Since 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks have won three Stanley Cup Final series, half of the franchise’s total championship haul. The team’s most recent victory came after a 2014-2015 regular season that saw Chicago put up 48 wins, their most since the 2009-2010 championship season.
The Blackhawks entered the postseason on a four-game losing streak. Despite these struggles, Chicago managed to come out of a double overtime opener in Nashville to take a 1-0 series lead over the Predators. Chicago later prevailed 3-1 in a triple overtime game, ultimately taking the series in six games. The Blackhawks capitalized on their momentum moving forward, outscoring the Minnesota Wild 13-7 over the course of a four-game sweep in the second round.
Chicago’s strongest challenge came in the conference finals against the Anaheim Ducks. After a 4-1 defeat in Game 1, the Blackhawks secured a split on the road with a 3-2 triple overtime victory. The Ducks immediately responded with a one-goal victory in Chicago before the Blackhawks evened the series on the back of a 5-4 double overtime win. Game 5 saw another overtime in Anaheim, but this time it was the Ducks emerging as 5-4 winners. Chicago won the final two games of the series, with a 5-2 win at home and a 5-3 triumph on the road to secure the series.
The Tampa Bay Lightning proved formidable foes in the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, but Chicago had already survived the worst of the postseason. The Blackhawks and Lightning exchanged splits over the first four games of the series, but Tampa Bay could not figure out Chicago’s defense. The Lightning managed more than one goal just twice in six games, with the Blackhawks taking Game 5 and Game 6, and the Stanley Cup trophy along with them, by a combined score of 4-1.
