2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season

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.

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%)[1]
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)
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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]

Standings

Divisional standings

Northeast Division^[4]

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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
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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

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

Playoffs

Main article: 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs

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.

The Boston Bruins entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Northeast Division with 103 points. The Montreal Canadiens earned the sixth seed with 96 points, winning the tiebreaker over Buffalo in regulation + overtime wins (41 to 38). One of the greatest rivalries in North American professional sports, this was the 33rd meeting of these teams in the postseason, which is the most frequent playoff series in NHL history. Montreal had a record of 24–8 against Boston in the 32 previous series played by the franchises, winning 18 straight between 1946 and 1987.^[94][95] Boston had only beaten Montreal en route to winning the championship once before, in 1929. The most recent meeting of these teams in the postseason was in the 2009 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, which ended with Boston sweeping Montreal.

In this series, the Boston Bruins dropped their first two games at home, but came back to hang on to a game three victory in Montreal. In game four, Andrei Kostitsyn gave the Montreal Canadiens a 3–1 lead, which they couldn't take advantage of, falling 5–4 on an overtime goal by former Montreal Canadien Michael Ryder. In game five, Boston's Ryder made a miraculous glove save while teammate and goaltender Tim Thomas was out of position,^[96][97] and the contest went into double overtime for Nathan Horton to win it 2–1 for Boston. In game six, Montreal scored twice on 5-on-3 power plays and won it 2–1. Game seven was also forced into overtime, where Nathan Horton again won the game 4–3 and sent the Bruins to the second round of the playoffs. Boston became the first team to win a seven-game post-season series despite being held scoreless on the power play.^[98]

On April 10, the scheduled date of the French-language Canadian federal election debate between party leaders was changed from April 14 to April 13 so it would not conflict with game one of the series.^[99] Games six and seven were played back-to-back due to a Lady Gaga concert, held on April 25 at the Bell Centre, and the requirement that the first round of the playoffs end by April 27.^[100]

This was Montreal's first Game 7 loss since 1994, also against the Bruins, and their last to date.

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 [101] 2 April 16 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Boston Bruins Price 17,565 Canadiens lead 2–0 [102] 3 April 18 Boston Bruins 4–2 Montreal Canadiens Price 21,273 Canadiens lead 2–1 [103] 4 April 21 Boston Bruins 5–4 Montreal Canadiens 1OT Price 21,273 Series tied 2–2 [104] 5 April 23 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Boston Bruins 2OT Price 17,565 Bruins lead 3–2 [105] 6 April 26 Boston Bruins 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Price 21,273 Series tied 3–3 [106] 7 April 27 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 Boston Bruins OT Price 17,565 Bruins win 4–3 [107]
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 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.

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued	Ref
Michael Cammalleri	Slashing Islanders forward Nino Niederreiter	1 game	$32,258.06	October 4, 2010	[108]

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[109]	NHL First Star of the Week	November 15, 2010
Carey Price[110]	NHL Second Star of the Month	November 2010
Carey Price[111]	NHL Third Star of the Week	March 7, 2011
P. K. Subban[112]	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[113]	To St. Louis Blues Jaroslav Halak	To Montreal Canadiens Lars Eller Ian Schultz
June 25, 2010[114]	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[115]	To Nashville Predators Sergei Kostitsyn Future considerations	To Montreal Canadiens Dan Ellis Dustin Boyd Future considerations
August 16, 2010[116]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Cedrick Desjardins	To Montreal Canadiens Karri Ramo
November 11, 2010[117]	To Colorado Avalanche Ryan O'Byrne	To Montreal Canadiens Michael Bournival
December 28, 2010[118]	To New York Islanders 2nd-round pick in 2011 Conditional 5th-round pick in 2012[a]	To Montreal Canadiens James Wisniewski
December 31, 2010[119]	To Anaheim Ducks Maxim Lapierre	To Montreal Canadiens Brett Festerling 5th-round pick in 2012
February 17, 2011[120]	To Anaheim Ducks 5th-round pick in 2012	To Montreal Canadiens Paul Mara
February 24, 2011[121]	To Atlanta Thrashers Ben Maxwell 4th-round pick in 2011	To Montreal Canadiens Nigel Dawes Brent Sopel
February 28, 2011[122]	To Atlanta Thrashers Brett Festerling	To Montreal Canadiens Drew MacIntyre

Condition not satisfied. Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Kyle Klubertanz[123] Djurgardens IF 1 year, entry-level, $550,000 Alex Auld[124] New York Rangers 1 year, $1 million Alexandre Picard[125] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $600,000 Jeff Halpern[126] Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $600,000 Alain Berger[127] Oshawa Generals 3 years, $1.998 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Dan Ellis[128] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $3 million Shawn Belle[129] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $650,000 Gregory Stewart[130] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $550,000 Dominic Moore[131] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $2.2 million Glen Metropolit[132] EV Zug 2 years Brock Trotter[133] Dinamo Riga 2 years Paul Mara[134] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $750,000 Marc-Andre Bergeron[135] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1 million

Lost via retirement Player Georges Laraque[136] Player signings Player Contract terms Mathieu Darche[137] 1 year, $575,000 Tomas Plekanec[138] 6 years, $30 million Tom Pyatt[139] 1 year, $500,000 Benoit Pouliot[140] 1 year, $1.375 million Curtis Sanford[141] 1 year, $550,000 Frederic St-Denis[142] 1 year, two-way, $550,000 Dustin Boyd[143] 1 year, $650,000 Mathieu Carle[144] 1 year, two-way, $660,000 Maxim Lapierre[145] 1 year, $900,000 J. T. Wyman[146] 1 year, two-way, $550,000 David Desharnais[147] 1 year, two-way, $575,000 Alexander Avtsin[148] 3 years, $1.82 million entry-level contract Cedrick Desjardins[149] 1 year, two-way, $550,000 Ryan Russell[150] 1 year, two-way, $550,000 Alex Henry[151] 2 years, two-way, $1.025 million Louis Leblanc[152] 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Carey Price[153] 2 years, $5.5 million Joe Stejskal[154] 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	United States	U.S. 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. (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.^[155]

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

• 2010–11 NHL season

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21. Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders Game Recap – 10/29/2010
22. Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 10/30/2010
23. Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets Game Recap – 11/02/2010
24. Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 11/05/2010
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26. Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/09/2010
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28. Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/13/2010
29. Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/16/2010
30. Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/18/2010
31. Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/20/2010
32. Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers Game Recap – 11/22/2010
33. Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/24/2010
34. Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers Game Recap – 11/26/2010
35. Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 11/27/2010
36. Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/01/2010
37. Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils Game Recap – 12/02/2010
38. San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/04/2010
39. Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/07/2010
40. Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings Game Recap – 12/10/2010
41. Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Game Recap – 12/11/2010
42. Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/15/2010
43. Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 12/16/2010
44. Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche Game Recap – 12/19/2010
45. Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars Game Recap – 12/21/2010
46. Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes Game Recap – 12/23/2010
47. Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders Game Recap – 12/26/2010
48. Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Game Recap – 12/28/2010
49. Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning Game Recap – 12/30/2010
50. Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers Game Recap – 12/31/2010
51. Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/02/2011
52. Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/06/2011
53. Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/08/2011
54. Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers Game Recap – 01/11/2011
55. Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/12/2011
56. New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/15/2011
57. Calgary Flames at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/17/2011
58. Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game Recap – 01/18/2011
59. Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 01/21/2011
60. Anaheim Ducks at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 01/22/2011
61. Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers Game Recap – 01/25/2011
62. Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Game Recap – 02/01/2011
63. Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/02/2011
64. New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/05/2011
65. New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/06/2011
66. Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 02/09/2011
67. New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/10/2011
68. Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/12/2011
69. Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/15/2011
70. Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers Game Recap – 02/17/2011
71. Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames Game Recap – 02/20/2011
72. Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks Game Recap – 02/22/2011
73. Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/24/2011
74. Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 02/26/2011
75. Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers Game Recap – 03/01/2011
76. Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers Game Recap – 03/03/2011
77. Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning Game Recap – 03/05/2011
78. Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/08/2011
79. Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues Game Recap – 03/10/2011
80. Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins Game Recap – 03/12/2011
81. Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/15/2011
82. Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/17/2011
83. Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers Game Recap – 03/18/2011
84. Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild Game Recap – 03/20/2011
85. Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/22/2011
86. Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins Game Recap – 03/24/2011
87. Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/26/2011
88. Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 03/29/2011
89. Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes Game Recap – 03/30/2011
90. Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils Game Recap – 04/02/2011
91. Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens Game Recap – 04/05/2011
92. Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators Game Recap – 04/07/2011
93. Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Game Recap – 04/09/2011
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112. Sharks' Pavelski tops 'Three Stars' of the week
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115. Dan Ellis and Dustin Boyd to Montreal for S. Kostitsyn
116. Habs acquire Karri Ramo from Tampa Bay
117. Ryan O'Byrne traded to Colorado
118. Habs acquire James Wisniewski from the Islanders
119. Maxim Lapierre traded to Anaheim
120. The Habs acquire Paul Mara from Anaheim
121. Habs acquire Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes from Atlanta
122. Habs acquire Drew MacIntyre
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125. Alexandre Picard signs 1-year deal
126. Habs ink free agent forward Jeff Halpern
127. Canadiens sign free agent Alain Berger to 3-year contract
128. Lightning Sign Free Agent Goaltender Dan Ellis
129. Oilers sign pair
130. Oilers sign Gregory Stewart
131. Lightning Sign Free Agent Center Dominic Moore
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138. Habs ink Tomas Plekanec to a six-year deal
139. Habs lock up Tom Pyatt
140. One-year deal for Pouliot
141. Curtis Sanford back in 2010–11
142. Canadiens sign defenseman Frédéric St. Denis to a one-year contract
143. Canadiens ink Dustin Boyd
144. Mathieu Carle under contract for the 2010–11 season
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146. Habs ink Wyman to 1-year deal
147. Habs sign David Desharnais
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155. Canadiens enter a player affiliation agreement with the ECHL Wheeling Nailers