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Revision as of 19:00, 19 November 2010

2010–11 Montreal Canadiens
DivisionNortheast
ConferenceEastern
2010–11 record12-5-1
Home record6-3-1
Road record6-2-0
Goals for49
Goals against36
Team information
General managerPierre Gauthier
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainBrian Gionta
Alternate captainsHal Gill
Andrei Markov
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance21,273 (100%)
Team leaders
GoalsAndrei Kostitsyn
Tomas Plekanec (7)
AssistsTomas Plekanec (13)
PointsTomas Plekanec (20)
Penalty minutesMaxim Lapierre (55)
Plus/minusMichael Cammalleri (+12)
WinsCarey Price (11)
Goals against averageAlex Auld (1.00)

The 2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season is their 101st season of play and 93rd in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

On 29 September 2010, the Canadiens named forward Brian Gionta team captain.

Regular season

The Canadiens opened their season with a road game against long-time rival Toronto Maple Leafs on October 7. The home opener was on October 13 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Playoffs

The Canadiens will attempt to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1993. Their 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs run was their most successful since their '93 Stanley Cup, going to the Eastern Conference Final, but losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in 5 games.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2010-11 Game Log
October: 7-3-1, 15 Points (Home: 3-2-1; Road: 4-1-0)
November: 5-2-0, 10 Points (Home: 3-1-0; Road: 2-1-0)
Season: 12–5–1 (Home: 6-3-1; Road: 6–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points
12 November 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 0-3 Nationwide Arena 18,500 7-4-1 15
13 November 5 Buffalo Sabres 3-2 HSBC Arena 18,026 8-4-1 17
14 November 6 Ottawa Senators 2-3 Bell Centre 21,273 8-5-1 17
15 November 9 Vancouver Canucks 2-0 Bell Centre 21,273 9-5-1 19
16 November 11 Boston Bruins 3-1 TD Garden 17,565 10-5-1 21
17 November 13 Carolina Hurricanes 7-2 Bell Centre 21,273 11-5-1 23
18 November 16 Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 Bell Centre 21,273 12-5-1 25
19 November 18 Nashville Predators 0-3 Bell Centre 12-6-1 25
20 November 20 Toronto Maple Leafs - Bell Centre
21 November 22 Philadelphia Flyers - Wachovia Center
22 November 24 Los Angeles Kings - Bell Centre
23 November 26 Atlanta Thrashers - Philips Arena
24 November 27 Buffalo Sabres - Bell Centre
December: 0-0-0, 0 Points (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)
Season: 0–0–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–0–0)
January: 0-0-0, 0 Points (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)
Season: 0–0–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–0–0)
February: 0-0-0, 0 Points (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)
Season: 0–0–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–0–0)
March: 0-0-0, 0 Points (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)
Season: 0–0–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–0–0)
April: 0-0-0, 0 Points (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)
Season: 0–0–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–0–0)

Standings

Divisional standings

Northeast Division[8]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y – Boston Bruins 82 46 25 11 44 246 195 103
2 Montreal Canadiens 82 44 30 8 41 216 209 96
3 Buffalo Sabres 82 43 29 10 38 245 229 96
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 37 34 11 32 218 251 85
5 Ottawa Senators 82 32 40 10 30 192 250 74

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R
Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Washington Capitals SE 82 48 23 11 43 224 197 107
2 y – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 47 23 12 44 259 223 106
3 y – Boston Bruins NE 82 46 25 11 44 246 195 103
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 49 25 8 39 238 199 106
5 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 25 11 40 247 240 103
6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 44 30 8 41 216 209 96
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 43 29 10 38 245 229 96
8 New York Rangers AT 82 44 33 5 35 233 198 93
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 31 11 35 236 239 91
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 37 34 11 32 218 251 85
11 New Jersey Devils AT 82 38 39 5 35 174 209 81
12 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 34 36 12 29 223 269 80
13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 32 40 10 30 192 250 74
14 New York Islanders AT 82 30 39 13 26 229 264 73
15 Florida Panthers SE 82 30 40 12 26 195 229 72

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division


Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Carey Price 17 1022 11 5 1 35 2.05 498 .930 3 0 1 0
Alex Auld 1 60 1 0 0 1 1.00 31 .968 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Tomas Plekanec 400th NHL career game October 23, 2010
Alexandre Picard 200th NHL career game October 25, 2010
Scott Gomez 800th NHL career game November 11, 2010
P.K. Subban 1st NHL Regular Season goal November 11, 2010
Team Milestone Reached

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Date
Carey Price[9] NHL First Star of the Week November 15, 2010

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date Details
June 17, 2010[10] To St. Louis Blues
Jaroslav Halak 		To Montreal Canadiens
Lars Eller
Ian Schultz
June 25, 2010[11] To Phoenix Coyotes
1st-round pick (#27 overall) in 2010
2nd-round pick (#57 overall) in 2010 		To Montreal Canadiens
1st-round pick (#22 overall) in 2010
4th-round pick (#113 overall) in 2010
June 29, 2010[12] To Nashville Predators
Sergei Kostitsyn
Future Considerations 		To Montreal Canadiens
Dan Ellis
Dustin Boyd
Future Considerations
August 16, 2010[13] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cedrick Desjardins 		To Montreal Canadiens
Karri Ramo
November 11, 2010[14] To Colorado Avalanche
Ryan O'Byrne 		To Montreal Canadiens
Michael Bournival

Lost via Retirement

Player
Georges Laraque[26]

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Mathieu Darche[27] 1 year, $575,000
Tomas Plekanec[28] 6 years, $30 million
Tom Pyatt[29] 1 year, $500,000
Benoit Pouliot[30] 1 year, $1.375 million
Curtis Sanford[31] 1 year, $550,000
Frédéric St-Denis[32] 1 year, two-way, $550,000
Dustin Boyd[33] 1 year, $650,000
Mathieu Carle[34] 1 year, two-way, $660,000
Maxim Lapierre[35] 1 year, $900,000
James T. Wyman[36] 1 year, two-way, $550,000
David Desharnais[37] 1 year, two-way, $575,000
Alexander Avtsin[38] 3 years, $1.82 million entry-level contract
Cedrick Desjardins[39] 1 year, two-way, $550,000
Ryan Russell[40] 1 year, two-way, $550,000
Alex Henry[41] 2 years, two-way, $1.025 million
Louis Leblanc[42] 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Carey Price[43] 2 years, $5.5 million

Roster

Updated April 17, 2024[44][45]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
17 Canada Josh Anderson RW R 30 2020 Burlington, Ontario
40 Finland Joel Armia RW R 31 2018 Pori, Finland
22 United States Cole Caufield RW R 23 2019 Mosinee, Wisconsin
77 Canada Kirby Dach Injured Reserve C R 23 2022 St. Albert, Alberta
28 United States Christian Dvorak C L 28 2021 Palos, Illinois
71 Canada Jake Evans C R 28 2014 Toronto, Ontario
11 Canada Brendan Gallagher (A) RW R 32 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
21 Canada Kaiden Guhle D L 22 2020 Edmonton, Alberta
54 United States Jordan Harris D L 24 2018 Haverhill, Massachusetts
49 Canada Rafael Harvey-Pinard LW L 25 2019 Saguenay, Quebec
48 United States Lane Hutson D L 20 2022 Holland, Michigan
8 Canada Mike Matheson (A) D L 30 2022 Pointe-Claire, Quebec
35 Canada Sam Montembeault G L 27 2021 Bécancour, Quebec
15 Canada Alex Newhook C L 23 2023 St. John's, Newfoundland
55 Canada Michael Pezzetta LW L 26 2016 Toronto, Ontario
31 Canada Carey Price Injured Reserve G L 36 2005 Anahim Lake, British Columbia
30 United States Cayden Primeau G L 24 2017 Farmington Hills, Michigan
58 Canada David Savard D R 33 2021 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
20 Slovakia Juraj Slafkovsky LW L 20 2022 Košice, Slovakia
14 Canada Nick Suzuki (C) C R 24 2018 London, Ontario
72 Canada Arber Xhekaj D L 23 2021 Hamilton, Ontario


Staff

Montreal Canadiens staff
Executive operations  

Hockey operations

Draft picks

Montreal's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 22 (from Phoenix) Jarred Tinordi D  United States U.S. National U-18 Team (USHL)
4 113 (from Buffalo via Phoenix) Mark MacMillan F  Canada Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)
4 117 Morgan Ellis D  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
5 147 Brendan Gallagher RW  Canada Vancouver Giants (WHL)
7 207 John Westin LW  Sweden Modo JR. (Sweden Junior)

Farm teams

Hamilton Bulldogs

The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2010–11.

Wheeling Nailers

Montreal signed an affiliation agreement with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL for 2010–11, succeeding the Cincinnati Cyclones.[46]

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Canada English: CBC, TSN, NHL Network; French: RDS, RIS.
 United States Versus, ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, HDNet, NHL Network.
 Europe NASN, NHL Network.
 Russia NTV (Russia).
 Japan
 South Korea
 Thailand		 ASN.

See also

References

  1. ^ Basu, Arpon (22 September 2010). "Seguin solid in Bruins' debut". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League.
  2. ^ Basu, Arpon (24 September 2010). "Canadiens get first preseason win by beating Sens 4-2". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League.
  3. ^ Associated Press (25 September 2010). "Senators 6, Canadiens 2". Ottawa, ON: National Hockey League.
  4. ^ Associated Press (26 September 2010). "Canadiens 4, Wild 3". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League.
  5. ^ Basu, Arpon (27 September 2010). "Price rebounds in Habs' win". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League.
  6. ^ Associated Press (30 September 2010). "Sabres 5, Canadiens 3". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League.
  7. ^ Associated Press (02 october 2010). "Canadiens 7, Islanders 2". Quebec City, QC: National Hockey League. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "2010–2011 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  9. ^ Price, Crosby and Semin top week's 'Three Stars'
  10. ^ Press release (17 june 2010). "Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues for Lars Eller and Ian Schultz". Montreal, QC: Montreal Canadiens. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Habs select Jarred Tinordi
  12. ^ Dan Ellis and Dustin Boyd to Montreal for S. Kostitsyn
  13. ^ Habs acquire Karri Ramo from Tampa Bay
  14. ^ Avalanche Acquires O'Byrne
  15. ^ Press release (27 May 2010). "Canadiens sign free agent Kyle Klubertanz". Montreal, QC: Montreal Canadiens.
  16. ^ Habs ink Alex Auld
  17. ^ Alexandre Picard signs 1-year deal
  18. ^ Habs ink free agent forward Jeff Halpern
  19. ^ Lightning Sign Free Agent Goaltender Dan Ellis
  20. ^ Oilers sign pair
  21. ^ Oilers sign Gregory Stewart
  22. ^ Lightning Sign Free Agent Center Dominic Moore
  23. ^ METROPOLIT INKS TWO-YEAR DEAL WITH EV ZUG IN SWITZERLAND
  24. ^ "Trotter contract with Dinamo Riga confirmed". Latvianhockey.com. 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2010-07-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ Ducks Sign D Mara to One-Year Deal
  26. ^ Georges Blog August 10, 2010
  27. ^ Mathieu Darche under contract for the 2010-11 season
  28. ^ Habs ink Tomas Plekanec to a six-year deal
  29. ^ Habs lock up Tom Pyatt
  30. ^ One-year deal for Pouliot
  31. ^ Curtis Sanford back in 2010-11
  32. ^ Canadiens sign defenseman Frédéric St-Denis to a one-year contract
  33. ^ Canadiens ink Dustin Boyd
  34. ^ Mathieu Carle under contract for the 2010-11 season
  35. ^ Habs re-sign Maxim Lapierre
  36. ^ Habs ink Wyman to 1-year deal
  37. ^ Habs sign David Desharnais
  38. ^ Habs ink Alexander Avtsin
  39. ^ "Habs sign Cédrick Desjardins" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 20, 2010.
  40. ^ "One-year contract for Ryan Russell" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 20, 2010.
  41. ^ "Alex Henry under contract for the next two seasons" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 30, 2010.
  42. ^ "Habs ink Louis Leblanc" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 30, 2010.
  43. ^ "Two-year contract for Carey Price" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. September 2, 2010.
  44. ^ "Montreal Canadiens Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  45. ^ "Montreal Canadiens Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  46. ^ Canadiens enter a player affiliation agreement with the ECHL Wheeling Nailers
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