The Chicago Blackhawks have built nearly a century’s worth of game logs, and the record book has room for both the glorious and the ugly. Since their 1926 debut, they’ve played 6,970 regular-season games and 548 playoff contests, leaving behind a trail of blowouts that still stand out.
At the top of the franchise’s regular-season mountain sits a stunning 12-0 win over Philadelphia on January 30, 1969. The night at The Spectrum turned into a runaway almost immediately after Stan Mikita opened the scoring at 2:06. Chicago jumped to a 6-0 lead after one period and then poured on six more goals over the final two frames.
Special teams helped set the tone early. Mikita and Chico Maki each scored shorthanded, and Dennis Hull added a power-play goal among the first three Chicago tallies.
Pit Martin and Hull both finished with five points, Jim Pappin recorded a hat trick, and Denis DeJordy stopped 37 shots for the shutout. Twelve of the 17 Blackhawks skaters collected at least one point.
In goal for Philadelphia, Doug Favell allowed six goals and Hall of Famer Bernie Parent also gave up six.
Chicago’s biggest playoff statement came on April 30, 1990, when it blasted St. Louis 8-2 in Game 7 of the Norris Division Final.
Jeremy Roenick scored twice in the first period to give the Blackhawks a 2-0 edge, then Steve Larmer took over as both a scorer and setup man. Larmer assisted on three of Chicago’s goals, helping the Blackhawks build a 5-1 lead after two periods.
The third period stayed one-sided. Larmer helped on the first two goals of the frame, and Duane Sutter finished things off with an unassisted goal to seal the win and send Chicago into the Clarence Campbell Conference Final.
Fourteen of the 19 Blackhawks players in the game earned a point, and Ed Belfour made 26 saves. For St.
Louis, Vincent Riendeau and Curtis Joseph each allowed four goals.
The most painful regular-season result in team history came on December 4, 1987, when Detroit thrashed Chicago 12-0 at Joe Louis Arena. Steve Yzerman led the Red Wings with four points, and the home team was in control from the start. Detroit built a 6-0 lead in the first period, then scored three goals in each of the final two periods to complete the rout.
Tim Higgins had a hat trick for Detroit, and Greg Stefan posted the shutout with 19 saves. Bob Mason took the loss after surrendering nine goals, and Darren Pang gave up the final three in relief.
Chicago’s worst playoff night arrived in Game 1 of the 1985 Clarence Campbell Conference Finals, when Edmonton rolled to an 11-2 win. The Oilers led 3-1 after the first period, then exploded for eight straight goals across the second and third periods before the Blackhawks added one late.
No Edmonton player scored a hat trick, but Paul Coffey and Wayne Gretzky each finished with four points. Fifteen different Oilers registered a point, and Grant Fuhr made 26 saves. Murray Bannerman took the loss after allowing seven goals, while Warren Skorodenski surrendered four.
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