2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season

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2010–11 Montreal Canadiens
Division2nd Northeast
Conference6th Eastern
2010–11 record44–30–8
Home record24–11–6
Road record20–19–2
Goals for216
Goals against209
Team information
General managerPierre Gauthier
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainBrian Gionta
Alternate captainsHal Gill
Andrei Markov
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance21,273 (100%)[1]
Team leaders
GoalsBrian Gionta (29)
AssistsTomas Plekanec (35)
PointsTomas Plekanec (57)
Penalty minutesP. K. Subban (124)
Plus/minusJaroslav Spacek (+9)
WinsCarey Price (38)
Goals against averageCarey Price (2.35)

The 2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season was the franchise's 102nd overall season and its 94th since joining the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] The Canadiens finished sixth overall in the Eastern Conference before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Boston Bruins, in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals 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.[3]

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 [4]
2 September 24 Ottawa Senators 2–4 Montreal Canadiens Mayer 1–1–0 [5]
3 September 25 Montreal Canadiens 2–6 Ottawa Senators Price 1–2–0 [6]
4 September 26 Minnesota Wild 3–4 Montreal Canadiens Auld 2–2–0 [7]
5 September 27 Florida Panthers 2–6 Montreal Canadiens Price 3–2–0 [8]
6 September 30 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 Montreal Canadiens Auld 3–3–0 [9]
7 October 2 (in Quebec City, QC) Montreal Canadiens 7–2 New York Islanders (SS) Price 4–3–0 [10]
(SS) = Split-squad games.

Regular season[]

2010–11 Game Log
October: 7–3–1, 15 Points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 Price Air Canada Centre 19,646 0–1–0 0 [11]
2 October 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Price Consol Energy Center 18,106 1–1–0 2 [12]
3 October 13 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4 OT Price Bell Centre 21,273 1–1–1 3 [13]
4 October 15 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Price HSBC Arena 17,264 2–1–1 5 [14]
5 October 16 Ottawa Senators 4–3 Price Bell Centre 21,273 3–1–1 7 [15]
6 October 21 New Jersey Devils 0–3 Price Bell Centre 21,273 3–2–1 7 [16]
7 October 23 Ottawa Senators 3–0 Price Scotiabank Place 20,301 4–2–1 9 [17]
8 October 25 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 OT Price Bell Centre 21,273 5–2–1 11 [18]
9 October 27 New York Islanders 5–3 Price Bell Centre 21,273 6–2–1 13 [19]
10 October 29 New York Islanders 3–1 Auld Nassau Coliseum 11,922 7–2–1 15 [20]
11 October 30 Florida Panthers 1–3 Price Bell Centre 21,273 7–3–1 15 [21]
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)
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–3 Price Nationwide Arena 18,500 7–4–1 15 [22]
13 November 5 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Price HSBC Arena 18,026 8–4–1 17 [23]
14 November 6 Ottawa Senators 2–3 Price Bell Centre 21,273 8–5–1 17 [24]
15 November 9 Vancouver Canucks 2–0 Price Bell Centre 21,273 9–5–1 19 [25]
16 November 11 Boston Bruins 3–1 Price TD Garden 17,565 10–5–1 21 [26]
17 November 13 Carolina Hurricanes 7–2 Price Bell Centre 21,273 11–5–1 23 [27]
18 November 16 Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 Price Bell Centre 21,273 12–5–1 25 [28]
19 November 18 Nashville Predators 0–3 Price Bell Centre 21,273 12–6–1 25 [29]
20 November 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 Price Bell Centre 21,273 13–6–1 27 [30]
21 November 22 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Price Wachovia Center 19,753 13–7–1 27 [31]
22 November 24 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Price Bell Centre 21,273 14–7–1 29 [32]
23 November 26 Atlanta Thrashers 0–3 Auld Philips Arena 13,068 14–8–1 29 [33]
24 November 27 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 Price Bell Centre 21,273 15–8–1 31 [34]
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)
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
25 December 1 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 OT Price Bell Centre 21,273 15–8–2 32 [35]
26 December 2 New Jersey Devils 5–1 Price Prudential Center 11,434 16–8–2 34 [36]
27 December 4 San Jose Sharks 3–1 Price Bell Centre 21,273 17–8–2 36 [37]
28 December 7 Ottawa Senators 4–1 Price Bell Centre 21,273 18–8–2 38 [38]
29 December 10 Detroit Red Wings 2–4 Price Joe Louis Arena 20,066 18–9–2 38 [39]
30 December 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Auld Air Canada Centre 19,656 18–10–2 38 [40]
31 December 15 Philadelphia Flyers 3–5 Price Bell Centre 21,273 18–11–2 38 [41]
32 December 16 Boston Bruins 4–3 Price Bell Centre 21,273 19–11–2 40 [42]
33 December 19 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Price Pepsi Center 18,007 19–12–2 40 [43]
34 December 21 Dallas Stars 2–5 Price American Airlines Center 17,805 19–13–2 40 [44]
35 December 23 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Price RBC Center 16,981 20–13–2 42 [45]
36 December 26 New York Islanders 1–4 Price Nassau Coliseum 3,136 20–14–2 42 [46]
37 December 28 Washington Capitals 0–3 Price Verizon Center 18,398 20–15–2 42 [47]
38 December 30 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–4 Price St. Pete Times Forum 20,191 20–16–2 42 [48]
39 December 31 Florida Panthers 3–2 OT Auld BankAtlantic Center 20,072 21–16–2 44 [49]
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)
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
40 January 2 Atlanta Thrashers 3–4 OT Price Bell Centre 21,273 21–16–3 45 [50]
41 January 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 SO Price Bell Centre 21,273 22–16–3 47 [51]
42 January 8 Boston Bruins 3–2 OT Price Bell Centre 21,273 23–16–3 49 [52]
43 January 11 New York Rangers 2–1 Auld Madison Square Garden 18,200 24–16–3 51 [53]
44 January 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Price Bell Centre 21,273 24–17–3 51 [54]
45 January 15 New York Rangers 3–2 Price Bell Centre 21,273 25–17–3 53 [55]
46 January 17 Calgary Flames 5–4 OT Price Bell Centre 21,273 26–17–3 55 [56]
47 January 18 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 OT Price HSBC Arena 18,225 26–17–4 56 [57]
48 January 21 Ottawa Senators 7–1 Price Scotiabank Place 20,337 27–17–4 58 [58]
49 January 22 Anaheim Ducks 3–4 SO Price Bell Centre 21,273 27–17–5 59 [59]
50 January 25 Philadelphia Flyers 2–5 Price Wells Fargo Center 19,878 27–18–5 59 [60]
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)
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
51 February 1 Washington Capitals 3–2 SO Price Verizon Center 18,398 28–18–5 61 [61]
52 February 2 Florida Panthers 3–2 Auld Bell Centre 21,273 29–18–5 63 [62]
53 February 5 New York Rangers 2–0 Price Bell Centre 21,273 30–18–5 65 [63]
54 February 6 New Jersey Devils 1–4 Price Bell Centre 21,273 30–19–5 65 [64]
55 February 9 Boston Bruins 6–8 Price TD Garden 17,565 30–20–5 65 [65]
56 February 10 New York Islanders 3–4 SO Auld Bell Centre 21,273 30–20–6 66 [66]
57 February 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 Price Bell Centre 21,273 31–20–6 68 [67]
58 February 15 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 SO Price Bell Centre 21,273 31–20–7 69 [68]
59 February 17 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Price Rexall Place 16,839 31–21–7 69 [69]
60 February 20 Calgary Flames 0–4 Price McMahon Stadium 41,022 31–22–7 69 [70]
61 February 22 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Price Rogers Arena 18,860 32–22–7 71 [71]
62 February 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–5 Price Bell Centre 21,273 32–23–7 71 [72]
63 February 26 Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 Auld Bell Centre 21,273 33–23–7 73 [73]
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)
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
64 March 1 Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 Price Philips Arena 11,156 34–23–7 75 [74]
65 March 3 Florida Panthers 4–0 Price BankAtlantic Center 19,722 35–23–7 77 [75]
66 March 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Price St. Pete Times Forum 20,274 36–23–7 79 [76]
67 March 8 Boston Bruins 4–1 Price Bell Centre 21,273 37–23–7 81 [77]
68 March 10 St. Louis Blues 1–4 Price Scottrade Center 19,150 37–24–7 81 [78]
69 March 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 Price Consol Energy Center 18,087 38–24–7 83 [79]
70 March 15 Washington Capitals 2–4 Price Bell Centre 21,273 38–25–7 83 [80]
71 March 17 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 SO Price Bell Centre 21,273 39–25–7 85 [81]
72 March 18 New York Rangers 3–6 Price Madison Square Garden 18,200 39–26–7 85 [82]
73 March 20 Minnesota Wild 8–1 Auld Xcel Energy Center 18,595 40–26–7 87 [83]
74 March 22 Buffalo Sabres 0–2 Price Bell Centre 21,273 40–27–7 87 [84]
75 March 24 Boston Bruins 0–7 Price TD Garden 17,565 40–28–7 87 [85]
76 March 26 Washington Capitals 0–2 Price Bell Centre 21,273 40–29–7 87 [86]
77 March 29 Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 Price Bell Centre 21,273 41–29–7 89 [87]
78 March 30 Carolina Hurricanes 2–6 Price RBC Center 18,701 41–30–7 89 [88]
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)
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
79 April 2 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Price Prudential Center 17,625 42–30–7 91 [89]
80 April 5 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 OT Price Bell Centre 21,273 43–30–7 93 [90]
81 April 7 Ottawa Senators 2–3 OT Auld Scotiabank Place 19,809 43–30–8 94 [91]
82 April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 Price Air Canada Centre 19,676 44–30–8 96 [92]
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Playoffs[]

Main article: 2011 Stanley Cup 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 [93]
2 April 16 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Boston Bruins Price 17,565 Canadiens lead 2–0 [94]
3 April 18 Boston Bruins 4–2 Montreal Canadiens Price 21,273 Canadiens lead 2–1 [95]
4 April 21 Boston Bruins 5–4 Montreal Canadiens 1OT Price 21,273 Series tied 2–2 [96]
5 April 23 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Boston Bruins 2OT Price 17,565 Bruins lead 3–2 [97]
6 April 26 Boston Bruins 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Price 21,273 Series tied 3–3 [98]
7 April 27 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 Boston Bruins OT Price 17,565 Bruins win 4–3 [99]
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Northeast Division[100]
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 statistics[]

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 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[101] NHL First Star of the Week November 15, 2010
Carey Price[102] NHL Second Star of the Month November 2010
Carey Price[103] NHL Third Star of the Week March 7, 2011
P. K. Subban[104] 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[105] To St. Louis Blues
Jaroslav Halak 		To Montreal Canadiens
Lars Eller
June 25, 2010[106] To Phoenix Coyotes
1st-round pick (27th overall) in 2010
2nd-round pick in 2010 		To Montreal Canadiens
1st-round pick (22nd overall) in 2010
4th-round pick in 2010
June 29, 2010[107] To Nashville Predators
Sergei Kostitsyn
Future considerations 		To Montreal Canadiens
Dan Ellis
Dustin Boyd
Future considerations
August 16, 2010[108] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cedrick Desjardins 		To Montreal Canadiens
Karri Ramo
November 11, 2010[109] To Colorado Avalanche
Ryan O'Byrne 		To Montreal Canadiens
Michael Bournival
December 28, 2010[110] To New York Islanders
2nd-round pick in 2011
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2012[a] 		To Montreal Canadiens
James Wisniewski
December 31, 2010[111] To Anaheim Ducks
Maxim Lapierre 		To Montreal Canadiens
Brett Festerling
5th-round pick in 2012
February 17, 2011[112] To Anaheim Ducks
5th-round pick in 2012 		To Montreal Canadiens
Paul Mara
February 24, 2011[113] To Atlanta Thrashers
Ben Maxwell
4th-round pick in 2011 		To Montreal Canadiens
Nigel Dawes
Brent Sopel
February 28, 2011[114] To Atlanta Thrashers
Brett Festerling 		To Montreal Canadiens
Drew MacIntyre
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