2020–21 NHL season

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The 2020–21 NHL season was a pandemic-affected campaign marked by a shortened schedule, realigned divisions, and exclusively intra-divisional play before a modified playoff format.

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Label Occurrences
2020–21 NHL season canonical 4

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League season
sports season
broadcastPartnerCanada CBC Television
Sportsnet
TSN
broadcastPartnerUnitedStates NBC Sports
champion Tampa Bay Lightning
championship 2021 Stanley Cup Finals
collectiveBargainingContext season conducted under COVID-19 related CBA amendments
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
COVID19ProtocolsImplemented true
division Central Division
East Division
North Division
West Division
endDate 2021-07-07
expansionContext last season before Seattle Kraken joined NHL
gamesPerTeam 56
hadRealignedDivisions true
league National Hockey League
mostValuablePlayer Connor McDavid
MVPaward Hart Memorial Trophy
nextSeason 2021–22 NHL season
NorthDivisionCountryRestriction Canada-only teams
numberOfTeams 31
playFormat intra-divisional play in regular season
modified playoff format
playoffsEndDate 2021-07-07
playoffsMVP Andrei Vasilevskiy
playoffsMVPaward Conn Smythe Trophy
playoffsStartDate 2021-05-15
previousSeason 2019–20 NHL season
reasonForShortening COVID-19 pandemic
regularSeasonEndDate 2021-05-19
regularSeasonStartDate 2021-01-13
runnerUp Montreal Canadiens
seasonNumber 104
spectatorRestrictions limited or no fans in many arenas
sport ice hockey
StanleyCupFinalsResult Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens 4–1
StanleyCupRunnerUp Montreal Canadiens
StanleyCupWinner Tampa Bay Lightning
startDate 2021-01-13
topGoalScorer Auston Matthews
topGoalScorerAward Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
topGoalScorerGoals 41
topGoalScorerTeam Toronto Maple Leafs
topScorer Connor McDavid
topScorerAssists 64
topScorerAward Art Ross Trophy
topScorerGamesPlayed 56
topScorerGoals 41
topScorerPoints 105
topScorerTeam Edmonton Oilers
wasShortened true

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Subject: 2020–21 NHL season
Description of subject: The 2020–21 NHL season was a pandemic-affected campaign marked by a shortened schedule, realigned divisions, and exclusively intra-divisional play before a modified playoff format.

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Central Division temporaryRealignmentSeason 2020–21 NHL season
NHL on NBC (historical) lastSeasonOfPackage 2020–21 NHL season
subject surface form: NHL on NBC
NHL on NBC (historical) rightsAgreementEndSeason 2020–21 NHL season
subject surface form: NHL on NBC
COL presidentsTrophy 2020–21 NHL season