Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season was reduced to 56 games and began on January 13, 2021. Due to cross-border travel restrictions imposed by Canada, the league temporarily realigned for this season, putting all seven Canadian teams into one division.

2021 Regular Season Results

Date    OpponentResultScoreRecord
1/13vs PittsburghW  6-3 1-0
1/15vs PittsburghW  5-2 2-0
1/18vs BuffaloL  1-6 2-1
1/19vs BuffaloW  3-0 3-1
1/21at BostonOTL 4-5
SO
3-1-1
1/23at BostonL  1-6 3-2-1
1/26at New JerseyW  5-3 4-2-1
1/28at New JerseyW  3-1 5-2-1
1/30vs NY IslandersW  3-2
OT
6-2-1
1/31vs NY IslandersW  4-3
OT
7-2-1
2/3vs BostonOTL 3-4
OT
7-2-2
2/5vs BostonL  1-2 7-3-2
2/7at WashingtonW  7-4 8-3-2
2/18vs NY RangersOTL 2-3
SO
8-3-3
2/21at BostonL  3-7 8-4-3
2/24vs NY RangersW  4-3 9-4-3
2/27at BuffaloW  3-0 10-4-3
2/28at BuffaloW  3-0 11-4-3
3/2at PittsburghL  2-5 11-5-3
3/4at PittsburghW  4-3 12-5-3
3/6at PittsburghL  3-4 12-6-3
3/7vs WashingtonL  1-3 12-7-3
3/9vs BuffaloW  5-4
SO
13-7-3
3/11vs WashingtonL  3-5 13-8-3
3/13vs WashingtonL  4-5 13-9-3
3/15at NY RangersW  5-4
OT
14-9-3
3/17at NY RangersL  0-9 14-10-3
3/18at NY IslandersW  4-3 15-10-3
3/20at NY IslandersL  1-6 15-11-3
3/22vs NY IslandersOTL 1-2
OT
15-11-4
3/23vs New JerseyL  3-4 15-12-4
3/25vs NY RangersL  3-8 15-13-4
3/27vs NY RangersW  2-1 16-13-4
3/29at BuffaloW  4-3
OT
17-13-4
3/31at BuffaloL  1-6 17-14-4
4/3at NY IslandersOTL 2-3
SO
17-14-5
4/5at BostonW  3-2
OT
18-14-5
4/6vs BostonL  2-4 18-15-5
4/8at NY IslandersOTL 2-3
SO
18-15-6
4/10vs BostonW  3-2 19-15-6
4/11vs BuffaloL  3-5 19-16-6
4/13at WashingtonL  1-6 19-17-6
4/15at PittsburghW  2-1
SO
20-17-6
4/17vs WashingtonL  3-6 20-18-6
4/18vs NY IslandersOTL 0-1
OT
20-18-7
4/22at NY RangersW  3-2 21-18-7
4/23at NY RangersL  1-4 21-19-7
4/25vs New JerseyW  4-3
SO
22-19-7
4/27at New JerseyL  4-6 22-20-7
4/29at New JerseyL  3-5 22-21-7
5/1vs New JerseyL  1-4 22-22-7
5/3vs PittsburghW  7-2 23-22-7
5/4vs PittsburghL  3-7 23-23-7
5/7at WashingtonW  4-2 24-23-7
5/8at WashingtonOTL 1-2
OT
24-23-8
5/10vs New JerseyW  4-2 25-23-8