# 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. Jeremy Colliton led the Blackhawks 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. 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.
On May 3, the Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention after a 5–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Blackhawk captain Jonathan Toews missed the entire season due to an undisclosed injury, later revealed to be chronic immune response syndrome.
The season also marked the last season with the Blackhawks for defenseman Duncan Keith who was traded after the season.

## Standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.
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 :
| 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 :
| 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 | Details |
| October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) | To Colorado AvalancheBrandon Saad Dennis Gilbert | To Chicago BlackhawksNikita Zadorov Anton Lindholm |
| April 2, 2021 (2021-04-02) | To Chicago BlackhawksVinnie Hinostroza | To Florida PanthersBrad Morrison |
| April 8, 2021 | To Chicago BlackhawksBrett Connolly Riley Stillman Henrik Borgstrom 7th-round pick in 2021 | To Florida PanthersLucas Wallmark Lucas Carlsson |
| April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) | To Chicago BlackhawksAdam Gaudette | To Vancouver CanucksMatthew Highmore |
| April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) | To Colorado AvalancheCarl Soderberg | To Chicago BlackhawksJosh Dickinson Ryder Rolston |
| April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) | To San Jose SharksMattias Janmark | To Chicago BlackhawksNick DeSimone |
| April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) | To Vegas Golden KnightsNick DeSimone 5th-round pick in 2022 | To Chicago Blackhawks2nd-round pick in 2021 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
| April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) | To Vancouver CanucksMadison Bowey 5th-round pick in 2021 | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-round pick in 2021 |

## 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 | 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) |