2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks season

Professional ice hockey team season of play

2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks
Division3rd Central
Conference8th Western
2010–11 record44–29–9
Home record24–17–0
Road record20–12–9
Goals for258
Goals against225
Team information
General managerStan Bowman
CoachJoel Quenneville
CaptainJonathan Toews
Alternate captainsDuncan Keith
Patrick Sharp
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance21,423 (108.6%)
Total: 878,356 [1]
Team leaders
GoalsPatrick Sharp (34)
AssistsPatrick Kane (46)
PointsJonathan Toews (76)
Penalty minutesJohn Scott (72)
Plus/minusBrian Campbell (+28)
WinsCorey Crawford (33)
Goals against averageCorey Crawford (2.30)

The 2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 85th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[2] The team was nicknamed the "Hangover 'Hawks" for having to recover from winning the franchise's first Stanley Cup in 49 years while adapting to the loss of several players from that team due to salary cap restrictions.

The defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks barely made the 2011 playoffs as the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference and succumbed to the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks in seven games in the first round.

Off-season

Under pressure to fit the team's player salaries under the salary cap for the 2010–11 season, the team began making trades shortly after winning the Stanley Cup. On June 24, the club traded Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu to the Atlanta Thrashers for Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb, Jeremy Morin, a first-round pick (#24 overall) in 2010 and a second-round pick (#54 overall) in 2010.[3] Later that same day, restricted free agent Colin Fraser was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for a sixth-round pick in 2010.[4] On June 30, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded for right winger Kris Versteeg from Chicago in a five-player trade. The Maple Leafs gave up forwards Viktor Stalberg, Chris DiDomenico and Philippe Paradis. Toronto also acquired the rights to 21-year-old left winger Bill Sweatt, who was a second-round pick in 2007.[5] On July 1, the Blackhawks traded Andrew Ladd to the Atlanta Thrashers for Ivan Vishnevskiy and a second-round draft pick in 2011.[6] On July 9, Niklas Hjalmarsson was signed to an offer sheet by the San Jose Sharks, though the Blackhawks matched the offer on July 12,[7] thereby retaining his services and forgoing compensation from the Sharks for signing a restricted free agent. This signing again put Chicago against the salary cap wall, and as a result forced the club to forego resigning goaltender Antti Niemi, who had filed for arbitration.

Regular season

Defenseman Nick Leddy made his NHL debut on October 7, and he scored his first NHL goal on October 11. Evan Brophey made his NHL debut on October 23. Patrick Sharp had a record of 13 shots on goal, the highest shot total in a single game in Blackhawks history. Marian Hossa was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for the week ending on October 18, and Duncan Keith was named Third Star of the Week for the week ending on November 1.

Division standings

Central Division[8]
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GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y-Detroit Red Wings 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
2 Nashville Predators 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
3 Chicago Blackhawks 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
4 St. Louis Blues 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 48 25 9 43 248 213 105
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 30 5 43 239 235 99
5 Nashville Predators CE 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
6 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 43 26 13 38 231 226 99
7 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 46 30 6 36 219 198 98
8 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
8.5
9 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 29 11 37 227 233 95
10 Calgary Flames NW 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
11 St. Louis Blues CE 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81
14 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
15 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division


Schedule and results

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season : 3–4–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap
1 September 22* @ Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Toivonen MTS Centre 14,092 0–1–0 L1
2 September 24 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Crawford Joe Louis Arena 15,900 0–2–0 L2
3 September 25 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 Turco United Center 20,553 1–2–0 W1
4 September 28 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Richards Consol Energy Center 18,087 1–3–0 L1
5 September 30 @ St. Louis Blues 4–1 Turco Scottrade Center 11,624 1–4–0 L2
6 October 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Crawford United Center 19,913 2–4–0 W1
7 October 3 St. Louis Blues 4–3 Turco United Center 19,692 3–4–0 W2
*Played in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Regular season

2010–11 Season
October: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 3–1–1 ) Pts. 15
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 7 @ Colorado Avalanche 4–3 OT Turco Pepsi Center 18,007 0–0–1 1 OTL1
2 October 9 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Turco United Center 22,161 0–1–1 1 L1
3 October 11 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–3 Crawford HSBC Arena 17,896 1–1–1 3 W1
4 October 13 Nashville Predators 3–2 Crawford United Center 20,680 1–2–1 3 L1
5 October 15 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 Turco Nationwide Arena 18,305 2–2–1 5 W1
6 October 16 Buffalo Sabres 4–3 Turco United Center 21,293 3–2–1 7 W2
7 October 18 St. Louis Blues 3–2 OT Turco United Center 20,641 4–2–1 9 W3
8 October 20 Vancouver Canucks 2–1 SO Turco United Center 20,859 5–2–1 11 W4
9 October 22 @ St. Louis Blues 4–2 Turco Scottrade Center 19,150 5–3–1 11 L1
10 October 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Crawford United Center 21,265 5–4–1 11 L2
11 October 27 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 Turco United Center 20,667 6–4–1 13 W1
12 October 29 Edmonton Oilers 7–4 Crawford United Center 21,061 6–5–1 13 L1
13 October 30 @ Minnesota Wild 3–1 Turco Xcel Energy Center 18,376 7–5–1 15 W1
November: 7–6–1 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 5–3–1) Pts. 15
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
14 November 1 @ New York Rangers 3–2 Turco Madison Square Garden 18,200 7–6–1 15 L1
15 November 3 New Jersey Devils 5–3 Turco United Center 21,044 7–7–1 15 L2
16 November 6 @ Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 SO Turco Philips Arena 16,022 8–7–1 17 W1
17 November 7 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Crawford United Center 21,025 8–8–1 17 L1
18 November 10 Phoenix Coyotes 2–1 Turco United Center 21,181 8–9–1 17 L2
19 November 13 @ Nashville Predators 4–3 SO Turco Bridgestone Arena 17,113 8–9–2 18 OTL1
20 November 14 Anaheim Ducks 3–2 OT Crawford United Center 21,244 9–9–2 20 W1
21 November 17 @ Edmonton Oilers 5–0 Turco Rexall Place 16,839 10–9–2 22 W2
22 November 19 @ Calgary Flames 7–2 Turco Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 10–10–2 22 L1
23 November 20 @ Vancouver Canucks 7–1 Crawford Rogers Arena 18,860 11–10–2 24 W1
24 November 24 @ San Jose Sharks 5–2 Turco HP Pavilion at San Jose 17,562 11–11–2 24 L1
25 November 26 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–1 Crawford Honda Center 16,146 12–11–2 26 W1
26 November 27 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Crawford Staples Center 18,118 13–11–2 28 W2
27 November 30 St. Louis Blues 7–5 Crawford United Center 21,140 14–11–2 30 W3
December: 6–5–1 (Home: 6–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–1) Pts. 13
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
28 December 3 Vancouver Canucks 3–0 Turco United Center 21,737 14–12–2 30 L1
29 December 5 Calgary Flames 4–2 Crawford United Center 21,112 15–12–2 32 W1
30 December 8 Dallas Stars 5–3 Crawford United Center 21,184 16–12–2 34 W2
31 December 11 @ San Jose Sharks 2–1 OT Crawford HP Pavilion at San Jose 17,562 16–12–3 35 OTL1
32 December 13 @ Colorado Avalanche 7–5 Crawford Pepsi Center 15,924 16–13–3 35 L1
33 December 15 Colorado Avalanche 4–3 Crawford United Center 21,121 16–14–3 35 L2
34 December 17 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Crawford United Center 21,904 17–14–3 37 W1
35 December 19 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Crawford United Center 21,523 18–14–3 39 W2
36 December 22 Nashville Predators 4–1 Crawford United Center 21,526 19–14–3 41 W3
37 December 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 Turco United Center 21,492 20–14–3 43 W4
38 December 28 @ St. Louis Blues 3–1 Turco Scottrade Center 19,150 20–15–3 43 L1
39 December 30 San Jose Sharks 5–3 Turco United Center 22,112 20–16–3 43 L2
January: 6–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 2–1–1) Pts. 13
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
40 January 2 @ Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Crawford Honda Center 16,004 20–17–3 43 L3
41 January 3 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Crawford Staples Center 17,916 21–17–3 45 W1
42 January 5 Dallas Stars 4–2 Crawford United Center 21,245 21–18–3 45 L1
43 January 7 Ottawa Senators 3–2 SO Crawford United Center 21,657 22–18–3 47 W1
44 January 9 New York Islanders 5–0 Crawford United Center 21,205 23–18–3 49 W2
45 January 12 Colorado Avalanche 4–0 Crawford United Center 21,356 24–18–3 51 W3
46 January 15 @ Nashville Predators 3–2 SO Crawford Bridgestone Arena 17,113 24–18–4 52 OTL1
47 January 16 Nashville Predators 6–3 Turco United Center 21,387 25–18–4 54 W1
48 January 22 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Crawford Joe Louis Arena 20,066 26–18–4 56 W2
49 January 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Crawford United Center 21,660 26–19–4 56 L1
50 January 25 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Crawford United Center 21,247 26–20–4 56 L2
February: 8–3–2 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–2) Pts. 18
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 7–4 Turco Nationwide Arena 12,568 27–20–4 58 W1
52 February 4 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–3 Turco Rogers Arena 18,860 27–21–4 58 L1
53 February 7 @ Calgary Flames 3–1 Crawford Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 27–22–4 58 L2
54 February 9 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–1 Crawford Rexall Place 16,839 28–22–4 60 W1
55 February 11 @ Dallas Stars 4–3 SO Turco American Airlines Center 17,569 28–22–5 61 OTL1
56 February 12 @ Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 SO Crawford Jobing.com Arena 17,283 28–22–6 62 OTL2
57 February 16 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Crawford United Center 21,535 29–22–6 64 W1
58 February 18 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 Crawford United Center 21,708 29–23–6 64 L1
59 February 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 SO Crawford United Center 22,195 30–23–6 66 W1
60 February 21 @ St. Louis Blues 5–3 Crawford Scottrade Center 19,150 31–23–6 68 W2
61 February 24 @ Nashville Predators 3–0 Crawford Bridgestone Arena 17,113 32–23–6 70 W3
62 February 27 Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 SO Crawford United Center 21,473 33–23–6 72 W4
63 February 28 @ Minnesota Wild 4–2 Crawford Xcel Energy Center 19,155 34–23–6 74 W5
March: 7–4–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–2) Pts. 16
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 2 Calgary Flames 6–4 Crawford United Center 20,896 35–23–6 76 W6
65 March 4 Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 Crawford United Center 21,830 36–23–6 78 W7
66 March 5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 Crawford Air Canada Centre 19,646 37–23–6 80 W8
67 March 8 @ Florida Panthers 3–2 Turco BankAtlantic Center 16,132 37–24–6 80 L1
68 March 9 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 SO Crawford St. Pete Times Forum 19,912 37–24–7 81 OTL1
69 March 13 @ Washington Capitals 4–3 OT Crawford Verizon Center 18,398 37–24–8 82 OTL2
70 March 14 San Jose Sharks 6–3 Crawford United Center 22,094 38–24–8 84 W1
71 March 17 @ Dallas Stars 5–0 Turco American Airlines Center 14,830 38–25–8 84 L1
72 March 20 @ Phoenix Coyotes 2–1 Crawford Jobing.com Arena 17,328 39–25–8 86 W1
73 March 23 Florida Panthers 4–0 Crawford United Center 21,713 40–25–8 88 W2
74 March 26 Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Crawford United Center 22,115 40–26–8 88 L1
75 March 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 OT Crawford Joe Louis Arena 20,066 41–26–8 90 W1
76 March 29 @ Boston Bruins 3–0 Crawford TD Garden 17,565 41–27–8 90 L1
April: 3–2–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–0–1) Pts. 7
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap
77 April 1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 SO Crawford Nationwide Arena 16,217 42–27–8 92 W1
78 April 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0 Crawford United Center 21,587 42–28–8 92 L1
79 April 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 OT Crawford Bell Centre 21,273 42–28–9 93 OTL1
80 April 6 St. Louis Blues 4–3 OT Crawford United Center 21,435 43–28–9 95 W1
81 April 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 Crawford Joe Louis Arena 20,066 44–28–9 97 W2
82 April 10 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 Crawford United Center 22,046 44–29–9 97 L1

Playoffs

The Blackhawks returned to the playoffs for the third straight season and were defending their championship of the Stanley Cup as the 8th seed. The Blackhawks played the Canucks for the third straight postseason. In the previous two rounds, the Blackhawks defeated the Canucks twice, four games to two. The Blackhawks were down three games to none, but managed to tie up the series facing elimination. The Blackhawks became just the seventh team in NHL history to come back to tie an 0–3 deficit in the playoffs. The Blackhawks lost in overtime in game seven to an Alex Burrows goal for a 2–1 loss.

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Vancouver Canucks (1) - Blackhawks lost series 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap
1 April 13 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–0 Crawford Rogers Arena 18,860 0–1 L1
2 April 15 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–3 Crawford Rogers Arena 18,860 0–2 L2
3 April 17 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Crawford United Center 21,743 0–3 L3
4 April 19 Vancouver Canucks 7–2 Crawford United Center 21,757 1–3 W1
5 April 21 @ Vancouver Canucks 5–0 Crawford Rogers Arena 18,860 2–3 W2
6 April 24 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 15:30 OT Crawford United Center 22,014 3–3 W3
7 April 26 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–1 5:22 OT Crawford Rogers Arena 18,860 3–4 L1

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jonathan Toews 80 32 44 76 25 26
Patrick Kane 73 27 46 73 7 28
Patrick Sharp 74 34 37 71 −1 38
Marian Hossa 65 25 32 57 9 32
Brent Seabrook 82 9 39 48 0 47
Duncan Keith 82 7 38 45 −1 22
Tomas Kopecky 81 15 27 42 −13 60
Bryan Bickell 78 17 20 37 6 40
Dave Bolland 61 15 22 37 11 34
Troy Brouwer 79 17 19 36 −2 38
Brian Campbell 65 5 22 27 28 6
Viktor Stalberg 77 12 12 24 2 43
Jake Dowell 79 6 15 21 5 63
Jack Skille‡ 49 7 10 17 3 25
Fernando Pisani 60 7 9 16 0 10
Niklas Hjalmarsson 80 3 7 10 13 39
Michael Frolik† 28 3 6 9 0 14
Jassen Cullimore 36 0 8 8 4 8
Nick Boynton‡ 41 1 7 8 2 36
Nick Leddy 46 4 3 7 −3 4
Chris Campoli† 19 1 6 7 3 2
Ryan Johnson 34 1 5 6 −2 8
Jeremy Morin 9 2 1 3 2 9
Jordan Hendry 37 1 0 1 −2 4
John Scott 40 0 1 1 0 72
Ben Smith 6 1 0 1 1 0
Marcus Kruger 7 0 0 0 −4 4
Jeff Taffe 1 0 0 0 0 0
Evan Brophey 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Klinkhammer 1 0 0 0 1 0
Brandon Pirri 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Ryan Potulny‡ 3 0 0 0 −1 0


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Duncan Keith 7 4 2 6 −3 6
Dave Bolland 4 2 4 6 6 4
Marian Hossa 7 2 4 6 0 2
Patrick Kane 7 1 5 6 −1 2
Patrick Sharp 7 3 2 5 1 2
Michael Frolik 7 2 3 5 3 2
Jonathan Toews 7 1 3 4 −4 2
Bryan Bickell 5 2 2 4 4 0
Brian Campbell 7 1 2 3 2 6
Ben Smith 7 3 0 3 −1 0
Niklas Hjalmarsson 7 0 2 2 4 2
Viktor Stalberg 7 1 0 1 0 5
Chris Campoli 7 0 1 1 3 2
Ryan Johnson 6 0 1 1 −1 2
Brent Seabrook 5 0 1 1 0 6
Marcus Kruger 5 0 1 1 2 0
Jake Dowell 2 0 0 0 0 0
Fernando Pisani 3 0 0 0 −1 0
Troy Brouwer 7 0 0 0 2 11
John Scott 4 0 0 0 1 22
Nick Leddy 7 0 0 0 −1 0
Tomas Kopecky 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Corey Crawford 57 3337 33 18 6 128 2.30 1545 .917 4 0 1 2
Marty Turco 29 1631 11 11 3 82 3.02 799 .897 1 0 0 6
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Corey Crawford 7 435 3 4 16 2.21 218 .927 1 0 2 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
‡Traded or released mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Detailed records

Western Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks - - - - - -
Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2–0 3–0–0 4–2–0 8 25 17
Detroit Red Wings 1–2–0 3–0–0 4–2–0 8 20 13
Nashville Predators 2–1–0 1–0–2 3–1–2 8 20 14
St. Louis Blues 3–0–0 1–2–0 4–2–0 8 22 20
7–5–0 8–2–2 15–7–2 32 87 64
Northwest Division
Calgary Flames 2–0–0 0–2–0 2–2–0 4 13 16
Colorado Avalanche 1–1–0 0–1–1 1–2–1 3 15 15
Edmonton Oilers 0–2–0 2–0–0 2–2–0 4 14 10
Minnesota Wild 1–1–0 2–0–0 3–1–0 6 12 8
Vancouver Canucks 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 12 9
5–5–0 5–4–1 10–9–1 21 66 58
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 9 7
Dallas Stars 1–1–0 0–1–1 1–2–1 3 10 16
Los Angeles Kings 2–0–0 2–0–0 4–0–0 8 12 7
Phoenix Coyotes 1–1–0 1–0–1 2–1–1 5 9 9
San Jose Sharks 1–1–0 0–1–1 1–2–1 3 13 15
6–4–0 4–3–3 10–7–3 23 53 54


Eastern Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
New Jersey Devils 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 0 3 5
New York Islanders 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 5 0
New York Rangers 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 2 3
Philadelphia Flyers 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 0 1 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2
2–2–0 0–1–0 2–3–0 4 14 14
Northeast Division
Boston Bruins 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 0 3
Buffalo Sabres 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 8 6
Montreal Canadiens 0–0–0 0–0–1 0–0–1 1 1 2
Ottawa Senators 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2
Toronto Maple Leafs 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2 5 3
2–0–0 2–1–1 4–1–1 9 17 16
Southeast Division
Atlanta Thrashers 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2 5 4
Carolina Hurricanes 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 5 2
Florida Panthers 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 6 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–1–1 1 3 6
Washington Capitals 0–0–0 0–0–1 0–0–1 1 3 4
2–1–0 1–1–2 3–2–2 8 22 19

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Reached
Marian Hossa[9] NHL Second Star of the Week October 18, 2010
Duncan Keith[10] NHL Third Star of the Week November 1, 2010
Corey Crawford[11] NHL Second Star of the Week February 28, 2011
Jonathan Toews[12] NHL First Star of the Month February 2011

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Nick Leddy 1st Career NHL Game October 7, 2010 [13]
Brandon Pirri 1st Career NHL Game October 9, 2010 [14]
Nick Leddy 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 October 11, 2010 [13]
Brent Seabrook 400th Career NHL Game October 20, 2010
Duncan Keith 200th Career NHL Point October 22, 2010
Evan Brophey 1st Career NHL Game October 23, 2010 [15]
Ben Smith 1st Career NHL Game October 29, 2010 [16]
Jonathan Toews 200th Career NHL Point October 29, 2010
Jordan Hendry 100th Career NHL Game November 1, 2010
Jeremy Morin 1st Career NHL Game November 6, 2010 [17]
Jeremy Morin 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 November 30, 2010 [18]
Jassen Cullimore 800th Career NHL Game December 8, 2010
Rob Klinkhammer 1st Career NHL Game December 8, 2010
Jeremy Morin 1st Career NHL Goal December 8, 2010 [19]
John Scott 100th Career NHL Game December 28, 2010
Troy Brouwer 200th Career NHL Game January 3, 2011
Brian Campbell 300th Career NHL Point January 9, 2011
Tomas Kopecky 300th Career NHL Game January 9, 2011
Dave Bolland 200th Career NHL Game
100th Career NHL Point		 January 16, 2011
Jonathan Toews 100th Career NHL Goal January 16, 2011
Brian Campbell 600th Career NHL Game February 4, 2011
Marian Hossa 800th Career NHL Point February 12, 2011
Troy Brouwer 100th Career NHL Point February 16, 2011
Patrick Sharp 300th Career NHL Point February 24, 2011
Viktor Stalberg 100th Career NHL Game March 2, 2011
Patrick Kane 300th Career NHL Game March 4, 2011
Patrick Kane 100th Career NHL Goal March 14, 2011
Nick Leddy 1st Career NHL Assist March 20, 2011
Marcus Kruger 1st Career NHL Game March 23, 2011
Chris Campoli 100th Career NHL Assist March 28, 2011
Patrick Kane 300th Career NHL Point April 5, 2011
Jake Dowell 100th Career NHL Game April 6, 2011
Jonathan Toews 300th Career NHL Game April 6, 2011
Bryan Bickell 100th Career NHL Game April 8, 2011
Ryan Johnson 700th Career NHL Game April 8, 2011
Ben Smith 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 April 8, 2011
Patrick Kane 200th Career NHL Assist April 10, 2011
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Jake Dowell 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 13, 2011
Michael Frolik 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 13, 2011
Nick Leddy 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 13, 2011
Ben Smith 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 13, 2011
Viktor Stalberg 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 13, 2011
Michael Frolik 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 15, 2011
Marcus Kruger 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 15, 2011
Ben Smith 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 15, 2011
Viktor Stalberg 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 15, 2011
John Scott 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 17, 2011
Bryan Bickell 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal April 19, 2011
Corey Crawford 1st Career NHL Playoff Win April 19, 2011
Michael Frolik 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal April 19, 2011
Corey Crawford 1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout April 21, 2011
Marcus Kruger 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal		 April 21, 2011

Transactions

The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 24, 2010[20] To Atlanta Thrashers
Dustin Byfuglien
Ben Eager
Brent Sopel
Akim Aliu 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Marty Reasoner
Joey Crabb
Jeremy Morin
1st-round pick in 2010 – Kevin Hayes
2nd-round pick in 2010 – Justin Holl
June 24, 2010[21] To Edmonton Oilers
Colin Fraser 		To Chicago Blackhawks
6th-round pick in 2010 – Mirko Hofflin
June 25, 2010[22] To New York Islanders
1st-round pick in 2010 – Brock Nelson 		To Chicago Blackhawks
2nd-round pick in 2010 – Ludvig Rensfeldt
2nd-round pick in 2010 – Kent Simpson
June 26, 2010
[23] 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
2nd-round pick in 2010 – Bradley Ross 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Jimmy Hayes
June 26, 2010
[24] 		To Boston Bruins
7th-round pick in 2010 – Zach Trotman 		To Chicago Blackhawks
7th-round pick in 2011 – Johan Mattsson
June 30, 2010
[25] 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Kris Versteeg
Bill Sweatt 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Viktor Stalberg
Chris DiDomenico
Philippe Paradis
July 1, 2010
[26] 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Andrew Ladd 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Ivan Vishnevskiy
2nd-round pick in 2011 – Adam Clendening
July 22, 2010
[27] 		To Florida Panthers
Marty Reasoner 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Jeff Taffe
February 9, 2011
[28] 		To Florida Panthers
Jack Skille
Hugh Jessiman
David Pacan 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Michael Frolik
Alexander Salak
February 28, 2011
[29] 		To Ottawa Senators
Ryan Potulny
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2011[a] – Xavier Ouellet 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Chris Campoli
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012[b]

Notes

  1. ^ Pick later traded to Detroit Red Wings.
  2. ^ Condition not satisfied.

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Mathis Olimb[30] Frölunda HC 1 year, $600,000 entry-level contract
John Scott[31] Minnesota Wild 2 years, $1.025 million
Marty Turco[32] Dallas Stars 1 year, $1.3 million
Hugh Jessiman[33] Milwaukee Admirals 1 year, $500,000
Fernando Pisani[34] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $500,000
Ryan Potulny[35] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $500,000
Garnet Exelby[36] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $500,000
Ryan Johnson[37] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Joey Crabb[38] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $525,000
Richard Petiot[39] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $550,000
Adam Burish[40] Dallas Stars 2 years, $2.3 million
Kyle Greentree[41] Washington Capitals 2 years, $1.025 million
Danny Richmond[42] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $550,000
John Madden[43] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $1 million
Antti Niemi[44] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $2 million

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Nick Boynton[45] Philadelphia Flyers February 26, 2011

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Marcus Kruger[46] 3 years, $2.205 million entry-level contract
Niklas Hjalmarsson[47] 4 years, $14 million
Bryan Bickell[48] 3 years, $1.625 million
Jack Skille[48] 1 year, $600,000
Nick Leddy[49] 3 years, $4.2 million entry-level contract
Igor Makarov[50] 2 years, $1.105 million entry-level contract
Evan Brophey[33] 1 year, $500,000
Nathan Davis[33] 1 year, $500,000
Jassen Cullimore[33] 1 year, $500,000
Hannu Toivonen[33] 1 year, $550,000
Jordan Hendry[51] 1 year, $600,000
Nick Boynton[52] 1 year, $500,000
Brandon Pirri[53] 3 years, $1.945 million entry-level contract
Dylan Olsen[54] 3 year entry-level contract
Brent Seabrook[55] 5 years, $29 million contract extension
Jimmy Hayes[56] 3 years, $1.9625 million entry-level contract
Joe Lavin[57] 2 years, $1.18 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on June 25 and 26, 2010. The Blackhawks picked 30th in each round. The Blackhawks were active in trading, moving up from 30th in the draft to 24th to select Kevin Hayes. Through other trades, the Blackhawks picked up three selections in the second round, and had ten selections overall in the draft.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 24 (from Atlanta via New Jersey) Kevin Hayes RW  United States Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA)
2 35 (from NY Islanders) Ludvig Rensfeldt C  Sweden Brynäs IF (J20 SuperElit)
2 54 (from New Jersey via Atlanta) Justin Holl D  United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)
2 58 (from San Jose via Ottawa via NY Islanders) Kent Simpson G  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
2 60 Stephen Johns D  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
3 90 Joakim Nordstrom C  Sweden AIK IF (Elitserien Jr.)
4 120 Rob Flick C  Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
6 151 (from Edmonton) Mirko Hofflin C  Germany Adler Mannheim Jr. (Germany Jr.)
6 180 Nick Mattson D  United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
7 191 (from Dallas) Macmillan Carruth G  United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)

See also

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