Denis Istomin | | Traktor Chelyabinsk |
| 5 | 134 | Brennan Turner | | Notre Dame Hounds |
| 6 | 167 | Joe Fallon | | University of Vermont |
| 6 | 188 | Joe Charlebois | | Sioux City Musketeers |
| 7 | 202 | David Kuchejda | | HC Ceske Budejovice |
| 7 | 203 | Adam Hobson | | Spokane Chiefs |
