2019–20 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2019–20 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] The Blackhawks were led by head coach Jeremy Colliton in his first full year as head coach.
2019–20 Chicago Blackhawks | |
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Division | 7th Central |
Conference | 12th Western |
2019–20 record | 32–30–8 |
Home record | 16–14–4 |
Road record | 16–16–4 |
Goals for | 212 |
Goals against | 218 |
Team information | |
General manager | Stan Bowman |
Coach | Jeremy Colliton |
Captain | Jonathan Toews |
Alternate captains | Duncan Keith Patrick Kane (Dec.–Aug.) Brent Seabrook |
Arena | United Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Rockford IceHogs (AHL) Indy Fuel (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Patrick Kane (33) |
Assists | Patrick Kane (51) |
Points | Patrick Kane (84) |
Penalty minutes | Jonathan Toews (48) |
Plus/minus | Calvin de Haan (+10) |
Wins | Corey Crawford Robin Lehner (16) |
Goals against average | Corey Crawford (2.77) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[4] The Blackhawks advanced to the playoffs for the first time since the 2016–17 season by defeating the Edmonton Oilers, but were defeated in the first round by the Vegas Golden Knights in five games.[5]
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 193 | +32 | 94 |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 237 | 191 | +46 | 92 |
3 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 180 | 177 | +3 | 82 |
4 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 216 | 203 | +13 | 80 |
5 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 215 | 217 | −2 | 78 |
6 | Minnesota Wild | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 77 |
7 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 212 | 218 | −6 | 72 |
Western Conference
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 193 | +32 | .662 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[7] |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 237 | 191 | +46 | .657 | |
3 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 227 | 211 | +16 | .606 | |
4 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 180 | 177 | +3 | .594 | |
5 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 225 | 217 | +8 | .585 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[7] |
6 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 215 | 217 | −2 | .565 | |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 228 | 217 | +11 | .565 | |
8 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 210 | 215 | −5 | .564 | |
9 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 216 | 203 | +13 | .563 | |
10 | Minnesota Wild | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 220 | 220 | 0 | .558 | |
11 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 195 | 187 | +8 | .529 | |
12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 212 | 218 | −6 | .514 | |
13 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 187 | 226 | −39 | .472 | |
14 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 178 | 212 | −34 | .457 | |
15 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 182 | 226 | −44 | .450 |
- Tiebreaking procedures
- Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
- Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
- Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
- Greater amount of total wins (including shootouts).
- 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.
- Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
- Greater amount of goals scored (denoted by GF).
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[8]
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Decision | Arena | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 16 | @ Washington | 3–4 | OT | Delia | Capital One Arena | 14,517 | 0–0–1 | O1 |
2 | September 17 | @ Detroit | 3–5 | Lankinen | Little Caesars Arena | 15,108 | 0–1–1 | L1 | |
3 | September 18 | Detroit | 2–1 | Crawford | United Center | 20,523 | 1–1–1 | W1 | |
4 | September 21 | Boston | 3–2 | OT | Lehner | United Center | 20,611 | 2–1–1 | W2 |
5 | September 25 | Washington | 0–6 | Crawford | United Center | 20,239 | 2–2–1 | L1 | |
6 | September 28 | @ Boston | 2–8 | Lankinen | TD Garden | 17,565 | 2–3–1 | L2 | |
7 | September 29 | @ Eisbären Berlin | 3–1 | Lehner | Mercedes-Benz Arena | — | 3–3–1 | W1 |
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[9]
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Playoffs
The Blackhawks faced the Edmonton Oilers in the qualifying round, defeating them in four games.[10][11]
The Blackhawks faced the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round, losing in five games.[12]
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Detailed records
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Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Robin Lehner‡ | 33 | 31 | 1,875:28 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 94 | 3.01 | 1,152 | .918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Corey Crawford | 40 | 39 | 2,340:03 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 108 | 2.77 | 1,294 | .917 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malcolm Subban | 1 | 0 | 1:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Corey Crawford | 9 | 9 | 544:01 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 3.31 | 324 | .907 | 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.
References
- National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
- "NHL statement on coronavirus". NHL.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- Fernandez, Gabriel (March 12, 2020). "Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- Gulitti, Tom (May 26, 2020). "NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup". NHL.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- "Golden Knights top Blackhawks in Game 5, win Western First Round series". NHL.com. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
- Rosen, Dan (May 26, 2020). "Return to Play: Western Conference". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "RELEASE: Blackhawks announce 2019 preseason schedule". NHL.com. June 18, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "RELEASE: Blackhawks announce 2019-20 season schedule". NHL.com. June 25, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule". NHL.com. NHL.com. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "Blackhawks edge Oilers in Game 4 of Cup Qualifiers, win series". NHL.com. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- "Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule". NHL.com. August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- "2019–20 Regular season – Chicago Blackhawks Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "2019–20 Playoffs – Chicago Blackhawks Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- "2019–20 Regular season – Chicago Blackhawks Stats – Goalies". NHL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "2019–20 Playoffs – Chicago Blackhawks Stats – Goalies". NHL.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.