Each day for the rest of the year, Second City Hockey will countdown the top 10 Blackhawks stories of 2018.
The streak is over.
The Blackhawks were officially eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention March 20 for the first time since 2008.
There are a multitude of factors that contributed to Chicago missing the playoffs: Marian Hossa, Corey Crawford missing 47 games with a concussion, poor defensive play and performance on the power play and much, much more.
The Blackhawks’ most recent playoff streak was far from the longest in franchise history, but it brought the most hardware.