2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 95th season for the National Hockey League franchise, established on September 25, 1926.[1] Jeremy Colliton led the Blackhawks in his second full year as head coach.

2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks
Division6th Central
2020–21 record24–25–7
Home record13–11–4
Road record11–14–3
Goals for161
Goals against186
Team information
General managerStan Bowman
CoachJeremy Colliton
CaptainJonathan Toews
Alternate captainsPatrick Kane
Duncan Keith
Brent Seabrook (Jan.–Mar.)
ArenaUnited Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlex DeBrincat (32)
AssistsPatrick Kane (51)
PointsPatrick Kane (66)
Penalty minutesNikita Zadorov (36)
Plus/minusAlex DeBrincat
Riley Stillman (+3)
WinsKevin Lankinen (17)
Goals against averageKevin Lankinen (3.01)

On December 20, 2020, the league announced a shortened 56-game season and realignment into four divisions with no conferences for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border.[2][3] As a result of this realignment, the Blackhawks remained in the Central Division and only played games against the teams in their realigned division during the regular season.[4]

On May 3, the Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention after a 5–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.[5]

Blackhawk captain Jonathan Toews missed the entire season due to an undisclosed injury, later revealed to be chronic immune response syndrome.[6]

The season also marked the last season with the Blackhawks for defenseman Duncan Keith who was traded after the season.[7]

Standings

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Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Carolina Hurricanes 56 36 12 8 27 179 136 +43 80
2 x – Florida Panthers 56 37 14 5 26 189 153 +36 79
3 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 56 36 17 3 29 181 147 +34 75
4 x – Nashville Predators 56 31 23 2 21 156 154 +2 64
5 e – Dallas Stars 56 23 19 14 17 158 154 +4 60
6 e – Chicago Blackhawks 56 24 25 7 15 161 186 −25 55
7 e – Detroit Red Wings 56 19 27 10 17 127 171 −44 48
8 e – Columbus Blue Jackets 56 18 26 12 12 137 187 −50 48
Source: National Hockey League[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[9]

2020–21 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records

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Central Division
Opponent Home Away Total Pts GF GA
Carolina Hurricanes 2–1–1 1–3–0 3–4–1 7 24 30
Columbus Blue Jackets 2–2–0 4–0–0 6–2–0 12 28 22
Dallas Stars 2–1–1 3–1–0 5–2–1 11 22 24
Detroit Red Wings 3–1–0 3–1–0 6–2–0 12 30 16
Florida Panthers 2–1–1 0–3–1 2–4–2 6 24 31
Nashville Predators 1–3–0 0–2–2 1–5–2 4 14 26
Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2–1 0–4–0 1–6–1 3 19 37
Total 13–11–4 11–14–3 24–25–7 55 161 186

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Regular season[66]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Patrick Kane 56 15 51 66 −7 14
Alex DeBrincat 52 32 24 56 3 12
Dominik Kubalik 56 17 21 38 −3 18
Pius Suter 55 14 13 27 −5 14
Brandon Hagel 52 9 15 24 −7 11
Mattias Janmark 41 10 9 19 −17 8
Dylan Strome 40 9 8 17 −16 14
Philipp Kurashev 54 8 8 16 −9 12
Adam Boqvist 35 2 14 16 −7 14
Carl Soderberg 34 7 8 15 −5 14
Duncan Keith 54 4 11 15 −13 30
Connor Murphy 50 3 12 15 1 35
Vinnie Hinostroza 17 4 8 12 2 8
David Kampf 56 1 11 12 −3 20
Kirby Dach 18 2 8 10 −3 4
Calvin de Haan 44 1 9 10 −16 14
Wyatt Kalynuk 21 4 5 9 −6 4
Nikita Zadorov 55 1 7 8 1 36
Ian Mitchell 39 3 4 7 −10 14
Nicolas Beaudin 19 2 4 6 1 2
Ryan Carpenter 40 4 1 5 −10 19
Andrew Shaw 14 2 2 4 −5 6
Adam Gaudette 7 1 3 4 −2 0
Mike Hardman 8 1 2 3 0 0
Lucas Wallmark 16 0 3 3 −2 6
MacKenzie Entwistle 5 1 1 2 1 2
Brett Connolly 10 1 1 2 −1 2
Matthew Highmore 24 0 2 2 −5 6
Riley Stillman 13 1 0 1 3 2
Madison Bowey 2 0 1 1 1 0
Lucas Carlsson 12 0 1 1 1 2
Reese Johnson 5 0 0 0 −2 9
Alec Regula 3 0 0 0 −1 0
Brandon Pirri 1 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders

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Regular season[67]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Kevin Lankinen 37 37 2,174:49 17 14 5 109 3.01 1,204 .909 2 0 2 2
Malcolm Subban 16 14 881:17 6 8 1 47 3.20 471 .900 2 0 0 0
Collin Delia 6 5 334:29 1 3 1 20 3.59 205 .902 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

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The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) To Colorado Avalanche
Brandon Saad
Dennis Gilbert
To Chicago Blackhawks
Nikita Zadorov
Anton Lindholm
[68]
April 2, 2021 (2021-04-02) To Chicago Blackhawks
Vinnie Hinostroza
To Florida Panthers
Brad Morrison
[69]
April 8, 2021 To Chicago Blackhawks
Brett Connolly
Riley Stillman
Henrik Borgstrom
7th-round pick in 2021
To Florida Panthers
Lucas Wallmark
Lucas Carlsson
[70]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Chicago Blackhawks
Adam Gaudette
To Vancouver Canucks
Matthew Highmore
[71]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Colorado Avalanche
Carl Soderberg
To Chicago Blackhawks
Josh Dickinson
Ryder Rolston
[72]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To San Jose Sharks
Mattias Janmark
To Chicago Blackhawks
Nick DeSimone
[73]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Vegas Golden Knights
Nick DeSimone
5th-round pick in 2022
To Chicago Blackhawks
2nd-round pick in 2021
3rd-round pick in 2022
[73]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Vancouver Canucks
Madison Bowey
5th-round pick in 2021
To Chicago Blackhawks
4th-round pick in 2021
[74]

Draft picks

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Below are the Chicago Blackhawks's selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 17 Lukas Reichel LW   Germany Eisbären Berlin (DEL)
2 46 Drew Commesso G   United States United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 79 Landon Slaggert LW   United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4 110 Michael Krutil D   Czech Republic Sparta Jr. (U20 Extraliga)
5 141 Isaak Phillips D   Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6 172 Chad Yetman C   Canada Erie Otters (OHL)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.

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