Patrick Kane gets another crack at the Blackhawks’ October record book this month, and the chase starts Thursday in Salt Lake City against the Mammoth.
Chicago’s only September game of the 2026-27 season ended in a loss, but October offers a fresh slate - and a loaded schedule. The Blackhawks play 13 games this month, giving Kane plenty of chances to move closer to one of the franchise marks that still sits above him.
Kane enters October with 156 points in 150 games in the month, leaving him 19 shy of Denis Savard’s team record of 175. He also needs two more game-winners to catch Bobby Hull and Troy Murray, and 23 more shots on goal to pass Hull.
Savard still sits at the top of the October list, and his numbers explain why. The Hall of Famer piled up 175 points in the month, the best points-per-game rate on the board at 1.29. He’s also one of only two Blackhawks to reach more than 100 October assists, joining Stan Mikita.
Mikita’s place in the month’s history is just as sturdy. He finished with 169 points and held the October scoring record for more than 15 years before Savard passed him in 1996.
Mikita also owns the team lead in October assists with 115 in 162 games, and he is tied with two others for the most shorthanded goals with four. His plus-49 rating leads all players.
Bobby Hull remains one of the loudest names on the list. The Golden Jet collected 135 points in October, but his real separation came in the goal column: 69, a mark that stood untouched for more than 50 years after his final game. He also finished with nine game-winning goals, tied with Murray, while posting the lowest penalty-minute total among this top 10 at 56.
Steve Larmer follows with 149 points and a strong all-around October profile of his own. In 13 seasons with Chicago, the Calder Trophy winner finished with the fourth-most points in the month and the second-most goals, trailing only Hull. He came one game-winning goal short of matching Hull and Murray.
Doug Wilson is the highest-scoring defenseman on the list with 127 points. Known more for setting up teammates, he still produced 93 October assists, one of only four players to top 90 in the month. He did it while spending 130 minutes in the penalty box, the ninth-highest total on the list.
Jonathan Toews reached 102 October points and became one of five Blackhawks to clear 100 in the month. He appeared in 150 October games, third all-time behind Mikita and Kane, and scored 45 goals, including seven game-winners. That total puts him among six players with more than 40 October goals.
Troy Murray’s October case is built on steady production over time. He totaled 88 points in 111 games, with 37 goals and nine game-winners, tying him for the all-time lead in that category. He did it on only 199 shots, the fewest of anyone in the top 10.
Jeremy Roenick, another Hall of Famer, posted 87 points in 80 October games during his Blackhawks years. One of the most dangerous scorers of the 1990s, he split his 37 goals nearly evenly between 17 power-play goals and 18 at even strength.
Pit Martin rounds out the list with 82 points in 82 October games, a point per game across the month. The Bill Masterton Trophy winner played alongside Mikita in the late 1960s and into the 1970s and remains one of 11 players with more than 80 October points.
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