2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks season
| 2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rd Central |
| Conference | 8th Western |
| 2010–11 record | 44–29–9 |
| Home record | 24–17–0 |
| Road record | 20–12–9 |
| Goals for | 258 |
| Goals against | 225 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Stan Bowman |
| Coach | Joel Quenneville |
| Captain | Jonathan Toews |
| Alternate captains | Duncan Keith Patrick Sharp |
| Arena | United Center |
| Average attendance | 21,423 (108.6%) Total: 878,356 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Patrick Sharp (34) |
| Assists | Patrick Kane (46) |
| Points | Jonathan Toews (76) |
| Penalty minutes | John Scott (72) |
| Plus/minus | Brian Campbell (+28) |
| Wins | Corey Crawford (33) |
| Goals against average | Corey 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. 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 narrowly made the playoffs as the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference having clinched their playoff berth on the last day of the season. The Blackhawks lost their season finale 4–3 in regulation against the Detroit Red Wings on April 10 but still clinched the last spot because of the Dallas Stars losing their finale later the same day 5–3 against the Minnesota Wild. Had the Stars won their finale against the Wild, the Stars would’ve overtaken the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks to the last playoff spot, which would’ve resulted in the Blackhawks dropping to ninth place in the West and missing the playoffs entirely by one point in the standings. In the opening round of the 2011 playoffs against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks, the Blackhawks lost the first three games of the series before winning the next three and were eventually succumbed to the Canucks in seven games in the first round, losing the seventh game in overtime.