2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season

2010–11 Montreal Canadiens
2010–11 Montreal Canadiens
Division	2nd Northeast
Conference	6th Eastern
2010–11 record	44–30–8
Home record	24–11–6
Road record	20–19–2
Goals for	216
Goals against	209
Team information
General manager	Pierre Gauthier
Coach	Jacques Martin
Captain	Brian Gionta
Alternate captains	Hal Gill; Andrei Markov
Arena	Bell Centre
Average attendance	21,273 (100%)
Team leaders
Goals	Brian Gionta (29)
Assists	Tomas Plekanec (35)
Points	Tomas Plekanec (57)
Penalty minutes	P. K. Subban (124)
Plus/minus	Jaroslav Spacek (+9)
Wins	Carey Price (38)
Goals against average	Carey Price (2.35)
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season was the franchise's 102nd season overall, 94th season since joining the National Hockey League, which was established on November 22, 1917.^[1] The Canadiens finished sixth overall in the Eastern Conference before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Boston Bruins, in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Off-season

On September 29, 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.

The Canadiens were the most penalized team in the League, with 327 power-play opportunities against.^[2]

Playoffs

The Canadiens attempted to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1993. Their 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs run was their most successful since their 1993 Stanley Cup, going to the Eastern Conference Final, but losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in five games. On April 5, 2011, the Canadiens qualified for the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs with a 2–1 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks. On April 9, 2011, it was determined that the Canadiens would play the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Boston Bruins	4–2	Montreal Canadiens		Price, Sanford	0–1–0	^[3]
2	September 24	Ottawa Senators	2–4	Montreal Canadiens		Mayer	1–1–0	^[4]
3	September 25	Montreal Canadiens	2–6	Ottawa Senators		Price	1–2–0	^[5]
4	September 26	Minnesota Wild	3–4	Montreal Canadiens		Auld	2–2–0	^[6]
5	September 27	Florida Panthers	2–6	Montreal Canadiens		Price	3–2–0	^[7]
6	September 30	Buffalo Sabres	5–3	Montreal Canadiens		Auld	3–3–0	^[8]
7	October 2 (in Quebec City, QC)	Montreal Canadiens	7–2	New York Islanders (SS)		Price	4–3–0	^[9]
(SS) = Split-squad games.

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log

October: 7–3–1, 15 Points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–1–0)

November: 8–5–0, 16 Points (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 2–3–0)

Season: 15–8–1 (Home: 9–4–1; Road: 6–4–0)

December: 6–8–1, 13 Points (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3–7–0)

Season: 21–16–2 (Home: 12–5–2; Road: 9–11–0)

January: 6–2–3, 15 Points (Home: 4–1–2; Road: 2–1–1)

Season: 27–18–5 (Home: 16–6–4; Road: 11–12–1)

February: 6–5–2, 14 Points (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 2–3–0)

Season: 33–23–7 (Home: 20–8–6; Road: 13–15–1)

March: 8–7–0, 16 Points (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 5–4–0)

Season: 41–30–7 (Home: 23–11–6; Road: 18–19–1)

April: 3–0–1, 7 Points (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 2–0–1)

Season: 44–30–8 (Home: 24–11–6; Road: 20–19–2)

Legend: Win Loss Overtime/shootout loss

Playoffs

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Boston Bruins – Boston wins series 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 14	Montreal Canadiens	2–0	Boston Bruins		Price	17,565	Canadiens lead 1–0	^[92]
2	April 16	Montreal Canadiens	3–1	Boston Bruins		Price	17,565	Canadiens lead 2–0	^[93]
3	April 18	Boston Bruins	4–2	Montreal Canadiens		Price	21,273	Canadiens lead 2–1	^[94]
4	April 21	Boston Bruins	5–4	Montreal Canadiens	1OT	Price	21,273	Series tied 2–2	^[95]
5	April 23	Montreal Canadiens	1–2	Boston Bruins	2OT	Price	17,565	Bruins lead 3–2	^[96]
6	April 26	Boston Bruins	1–2	Montreal Canadiens		Price	21,273	Series tied 3–3	^[97]
7	April 27	Montreal Canadiens	3–4	Boston Bruins	OT	Price	17,565	Bruins win 4–3	^[98]

Legend: Win Loss

Standings

Divisional standings

Northeast Division^[99]
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		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	v t e	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 statistics

Skaters

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

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Tomas Plekanec	77	22	35	57	8	60
Michael Cammalleri	67	19	28	47	2	33
Brian Gionta	82	29	17	46	3	24
Andrei Kostitsyn	81	20	25	45	3	36
P. K. Subban	77	14	24	38	−8	124
Scott Gomez	80	7	31	38	−15	48
Roman Hamrlik	79	5	29	34	6	81
Benoit Pouliot	79	13	17	30	2	87
James Wisniewski^†	43	7	23	30	4	20
Mathieu Darche	59	12	14	26	7	10
Jeff Halpern	72	11	15	26	6	29
Max Pacioretty	37	14	10	24	−1	39
David Desharnais	43	8	14	22	−3	12
Lars Eller	77	7	10	17	−4	48
Travis Moen	79	6	10	16	−4	96
Jaroslav Spacek	59	1	15	16	9	45
Yannick Weber	41	1	10	11	0	14
Hal Gill	75	2	7	9	−9	43
Alexandre Picard	43	3	5	8	0	17
Maxim Lapierre^‡	38	5	3	8	−7	63
Tom Pyatt	61	2	5	7	−1	9
Josh Gorges	36	1	6	7	−3	18
Ryan White	27	2	3	5	5	38
Paul Mara^†	20	0	4	4	2	48
Andrei Markov	7	1	2	3	2	4
Dustin Boyd	10	1	0	1	−6	2
Brent Sopel^†	12	0	0	0	−1	0
Andreas Engqvist	3	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Palushaj	3	0	0	0	1	2
Ryan O'Byrne^‡	3	0	0	0	0	4
Nigel Dawes^†	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brendon Nash	2	0	0	0	−1	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Michael Cammalleri	7	3	7	10	−5	0
Brian Gionta	7	3	2	5	−6	0
Tomas Plekanec	7	2	3	5	−1	2
Scott Gomez	7	0	4	4	−6	2
P. K. Subban	7	2	2	4	−2	2
Roman Hamrlik	7	0	3	3	−1	6
Mathieu Darche	7	1	1	2	−1	0
James Wisniewski	6	0	2	2	−3	7
Andrei Kostitsyn	6	2	0	2	0	6
Yannick Weber	3	2	0	2	1	0
Lars Eller	7	0	2	2	1	4
Brent Sopel	7	1	0	1	−2	2
Jeff Halpern	4	1	0	1	−1	0
Travis Moen	7	0	1	1	−1	2
David Desharnais	5	0	1	1	0	2
Hal Gill	7	0	0	0	−1	2
Paul Mara	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaroslav Spacek	7	0	0	0	−3	4
Benoit Pouliot	3	0	0	0	0	7
Tom Pyatt	7	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan White	7	0	0	0	0	2

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	72	4206	38	28	6	165	2.35	2147	.923	8	0	2	13
Alex Auld	16	749	6	2	2	33	2.64	383	.914	0	0	1	2

Playoffs

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	A	PIM
Carey Price	7	455	3	4	16	2.11	242	.934	1	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

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Tomas Plekanec	400th Career NHL Game	October 23, 2010
Lars Eller	1st Career NHL Assist	October 25, 2010
Alexandre Picard	200th Career NHL Game	October 25, 2010
Scott Gomez	800th Career NHL Game	November 11, 2010
P.K. Subban	1st Career NHL Regular Season Goal	November 11, 2010
Jaroslav Spacek	800th Career NHL Game	December 1, 2010
Roman Hamrlik	600th Career NHL Point	December 1, 2010
James Wisniewski	100th Career NHL Assist	January 2, 2011
David Desharnais	1st Career NHL Goal	January 12, 2011
Max Pacioretty	100th Career NHL Game	January 12, 2011
Andreas Engqvist	1st Career NHL Game	January 21, 2011
James Wisniewski	300th Career NHL Game	February 1, 2011
Brian Gionta	200th Career NHL Goal	February 9, 2011
Yannick Weber	1st Career NHL Goal	February 9, 2011
Andrei Kostitsyn	300th Career NHL Game	February 10, 2011
Travis Moen	500th Career NHL Game	February 15, 2011
Brendon Nash	1st Career NHL Game	February 15, 2011
Tomas Plekanec	300th Career NHL Point	February 15, 2011
Scott Gomez	500th Career NHL Assist	February 22, 2011
Brian Gionta	600th Career NHL Game	March 5, 2011
Michael Cammalleri	200th Career NHL Assist	March 8, 2011
Roman Hamrlik	1,300th Career NHL Game	March 17, 2011
Aaron Palushaj	1st Career NHL Game	March 17, 2011
P. K. Subban	1st Career NHL Hat-trick	March 20, 2011
Ryan White	1st Career NHL Goal	March 20, 2011
Carey Price	200th Career NHL Game	March 24, 2011
Jeff Halpern	200th Career NHL Assist	March 29, 2011
Brian Gionta	400th Career NHL Point	April 2, 2011
Tom Pyatt	100th Career NHL Game	April 7, 2011

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
David Desharnais	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2011
Lars Eller	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2011
Ryan White	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2011
Mathieu Darche	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 16, 2011
Lars Eller	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 16, 2011
Hal Gill	100th Career NHL Playoff Game	April 16, 2011
David Desharnais	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 21, 2011

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Date
Carey Price^[100]	NHL First Star of the Week	November 15, 2010
Carey Price^[101]	NHL Second Star of the Month	November 2010
Carey Price^[102]	NHL Third Star of the Week	March 7, 2011
P. K. Subban^[103]	NHL Third Star of the Week	March 21, 2011

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
June 17, 2010^[104]	To St. Louis Blues Jaroslav Halak	To Montreal Canadiens Lars Eller Ian Schultz
June 25, 2010^[105]	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^[106]	To Nashville Predators Sergei Kostitsyn Future Considerations	To Montreal Canadiens Dan Ellis Dustin Boyd Future Considerations
August 16, 2010^[107]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Cedrick Desjardins	To Montreal Canadiens Karri Ramo
November 11, 2010^[108]	To Colorado Avalanche Ryan O'Byrne	To Montreal Canadiens Michael Bournival
December 28, 2010^[109]	To New York Islanders 2nd-round pick in 2011 Conditional 5th-round pick in 2012	To Montreal Canadiens James Wisniewski
December 31, 2010^[110]	To Anaheim Ducks Maxim Lapierre	To Montreal Canadiens Brett Festerling 5th-round pick in 2012
February 17, 2011^[111]	To Anaheim Ducks 5th-round pick in 2012	To Montreal Canadiens Paul Mara
February 24, 2011^[112]	To Atlanta Thrashers Ben Maxwell 4th-round pick in 2011	To Montreal Canadiens Nigel Dawes Brent Sopel
February 28, 2011^[113]	To Atlanta Thrashers Brett Festerling	To Montreal Canadiens Drew MacIntyre

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Kyle Klubertanz^[114]	Djurgardens IF	1 year, entry-level, $550,000
Alex Auld^[115]	New York Rangers	1 year, $1 million
Alexandre R. Picard^[116]	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $600,000
Jeff Halpern^[117]	Los Angeles Kings	1 year, $600,000
Alain Berger^[118]	Oshawa Generals	3 years, $1.998 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Dan Ellis^[119]	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 years, $3 million
Shawn Belle^[120]	Edmonton Oilers	1 year, $650,000
Gregory Stewart^[121]	Edmonton Oilers	1 year, $550,000
Dominic Moore^[122]	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 years, $2.2 million
Glen Metropolit^[123]	EV Zug	2 years
Brock Trotter^[124]	Dinamo Riga	2 years
Paul Mara^[125]	Montreal Canadiens	1 year, $750,000
Marc-Andre Bergeron^[126]	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $1 million

Lost via retirement

Player
Georges Laraque^[127]

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
Mathieu Darche^[128]	1 year, $575,000
Tomas Plekanec^[129]	6 years, $30 million
Tom Pyatt^[130]	1 year, $500,000
Benoit Pouliot^[131]	1 year, $1.375 million
Curtis Sanford^[132]	1 year, $550,000
Frederic St-Denis^[133]	1 year, two-way, $550,000
Dustin Boyd^[134]	1 year, $650,000
Mathieu Carle^[135]	1 year, two-way, $660,000
Maxim Lapierre^[136]	1 year, $900,000
J. T. Wyman^[137]	1 year, two-way, $550,000
David Desharnais^[138]	1 year, two-way, $575,000
Alexander Avtsin^[139]	3 years, $1.82 million entry-level contract
Cedrick Desjardins^[140]	1 year, two-way, $550,000
Ryan Russell^[141]	1 year, two-way, $550,000
Alex Henry^[142]	2 years, two-way, $1.025 million
Louis Leblanc^[143]	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Carey Price^[144]	2 years, $5.5 million
Joe Stejskal^[145]	2 years, $1.16 million entry-level contract

Final roster

Updated April 7, 2011.^[146]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
35	Alex Auld	G	L	43	2010	Cold Lake, Alberta
13	Michael Cammalleri	LW	L	42	2009	Richmond Hill, Ontario
52	Mathieu Darche	LW	L	47	2009	Montreal, Quebec
58	David Desharnais	C	L	38	2008	Quebec City, Quebec
81	Lars Eller	C	L	35	2010	Rødovre, Denmark
75	Hal Gill (A)	D	L	49	2009	Concord, Massachusetts
21	Brian Gionta (C)	RW	R	45	2009	Rochester, New York
11	Scott Gomez	C	L	44	2009	Anchorage, Alaska
26	Josh Gorges	D	L	40	2007	Kelowna, British Columbia
15	Jeff Halpern	C	R	48	2010	Potomac, Maryland
44	Roman Hamrlik	D	L	50	2007	Zlín, Czechoslovakia
46	Andrei Kostitsyn	LW	L	39	2003	Navapolatsk, Soviet Union
22	Paul Mara	D	L	45	2011	Ridgewood, New Jersey
79	Andrei Markov (A)	D	L	45	1998	Voskresensk, Soviet Union
32	Travis Moen	LW	L	42	2009	Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan
67	Max Pacioretty	LW	L	35	2007	New Canaan, Connecticut
45	Alexandre R. Picard	D	L	39	2010	Gatineau, Quebec
14	Tomas Plekanec	C	L	42	2001	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
57	Benoit Pouliot	LW	L	38	2009	Alfred, Ontario
31	Carey Price	G	L	37	2005	Anahim Lake, British Columbia
94	Tom Pyatt	C	L	37	2009	Thunder Bay, Ontario
55	Brent Sopel	D	R	47	2011	Calgary, Alberta
6	Jaroslav Spacek	D	L	50	2009	Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
76	P. K. Subban	D	R	35	2007	Toronto, Ontario
68	Yannick Weber	D	R	36	2007	Morges, Switzerland
53	Ryan White	C	R	36	2006	Brandon, Manitoba
20	James Wisniewski	D	R	40	2010	Canton, Michigan

Staff

Montreal Canadiens staff

Executive operations

Ownership – Molson Group
Chairman – Molson Family
Vice Chairman – Jeff Joyce
President: Pierre Boivin
Vice-President/General Manager – Pierre Gauthier

Hockey operations

Assistant General Manager, hockey administration – Julien Brisebois
Director, player personnel – Trevor Timmins
Head coach – Jacques Martin
Assistant coaches – Kirk Muller, Perry Pearn
Goaltending coach – Pierre Groulx
Strength and conditioning – Lorne Goldenberg

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	US National Team Development Program (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 Hockey 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.^[147]

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.

References

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^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011.html
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^ "Canadiens 4, Wild 3". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League. Associated Press. 26 September 2010.
^ Basu, Arpon (27 September 2010). "Price rebounds in Habs' win". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League.
^ "Sabres 5, Canadiens 3". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League. Associated Press. 30 September 2010.
^ "Canadiens 7, Islanders 2". Quebec City, QC: National Hockey League. Associated Press. 2 October 2010.
^ Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Game Recap – 10/07/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins Game Recap – 10/09/2010
^ Tampa Bay Lightning at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/13/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 10/15/2010
^ Ottawa Senators at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/16/2010
^ New Jersey Devils at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/21/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 10/23/2010
^ Phoenix Coyotes at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/25/2010
^ New York Islanders at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/27/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at New York Islanders Game Recap – 10/29/2010
^ Florida Panthers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/30/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets Game Recap – 11/02/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 11/05/2010
^ Ottawa Senators at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/06/2010
^ Vancouver Canucks at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/09/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 11/11/2010
^ Carolina Hurricanes at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/13/2010
^ Philadelphia Flyers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/16/2010
^ Nashville Predators at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/18/2010
^ Toronto Maple Leafs at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/20/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers Game Recap – 11/22/2010
^ Los Angeles Kings at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/24/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers Game Recap – 11/26/2010
^ Buffalo Sabres at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/27/2010
^ Edmonton Oilers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/01/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils Game Recap – 12/02/2010
^ San Jose Sharks at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/04/2010
^ Ottawa Senators at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/07/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings Game Recap – 12/10/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Game Recap – 12/11/2010
^ Philadelphia Flyers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/15/2010
^ Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/16/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche Game Recap – 12/19/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Dallas Stars Game Recap – 12/21/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes Game Recap – 12/23/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at New York Islanders Game Recap – 12/26/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Game Recap – 12/28/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning Game Recap – 12/30/2010
^ Montréal Canadiens at Florida Panthers Game Recap – 12/31/2010
^ Atlanta Thrashers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/02/2011
^ Pittsburgh Penguins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/06/2011
^ Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/08/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at New York Rangers Game Recap – 01/11/2011
^ Pittsburgh Penguins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/12/2011
^ New York Rangers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/15/2011
^ Calgary Flames at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/17/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 01/18/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 01/21/2011
^ Anaheim Ducks at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/22/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers Game Recap – 01/25/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Game Recap – 02/01/2011
^ Florida Panthers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/02/2011
^ New York Rangers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/05/2011
^ New Jersey Devils at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/06/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 02/09/2011
^ New York Islanders at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/10/2011
^ Toronto Maple Leafs at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/12/2011
^ Buffalo Sabres at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/15/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers Game Recap – 02/17/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Calgary Flames Game Recap – 02/20/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks Game Recap – 02/22/2011
^ Toronto Maple Leafs at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/24/2011
^ Carolina Hurricanes at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/26/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers Game Recap – 03/01/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Florida Panthers Game Recap – 03/03/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning Game Recap – 03/05/2011
^ Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/08/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues Game Recap – 03/10/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins Game Recap – 03/12/2011
^ Washington Capitals at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/15/2011
^ Tampa Bay Lightning at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/17/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at New York Rangers Game Recap – 03/18/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild Game Recap – 03/20/2011
^ Buffalo Sabres at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/22/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 03/24/2011
^ Washington Capitals at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/26/2011
^ Atlanta Thrashers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/29/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes Game Recap – 03/30/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils Game Recap – 04/02/2011
^ Chicago Blackhawks at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 04/05/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 04/07/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Game Recap – 04/09/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 04/14/2011
^ Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 04/16/2011
^ Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 04/18/2011
^ Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 04/21/2011
^ Canadiens vs. Bruins – 23/04/2011 – Montréal Canadiens – Recap
^ Bruins vs. Canadiens – 26/04/2011 – Montréal Canadiens – Recap
^ Canadiens vs. Bruins – 27/04/2011 – Montréal Canadiens – Recap
^ "2010–2011 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
^ Price, Crosby and Semin top week's 'Three Stars'
^ CROSBY, PRICE, BYFUGLIEN WIN NHL MONTHLY HONOURS
^ Iginla leads NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
^ Sharks' Pavelski tops 'Three Stars' of the week
^ Press release (17 June 2010). "Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues for Lars Eller and Ian Schultz". Montreal, QC: Montreal Canadiens.
^ Habs select Jarred Tinordi
^ Dan Ellis and Dustin Boyd to Montreal for S. Kostitsyn
^ Habs acquire Karri Ramo from Tampa Bay
^ Ryan O'Byrne traded to Colorado
^ Habs acquire James Wisniewski from the Islanders
^ Maxim Lapierre traded to Anaheim
^ The Habs acquire Paul Mara from Anaheim
^ Habs acquire Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes from Atlanta
^ Habs acquire Drew MacIntyre
^ Press release (27 May 2010). "Canadiens sign free agent Kyle Klubertanz". Montreal, QC: Montreal Canadiens.
^ Habs ink Alex Auld
^ Alexandre Picard signs 1-year deal
^ Habs ink free agent forward Jeff Halpern
^ Canadiens sign free agent Alain Berger to 3-year contract
^ Lightning Sign Free Agent Goaltender Dan Ellis
^ Oilers sign pair
^ Oilers sign Gregory Stewart
^ Lightning Sign Free Agent Center Dominic Moore
^ METROPOLIT INKS TWO-YEAR DEAL WITH EV ZUG IN SWITZERLAND
^ "Trotter contract with Dinamo Riga confirmed". Latvianhockey.com. 2010-07-28. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Ducks Sign D Mara to One-Year Deal
^ Lightning Sign Defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron
^ Georges Blog August 10, 2010
^ Mathieu Darche under contract for the 2010–11 season
^ Habs ink Tomas Plekanec to a six-year deal
^ Habs lock up Tom Pyatt
^ One-year deal for Pouliot
^ Curtis Sanford back in 2010–11
^ Canadiens sign defenseman Frédéric St. Denis to a one-year contract
^ Canadiens ink Dustin Boyd
^ Mathieu Carle under contract for the 2010–11 season
^ Habs re-sign Maxim Lapierre
^ Habs ink Wyman to 1-year deal
^ Habs sign David Desharnais
^ Habs ink Alexander Avtsin
^ "Habs sign Cédrick Desjardins" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 20, 2010.
^ "One-year contract for Ryan Russell" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 20, 2010.
^ "Alex Henry under contract for the next two seasons" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 30, 2010.
^ "Habs ink Louis Leblanc" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 30, 2010.
^ "Two-year contract for Carey Price" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. September 2, 2010.
^ "Habs sign Joe Stejskal to a two-year contract" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. March 22, 2011.
^ "Canadiens Roster". Montreal Canadiens. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Canadiens enter a player affiliation agreement with the ECHL Wheeling Nailers

[1] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[2] ttp://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011.html

[3] Basu, Arpon (22 September 2010). "Seguin solid in Bruins' debut". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League.

[4] Basu, Arpon (24 September 2010). "Canadiens get first preseason win by beating Sens 4–2". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League.

[5] "Senators 6, Canadiens 2". Ottawa, ON: National Hockey League. Associated Press. 25 September 2010.

[6] "Canadiens 4, Wild 3". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League. Associated Press. 26 September 2010.

[7] Basu, Arpon (27 September 2010). "Price rebounds in Habs' win". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League.

[8] "Sabres 5, Canadiens 3". Montreal, QC: National Hockey League. Associated Press. 30 September 2010.

[9] "Canadiens 7, Islanders 2". Quebec City, QC: National Hockey League. Associated Press. 2 October 2010.

[10] Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Game Recap – 10/07/2010

[11] Montréal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins Game Recap – 10/09/2010

[12] Tampa Bay Lightning at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/13/2010

[13] Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 10/15/2010

[14] Ottawa Senators at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/16/2010

[15] New Jersey Devils at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/21/2010

[16] Montréal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 10/23/2010

[17] Phoenix Coyotes at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/25/2010

[18] New York Islanders at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/27/2010

[19] Montréal Canadiens at New York Islanders Game Recap – 10/29/2010

[20] Florida Panthers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/30/2010

[21] Montréal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets Game Recap – 11/02/2010

[22] Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 11/05/2010

[23] Ottawa Senators at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/06/2010

[24] Vancouver Canucks at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/09/2010

[25] Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 11/11/2010

[26] Carolina Hurricanes at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/13/2010

[27] Philadelphia Flyers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/16/2010

[28] Nashville Predators at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/18/2010

[29] Toronto Maple Leafs at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/20/2010

[30] Montréal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers Game Recap – 11/22/2010

[31] Los Angeles Kings at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/24/2010

[32] Montréal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers Game Recap – 11/26/2010

[33] Buffalo Sabres at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/27/2010

[34] Edmonton Oilers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/01/2010

[35] Montréal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils Game Recap – 12/02/2010

[36] San Jose Sharks at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/04/2010

[37] Ottawa Senators at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/07/2010

[38] Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings Game Recap – 12/10/2010

[39] Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Game Recap – 12/11/2010

[40] Philadelphia Flyers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/15/2010

[41] Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/16/2010

[42] Montréal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche Game Recap – 12/19/2010

[43] Montréal Canadiens at Dallas Stars Game Recap – 12/21/2010

[44] Montréal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes Game Recap – 12/23/2010

[45] Montréal Canadiens at New York Islanders Game Recap – 12/26/2010

[46] Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Game Recap – 12/28/2010

[47] Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning Game Recap – 12/30/2010

[48] Montréal Canadiens at Florida Panthers Game Recap – 12/31/2010

[49] Atlanta Thrashers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/02/2011

[50] Pittsburgh Penguins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/06/2011

[51] Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/08/2011

[52] Montréal Canadiens at New York Rangers Game Recap – 01/11/2011

[53] Pittsburgh Penguins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/12/2011

[54] New York Rangers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/15/2011

[55] Calgary Flames at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/17/2011

[56] Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 01/18/2011

[57] Montréal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 01/21/2011

[58] Anaheim Ducks at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/22/2011

[59] Montréal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers Game Recap – 01/25/2011

[60] Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Game Recap – 02/01/2011

[61] Florida Panthers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/02/2011

[62] New York Rangers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/05/2011

[63] New Jersey Devils at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/06/2011

[64] Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 02/09/2011

[65] New York Islanders at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/10/2011

[66] Toronto Maple Leafs at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/12/2011

[67] Buffalo Sabres at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/15/2011

[68] Montréal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers Game Recap – 02/17/2011

[69] Montréal Canadiens at Calgary Flames Game Recap – 02/20/2011

[70] Montréal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks Game Recap – 02/22/2011

[71] Toronto Maple Leafs at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/24/2011

[72] Carolina Hurricanes at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/26/2011

[73] Montréal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers Game Recap – 03/01/2011

[74] Montréal Canadiens at Florida Panthers Game Recap – 03/03/2011

[75] Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning Game Recap – 03/05/2011

[76] Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/08/2011

[77] Montréal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues Game Recap – 03/10/2011

[78] Montréal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins Game Recap – 03/12/2011

[79] Washington Capitals at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/15/2011

[80] Tampa Bay Lightning at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/17/2011

[81] Montréal Canadiens at New York Rangers Game Recap – 03/18/2011

[82] Montréal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild Game Recap – 03/20/2011

[83] Buffalo Sabres at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/22/2011

[84] Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 03/24/2011

[85] Washington Capitals at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/26/2011

[86] Atlanta Thrashers at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/29/2011

[87] Montréal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes Game Recap – 03/30/2011

[88] Montréal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils Game Recap – 04/02/2011

[89] Chicago Blackhawks at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 04/05/2011

[90] Montréal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 04/07/2011

[91] Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Game Recap – 04/09/2011

[92] Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 04/14/2011

[93] Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 04/16/2011

[94] Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 04/18/2011

[95] Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens Game Recap – 04/21/2011

[96] Canadiens vs. Bruins – 23/04/2011 – Montréal Canadiens – Recap

[97] Bruins vs. Canadiens – 26/04/2011 – Montréal Canadiens – Recap

[98] Canadiens vs. Bruins – 27/04/2011 – Montréal Canadiens – Recap

[standings-conf-99] "2010–2011 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.

[100] Price, Crosby and Semin top week's 'Three Stars'

[101] CROSBY, PRICE, BYFUGLIEN WIN NHL MONTHLY HONOURS

[102] Iginla leads NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'

[103] Sharks' Pavelski tops 'Three Stars' of the week

[104] Press release (17 June 2010). "Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues for Lars Eller and Ian Schultz". Montreal, QC: Montreal Canadiens.

[105] Habs select Jarred Tinordi

[106] Dan Ellis and Dustin Boyd to Montreal for S. Kostitsyn

[107] Habs acquire Karri Ramo from Tampa Bay

[108] Ryan O'Byrne traded to Colorado

[109] Habs acquire James Wisniewski from the Islanders

[110] Maxim Lapierre traded to Anaheim

[111] The Habs acquire Paul Mara from Anaheim

[112] Habs acquire Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes from Atlanta

[113] Habs acquire Drew MacIntyre

[114] Press release (27 May 2010). "Canadiens sign free agent Kyle Klubertanz". Montreal, QC: Montreal Canadiens.

[115] Habs ink Alex Auld

[116] Alexandre Picard signs 1-year deal

[117] Habs ink free agent forward Jeff Halpern

[118] Canadiens sign free agent Alain Berger to 3-year contract

[119] Lightning Sign Free Agent Goaltender Dan Ellis

[120] Oilers sign pair

[121] Oilers sign Gregory Stewart

[122] Lightning Sign Free Agent Center Dominic Moore

[123] METROPOLIT INKS TWO-YEAR DEAL WITH EV ZUG IN SWITZERLAND

[124] "Trotter contract with Dinamo Riga confirmed". Latvianhockey.com. 2010-07-28. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[125] Ducks Sign D Mara to One-Year Deal

[126] Lightning Sign Defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron

[127] Georges Blog August 10, 2010

[128] Mathieu Darche under contract for the 2010–11 season

[129] Habs ink Tomas Plekanec to a six-year deal

[130] Habs lock up Tom Pyatt

[131] One-year deal for Pouliot

[132] Curtis Sanford back in 2010–11

[133] Canadiens sign defenseman Frédéric St. Denis to a one-year contract

[134] Canadiens ink Dustin Boyd

[135] Mathieu Carle under contract for the 2010–11 season

[136] Habs re-sign Maxim Lapierre

[137] Habs ink Wyman to 1-year deal

[138] Habs sign David Desharnais

[139] Habs ink Alexander Avtsin

[140] "Habs sign Cédrick Desjardins" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 20, 2010.

[141] "One-year contract for Ryan Russell" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 20, 2010.

[142] "Alex Henry under contract for the next two seasons" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 30, 2010.

[143] "Habs ink Louis Leblanc" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. July 30, 2010.

[144] "Two-year contract for Carey Price" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. September 2, 2010.

[145] "Habs sign Joe Stejskal to a two-year contract" (Press release). Montreal Canadiens. March 22, 2011.

[146] "Canadiens Roster". Montreal Canadiens. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[147] Canadiens enter a player affiliation agreement with the ECHL Wheeling Nailers

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