2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season

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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)

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[]

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[]

Regular season[]

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[]

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[]

Skaters[]

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[]

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[]

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

Trades[]

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
[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

[72]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To San Jose Sharks
Mattias Janmark
To Chicago Blackhawks
[73]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) 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 (2021-04-12) 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
13 Finland Henrik Borgstrom C L 24 2021 Helsinki, Finland
22 United States Ryan Carpenter C/RW R 30 2019 Oviedo, Florida
20 Canada Brett Connolly RW R 29 2021 Campbell River, British Columbia
77 Canada Kirby Dach C R 20 2019 St. Albert, Alberta
12 United States Alex DeBrincat (A) RW R 24 2016 Farmington Hills, Michigan
44 Canada Calvin de Haan D L 30 2019 Carp, Ontario
58 Canada MacKenzie Entwistle RW R 22 2018 Mississauga, Ontario
29 Canada Marc-Andre Fleury G L 37 2021 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
79 Canada Kurtis Gabriel RW R 28 2021 Newmarket, Ontario
56 Sweden Erik Gustafsson D L 29 2021 Nynäshamn, Sweden
38 Canada Brandon Hagel LW L 23 2018 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
52 Canada Reese Johnson Injured Reserve RW R 23 2019 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
90 United States Tyler Johnson Injured Reserve C R 31 2021 Spokane, Washington
82 United States Caleb Jones D L 24 2021 Arlington, Texas
4 United States Seth Jones D R 27 2021 Arlington, Texas
88 United States Patrick Kane (A) RW L 33 2007 Buffalo, New York
16 Canada Jujhar Khaira Injured Reserve LW L 27 2021 Surrey, British Columbia
8 Czech Republic Dominik Kubalik LW L 26 2019 Plzeň, Czech Republic
23 Switzerland Philipp Kurashev C L 22 2018 Munsingen, Switzerland
32 Finland Kevin Lankinen G L 26 2018 Helsinki, Finland
6 United States Jake McCabe D L 28 2021 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
5 United States Connor Murphy (A) D R 28 2017 Boston, Massachusetts
36 United States Josiah Slavin LW L 22 2018 Erie, Colorado
61 Canada Riley Stillman D L 23 2021 Calgary, Alberta
17 Canada Dylan Strome C L 24 2018 Mississauga, Ontario
19 Canada 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)
1 17 Lukas Reichel LW Germany Germany Eisbären Berlin (DEL)
2 46 G  United States United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 79 LW United States United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4 110 D Czech Republic Czech Republic Sparta Jr. (U20 Extraliga)
5 141 Isaak Phillips D Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6 172 C Canada Canada Erie Otters (OHL)

Notes[]

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

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