2020–21 NHL season explained

2020–21 NHL season
League:National Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:January 13 – July 7, 2021
No Of Games:56
No Of Teams:31
Tv:CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports (Canada)
NBC, NBCSN, USA, CNBC (United States)
Draft:Draft
Draft Link:2020 NHL Entry Draft
Top Pick Link:List of first overall NHL draft picks
Top Pick:Alexis Lafreniere
Picked By:New York Rangers
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Presidents' Trophy
Season Champs:Colorado Avalanche
Mvp:Connor McDavid (Oilers)
Mvp Link:Hart Memorial Trophy
Top Scorer:Connor McDavid (Oilers)
Top Scorer Link:Art Ross Trophy
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Link:2021 Stanley Cup playoffs
Finals:Stanley Cup
Finals Link:2021 Stanley Cup Finals
Finals Champ:Tampa Bay Lightning
Finals Runner-Up:Montreal Canadiens
Playoffs Mvp:Andrei Vasilevskiy
Playoffs Mvp Link:Conn Smythe Trophy
Seasonslist:List of NHL seasons
Seasonslistnames:NHL
Prevseason Year:2019–20
Nextseason Year:2021–22

The 2020–21 NHL season was the 104th season of operation (103rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season was reduced to 56 games and began on January 13, 2021. Due to COVID-19 cross-border travel restrictions imposed by the Government of Canada, the league temporarily realigned for this season, putting all seven Canadian teams into one division. COVID-19 outbreaks caused the games of most teams to be rescheduled beyond the regular season's original end date of May 8, with the last game being moved to May 19. The playoffs began four days earlier on May 15, under a 16-team format with the top four teams from each division.[1]

The playoffs concluded on July 7, with the Tampa Bay Lightning defeating the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals in five games, winning their second consecutive and third overall Stanley Cup in franchise history.

League business

Impact of COVID-19 and temporary realignment

The 2020–21 season was originally planned to begin in October 2020 and end with the Stanley Cup being awarded in June 2021, but this had to be changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting later than normal conclusion of the previous season.[2] In December, the league said that the season would be shorter than the typical 82 games.[3] Attendance at each arena was limited by local health orders.[4] The league also relies on attendance for at least 50 percent of its revenue, and the players were against spending the full season isolated in neutral-site bubbles similar to their situation during the 2020 playoffs.[5] With the NHL expecting to lose billions of dollars, several team owners privately told NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman that they wanted to suspend the season. But Bettman convinced them that they could not afford to sit out the season in the long run, especially with the expansion team Seattle Kraken joining the league in 2021–22, as well as the prospect of signing new U.S. national television deals with multiple networks .[6]

In July 2020, the league and the NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) initially agreed to tentatively schedule the opening of training camp on November 17, 2020, and the start of the regular season on December 1. In October 2020, both the NHL and NHLPA began discussions on the specific details on how to proceed with the season.[5] On October 6, the NHL and the NHLPA agreed to delay the targeted start date of the regular season to January 1, 2021, and to decide at a later date when to open training camp.[7]

In mid-November 2020, deputy commissioner Bill Daly stated that the league was still targeting a January 1 start, but that "we have to build in flexibility for the hiccups that we expect will come along and have to expect will come along with potential COVID-19 positives and contact tracing requirements", citing "difficulties" faced by Major League Baseball and the National Football League over their handling of the pandemic.[8]

On December 20, the league unveiled its plans for a 56-game regular season, and that the teams would temporarily be realigned into four regional divisions.[9] Due to limitations on travel into and out of Canada,[10] the seven Canadian teams were aligned into a single North division. The seven teams in the North Division played each other nine or ten times during the regular season.

WestCentralNorthEast
Anaheim DucksCarolina HurricanesCalgary FlamesBoston Bruins
Arizona CoyotesChicago BlackhawksEdmonton OilersBuffalo Sabres
Colorado AvalancheColumbus Blue JacketsMontreal CanadiensNew Jersey Devils
Los Angeles KingsDallas StarsOttawa SenatorsNew York Islanders
Minnesota WildDetroit Red WingsToronto Maple LeafsNew York Rangers
San Jose SharksFlorida PanthersVancouver CanucksPhiladelphia Flyers
St. Louis BluesNashville PredatorsWinnipeg JetsPittsburgh Penguins
Vegas Golden KnightsTampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
To further reduce travel, the regular season schedule was arranged into baseball-style homestands, where multiple consecutive games with the same teams were played at the same location.[11] The only contentious issue with the temporary realignment was which two teams in the Central Time Zone would have to join the West Division. They would have more travel time playing games in the Pacific Time Zone, but they would be against the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks, three of the seven teams that did not qualify for the expanded 24-team 2020 playoffs.[12] It was eventually decided to leave the Dallas Stars in the Central to make up for the team being in the Pacific Division from 1998 to 2013, and the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues moved to the West.[13]

It was the latest a season had started, and with the fewest games per team, since the 2012–13 season. That season, each team played only 48 games due to the aftermath of the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

Taxi squad

Only for this season, the NHL allowed each team to retain an extra traveling group of four to six players, including one goaltender, known as the taxi squad. The taxi squad was designed to enable swift call-ups to the NHL team in the event of positive COVID-19 cases on each team. Waiver-eligible members of the taxi squad are still subject to waiver rules. Daly stated that the taxi squad was devised only to circumvent the difficulties presented by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is not likely to be used again in future seasons.[14]

Draft

The 2020 NHL Entry Draft was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec,[15] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] It took place on October 6 and 7 in a remote format, hosted from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.[17] [18] The New York Rangers were awarded the first pick in the 2020 Draft after winning the second phase of the draft lottery on August 10 and selected Alexis Lafreniere.[19]

Postponed All-Star, outdoor, and international games

The league had originally scheduled this season's international, All-Star, and outdoor games prior to the pandemic.

Two preseason games were planned to be played in Europe: the Boston Bruins against Adler Mannheim at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, and the Nashville Predators against SC Bern at PostFinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland. In addition, three regular season games, were also planned: the Boston Bruins and Nashville Predators at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic; and two games between the Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, later in the fall.[20]

The 2021 Winter Classic planned for January 1, 2021, was to feature the Minnesota Wild hosting the St. Louis Blues at Target Field. The Florida Panthers and their BB&T Center were then scheduled to host the All-Star Game on January 30, and the Stadium Series game was to be hosted by the Carolina Hurricanes at Carter–Finley Stadium on February 20, against an opponent yet to be announced.[21]

On May 8, 2020, the league postponed the five international games, aiming to reschedule them for the 2021–22 season.[22] The league then announced on October 22, 2020, that the Winter Classic and the All-Star Game were also being postponed to the next year due to "ongoing uncertainty" since fan participation are considered "integral to the[ir] success.[23] [24] The decision to further postpone the Stadium Series game was made on December 23, also because fans would not be able to attend that event.[25]

Sponsorship

To offset reduced revenue due to games being played with limited to no spectators, the NHL experimented with allowing additional advertising placements that aimed to retain between $80–90 million that would have otherwise been lost, including allowing teams to sell a sponsor placement on their players' helmets (helmet entitlement partner).[26] [27] [28] Sponsor logos include those along the bottom of the glass just above the boards, sponsor logos on front-row tarps covering unused seats, sponsor logos on the glass behind the benches (in addition to the boards below them), and virtual ads projected just inside the blue lines.[29]

The following teams announced their helmet sponsors for the season:

Pacific Premier Bancorp[30]

Dignity Health (away), Mountain America Credit Union (home)[31] [32]

TD Bank[33]

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (away), KeyBank (home)[34]

Scotiabank[35]

PNC Bank (regular season),[36] DieHard (playoffs)[37]

United Airlines[38]

Ball Corporation[39]

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (away), OhioHealth (home)[40]

AT&T[41]

United Wholesale Mortgage[42]

Rogers Communications[43]

Ford Motor Company (games), Baptist Health South Florida (practices)[39]

CalHOPE Crisis Counseling Program[44]

Xcel Energy[45]

Bell Canada[46]

Bridgestone (regular uniforms), Vanderbilt Health (Reverse Retro)[47] [48]

Prudential Financial[49]

UBS (away), Northwell Health (home)[50]

Chase Bank

Canadian Tire (away), Bell Canada (home)[51]

Tata Consultancy Services[52]

PPG Industries[53]

Zoom Video Communications (away), SAP (home)[54]

Enterprise Rent-A-Car (away), Stifel (home)[55]

Tampa General Hospital (away), DEX Imaging (home)[56]

Scotiabank[57]

Rogers Communications[58]

Allegiant Air (away), Credit One Bank (home)[59]

Capital One[60]

Bell Canada[39]

On January 5, 2021, the NHL announced that the Central, East, North, and West divisions this season would be sponsored by Discover Card, MassMutual, Scotiabank, and Honda, respectively.[61]

On February 24, 2021, the NHL announced a partnership with DreamHack to serve as its new partner for esports events.[62]

Collective bargaining agreement

The collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which had been in effect since the end of the 2012–13 NHL lockout, was set to enter its penultimate season in 2020–21.[63]

On July 10, 2020, the league reached an agreement to renew the CBA through the 2025–26 NHL season, including an increase of the minimum player salary to $750,000 from $700,000, increasing the maximum value of entry-level contracts, deferring 10% of player salaries for the 2020–21 season to cover costs associated with the pandemic (they were to be paid back over three seasons beginning 2022–23), escrow of player salaries capped at 20% for this season and decreasing incrementally to 14-18%, 10%, and 6% over the three seasons that follow (with the 6% applying thereafter), doubling of the playoff bonus pool to $32 million, and an agreement for the NHL to negotiate a return to the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics (after being absent from the 2018 Winter Olympics).[64] [65]

The CBA was automatically renewed through 2026–27 if player escrow debt falls between $125 million and $250 million after the 2024–25 season.[65]

Salary cap

As part of the new CBA, the salary cap remained at $81.5 million for the 2020–21 season. Future increases would occur incrementally until the league recovers from the financial impact of the pandemic.[64] [65]

Rule changes

The league announced on December 22, 2020, that the offside rules have been modified so that players only have to break the plane of the blue line to be ruled onside instead of having to actually touch it with their skate.[66]

Player and puck tracking technology

For the first time, the NHL deployed the league's player and puck tracking system in all 31 NHL arenas. The system allowed on-air features such as speed displays, puck tracking graphics, and marker graphics hovering above players (though not to the extremes on-air of the mid-'90s FoxTrax experiment).[67] [68] The league had planned to deploy this technology to all 31 arenas by September 2019, but a change to its primary technology partner delayed implementation until the 2020 playoffs.[69]

After the first week of the season, the league announced that it was temporarily suspending the puck tracking system due to performance issues, stating that "the first supply of 2020–21 pucks did not receive the same precise finishing treatments during the off-season manufacturing process as were used during the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs". The player tracking remained unaffected.[70]

Expansion

On April 30, 2021, the Seattle Kraken paid the final installment of their expansion fee, formally admitting them into the NHL and allowing them to begin acquiring players.[71] The team signed their first player, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) free agent Luke Henman, on May 12, 2021.[72]

Coaching changes

Off–season
Team2019–20 coach2020–21 coachStory / Accomplishments
Calgary FlamesBill Peters
Geoff Ward		Geoff WardPeters resigned on November 29, 2019, after accusations of racism were made by former Rockford IceHogs player Akim Aliu when Peters was coaching the AHL club a decade earlier. Peters spent 1 seasons with the Flames, registering a record of 12–12–4 to start the season after reaching the first round of the playoffs as the top seed in the Western Conference the previous season. Ward, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.[73] [74] On September 14, Ward was named head coach.[75]
Dallas StarsJim Montgomery
Rick Bowness		Rick BownessMontgomery was dismissed on December 10, 2019, due to "unprofessional conduct inconsistent with the core values and beliefs" of the Stars and the league. He spent 1 seasons with the Stars, registering a record of 17–11–3 to start the season after reaching the second round of the playoffs the previous season. Bowness, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.[76] [77] On October 29, Bowness was named head coach.[78]
Minnesota WildBruce Boudreau
Dean Evason		Dean EvasonBoudreau was fired on February 14, 2020, after 3 seasons with the team, which had registered a record of 27–23–7 to start the season. The Wild had reached the playoffs in the first two seasons of his tenure in Minnesota but had not qualified for the playoffs since the 2017–18 season. Evason, who had served as an assistant coach with the Wild since the start of the 2018–19 season, was immediately named interim head coach.[79] On July 13, Evason was named head coach.[80]
New Jersey DevilsJohn Hynes
Alain Nasreddine		Lindy RuffHynes was fired on December 3, 2019, after 4 seasons with the team, which had registered a 9–13–4 record to start the season. The Devils reached the playoffs once in Hynes' tenure, and did not advance past the first round in 2018. Nasreddine, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.[81] Nasreddine finished out the season 19–16–8, outside of the playoffs. On July 9, the Devils named Ruff as head coach who was previously an assistant coach for the New York Rangers.[82]
San Jose SharksPeter DeBoer
Bob Boughner		Bob BoughnerDeBoer was fired on December 11, 2019, after 4 seasons with the team, which had registered a record of 15–16–2 to start the season. The Sharks qualified for the playoffs in all of the four previous seasons under DeBoer, and advanced to the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals. Boughner, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.[83] On September 22, Boughner was named head coach.[84]
Washington CapitalsTodd ReirdenPeter LavioletteReirden was fired on August 24, 2020, after the team failed to get past the first round for the second consecutive year. The team won the division title each year under Reirden, accumulating an 89–46–16 record over two seasons.[85] On September 15, the Capitals named Laviolette as head coach, who had been fired by Nashville the previous season.[86] [87]
In–season
TeamOutgoing coachIncoming coachStory / Accomplishments
Buffalo SabresRalph KruegerDon GranatoKrueger was fired on March 17, 2021, after parts of two seasons with Buffalo, with the team suffering a 6–18–4 start and a 12-game losing streak. Krueger totaled a 36–49–12 record during his short tenure, and failed to lead the team to the playoffs in his lone complete season. Assistant coach Granato was named interim head coach.[88]
Calgary FlamesGeoff WardDarryl SutterWard was fired on March 4, 2021, after parts of two seasons with Calgary, with the team starting the season 11–11–2. Ward amassed a 35–26–5 record during his brief tenure, and led the team to the first round of the playoffs in 2020. Sutter, who had previously coached Calgary from 2002 to 2006, and most recently was head coach of the Los Angeles Kings from 2011 to 2017, was named as his replacement shortly afterwards.[89] [90]
Montreal CanadiensClaude JulienDominique DucharmeJulien was fired on February 24, 2021, after parts of five seasons during his second stint as head coach of the Canadiens, which had registered a 9–5–4 record to start the season. Julien compiled a 129–123–35 record during his second stint and the team reached the playoffs twice during his tenure, never advancing past the first round. Assistant coach Ducharme was named interim head coach.[91]
(*) Indicates interim.

Front office changes

Off–season
Team2019–20 GM2020–21 GMStory / Accomplishments
Arizona CoyotesJohn Chayka
Steve Sullivan		Bill ArmstrongChayka (after four years with the team) quit unexpectedly as the team headed into the 2020 Qualifying Round. Sullivan was named interim general manager.[92] Bill Armstrong was named general manager on September 16. Armstrong had previously served as assistant general manager of the St. Louis Blues.[93]
Buffalo SabresJason BotterillKevyn AdamsBotterill was fired on June 16, 2020, after three years as the Sabres' general manager. The team failed to make the playoffs during each season. Adams, who was serving as the senior vice president of business administration was named the general manager on the same day.[94]
Florida PanthersDale TallonBill ZitoTallon and the Panthers mutually agreed to part ways on August 10, 2020.[95] Zito, formerly general manager of the Cleveland Monsters, the AHL affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets, was named general manager on September 2.[96]
New Jersey DevilsRay Shero
Tom Fitzgerald		Tom FitzgeraldShero was fired on January 12, 2020, after five years as the Devils' general manager. The team made the playoffs once during his tenure. Fitzgerald was named interim general manager.[97] On July 9, 2020, Fitzgerald was named general manager.[98]
In–season
TeamOutgoing general managerIncoming general managerStory / Accomplishments
New York RangersJeff GortonChris DruryGorton was fired on May 5, 2021, shortly after the team became eliminated from the playoffs. Gorton joined the team in 2007 as a professional scout, becoming the general manager on July 1, 2015. Under his tenure, the Rangers made the playoffs three times. Drury was promoted to president and GM after previously serving as the associate GM.[99]
Pittsburgh PenguinsJim Rutherford
Patrik Allvin		Ron HextallRutherford resigned on January 27, 2021, citing personal reasons. Rutherford joined the Penguins in 2014 as general manager and led the team to two Stanley Cup victories, making the playoffs in all six seasons.[100] Patrik Allvin was named interim general manager. On February 9, 2021, Ron Hextall was announced as the general manager. He was previously GM of the Philadelphia Flyers from 2014 to 2018.[101]
(*) Indicates interim

Arena changes and regulations

COVID-19 restrictions

All American teams hosted a limited amount of in-person spectators during the regular season; only three admitted them at the start of the season.[107] While several Canadian teams submitted proposals (including Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa) to allow for in-person spectators, they were all rejected by local health authorities. All North Division games were played behind closed doors for the entirety of the regular season.[108] During the Stanley Cup playoffs, a number of U.S. teams further increased their capacity, and three of the Canadian playoff teams admitted spectators for the first time, although only one team has offered tickets to the general public.

TeamHome games with spectatorsLimitationsSource
AnaheimApril 16: 10% capacity[109]
ArizonaOriginal: 25% capacity
April 17: 50% capacity		[110]
BostonMarch 22: 12% capacity
May 10: 25% capacity
May 29: Full capacity		[111] [112] [113]
BuffaloApril 3: 10% capacity, with negative COVID PCR test no older than 72 hours or proof of full vaccination required (delayed from March 20, as the originally-scheduled game was postponed due to players from the opposing team being under league COVID protocol)[114] [115] [116]
CalgaryAll games are played behind closed doors.[117] [118]
CarolinaMarch 4: 15% capacity
May 17: 12,000 spectators		[119] [120]
ChicagoMay 9: 25% capacity; last American team to begin allowing spectators.[121] [122]
ColoradoApril 2: 22% capacity
May 12: 42.3% capacity		[123] [124]
ColumbusMarch 2: 10% capacity
March 9: 25% capacity		[125] [126] [127]
DallasOriginal: 25% capacity
DetroitMarch 9: 750 spectators[128]
EdmontonAll games played behind closed doors.
FloridaOriginal: 30% capacity
May 16: 50% capacity		[129]
Los AngelesApril 20: 10% capacity
MinnesotaApril 5: 3,000 spectators[130]
MontrealMay 29: 2,500 spectators; first Canadian team to begin allowing spectators.
June 18: 3,500 spectators		[131] [132]
NashvilleJanuary 26: 15% capacity
April 19: 33% capacity		[133] [134]
New JerseyMarch 1: 10% capacity
April 2: 20% capacity		[135] [136]
NY IslandersMarch 18: 10% capacity, with negative COVID PCR test no older than 72 hours or proof of full vaccination required
May 19: 25% capacity
June 3: 12,000 spectators		[137] [138] [139]
NY RangersFebruary 26: 10% capacity, with negative COVID PCR test no older than 72 hours or proof of full vaccination required[140]
OttawaAll games are played behind closed doors.[141]
PhiladelphiaMarch 7: 15% capacity[142]
PittsburghMarch 1: 15% capacity
April 15: 25% capacity
May 18: 50% capacity		[143] [144] [145] [146]
San JoseApril 26: 1,000 spectators, negative COVID-19 test or proof of full vaccination was required to enter, initially began with 520 spectators before scaling to the legal maximum[147] [148]
St. LouisFebruary 2: 1,400 spectators
May 21: 50% capacity		[149] [150]
Tampa BayMarch 13: 3,800 spectators
May 5: 4,200 spectators
May 20: 7,000 spectators		[151] [152]
TorontoAll games are played behind closed doors. May 31 playoff game was played with 550 invited healthcare workers; members of the general public were not admitted.[153] [154]
VancouverAll games are played behind closed doors.
VegasMarch 1: 15% capacity
May 16: 50% capacity
June 1: Full capacity		[155] [156] [157] [158]
WashingtonApril 27: 10% capacity
May 14: 25% capacity		[159] [160] [161] [162]
WinnipegAll games are played behind closed doors. Up to 500 invited healthcare workers and the immediate families of team personnel are allowed beginning June 2.

Due to Santa Clara County banning all contact sports in response to a local rise of COVID-19 cases, the San Jose Sharks began the season on an extended road trip.[163] Their first two home games on February 1 and 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights was to have been held at Gila River Arena, the home of division rival Arizona Coyotes,[164] but ended up being postponed due to a COVID outbreak among the Golden Knights . On January 25, Santa Clara County health officials announced that they were lifting the ban,[165] but the Sharks stated that they still needed to work out several health and safety issues and therefore did not return to SAP Center until February 13.[166]

The Tampa Bay Lightning initially announced that it would cap Amalie Arena at 20 percent capacity. However, the team's ownership later announced that no spectators were going to be allowed at the arena for Lightning games through at least February 2, 2021, due to concerns surrounding local case numbers.[167] [168] The team later announced on March 4 that a maximum of 3,800 fans would be allowed at home games beginning March 13.[152] On May 20, the arena was allowed to expand to 7,000 spectators.[151]

On February 10, 2021, Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo announced that the state would allow large sports venues to host spectators at 10% of their capacity beginning February 23, 2021, affecting the Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, and New York Rangers. All spectators must present proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours of the event, and may also be required to submit to a rapid test if their PCR test was within more than 48 hours of the event.[169] [170] By the end of March, Madison Square Garden removed the requirement for testing if the spectator is fully vaccinated (no fewer than 14 days since the spectator received the second dose of a two-dose vaccine).[171]

On March 1, 2021, Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf announced that large indoor sports venues could now host spectators at 15% of their capacity, affecting the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. While the Penguins began hosting spectators the next day,[144] the Flyers were required to wait for the city of Philadelphia to revise its own stricter health orders to match state law first; however, the city quickly followed the state's guidance.[142] With their playoff run, the Penguins were able to increase to 50% capacity on May 18.[146]

Monumental Sports & Entertainment, parent company of the Washington Capitals, applied for a waiver for 10% capacity in Capital One Arena in late March. The city government initially did not grant the waiver, leaving it as pending; it was subsequently granted on April 9.[159] [160] The Capitals subsequently announced that they would admit spectators beginning with a home game on April 27.[161] The city later allowed an expansion to 25%, and the team would have been allowed to return to full capacity on June 11 if the Capitals advanced further into the playoffs.[162]

The Government of California announced on April 2 that indoor venues could host spectators at limited capacities with proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, affecting the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks.[172] The Ducks and Kings began admitting spectators at 10% capacity on April 16 and April 20, while the Sharks began admitting spectators on April 26, scaling up from 520 to the cap of 1,000 over time.[109] [147] [148]

On April 29, 2021, the city of Chicago announced that it would allow United Center to operate at a quarter of its capacity beginning May 9, making the Blackhawks the final U.S.-based NHL team to reopen its arena to spectators.[121]

On May 18, 2021, the Canadiens announced that under changes to Quebec public health orders and curfews, it would be able to admit 2,500 spectators to Bell Centre no earlier than May 28. The Canadiens' Game 5 victory in their first-round series against Toronto on May 27 took the series back home to Montreal on May 29, making them the first Canadian NHL team to play a game with in-person spectators this season.[108] [131] On May 31, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the provincial government and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment would invite 550 fully-vaccinated health care workers to attend Game 7 at Scotiabank Arena, marking the Maple Leafs' first, and ultimately, only,[154] home game with any spectators this season.[153]

In June, the Manitoba government gave clearance to allow up to 500 fully-vaccinated health care workers, as well as the immediate family members of team staff, to attend Winnipeg Jets home games beginning with their second-round (North Division finals) series against Montreal.[173]

Regular season

The regular season began on January 13, 2021. Teams played games within their division only. The teams in the three U.S. divisions played each of their seven division opponents eight times.[174]

Outdoor games

On January 11, 2021, the NHL announced two outdoor games would be played on February 20 and 21 at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort in Lake Tahoe; the Flyers would play the Bruins and the Avalanche would play the Golden Knights.[175] [176]

The Saturday game between Colorado and Vegas was initially beset by ice quality issues; there was a lack of cloud cover, and as a result the playing surface was partially melted by direct sunlight. The game suffered a postponement of approximately eight hours following the end of the first period, with Colorado leading 1–0, in order to wait for sunset and repair the ice; play resumed at 9:00 PM local time (midnight ET), with Colorado ultimately winning 3–2. In an attempt to avoid further issues, the Sunday game between Boston and Philadelphia was rescheduled for 4:30 PM (7:30 ET), five and a half hours after the originally planned start time.[177]

Postponed games

COVID-19-related

Other

Playoffs

See main article: 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Bracket

In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series).[9] The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top four teams in each division made the playoffs.

In the first round, the fourth-seeded team in each division played against the division winner from their division. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. In each round, home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. Teams advancing to the Stanley Cup semifinals were re-seeded one through four based on regular season record.

Legend

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on May 15, 2021.[215]

PlayerTeamdata-sort-type="number" style="width: 4em;"
Edmonton Oilers563372105+2120
Edmonton Oilers56315384+2922
Boston Bruins53294069+2646
Toronto Maple Leafs55204767+2120
Toronto Maple Leafs52412566+2110
Colorado Avalanche52303666+3034
Chicago Blackhawks56155166–714
Colorado Avalanche48204565+2237
Winnipeg Jets56214263–412
Pittsburgh Penguins55243862+826

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at the conclusion of games played on May 15, 2021, while playing at least 1,320 minutes.[216]

PlayerTeam
Carolina Hurricanes231553443.9321.90
Colorado Avalanche403091777.9221.95
Vegas Golden Knights3626100716.9281.98
New York Islanders3619114727.9292.04
Florida Panthers231463473.9272.07
Tampa Bay Lightning4231101935.9252.21
Nashville Predators3621111783.9272.28
Boston Bruins241552532.9132.28
Edmonton Oilers322162713.9232.31
Dallas Stars291187631.9112.36

NHL awards

See also: List of 2020–21 NHL Three Star Awards. Voting concluded immediately after the end of the regular season. Statistics-based awards such as the Art Ross Trophy, Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, William M. Jennings Trophy and the Presidents' Trophy are announced at the end of the regular season.[217] The Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy is presented at the end of the Stanley Cup Finals.

The league had initially announced that both the Prince of Wales Trophy and the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, normally presented at the end of the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, respectively, would not be awarded due to the suspension of conferences this season.[218] After the opponents in the Stanley Cup Semifinals were set, it was instead decided that the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning, both of whom normally play in the Eastern Conference, would play for the Wales Trophy, thus leaving the Montreal Canadiens and Vegas Golden Knights to play for the Campbell Bowl.[219]

For the second consecutive season, no NHL Awards ceremony took place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Adams, Byng, Clancy, Gregory, Masterton, Messier and Selke trophies were awarded during the Stanley Cup semifinals, while the Calder, Hart, Lindsay, Norris and Vezina trophies were announced during the Stanley Cup Finals.

2020–21 NHL awards
Award Recipient(s) Runner(s)-up/Finalists
Tampa Bay LightningMontreal Canadiens
Presidents' Trophy
(Best regular-season record) 		Colorado AvalancheVegas Golden Knights
Prince of Wales Trophy
(Stanley Cup Semifinals winner) 		New York Islanders
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
(Stanley Cup Semifinals winner) 		Vegas Golden Knights
Art Ross Trophy
(Player with most points) 		Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
(Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication) 		Oskar Lindblom (Philadelphia Flyers) Matt Dumba (Minnesota Wild)
Patrick Marleau (San Jose Sharks)
Calder Memorial Trophy
(Best first-year player) 		Kirill Kaprizov (Minnesota Wild) Alex Nedeljkovic (Carolina Hurricanes)
Jason Robertson (Dallas Stars)
Conn Smythe Trophy
(Most valuable player, playoffs) 		Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Lightning)Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Frank J. Selke Trophy
(Defensive forward) 		Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers) Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)
Mark Stone (Vegas Golden Knights)
Hart Memorial Trophy
(Most valuable player, regular season) 		Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche)
Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Jack Adams Award
(Best coach) 		Rod Brind'Amour (Carolina Hurricanes) Dean Evason (Minnesota Wild)
Joel Quenneville (Florida Panthers)
James Norris Memorial Trophy
(Best defenseman) 		Adam Fox (New York Rangers) Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
(Leadership and humanitarian contribution) 		Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators) Kurtis Gabriel (San Jose Sharks)
P. K. Subban (New Jersey Devils)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
(Sportsmanship and excellence) 		Jaccob Slavin (Carolina Hurricanes) Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Jared Spurgeon (Minnesota Wild)
Ted Lindsay Award
(Outstanding player) 		Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Mark Messier Leadership Award
(Leadership and community activities) 		Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins) N/A
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
(Top goal-scorer) 		Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs) Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)
Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award
(Top general manager) 		Lou Lamoriello (New York Islanders) Marc Bergevin (Montreal Canadiens)
Bill Zito (Florida Panthers)
Vezina Trophy
(Best goaltender) 		Marc-Andre Fleury (Vegas Golden Knights) Philipp Grubauer (Colorado Avalanche)
Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Lightning)
William M. Jennings Trophy
(Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against) 		Marc-Andre Fleury and Robin Lehner
(Vegas Golden Knights) 		Semyon Varlamov and Ilya Sorokin
(New York Islanders)

All-Star teams

Position First Team Second Team Position All-Rookie
align=center GAndrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay LightningMarc-Andre Fleury, Vegas Golden Knightsalign=center GAlex Nedeljkovic, Carolina Hurricanes
align=center DAdam Fox, New York RangersVictor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightningalign=center DK'Andre Miller, New York Rangers
align=center DCale Makar, Colorado AvalancheDougie Hamilton, Carolina Hurricanesalign=center DTy Smith, New Jersey Devils
align=center CConnor McDavid, Edmonton OilersAuston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafsalign=center FKirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild
align=center RWMitch Marner, Toronto Maple LeafsMikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanchealign=center FJosh Norris, Ottawa Senators
align=center LWBrad Marchand, Boston BruinsJonathan Huberdeau, Florida Panthersalign=center FJason Robertson, Dallas Stars

Uniforms

Wholesale team changes

"Reverse Retro" jerseys

On November 16, 2020, the NHL introduced Adidas "Reverse Retro" jerseys for all 31 teams, which feature throwback uniforms with a modern twist.[229]

West Division
Central Division
North Division
East Division

Milestones

First games

The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game during the 2020–21 season, listed with their first team.

Player Team Notability
2020–21 Calder Memorial Trophy winner, three-time NHL All-Star, NHL All-Rookie Team selection
First overall pick in the 2020 Draft
One-time NHL All-Star team selection, one-time NHL All-Star
William M. Jennings Trophy winner, one-time NHL All-Star, NHL All-Rookie Team selection

Last games

The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2020–21, listed with their team:

Player Team Notability
Devan Dubnyk[231] Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winner, one-time NHL All-Star team selection, three-time NHL All-Star
Matiss Kivlenieks[232] Died on July 4 after a fireworks accident
Mikko Koivu[233] Over 1,000 games played, one-time NHL All-Star
Patrick Marleau[234] All-time leader in games played (1,779), three-time NHL All-Star
Ryan Miller[235] Vezina Trophy winner, one-time NHL All-Star team selection, one-time NHL All-Star, led all American-born goaltenders in wins (391) at retirement
Pekka Rinne[236] Vezina Trophy winner, King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner, two-time NHL All-Star team selection, four-time NHL All-Star, scored a goal in 2020, led all Finnish-born goaltenders in games played (683), wins (369), and shutouts (60) at retirement
Shea Weber[237] Over 1,000 games played, Mark Messier Leadership Award winner, four-time NHL All-Star team selection, seven-time NHL All-Star
Travis Zajac[238] Over 1,000 games played

Major milestones reached

Broadcast rights

Canadian media

National

This was the seventh season of the league's 12-year Canadian national broadcast rights deal with Sportsnet. This included Sportnet's sub-licensing agreements to air Hockey Night in Canada games on CBC Television and French-language broadcasts on TVA Sports.[264] As a result of the league's temporary realignment, HNIC and Wednesday Night Hockey only aired all-Canadian regular season games, and the Sunday-night Hometown Hockey broadcasts were temporarily suspended.[265]

Local

U.S. media

National

This was the tenth and final season of NBC Sports' U.S. national media rights to the NHL, and its 16th consecutive season overall as rightsholder.[268] [269] On January 22, 2021, it was reported that NBCUniversal would shut down NBCSN—the main U.S. cable broadcaster of the NHL—by the end of the year, with its programming to be subsumed by USA Network and its streaming service Peacock.[270] [271]

NBC dropped out of negotiations for the new NHL media contracts, with Sports Business Journal reporting that the network had offered less than US$100 million per-season (roughly half the value of its existing contract) for a package centred upon Peacock, and "never was aggressive in pursuing a renewal".[269] The NHL divided its next round of media rights between ESPN/ABC[272] [273] and Turner Sports, both under seven-year contracts that take effect in the 2021–22 season.[274] [275]

NHL Network began to air its first original game telecasts (as opposed to simulcasts from regional networks), NHL Network Showcase, on February 6, 2021. The inaugural season featured 16 weekend afternoon games through the remainder of the season. Modeled after the similarly named broadcasts on sister channel MLB Network, the games are called by Stephen Nelson and rotating analysts. They are drawn from the "European Game of the Week" package, which had been introduced in the 2018–19 season to provide opportunities for primetime NHL broadcasts by European rightsholders; with the introduction of original broadcasts for the window, the NHL Network Showcase feed is being repackaged for distribution as a world feed in Europe.[276] [277] [278]

Local

Radio

Personnel

Harnarayan Singh, after spending the previous decade calling games in the Punjabi language for Hockey Night in Canada, made his English play-by-play debut this season working HNIC games in Alberta.[287] [288]

After the retirement of Mike Emrick, the lead play-by-play position for the NHL on NBC was rotated between Kenny Albert and John Forslund during the regular season. Albert eventually assumed the lead role during the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals.[289]

In January 2021, it was announced that Sportsnet commentator Dave Randorf would become the new play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Lightning on Bally Sports Sun, succeeding Rick Peckham.[290]

Pittsburgh Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Mike Lange retired following the season. Lange, the voice of the Penguins for 46 seasons, only called four home games towards the end of the season, including two playoff games, with designated successor Josh Getzoff calling a majority of the games.

Impact of COVID-19 on production

For most regular season games, the home team's regional rightsholder served as the host broadcaster, providing a neutral "world feed" to the away team's local rightsholder and other media partners, which was then overlaid with remote commentary. NBC also used the world feed during its non-exclusive telecasts, with its commentators working remotely from NBC Sports' studios in Stamford, Connecticut, but had its own crews on-site for its exclusive broadcasts (including Wednesday Night Hockey and games on the NBC broadcast network).[67] A similar arrangement was used in Canada by Sportsnet, TSN, TVA Sports, and RDS, based primarily on their respective national and regional rights, with Sportsnet producing Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and half of Toronto's games, TSN producing Ottawa, Winnipeg, and half of Toronto's games, and RDS and TVA Sports splitting Montreal. TSN and Sportsnet's respective parent companies Bell Media and Rogers Media jointly own Dome Productions, which provides the broadcast facilities for both networks.[68]

For its exclusive Hockey Night in Canada and Wednesday Night Hockey national broadcasts, Sportsnet either used its regular national production crews or its local Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, or Vancouver production crews.[68] Sportsnet also suspended production of its remote Hometown Hockey broadcasts.[291] To further reduce travel during the regular season, Sportsnet/HNICs lead play-by-play announcer Jim Hughson opted to only call national Vancouver home games (and would ultimately retire after the conclusion of the season),[292] and Chris Cuthbert (who joined Sportsnet from TSN during the suspension of play) mostly worked games in Eastern Canada.[287]

See also

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  33. Boston Bruins . NHLBruins. 1346841565487104000 . First look. @TDBank_US/#NHLBruins.
  34. Buffalo Sabres . BuffaloSabres . 1347931469495341056 . We are excited to announce @keybank and @RoswellPark as the Buffalo Sabres helmet partners for this season! #LetsGoBuffalo.
  35. Calgary Flames . NHLFlames . 1346150115417886720 . We're proud to announce @scotiabank is our official helmet sponsor for the season! We'll have more exciting news from our friends at Scotia on an upcoming community initiative next week!.
  36. Web site: Canes Introduce PNC Bank as Official Helmet Branding Partner. January 14, 2021. National Hockey League. January 8, 2021 . January 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111004652/https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/canes-introduce-pnc-bank-as-official-helmet-branding-partner/c-320140616. live.
  37. Web site: DieHard Named Presenting Sponsor for Hurricanes' 2021 Playoff Run. May 28, 2021. National Hockey League. May 11, 2021 . May 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512003258/https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/diehard-named-presenting-sponsor-for-canes-2021-playoff-run/c-324592384. live.
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  40. Web site: Nationwide, OhioHealth to be featured on CBJ helmets during season. January 14, 2021. National Hockey League. January 4, 2021 . January 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112160033/https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/nationwide-ohiohealth-to-be-featured-on-cbj-helmets-during-season/c-319958902. live.
  41. Dallas Stars . DallasStars . 1346585146053566464 . OFFICIAL: We are proud to announce @ATT as our helmet sponsor for the 2020-21 season..
  42. Web site: UWM named exclusive mortgage partner of Red Wings & Little Caesars Arena. January 14, 2021. National Hockey League. January 3, 2021 . January 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107070722/https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/uwm-named-exclusive-mortgage-partner/c-319956018. live.
  43. Edmonton Oilers . EdmontonOilers . 1347648535173373953 . We're excited to have @Rogers as the #Oilers helmet partner this season & you should be too because we're celebrating with a sweet prize! Like & retweet for your chance to win McDavid's bucket & jersey both signed by Captain Connor himself!.
  44. Web site: LA Kings Partner with CalHope Program as Official Helmet Partner. January 14, 2021. National Hockey League. January 14, 2021 . January 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114181105/https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/la-kings-partner-with-calhope-program-as-official-helmet-partner/c-320248796. live.
  45. Web site: Wild and Xcel Energy announce helmet entitlement partnership. January 14, 2021. National Hockey League. January 8, 2021 . January 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112201830/https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/wild-and-xcel-energy-announce-helmet-entitlement-partnership-010821/c-320138394. live.
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  48. Web site: Preds, Vanderbilt Health Announce Reverse Retro Helmet Entitlement. October 15, 2021. National Hockey League. February 2021 .
  49. Web site: Devils Helmets to Look Different in 20-21. January 14, 2021. National Hockey League. December 22, 2020 . December 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201224030411/https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/devils-helmets-to-look-different-in-20-21/c-319864748. live.
  50. New York Islanders . NYIslanders . 1349793447100768262 . We are excited to continue our work with @UBS and @NorthwellHealth as they become the #Isles official helmet branding partners for the 2020-21 season!.
  51. Ottawa Senators . Senators . 1349771398869356545 . The #Sens are pleased to announce @CanadianTire and @Bell as our official helmet branding partners!.
  52. Web site: Flyers announce that TCS Is first ever game helmet sponsor. January 14, 2021. National Hockey League. January 13, 2021 . January 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113204443/https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-announce-that-tcs-is-first-ever-game-helmet-sponsor/c-320238570. live.
  53. Web site: Penguins Announce PPG as Official Helmet Entitlement Partner for 2020-21. January 14, 2021. National Hockey League. January 4, 2021 . January 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116094853/https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-announce-ppg-official-helmet-entitlement-partner-2020-21/c-319959568. live.
  54. Web site: Sharks to Wear SAP, Zoom Helmet Decals Throughout 2021 Season. January 14, 2021. National Hockey League. January 12, 2021 . January 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112184823/https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-to-wear-sap-zoom-helmet-decals-throughout-2021-season/c-320199986. live.
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