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 – June 9, 2010 |
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | CBC, TSN, RDS (Canada) Versus, NBC (United States) |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | John Tavares |
Picked by | New York Islanders |
Regular season | |
Presidents' Trophy | Washington Capitals |
Season MVP | Henrik Sedin (Canucks) |
Top scorer | Henrik Sedin (Canucks) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Jonathan Toews (Blackhawks) |
Stanley Cup | |
Champions | Chicago Blackhawks |
Runners-up | Philadelphia Flyers |
Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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y-New Jersey Devils | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 222 | 191 | 103 |
x-Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 257 | 237 | 101 |
x-Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 236 | 225 | 88 |
e-New York Rangers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 222 | 218 | 87 |
e-New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 222 | 264 | 79 |
Northeast Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y-Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 235 | 207 | 100 |
x-Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 225 | 238 | 94 |
x-Boston Bruins | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 206 | 200 | 91 |
x-Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 217 | 223 | 88 |
e-Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 214 | 267 | 74 |
Southeast Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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p-Washington Capitals | 82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 318 | 233 | 121 |
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-Florida Panthers | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 208 | 244 | 77 |
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
Central Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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y-Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 |
x-Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 |
x-Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 |
e-St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 |
e-Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 |
Northwest Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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y-Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 |
x-Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 |
e-Calgary Flames | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 |
e-Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 |
e-Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 |
Pacific Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
z-San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113 |
x-Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107 |
x-Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101 |
e-Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89 |
e-Dallas Stars | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88 |
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
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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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
R | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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1 | z – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113 | ||
2 | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 | ||
3 | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 | ||
4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107 | ||
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 | ||
6 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101 | ||
7 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 | ||
8 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 | ||
8.5 | ||||||||||
9 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 | ||
10 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 | ||
11 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89 | ||
12 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88 | ||
13 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 | ||
14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 | ||
15 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)
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
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:
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.
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 |
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season.
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 |
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.
First Round | Second Round | Conference Finals | Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
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 |
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2009–10, listed with their first team:
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