2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season

2009–10 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference8th Eastern
2009–10 record39–33–10
Home record20–16–5
Road record19–17–5
Goals for217
Goals against223
Team information
General managerBob Gainey (Oct. 1–Feb. 10)[1]
Pierre Gauthier (interim, Feb.10–May 22)[1]
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsHal Gill
Brian Gionta
Andrei Markov
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance21,273 (100%)[2]
Total: 872,193
Team leaders
GoalsBrian Gionta (28)
AssistsScott Gomez (47)
PointsTomas Plekanec (70)
Penalty minutesRyan O'Byrne (74)
Plus/minusAndrei Markov (11)
WinsJaroslav Halak (26)
Goals against averageJaroslav Halak (2.40)

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

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

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Off-season

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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

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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

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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

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Divisional standings

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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

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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

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Preseason

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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

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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

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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

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Skaters

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

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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

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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

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Milestones

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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

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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

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

Trades

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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

Lost via retirement

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Player
Patrice Brisebois[170]

Player signings

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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

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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

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Hamilton Bulldogs

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

Cincinnati Cyclones

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

Broadcasting

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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

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References

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