2009–10 NHL season
The 2009–10 NHL season was the 92nd season of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association (NHA). It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs currently being played, all the way up to early June 2010. A mid-season break from February 15 to 28 occurred to allow participation of NHL players in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Because of the Winter Olympics break, there was no NHL All-Star Game for 2010.
2009–10 NHL season | |
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League | National Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 1, 2009 – April 11, 2010 |
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 30 |
Regular season | |
Presidents' Trophy | Washington Capitals |
Season MVP | Henrik Sedin (Vancouver) |
Top scorer | Henrik Sedin (Vancouver) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Philadelphia Flyers |
Eastern runners-up | Montreal Canadiens |
Western champions | Chicago Blackhawks |
Western runners-up | San Jose Sharks |
Playoffs MVP | Jonathan Toews |
Stanley Cup | |
Stanley Cup champions | Chicago Blackhawks |
Runners-up | Philadelphia Flyers |
NHL seasons | |
← 2008–09 |
2010–11 → |
Regular season
Final standings
Eastern Conference
- Washington Capitals – Southeast Division and Eastern Conference regular season champions; President's Trophy winners 121 points
- New Jersey Devils – Atlantic Division champions, 103 points
- Buffalo Sabres – Northeast Division champions, 100 points
- Pittsburgh Penguins – 101 points (47 wins)
- Ottawa Senators – 94 points (44 wins)
- Boston Bruins – 91 points (39 wins)
- Philadelphia Flyers – 88 points (41 wins)
- Montreal Canadiens – 88 points (39 wins)
Western Conference
- San Jose Sharks – Pacific Division champions and Western Conference regular season champions, 113 points
- Chicago Blackhawks – Central Division champions, 112 points
- Vancouver Canucks – Northwest Division champions, 103 points
- Phoenix Coyotes – 107 points (50 wins)
- Detroit Red Wings – 102 points (44 wins)
- Los Angeles Kings – 101 points (46 wins)
- Nashville Predators – 100 points (47 wins)
- Colorado Avalanche – 95 points (43 wins)
Conference standings
Eastern Conference [1] | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
p-Washington Capitals * | 82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 318 | 233 | 121 |
y-New Jersey Devils * | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 222 | 191 | 103 |
y-Buffalo Sabres * | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 235 | 207 | 100 |
x-Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 257 | 237 | 101 |
x-Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 225 | 238 | 94 |
x-Boston Bruins | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 206 | 200 | 91 |
x-Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 236 | 225 | 88 |
x-Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 217 | 223 | 88 |
e-New York Rangers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 222 | 218 | 87 |
e-Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 234 | 256 | 83 |
e-Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 230 | 256 | 80 |
e-Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 217 | 260 | 80 |
e-New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 222 | 264 | 79 |
e-Florida Panthers | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 208 | 244 | 77 |
e-Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 214 | 267 | 74 |
Western Conference [1] | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
z-San Jose Sharks * | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113 |
y-Chicago Blackhawks * | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 |
y-Vancouver Canucks * | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 |
x-Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107 |
x-Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 |
x-Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101 |
x-Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 |
x-Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 |
e-St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 |
e-Calgary Flames | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 |
e-Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89 |
e-Dallas Stars | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88 |
e-Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 |
e-Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 |
e-Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 |
GP – Games Played W – Wins L – Losses OTL – OT/Shootout Losses GF – Goals For GA – Goals Against PTS – Points
* – Division Leader x – Clinched Playoff spot y – Clinched Division z – Clinched Conference p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy e – Eliminated from Playoff Contention
Tiebreaking procedures
Teams are ranked (ordered by how many games they won) at the end of the regular season. The team with the most points is ranked number one. If two or more teams are tied in points, the following method is used to rank the teams:[2]
- The fewer number of games played. This would mean that a team scored more points per game than another team.
- The greater number of games won.
- The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. This would be the team that was better than the other team when they played against each other.
- If two teams are tied, and they have not played the same number of home games against the other, then:
- The points earned in the first home game played by the team with more home games do not count.
- If more than two clubs are tied, then:
- The team with the most points earned per game in games among those clubs.
- The "odd" games between those teams do not count.
- If two teams are tied, and they have not played the same number of home games against the other, then:
- The team with the biggest differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season. This would be the team that won their games by the most goals.
Statistical leaders
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.[3]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Henrik Sedin | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 29 | 83 | 112 | +35 | 48 |
Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 51 | 58 | 109 | +15 | 69 |
Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | 72 | 50 | 59 | 109 | +45 | 89 |
Nicklas Backstrom | Washington Capitals | 82 | 33 | 68 | 101 | +37 | 50 |
Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 51 | 44 | 95 | -2 | 38 |
Martin St. Louis | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 29 | 65 | 94 | -8 | 12 |
Brad Richards | Dallas Stars | 80 | 24 | 67 | 91 | -12 | 14 |
Joe Thornton | San Jose Sharks | 79 | 20 | 69 | 89 | +17 | 54 |
Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 30 | 58 | 88 | +16 | 20 |
Marian Gaborik | New York Rangers | 76 | 42 | 44 | 86 | +15 | 37 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season.[4]
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Tuukka Rask | Boston Bruins | 45 | 2,562:11 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 5 | .931 | 1.97 |
Ryan Miller | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 4,047:10 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 150 | 5 | .929 | 2.22 |
Martin Brodeur | New Jersey Devils | 77 | 4,499:01 | 45 | 25 | 6 | 168 | 9 | .916 | 2.24 |
Antti Niemi | Chicago Blackhawks | 39 | 2,190:28 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 7 | .912 | 2.25 |
Jimmy Howard | Detroit Red Wings | 63 | 3,740:15 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 141 | 3 | .924 | 2.26 |
Ilya Bryzgalov | Phoenix Coyotes | 69 | 4,084:27 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 156 | 8 | .920 | 2.29 |
Miikka Kiprusoff | Calgary Flames | 73 | 4,235:19 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 163 | 4 | .920 | 2.31 |
Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers | 73 | 4,203:49 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 167 | 4 | .921 | 2.38 |
Jaroslav Halak | Montreal Canadiens | 45 | 2,629:56 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 105 | 5 | .924 | 2.40 |
Evgeni Nabokov | San Jose Sharks | 71 | 4,194:07 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 170 | 3 | .922 | 2.43 |
Playoffs
Playoff seeds
After the regular season, the standard of 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Washington Capitals won the Presidents' Trophy for having the best record in the league, at 121 points. Division champions maintain their relative ranking during the entire playoffs while the remaining teams get reseeded below them after each round.
Playoff bracket
Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Stanley Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Washington Capitals | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | New Jersey Devils | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Buffalo Sabres | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Boston Bruins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Ottawa Senators | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | San Jose Sharks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Colorado Avalanche | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | San Jose Sharks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Nashville Predators | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | San Jose Sharks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Los Angeles Kings | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Vancouver Canucks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 |
NHL awards
Milestones
First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2009–10, listed with their first team:
Last games
2009–10 NHL Season Media
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2009-2010 "2009-2010 Standings by Conference - NHL.com". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
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- ↑ "Player Stats: 2009–2010 Regular season: All Skaters – Total Points". National Hockey League.
- ↑ "Player Stats: 2009–2010 Regular season: Goalie – Goals Against Average". National Hockey League.
- ↑ "2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semifinals". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Stanley Cup Final - Blackhawks vs. Flyers". NHL.com. The National Hockey League. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Capitals to Celebrate Presidents' Trophy". capitals.nhl.com. NHL Enterprises. April 8, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ↑ Seravalli, Frank (May 25, 2010). "Flyers oust Canadiens to advance to Stanley Cup finals". philly.com. Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ↑ Hamilton, Brian (May 23, 2010). "Hawks look but don't touch Campbell Bowl". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Sedin named Sporting News' player of the year". foxnews.com. FOX News Network. May 20, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ↑ Gelston, Dan (June 9, 2010). "Blackhawks win first Stanley Cup since 1961". google.com. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Crosby, Stamkos share Richard Trophy". sports.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Venture. April 12, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Player Stats - 2009-2010 - Regular Season - Summary - Plus/Minus". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ↑ "NHL Tuukka Rask Profile". sportsnet.ca. Rogers Sportsnet. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Martin Brodeur". cbssports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
Other websites
Media related to 2009-2010 National Hockey League season at Wikimedia Commons
- NHL.com
- 2009–10 NHL season at Hockey Reference Archived 2017-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- 2009–10 NHL season at ESPN
- Hockey Database