2010–11 NHL season

The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation (93rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

2010–11 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 7, 2010 – June 15, 2011
Number of games	82
Number of teams	30
TV partner(s)	CBC, TSN, RDS (Canada) Versus, NBC (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Taylor Hall
Picked by	Edmonton Oilers
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	Vancouver Canucks
Season MVP	Corey Perry (Ducks)
Top scorer	Daniel Sedin (Canucks)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Tim Thomas (Bruins)
Stanley Cup
Champions	Boston Bruins
Runners-up	Vancouver Canucks

Pre-season

European exhibition games

Date	Venue	European team	NHL team	Score
October 2	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Adler	Sharks	2–3 (SO)
October 2	The Odyssey, Belfast	Giants Select	Bruins	1–5
October 4	Ice Palace, Saint Petersburg	SKA	Hurricanes	5–3
October 4	Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere	Ilves	Wild	1–5
October 5	Tipsport Arena, Liberec	Bílí Tygři	Bruins	1–7
October 5	Malmö Arena, Malmö	Redhawks	Blue Jackets	1–4
October 6	Arena Riga, Riga	Dinamo	Coyotes	1–3

Regular season

Standings

The Vancouver Canucks placed first overall, winning the Presidents' Trophy and home advantage throughout the playoffs. The Washington Capitals placed first in the Eastern Conference, earning home advantage in Eastern Conference playoffs.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference v t e 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);

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	54	19	9	50	262	185	117
2	y – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	48	25	9	43	248	213	105
3	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	47	25	10	43	261	241	104
4	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	47	30	5	43	239	235	99
5	Nashville Predators	CE	82	44	27	11	38	219	194	99
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	43	26	13	38	231	226	99
7	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	46	30	6	36	219	198	98
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	44	29	9	38	258	225	97
8.5
9	Dallas Stars	PA	82	42	29	11	37	227	233	95
10	Calgary Flames	NW	82	41	29	12	32	250	237	94
11	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	38	33	11	34	240	234	87
12	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	39	35	8	36	206	233	86
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	34	35	13	29	215	258	81
14	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	30	44	8	24	227	288	68
15	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	25	45	12	23	193	269	62

bold - qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Under NHL rules, first-place teams in each division receive a conference ranking between 1 and 3 regardless of overall points. The Pittsburgh Penguins placed fourth yet had more points than the Boston Bruins, but the Bruins placed first in the Northeast Division to get the third-place ranking.

Playoffs

The Stanley Cup

The 2011 playoffs started on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, and ended with the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.^[1][2][3]

Playoff bracket

In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. In the Stanley Cup Final series, home ice is determined based on regular season points. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team plays at home for games one and two (plus five and seven if necessary), and the lower-seeded team is at home for games three and four (and if necessary, game six).

	First Round					Second Round					Conference Finals					Stanley Cup Finals
	A1	Washington Capitals	4
	WC	New York Rangers	1
						1	Washington Capitals	0
						5	Tampa Bay Lightning	4
	A2	Philadelphia Flyers	4
	A3	Buffalo Sabres	3
											5	Tampa Bay Lightning	3
	Eastern Conference
										3	Boston Bruins	4
	M1	Boston Bruins	4
	WC	Montreal Canadiens	3
						2	Philadelphia Flyers	0
						3	Boston Bruins	4
	M2	Pittsburgh Penguins	3
	M3	Tampa Bay Lightning	4
																E3	Boston Bruins	4
															W1	Vancouver Canucks	3
	C1	Vancouver Canucks	4
	WC	Chicago Blackhawks	3
						1	Vancouver Canucks	4
						5	Nashville Predators	2
	C2	San Jose Sharks	4
	C3	Los Angeles Kings	2
											1	Vancouver Canucks	4
	Western Conference
										2	San Jose Sharks	1
	P1	Detroit Red Wings	4
	WC	Phoenix Coyotes	0
						2	San Jose Sharks	4
						3	Detroit Red Wings	3
	P2	Anaheim Ducks	2
	P3	Nashville Predators	4

NHL awards

2010–11 NHL awards

Award	Recipient(s)
Stanley Cup	Boston Bruins
Presidents' Trophy	Vancouver Canucks
Prince of Wales Trophy	Boston Bruins
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl	Vancouver Canucks
Art Ross Trophy	Daniel Sedin (Vancouver Canucks)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	Ian Laperriere (Philadelphia Flyers)
Calder Memorial Trophy	Jeff Skinner (Carolina Hurricanes)
Conn Smythe Trophy	Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins)
Frank J. Selke Trophy	Ryan Kesler (Vancouver Canucks)
Hart Memorial Trophy	Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks)
Jack Adams Award	Dan Bylsma (Pittsburgh Penguins)
James Norris Memorial Trophy	Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy	Doug Weight (New York Islanders)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy	Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Ted Lindsay Award	Daniel Sedin (Vancouver Canucks)
Mark Messier Leadership Award	Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins)
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy	Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks)
NHL General Manager of the Year Award	Mike Gillis (Vancouver Canucks)
NHL Plus/Minus Award	Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins)
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award	Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins)
Vezina Trophy	Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins)
William M. Jennings Trophy	Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider (Vancouver Canucks)
Lester Patrick Trophy	Mark Johnson, Jeff Sauer, Bob Pulford, and Toni Rossi

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.^[4]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Daniel Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	82	41	63	104	+29	32
Martin St. Louis	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	31	68	99	0	12
Corey Perry	Anaheim Ducks	82	50	48	98	+9	104
Henrik Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	82	19	75	94	+26	40
Steven Stamkos	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	45	46	91	+3	74
Jarome Iginla	Calgary Flames	82	43	43	86	0	40
Alexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	79	32	53	85	+24	41
Teemu Selanne	Anaheim Ducks	73	31	49	80	+6	49
Henrik Zetterberg	Detroit Red Wings	80	24	56	80	–1	40
Brad Richards	Dallas Stars	72	28	49	77	+1	24

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 1800 minutes.^[5]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Tim Thomas	Boston Bruins	57	3,363:58	35	11	9	112	9	.938	2.00
Roberto Luongo	Vancouver Canucks	60	3,589:39	38	15	7	126	4	.928	2.11
Pekka Rinne	Nashville Predators	64	3,789:15	33	22	9	134	6	.930	2.12
Jonathan Quick	Los Angeles Kings	61	3,590:34	35	22	3	134	6	.918	2.24
Henrik Lundqvist	New York Rangers	68	4,006:40	36	27	5	152	11	.923	2.28
Corey Crawford	Chicago Blackhawks	57	3,336:37	33	18	6	128	4	.917	2.30
Marc-Andre Fleury	Pittsburgh Penguins	65	3,695:10	36	20	5	143	3	.918	2.32
Carey Price	Montreal Canadiens	72	4,206:08	38	28	6	165	8	.923	2.35
Antti Niemi	San Jose Sharks	60	3,523:54	35	18	6	140	6	.920	2.38
Brian Boucher	Philadelphia Flyers	34	1,884:34	18	10	4	76	0	.916	2.42