2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 101st season of play and 93rd in the National Hockey League (NHL).

2009–10 Montreal Canadiens
Division	4th Northeast
Conference	8th Eastern
2009–10 record	39–33–10
Home record	20–16–5
Road record	19–17–5
Goals for	217
Goals against	223
Team information
General manager	Bob Gainey (Oct. 1–Feb. 10)[1] Pierre Gauthier (interim, Feb.10–May 22)[1]
Coach	Jacques Martin
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Hal Gill Brian Gionta Andrei Markov
Arena	Bell Centre
Average attendance	21,273 (100%)[2] Total: 872,193
Team leaders
Goals	Brian Gionta (28)
Assists	Scott Gomez (47)
Points	Tomas Plekanec (70)
Penalty minutes	Ryan O'Byrne (74)
Plus/minus	Andrei Markov (11)
Wins	Jaroslav Halak (26)
Goals against average	Jaroslav Halak (2.40)
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This season marked the 100th anniversary of the organization's founding in 1909. Coinciding with this, the Montreal Canadiens hosted the 2009 NHL All-Star Game at the Bell Centre on January 25, 2009 as well as the 2009 NHL Entry Draft that June leading up to the centennial anniversary of the franchise on December 4, 2009.^[3][4]

Season events

Off-season

The Canadiens announced Jacques Martin as their new head coach to replace Guy Carbonneau.^[5][6] Martin, the former coach and general manager of the Florida Panthers, and former coach of the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues,^[5] is known for his defence-first style.^[6][7]

On June 20, the Canadiens announced that owner George Gillett had reached an agreement to sell his 80% share of the team, the Bell Centre and the Gillett concert promotion company to Geoffrey, Justin and Andrew Molson.^[8][9] This represents the third time that the hockey club will be owned by the Molson family, which owned it from 1957 to 1971 and from 1978 to 2001. The purchase price was not disclosed but was estimated at between $506 and 537 million.^[8] The deal was approved by the NHL board of governors on December 1.^[9]

At the Entry Draft, this year held in Montreal at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens made Louis Leblanc their first-round pick.^[10] The pick was notable as it was the Canadiens' first first-round pick of a francophone since the team picked Eric Chouinard in the 1998 Entry Draft.^[11] Leblanc was born in the Montreal suburb of Kirkland.^[11]

General manager Bob Gainey pursued a policy of change for the lineup. Prior to free agency, he traded for top centre Scott Gomez in a seven-player deal from the New York Rangers.^[12] In free agency, the Canadiens signed Gomez's former New Jersey linemate Brian Gionta,^[13] high-scoring Calgary Flames forward Michael Cammalleri,^[14] checking line winger Travis Moen,^[15] and three defencemen: Hal Gill from the Pittsburgh Penguins,^[16] Jaroslav Spacek from the Buffalo Sabres,^[17] and Paul Mara from the New York Rangers.^[18] Captain Saku Koivu was not offered a contract and instead signed with the Anaheim Ducks.^[19] Alexei Kovalev turned down a contract and signed with the Ottawa Senators.^[20] Mike Komisarek signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs^[21] and Tom Kostopoulos signed with the Carolina Hurricanes.^[22]

Regular season

For the first time in franchise history, the Canadiens enter the regular season without a captain.^[23] On October 6, 2009, the Canadiens signed defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron^[24] due to early injuries to Andrei Markov.^[25]

On December 28, 2009, forward Michael Cammalleri scored the 20,000th goal in franchise history in a game against the Ottawa Senators.^[26][27]

On February 8, general manager Bob Gainey announced his retirement as general manager of the club, staying on as advisor to the club. Assistant general manager Pierre Gauthier became the interim general manager. Gauthier and head coach Jacques Martin held the same positions with the Ottawa Senators in the late 1990s.^[28]

The Canadiens finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams with 261.^[29]

Playoffs

In the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Canadiens faced the winners of the 2009–10 Presidents' Trophy, the Washington Capitals, who had led the league with the most goals scored during the regular season (318) and the most points (121). Despite trailing 3–1 after the first four games, the Canadiens won the final three, holding the Capitals to three goals. Montreal went 3–1 on the road in the series.

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Canadiens faced the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Once again, the Canadiens found themselves trailing, this time 3–2. After edging the Penguins 4–3 at home in Game 6, the Canadiens jumped out to a 4–0 lead in Game 7 on the road and would go on to win by a final score of 5–2, thereby clinching the series 4–3.

In the Eastern Conference Final against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Canadiens were shut out by scores of 6–0 and 3–0 in the first two games. They came back and won Game 3 at home by a score of 5–1. Game 4 was scoreless until 5:41 of the second period, when Flyers forward Claude Giroux scored his seventh of the playoffs on an assist from Kimmo Timonen. Ville Leino would score at 14:53 of the same period and Giroux would seal the win with an empty-net goal with 1:13 remaining in the game. The 3–0 Flyers' win game them a 3–1 lead in the series. The Canadiens would open the scoring in Game 5 just 59 seconds into the game on Brian Gionta's ninth of the playoffs, but the Flyers took a 3–1 lead on a short-handed goal by Flyers' captain Mike Richards at 4:25 of the first period and even-strength goals 84 seconds apart by Arron Asham and Jeff Carter in the second period. The Canadiens cut the Flyer's lead to one on Scott Gomez's second of the playoffs (assisted by P. K. Subban and Brian Gionta) at 6:53 of the third period, but Jeff Carter would seal the 4–2 Flyers' win with an empty-net goal at 19:37 and give Philadelphia a 4–1 series win. The Canadiens' playoff performance was the franchise's best in 17 years, as it was the first time they reached the Conference Finals since 1993.^[30] However, with this loss, the Canadiens failed to become champions during the 2000s. Having won at least one Stanley Cup in each decade since the 1910s, the 2000s was their first decade without a Cup, thus ending a nine-decade streak of at least one championship per decade.^[31]

Standings

Divisional standings

Northeast Division^[32]

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Buffalo Sabres	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
2	Ottawa Senators	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
3	Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	38	14	214	263	74

Conference standings

Eastern Conference^[33]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	SE	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
2	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
3	y – Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
5	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
6	Boston Bruins	NE	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
7	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
8.5
9	New York Rangers	AT	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
12	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	222	264	79
14	Florida Panthers	SE	82	32	37	13	208	244	77
15	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	30	38	14	214	267	74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Preseason

Pre-season: 4–2–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 0–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Recap 1 September 17 Florida Panthers 2–3 Bell Centre 21,273 1–0–0 [34] 2 September 18 Ottawa Senators 1–2 Bell Centre 21,273 2–0–0 [35] 3 September 19 @ Ottawa Senators 6–1 Scotiabank Place 17,931 2–1–0 [36] 4 September 20 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City 15,399 2–2–0 [37] 5 September 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Bell Centre 21,273 3–2–0 [38] 6 September 24 Boston Bruins 2–1 SO Bell Centre 21,273 3–2–1 [39] 7 September 26 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Bell Centre 21,273 4–2–1 [40]

Regular season

2009–10 game log
October: 7–7–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–5–0) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 OT Air Canada Centre 19,617 1–0–0 2 [41] 2 October 3 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–1 OT HSBC Arena 18,690 2–0–0 4 [42] 3 October 6 @ Calgary Flames 3–4 Pengrowth Saddledome 19,289 2–1–0 4 [43] 4 October 7 @ Vancouver Canucks 1–7 General Motors Place 18,810 2–2–0 4 [44] 5 October 10 @ Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Rexall Place 16,839 2–3–0 4 [45] 6 October 15 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Bell Centre 21,273 2–4–0 4 [46] 7 October 17 Ottawa Senators 1–3 Bell Centre 21,273 2–5–0 4 [47] 8 October 20 Atlanta Thrashers 2–1 SO Bell Centre 21,273 3–5–0 6 [48] 9 October 22 New York Islanders 5–1 Bell Centre 21,273 4–5–0 8 [49] 10 October 24 New York Rangers 5–4 OT Bell Centre 21,273 5–5–0 10 [50] 11 October 26 New York Islanders 3–2 OT Bell Centre 21,273 6–5–0 12 [51] 12 October 28 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 Mellon Arena 16,965 6–6–0 12 [52] 13 October 30 @ Chicago Blackhawks 2–3 United Center 20,807 6–7–0 12 [53] 14 October 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 SO Bell Centre 21,273 7–7–0 14 [54]
November: 5–5–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 3–2–0) Season: 12–12–2 (home: 7–5–2; road: 5–7–0) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points Recap 15 November 3 Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 Bell Centre 21,273 7–8–0 14 [55] 16 November 5 @ Boston Bruins 1–2 SO TD Garden 17,565 8–8–0 16 [56] 17 November 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 Bell Centre 21,273 8–9–0 16 [57] 18 November 10 Calgary Flames 1–0 Bell Centre 21,273 8–10–0 16 [58] 19 November 12 @ Phoenix Coyotes 2–4 Jobing.com Arena 10,064 9–10–0 18 [59] 20 November 14 @ Nashville Predators 2–0 Sommet Center 15,604 9–11–0 18 [60] 21 November 17 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 SO Bell Centre 21,273 10–11–0 20 [61] 22 November 20 @ Washington Capitals 2–3 Verizon Center 18,277 11–11–0 22 [62] 23 November 21 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 SO Bell Centre 21,273 11–11–1 23 [63] 24 November 24 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–5 Bell Centre 21,273 12–11–1 25 [64] 25 November 25 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Mellon Arena 17,094 12–12–1 25 [65] 26 November 28 Washington Capitals 4–3 SO Bell Centre 21,273 12–12–2 26 [66]
December: 9–7–1 (home: 2–4–0; road: 7–3–1) Season: 21–19–3 (home: 9–9–2; road: 12–10–1) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points Recap 27 December 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 Bell Centre 21,273 12–13–2 26 [67] 28 December 3 @ Buffalo Sabres 6–2 HSBC Arena 18,690 12–14–2 26 [68] 29 December 4 Boston Bruins 1–5 Bell Centre 21,273 13–14–2 28 [69] 30 December 7 Philadelphia Flyers 1–3 Bell Centre 21,273 14–14–2 30 [70] 31 December 8 @ Ottawa Senators 1–4 Scotiabank Place 18,866 15–14–2 32 [71] 32 December 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Bell Centre 21,273 15–15–2 32 [72] 33 December 12 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3–4 OT Philips Arena 16,616 15–15–3 33 [73] 34 December 14 Buffalo Sabres 4–3 Bell Centre 21,273 15–16–3 33 [74] 35 December 16 @ New Jersey Devils 2–1 Prudential Center 12,178 15–17–3 33 [75] 36 December 17 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Bell Centre 21,273 15–18–3 33 [76] 37 December 19 @ New York Islanders 0–3 Nassau Coliseum 7,842 16–18–3 35 [77] 38 December 21 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3–4 OT Philips Arena 15,075 17–18–3 37 [78] 39 December 23 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–5 RBC Center 14,820 18–18–3 39 [79] 40 December 26 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 OT Air Canada Centre 19,250 19–18–3 41 [80] 41 December 28 @ Ottawa Senators 4–2 Scotiabank Place 20,369 19–19–3 41 [81] 42 December 30 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 OT St. Pete Times Forum 18,441 20–19–3 43 [82] 43 December 31 @ Florida Panthers 4–5 BankAtlantic Center 19,851 21–19–3 45 [83]
January: 4–6–3 (home: 3–2–2; road: 1–4–1) Season: 25–25–6 (home: 12–11–4; road: 13–14–2) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points Recap 44 January 3 Buffalo Sabres 1–0 Bell Centre 21,273 21–20–3 45 [84] 45 January 5 @ Washington Capitals 4–2 Verizon Center 18,277 21–21–3 45 [85] 46 January 7 Florida Panthers 0–2 Bell Centre 21,273 22–21–3 47 [86] 47 January 9 New Jersey Devils 2–1 OT Bell Centre 21,273 22–21–4 48 [87] 48 January 14 Dallas Stars 3–5 Bell Centre 21,273 23–21–4 50 [88] 49 January 16 Ottawa Senators 4–2 Bell Centre 21,273 23–22–4 50 [89] 50 January 17 @ New York Rangers 2–6 Madison Square Garden 18,200 23–23–4 50 [90] 51 January 20 St. Louis Blues 4–3 OT Bell Centre 21,273 23–23–5 51 [91] 52 January 22 @ New Jersey Devils 3–1 Prudential Center 17,625 24–23–5 53 [92] 53 January 23 New York Rangers 6–0 Bell Centre 21,273 25–23–5 55 [93] 54 January 26 @ Florida Panthers 1–2 BankAtlantic Center 17,104 25–24–5 55 [94] 55 January 27 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 0–3 St. Pete Times Forum 14,404 25–25–5 55 [95] 56 January 30 @ Ottawa Senators 2–3 OT Scotiabank Place 20,500 25–25–6 56 [96]
February: 4–3–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–1–0) Season: 29–28–6 (home: 15–13–4; road: 14–15–2) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points Recap 57 February 2 Vancouver Canucks 2–3 Bell Centre 21,273 26–25–6 58 [97] 58 February 4 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 SO TD Garden 17,565 27–25–6 60 [98] 59 February 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Bell Centre 21,273 28–25–6 62 [99] 60 February 7 Boston Bruins 3–0 Bell Centre 21,273 28–26–6 62 [100] 61 February 10 Washington Capitals 5–6 OT Bell Centre 21,273 29–26–6 64 [101] 62 February 12 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 Wachovia Center 19,803 29–27–6 64 [102] 63 February 13 Philadelphia Flyers 6–2 Bell Centre 21,273 29–28–6 64 [103]
March: 8–4–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 4–1–2) Season: 37–32–8 (home: 19–16–4; road: 18–16–4) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points Recap 64 March 2 @ Boston Bruins 1–4 TD Garden 17,565 30–28–6 66 [104] 65 March 4 @ San Jose Sharks 3–2 HP Pavilion 17,562 30–29–6 66 [105] 66 March 6 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–4 Staples Center 18,118 31–29–6 68 [106] 67 March 7 @ Anaheim Ducks 3–4 SO Honda Center 15,883 32–29–6 70 [107] 68 March 9 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–5 Bell Centre 21,273 33–29–6 72 [108] 69 March 11 Edmonton Oilers 4–5 SO Bell Centre 21,273 34–29–6 74 [109] 70 March 13 Boston Bruins 2–3 Bell Centre 21,273 35–29–6 76 [110] 71 March 16 @ New York Rangers 1–3 Madison Square Garden 18,200 36–29–6 78 [111] 72 March 20 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 SO Air Canada Centre 19,538 36–29–7 79 [112] 73 March 22 Ottawa Senators 2–0 Bell Centre 21,273 36–30–7 79 [113] 74 March 24 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 SO HSBC Arena 18,690 36–30–8 80 [114] 75 March 25 Florida Panthers 1–4 Bell Centre 21,273 37–30–8 82 [115] 76 March 27 New Jersey Devils 4–2 Bell Centre 21,273 37–31–8 82 [116] 77 March 31 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 Bell Centre 21,273 37–32–8 82 [117]
April: 2–1–2 (home: 1–0–1; road: 1–1–1) Season: 39–33–10 (home: 20–16–5; road: 19–17–5) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points Recap 78 April 2 @ Philadelphia Flyers 0–1 Wachovia Center 19,801 38–32–8 84 [118] 79 April 3 Buffalo Sabres 0–3 Bell Centre 21,273 39–32–8 86 [119] 80 April 6 @ New York Islanders 4–3 SO Nassau Coliseum 10,263 39–32–9 87 [120] 81 April 8 @ Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 RBC Center 18,680 39–33–9 87 [121] 82 April 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 OT Bell Centre 21,273 39–33–10 88 [122]
Legend:   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss
2009–10 schedule

Playoffs

Main article: 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs

Qualifying for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs as the eighth and final seed, the Canadiens were able to upset the first-seeded Washington Capitals during the first round, and then eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins before falling to the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers in five games.

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) Washington Capitals # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Washington Capitals OT Halak 18,377 Canadiens lead 1–0 [123] 2 April 17 Montreal Canadiens 5–6 Washington Capitals OT Halak 18,377 Series tied 1–1 [124] 3 April 19 Washington Capitals 5–1 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Capitals lead 2–1 [125] 4 April 21 Washington Capitals 6–3 Montreal Canadiens Price 21,273 Capitals lead 3–1 [126] 5 April 23 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Washington Capitals Halak 18,377 Capitals lead 3–2 [127] 6 April 26 Washington Capitals 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Series tied 3–3 [128] 7 April 28 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Washington Capitals Halak 18,377 Canadiens win 4–3 [129]
Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 30 Montreal Canadiens 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Halak 17,132 Penguins lead 1–0 [130] 2 May 2 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Halak 17,132 Series tied 1–1 [131] 3 May 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Penguins lead 2–1 [132] 4 May 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Series tied 2–2 [133] 5 May 8 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Halak 17,132 Penguins lead 3–2 [134] 6 May 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Series tied 3–3 [135] 7 May 12 Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Halak 17,132 Canadiens win 4–3 [136]
Eastern Conference Finals: vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 16 Montreal Canadiens 0–6 Philadelphia Flyers Halak 19,927 Flyers lead 1–0 [137] 2 May 18 Montreal Canadiens 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers Halak 19,907 Flyers lead 2–0 [138] 3 May 20 Philadelphia Flyers 1–5 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Flyers lead 2–1 [139] 4 May 22 Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Flyers lead 3–1 [140] 5 May 24 Montreal Canadiens 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers Halak 19,986 Flyers win 4–1 [141]
Legend:   Win   Loss

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 82 25 45 70 5 50 Scott Gomez 78 12 47 59 1 60 Michael Cammalleri 65 26 24 50 7 16 Brian Gionta 61 28 18 46 3 26 Andrei Markov 45 6 28 34 11 32 Marc-Andre Bergeron 60 13 21 34 −7 16 Andrei Kostitsyn 59 15 18 33 1 32 Glen Metropolit 69 16 13 29 −1 24 Roman Hamrlik 75 6 20 26 −2 56 Benoit Pouliot† 39 15 9 24 8 31 Jaroslav Spacek 74 3 18 21 9 50 Travis Moen 81 8 11 19 −2 57 Sergei Kostitsyn 47 7 11 18 4 8 Max Pacioretty 52 3 11 14 −5 20 Maxim Lapierre 76 7 7 14 −14 61 Hal Gill 68 2 9 11 −10 68 Dominic Moore† 21 2 9 11 4 8 Mathieu Darche 29 5 5 10 2 4 Josh Gorges 82 3 7 10 2 39 Paul Mara 42 0 8 8 −16 48 Tom Pyatt 40 2 3 5 −5 10 Ryan O'Byrne 55 1 3 4 −3 74 Matt D'Agostini‡ 40 2 2 4 −12 26 Georges Laraque 28 1 2 3 −6 28 Guillaume Latendresse‡ 23 2 1 3 −4 4 Ryan White 16 0 2 2 −6 16 P. K. Subban 2 0 2 2 1 2 David Desharnais 6 0 1 1 −1 0 Shawn Belle 2 0 0 0 −2 0 James Wyman 3 0 0 0 −2 0 Gregory Stewart 5 0 0 0 −3 11 Mathieu Carle 3 0 0 0 1 4 Yannick Weber 5 0 0 0 −5 4 Brock Trotter 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Ben Maxwell 13 0 0 0 −2 6 Kyle Chipchura‡ 19 0 0 0 −10 16 Jay Leach‡ 7 0 0 0 0 5

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Michael Cammalleri 19 13 6 19 −6 6 Brian Gionta 19 9 6 15 −6 14 Scott Gomez 19 2 12 14 −6 25 Tomas Plekanec 19 4 7 11 −4 20 Roman Hamrlik 19 0 9 9 −1 15 Andrei Kostitsyn 19 3 5 8 −1 12 P. K. Subban 14 1 7 8 2 6 Marc-Andre Bergeron 19 2 4 6 −12 10 Dominic Moore 19 4 1 5 1 6 Andrei Markov 8 0 4 4 −3 0 Jaroslav Spacek 10 1 3 4 −2 6 Maxim Lapierre 19 3 1 4 −2 20 Tom Pyatt 18 2 2 4 −1 2 Travis Moen 19 2 1 3 0 4 Glen Metropolit 16 0 2 2 −3 4 Benoit Pouliot 18 0 2 2 −5 6 Josh Gorges 19 0 2 2 −4 14 Hal Gill 18 0 1 1 −3 20 Mathieu Darche 11 0 1 1 −1 2 Sergei Kostitsyn 5 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan O'Byrne 13 0 0 0 1 10 Ben Maxwell 1 0 0 0 −1 0

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 Jaroslav Halak 45 2630 26 13 5 105 2.40 1386 .924 5 0 0 0 Carey Price 41 2358 13 20 5 109 2.77 1244 .912 0 0 1 8

Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO Jaroslav Halak 18 1013 9 9 43 2.55 562 .923 0 Carey Price 4 135 0 1 8 3.56 73 .890 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.

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued	Ref
Georges Laraque	Kneeing Red Wings defenceman Niklas Kronwall	5 games	$38,860.00	November 23, 2009	[142]
Maxim Lapierre	Boarding Sharks forward Scott Nichol	4 games	$14,248.72	March 5, 2010	[143]

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Michael Cammalleri	300th Career NHL Point	October 30, 2009
Andrei Kostitsyn	200th Career NHL Game	October 31, 2009
Mathieu Carle	1st Career NHL Game	November 3, 2009
Tom Pyatt	1st Career NHL Game	November 5, 2009
Ryan White	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 5, 2009
Marc-Andre Bergeron	100th Career NHL Assist	November 12, 2009
Tomas Plekanec	200th Career NHL Point	November 12, 2009
J. T. Wyman	1st Career NHL Game	November 24, 2009
David Desharnais	1st Career NHL Game	November 25, 2009
Georges Laraque	100th Career NHL Assist	December 7, 2009
Michael Cammalleri	400th Career NHL Game	December 17, 2009
Travis Moen	400th Career NHL Game	December 21, 2009
Scott Gomez	600th Career NHL Point	December 26, 2009
Brian Gionta	500th Career NHL Game	January 14, 2010
Glen Metropolit	100th Career NHL Assist	January 14, 2010
Roman Hamrlik	1,200th Career NHL Game	January 17, 2010
Josh Gorges	300th Career NHL Game	January 26, 2010
Ryan O'Byrne	100th Career NHL Game	February 2, 2010
Brock Trotter	1st Career NHL Game	February 6, 2010
David Desharnais	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	February 10, 2010
Tom Pyatt	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	February 10, 2010
P. K. Subban	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	February 12, 2010
Hal Gill	900th Career NHL Game	February 13, 2010
Benoit Pouliot	100th Career NHL Game	March 2, 2010
Andrei Markov	600th Career NHL Game	March 6, 2010
Glen Metropolit	400th Career NHL Game	March 9, 2010
Tomas Plekanec	100th Career NHL Goal	March 25, 2010

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Mathieu Darche	1st Career Playoff Game	April 15, 2010
Jaroslav Halak	1st Career Playoff Win	April 15, 2010
Benoit Pouliot	1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point	April 15, 2010
Tom Pyatt	1st Career Playoff Game	April 15, 2010
Dominic Moore	1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point	April 21, 2010
Maxim Lapierre	1st Career Playoff Goal	April 26, 2010
P. K. Subban	1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point	April 26, 2010
P. K. Subban	1st Career Playoff Goal	April 30, 2010
Ben Maxwell	1st Career Playoff Game	May 2, 2010
Mathieu Darche	1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point	May 6, 2010
Tom Pyatt	1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point	May 6, 2010
Dominic Moore	1st Career Playoff Assist	May 20, 2010

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Date
Mike Cammalleri[144]	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 26, 2009
Carey Price[145]	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 23, 2009
Jaroslav Halak[146]	NHL First Star of the Week	December 28, 2009
Jaroslav Halak[147]	NHL First Star of the Week	April 5, 2010

Transactions

The Canadiens were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 27, 2009	To Pittsburgh Penguins 6th-round pick in 2010	To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick (211th overall) in 2009
June 30, 2009[12]	To New York Rangers Chris Higgins Ryan McDonagh Pavel Valentenko Doug Janik	To Montreal Canadiens Scott Gomez Tom Pyatt Michael Busto
November 23, 2009[148]	To Minnesota Wild Guillaume Latendresse	To Montreal Canadiens Benoit Pouliot
December 2, 2009[149]	To Anaheim Ducks Kyle Chipchura	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2011
February 11, 2010[150]	To Florida Panthers 2nd-round pick in 2011	To Montreal Canadiens Dominic Moore
March 2, 2010[151]	To St. Louis Blues Matt D'Agostini	To Montreal Canadiens Aaron Palushaj

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Andre Benoit[152] Sodertalje SK 1 year, 2-way contract Mike Cammalleri[14] Calgary Flames 5 years, $30 million, 1-way contract Hal Gill[16] Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $4.5 million, 1-way contract Brian Gionta[13] New Jersey Devils 5 years, $25 million, 1-way contract Mikael Johansson[153] Farjestad BK 1 year, 2-way contract Jaroslav Spacek[17] Buffalo Sabres 3 years, $11.5 million, 1-way contract Mathieu Darche[154] Portland Pirates 1 year, 2-way contract Paul Mara[18] New York Rangers 1 year, $1.675 million Travis Moen[15] San Jose Sharks 3 years, $4.5 million Andreas Engqvist[155][156] Djurgardens IF 3 years, 2-way contract Curtis Sanford[157] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, 2-way contract Philippe Lefebvre[158] Drummondville Voltigeurs 3 years Marc-Andre Bergeron[159] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $750,000 Hunter Bishop[160] Ohio State University 2 years Brendon Nash[161] Cornell University 2 years

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Mike Komisarek[21] Toronto Maple Leafs 5 years, $22.5 million, 1-way contract Alexei Kovalev[20][162] Ottawa Senators 2 years, $10 million Saku Koivu[19][163] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $3.25 million Tom Kostopoulos[22] Carolina Hurricanes 3 years, $2.75 million Mathieu Schneider[164] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $1.55 million Alex Tanguay[165] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $2.5 million Robert Lang[166] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year Francis Bouillon[167] Nashville Predators 1 year, $750,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Jay Leach[168] New Jersey Devils November 6, 2009

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Jay Leach[169] San Jose Sharks December 1, 2009

Lost via retirement

Player

Patrice Brisebois[170]

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
P. K. Subban[171]	3 years
Andre Benoit[152]	1 year, 2-way contract
Alex Henry[154]	1 year, 2-way contract
Mike Glumac[154]	1 year, 2-way contract
Kyle Chipchura[172]	1 year, $500,000
Guillaume Latendresse[173]	1 year, $803,000
Shawn Belle[174]	1 year, 2-way contract
Tomas Plekanec[175]	1 year, $2.75 million
Greg Stewart[176]	1 year, $500,000
Matt D'Agostini[177]	1 year
Gabriel Dumont[178]	3-year entry-level contract

Draft picks

Montreal's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	18	Louis Leblanc	C	Canada	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
3	65 (from Atlanta)	Joonas Nattinen	C	Finland	Blues Jr. (SM-liiga)
3	79	Mac Bennett	D	United States	Hotchkiss School (USHS-CT)
4	109	Alexander Avtsin	F	Russia	Dynamo Moscow (RHL)
5	139	Gabriel Dumont	C	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6	169	Dustin Walsh	C	Canada	Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL)
7	199	Michael Cichy	C	United States	Indiana Ice (USHL)
7	211 (from Pittsburgh)	Petteri Simila	G	Finland	Karpat (Jr. A SM-liiga)

Farm teams

Hamilton Bulldogs

The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2009–10.

Cincinnati Cyclones

Montreal continues their affiliation alongside the Nashville Predators for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2009–10.

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

• 2009–10 NHL season

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