2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season

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-Feb) Pierre Gauthier (Feb-May)
Coach	Jacques Martin
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Hal Gill Brian Gionta Andrei Markov
Arena	Bell Centre
Average attendance	21,273 (100%) Total: 872,193
Team leaders
Goals	Brian Gionta (28)
Assists	Scott Gomez (47)
Points	Tomas Plekanec (70)
Penalties in minutes	Ryan O'Byrne (74)
Plus/minus	Andrei Markov (11)
Wins	Jaroslav Halak (26)
Goals against average	Jaroslav Halak (2.40)
<2008–09	2010–11>

The 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season is their 101st season of play and 93rd in the National Hockey League (NHL). The 2009 NHL Entry Draft took place in Montreal, Quebec, on June 26–27.

Season events

Off-season

The Canadiens announced Jacques Martin as their new head coach to replace Guy Carbonneau.^[1][2] Martin, the former coach and general manager of the Florida Panthers, and former coach of the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues,^[1] is known for his defense-first style.^[2][3]

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.^[4][5] 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.^[4] The deal was approved by the NHL board of governors on December 1.^[5]

At the Entry Draft, this year held in Montreal at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens made Louis Leblanc their first-round pick.^[6] 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.^[7] Leblanc was born in the Montreal suburb of Kirkland, Quebec.^[7]

General Manager Bob Gainey pursued a policy of change for the lineup. Prior to free agency, he traded for top center Scott Gomez in a seven-player deal from the New York Rangers.^[8] In free agency, the Canadiens signed Gomez's former New Jersey linemate Brian Gionta,^[9] high-scoring Calgary Flames forward Mike Cammalleri,^[10] checking line winger Travis Moen,^[11] and three defencemen: Hal Gill from Pittsburgh Penguins,^[12] Jaroslav Spacek from Buffalo Sabres,^[13] and Paul Mara from New York Rangers.^[14] Captain Saku Koivu was not offered a contract and instead signed with Anaheim Ducks.^[15] Alexei Kovalev turned down a contract and signed with Ottawa Senators.^[16] Mike Komisarek signed with Toronto Maple Leafs^[17] and Tom Kostopoulos signed with Carolina Hurricanes.^[18]

Regular season

For the first time in franchise history, the Canadiens enter the regular season without a captain.^[19] On October 6, 2009, the Canadiens signed defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron^[20] due to early injuries to Andrei Markov.^[21]

On December 28, 2009, forward Michael Cammalleri scored the 20,000th goal in franchise history in a game against the Ottawa Senators.^[22][23]

On February 8, general manager (GM) Bob Gainey announced his retirement as GM from the club, staying on as advisor to the club. Assistant GM Pierre Gauthier becomes the interim GM. Gauthier and coach Jacques Martin held the same positions with the Ottawa Senators in the late 1990s.^[24]

Playoffs

In the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Canadiens faced the winners of the 2009-2010 President's 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 games to 1 after the first 4 games, the Canadiens won the final 3, holding the Capitals to 3 goals. Montreal went 3-1 on the road in the series.

In the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Canadiens faced the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Once again, the Canadiens found themselves trailing, this time 3 games to 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 games to 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 7th 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 games to 1 lead in the series. The Canadiens would open the scoring in game 5 just 59 seconds into the game on Brian Gionta's 9th 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 2nd 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-games-to-1 series win. The Canadiens' playoff performance was the franchise's best in 17 years. 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.^[25]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Preseason: 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	[26]
2	September 18	Ottawa Senators	1–2	Bell Centre	21,273	2–0–0	[27]
3	September 19	@ Ottawa Senators	6–1	Scotiabank Place	17,931	2–1–0	[28]
4	September 20	@ Boston Bruins	2–1	Colisee Pepsi, Quebec City	15,399	2–2–0	[29]
5	September 21	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–4	Bell Centre	21,273	3–2–0	[30]
6	September 24	Boston Bruins	2–1 SO	Bell Centre	21,273	3–2–1	[31]
7	September 26	Buffalo Sabres	2–3	Bell Centre	21,273	4–2–1	[32]

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

Playoffs

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 [115] 2 April 17 Montreal Canadiens 5–6 Washington Capitals OT Halak 18,377 Series tied 1–1 [116] 3 April 19 Washington Capitals 5–1 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Capitals lead 2–1 [117] 4 April 21 Washington Capitals 6–3 Montreal Canadiens Price 21,273 Capitals lead 3–1 [118] 5 April 23 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Washington Capitals Halak 18,377 Capitals lead 3–2 [119] 6 April 26 Washington Capitals 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Series tied 3–3 [120] 7 April 28 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Washington Capitals Halak 18,377 Canadiens win 4–3 [121] Eastern Conference Semifinals: 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 [122] 2 May 2 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Halak 17,132 Series tied 1–1 [123] 3 May 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Penguins lead 2–1 [124] 4 May 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Series tied 2–2 [125] 5 May 8 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Halak 17,132 Penguins lead 3–2 [126] 6 May 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Series tied 3–3 [127] 7 May 12 Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Halak 17,132 Canadiens win 4–3 [128] 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 [129] 2 May 18 Montreal Canadiens 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers Halak 19,907 Flyers lead 2–0 [130] 3 May 20 Philadelphia Flyers 1–5 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Flyers lead 2–1 [131] 4 May 22 Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 Montreal Canadiens Halak 21,273 Flyers lead 3–1 [132] 5 May 24 Montreal Canadiens 2-4 Philadelphia Flyers Halak 19,986 Flyers win 4-1 [133] Legend:       Win       Loss

Standings

Divisional standings

Northeast Division^[134]

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	3	y–Buffalo Sabres	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
2	5	Ottawa Senators	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
3	6	Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
4	8	Montreal Canadiens	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
5	15	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	38	14	214	263	74

Conference standings

Eastern Conference^[135]

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

Player stats

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 82 25 45 70 5 50 Gomez, ScottScott Gomez 78 12 47 59 1 60 Cammalleri, MichaelMichael Cammalleri 65 26 24 50 7 16 Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta 61 28 18 46 3 26 Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 45 6 28 34 11 32 Bergeron, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bergeron 60 13 21 34 -7 16 Kostitsyn, AndreiAndrei Kostitsyn 59 15 18 33 1 32 Metropolit, GlenGlen Metropolit 69 16 13 29 -1 24 Hamrlik, RomanRoman Hamrlik 75 6 20 26 -2 56 Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot† 39 15 9 24 8 31 Spacek, JaroslavJaroslav Spacek 74 3 18 21 9 50 Moen, TravisTravis Moen 81 8 11 19 -2 57 Kostitsyn, SergeiSergei Kostitsyn 47 7 11 18 4 8 Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 52 3 11 14 -5 20 Lapierre, MaximMaxim Lapierre 76 7 7 14 -14 61 Gill, HalHal Gill 68 2 9 11 -10 68 Moore, DominicDominic Moore† 21 2 9 11 4 8 Darche, MathieuMathieu Darche 29 5 5 10 2 4 Gorges, JoshJosh Gorges 82 3 7 10 2 39 Mara, PaulPaul Mara 42 0 8 8 -16 48 Pyatt, TomTom Pyatt 40 2 3 5 -5 10 O'Byrne, RyanRyan O'Byrne 55 1 3 4 -3 74 D'Agostini, MattMatt D'Agostini‡ 40 2 2 4 -12 26 Laraque, GeorgesGeorges Laraque 28 1 2 3 -6 28 Latendresse, GuillaumeGuillaume Latendresse‡ 23 2 1 3 -4 4 White, RyanRyan White 16 0 2 2 -6 16 Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban 2 0 2 2 1 2 Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais 6 0 1 1 -1 0 Belle, ShawnShawn Belle 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Wyman, JamesJames Wyman 3 0 0 0 -2 0 Stewart, GregoryGregory Stewart 5 0 0 0 -3 11 Carle, MathieuMathieu Carle 3 0 0 0 1 4 Weber, YannickYannick Weber 5 0 0 0 -5 4 Trotter, BrockBrock Trotter 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Maxwell, BenBen Maxwell 13 0 0 0 -2 6 Chipchura, KyleKyle Chipchura‡ 19 0 0 0 -10 16 Leach, JayJay Leach‡ 7 0 0 0 0 5

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Cammalleri, MichaelMichael Cammalleri 19 13 6 19 -6 6 Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta 19 9 6 15 -6 14 Gomez, ScottScott Gomez 19 2 12 14 -6 25 Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 19 4 7 11 -4 20 Hamrlik, RomanRoman Hamrlik 19 0 9 9 -1 15 Kostitsyn, AndreiAndrei Kostitsyn 19 3 5 8 -1 12 Subban, P.K.P.K. Subban 14 1 7 8 2 6 Bergeron, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bergeron 19 2 4 6 -12 10 Moore, DominicDominic Moore 19 4 1 5 1 6 Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 8 0 4 4 -3 0 Spacek, JaroslavJaroslav Spacek 10 1 3 4 -2 6 Lapierre, MaximMaxim Lapierre 19 3 1 4 -2 20 Pyatt, TomTom Pyatt 18 2 2 4 -1 2 Moen, TravisTravis Moen 19 2 1 3 0 4 Metropolit, GlenGlen Metropolit 16 0 2 2 -3 4 Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot 18 0 2 2 -5 6 Gorges, JoshJosh Gorges 19 0 2 2 -4 14 Gill, HalHal Gill 18 0 1 1 -3 20 Darche, MathieuMathieu Darche 11 0 1 1 -1 2 Kostitsyn, SergeiSergei Kostitsyn 5 0 0 0 0 0 O'Byrne, RyanRyan O'Byrne 13 0 0 0 1 10 Maxwell, BenBen 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 Halak, JaroslavJaroslav Halak 45 2630 26 13 5 105 2.40 1386 .924 5 0 0 0 Price, CareyCarey 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 Halak, JaroslavJaroslav Halak 18 1013 9 9 43 2.55 562 .923 0 Price, CareyCarey 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.

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Team	Milestone	Reached
Montreal Canadiens	20,000th NHL goal	December 28, 2009

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Date
Mike Cammalleri[136]	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 26, 2009
Carey Price[137]	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 23, 2009
Jaroslav Halak[138]	NHL First Star of the Week	December 28, 2009
Jaroslav Halak[139]	NHL First Star of the Week	April 5, 2010

Transactions

The Canadiens have been 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 (#211 overall) in 2009
June 30, 2009[8]	To New York Rangers Christopher Higgins Ryan McDonagh Pavel Valentenko Doug Janik	To Montreal Canadiens Scott Gomez Tom Pyatt Michael Busto
November 23, 2009[140]	To Minnesota Wild Guillaume Latendresse	To Montreal Canadiens Benoit Pouliot
December 2, 2009[141]	To Anaheim Ducks Kyle Chipchura	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2011
February 11, 2010[142]	To Florida Panthers 2nd-round pick in 2011	To Montreal Canadiens Dominic Moore
March 2, 2010[143]	To St. Louis Blues Matt D'Agostini	To Montreal Canadiens Aaron Palushaj

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Andre Benoit[144] Sodertalje SK 1 year, 2-way contract Michael Cammalleri[10] Calgary Flames 5 years, $30 million, 1-way contract Hal Gill[12] Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $4.5 million, 1-way contract Brian Gionta[9] New Jersey Devils 5 years, $25 million, 1-way contract Mikael Johansson[145] Färjestads BK 1 year, 2-way contract Jaroslav Spacek[13] Buffalo Sabres 3 years, $11.5 million, 1-way contract Mathieu Darche[146] Portland Pirates 1 year, 2-way contract Paul Mara[14] New York Rangers 1 year, $1.675 million Travis Moen[11] San Jose Sharks 3 years, $4.5 million Andreas Engqvist[147][148] Djurgårdens IF Hockey 3 years, 2-way contract Curtis Sanford[149] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, 2-way contract Philippe Lefebvre[150] Drummondville Voltigeurs 3 years Marc-Andre Bergeron[151] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $750,000 Hunter Bishop[152] Ohio State Buckeyes 2 years Brendon Nash[153] Cornell University 2 years

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Mike Komisarek[17] Toronto Maple Leafs 5 years, $22.5 million, 1-way contract Alexei Kovalev[16][154] Ottawa Senators 2 years, $10 million Saku Koivu[15][155] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $3.25 million Tom Kostopoulos[18] Carolina Hurricanes 3 years, $2.75 million Mathieu Schneider[156] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $1.55 million Alex Tanguay[157] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $2.5 million Robert Lang[158] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year Francis Bouillon[159] Nashville Predators 1 year, $750,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Jay Leach[160] New Jersey Devils November 6, 2009

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Jay Leach[161] San Jose Sharks December 1, 2009

Lost via retirement

• Patrice Brisebois^[162]

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
P. K. Subban[163]	3 years
Andre Benoit[144]	1 year, 2-way contract
Alex Henry[146]	1 year, 2-way contract
Mike Glumac[146]	1 year, 2-way contract
Kyle Chipchura[164]	1 year, $500,000
Guillaume Latendresse[165]	1 year, $803,000
Shawn Belle[166]	1 year 2-way contract
Tomas Plekanec[167]	1 year, $2.75 million
Gregory Stewart[168]	1 year, $500,000
Matt D'Agostini[169]	1 year
Gabriel Dumont[170]	3 year entry-level contract

Roster

Final player roster

Updated May 10, 2010.^[171]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
47	Canada !	Bergeron, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bergeron	2.0 !D	L	31	2009	Saint-Louis-de-France, Quebec
13	Canada !	Cammalleri, MichaelMichael Cammalleri	6.0 !LW	L	29	2009	Richmond Hill, Ontario
52	Canada !	Darche, MathieuMathieu Darche	6.0 !LW	L	35	2009	Montreal, Quebec
75	United States !	Gill, HalHal Gill (A)	2.0 !D	L	36	2009	Concord, Massachusetts
21	United States !	Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta (A)	7.0 !RW	R	33	2009	Rochester, New York
91	United States !	Gomez, ScottScott Gomez	4.0 !C	L	32	2009	Anchorage, Alaska
26	Canada !	Gorges, JoshJosh Gorges	2.0 !D	L	27	2007	Kelowna, British Columbia
41	Slovakia !	Halak, JaroslavJaroslav Halak	1.0 !G	L	26	2003	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
44	Czech Republic !	Hamrlik, RomanRoman Hamrlik	2.0 !D	L	37	2007	Zlín, Czechoslovakia
69	Belarus !	Masters, AaronAaron Masters	4.0 !C	L	17	2003	Smiths Falls Ontario Canada
74	Belarus !	Kostitsyn, SergeiSergei Kostitsyn	6.0 !LW	L	24	2005	Navapolatsk, Soviet Union
40	Canada !	Lapierre, MaximMaxim Lapierre	4.0 !C	R	26	2003	Montreal, Quebec
17	Canada !	Laraque, GeorgesGeorges Laraque	7.0 !RW	R	35	2008	Montreal, Quebec
22	United States !	Mara, PaulPaul Mara	2.0 !D	L	32	2009	Ridgewood, New Jersey
79	Russia !	Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov (A)	2.0 !D	L	33	1998	Voskresensk, Soviet Union
61	Canada !	Maxwell, BenBen Maxwell	4.0 !C	L	23	2006	North Vancouver, British Columbia
15	Canada !	Metropolit, GlenGlen Metropolit	4.0 !C	R	37	2009	Toronto, Ontario
32	Canada !	Moen, TravisTravis Moen	6.0 !LW	L	29	2009	Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan
42	Canada !	Moore, DominicDominic Moore	4.0 !C	L	31	2010	Thornhill, Ontario
20	Canada !	O'Byrne, RyanRyan O'Byrne	2.0 !D	R	27	2003	Victoria, British Columbia
14	Czech Republic !	Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec	4.0 !C	L	29	2001	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
57	Canada !	Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot	6.0 !LW	L	25	2009	Alfred, Ontario
31	Canada !	Price, CareyCarey Price	1.0 !G	L	24	2005	Anahim Lake, British Columbia
94	Canada !	Pyatt, TomTom Pyatt	4.0 !C	L	25	2009	Thunder Bay, Ontario
6	Czech Republic !	Spacek, JaroslavJaroslav Spacek	2.0 !D	L	38	2009	Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
76	Canada !	Subban, P.K.P.K. Subban	2.0 !D	R	22	2007	Toronto, Ontario

Staff

Montreal Canadiens staff
	Executive operations Ownership - Molson Group Chairman - Molson Family Vice Chairman - Jeff Joyce President: Pierre Boivin Vice-President/General Manager - Pierre Gauthier			Hockey operations Assistant General Manager, hockey administration - Julien Brisebois Director, player personnel - Trevor Timmins Head coach - Jacques Martin Assistant coaches - Kirk Muller, Perry Pearn Goaltending coach - Pierre Groulx Strength and conditioning - Lorne Goldenberg

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 (United States Hockey League)
3	65 (from Atlanta)	Joonas Nättinen	C	Finland	Blues Jr. (SM-Liiga)
3	79	Mac Bennett	D	United States	Hotchkiss School (United States High School)
4	109	Alexander Avtsin	F	Russia	HC Dynamo Moscow (Russian Hockey First League)
5	139	Gabriel Dumont	C	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
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	Kärpät (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

References

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2009–10 NHL season by team Atlantic New Jersey Devils • New York Islanders • New York Rangers • Philadelphia Flyers • Pittsburgh Penguins Northeast Boston Bruins • Buffalo Sabres • Montreal Canadiens • Ottawa Senators • Toronto Maple Leafs Southeast Atlanta Thrashers • Carolina Hurricanes • Florida Panthers • Tampa Bay Lightning • Washington Capitals Central Chicago Blackhawks • Columbus Blue Jackets • Detroit Red Wings • Nashville Predators • St. Louis Blues Northwest Calgary Flames • Colorado Avalanche • Edmonton Oilers • Minnesota Wild • Vancouver Canucks Pacific Anaheim Ducks • Dallas Stars • Los Angeles Kings • Phoenix Coyotes • San Jose Sharks See also 2009 NHL Entry Draft • Winter Classic • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions • Three Star Awards • Suspensions and Fines