2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season
2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks | |
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Division | 6th Central |
2020–21 record | 24–25–7 |
Home record | 13–11–4 |
Road record | 11–14–3 |
Goals for | 161 |
Goals against | 186 |
Team information | |
General manager | Stan Bowman |
Coach | Jeremy Colliton |
Captain | Jonathan Toews |
Alternate captains | Patrick Kane Duncan Keith Brent Seabrook (Jan.–Mar.) |
Arena | United Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Rockford IceHogs (AHL) Indy Fuel (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alex DeBrincat (32) |
Assists | Patrick Kane (51) |
Points | Patrick Kane (66) |
Penalty minutes | Nikita Zadorov (36) |
Plus/minus | Alex DeBrincat Riley Stillman (+3) |
Wins | Kevin Lankinen (17) |
Goals against average | Kevin Lankinen (3.01) |
The 2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 95th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] The Blackhawks were led by Jeremy Colliton in his second full year as head coach.
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 which was 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[]
Divisional standings[]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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[]
Regular season[]
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[9]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Detailed records[]
Central Division | ||||||
Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GF | GA |
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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[]
Skaters[]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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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[]
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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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[]
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.
Trades[]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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October 10, 2020 | To Colorado Avalanche Brandon Saad Dennis Gilbert |
To Chicago Blackhawks Nikita Zadorov Anton Lindholm |
[68] |
April 2, 2021 | To Chicago Blackhawks Vinnie Hinostroza |
To Florida Panthers |
[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 | To Chicago Blackhawks Adam Gaudette |
To Vancouver Canucks Matthew Highmore |
[71] |
April 12, 2021 | To Colorado Avalanche Carl Soderberg |
To Chicago Blackhawks |
[72] |
April 12, 2021 | To San Jose Sharks Mattias Janmark |
To Chicago Blackhawks |
[73] |
April 12, 2021 | To Vegas Golden Knights 5th-round pick in 2022 |
To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2021 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
[73] |
April 12, 2021 | To Vancouver Canucks Madison Bowey 5th-round pick in 2021 |
To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2021 |
[74] |
Current roster[]
Updated December 15, 2021[75][76]
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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13 | Henrik Borgstrom | C | L | 24 | 2021 | Helsinki, Finland | |
22 | Ryan Carpenter | C/RW | R | 30 | 2019 | Oviedo, Florida | |
20 | Brett Connolly | RW | R | 29 | 2021 | Campbell River, British Columbia | |
77 | Kirby Dach | C | R | 20 | 2019 | St. Albert, Alberta | |
12 | Alex DeBrincat (A) | RW | R | 24 | 2016 | Farmington Hills, Michigan | |
44 | Calvin de Haan | D | L | 30 | 2019 | Carp, Ontario | |
58 | MacKenzie Entwistle | RW | R | 22 | 2018 | Mississauga, Ontario | |
29 | Marc-Andre Fleury | G | L | 37 | 2021 | Sorel-Tracy, Quebec | |
79 | Kurtis Gabriel | RW | R | 28 | 2021 | Newmarket, Ontario | |
56 | Erik Gustafsson | D | L | 29 | 2021 | Nynäshamn, Sweden | |
38 | Brandon Hagel | LW | L | 23 | 2018 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
52 | Reese Johnson | RW | R | 23 | 2019 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
90 | Tyler Johnson | C | R | 31 | 2021 | Spokane, Washington | |
82 | Caleb Jones | D | L | 24 | 2021 | Arlington, Texas | |
4 | Seth Jones | D | R | 27 | 2021 | Arlington, Texas | |
88 | Patrick Kane (A) | RW | L | 33 | 2007 | Buffalo, New York | |
16 | Jujhar Khaira | LW | L | 27 | 2021 | Surrey, British Columbia | |
8 | Dominik Kubalik | LW | L | 26 | 2019 | Plzeň, Czech Republic | |
23 | Philipp Kurashev | C | L | 22 | 2018 | Munsingen, Switzerland | |
32 | Kevin Lankinen | G | L | 26 | 2018 | Helsinki, Finland | |
6 | Jake McCabe | D | L | 28 | 2021 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | |
5 | Connor Murphy (A) | D | R | 28 | 2017 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
36 | Josiah Slavin | LW | L | 22 | 2018 | Erie, Colorado | |
61 | Riley Stillman | D | L | 23 | 2021 | Calgary, Alberta | |
17 | Dylan Strome | C | L | 24 | 2018 | Mississauga, Ontario | |
19 | Jonathan Toews (C) | C | L | 33 | 2006 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Draft picks[]
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) |
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1 | 17 | Lukas Reichel | LW | Germany | Eisbären Berlin (DEL) |
2 | 46 | G | United States United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | |
3 | 79 | LW | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | |
4 | 110 | D | Czech Republic | Sparta Jr. (U20 Extraliga) | |
5 | 141 | Isaak Phillips | D | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
6 | 172 | C | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
Notes[]
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