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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
General Manager Pierre Gauthier
Coach Jacques Martin
Captain Brian Gionta
Alternate captains Hal Gill
Andrei Markov
Arena Bell Centre
Average attendance 21,273 (100%)[1]
Team leaders
Goals Brian Gionta (29)
Assists Tomas Plekanec (35)
Points Tomas Plekanec (57)
Penalties in minutes P. K. Subban (124)
Wins Carey Price (38)
Goals against average Carey 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[]

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 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

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; ROW= Regulation & OT Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


Conference standings[]

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

y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and 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
Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 77 22 35 57 8 60
Cammalleri, MichaelMichael Cammalleri 67 19 28 47 2 33
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta 82 29 17 46 3 24
Kostitsyn, AndreiAndrei Kostitsyn 81 20 25 45 3 36
Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban 77 14 24 38 −8 124
Gomez, ScottScott Gomez 80 7 31 38 −15 48
Hamrlik, RomanRoman Hamrlik 79 5 29 34 6 81
Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot 79 13 17 30 2 87
Wisniewski, JamesJames Wisniewski

|| 43 || 7 || 23 || 30 || 4 || 20

Darche, MathieuMathieu Darche 59 12 14 26 7 10
Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern 72 11 15 26 6 29
Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 37 14 10 24 −1 39
Desharnais , DavidDavid Desharnais 43 8 14 22 −3 12
Eller, LarsLars Eller 77 7 10 17 −4 48
Moen, TravisTravis Moen 79 6 10 16 −4 96
Spacek, JaroslavJaroslav Spacek 59 1 15 16 9 45
Weber, YannickYannick Weber 41 1 10 11 0 14
Gill, HalHal Gill 75 2 7 9 −9 43
Picard, AlexandreAlexandre Picard 43 3 5 8 0 17
Lapierre, MaximMaxim Lapierre

|| 38 || 5 || 3 || 8 || −7 || 63

Pyatt, TomTom Pyatt 61 2 5 7 −1 9
Gorges, JoshJosh Gorges 36 1 6 7 −3 18
White, RyanRyan White 27 2 3 5 5 38
Mara, PaulPaul Mara

|| 20 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 48

Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 7 1 2 3 2 4
Boyd, DustinDustin Boyd 10 1 0 1 −6 2
Sopel, BrentBrent Sopel

|| 12 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −1 || 0

Engqvist, AndreasAndreas Engqvist 3 0 0 0 0 0
Palushaj, AaronAaron Palushaj 3 0 0 0 1 2
O'Byrne, RyanRyan O'Byrne

|| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4

Dawes, NigelNigel Dawes

|| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

Nash, BrendonBrendon Nash 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Cammalleri, MichaelMichael Cammalleri 7 3 7 10 −5 0
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta 7 3 2 5 −6 0
Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 7 2 3 5 −1 2
Gomez, ScottScott Gomez 7 0 4 4 −6 2
Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban 7 2 2 4 −2 2
Hamrlik, RomanRoman Hamrlik 7 0 3 3 −1 6
Darche, MathieuMathieu Darche 7 1 1 2 −1 0
Wisniewski, JamesJames Wisniewski 6 0 2 2 −3 7
Kostitsyn, AndreiAndrei Kostitsyn 6 2 0 2 0 6
Weber, YannickYannick Weber 3 2 0 2 1 0
Eller, LarsLars Eller 7 0 2 2 1 4
Sopel, BrentBrent Sopel 7 1 0 1 −2 2
Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern 4 1 0 1 −1 0
Moen, TravisTravis Moen 7 0 1 1 −1 2
Desharnais , DavidDavid Desharnais 5 0 1 1 0 2
Gill, HalHal Gill 7 0 0 0 −1 2
Mara, PaulPaul Mara 1 0 0 0 0 0
Spacek, JaroslavJaroslav Spacek 7 0 0 0 −3 4
Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot 3 0 0 0 0 7
Pyatt, TomTom Pyatt 7 0 0 0 0 0
White, RyanRyan 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
Price, CareyCarey Price 72 4206 38 28 6 165 2.35 2147 .923 8 0 2 13
Auld, AlexAlex 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
Price, CareyCarey 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
Ian Schultz
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[lower-alpha 1]
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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  12. Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins Game Recap – 10/09/2010
  13. Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/13/2010
  14. Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 10/15/2010
  15. Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/16/2010
  16. New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/21/2010
  17. Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 10/23/2010
  18. Phoenix Coyotes at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/25/2010
  19. New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/27/2010
  20. Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders Game Recap – 10/29/2010
  21. Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/30/2010
  22. Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets Game Recap – 11/02/2010
  23. Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 11/05/2010
  24. Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/06/2010
  25. Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/09/2010
  26. Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 11/11/2010
  27. Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/13/2010
  28. Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/16/2010
  29. Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/18/2010
  30. Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/20/2010
  31. Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers Game Recap – 11/22/2010
  32. Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/24/2010
  33. Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers Game Recap – 11/26/2010
  34. Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/27/2010
  35. Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/01/2010
  36. Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils Game Recap – 12/02/2010
  37. San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/04/2010
  38. Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/07/2010
  39. Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings Game Recap – 12/10/2010
  40. Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Game Recap – 12/11/2010
  41. Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/15/2010
  42. Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/16/2010
  43. Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche Game Recap – 12/19/2010
  44. Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars Game Recap – 12/21/2010
  45. Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes Game Recap – 12/23/2010
  46. Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders Game Recap – 12/26/2010
  47. Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Game Recap – 12/28/2010
  48. Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning Game Recap – 12/30/2010
  49. Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers Game Recap – 12/31/2010
  50. Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/02/2011
  51. Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/06/2011
  52. Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/08/2011
  53. Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers Game Recap – 01/11/2011
  54. Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/12/2011
  55. New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/15/2011
  56. Calgary Flames at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/17/2011
  57. Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 01/18/2011
  58. Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 01/21/2011
  59. Anaheim Ducks at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/22/2011
  60. Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers Game Recap – 01/25/2011
  61. Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Game Recap – 02/01/2011
  62. Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/02/2011
  63. New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/05/2011
  64. New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/06/2011
  65. Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 02/09/2011
  66. New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/10/2011
  67. Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/12/2011
  68. Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/15/2011
  69. Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers Game Recap – 02/17/2011
  70. Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames Game Recap – 02/20/2011
  71. Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks Game Recap – 02/22/2011
  72. Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/24/2011
  73. Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/26/2011
  74. Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers Game Recap – 03/01/2011
  75. Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers Game Recap – 03/03/2011
  76. Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning Game Recap – 03/05/2011
  77. Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/08/2011
  78. Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues Game Recap – 03/10/2011
  79. Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins Game Recap – 03/12/2011
  80. Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/15/2011
  81. Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/17/2011
  82. Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers Game Recap – 03/18/2011
  83. Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild Game Recap – 03/20/2011
  84. Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/22/2011
  85. Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 03/24/2011
  86. Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/26/2011
  87. Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/29/2011
  88. Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes Game Recap – 03/30/2011
  89. Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils Game Recap – 04/02/2011
  90. Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 04/05/2011
  91. Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 04/07/2011
  92. Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Game Recap – 04/09/2011
  93. Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 04/14/2011
  94. Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 04/16/2011
  95. Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 04/18/2011
  96. Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 04/21/2011
  97. Canadiens vs. Bruins – 23/04/2011 – Montréal Canadiens – Recap.
  98. Bruins vs. Canadiens – 26/04/2011 – Montréal Canadiens – Recap.
  99. Canadiens vs. Bruins – 27/04/2011 – Montréal Canadiens – Recap.
  100. 2010–2011 Standings by Conference. National Hockey League.
  101. Price, Crosby and Semin top week's 'Three Stars'
  102. CROSBY, PRICE, BYFUGLIEN WIN NHL MONTHLY HONOURS
  103. Iginla leads NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  104. Sharks' Pavelski tops 'Three Stars' of the week
  105. Press release (17 June 2010). Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues for Lars Eller and Ian Schultz. Montreal Canadiens.
  106. Habs select Jarred Tinordi
  107. Dan Ellis and Dustin Boyd to Montreal for S. Kostitsyn
  108. Habs acquire Karri Ramo from Tampa Bay
  109. Ryan O'Byrne traded to Colorado
  110. Habs acquire James Wisniewski from the Islanders
  111. Maxim Lapierre traded to Anaheim
  112. The Habs acquire Paul Mara from Anaheim
  113. Habs acquire Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes from Atlanta
  114. Habs acquire Drew MacIntyre

Free agents acquired[]

Player Former team Contract terms
Kyle Klubertanz[1] Djurgardens IF 1 year, entry-level, $550,000
Alex Auld[2] New York Rangers 1 year, $1 million
Alexandre Picard[3] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $600,000
Jeff Halpern[4] Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $600,000
Alain Berger[5] Oshawa Generals 3 years, $1.998 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost[]

Player New team Contract terms
Dan Ellis[6] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $3 million
Shawn Belle[7] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $650,000
Gregory Stewart[8] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $550,000
Dominic Moore[9] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $2.2 million
Glen Metropolit[10] EV Zug 2 years
Brock Trotter[11] Dinamo Riga 2 years
Paul Mara[12] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $750,000
Marc-Andre Bergeron[13] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1 million

Lost via retirement[]

Player
Georges Laraque[14]

Player signings[]

Player Contract terms
Mathieu Darche[15] 1 year, $575,000
Tomas Plekanec[16] 6 years, $30 million
Tom Pyatt[17] 1 year, $500,000
Benoit Pouliot[18] 1 year, $1.375 million
Curtis Sanford[19] 1 year, $550,000
Frederic St-Denis[20] 1 year, two-way, $550,000
Dustin Boyd[21] 1 year, $650,000
Mathieu Carle[22] 1 year, two-way, $660,000
Maxim Lapierre[23] 1 year, $900,000
J. T. Wyman[24] 1 year, two-way, $550,000
David Desharnais[25] 1 year, two-way, $575,000
Alexander Avtsin[26] 3 years, $1.82 million entry-level contract
Cedrick Desjardins[27] 1 year, two-way, $550,000
Ryan Russell[28] 1 year, two-way, $550,000
Alex Henry[29] 2 years, two-way, $1.025 million
Louis Leblanc[30] 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Carey Price[31] 2 years, $5.5 million
Joe Stejskal[32] 2 years, $1.16 million entry-level contract

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 Flag of the United States United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4 113 (from Buffalo via Phoenix) Mark MacMillan F Flag of Canada Canada Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)
4 117 Morgan Ellis D Flag of Canada Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
5 147 Brendan Gallagher RW Flag of Canada Canada Vancouver Giants (WHL)
7 207 John Westin LW Flag of Sweden Sweden Modo Hockey Jr. (J20 SuperElit)

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.[33]

Broadcasting[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. Press release (27 May 2010). Canadiens sign free agent Kyle Klubertanz. Montreal Canadiens.
  2. Habs ink Alex Auld
  3. Alexandre Picard signs 1-year deal
  4. Habs ink free agent forward Jeff Halpern
  5. Canadiens sign free agent Alain Berger to 3-year contract
  6. Lightning Sign Free Agent Goaltender Dan Ellis
  7. Oilers sign pair
  8. Oilers sign Gregory Stewart
  9. Lightning Sign Free Agent Center Dominic Moore
  10. METROPOLIT INKS TWO-YEAR DEAL WITH EV ZUG IN SWITZERLAND
  11. Trotter contract with Dinamo Riga confirmed. Latvianhockey.com (2010-07-28).
  12. Ducks Sign D Mara to One-Year Deal
  13. Lightning Sign Defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron
  14. Workout. Georges Blog.
  15. Mathieu Darche under contract for the 2010–11 season
  16. Habs ink Tomas Plekanec to a six-year deal
  17. Habs lock up Tom Pyatt
  18. One-year deal for Pouliot
  19. Curtis Sanford back in 2010–11
  20. Canadiens sign defenseman Frédéric St. Denis to a one-year contract
  21. Canadiens ink Dustin Boyd
  22. Mathieu Carle under contract for the 2010–11 season
  23. Habs re-sign Maxim Lapierre
  24. Habs ink Wyman to 1-year deal
  25. Habs sign David Desharnais
  26. Habs ink Alexander Avtsin.
  27. Montreal Canadiens (July 20, 2010). Habs sign Cédrick Desjardins. Press release.
  28. Montreal Canadiens (July 20, 2010). One-year contract for Ryan Russell. Press release.
  29. Montreal Canadiens (July 30, 2010). Alex Henry under contract for the next two seasons. Press release.
  30. Montreal Canadiens (July 30, 2010). Habs ink Louis Leblanc. Press release.
  31. Montreal Canadiens (September 2, 2010). Two-year contract for Carey Price. Press release.
  32. Montreal Canadiens (March 22, 2011). Habs sign Joe Stejskal to a two-year contract. Press release.
  33. Canadiens enter a player affiliation agreement with the ECHL Wheeling Nailers
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