The Blackhawks' defense allowing the opposition too many shots and quality chances has long been an issue. During the 2019-20 regular season, the Hawks allowed a league-high average of 35.1 shots against per game and gave up the second most high-danger chances against (728) in 5-on-5 play.
In his end of the year Zoom conference call with the media on Friday — three days after the Hawks were eliminated from the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Vegas Golden Knights — Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton addressed the team's issues with defending and how to fix them.