2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 95th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks were led by head coach Jeremy Colliton in his second full year as head coach. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences 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 this season and only played games against the other 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.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.
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January: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)	January: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)	January: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)	January: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)	January: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)	January: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)	January: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)	January: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)	January: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)	January: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	January 13 	@ Tampa Bay 	1–5 	 	Subban 	0 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	January 15 	@ Tampa Bay 	2–5 	 	Delia 	0 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	January 17 	@ Florida 	2–5 	 	Delia 	4,147 	0–3–0 	0 	Recap
4 	January 19 	@ Florida 	4–5 	OT 	Lankinen 	3,667 	0–3–1 	1 	Recap
5 	January 22 	Detroit 	4–1 	 	Lankinen 	0 	1–3–1 	3 	Recap
6 	January 24 	Detroit 	6–2 	 	Lankinen 	0 	2–3–1 	5 	Recap
7 	January 26 	@ Nashville 	2–3 	OT 	Subban 	— 	2–3–2 	6 	Recap
8 	January 27 	@ Nashville 	1–2 	SO 	Lankinen 	— 	2–3–3 	7 	Recap
9 	January 29 	Columbus 	1–2 	 	Lankinen 	0 	2–4–3 	7 	Recap
10 	January 31 	Columbus 	3–1 	 	Lankinen 	0 	3–4–3 	9 	Recap
===Detailed records===
Central Division 	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts 	 	
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	 	 	 	 	 	
 	56	15	51	66	−7 	14
 	52	32	24	56	3 	12
 	56	17	21	38	−3 	18
 	55	14	13	27	−5 	14
 	52	9 	15	24	−7 	11
‡ 	41	10	9 	19	−17	8
 	40	9 	8 	17	−16	14
 	54	8 	8 	16	−9 	12
 	35	2 	14	16	−7 	14
‡ 	34	7 	8 	15	−5 	14
 	54	4 	11	15	−13	30
 	50	3 	12	15	1 	35
† 	17	4 	8 	12	2 	8
 	56	1 	11	12	−3 	20
 	18	2 	8 	10	−3 	4
 	44	1 	9 	10	−16	14
 	21	4 	5 	9 	−6 	4
 	55	1 	7 	8 	1 	36
 	39	3 	4 	7 	−10	14
 	19	2 	4 	6 	1 	2
 	40	4 	1 	5 	−10	19
 	14	2 	2 	4 	−5 	6
† 	7 	1 	3 	4 	−2 	0
 	8 	1 	2 	3 	0 	0
‡ 	16	0 	3 	3 	−2 	6
 	5 	1 	1 	2 	1 	2
† 	10	1 	1 	2 	−1 	2
‡ 	24	0 	2 	2 	−5 	6
† 	13	1 	0 	1 	3 	2
‡ 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
‡ 	12	0 	1 	1 	1 	2
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	9
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	37	37	2,174:49	17	14	5	109	3.01	1,204	.909	2	0	2	2
 	16	14	881:17 	6 	8 	1	47 	3.20	471 	.900	2	0	0	0
 	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 	Ref
 	To Colorado AvalancheBrandon SaadDennis Gilbert 	To Chicago BlackhawksNikita ZadorovAnton Lindholm 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksVinnie Hinostroza 	To Florida PanthersBrad Morrison 	
April 8, 2021	To Chicago BlackhawksBrett ConnollyRiley StillmanHenrik Borgstrom7th-round pick in 2021	To Florida PanthersLucas WallmarkLucas Carlsson 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksAdam Gaudette 	To Vancouver CanucksMatthew Highmore 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheCarl Soderberg 	To Chicago BlackhawksJosh DickinsonRyder Rolston 	
 	To San Jose SharksMattias Janmark 	To Chicago BlackhawksNick DeSimone 	
 	To Vegas Golden KnightsNick DeSimone5th-round pick in 2022 	To Chicago Blackhawks2nd-round pick in 20213rd-round pick in 2022	
 	To Vancouver CanucksMadison Bowey5th-round pick in 2021 	To Chicago Blackhawks4th-round pick in 2021 	
==Current roster==
==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 	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==
==References==
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